BISMARCK, N.D. -- North Dakota State University President Dean Bresciani said Monday that some text messages he sent regarding heavily criticized and now-rescinded media guidelines for covering Bison athletics were not appropriate.Bresciani in a campus-wide email also continued to maintain that he wasnt consulted on the guidelines that were roundly panned by journalists and on social media before NDSU scrapped them after just four days.Bresciani said he was at a funeral out of state when the guidelines were made public, but the explosive reaction on social media ... quickly made me aware (of) them.Also Monday, state Board of Higher Education Chairwoman Kathleen Neset said in a statement that the board is investigating the controversy and will consider next steps as soon as possible. The board has already delayed extending Brescianis contract and said he needs to work on teamwork, communication and collaboration.This new development is serious and consistent with communications issues the board previously identified in Dr. Brescianis improvement plan, Neset said.The short-lived media rules issued July 29 primarily involved restrictions on live broadcasting, internet streaming and social media posts at sporting events for media outlets that didnt have contracts to broadcast basketball and football games. NDSU -- whose football team is the five-time defending Football Championship Subdivision champion -- issued a follow-up statement the next day saying the conditions were needed to protect the commercial interests of stations paying the Fargo school for exclusive rights to TV and radio broadcasts.Three days later, on Aug. 2, NDSU issued a statement rescinding the guidelines. It said Bresciani had not been informed of the guidelines in advance, and quoted him as saying I was profoundly disappointed when I learned the facts about this issue.Text messages from Bresciani to Athletic Director Matt Larsen late on July 29 and early on July 30 that were obtained by blogger Rob Port appeared to contradict Brescianis profoundly disappointed mood.In one text about a newspaper reporters response to the new rules, Bresciani wrote Larson, to make you smirk. In another exchange, Larsen wrote that he was going to circle the wagons with staff, to which Bresciani replied that he thought it was a good idea.Bresciani in his Monday email acknowledged initially supporting the guidelines.I now understand that my initial support was misplaced and some of my text communications were not appropriate, he wrote.In another text the day before the guidelines were rescinded, Bresciani told Larsen to control the spin and to own the decision as yours not something you were told you had to do. He added that he would back the athletic director.NDSU spokeswoman Laura McDaniel said Monday that during that exchange, Bresciani was coaching Larsen on how to approach a possible meeting with upset media members about potential changes to the guidelines. She acknowledged that control the spin was a bad word choice, but that it was absolutely not (Bresciani) saying, `You tell everybody this is your fault.In the schools Aug. 2 statement rescinding the guidelines, Larsen apologized, said he erred in not bringing these ideas forward for the presidents review and regretted the damage this has caused NDSU and its administration.Larsen did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday.State Rep. Mark Sanford, R-Grand Forks, chairman of the state Legislatures Interim Higher Education Committee, said Monday that he thinks the guidelines were ill-advised.Thats kind of the heart of all of this, he said.A Fargo newspaper has publicly called for Bresciani to resign. Sanford declined to comment on whether he thought NDSU needed new leadership, saying Brescianis future is up to the state Board of Higher Education.---Follow Blake Nicholson on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/NicholsonBlake Wholesale NBA Jerseys . 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Philo Wallace. For Indians of a certain age, the name evokes one memory: the first ball of West Indies innings in the semi-final of the 1998 ICC Knockout in Dhaka. West Indies are chasing 243, and Wallace smacks Javagal Srinath for six, just like that, over long-off.Wallace chuckles when you ask what he was thinking.I would just say that if the ball comes down on a certain line and length, Im going to hit the ball, because I like hitting the ball straight, you know? he says. I believe when a batsman is in good form, hitting the ball straight shows form and control. And once the ball came down on that line and length, I just hit straight through the ball, I came down to the pitch. I just hit straight through the ball and it went for six, and it was, here we go again.At 46, Wallace doesnt look like the hulking, power-packed opening batsman he used to be. His build has softened around the edges, and a pair of spectacles give him a studious, almost lawyerly air. Which is appropriate, because he is studying for a University of London law degree through the international programme at the College of Legal Studies in Chaguanas, 18km from Port-of-Spain.I came here to do some work, and then I decided, look, lets study, Wallace says. Law was it, because I worked 11 years in the Ministry of International Business. I worked for Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property at home in Barbados for 11 years before I decided to come over here. And I got into studying and Im a student now. Student of cricket and student of law. And I enjoy both, I enjoy both of them. Ive made some good friends here, and I like what Im doing.Wallace says he had been thinking of life beyond cricket even when he was still playing.Yeah, when I captained my country, I was working, and I was studying too. I did a paralegal [course] as well. Combined all three. I was not a freak, but thats what I did. Because at the end of your playing days, you have to look for something to do, a career.Not all of us are good enough to get into television or even radio, so a cricketer needs to advance himself outside of cricket, and sometimes its best to go the academic way, and then you can marry the two, because sports and academics, theres a marriage, and I just want to use myself as an example for younger cricketers, to say, look, when you stop playing cricket, your world is not over. Theres something beyond the horizon once you put your mind to it.It is day one of the fourth West Indies-India Test at Queens Park Oval. Play has been called off, and Wallace is the last person still around in the Constantine Stand. Just to be here makes me feel good, he says, and to see cricket live rather than on television. I think its fantastic.Wallaces international record is modest: seven Tests, 33 ODIs, averages of 21 in both formats. But there was one major ODI triumph, that ICC Knockout tournament in 1998, in which he scored 79 against Pakistan, 39 in that semi-final against India, and 103 in the final, which West Indies lost to South Africa. In his three matches in that tournament, Wallace scored 31.53% off the runs he made in a 33-ODI career.ddddddddddddAt that time our trainer was Dennis Waite, and he got us very fit, and I thought the pitches in Dhaka were fantastic, Wallace says. And I just trusted myself. You know, we had a good team, and my job was to go out there and get runs, and the pitches were good and I backed myself to play the shots that I know how to play.In Tests, he promised briefly to form a long-term opening partnership with Clayton Lambert. The two averaged 72.40 as an opening pair, and added 82, 72, and 167 in the home series against England in 1998. But that high was immediately followed by the low of the 1998-99 South Africa tour, in which Wallace made a highest score of 21 in eight innings. He never played a Test match again. I look back at my career as not too bad, he says. Yes, I could have played more than seven Test matches, but the competition was a lot tougher. Thats why it hurts me to see guys like Leon Johnson being put out of position, and playing [as opener], because they will say he is no good, but hes batting out of position.I went into West Indies cricket as an opening batsman, and I opened the batting. Full stop. You couldnt tell me, bat at four. That would never have happened. Youre picked to open, you open. I came out of Barbados an opening batsman, thats what you do for the West Indies. Unfortunately, it is not happening this way [now] because we are a little short in those areas.But I think that when you look back, you can say Ive done something at the time that was good. I had a partnership with Clayton Lambert, you know, we really did well against England, we went to South Africa and werent so successful and it was cut in half, but Im proud of what Ive achieved in cricket.Where Wallace was all stillness, refusing even to tap his bat until the bowler had jumped into his delivery stride, the left-handed Lambert was a croucher and shuffler with an opeParramattas salary cap woes are almost over with the club agreeing to release troubled star Kieran Foran from the remainder of his NRL contract.Fridays development comes as the Eels and the NRL are believed to be close to striking a deal to ensure the club doesnt appeal the loss of 12 competition points for salary-cap breaches.It is understood the governing body is considering reducing the $1 million fine to try to stop the standoff heading to the Supreme Court and finally bring an end to the long-running saga.The Eels are closer to freeing up their books, wiping off what had been left of Forans lucrative $5 million, four-year deal.It is unknown whether the club agreed to the $200,000 severance package reportedly requested this week by Forans management.The Eels announced their decision to release Foran on Friday afternoon in a short statement on the club website.The Parramatta Eels have today granted Kieran Foran a release from the remainder of his contract with the club. The Eels wish him well for the future, the statement read.Earlier on Friday, Eels coach Brad Arthur was resigned to losing Foran after the New Zealand international officially requested a release earlier this month.Arthur was considered instrumental in luring Foran from Manly over the summer in what was trumpeted as the greatest signing in Eels history.But his stint in blue and gold lasted just seven games before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury in round 12. He also missed time after checking into a rehabilitation clinic in April.His release is the latest blow for Eels fans in a disastrous 2016 that has included the cap saga, the subsequent sacking of club executives and Corey Normans sex tape and drug charges.Asked if it would be tough to see Foran walk away, Arthur said: Look, its not tough.Kierans got to do whats best for him, for his health. Im supportive of that. 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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Eduardo Rodriguezs no-hit bid for the Boston Red Sox was broken up after a replay reversal with two outs in the eighth inning, and Khris Davis hit a game-ending double in the ninth that sent the Oakland Athletics to a 1-0 victory Sunday.Brock Holt misplayed Davis double in deep left field for an error that allowed Danny Valencia to score from first base. Valencia drew a leadoff walk against Craig Kimbrel (2-4), and Oakland averted a three-game sweep.Marcus Semien reached on an infield single in the eighth after Rodriguez stuck out his right leg to knock down a grounder. The left-hander found the ball and threw to first, where Semien initially was ruled out by umpire Laz Diaz.As manager Bob Melvin challenged the call, which was overturned after a quick review. Replays clearly showed Semien was safe.Oakland has not been held without a hit since four Orioles pitchers turned the trick on July 13, 1991 -- the longest active streak in the majors.The last-place As snapped a five-game losing streak overall, and a nine-game skid to Boston.Ryan Madson (5-4) pitched the ninth for the win.ANGELS 4, MARINERS 2SEATTLE -- Los Angeles starter Matt Shoemaker was hospitalized after taking a line drive to the head.Shoemaker was hit on the right side of his head with one out in the second inning on a 105 mph line drive from Kyle Seager. Shoemaker was able to turn his head slightly to avoid a direct blow to his face but was unable to get his mitt up in time.After the game, the Angels announced that a CT scan revealed Shoemaker suffered a small skull fracture and small hematoma. He was to be seen by a neurologist and remain in Seattle overnight for observation.Albert Pujols and C.J. Cron hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning and six Angels relievers combined to shut down the Mariners. Deolis Guerra (3-0) was the first to enter, and Andrew Bailey worked the ninth for his first save since 2013 with Boston.Pujols hit his 29th homer off starter Hisashi Iwakuma (14-11).CARDINALS 5, REDS 2CINCINNATI -- Randal Grichuk and Kolten Wong homered, Carlos Martinez carried a shutout into the seventh inning and St. Louis Cardinals snapped a three-game losing streak with a win over Cincinnati.Yadier Molina had two of the Cardinals five hits as they avoided being swept in Cincinnati for the first time since July 2012.St. Louis, which turned four double plays, remained one game ahead of the Mets for the final NL playoff spot.Martinez (13-7) improved to 8-1 in 13 road starts this season. Seung Hwan Oh earned his 15th save.Tim Adleman (2-3) gave up three runs in five innings.METS 5, NATIONALS 1NEW YORK -- Seth Lugo kept pitching like a playoff-tested ace rather than a rookie, and New York got two-run homers from Curtis Granderson and Jay Bruce to beat Washington.The Mets won for the 11th time in 15 tries but didnt have much time to savor the victory -- they hurried to Cincinnati for a 1:10 p.m. Monday holiday start.Lugo (3-2) limited the NL East leaders to one run in seven innings. The 26-year-old righty has won three straight starts, permitting a total of three runs, to help rejuvenate an injury-plagued rotation.Granderson drove in three runs.Danny Espinosa matched a career high with his 21st homer for Washington. Reynaldo Lopez (2-3) threw three wild pitches over four innings in his return from Triple-A.BLUE JAYS 5, RAYS 3ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Russell Martin hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning to help Toronto overcome a poor start by 17-game winner J.A. Happ and avoid a three-game sweep against Tampa Bay.The Blue Jays moved a game ahead of Boston atop the AL East.Martin hit his 17th home run on a 3-0 pitch from Kevin Jepsen (2-6). The catcher has nine homers and 24 RBI over his last 18 games.Joaquin Benoit (3-1) struck out three in a scoreless seventh. Roberto Osuna got his 30th save.Toronto manager John Gibbons was ejected from the dugout by plate umpire Pat Hoberg after Martin struck out in the fourth.The Blue Jays tied it at 3 in the seventh on Devon Travis two-run single off Brad Boxberger, costing 17-game loser Chris Archer a shot at his ninth win. Archer struck out nine, running his AL-best total to 211.YANKEES 5, ORIOLES 2BALTIMORE -- Chase Headley and Austin Romine had two RBI apiece, and New York beat Baltimore to prevent a three-game sweep and remain afloat in the AL wild-card race.With five rookies in the starting lineup, the Yankees closed within 3 1/2 games of the Orioles and Tigers for the leagues final playoff spot.Luis Severino (2-8) pitched two strong innings of relief and Dellin Betances, the fifth New York reliever, got four outs for his eighth save.The loss dropped Baltimore three games out of first place in the AL East.New York had been shut out three consecutive times by the Orioles in a seven-day span. But the Yankees promptly put an end to the streak with a three-run first against Wade Miley (8-12).CUBS 3, GIANTS 2, 13 INNINGSCHICAGO -- Jason Heyward hit a tying single in the ninth inning and a game-winning single in the 13th as Chicago took three of four from San Francisco in a possible playoff preview.Anthony Rizzo singled leading off the 13th against Matt Reynolds (0-1) and went to second on Ben Zobrists sacrifice. Addison Russell, who had three hits, was walked intentionally before Heyward drove in his third run of the game.Trevor Cahill (4-4) worked a perfect inning in a series in which all four games were decided by one run.The Cubs were staring at a second straight loss when Russell led off the ninth with a double against Santiago Casilla. Russell went to third on a wild pitcch and scored on Heywards single to hand Casilla his seventh blown save.ddddddddddddINDIANS 6, MARLINS 5CLEVELAND -- Lonnie Chisenhall capped a three-run rally with a two-out RBI single in the ninth inning against Fernando Rodney, leading Cleveland over Miami.Chisenhalls hit dropped in front of a sliding Ichiro Suzuki in right field and scored pinch-runner Michael Martinez, giving the AL Central leaders their sixth straight win.Jose Ramirezs two-run single tied it, also with two outs.Rodney (2-4) allowed three runs, two hits, three walks and threw two wild pitches.Indians manager Terry Francona was ejected earlier in the inning for arguing when Jason Kipnis struck out on a checked call.Cody Allen (3-5) got two outs to help the Indians complete a three-game sweep and maintain a 5 1/2-game lead over Detroit.Suzukis ninth-inning double off Andrew Miller broke a 3-all tie. Martin Prado added a sacrifice fly, giving the Marlins a two-run lead.Miami has dropped eight of nine.ASTROS 7, RANGERS 6ARLINGTON, Texas -- George Springer and Evan Gattis homered to help Houston avoid a series sweep and snap Texas seven-game winning streak.The Astros still trail the first-place Rangers by 9 1/2 games in the AL West and have won only three of 16 meetings this season.Springer led off the game with his 26th homer, and Houston built a 5-0 lead before Yu Darvish (5-4) was lifted after four innings. Gattis hit his 24th homer in the fifth for a 6-2 lead.Chris Devenski (3-4) pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings. He took over for starter Collin McHugh with one out in the fifth after the Rangers had cut it to 6-5.Ken Giles pitched the ninth for his eighth save.BREWERS 10, PIRATES 0PITTSBURGH -- Domingo Santana had his first two-homer game, pinch-hitter Jonathan Villar delivered his first grand slam and Chris Carter connected for his 32nd home run as Milwaukee completed a three-game sweep and handed Pittsburgh its sixth straight loss.The Pirates skid follows a four-game sweep at Milwaukee last weekend, and has dropped them 3 1/2 games behind St. Louis for the second NL wild card. The Pirates host the Cardinals in a three-game series beginning Monday.Santana hit a solo shot off starter Steven Brault (0-2) to open the scoring. The third-year outfielder hit the second of back-to-back homers with Carter, who had a three-run drive, off Kelvin Marte during a five-run ninth.Villar connected in the sixth.Chase Anderson (8-11) scattered five hits over five innings.DODGERS 7, PADRES 4LOS ANGELES -- Jose De Leon struck out nine while winning his major league debut, pinch-hitter Yasmani Grandal drove in three runs, including a go-ahead single in the fifth inning, and Los Angeles rallied to beat San Diego.De Leon (1-0) gave up four runs and six hits in six innings and didnt issue a walk. The right-hander struck out the side in the sixth.Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth to earn his 42nd save in 48 chances.Kevin Quackenbush (7-5) took the loss in relief.TIGERS 6, ROYALS 5KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Justin Upton hit a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning, sending Detroit past Kansas City.Upton also doubled home J.D. Martinez in the second. Upton has seven homers and 18 RBI in his last 14 games.Miguel Cabrera was on first after a leadoff single when Upton drove a fastball from Joakim Soria (4-7) to center for his 20th homer, giving the Tigers a 6-5 lead.Shane Greene (3-3) pitched 1 1/3 innings for the win. Francisco Rodriguez worked the ninth for his 38th save in 42 opportunities.WHITE SOX 13, TWINS 11, 12 INNINGSMINNEAPOLIS -- Jose Abreu hit two three-run homers and drove in a career-best seven runs, and Chicago used Tim Andersons two-run double in the 12th inning to get a wild win over Minnesota.Abreu, Anderson and Melky Cabrera had three hits apiece, helping the White Sox overcome four homers by the Twins. The teams combined for 18 home runs while splitting the four-game series.Juan Minaya (1-0) earned his first major league win. He pitched a scoreless 11th but walked the first two batters in the 12th. Tommy Kahnle came in and earned his third career save, retiring Eddie Rosario with the bases loaded for the final out.Byron Buxton hit his first grand slam for Minnesota. Brian Dozier, Miguel Sano and John Ryan Murphy also went deep. Pat Dean (1-6) took the loss.BRAVES 2, PHILLIES 0PHILADELPHIA -- Julio Teheran pitched six sharp innings, Matt Kemp homered and last-place Atlanta beat Philadelphia for its sixth consecutive win.Teheran (5-9) allowed five hits and struck out seven while lowering his ERA to 3.01. Jim Johnson worked the ninth for his 15th save, finishing a five-hitter.Kemp hit a leadoff drive in the second for his 28th homer. Freddie Freeman added another leadoff drive in the eighth for his 29th of the year.The Phillies dropped their sixth consecutive game, wasting another solid start by Jake Thompson (1-5). The rookie allowed four hits and struck out six in seven innings.DIAMONDBACKS 8, ROCKIES 5DENVER -- Socrates Brito snapped a seventh-inning tie with a three-run homer, and Arizona held off a late rally to beat Colorado.Archie Bradley (6-8) scattered six hits over six innings and Jean Segura had three hits in his return to the lineup for the Diamondbacks.Rockies starter Jon Gray (9-7) allowed a run in the first inning but retired 17 of 19 batters before Arizona roughed him up in the seventh.Colorado scored twice in the ninth, but Daniel Hudson struck out DJ LeMahieu and Carlos Gonzalez with two runners on to end it. ' ' 'n stance. They looked very different at the crease but shared a penchant for hitting through the line of the ball, with little regard for its length.We got along really well, Wallace says, and it happened from England. Because he played in the leagues in the north-east of England, and I played in the north-east as well, and that is where it all happened.How it used to be is, well, in the summers, the West Indian cricketers would go to England and play. So you would meet up with the other West Indian players and you would start to form friendships, not knowing, two years down the road, you could be my batting partner in a Test match.Lambert relocated to the USA in 1999, and even played for the country in the 2004 Champions Trophy, aged 42. Since then, he has coached the USA as well. Wallace says he has found it difficult to keep in touch with his old opening partner.Im trying to, but hes a hard man to find, he says. Im still trying, and one day well get together, and well have a nice dialogue. Well reminisce on what we used to be. ' ' '