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CALGARY -- A judge facing two very different versions of who attacked whom has found a former Canadian Football League all-star guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend. NFL Jerseys China . "I do not believe the testimony of the accused," Judge Brian Stevenson said Monday in convicting Joffrey Reynolds of assault causing bodily harm and common assault. "I am not left with any reasonable doubt." Stevenson also convicted Reynolds, 33, of being unlawfully in a dwelling. He acquitted him of the original charge of break and enter with intent. Reynoldss one-time girlfriend had testified at his trial that he tried to choke and smother her when she came home and found him in her bed after a night of drinking. Kaitlin Ward, 27, had dated Reynolds for six years before ending their relationship in December 2011 upon discovering he had been cheating on her. Ward said they were trying to determine if they could "salvage" their relationship when she allowed him to stay with her for a couple of days after his house went into foreclosure. Ward testified she told Reynolds at a party that he had to get out of her house. She said Reynolds got angry and kicked her in the back of the leg and was waiting for her when she got home. Reynolds testified that it was Ward, who is seven inches taller than he is, who attacked him in a jealous rage. Stevenson said he found the victim to be the most believable. "I accept Miss Wards testimony. I do not accept Mr. Reynolds testimony he was trying to calm her down," the judge said. "He was using as much force as necessary to convince Miss Ward to allow him to stay." Reynolds was allowed to remain free on bail despite the Crowns argument that he should be taken into custody immediately. Stevenson, who ordered a pre-sentence report, said Reynolds was not a flight risk. A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for April 8. Reynolds was also ordered to provide a DNA sample to the Calgary police and faces a 10-year weapons prohibition. Ward outlined her version of the attack during her testimony. "I was shocked," she said. "I went by the front door to shoo him out. Thats when he kind of tackled me." Ward told Stevenson that Reynolds was sitting on top of her. "Hes smothering my mouth and choking me. Shoving his chin into my neck," she said. "I was gasping for air at that point." Ward said Reynolds was yelling at her while he had his hands around her neck, pulled her to her feet by her hair and knocked her to the floor again. "He kind of jumped from behind and put his knee into my back and started choking me again." Reynolds testified he had fallen asleep at Wards condo and woke to her hitting him in a jealous rage. "Shes agitated. She says Im a cheater and a liar and shes yelling by now. I had my back turned to her and she hits me in the back and the head," Reynolds told the court. He said Ward, who is six-foot-five, is a strong woman and he wanted to calm her down. Reynolds is five-foot-10. "Shes a tall, athletic woman. Im kind of on edge. I kind of get her in a bear hug. Shes yelling to the point that shes mad and crying. "I did a kind of manoeuvre where I got a knee in her back and rode her to the ground. I restrained her. Im trying to calm her down." Reynolds is from Texas and played college football at the University of Houston. He played eight years for the Stampeders and was the franchises all-time leading rusher with 9,213 yards. He was named a CFL all-star four times and won a Grey Cup championship with the Stampeders in 2008 before his release in 2012. Cheap Jerseys . -- The Milwaukee Brewers spent eight innings scratching and clawing their way to a two-run lead, then put trusty closer John Axford on the mound to close out the Kansas City Royals. 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This one was over by halftime. Led by quarterback Aaron Murray and a stifling defence, No. 5 Georgia raced to a 27-0 lead in the first half and went on to a 48-3 rout Saturday night, handing the Commodores their worst loss in almost nine years. "Were a much better team than how we played tonight," receiver Chris Boyd said. "Were just going to go back to the drawing board." Vanderbilt (1-3, 0-2 SEC) had made a habit of losing close games in the SEC, its past five conference defeats were by a total of 23 points. That included a 17-13 setback to No. 7 South Carolina in the season opener. If the Commodores thought they were making progress, well, this was a major step backward. Georgia (4-0, 2-0) doled out its most lopsided defeat since a 48-0 blowout by Tennessee on Nov. 22, 2003. "The difference in the game was played up front, especially with their offensive line," Vanderbilt coach James Franklin said. "They did a really good job of running the ball with power and forced us to load the box, which opened up the passing game on the outside. I didnt feel like we played with the confidence that we normally play with on the outside." Inside and out, this was total domination. Murray completed his first 12 passes and got plenty of help from the rest of the offence. Georgias freshmen backs had another outstanding game. Todd Gurley rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns, including a 29-yard score in which he broke at least four tackles, while Keith Marshall had a 52-yard TD among his two scoring runs. Marlon Brown hauled in a 6-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter, finishing with five catches for 114 yards. Eight other players had at least one reception. The defence wasnt too shabby, either. Star linebacker Jarvis Jones returned to the lineup after sitting out the previous week with a groin injury. He didnt feel 100 per cent, but he still managed three tackles behind the line, including a sack. Murray also hooked up with Tavarres King for a touchdown pass, breaking a tie with Eric Zeier for second place in school history. The fourth-year junior has 69 career TDs, just three behind David Greene. For good measure, Murray scored one of his own on a 1-yard sneak. "Hes playing terrific," Brown said of his quarterback, who finished 18 of 24 for 250 yards. "Hes like a field general, just sitting up there making all the reads." The Bulldogs had struggled a bit in the opening half of their first three games, trailing Missouri at the break and allowing a total of 30 points to Buffalo and Florida Atlantic. No such concerns this time. Georgia has scored more than 40 points in its first four games for the first time in school history. Murray and most of tthe other starters went to the bench by the end of the third quarter, the Bulldogs even giving walk-on Parker Welch some time at quarterback. China Jerseys. The home team rushed for 302 yards. "We didnt stop the run tonight, and if you dont stop the run, you let the whole offence open up," Vanderbilt safety Kenny Ladler said. Jordan Rodgers started at quarterback for Vanderbilt after watching from the bench the previous week while transfer Austyn Carta-Samuels guided the Commodores to a 58-0 blowout of lower-division Presbyterian. Rodgers might be wishing he had stayed on the bench. He was sacked three times by Georgia, and even when it looked as if he had scored a meaningless touchdown in the fourth quarter, it didnt count. The officials reviewed the play and ruled that Rodgers lost control of the ball just before he got to the pylon, giving Georgia the ball on a touchback. "I didnt feel like we have had anyone who has really taken hold of the quarterback position," Franklin said. "We are going to look at who practices well throughout the week and let them play on Saturday until someone grabs hold of the position." Rodgers was 13 of 23 for 218 yards. Zac Stacy gained 83 yards on 12 carries, but the Commodores got behind so quickly they didnt have much of an opportunity to establish the running game. A year ago, Georgia barely hung on against the Commodores in Nashville, surviving two shots at the end zone after Vanderbilt blocked a punt in the closing seconds. Afterward, the bad blood from a chippy game spilled over to the coaches, with Franklin getting into a shouting match on the field with Bulldogs defensive co-ordinator Todd Grantham. The officials lined the 50-yard line during pregame warmups, making sure the two teams stayed apart, but there was no carry-over from 2011. "Weve moved on," said Grantham, who had defiantly refused to apologize for what happened the previous year. "Its over with." Already leading 7-0, Georgia caught a big break when Caleb Azubike was called for a personal foul after taking out the legs of punter Collin Barber. It appeared Azubike barely touched Barber after being blocked into the punter by a Georgia player, but the referee didnt see it that way. Two plays later, Marshall took a handoff at his own 48, found a huge hole right up the middle and didnt stop running until he got to the end zone. The Bulldogs botched the extra point, settling for a 13-0 lead. It didnt matter. Georgia covered 57 yards on its next possession, capped off by a 22-yard touchdown pass to King. Late in the first half, the Commodores finally put something together offensively. But even that was a bit of a letdown, the eight-play, 64-yard drive stalling out deep in Georgia territory. Vanderbilt settled for Carey Spears 29-yard field goal. ' ' '
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