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meeting with him, I like Yunel," Burke said. "II think he did a stupid thing but I
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TORONTO -- The Toronto Raptors have assigned forward Quincy Acy to the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League. Acy has played 21 minutes over three games for the Raptors, averaging 2.3 points and 2.0 rebounds. Hell remain on the Raptors roster and will be placed on the teams inactive list. Acy is the sixth Raptor to be assigned to the NBA D-League in franchise history. The others were Solomon Alabi, Ed Davis, Nathan Jawai, P.J. Tucker, and Pape Sow. Bakersfield is Torontos NBA D-League affiliate for the 2012-13 season. cheap jerseys us . Buchholz (5-2) held the Blue Jays to six hits and two runs on solo homers by Yunel Escobar and David Cooper while striking out seven. Toronto starter Henderson Alvarez (3-5) allowed eight hits, including a home run by Ortiz, one walk and four runs in 6 1-3 innings, despite taking a hard drive off his left leg in the fifth inning. cheap jerseys . And the NBA commissioner isnt sure he wants to see his veteran players in the Olympics anymore. Stern and Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday the league is committed to sending top players to the Olympics only through London, and then wants to look into saving them just for the world basketball championship and having the Olympics reserved for those 23 and under, as soccer does. TORONTO -- Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar was greeted with a smattering of boos Thursday night during his first home game since writing an anti-gay slur on his eye-black. A few fans booed when Escobars name was announced as the lineups were read for Torontos game against the New York Yankees. There was a mix of boos and cheers as Escobar batted in the bottom of the first inning, and he lined out. Escobar was suspended by the team for three games earlier this month after he wore the slur written in Spanish during a game against Boston. The 29-year-old Cuban infielder later apologized and said he meant it as a joke. Escobar caught the ceremonial first pitch from David Testo, a former MLS soccer player who is openly gay. Testo is now a board member for You Can Play, an advocacy group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender athletes. Before the game, Escobar sat down with Jose Estevez, an openly gay distance runner from Boston College, and Patrick Burke, the founder of You Can Play. Escobars lost salary during his three-game ban -- about US$82,000 -- was to be directed to You Can Play and the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Burke said the 45-minute meeting was helpful for all parties. "I think it put a face on the issue for Yunel," Burke said. "I think it humanized the issue of gay athletes for Yunel and I think Jose did a great job today." "After meeting with him, I like Yunel," Burke said. "II think he did a stupid thing but I think he has learned from it.ddddddddddddquot; Burke is the son of Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke and the older brother of the late Brendan Burke, who publicly revealed his homosexuality in November 2009. Burke died in a car accident in February 2010. "Hes really sorry for what he did and I felt the sincerity when I was talking to him," Estevez said. The eyeblack incident created some backlash among Toronto baseball fans. For example, an online petition asking the Blue Jays to create a You Can Play video encouraging the acceptance of homosexuals in sports has been started by openly-gay Blue Jays fan Christopher Papps. Blue Jays manager John Farrell said he considered holding Escobar out of the lineup Thursday, but decided against it, putting him at shortstop and batting him fourth. "He understands whatever comes his way is part of the process," Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos said. "He made a terrible mistake and is going to have to be accountable." Following his suspension -- issued after input from commissioner Bud Selig, the players union and team management -- Escobar sat out three games against the Yankees last week, returning as pinch hitter in Fridays loss at Tampa Bay. Farrell met with Escobar at the end of his suspension to discuss what he called "baseball things." Farrell said it was not the first time the two had spoken. ' ' '
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