NEW YORK, N.Y. - Former Minnesota Vikings and Baltimore Ravens centre Matt Birk was hired Thursday by the NFL as director of football development. The six-time Pro Bowl player and 2011 Walter Payton Award winner as the leagues man of the year spent the 2013 season as an NFL-NFLPA appeals officer. In his new role, Birk will be involved in administration of game-day operations, oversee the further development of the scouting combine and regional combines, as well as the Senior Bowl and East-West Shrine game for college players. "Im very excited to begin this next chapter of my football career," Birk said. "Its a real honour for me to be entrusted with developing the game in so many different ways." Birk becomes the eighth former player to take a job at the NFL executive offices, joining Merton Hanks, Dwight Hollier, Patrick Kerney, James Thrash, David Tyree, Troy Vincent and Charles Way. Vincent is the leagues top executive for football operations. "Matts experience as a terrific NFL player, a model citizen in his community and a reputation as a forward-thinking leader make him ideally suited for this role," Vincent said. . -- Kyrie Irvings last-minute 3-pointer helped seal another victory for Cleveland -- and the Cavaliers longest winning streak since LeBron James left. . -- The Windsor Spitfires were left with just one goaltender Tuesday after having their starter walk out on them midway through Game 3 of their Ontario Hockey League playoff matchup with the London Knights.
http://www.airforce1outletitalia.it/sco ... te-qs.html. There is no argument that the line of Pacioretty, David Desharnais and Thomas Vanek was one of the hottest in the NHL leading into the post-season, and they did combine for three goals and seven points, but it was the depth of all four lines that helped propel Montreal. . The native of Mont-Tremblant, Que., captured a World Cup downhill event Saturday, his second this year and fifth career victory on the circuit. . Blatter, a 75-year-old Swiss executive who has been in office since 1998, was handed a final four-year term as head of footballs governing body in a vote at FIFAs congress. He won 186 votes out of 203 ballots.The BC Lions look to get back into the win column tonight as they take on the Calgary Stampeders in Calgary. The Lions happen to be the only western division team to beat the Stamps at home this season. The Lions are coming off a 40-23 loss at home last week to the Toronto Argonauts. The Lions currently sit 3rd in the western conference (7-5) while the Stamps have just 2 losses on the season and lead the entire CFL with 10 wins (10-2) with oone of those losses coming at home to the Lions in week 6.dddddddddddd This week though the Stamps have Jon Cornish back in their line up. You can catch the game live tonight on TSN 1040 and tsnradiovancouver.ca with the pregame show starting at 4:30pm Pacific with Bob The Moj Marjanovich and Chris Burns, while kick off goes at 6:30pm tonight, Scott Rintoul and Giulio Caravatta have the PxP call. You can also watch live on TSN. ' ' '
