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Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson has accused the NRL and the players association of failing to act to protect players from abuses of privacy and potential extortion attempts.Robinson on Sunday called on the games governing body and the RLPA to step in to prevent proliferation of further incidents after videos of Parramattas Corey Norman and an unnamed Brisbane player were offered for sale to media outlets last week.He believed the two bodies had not done enough to discourage such actions when the humiliating footage of Roosters halfback Mitchell Pearce with a dog was aired on television news in January.He suggested legal action should have been taken.The NRL needs to step in and they need to make it public that you are not are not allowed to sell these on and we will go after the individuals that do this and that is protecting the players, Robinson said.They had an opportunity at the start of the year and they didnt do this, so the Players Association didnt do it either.It is important to get on this pretty quickly ... otherwise it is going to continue.Pearce copped an eight-game suspension and a $125,000 fine agreed by the NRL and his club over the dog video.Robinson was watching with interest to see what further action was taken against Norman.He was stood down from this weekends game pending a meeting with Parramatta officials after incurring a drug possession conviction last week and after two videos were made public.One of the videos was reportedly of Norman engaged in a sex act and the second shared by Norman was of a man appearing to take drugs.There is no suggestion Norman did anything illegal in the videos.We (the Roosters) are interested, not about Corey Norman, not about anybody else we are hearing about at the moment, we are interested about did they get it right and if that is the standard then the punishment should fit around Mitchell Pearces, Robinson said.There was two points (with Pearce). There was the incident and there was the use of filming that was also very important at that time. They decided to deal with the incident and not deal with that. Now we are having cases where people are trying to sell film to outlets.The NRL had a choice back then to stamp that out, they decided not to deal with it and now they are coming up with more cases.They have to make sure they lead the way in this and protect their players.They didnt back in Mitchell Pearces incident and they need to now. . He said Tuesday thats a big reason why he is now the new coach of the Tennessee Titans. Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night. . A forerunning sled crashed into the worker Thursday at the Sanki Sliding Center. The unidentified worker broke both legs and was airlifted to a nearby hospital. . The recently retired Stern was elected Friday to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and will be enshrined with the class of 2014 on Aug. . The defending champion beat Gael Monfils of France 7-6 (6), 6-3, while second-seeded Andy Murray of Britain dispatched Edouard Roger-Vasselin, also of France, 6-3, 6-3. Making his first appearance since injuring his wrist a month ago, Del Potro had difficulty with his service games in the first set. . The incident occurred at 19:56 of the second period of the Kings 4-2 road win over Edmonton on Sunday. Nolan punched Oilers forward Jesse Joensuu in the jaw in front of the Kings goal during a scrum. PITTSBURGH -- The Miami Marlins have reinstated right-handed reliever A.J. Ramos from the 15-day disabled list and optioned reliever Brian Ellington to Triple-A New Orleans.Ramos, the Marlins usual closer, injured his finger fielding a bunt on July 25 and was later placed on the disabled list retroactive to Aug. 6. He has pitched 44? innings this season with a 3.05 ERA and 1.33 WHIP. He is fifth in the National League with 32 saves.ddddddddddddWhile Ramos was on the disabled list, Fernando Rodney went 6-for-6 in save opportunities.Ellington has a 0.92 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP this season. He has allowed just one earned run in 8? innings since being recalled on July 30. ' ' '
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