New England Patriots safety Nate Ebner has become the only active NFL player to qualify for the Rio Olympics and will represent USA Rugby.USA Rugby Mens Sevens coach Mike Friday announced the 12 athletes and his seven staff to represent Team USA on Monday.Ebner took a leave of absence from the Patriots in May to begin his training. He is scheduled to rejoin the team after the Aug. 6-11 Olympic rugby competition.Ebner was an All-American rugby player at Ohio State before the Patriots selected him in the sixth round of the 2012 draft.The Patriots re-signed Ebner, who was an unrestricted free agent, to a two-year contract in May. The deal is worth $2.4 million, with a $500,000 signing bonus (paid in two $250,000 installments).Former Detroit Lions running back Jahvid Best is set to participate in the Summer Olympic Games after being approved to represent St. Lucia in track and field in Rio.Team USA will be captained by Madison Hughes in Rio, and Perry Baker and Carlin Isles are also included. Chris Wyles is also given the nod despite having not played for the USA on the 2015-16 Sevens Series and is joined in the squad by Japan-based Andrew Durutalo.Zack Test, Folau Niua, Danny Barrett, Garrett Bender, Ben Pinkelman and Mako Unufe complete the squad.The team will have three traveling reserves, picked from the group of Nate Augspurger, Will Holder, Martin Iosefo, Thretton Palamo and Shalom Suniula.Its a huge honor to represent your country at any time in your life, but to be given the responsibility at the Olympic Games -- the biggest sporting event on the planet -- makes it even more special, said USA coach Friday. The fact that we will be part of Team USA and that as a result we will be exposing the USA sporting public to another team sport they can engage with and enjoy watching, as well as passionately support their country, is immense.Nike Air Vapormax Plus Rea . Darren Helm scored on Detroits sixth attempt in the shootout and then Jonas Gustavsson stopped Andrew Shaws shot, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. Air Max Tn Dam . The Browns coaching search remains incomplete. http://www.airvapormaxsverige.com/ . Batiste, who briefly signed with the Eskimos in 2006, has spent time with several NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. Nike Vapormax Skor . -- Ken Appleby made 32 saves for his first shutout of the season to lead the Oshawa Generals to a 2-0 win over the Belleville Bulls on Wednesday in Ontario Hockey League action. Nike Vapormax Herr . Detroit and Boston are deadlocked, 1-1, and Tigers manager Jim Leyland could be forgiven if he was caught rationalizing instead of dissecting how his club could blow a 5-1 lead late in Game 2.Georgia State fired coach Trent Miles on Sunday after nearly four seasons.Miles went 9-38 at Georgia State, including a 2-8 mark this season. Georgia State made its first bowl game last season but dropped its first five games this fall. Wide receivers coach Tim Lappano will serve as head coach for the Panthers final two games.These decisions are never easy to make, athletic director Charlie Cobb said in a statement. Coach Miles is a first-class guy who has run a first-class program, who haas always been a true professional and great leader for our program, but we felt the time was right to make a change.ddddddddddddGeorgia State will use Atlanta-based Parker Executive Search to help identify its next coach. Last week, the school received approval to purchase Turner Field for $22.8 million and turn it into a new venue for its home football games. ' ' '