KANSAS CITY, Mo.
Dez Bryant
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under the influence and careless driving after an officer witnessed him lose
control and strike a light pole early Monday. According to a copy of the police
report, Smith was attempting to make a turn in Kansas Citys Power & Light
entertainment district when he struck the light pole about 12:30 a.m. The
officer reported that Smith "appeared confused and began mumbling statements
that I did not understand." Smith declined medical attention. His vehicle
sustained significant damage to the front and undercarriage, and the light pole
was left broken on the sidewalk. "We are aware of the situation involving
Sean Smith. Whenever one of our players is involved in an incident like this it
is disappointing," the Chiefs said in a statement to The Associated Press. "We
will have no further comment at this time as this is an ongoing legal matter."
Smith was present for the teams voluntary workout Tuesday but did not speak to
reporters. Along with citations for driving under the influence and careless
driving, Smith was also cited for failure to provide insurance. It was not known
whether he had hired a lawyer. The 26-year-old Smith was among the Chiefs
significant off-season acquisitions a year ago, signing a $16.5 million,
three-year contract. He started all but one game at cornerback, making 47 stops
and two interceptions while helping the Chiefs go 11-5 and reach the playoffs.
Smith is expected to start at cornerback again this season. The Chiefs wrap up
voluntary workouts Friday and convene for a mandatory three-day minicamp next
week. Their first preseason game is Aug. 7 against Cincinnati.
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stepped down when Barcelona finished its first season without a major trophy in
six years.SOCHI, Russia – When the Canadian management team, headed by executive
director Steve Yzerman, gathered in recent months to evaluate the crop of
players that would be selected to play for Team Canada at the Sochi Olympics two
central attributes emerged above all else. There was the requisite hockey sense
demanded from the countrys very best and of equal importance, if not more so,
was the ability to burn up and down the ice, the latter of significant
consequence on the generally unfamiliar international ice surface. "I think we
have a really good mix of players here that bring a lot of elements," said Doug
Armstrong, the Blues GM and a member of Team Canadas management team, "but the
one element they all have is skating ability." Its likely why someone like
34-year-old Joe Thornton – a member of the gold medal winning squad in 2010 and
top point producer again this season, but certainly not the fleetest of foot –
was not named to the team this time around, replaced by explosive types such as
Matt Duchene and Jamie Benn. In fact, the Canadian roster in Vancouver featured
a number of players who were probably never be described as quick –
Jarome Iginla, Brendan Morrow, Dany Heatley, Eric Staal – but could get around
just fine, at that point in their respective careers, on the NHL-sized ice. "I
think you see some players that can play on the North American ice [that are]
not quite as fleet of foot, but the space they have to get to they can get to
quicker and hold it longer. From the corners to the front of the net the
distance isnt as great. I think its a different style," Armstrong said. "A
bigger man can have success maybe in the North American game thats a little
harder to have here." Absent is a single player on this roster who cant get up
and down the ice effectively. Quickly adjusting to the larger international ice
surface – 15 additional feet wide – will be among the greater challenges facing
the Canadians as they look to become the first back-to-back gold medal winning
squad in the NHL era of the Olympics. All of which explains why swiftness on
skates – not to mention the ability to move the puck with equal speed and
precision – was such a fundamental asset in the selection process. Canada
managed to win its first gold in 50 years on the Olympic size ice in Salt Lake
City, but fell badly short four years later in Torino – they finished a distant
seventh. Though other gold medal hopefuls face a similar challenge – with the
vast majority of talent migrating to Russia from the NHL – the Canadians (and
Americans certainly) will be required to climb a somewhat higher hill, having
only played on the 200 by 100 foot surface sparingly. "Theres no question," said
head coach Mike Babcock, "when youve grown up your whole life playing on one
surface youre probably pretty comfortable with that surface. I know we are in
North America. So theres a little adjustment, well get it worked out." One
adjustment Babcock will seek is shorter shift lenngths: from the NHL standard of
45 seconds down to 40 seconds with more space to cover and ground potentially to
protect.
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and former Swiss National Team coach Ralph Krueger, will also stress the need to
attack inside on the offensive end, rather than linger on the perimeter as an
opponent would prefer. "As much wider [as] the rink is you still want to play an
up and down, north and south game and I think its the strength of our team to be
able to play at a high speed, high tempo, all four lines," said John Tavares,
who played on the bigger ice in Switzerland during the last lockout. "I think
thats where were going to be at our best." Other immediate challenges facing
Canada (and just about every country) include the required role alterations
demanded of NHL stars and energy-sapping jet lag, an adjustment most countries
will face in some way or another. "We can talk about the size of the ice
surface," said Yzerman, "but I think its adjusting to playing a lesser role.
Youve got forwards that are used to playing 21-22 minutes a game that are going
to play 10 and 11 and defencemen that are used to playing 27 playing 18. Thats a
huge adjustment for them all." Stars and scoring champs are fighting for even
the slightest bit of ice-time. Martin St. Louis was the oldest Art Ross winner
in NHL history last season (he was 37) and has kept the Lightning afloat save
the injured Steven Stamkos again this season, but he finds himself grinding
amongst 14 forwards for an opportunity. He and Duchene, a fellow first-timer
were on the outside of the forward lines on the opening day of practice at
Bolshoy Ice Dome. "When I talked to St. Louis in Tampa I told him he was one of
14 forwards and that he has to grab his piece," said Babcock. "Thats what weve
told everyone; theyve got to find a way to grab their piece." Babcock was
flipping through lineups and line combinations from the triumphant experience in
Vancouver alongside assistant coach Claude Julien and came to a very simple
conclusion: things can change in a hurry. Mike Richards for instance, rose from
the 14th forward to a key member of an effective trio which included
Jonathan Toews and Rick Nash. "Its a competitive environment and we expect our
guys to compete for their ice-time," Babcock said. The Canadian head coach got
creative in his attempts to quell the effects of jet lag. Players were given a
special package for the plane ride over to Sochi, a kit that included eye
covers, ear plugs, melatonin, vitamins, and compression socks to reduce the
possibility of swelling in the feet. They were also told to sleep no longer than
four hours (some did anyway) and stay up until midnight if possible. All to
curtail the effects of the drastic change in time zones. "Keep the players up,"
Babcock said of his goals for a practice that begin at 8pm local time. "We
thought if we got some exercise at this time of night we had a better chance of
staying up til midnight."
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