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Each week, The Reporters put their thumbs out to the good and the bad in the world of sports. Logan Woodside Bengals Jersey . This week they discuss J.R. Smiths antics, Dennis Rodmans trip to North Korea, Toronto FCs spending and the inspiring story of a California high-school basketball player. Bruce Arthur, National Post: My thumb is down to J.R. Smith, the illegitimate clown prince of basketball. The New York Knicks are their own unique brand of farce, but Smith takes it to a different, dumber level. This week he was fined $50,000 for trying to untie an opponents shoelace again, after being warned by the NBA, hey, dont try to untie an opponents shoelace again. This had literally never happened before. He had already been suspended in his career for fights, for drugs, and even for reckless driving causing a death, and he has said over and over, "Ive learned." But he never learns. Hes a player with talent, no desire to shape it, no thoughts of consequences, and the brain of a slow-ish ostrich. Someone should tie his shoelaces together, and be done with it. Steve Simmons, Toronto Sun: My thumb is down to Dennis Rodman and his bizarre egotistical nonsensical attempt at diplomacy with his latest visit to North Korea. This isnt the Richard Nixon days, when ping-pong began to unfreeze the relationship between the United States and China. This is today, and this is the clown Rodman, trying to look serious in a political arena. The situation becomes all the more troubling when you consider Rodmans patty-cake friendship with dictator and admirer Kim Jong-un. While in North Korea, Rodman suggested that American tour guide, Kenneth Bae, jailed 15 years for state subversion, was at fault for being held captive and after saying that, blamed his verbal outburst on drinking too much. Dennis Rodman is, was, and remains something of a sporting embarrassment. The fact he is playing a more difficult game here only makes it worse. Michael Farber, Sports Illustrated: My thumb is up to Toronto FC for its showy efforts at ending its culture of failure. This week the club repatriated Canadian midfielder Dwayne De Rosario. It then made a global splash by acquiring striker Jermain Defoe from Tottenham and signing another midfielder, American international Michael Bradley, who had been languishing at A.S. Roma. MLSEs $100 million moves faintly echo President Tim Leiwekes investment in David Beckham when Leiweke was in Los Angeles, although labeling MLS most dismal team a "super club" is wildly premature. The last Toronto team to "win" an offseason was the blue jays last winter. Howd that turn out? Dave Hodge, TSN: My thumb is up to California high-school basketball player Austin Hatch, and this story will explain itself. In two airplane crashes eight years apart that killed his father, mother, stepmother, brother and sister, Austin Hatch narrowly escaped death himself. The most recent crash in 2011 left Hatch in a coma for two months. 10 days earlier, he had committed to a basketball scholarship at the University of Michigan. This week, he played in a high-school game for the first time since the crash - his first shot was a three-point attempt, he made it - his schoolmates roared and his teammates jumped from the bench and stormed the court, causing an emotional celebration....and a technical foul. Hatch still looks forward to Michigan, where his scholarship will be honored. Thumbs up all around. Indeed. Andrew Billings Bengals Jersey . JOHNS, N. Cordy Glenn Bengals Jersey . Rockhold." Known as an aggressive striker, Belfort (23-10) instead paced himself as the engaged in the early going and showed restraint by not overcommitting against the larger Rockhold (10-2). But when the opportunity presented itself, Belfort delivered an incredible spinning heel kick that landed flush on Rockholds chin and sent him toppling to the floor. http://www.officialbengalsprofanatics.com/Black-Friday-Mark-Walton-Jersey/ . -- Miguel Angel Jimenez quickly shifted his focus back to the Ryder Cup after winning his first Champions Tour event.Minding will bid for a Classic double at the Curragh on Sunday after surprisingly starring among 14 fillies declared for the Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas. The daughter of Galileo led home a one-two-three for trainer Aidan OBrien in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket three weeks ago, with Ballydoyle and Alice Springs filling out the places.Ballydoyle was the stables anticipated number one hope for the Irish equivalent, with Minding widely expected to head straight for next months Investec Oaks at Epsom, but plans changed on Friday morning after Ballydoyle returned an unsatisfactory blood test. OBrien said: Obviously it was a change of heart when Ballydoyles blood came in wrong this morning.Out of all the runners that wee had done this morning, just the two of them were wrong, her and Vancouver (intended runner in Greenlands Stakes). Logan Woodside Jersey. .Minding is joined by stable companions Coolmore, Californiadreaming and Pretty Perfect.Leading the challenge to Minding is Michael OCallaghans hugely impressive 1,000 Guineas Trial winner Now Or Never and Jim Bolgers Newmarket sixth Turret Rocks.Kevin Prendergast runs Cool Thunder, who bolted up on her only previous appearance in a Naas maiden last October.Going up in trip would be the worry for her, but shes in good shape, said Prendergast.She was very good when she won in Naas and Im hoping shell run a good race.The two British-trained contenders are Kevin Ryans Ashadihan and Czabo from Mick Channons yard. 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