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WACO, Texas -- Baylor senior cornerback Ryan Reid sometimes texts teammates out of the blue to ask what theyre doing.After a fraught offseason when the 23rd-ranked Bears lost their head coach, the outreach is part of an effort to build chemistry -- and prevent more missteps off the field.One thing we do, we try to keep everybody out of trouble, Reid said. I think we take the extra step to keep everybody on the right path. And I think thats just going to make us a better football player ... to see our leaders just taking the extra step to make this team better.Seth Russell, a senior quarterback who was the top-rated FBS passer before a season-ending neck injury last October, said the Bears are looking forward to talking football and winning games while trying to build a culture of high character.Thats what were doing right now, Russell said. Were sticking together each and every day. Were growing closer as a unit, as a team.Its been three months since the release of a 13-page report detailing an independent investigation that determined the school mishandled complaints of sexual assault against some players.Art Briles was suddenly gone after eight seasons, a span in which the team went from routine Big 12 bottom dweller to two conference titles, six straight bowl games and the verge of the College Football Playoff.Athletic director Ian McCaw resigned and school President Ken Starr was demoted. Starr last week severed his final tie with the school by resigning his post as a law school professor.Russell was with other athletes from the private Baptist school on a mission trip in Brazil when the report was released and Briles was immediately removed as coach.Russell faced plenty of uncertainty when he returned home the following week, and the team has different challenges than normal as it prepares for its opener Sept. 2 at home against Northwestern State.Its night and day I feel like, Russell said. Were going to get faced with adversity. But you have to come out and take advantage of every opportunity you have on the field, because you never know when that opportunity will be taken away.The Bears are down to about 70 scholarship players after some summertime departures, including backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham. Only half of their highly touted signing class from last spring is now on the team.Everybody just knows that the chemistry that we have, it has to be greater than ever before, Reid said.Acting coach Jim Grobe was hired to replace Briles and kept all the assistant coaches even after being given authority to make changes, saying he wanted to keep as much continuity as possible for the players on the field. Briles was the only coach fired even though the report concluded multiple football coaches acted inappropriately in handling sexual assault allegations against some players.Grobe has already had to deal with other off-field issues, too.Offensive lineman Rami Hammad, an expected starter at right guard, was suspended earlier this month and is no longer listed on the roster after his arrest on a felony stalking charge in a case involving his ex-girlfriend this summer.That was before video surfaced of sophomore receiver Ish Zamora beating a dog with a belt while training it this summer. Without being specific, Grobe has promised that Zamora is going to get disciplined by a bunch of people after his misdemeanor charge for molesting an animal. Zamora, expected to be one of the teams top receivers, has been practicing but could lose playing time.The only thing we can do is win games. Stay off the front page, Reid said. If its the front page, its the front page about football. Thats all we can do. Cheap Memphis Grizzlies Jerseys . Jordan Lynch, the all-purpose Heisman Trophy finalist from Northern Illinois, failed to make it into that exclusive club. Cheap Kyle Anderson Jersey . The quest begins with what is supposed to be an easy one, although Germany has traditionally been a stubborn opponent to Canadian teams at international tournaments. http://www.cheapgrizzliesjerseys.com/?tag=cheap-omri-casspi-jersey . Already owning gold from competition in Vancouver in 2010, Loch posted a combined four-run time of 3:27.526. That included a track-record third run of 51. 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Thirteen players from Thailand had LPGA cards in 2016, and one of them, Ariya Jutanugarn, was a breakout star, winning five times.Plagued by a left shoulder injury, Pak had two goodbye tournaments in 2016, at the U.S. Womens Open in July and the LPGA KEB HanaBank Championship in Incheon, South Korea, in October. There were tears and hugs and flowers at each, but mostly there were thanks -- for the memories and inspiration, for clearing a trail to a vista now enjoyed by many. For the many achievements over her career, we honor Pak with the 2016 espnW Lifetime Achievement Award.Those who knew her best on and around the golf course shared their thoughts with espnW about the impact Pak had on the game:I didnt come to the LPGA until 2010. I knew about Se Ri as a fan. When we were sitting in Korea at the HanaBank Championship in October, we were having a tribute to her. We were up on a podium. I looked out to 3,000 people, but the first hundred were young Korean tour players and their brothers and sisters and moms and dads. They were crying. I remember sitting there thinking, This is Michael Jordan of Korea. I guess I knew that as a fan, but it was amazing to see that. Chella Choi was sideways. In Gee Chun. Inbee Park. It was really a gripping moment. I told Se Ri later that all of us are trying to make a meaningful, lasting impact on the game and none of us know if were doing it. She has done that forever, and not just in womens golf. I think she changed golf in Korea. In Korea, they ask her about the impact she made in Korean golf, but she made an impact in Asian golf. Its really unbelievable, she just put it on the map. Its kind of like what they said was going to happen with the U.S. womens soccer team, with the big win. But it didnt have the same kind of instant impact that she had. And the lasting impact Se Ri has had is unbelievable.-- Mike Whan, LPGA commissionerSe Ri is a trailblazer from South Korea who became one of the most important players in the history of the LPGA. She had a quick impact by winning two major championships in her rookie year. She was one of?the best players in the world for several years and inspired an entire generation of players who aree currently dominating the LPGA.dddddddddddd?Se Ri is such a nice person, and she has a great smile. I really enjoyed my time competing against her. She is a wonderful role model for all players.-- Annika Sorenstam, World Golf Hall of Fame member, 72-time LPGA winner Se Ri is a hero in Korea. I started in golf watching her play. It was the same for So Yeon Ryu and Na Yeon Choi. She was very nice to me when I was a rookie. I am so sad she is retiring. When I talked to her at HanaBank, I told her, You can change your mind. But, seriously, I hope her life and future is nice. I hope she is happy. I am very proud and very sad.-- Chella Choi, one of 34 players from the South Korea on LPGA Tour in 2016 To be in Korea for her final event, her final round, I wasnt sure I was at a celebration or at a funeral. Everyone was in tears. They were all so emotional over what shes been able to accomplish and what shes been able to do for golf in that country. You see the effects out here on tour every day -- the incredibly strong, talented players who were all inspired by her. There are very few people who have been able to inspire a generation and an entire country, the way Se Ri has been able to do. She did incredibly well with all that pressure on her shoulders. I had the pleasure of playing many years on tour with Se Ri. I loved every round we played together. She is a role model for everybody, not just for the country of South Korea, but she truly is a role model for any golfer aspiring to pick up the game. When I [was] first kind of getting into golf, it was Se Ri, Karrie [Webb] and Annika [Sorenstam]. They were the top three players. And all three inspired me tremendously to pick up the game and to play with them and against them. It was pretty surreal to be able to do that. The game owes a lot to Se Ri. Shes done a tremendous amount for womens golf.-- Morgan Pressel, LPGA member since 2006, 2007 Kraft Nabisco Championship winner She inspired so many young Korean players. Shes just such a class act, a great, great player with a beautiful swing -- everything you would want in a player. Well miss her. She opened the door for all of the little Korean girls who were looking for somebody to follow. She has become their idol. Theyre out here trying to accomplish what she has. Players like Se Ri feel a lot of pressure from their country. Shes a rock star.-- Nancy Lopez, World Golf Hall of Fame member, 48-time LPGA winner She is the one who opened the door for all the Korea players. I get asked a lot about why there are so many Korean players playing so well. There are many reasons, but one of the important ones is that we always had a really good role model. Se Ri was that role model. She played well, then Inbee Park started to play well. We are able to continue to have a good model. But Se Ri was the first. When I first started to play on the tour, she told me that having a good balance in her life is the most important thing. To me, she was a great inspiration and great adviser. I played with Se Ri this year for the first two rounds at the U.S. Open, which was the retirement tournament for her. I saw her tear up in her eyes. It was very emotional. I didnt expect I was going to cry when she said goodbye, but I cried a lot. It is a sad loss, but I know she is going to have a great life, and I am rooting for her.-- So Yeon Ryu, 2011 U.S. Womens Open champion ' ' '