Parramatta coach Brad Arthur has defended Corey Norman in the wake of his NRL ban, saying it wont affect contract negotiations with the wayward five-eighth.Norman was effectively rubbed out for the rest of the season when he was suspended for eight games for a string of off-field incidents including his conviction for drug possession.However Arthur described the 25-year-old as a good person, despite his mistakes, and said they wanted to wrap him up long-term.Hes remorseful but the thing is Coreys a good kid, Arthur said on Friday.Hes made a silly decision and hell learn from it but were here to support him over the next seven weeks and we want him to be at our club long-term.Norman was fined $20,000 and stood down after a string of off-field incidents including being warned by police about consorting with known criminals, appearing in a sex tape he forwarded to teammates as well as making a video in which an elderly man appears to do cocaine.Norman was in career-best form before his suspension and will not take the field again this season unless the Eels qualify for the finals - an unlikely prospect following their 12-point penalty for salary cap rorting.Normans contract negotiations have stalled, after the five Eels officials at the centre of the salary cap saga were banned and the NSW government this week sacked the club board.Arthur said the club did not have a problem with the severity of Normans punishment and was committed to helping him work through his problems.Were here to promote good footballers but were also here to make them better people, thats our job as a club and my job as a coach, Arthur said.I really like Corey, Ive got a lot of time for him and he is a good person.Hes just made a silly decision. Clearance NBA Jerseys . Ibaka equaled a career high with 20 rebounds, adding four blocked shots and 15 points as the Thunder smothered the Milwaukee Bucks offence in a 92-79 victory Saturday night. Discount NBA Jerseys . Mickelson barely made the cut but had the best round of the day with nine birdies and an eagle coupled with two bogeys to sit two shots behind leader Craig Lee of Scotland. Lee shot a 69 for a 12-under 204 total. "I just love the fact I am in contention and have an opportunity in my first tournament of the year here in Abu Dhabi," Mickelson said. https://www.nbachinajerseys.us/ . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . Cheap NBA Jerseys . "It doesnt get any better than that," Giambi said. "Im speechless." The Indians are roaring toward October. Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race. Cheap Nike Basketball Jerseys . The 27-year-old Scrivens will be joining his third NHL club since signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs as a free agent in 2010. The move also reunites with him with head coach Dallas Eakins from their time together with the American Hockey Leagues Toronto Marlies. BEREA, Ohio -- Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson said he will name his starting quarterback for this season before the teams first exhibition game next month.The Browns will open the preseason on Aug. 12 at Green Bay and Jackson said he will definitely have his starter in place by then.Robert Griffin III is expected to win the starting job over veteran Josh McCown and rookie Cody Kessler. The Browns signed RG3 to a two-year, $15 million contract in March. McCown started eight games last season before breaking his colllarbone.dddddddddddd.Jackson said his decision on the quarterback will show itself very quickly in training camp. Griffin showed some rust during mini-camps in the spring, but Jackson felt the 26-year-old was getting there during those workouts. Jackson did not say how he planned to divide snaps between his quarterbacks in camp.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '