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(STATS) -- It all seemed so easy for Charleston Southern.Jamey Chadwells team announced its arrival as the Big Souths heavyweight last season, going 6-0 in the conference before eventually winning the programs first playoff game over local rival The Citadel. Conference rival Coastal Carolina would spend 2016 transitioning to the FBS. Kennesaw State wasnt quite ready to win the league. Sixteen of the 18 first-place votes as conference media day went to the Buccaneers.And somehow theyre 60 minutes away from seeing their chances disappear with one league game left.Riding a five-game winning streak and already with at least a share of the Big South title, No. 25 Liberty will try to clinch it outright Saturday afternoon when it welcomes 14th-ranked Charleston Southern to Lynchburg.The Buccaneers (5-3, 2-1) seemed to have righted themselves after some early-season turmoil that included 32 player suspensions for what amounted to misusing their NCAA book stipends on school supplies, and Chadwell himself served a suspension for contacting a potential recruit on social media. But Charleston Southerns four-game winning streak -- which coincided with freshman QB Shane Bucenell taking over for Robert Mitchell -- came to a surprising end last Saturday in a 17-10 home loss to Gardner-Webb, leaving the door wide open for the Flames (6-3, 4-0) to wrap up their first outright league title since 2008 at Williams Stadium.Ive shared it for two years and, you know, sharings just not as fun as taking it all by yourself and getting your own bid in the playoffs, linebacker Dexter Robbins said. So I think the team is locked in and ready to take this thing, take it for the keeping.Liberty, which split the 2013 and 2014 conference titles with Coastal Carolina, has had a season not entirely unlike the Bucs. The Flames lost three of their first four during a gauntlet that saw them visit Virginia Tech and SMU before hosting FCS national runner-up Jacksonville State, then have steadied themselves with five straight wins since freshman Stephen Calvert became the starting quarterback.Add in Turner Gill being suspended for an assistants text message scholarship offer prior to when NCAA rules allowed, and its almost like looking in the mirror.But while Chadwell served his ban Oct. 29 against Bucknell, Gill has yet to sit out and must do so before the end of the regular season. The only other option is next weeks finale against Coastal Carolina, which is no longer a conference game.Gill has no intention of missing this one.Theres gonna be inspiration and theres gonna be energy, said Gill, whose team is 14-2 in November since his arrival in Lynchburg. This kind of game always brings that out so Im not gonna have to worry about trying to get our guys ready to play.Neither is Chadwell. The Bucs have to beat both Liberty and Kennesaw State in next weeks regular-season finale to share the title with Liberty. They may be on the outside of the playoffs if they dont pull the sweep, so Chadwell believes his team is focused.When its looked like our backs are against the wall, weve found a way to tear it down, he said. I expect nothing less of our team right now. I like how theyve responded to the loss. Theyve not dwelled on it. Theyve moved forward, which has been good, and we need to (in order) to have a chance to beat a really good football team on the road.If they do anything offensively like they did in their last visit to Lynchburg, theyll be in good shape. Charleston Southern racked up a program-record 576 yards two years ago at Williams, running for 359 and four scores in a 38-36 win. Last season it was Austin Brown doing the damage through the air, throwing for 301 yards and four TDs in a 31-24 win.Save for a 59-58 double-overtime victory against Coastal Carolina, the Bucs defense has been outstanding against FCS competition. Thats been particularly true in league play, where theyve allowed a total of 27 points and just 4.28 yards per play in three games. The latter number would look a heck of a lot better without the 235 rushing yards Gardner-Webb racked up, however.Libertys Todd Macon and Carrington Mosley will hope to have similar success after coming alive in the last three games. The duo has totaled 613 yards and six touchdowns in that stretch.Run like that again Saturday and the Flames might be high-stepping directly into the playoffs for just the second time in program history. Sf Air Force 1 Mid Nere . PAUL, Minn. Air Force 1 Scontate . The Vikings announced Thursday that Priefer will be one of seven holdovers from the previous staff, along with offensive line coach Jeff Davidson, wide receivers coach George Stewart and others. Norv Turner will mark his 30th year of coaching in the NFL as the offensive co-ordinator, as widely reported for weeks, and George Edwards will be the defensive co-ordinator. http://www.airforce1outletitalia.it/scontate-air-force-1-alte-hand-wash-cold.html .Y. -- Bills receiver Stevie Johnson has a bone to pick with the NFL schedule maker. Air Force 1 Alte Supreme . In what the team had called a retirement, Ryan said Thursday that he is resigning as chief executive of the Rangers in a move effective at the end of this month. Air Force 1 Alte Graphic . -- If Henry Burris has his way, he will be the starting quarterback to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats back to the Grey Cup next year. ?Last month, Simone Biles stuck her landing in the floor exercise to win her fifth medal at the Rio Games and cement her status as an Olympic legend. Last week, the gymnast stuck up for kids with ADHD and became an even bigger hero.After hackers circulated confidential medical records from the World Anti-Doping Agency database and tried to use Biles use of prescription medication to question her credentials, the 19-year-old flipped the script and used the leak to send a powerful message about stigma, mental health and sports. ?As any parent of a child living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD, or the more commonly used ADD) can tell you, the disorder -- a developmental condition marked by inattention and distractibility, with or without accompanying hyperactivity -- can pose significant challenges in school and social settings. Up to 11 percent of children aged 4-17 have been diagnosed with ADHD at some point in their lives, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And Biles isnt the only high achiever with the condition; a host of other highly decorated Olympians, including swimmer Michael Phelps, hockey player Cammi Granato and Michelle Carter, an American who won gold in the womens shot put?in Rio, also have ADHD.The leaked medical records revealed that Biles takes Ritalin, a stimulant commonly used to treat ADHD. The hackers accused her of using an illicit psycho-stimulant while competing, but USA Gymnastics confirmed that Biles had been approved for a therapeutic-use exemption. So she didnt break any rules by taking Ritalin. But her decision to clear the air in such a straightforward way and to take a stand certainly broke down some lingering stereotypes.In spite of the inspiring examples set by Biles and other ADHD all-stars, the condition still carries a certain stigma, says Dr. David Conant-Norville, a psychiatrist in Beaverton, Oregon, who specializes in adolescents and ADHD. Athletes with ADHD are facing an oversized set of obstacles, he says. And ADHD can be a confounding condition because it often makes kids fidgety and unable to focus and yet -- as Biles proved so inspirationally -- many ADHD athletes are capable of concentrating intently on an activity they find rewarding. ?Sports can provide a sanctuary for children with ADHD. Phelps was a hyperactive kid who was diagnosed with the disorder at age 9. His mother, Debbie, once recalled being told by a teacher, Your son will never be able to focus on anything. Then he found structure and purpose in the pool, and went on to become the most decorated Olympian of all time.Carter was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia during elementary school. I was definitely a handful back then, she says. I could not sit down long enough to study. She says that tutoring helped her get on track academically.?And as she gained confidence in school, Carter also found a passion in track and field. With the help of supportive coaches -- like her dad, Michael, a former Olympian and nose tackle for the San Francisco 49ers -- she excelled at shot put, made the U.S. national team at 15 and earned a scholarship to the University of Texas.?The hackers arent the only ones who take umbrage with ADHD. Some coaches still scoff at the disorder, mistaking its real, medical symptoms for bad behavior, poor parenting or an athlete just not trying hard enough and dismissing the kid as uncoachable.Both parents and coaches need to understand that distracted, impulsive or hyper behaviors are not willful, but part of the brain wiring in ADHD children, says Dr. Ronald?Kamm, a past president of the International Society for Sport Psychiatry??and member of USA Gymnastics national health care referral network.dddddddddddd Its not personal. Its the condition. Prescribing medication for an ADHD child is no different from prescribing insulin for a diabetic. ?And medications such as Ritalin, which helps control symptoms such as hyperactivity and impulsivity, do not give athletes an unfair edge in competition, Kamm says. They are performance enablers, not performance enhancers, he says. They simply level the playing field so that someone like Simone Biles has the same amount of dopamine in her prefrontal cortex as her competitors do.Coaches who cut or bench kids simply because they dont have the patience to deal with their ADHD or assume the kid is too scatterbrained to succeed in sports do them a great disservice, says Conant-Norville. Many ADHD kids need sports as an outlet for their energy -- not to mention a way to rebuild confidence clobbered by the negative reinforcement they get from teachers, coaches or their neurotypical peers.Sports can be a wonderful opportunity for these kids to experience success, says Conant-Norville, who also serves as psychiatric consultant to the United States Anti-Doping Agency. Finding a coach who can understand an ADHD athletes challenges, channel her energy and appreciate her gifts is key, he says. But make no mistake -- as Biles showed, kids with ADHD do have very special gifts.Having ADHD can actually be an advantage in certain?sports, Kamm says. You scan the world around you while the coach is talking and take in more than the average kid does. That can work against you in certain situations, like when your mom is talking about cleaning your room. But in athletics it can work for you. Kids with ADHD can see the whole field. They can take in everything thats going on all at once and change focus rapidly. So it makes sense that they thrive in certain, fast-paced sports.The impulsivity and fearlessness common in kids with ADHD also comes in handy in individual sports like martial arts or gymnastics, where ADHD isnt a hindrance, but perhaps a superpower. The key -- as with all superpowers -- is learning to harness it.Biles was clearly at the height of her powers in Rio. The hackers may have tried to seize on outdated stigmas and misperceptions, but they didnt succeed in overshadowing an Olympians proud moment. The response from Biles was clear: ADHD is not shameful, and taking medication to help manage its symptoms is not cheating. Biles -- along with Phelps and Carter -- is a world-class athlete who simply happens to have ADHD.Its such a positive when athletes share their personal stories, Kamm says. It normalizes it. It shows that people with ADHD can become high achievers.Carter, a three-time Olympian and a seven-time U.S. champion in shot put, briefly tried medication to help her manage the symptoms of ADHD but says it made her overly focused on mundane tasks so she stopped taking it. She says she hopes her success in athletics will encourage and inspire others with learning and attention issues.What I would tell a kid with ADHD and dyslexia or someone who struggles with anything in life is this: When you put your mind to it, you can do anything, says Carter. Learning disabilities do not go away, but you learn how to adapt. You may have to work a little bit harder, it may take a long time, you just may do it differently -- but you can do it.Aimee Crawford (@AimeeJCrawford) is a senior editor for ESPN.com and a baseball, soccer, hockey and hoops mom/coach to two sports-obsessed kids. ' ' '
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