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Fresh off setting the world record, Ashton Eaton picked up right where he left off to kick off the battle for the Worlds Greatest Athlete at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Beats by Dre . The American leads after three events in the decathlon. Eaton won both the 100-metre and long jump, before setting a personal-best in the shot put. He has a total of 2848 points, leading second-place American Trey Hardee, who sits at 2743 points. "I feel good and my body feels good. I had a good start to the 100m," Eaton said. "Its good that both of us are on top, thats where we want to be. "It was a fantastic morning and Im not lacking for something." Canadas Damian Warner is off to a strong start as well. Strong scores in his first two events helped him to a three-event total of 2637 - good for fifth place before the late session. "It was a lot of fun. I had some events that were close to my personal bests," Warner said. "I dont have a number in my head, Im just going to try the best that I can."Eaton ran an Olympic-best time of 10.35 seconds to win the 100 metres in the opening event - a heat that produced the best three times of the four heats. Ashton earned 1011 points.That heat included Warner, who produced a season-best time of 10.48 seconds to finish in third, earning 980 points.Hardee also ran a season-best time of 10.42s to finish second. He earned 994 points.Eaton followed that up by winning the long jump competition, his second straight event to open the decathlon, clearing a distance of 8.03 metres - the only man in the field that cleared 8.0m. Warners 7.54m distance was the fifth-best on the day and a personal best in the event. Eatons shot put distance of 14.66m was a personal-best, but was only good enough for 11th. Hardee made up some ground by finishing fifth with a throw of 15.28m. Warner, who entered the event in third place, struggled with a throw of 13.73m, good enough for 24th.Eaton established himself as the man to beat in the event, after breaking the world record at the U.S. Olympic Trials in June, with a score of 9039 points. That broke the world record of 9026 that was established 11 years ago by Roman Sebrle of the Czech Republic.Coincidentally, the 37-year-old Sebrle had to withdraw from the event, after injuring his right heel in the 100m. Eatons record-breaking score is nearly 500 points better than the next best score in the decathlon this season.His meteoric rise, coupled with the Olympic gold captured by Great Britains Jessica Ennis in the heptathlon, has raised the profile of the sport and the anticipation of his performance at the Olympic Games, something that Eaton noticed on the first day - ."The fans dont really understand the decathlon, but from the crowd out there, theyre learning. 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Rotrand Sené, a fourth-year running back from the University of Montreal, rounded out the list of nominees on Friday when he was announced as most valuable player of the RSEQ football conference. Graves, a fifth-year arts student from Barrie, Ont.NEW YORK -- Miguel Cabrera has a Most Valuable Player award to go with his Triple Crown. And Buster Posey has an MVP prize to put alongside his second World Series ring. The pair of batting champions won baseballs top individual honours Thursday by large margins. Cabrera, the first Triple Crown winner in 45 years, won the AL MVP by receiving 22 of 28 first-place votes and 362 points from a panel of Baseball Writers Association of America. The Detroit third baseman easily beat Los Angeles Angels rookie centre fielder Mike Trout, who had six firsts and 281 points. Cabrera hit .330 with 44 homers and 139 RBIs to become the first Triple Crown winner since Bostons Carl Yastrzemski in 1967. Cabrera also led the league with a .606 slugging percentage for the AL champion Tigers. Some of the more sabermetric-focused fans supported Trout, who hit .326 with 30 homers and 83 RBIs, and he led the majors with 129 runs and 49 steals and topped all players in WAR -- Wins Above Replacement. Trout won AL Rookie of the Year earlier in the week. "I was a little concerned. I thought the new thing about computer stuff, I thought Trouts going to win because they put his numbers over me," Cabrera said. "I was like relax. ... if he wins, its going to be fair because he had a great season." His victory is a win for the traditional statistics. "At the end of the game, its going to be the same baseball played back in the day," Cabrera said. Posey, at a charity event at his mothers school in Leesburg, Va., followed the AL debate and Googled to find out the winner. "I think it intrigued everybody," he said. "As a fan of the game, it was a fun race to watch." With three fewer hits or two less homers, Cabrera would have fallen short of the Triple Crown. The last four Triple Crown winners have been voted MVP, including Mickey Mantle in 1956 and Frank Robinson in 1966. "I think winning the Triple Crown had a lot to do with me winning this honour," he said. Cabrera became the second straight Detroit player voted MVP, following pitcher Justin Verlander in 2011, and was the first Venezuelan to earn the honour. Countryman Pablo Sandoval took home World Series MVP honours last month. Before the season, Cabrera switched from first base to third to make way for Prince Fielder, who signed with Detroit as a free agent. "I focused too much in spring training about defence, defence, defence," Cabrera said. "I forgot a little bit about hitting, about getting in the cage like I normally do." In spring training, Poseys focus was just to get back onn the field. beats by dre uk. His 2011 season was cut short by a collision with the Marlins Scott Cousins on May 25 that resulted in a fractured bone in Poseys lower left leg and three torn ankle ligaments. Posey not only returned, he became the first catcher in 70 years to win the NL batting title and helped San Francisco win its second World Series championship in three seasons. "I definitely have a deeper appreciation for being able to play baseball," he said. "Ive seen that it can be taken away quick." The first catcher in four decades to win the NL award, Posey got 27 of 32 firsts and 422 points to outdistance 2011 winner Ryan Braun of Milwaukee, who was second with 285 points. Pittsburgh outfielder Andrew McCutchen (245) was third, followed by St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina (241). Posey, a boyish-looking 25, was the 2010 NL Rookie of the Year as the Giants won their first World Series since 1954. This year he set career highs with a .336 average, 24 homers and 103 RBIs as San Francisco won again. Posey took the NL batting title after teammate Melky Cabrera requested a rules change that disqualified him. Cabrera, who hit .346, missed the final 45 games of the regular-season while serving a suspension for a positive testosterone test and would have won the batting crown if the rule hadnt been changed. Ernie Lombardi had been the previous catcher to capture the NL batting championship, in 1942. "I think anybody that has caught before understands the grind of catching, not only the physical, the nicks, the wear and tear of squatting for nine innings night in, day out, but just the mental grind of working a pitching staff," Posey said. "Its demanding." NOTES: In his first season with the Angels, Albert Pujols didnt finish among the top 10 for the first time in his career. While with St. Louis, he won three times, was second four times and also finished third, fourth, fifth and ninth. ... Catchers have won the NL MVP just eight times, with Posey joining Gabby Hartnett (1935), Lombardi (1938), Roy Campanella (1951, 1953, 1955) and Johnny Bench (1970, 1972). Posey became the first Giants player to win since Barry Bonds was voted his record seventh MVP award in 2004. ... Cabrera earned a $500,000 bonus, Adrian Beltre $150,000 for finishing third in the AL and Josh Hamilton $50,000 for fifth place. Braun gets a $75,000 bonus, and McCutchen and Molina $50,000 each. The Yankees Derek Jeter finished seventh in the AL, one place below the level where his 2014 player option would have increased by $2 million to $10 million. ' ' '
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