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PITTSBURGH -- Hector Olivera was placed on unconditional release waivers by the San Diego Padres, who will release him when he clears waivers later this week and will be responsible for the remainder of the $62.5 million, six-year contract he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in early 2015.Olivera, a 31-year-old outfielder and third baseman who did not play a single game for the Padres, hit .245 with two homers and 13 RBIs under the deal, appearing in 30 big league games and getting 98 at-bats. He will wind up receiving a total of $60,707,650.He made his big league debut with the Braves last Sept. 1. While with Atlanta, he was arrested April 13 at a hotel near Washington D.C., and Major League Baseball announced May 27 that he had agreed to an 82-game suspension under the sports domestic violence policy, a penalty retroactive to April 30.Olivera has a pending court date in Alexandria, Virginia. The suspension cost him $1,792,350 of his $4 million salary this season.Oliveras contract with the Dodgers included a $28 million signing bonus, which they remained responsible for. The final $8.5 million installment is due on Dec. 31.His deal includes salaries of $6 million in 2017, $6.5 million in 2018, $7.5 million in 2019 and $8.5 million in 2020, money San Diego is responsible for. In addition, the Padres agreed to send Atlanta $10.5 million in four installments through July 2019 as part of the July 30 trade that sent Matt Kemp to the Braves. Kemp has a $21.5 million salary this year and is owed the same amount in each of the next three seasons.San Diego designated Olivera for assignment when he came off the restricted list following the suspension.Also Wednesday, the Padres selected the contract of infielder Nick Noonan from Triple-A El Paso and optioned rookie infielder Jose Rondon to the same club.Noonan was expected to join the team for Wednesday nights game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 27-year-old hit .321 with four home runs in 87 games for Tucson. Rondon, 22, hit just .136 in seven games. Cheap Vans Australia . Vokoun departed practice on Saturday morning after discovering swelling in his thigh. He was taken to a local hospital where the clot was revealed. The club announced the surgery following a 5-3 exhibition loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Wholesale Vapormax . -- Bobby Ryan helped the U. http://www.discountaustraliashoes.com/cheap-air-max-97-fake.html .com) - The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward James Neal on injured reserve Tuesday. Discount Vans Australia . Paul Pierce couldnt believe he missed at the end. Young scored a season-high 26 points to spark a huge effort from the leagues most productive bench, and Los Angeles beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-94 on Wednesday night after blowing a 27-point lead. Wholesale Air Max 90 Australia . After the whistle, Thornton skated the length of the ice, pulled Orpik to the ice from behind and punched him in the face several times. With its third ranking, the College Football Playoff selection committee reminded everyone that it isnt influenced by other polls.On the heels of the biggest weekend of upsets in 31 years, in which three undefeated, top-four teams lost, the committee kept two of those teams -- Michigan and Clemson -- in its top four. Ohio State claimed the fourth spot, as it rose from No. 5 to No. 2, one spot behind No. 1 Alabama and ahead of the No. 3 Wolverines and No. 4 Tigers.The committee stayed consistent with its regard for head-to-head wins by keeping Clemson a notch above No. 5 Louisville in spite of the Tigers home loss to an unranked Pitt team. The committee went against the grain from both the Associated Press Top 25 and the Amway Coaches Poll, which ranked Louisville No. 3 and Clemson No. 5, stirring the debate of the week.Strength of schedule -- or lack thereof -- was likely a major factor in Washingtons drop from No. 4 to No. 6 this week. The Huskies lost to a surging No. 13 USC, which magnified a schedule that is the third-easiest in the Power 5, according to ESPN Stats & Information.The biggest surprises were not in the top four. They were at No. 19, where 7-3 Tennessee landed, and at No. 24, where 7-3 Stanford appeared for the first time this season. In the Group of 5, one-loss Boise State jumped undefeated Western Michigan to take the lead for a New Years Six Bowl, but the Broncos need Wyoming to lose again to win their division and have a chance to win the Mountain West.Heres what the bracket would look like today:As for the other major bowls, heres a projection based on the current rankings:The Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual gets the Pac-12 champ, which in this case would