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Les Miles feelings toward the Honey Badger lean more toward sweet than bitter these days.Miles, speaking to reporters Wednesday in a news conference before his?LSU Tigers?kick off summer training camp, called Tyrann Mathieus dismissal from the team before the 2012 season one of the worst things Ive ever done, just to be very honest with you.Mathieu and the?Arizona Cardinals?recently reached agreement on a five-year, $62.5 million extension that includes $40 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter on Tuesday.Im so for him, I cant tell you,?Miles said.Miles kicked Mathieu off the team in August 2012?after repeated violations of the schools substance-abuse policy for athletes.Asked about Mathieus new deal, Miles said he thinks its wonderful.God bless him, Miles said. Im so happy for him, I cant hardly tell you. He was and is a wonderful man, loved his teammates. There was never a time where there was a complaint about his social life. Frankly, were thrilled about the success he was having. Hes so passionate about playing that game, playing football, that its allowed the best in Tyrann Mathieu.Mathieu, who had been a Heisman Trophy finalist in the 2011 season, was later arrested for marijuana possession and missed the entire 2012 college football season before he turned his life around and was picked in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft by the Cardinals.In my way of thinking, hes eclipsed whatever history somebody would hold against him, Miles said. Im a Tyrann Mathieu fan.Aaron Ekblad Jersey . -- Edmontons Val Sweeting is two wins away from a trip to Winnipeg to play in Canadas Road of the Rings in December. Mike Hoffman Jersey . The Vancouver coach and an announced sellout crowd of 18,910 watched in dismay as the Canucks lost 7-4 to the New York Islanders on Monday night by squandering a 3-0 lead in the third period. http://www.hockeypanthersofficialonline.com/keith-yandle-hockey-jersey/ . Following a lopsided 5-2 loss against the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night, Paul MacLean told reporters that "theres a lack of focus, theres a lack of leadership and theres a lack of preparation" with his struggling team. That came on the heels of Bryan Murray taking the unusual step of going into the locker room at the Prudential Center and addressing the players himself. Keith Yandle Panthers Jersey . LOUIS -- Roman Polak was celebrating even before Alexander Steen scored the winning goal in Saturdays 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Denis Malgin Jersey . He said Tuesday thats a big reason why he is now the new coach of the Tennessee Titans. Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night.SAN FRANCISCO -- After nearly 4 hours and more than 350 pitches in a topsy-turvy game that featured nearly as may momentum swings as big hits, Oakland closer Ryan Madson said the only games he enjoyed more in his career were when he won a championship.This game might have lacked the stakes of October baseball but not the drama.Pinch-hitter Jake Smolinski hit a go-ahead, three-run homer during Oaklands five-run eighth inning and Madson survived a dicey ninth for a six-out save that carried the Athletics to a 13-11 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.It was a whirlwind game, Madson said. That was the funnest game Ive been a part of for a long time -- maybe minus just the two clinching games in the World Series. This was No. 3 probably.The As overcame a pair of three-run deficits by scoring four runs in the sixth and five in the eighth to win their second straight game in the Bay Bridge Series.Khris Davis hit his 19th homer, and Stephen Vogt, Billy Butler and Josh Phegley each drove in two runs to help the As finish a 5-1 trip that started with three wins in four games against the Angels. This was Oaklands most successful road trip of at least four games since also going 5-1 in September 2013.But it didnt come easy even after the As scored three insurance runs in the ninth to stake Madson to a four-run lead. Back-to-back homers by Jarrett Parker and Denard Span to open the inning cut that advantage in half.But with Sean Doolittle unavailable because of soreness, Madson had to stay in. Angel Pagan then drew a walk before Madson got Brandon Belt to fly out and struck out Buster Posey and Brandon Crawford to end his 43-pitch outing and the game.That was some game, so many different swings, As manager Bob Melvin said. To get two innings out of Madson like that was Herculean.Crawford had three hits and five RBI for the Giants, including a bases-loaded triple that put San Francisco up 8-5 in the sixth.But the bullpen couldnt hold it, giving up 10 runs in 3 1/3 innings.Theyre big boys, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. They have to deal with this like all of us do. Theyre going to have their moments. Theyve really done a good job. This was one of those wild games. You have onee of these games once in a while.dddddddddddd Hopefully you come out on top but we didnt.Cory Gearrin walked the first two batters in the eighth before allowing an RBI single to Marcus Semien. Javier Lopez (0-2) entered and was saved when Span made a spectacular running catch to rob Phegley of a potential tying extra-base hit.The reprieve lasted just one batter as Smolinski followed with the drive into the left-field seats that put Oakland up 9-8.Jed Lowrie added an RBI single later in the inning and Phegley hit a two-run double in the ninth for some insurance.Zach Neal (1-1) pitched one inning for his first major league win.The Giants broke out to a 4-1 lead before the teams traded four-run frames in the sixth. Oakland went ahead when Vogt hit a two-run double off reliever George Kontos and Butler delivered a pinch-hit, two-run single after an error by third baseman Conor Gillaspie extended the inning.But Gillaspie led off the bottom half with one of his four hits and scored the tying run on Spans double. Later in the inning, Crawford made the As pay for intentionally walking Posey by hitting a three-run double that put San Francisco up 8-5.TRAINERS ROOMAthletics: OF Josh Reddick returned from a DL stint for a broken left thumb and went 1 for 6. ... LHP Rich Hill is expected to return to the rotation Saturday against Pittsburgh. He has been out since injuring his groin May 29.Giants: 2B Joe Panik was scratched from the lineup with symptoms of a possible head injury. Panik was hit by a pitch June 18 by Tampa Bays Matt Moore and passed three days of tests after that. He complained of symptoms after Mondays game, leading to more tests. The Giants will decide Wednesday if Panik needs to be placed on the DL.UP NEXTAthletics: RHP Sean Manaea (2-4) returns from a DL stint for a strained forearm to take the mound when the series shifts to Oakland for the final two games.Giants: Jake Peavy (4-6) looks to keep up his strong pitching of late. Peavy has a 1.91 ERA in his past six starts after beginning the year with a 1-5 record and 8.21 ERA in his first nine outings. ' ' '