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Wallabies vice-captain Michael Hooper has claimed a second John Eales Medal, finishing ahead of back-row teammate David Pocock.Hooper accepted the honour in Sydney on Thursday night, his second triumph coming after superstar full-back Israel Folau claimed the award in 2014 and 2015.Hooper finished with a total of 296 votes, with Pocock (189), Bernard Foley, Will Genia and Folau rounding out the top fiveI really appreciated the first one a couple of years after I got it and I think this one will actually be the same, Hooper said at Randwick Racecourse.I hope I can keep playing and staying on the field. Ive had a really good run being able to stay on the field. Ive had a good run at it and I want to keep that trend up.The prize caps off a stellar year for the Wallabies vice-captain, who had been crowned Australias man-of-the-match in half of their six Tests on home soil.He started in all but three of the Wallabies 18 Tests over the past year in a campaign that earned him high praise on Thursday from Australian Rugby Union boss Bill Pulver.Over the past 12 months, Michael has been consistently one of the most impressive players in the world, he said.And this was never more evident than during last years World Cup when he combined masterfully with David Pocock to steer Australia to the final.However Hooper admitted he would trade all his personal accolades to reverse the result of last weeks stinging defeat to New Zealand in Auckland.Id give all of these away to win that match last week, he said.That was painful, tough to take. Wins are why you play. Its the ultimate team game. We played a really good 60 minutes, just missed out on a little bit there.Meanwhile, Charlotte Caslick capped a sensational year with the Shawn McKay Award for Womens Sevens Player of the Year, while Ed Jenkins claimed the Mens Award.Dane Haylett-Petty was named the Wallabies Rookie of the Year while Drew Mitchell was credited with the Wallabies try of year, the winger deemed most responsible for Adam Ashley-Coopers third try in last years Rugby World Cup semifinal against Argentina.Sean McMahon was named Super Rugby Player of the Year.Yogi Berra Jersey . Pence singled in the winning run with no outs in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. New York Mets Store . -- Three close looks at the bucket, three misses. https://www.cheapmetsjerseys.us/640l-fernando-tatis-jersey-mets.html .com) - Yankee Stadium is the home of the Bronx Bombers, but on Sunday afternoon it will open its gates to host the latest addition of the Hudson River Rivalry. 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Ron Taylor Jersey .Y. -- Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo had little trouble picking up his first shutout of the season against a Buffalo Sabres team thats having trouble scoring goals.Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly dismissed senior safety Max Redfield from the football team and suspended senior cornerback Devin Butler indefinitely Sunday following a weekend that saw six Fighting Irish players arrested over two separate incidents.Kelly also said that sophomore linebacker TeVon Coney, freshman receiver Kevin Stepherson, sophomore cornerback Ashton White and sophomore running back Dexter Williams -- the other four players arrested Friday night -- will be subject to internal disciplinary measures within the team, which they will not be separated from.Kelly added that the status of the players with the university and the football team can be impacted by the justice system and the universitys discipline.Redfield, Coney, Stepherson, White and Williams were arrested Friday night in Fulton County (Indiana) after police stopped them for speeding. They each were charged with possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor. Redfield, Stepherson and Williams were also charged with possession of a handgun without a license, also a misdemeanor.Butler was arrested early Saturday morning in a separate incident at an off-campus bar on preliminary charges of battery to law enforcement and resisting law enforcement.Kelly did not mince words in a lengthy statement released Sunday afternoon, saying, in part: At Notre Dame, where we place so much importance on the integration of students who are athletes into the broader university, the primary responsibility for discipline lies, as it should, with the Universitys Office of Community Standaards.dddddddddddd But even within that system, there are times when a players conduct so clearly fails to meet the standards I have set for our football team that it is appropriate to take action independent of any decision that might be made by the Office of Community Standards. This is such an instance.The expectations we set for the members of our team are high, but they are especially so for the upperclassmen who are expected to provide leadership and a positive example to the other members of the team. Max and, at least at this stage in the review of his case, Devin, have failed in that regard and so have lost the privilege of continuing to be part of our team.Redfield had been a highly coveted recruit out of Mission Viejo, California, in 2013, but he never lived up to the high school hype. Though a returning starter at free safety, Redfield was coming off a sour end to the 2015 campaign when he was sent home from the Fiesta Bowl for what he had said was a failure to be punctual. He was the Irishs fourth-leading tackler last season.Butler was expected to miss at least the first month of the season after suffering a broken left foot in the summer -- the same foot he broke prior to last years Fiesta Bowl. He appeared in 37 games over his first three college seasons, starting three.Notre Dame, ranked No. 10 in the preseason Associated Press poll released Sunday, opens its season Sept. 4 at Texas. ' ' '