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Investigators determined that Davis wasnt truthful when questioned about the allegations.The NCAA has not ruled on the case.Documents obtained by the newspaper show that Davis received slightly more than the $475,000 he was scheduled to make in 2016, if he had stayed on the job.Davis spent the summer with the Jacksonville Jaguars as a training camp coaching intern?working with the defense.Watts said no more payments are scheduled.ESPNs Mike DiRocco and The Associated Press contributed to this report. Clearance Shoes . LOUIS -- Mike Smith is used to facing plenty of shots, so this was nothing new. Discount Shoes . -- The Sacramento Kings are set to become the first major professional sports franchise to accept Bitcoin virtual currency for ticket and merchandise purchases. https://www.fakeshoeswholesale.com/ . -- The Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake played to a 0-0 tie Saturday night that left the top of the Western Conference standings unchanged. Shoes Outlet . The deal is pending a physical, assistant general manager Bobby Evans said. Traded from Seattle to Baltimore on Aug. 30, Morse also can play first base and right field to give manager Bruce Bochy some flexibility in writing his lineup. Fake Shoes . Kuznetsov, who was selected by the Capitals in the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, has been playing for his hometown team Chelyabinsk Traktor of the KHL.Novak Djokovic faces Dominic Thiem at The O2 on Sunday as he begins the defence of his World Tour Finals title and his pursuit to reclaim the world No 1 ranking. Djokovic saw his 122-week hold on top spot ended last weekend when he was usurped by Andy Murray as the worlds top ranked player. World No 1 permutations How the No 1 ranking can change hands...again Having previously admitted that his desire and love for the game had waned, it may be that this latest development adds fuel to the Djokovic fire as he looks to win a sixth World Tour Finals and end the season on top of the standings once again. The 29-year-old has won the season-ending event the last four years and is a two-time Grand Slam champion this year, winning the Australian and French Opens to take his career tally to 14 major titles. Djokovic has endured a frustrating second half of the season and has lost his world No 1 ranking to Andy Murray He also owns a dominant 23-0 record against his three rivals in the Lendl group and first to challenge that will be the youngest man at this weeks finals - Thiem. Ivan Lendl Group Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Milos Raonic (Canada) Gael Monfils (France) Dominic Thiem (Austria) World Tour Finals: Profiles We look back on the year so far for the eight contenders Thiem too has had his struggles over the second half of the year but claimed four titles over the course of the regular season The Austrian is making his debut at the event and after a sensational start to 2016, tailed off over the second half of the year.He has never won a set against Djokovic, losing all three meetings including their most high-profile encounter at the French Open semi-final earlier this year where Djokovic won 6-2 6-1 6-4.In recent weeks the 23-year-old has suffered surprise defeats to Jack Sock, Viktor Troicki and Alexander Zverev and has not gone beyond a quarter-final since the middle of September. Introduucing the underdogs What do we know about debutants Dominic Thiem and Gael Monfils However Thiem is not to be underestimated having claimed four titles this year, only Murray (eight) and Djokovic (seven) have won more although the last of those came back in June.dddddddddddd.Djokovic too has wobbled since his dominant first half of the year - he has been beaten by Marin Cilic and Roberto Bautista Agut since using the US Open final to Stan Wawrinka and he has won just one title since completing his career Grand Sam at Roland Garros and that came with victory at the Rogers Cup in Toronto in July.Whether Thiem can capitalise remains to be seen but the opening singles match of the tournament promises to be an intriguing one. World Tour Finals: The Groups We run through the contenders and their groups at The O2 As is the case for every session the doubles will kick off the action from 12pm on Sky Sports and the first match of the week will see Mike and Bob Bryan taking on Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo. Edberg/Jarryd Group Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan Ivan Dodig & Marcelo Melo Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares Treat Huey & Max Mirnyi Bob and Mike Bryan are five-time winners of the season-end doubles event The American brothers are seeded third this year and are four-time champions of the event but come into the tournament on the back of two years without a major title.They face sixth-seeded pair Dodig and Melo who have won the last two Masters events they have entered in Cincinnati and Canada.All the action from the O2 between November 13-20 will be live on Sky Sports across the week and if you are out and about you can follow on our Sky Sports apps and the website via our live blogs. Full schedule here. Live Tennis: ATP World Tour Finals November 13, 2016, 12:00pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Also See: The Groups Shots to watch Tour Finals at The O2 Panel Predictions ' ' '