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ANDORRA LA VELLA, Andorra -- Spanish cyclist Joaquim Rodriguez will retire at the end of this season, ending a 17-year career marked by podium finishes at all three Grand Tours.Rodriguez made the announcement on Monday during a rest day in the Tour de France at a news conference organized by his Katusha team.I still enjoy this sport so much, but I am 37 years old, Rodriguez said in Andorra, where he has been living and training for many years. One day, I will have to stop anyway, and I prefer to do this when I am still riding at a high level.Nicknamed Purito, which is Spanish for small cigar, Rodriguez was fifth overall after the first week of the Tour, just 37 seconds behind race leader Chris Froome.I will give my maximum like I did my whole career, Rodriguez said. I would be happy to finish my Tour career in top 10, but of course I still dream of another podium in Paris.His best results in the Grand Tours were second in the Giro dItalia (2012) and Spanish Vuelta (2015), and third in the Tour (2013) and Vuelta (2010, 12).He also won the Tour of Lombardy twice as well as the Fleche Wallonne classic, and ended the season at the top of the UCI rankings three times.Rodriguez is expected to enter the Rio de Janeiro Olympics road race next month.For the moment, I have no idea what will be my last race, he said. In theory, Rio and the Spanish Vuelta are still on my program. Ecco Shoes Clearance Sale . It was the second consecutive win for the Pacers (2-5), who lost their first five preseason games. Jeff Teague led the Hawks (1-5) with 17 points and eight assists and Al Horford had 12 points and seven rebounds. Mike Scott scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half. Wholesale Ecco Ireland . A lawyer for MLB, Matthew Menchel, confirmed Wednesday the league dropped its case against Biogenesis of America, its owner Anthony Bosch and several other individuals. The lawsuit had accused Biogenesis and Bosch of conspiring with players to violate their contracts by providing them with banned performance-enhancing substances. http://www.wholesaleeccoireland.com/ . -- Charlie Graham stopped 67 shots as the Belleville Bulls edged the visiting Guelph Storm 6-5 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. Ecco Shoes Sale Online Ireland .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Ecco Shoes Online Ireland . -- Claudio Bieler hadnt scored since early September, and not from the run of play since mid-July. Birmingham, Ala. -- The Southeastern Conference and the University of Arkansas will play host to the 2016 SEC Cross Country Championships Friday at Agri Park in Fayetteville, Ark.The womens 6K race is scheduled for a 10 a.m. CT start, while the mens 8K race will begin at 11 a.m. An awards ceremony will follow the race. Admission to the 2016 SEC Cross Championships is free and open to the public, and spectator parking is available. This will mark the third time that Arkansas will play host to the SEC Cross Country Championships and first since 2004.Five Southeastern Conference cross country teams are ranked among the nations top-30 in the latest U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association NCAA Division I Cross Country National Coaches Poll. The Arkansas men are ranked fifth, while Ole Miss is No. 11. The Kentucky men are listed among those receiving votes. The Arkansas women are ranked 10th, while Ole Miss is No. 16 and Mississippi State is No. 29. Missouri is included among the womens teaams receiving votes.ddddddddddddArkansas is the defending SEC Cross Country Champion on both the mens and womens sides. The Razorback men have won the last six SEC crows and 23 in the last 25 years. The Razorback women have won three consecutive SEC titles.Alabamas Antibahs Kosgei returns as the defending mens champion. An Arkansas runner has won the womens title in four of the last five years, including former Razorback Dominque Scott from 2013-2015.Agri Park, which opened in 1996, is carved out of a portion of the University of Arkansas on-campus agricultural area. The current course configuration has three distinct areas. The open area of the starting chute is separated from the pond and Razorback Meadow by a grove of trees. Razorback Meadow is open and relatively flat, and the pond section has more contour as the trail rises up along the rim of the courses water feature. ' ' '