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Greg Bird will miss the Gold Coasts clash with Parramatta after taking an early guilty plea for his high tackle on Garth Widdop.Bird remains the fourth most suspended player of the NRL-era after pleading guilty early on to a grade-two careless high tackle from the Titans win over St George Illawarra on Friday.It is the second time Bird has been suspended this season.The former representative player will return for Monday weeks for the round 21 fixture against Cronulla.Warriors prop Charlie Gubb is contesting the grading of his grade-two shoulder charge on Darcy Lussick at the NRL judiciary on Wednesday night.Gubb was cited for the shot in the Warriors loss to Manly in Perth on Saturday.Gubb faced up to seven weeks out for the tackle, but after pleading guilty he will miss up to five matches, less if the charge is downgraded.Newcastles Jake Mamo and Daniel Saifiti will miss Sundays round 20 NRL clash with Cronulla after taking early guilty pleas on their respective match review committee charges.Mamo took the early plea on his grade-two dangerous contact charge and Saifiti did likewise on his grade-one shoulder charge.Both players will miss one match, which means they will be next available for the Knights round 21 match against Manly at Brookvale Oval on Sunday week.Knights utility Sione Matautia has pleaded no contest to a grade-one careless high tackle and has taken a one-match ban, but he is sidelined for four weeks due to a jaw injury.Matautias no contest plea, as opposed to an early-guilty plea, means he will have less carryover points when returns to football.Penrith forward Lelani Latu took the early-guilty plea on a tripping charge, but has escaped suspension.NRLs MOST SUSPENDED PLAYERS: 1. John Hopoate - 45 weeks2. Luke ODonnell/Craig Smith - 32 weeks4. Greg Bird - 31 weeks5. Danny Williams - 28 weeks6. Jason Stevens/Adrian Morley - 26 weeks Fake Shoes For Sale . -- Jaye Marie Green shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday to increase her lead to five strokes after the second round of the LPGA Tours qualifying tournament. Discount Shoes . Halifax beat the Saint John Sea Dogs 7-5 on the strength of two goals apiece from Nikolaj Ehlers, Matt Murphy and Brent Andrews. Jonathan Drouin also scored and had three assists while Zachary Fucale made 17 saves for the Mooseheads (16-8-0), who led 6-1 after two periods. https://www.fakeshoeswholesale.com/ . -- PGA TOUR Canada member Steve Saunders took a three-stroke lead Saturday in the Web. Cyber Monday Shoes . Most important, perhaps, it went off without a hitch. Organizers poked a little fun at the now-infamous opening ceremony gaffe that saw only four out of five snowflakes open up into rings, leaving the Olympics logo one ring short. Black Friday Shoes . Brazilian national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has confirmed that the veteran goalkeeper is set to join Toronto on loan, saying it will help him be ready for the World Cup. BELLEFONTE, Pa. -- The Latest on the trial of a former assistant coachs lawsuit against Penn State (all times local):6:10 p.m.A former Penn State athletic director is denying a claim by a main witness against Jerry Sandusky that he was terminated as an assistant football coach because of his role in the child molestation case.Jurors in Mike McQuearys defamation and whistleblower lawsuit against the university were read a deposition Wednesday from Dave Joyner, the athletic director when McQuearys contract wasnt renewed at the end of June 2012.McQuearys lawsuit includes a claim he was retaliated against because of his role in helping convict Sandusky.But Joyner says McQueary wasnt kept on because a new coach revamped the coaching staff, and there was no position available for him.Joyner says he decided to grant McQueary 18 months pay as severance because he thought it was the right thing to do.---12:45 p.m.An investigator says threatening emails and calls about a witness who helped produce child molestation charges against Jerry Sandusky werent enough to make him fear for the mans safety.Anthony Sassano, with the Pennsylvania attorney generals office, testified Wednesday, the third day of trial in former assistant football coach Mike McQuearys whistleblower and defamation lawsuit against Penn State.McQueary claims he was damaged when the school put him on leave after Sandusky was charged in 2011.dddddddddddd McQueary had told authorities he saw Sandusky abuse a boy in a team shower a decade earlier.The university says its handling of McQueary was justified by safety concerns.But Sassano says investigators decided McQueary and the public werent at risk when Penn State played Nebraska a week later. There has been evidence of overt threats on his life, while others made vague warnings of consequences at the game.---1 a.m.A former assistant football coachs lawsuit against Penn State will resume with more testimony from the man who put him on paid administrative leave days after Jerry Sandusky was charged with child molestation.Mike McQuearys lawsuit will continue Wednesday with the questioning of Mark Sherburne, who briefly took over as athletic director after his predecessor was charged with perjury.McQueary is seeking more than $4 million in lost wages and other claims.He says he was defamed by a statement from the schools president after Sandusky and two of the presidents top lieutenants were charged in 2011.The lawsuit says McQueary was retaliated against for his role in the investigation and prosecution of Sandusky, and misled into thinking officials took seriously his report that he saw Sandusky abuse a boy in 2001. ' ' '