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In case you missed catching up on the latest in Indian sport, here is the lowdown on the top stories of the past week.1. ISSFs proposal to scrap 50m mens pistol event invites mixed reactions: The ISSF (International Shooting Federation) athletic committees proposal to scrap the 50m mens pistol event from the Olympic Games stirred a controversy, upsetting and angering Indian shooters. The committee, headed by Abhinav Bindra, also sought to bring in mixed-gender events instead of some mens events. Read what top Indian shooters told us here and here.?2. CK Vineeth fires Kerala into ISL playoffs: CK Vineeths 66th-minute goal against NorthEast United took Kerala Blasters into the playoffs, where they will face Atletico de Kolkata on December 10. In the other semi-final, table-toppers Mumbai City will take on Delhi Dynamos on December 11. Read the full report.3. Sindhu looks to improve her strokes: PV Sindhu shares her experience about the China Open and the Hong Kong Open, while her coach Gopichand talks about the big takeaways from the two tournaments. Sindhus next challenge will be the Superseries finals in Dubai (from December 14), where an elite field of eight players will participate. Read ESPN Indias exclusive here.?4. After Russia high, boxer Sachin Siwach aiming for Tokyo 2020: Sachin Siwach, only the third Indian to win a gold medal at the Youth Boxing World Championships, has his sights on bigger things.5. Gurpreet Singhs journey from Punjab to Norway: Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, the star Indian player missing from the ISL, talks to ESPN about his two years at the Norwegian team Stabaek.6. The far side of Indian football: A journey to a village south-east of Kohima aims to look at Nagaland football in a microcosm and understand how the sport survives.Amari Cooper Youth Jersey .ca. 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Our players, theyre athletes, too. Theyre fans, too. They would probably like to know how to run a quarterback sneak one day.Collins is well aware of the carnival-like attention that Tebow brings, but thats nothing new to the Mets. He joked that maybe Tebow has some fancy cars he can drive to camp, a reference to the daily driving show outfielder Yoenis Cespedes put on last year in Port St. Lucie.Cespedes is back with New York after signing a $110 million, four-year deal and much more of a sure thing than Tebow, who is still very much an unknown at age 29.Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said it would be inappropriate to refer to Tebow as a circus animal but conceded we knew hed be overmatched in the Arizona Fall League.dddddddddddd He said Tebow likely will start the year in a full-season Class A league.The Mets signed Tebow to a minor league contract late this year. An outfielder who didnt play the sport in college, he hit .194 in the Arizona Fall League, striking out 20 times in 70 plate appearances.Asked whether there was any advantage to having Tebow attend major league spring training, Alderson said, No, except for advertising purposes.Collins would be OK with that.Were in New York, Collins said. We can handle anybody with a name on his back in our camp. If they decide to send him to camp, well get him better.Tebows baseball skills are still pretty raw, but his persona is larger than life.Collins thinks theres a benefit to that.His personality, hes won, this guy has won wherever hes been, Collins said. Thats why Im surprised when I see guys that walk out on a sports field someplace, they win. They know how to win games and that make-up is important to have.---AP Baseball Writer Ronald Blum contributed to this report. ' ' '