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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The situation Kansas forward Carlton Bragg recently experienced following his arrest and subsequent suspension for one game was no doubt humiliating and humbling.The 6-foot-10 sophomore was arrested on one count of misdemeanor battery. He missed the No. 3 Jayhawks last game, sitting on the bench as they downed Nebraska. Then on Tuesday, Bragg was cleared by authorities of any charges stemming from his Dec. 9 arrest.He will be available Saturday when Kansas (9-1) carries a nine-game winning streak into a matchup against Davidson (5-3) at Sprint Center.The manner in which this particular situation transpired, I think, was educational, Kansas coach Bill Self said. I also think it was one in which you could look at Carlton and understand he took some hits in order to do the right thing by letting the process play out.Self took the same approach, waiting on authorities to judge facts and evidence before commenting extensively on the situation. Braggs role in practice was reduced, but now that he is back, expect him to return to the Kansas rotation.Although Bragg started the Jayhawks first five games, the performance of the highly touted Cleveland recruit has been uneven. He ranks sixth among the Kansas scorers with a 7.8-point average and second in rebounds (5.3).I think that hell be much better moving forward, Self said. He certainly had some (personal issues), and Im not even talking about recent events. But I think those are things that players go through.I think that hell be much better moving forward. ... A lot of times kids go through them beginning their sophomore year because usually their sophomore year their role is much different. Its easy from the cheap seats to say when I get out there Ill be better, and then you get a chance to play and it hasnt quite played out that way. Its kind of humbling.Braggs struggles contributed to the advancement of four-guard lineups Self has used. Especially after 6-5 sophomore wing Lagerald Vick replaced Bragg in the starting lineup.Two small guards, senior Frank Mason and junior Devonte Graham, have been instrumental throughout the season alongside freshman wing Josh Jackson. Collectively the trio averages 49 points. Mason, the teams leading scorer (20.5 points per game) and Graham (13.7) are the only Jayhawks averaging 30-plus minutes.Davidson provides an intriguing matchup.In 2008, Kansas nipped Davidson and Stephen Curry 59-57 in the finals of the NCAA Midwest Regional before capturing the national title. The only other meeting in the all-time series was in 2011, when Davidson upset Kansas in a regular-season game in Kansas City, but the Jayhawks went on to reach the 2012 national championship game.The Wildcats feature two 20-point scorers. Senior guard Jack Gibbs leads the Atlantic-10 and also ranks fourth nationally with a 24.3-point average. He also leads Davidson with 29 assists. Junior forward Peyton Aldridge scores 20 per game and grabs a team-high 6.6 rebounds.Davidson comes off a 10-day break since falling against No. 7 North Carolina 83-74 on Dec. 7.I think the fight that our guys had, the attack mode that they play in, the versatility of our players, kept it close, Bob McKillop, the 28th-year Davidson coach, said after the North Carolina defeat. I thought Jack was particularly an orchestra leader. That was very pleasing to me.The Kansas matchup will be the seventh Davidson has played away from home in its first nine games. The Wildcats then begin a three-game homestand to close out December. Abraham Almonte Jersey . Hazard cut in from the left and scored with a swerving right-footed shot for ninth goal of the season, which proved to be enough for the victory despite Chelseas forwards again lacking a cutting edge up front. Caleb Joseph Diamondbacks Jersey . 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In a significant deviation from standard practice within the sport,?San Diego Padres officials instructed their organizations athletic trainers to maintain two distinct files of medical information on their players -- one for industry consumption and the other for the teams internal use, multiple sources have told ESPN.Trainers were told in meetings during spring training that the distinction was meant to better position the team for trades, according to two sources with direct knowledge of what was said.Major League Baseball is close to concluding its investigation of the Padres handling of the medical information, and the organization and individuals could face discipline.Shana Wilson, the teams director of communications, said the Padres have been cooperating fully with Major League Baseballs review.At this point, it is an ongoing review, and we will refrain from comment until the process has concluded and we receive formal notification of the outcome from MLB, Wilson said. That said, there was no direction or intent on our part to mislead other clubs with respect to a players medical information.According to sources familiar with the fallout from some of the Padres midseason deals, officials from at least three teams that made trades with San Diego -- the Boston Red Sox, Miami Marlins and Chicago White Sox -- were enraged by what they perceived to be strategic deception: veiling medical information that could have been pivotal in trade discussions. At least one other team reached out to the commissioners office with a complaint, according to sources.All MLB teams feed medical information into a central database known as the Sutton Medical System, designed to both maintain the privacy of individual players and to be accessible to teams when needed -- such as when trades are made.Any time a player goes into the training room and receives treatment -- down to hot tubs, aspirin and anti-inflammatories -- those details are supposed to be entered into records.Some teams are known to be more meticulous in note-taking than others -- the trainers for the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees, for example, have a reputation for building extensive files, with all available information written down. And, in recent years, other teams found the Seattle Mariners notes to be less comprehensive.When teams close in on trades, the athletic trainers usually exchange codes needed to access the medical information stored on the players in question so inquiring teams can learn about a players physical condition.Todd Hutcheson had been the Padres athletic trainer for 18 years, but the Padres replaced him in February with a new department leader, Mark Rogow, who had previously worked with the U.S. Department of Defense. After Rogows hiring, there were a handful of meetings during spring training with the organizations athletic trainers, for the major and minor leagues.According to two sources with direct knowledge of those meetings, the staffers were instructed by front office officials to document medical details about players into two separate systems.The athletic trainers were told to post the details of any disabled-list-related medical situations on MLBs central system, but they also were instructed to keep the specifics about preventive treatments only on the Padres internal notes. One source defined the distinction in this way: If a player was ttreated for a sore hamstring or shoulder without being placed on the disabled list, that sort of information was to be kept in-house, for use within the organization only.ddddddddddddAccording to the two sources with direct knowledge of the meetings, the athletic trainers were told that by splitting the medical files into two categories, the Padres would benefit in trade discussions.At the annual get-together of athletic trainers at baseballs winter meetings in Nashville, Tennessee, in December, MLB officials had informed those in the room that they wanted more medical documentation. Months later, when the Padres directive to split the documentation was handed down, some Padres staffers were uncomfortable, according to sources, and some expressed that discomfort, with athletic trainers saying there would be backlash for this type of filing system.According to sources, the Padres reached midseason with dramatically fewer medical entries on their players. An average number of entries for a given team might be in the range of 60 by the All-Star break. The Padres had fewer than 10, according to a source.When you dont have any medical information available on a player, said one evaluator who has been involved in trade discussions in the past, thats not normal.On July 14, the Red Sox traded one of their best pitching prospects, Anderson Espinoza, for San Diegos All-Star left-hander Drew Pomeranz. Sources within the Boston organization say it wasnt until after the deal was made that they became aware of some of the preventive measures that had been provided for Pomeranz.On July 29, the Padres traded right-handers Colin Rea and Andrew Cashner to Miami. In the midst of Reas first outing for the Marlins, he told the team of elbow discomfort. It was only then, according to Miami sources, that the Marlins learned the extent of Reas problem and that hed been receiving treatment for weeks. Two days later, MLB executives facilitated the return of Rea to the Padres, with San Diego returning pitcher Luis Castillo to Miami.MLB pressed athletic trainers on both teams for details about the information that was exchanged, which evolved into debate about what was said in the swap of records. MLB expanded its investigation, with the White Sox and at least one other team expressing concern over the information provided to them by the Padres.The whole system has to be built on trust, to some degree, one official familiar with the situation said. You cant have teams withholding medical information in a baseball trade any more than you have a car salesman not disclosing vehicle history. It cant work. Its about the integrity of the system.A.J. Preller is the Padres general manager and oversees baseball operations for the franchise. He previously worked for the Rangers and, when Preller was overseeing their international operations in 2010, he was suspended for violations of baseball rules regarding signings.He was hired by San Diego in August 2014, after years of developing a reputation for being one of the sports best and most adept scouts. Preller has been lauded by the Padres ownership for his work in stocking the teams farm system.Shortly after Preller took over the Padres, the team was reprimanded by MLB for conducting a workout contrary to industry regulations. ' ' '