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Christian McCaffrey?will sit out Stanfords bowl game to focus on his NFL draft preparation, the star running back announced Monday on Twitter.Very tough decision, but I have decided not to play in the Sun Bowl so I can begin my draft prep immediately, McCaffrey wrote on Twitter. Thx to all my teammates for their 100% support -- It means a lot to me. Go Cardinal!No. 18 Stanford will face?North Carolina in the Hyundai Sun Bowl on Dec. 30.McCaffrey announced Dec. 7 that he will forgo his senior season to enter the draft.LSU running back Leonard Fournette?and McCaffrey are two high-profile players who will sit out the bowl season. Top draft prospect Fournette, also a junior,?announced Friday?he would not play for No. 20 LSU in the?Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl on Dec. 31 against No. 13?Louisville?and instead end his college football career.We understand that this was a very difficult decision. For three years, Christian has not only been a great player, but a great teammate, as well, Stanford coach David Shaw said in a statement. We wish him great success at the next level, as we continue our preparation for the Sun Bowl.McCaffrey has a $5 million disability policy if he became injured and unable to play, which means he would collect a tax-free $5 million, a source told ESPNs Darren Rovell. He also has a $3 million?loss of value policy and could start collecting if an injury caused him to slip past the 40th overall pick, according to the source.Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith, who was seen as a possible top-five pick in the 2016 draft before suffering a knee injury in his final college game -- the Fiesta Bowl -- that pushed him out of the first round, expressed his disappointment with the players skipping their bowl games.Star running back?Ezekiel Elliott, another Cowboys rookie, disliked the players decisions.Marcus Lattimore, the former South Carolina running back who suffered a career-threatening right knee injury in his junior year just one year after tearing ligaments in his left knee, also weighed in on Twitter by supporting McCaffrey:Another likely first-round draft pick, Texas A&M star defensive end Myles Garrett, released a statement on Monday saying he is preparing to play in the AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl on Dec. 28.Garrett, a junior who is projected as a top-10 pick and potentially the No. 1 overall pick, hasnt yet publicly declared for the draft.Stanford sophomore wide receiver Trenton Irwin tweeted that the team supports McCaffrey.In a statement, Sun Bowl executive director Bernie Olivas said he was disappointed but understood McCaffreys decision.[McCaffrey] was hurt earlier this year, so I am sure that weighed on his decision, Olivas said. He has a tremendous NFL career ahead of him, and that might be sitting in the back of his head.McCaffrey gained 3,864 yards in 2015, breaking Barry Sanders NCAA single-season record for all-purpose yardage. He won the Associated Press National Player of the Year award and finished second in that seasons Heisman Trophy voting, behind Alabamas Derrick Henry. McCaffrey led Stanford to a 45-16 walloping of Iowa in the Rose Bowl, racking up a record 368 all-purpose yards.McCaffrey entered 2016 as a faster and stronger player than the year before. Despite a midseason injury, he again led the nation with 2,327 all-purpose yards and posted 1,603 rushing yards. His rushing average actually improved -- despite the overall decline of Stanfords offense -- from 6.0 yards per carry in 2015 to 6.3 yards per carry this season. This, combined with an increased role in the Cardinals short-yardage attack, allowed McCaffrey to showcase his full range of skills to NFL observers.He is ranked No. 28 on Todd McShays latest top 32 prospects list and is the No. 4 running back in Mel Kipers positional rankings.ESPN staff writers David Lombardi and Sam Khan contributed to this report. Cheap Vans Shoes Uk . Here are his mid-season NBA awards. MVP: (KEVIN DURANT-Thunder) - Has been sensational this season and more importantly, the most consistent player in the league. Considering that his team has been without star guard Russell Westbrook and with the free agent departure of sharpshooter Kevin Martin, hes had to carry the majority of the load to not only keep his team afloat but more importantly, at an elite level. Vans Shoes Outlet Uk . "Thank you for the warm welcome," Beckham said on an 80-degree February morning. In this case, it was soccer weather. 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The flanker, who has played 65 times for France, is expected to be out for up to four months.Great Britain’s swimming team racked up a total of seven gold medals at the European Swimming Championships after the relay teams won the last two events held at the London Aquatics Centre. The British team won 22 medals in total, the most overall, but Hungary, who won 19 medals, finished first in the table due to their 10 golds.It was an impressive day for British swimming as Great Britain won five medals in the final session of the Championships. Great Britains relay teams won both the womens and the mens 4x100m medley relays.Fran Halsall won silver in the 50m freestyle before joining team-mates Kathleen Dawson, Siobhan-Marie OConnor and Chloe Tutton to win gold in the relay.Halsall also won gold on Saturday in the 50m backstroke while team-mate Adam Peaty swam just 0.04 seconds shy of his meet record time to take victory in the mens 50m breastroke.Peaty joined Chris Walker-Hebborn, James Guy and Douglas Scott to win the mens 4x100m, the final event of the championship. Peaty and Halsall had combined earlier with Walker-Hebborn and OConnor in this weeks meet to win gold in the mixed 4x100m medley relay. Halsall also won gold on Saturday in the womens 50m freestyle Jazz Carlin won a silver medal for Great Britain in the womens 400m freestyle, while Ben Proud delivered Britains eighth bronze medal in the mens 50m freestyle earlier on in the day.ddddddddddddWalker-Hebborn, who led the mens relay team, revealed he was inspired by the performance of the British women moments earlier.Definitely, we were sat in the room watching the race and when you see GB win like that, especially by that much, it definitely gives you that little bit extra, he told the BBC.We didnt necessarily need it but we felt good going into that.The British teams attention now turns to the Rio Olympics and Halsalls performance in London shows she is in top condition to possibly take a maiden medal at the Games.This relay tonight [Sunday], we had a great opportunity, she said.The Danish decided not to swim in it so it opened the door up to give it a good shot. Credit to the girls they all put in a good leg.For me, all I had to do was make sure I hit the wall first again - I feel like Ive got an easy ride on these relays because thats all I have to do!This summer, the Olympics, Im looking forward to it now. ' ' '