MIAMI -- Miami Dolphins safety Don Jones was fined an undisclosed amount Sunday and will undergo educational training after send

MIAMI -- Miami Dolphins safety Don Jones was fined an undisclosed amount Sunday and will undergo educational training after sending a negative tweet about Michael Sam, the first openly gay player to be selected in the NFL draft. John Gibson Jersey . Shortly after the St. Louis Rams took Sam in the seventh round Saturday, Jones tweeted "OMG" and "Horrible." The tweets were taken down a short time later. Jones apologized for his comments Sunday and described them as inappropriate. The Dolphins said Jones has been excused from all team activities until he completes training related to his comments. "We were disappointed to read Dons tweets," coach Joe Philbin said in a statement. "They were inappropriate and unacceptable, and we regret the negative impact these comments had on such an important weekend for the NFL. We met with Don today about respect, discrimination and judgment. These comments are not consistent with the values and standards of our program." The Dolphins reacted swiftly to Jones comments in the wake of the teams bullying scandal last year, which embarrassed the NFL and prompted a nationwide debate about workplace harassment. Jones said he regretted that his tweets took away from Sams "draft moment." "I remember last year when I was drafted in the seventh round, and all of the emotions and happiness I felt when I received the call that gave me an opportunity to play for an NFL team, and I wish him all the best in his NFL career," Jones said in a statement. "I am committed to represent the values of the Miami Dolphins organization, and appreciate the opportunity I have been given to do so going forward." Jones agent, Chris Martin, could not be reached Sunday for comment. Ryan Kesler Ducks Jersey . Hargreaves began his career in 2008 with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and has played with the Edmonton Eskimos and last season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. 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A wide-open, highly competitive and mistake-filled season has followed.MONTREAL - What should be the biggest world junior championship ever is set to begin with pressure weighing heavily on Canada to end a five-year gold medal drought.The 11-day event to take place in Canadas two biggest cities, Toronto and Montreal, opens on Friday with the host country, led by 17-year-old top NHL draft prospect Connor McDavid, widely considered the favourite despite a string of disappointments since its last victory in 2009.Weve addressed (the pressure) for sure, Scott Salmond, Hockey Canadas vice-president for national teams, said this week. We talked about what it means to play at home to make sure were focused on the task at hand.But what I get from this group is a real level of excitement. We realize what type of team we are and how we want to play and were excited by the opportunity. They say you play all year in your league for home ice advantage. Weve got home ice advantage every game. So for us, its less about pressure and more about enjoying it.Canada opens group stage play at the Bell Centre on Dec. 26 against Slovakia, then faces Germany on Dec. 27, defending champion Finland on Dec. 29 and, in what is becoming a tradition, the United States on Dec. 31.Group B teams Russia, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Denmark and Switzerland will play at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.Canada will move to Toronto for the single-game knockout rounds. The final is Jan. 5 at the ACC.Hockey Canada, which hopes to beat the record $21 million in profits earned at the 2012 event in Calgary and Edmonton, secured rights to the 2015 and 2017 tournaments for Toronto and Montreal, charging steep ticket prices and looking for sellouts in the two NHL rinks.In 2017, the settings will reverse, with Canada playing group stage games in Toronto and knockout games in Montreal.Canadian dominance of the event, whose official name is the IIHF World Under-20 Championship, is no longer taken for granted. Canada won five years in a row twice, from 1993 to 1997 and from 2005 to 2009, but it is now a tougher tournament to win.More countries have talent at least close to matching Canada, notably the U.S., Russia, Sweden and Finland, and some European teams no longer play the soft game that left them vulnerable to Canadas forechecking style.And with the games played on the smaller NHL-size rinks, the Americans in particular will be gold medal contenders. The U.S. is led by Jack Eichel of Boston University, who is McDavids rival for the honour of being picked first in the next NHL draft.Sweden, led by Maple Leafs draft pick William Nylander and Canadiens prospect Jacob de la Rose, will be gunning for gold after taking silver the last two years.Signs that the tournament was getting harder to win were evident in Canadas 2009 victory, which needed Jordan Eberles shootout goal to beat Russia 6-5 in the semifinals before downing Sweden 5-1 in the final.The next year in Saskatoon, Ebeerle scored twice late in the third period to tie the U. John Gibson Ducks Jersey. S., only to see John Carlson win it in overtime for the Americans on a magnificent end-to-end rush.Then came 2011 in Buffalo, when Canada led the final 3-0 after two periods only to see Russia storm back with five goals in the third.Canada beat Finland for bronze in 2012, but came fourth in 2013 in Ufa, Russia and again last year in Malmo, Sweden. It was the first time Canada was shut out of the medals two years in a row since a three-year stretch from 1979 to 1981.Disappointment was evident among fans and the Canadian hockey community.Even McDavid was moved to say during the Canadian teams pre-tournament camp that people are starting to doubt Canada and they dont really believe any more. Its annoying a little bit. You see how past people did and how great they were and everything like that. People just dont expect that of us anymore. They expect us to lose. That’s just not how it should be for Canada.Perhaps McDavids lets show em approach can be a rallying point for this years squad, the roots of which took shape when Canada sent its second youngest team ever to Malmo.Seven players are back for a second shot at gold, including McDavid, goalie Zach Fucale, defenceman Josh Morrissey and forwards Nic Petan, Frederik Gauthier, Sam Reinhart and Curtis Lazar. While last years squad was heavy on 18-year-olds, this one has 16 players who are 19.Salmond denied the Malmo tournament was merely a training ground for the glitzier event in Toronto and Montreal.It may look that way, but it wasnt, he said. That staff picked what we felt was the best group to give us a chance to win then.Sure it has helped us this year because of the number of players we have back. But it wasnt by design.Canada tried to select a stronger offensive roster this time, eschewing players only there to check. Rather, they picked talent to give them scoring depth on all four lines.Canada could have been even stronger had Aaron Ekblad, Jonathan Drouin, Bo Horvat and Nathan MacKinnon been released by their NHL clubs, but it is no longer the only country missing players. For one, Washington refused to loan 19-year-old Andre Burakovsky to Sweden.But help came for Canada when the New York Rangers loaned sniper Anthony Duclair and the Ottawa Senators provided Lazar, who was named the teams captain.I like the fact that were an older group, said Ryan Jankowski, Canadas director of player personnel. Weve got skill throughout the lineup.Of course youd love to have MacKinnon, Horvat or Drouin, but I like the group we have. We have a nice balance throughout our 20 skaters.A highlight of this years event will be the showcase for McDavid and Eichel.Many consider McDavid, who makes dazzling plays at top speed, the best prospect since Sidney Crosby in 2005. Eichel is a dynamic speedster who also played at last years world juniors. ' ' '