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MANCHESTER, England -- After an offseason of heavy spending, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is to set about trimming his squad -- and one player whose future could be in doubt is goalkeeper Joe Hart.Guardiola was asked Friday how central Hart was to City and the England international was hardly given a ringing endorsement.Im so happy about his qualities, his behavior, what he means to this club, Guardiola said. After, we are going to decide inside the doors (of the club). Now, he is a player of us.City has been linked with a move for goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, who plays for Guardiolas former club Barcelona and is more comfortable than Hart with the ball at his feet. Its a quality that Guardiola likes in a goalkeeper, so attacks can be built from the back.Hart has been with City since 2006, and is Englands undisputed No. 1. However, he had a disappointing campaign for England during the European Championship, blamed for two of the goals conceded -- including Icelands winner in the embarrassing last-16 exit to the smallest nation in the competition.Guardiola said he would be busy shuffling his squad until the last day of the transfer window, with one of the priorities getting the numbers down from the 28 or 29 he says he has at his disposal. Samir Nasri and Wilfried Bony could also be set to leave City, having been left off the squad for the upcoming Champions League playoff against Steaua Bucharest.We have to reduce our squad, Guardiola said.City has spent around $200 million this offseason in signing eight players -- the latest being center back John Stones from Everton for a fee of $62 million on Tuesday.Stones is another technically gifted player. And while doubts have been cast about his defensive qualities, Stones is the type of ball-player that Guardiola likes having at center back.With his ability to build up (play), with his intelligence to read the next step, the next pass, behind the line, I think he is a good, good, good player so we are happy to have him, Guardiola said.Stones may be handed his debut against Sunderland on Saturday, in Guardiolas first competitive game in charge of City.Of course, there is a lack of time, its true, Guardiola said. But he reads the game. The people who are intelligent, they read exactly what is going on, what they have to do. John Stones, that is why we took him. I think hes ready.City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak visited the club this week, and chatted to the new players during training. He will be at Etihad Stadium for the Sunderland game, which begins possibly the most exciting era in Citys history.City is the favorite to win the Premier League title, but Guardiola doesnt expect the team to be at its best immediately.To create something, we need time, to create something with ideas to attack we need time, he said. But to play with soul and something inside, we dont need time.Tomorrow we dont know if everyone is going to play good or if we will get the result, but I will not accept not playing with soul. We can do that from the first day.Discount Running Shoes Canada . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. Running Shoes Canada Outlet . Dallas hasnt ruled out the star quarterback for Sunday nights game against Philadelphia, but all signs point to Romos back injury pushing Kyle Orton into the starting role after two years of limited play as the backup. 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Wholesale Running Shoes Canada . -- Brandon Jennings made the most of his first game with the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night.HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. -- A North Carolina football player turned himself in on an arrest warrant Wednesday morning for sexual battery and assault on a female student in February.In a news release, the Orange County Sheriffs Office said Allen Anthony Artis, 21, was released by the magistrate on a $5,000 unsecured bond. Artis didnt attend a brief court appearance Wednesday afternoon on the two misdemeanor charges, and his attorney Sam Coleman left the courtroom through a side door to avoid reporters.The next court date is scheduled for Sept. 29 in the case.The arrest warrant stated Artis had sex with the woman against her will when he should have reasonably known that the other person was mentally incapacitated and physically helpless. The warrant also said he pulled on her bra strap causing an indentation on her shoulder/back during the incident.The woman, Delaney Robinson, said Tuesday she had become intoxicated after being out with friends and was unable to consent. The Associated Press typically doesnt identify alleged victims of sexual assault, but Robinson held a news conference, saying she had filed for the misdemeanor charges after police and prosecutors indicated there wasnt enough evidence to pursue felony charges.Her attorney, Denise Branch, also criticized the way campus police handled a rape kit and the questioning of Artis, a reserve junior linebacker now indefinitely suspended from the team.Orange County district attorney Jim Woodall said no final decisionss have been made on whether to prosecute, though Branch pointed to an Aug.dddddddddddd 2 email she received from one of Woodalls assistant prosecutors.In it, assistant district attorney Jeffrey Nieman said the UNC Department of Public Safety has made clear their determination that the evidence does not support criminal charges, and our review of the investigation does not lead us to advise or otherwise take action to the contrary.In a Tuesday interview with The Associated Press, Woodall said an investigator has consulted with Woodalls office regarding steps taken as recently as Aug. 26 and Aug. 29 in the case.At this point, were waiting on additional evidence, Woodall said. Frankly, the UNC police would not be continuing to investigate and consult us if the case were not an open case.Artis, a native of Marietta, Georgia, has one tackle in two games this season for the Tar Heels (1-1) and played primarily on special teams last year.His indefinite suspension is an automatic university policy when an athlete is charged with a misdemeanor, team spokesman Kevin Best said Tuesday. Any reinstatement would come after a review from athletic director Bubba Cunningham, head coach Larry Fedora and school officials.---Follow Aaron Beard on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/aaronbeardap and the APs college football site at http://collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '