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TORONTO -- Canadian bantamweight Nick (The Ninja of Love) Denis has retired from mixed martial arts, citing a concern over blows to the head. Youth Owen Daniels Jersey . "In the last couple years, and especially in the last few months leading up to my May 5th fight, while sparring I would notice that when I got hit, it would affect me more and more," the 29-year-old Denis wrote in his blog. "When I first started sparring I would run through punches unaffected. Not only that, but now training at Tristar (Gym in Montreal), I am literally training with the worlds best. We are all training at the highest level, all for the same reasons. "Could I fight in the UFC, against the best fighters in our solar system, literally trained killers, without sparring in training? Not really, so what was I to do? I have made the decision to retire." Denis (11-3) is no ordinary fighter. He has bachelors and masters degrees in biochemistry, and put his PhD studies on hold at the start of 2011 to focus on fighting. He won his UFC debut in January, stopping Joseph Sandoval just 22 seconds into the fight with a string of nasty elbows. Its believed to be the fastest knockout by a Canadian in the UFC since Gary Goodridge stopped Paul Herrera in 13 seconds at UFC 8 in 1996. The five-foot-seven Denis collected US$45,000 for knockout of the night. He used some of money to take his girlfriend to Cuba for a week and to buy a two-horsepower, top-of-the-line Vitamix blender -- the Rolls-Royce of blenders. He lost by first-round submission to fellow Canadian Roland Delorme in May. "I accomplished one of my goals," Denis said in his blog. "I made it to the UFC, signed a five- fight contract, made an amazing debut, some said one of the best debuts in the UFC ever, and had a great second fight that I am very proud of, but ended up breaking my orbital bone and ultimately losing by submission with a second left in the round. "I am going to hold those moments close to me, because they will be as far as my dream goes. I have decided to bow out of MMA." Denis said he started researching concussions after suffering his first loss in May 2009 by KO to Marlon Sandro in the Japanese promotion Sengoku. Denis writes that Sandro "dribbled my head on the canvas like a basketball." "As a graduate student at the university of Ottawa, I had access to all peer-reviewed scientific journals. No surprise to find that concussions bad. "However, I found something that had never occurred to me. Sub-concussive trauma. Basically, a blow to the head that doesnt lead to a concussion. When it happens, you feel fine, and continue on. Maybe you feel like you just had a little brain scramble, nothing big. Those who spar, know what I am talking about. However these add up. They accumulate, from training session to training session, year after year." Denis says he told himself he would quit fighting if he had one more concussion, be it in the cage or just slipping on a patch of ice outside his house. "But what if I never do get knocked out again? What if for the next decade I keep training hard and competing. I get in wars and receive tons and tons of sub-concussive blows. Wouldnt that be orders of magnitude worse than one concussion?" Denis says he started noticed that hits in sparring were taking a toll. "I love MMA, and I have loved my experience with the UFC, Sengoku, and every other promotion along the way, but I am a human being first," he writes. "I dont define myself by my work, and nor should you. I am a human being, and I was born with only one brain, and I want to take care of it so that I will recognize the ones I love when I get older." Denis got into MMA at 20, just looking for something different than lifting weights. He joined a gym and got to meet some fighters. He tried out for "The Ultimate Fighter" reality TV show but did not make the cut. He caught the UFCs eye in October 2011 when he finished Nick Mamalis with a devastating suplex slam that knocked his opponent unconscious at a Wreck MMA card. Prior to that bout, he had not fought since a March 2010 loss to Yuji Hoshino at Sengoku. In the aftermath of that fight, he suffered a pinched nerve in training and his arm went numb. The next morning, trying to shower or putting on a shirt were impossible. Months of physio followed as he waited for the injured nerve to grow back. Unable to train immediately after the injury, he and a friend drove across Canada and back -- camping or sleeping in their car. He made new friends along the way, taught a few martial arts seminars and tried his hand at surfing in Tofino, B.C. "Lots of good memories," he said of the monthlong trip. A native of Ottawa, he now lives in Montreal. His fight nickname came from one of his coaches in Ottawa. "Fight time Im serious, like a ninja I guess you could say," Denis explained. "But in general Im not a rough guy, Im not a mean guy, Im not going to talk trash. Im just looking to have a good time -- so I guess Im the ninja of love." Texans Brian Cushing Jersey .C. -- Injured South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore is finished with college football. Andre Johnson Jersey . Or call it a big underdog trying to gain some sort of mental edge on the eve of a big game at the Olympics. http://www.shopnfltexansgear.com/kevin-walter-jersey/ . It was a Saturday during the Memorial Day long weekend. But Lou Lamoriello was in the office. 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He entered the "B" 100 Saturday, finishing in 10.00 seconds running into a headwind, more than two hours before reigning world champion Yohan Blake won the "A" heat in 9.90 seconds. For Gay, success wasnt measured in numbers. He accomplished his goals: to sprint without pain and to "get all the jitters out." Gay would have preferred entering a less high-profile event than a Diamond League meet in New York City. But he said coach Jon Drummond told him it was "better to get it out of the way than to go to trials and be really anxious and nervous." Blake and countrywoman Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the defending Olympic gold medallist in the 100, face their own stress heading into Jamaican trials. The country is so deep in the sprints, a berth at the London Games is hardly assured for either. Both were encouraged by their performances Saturday. Blake was hampered by his customary slow start, but ran down Keston Bledman to stay undefeated this year. "You have the confidence going into trials that youre invincible," Blake said of his unbeaten streak. Even if he was a bit disappointed by the close call. "Im The Beast, right?" he said of his nickname. "I dont expect anybody to be beside me." Fraser-Pryce made a statement against a deep field, winning in a seasons best 10.92. American Tianna Madison was second in a personal-best 10.97. Reigning world champion Carmelita Jeter was third in 11.05, and U.S. teammate Allyson Felix, a three-time 200 world champ who is considering adding the 100 at trials, was fourth in 11.07. "It was about getting everything right before national championships," Fraser-Pryce said. Sanya Richards-Ross may have earned herself a second event at U.S. trials, winning the 200 in a world-leading and personal-best 22.09. The 2009 world champion in the 400, Richards-Ross was trying to convince her coach to let her run the 200, too. Richards-Ross struggled in 2010 and 11, but after a strong performance in the 400 last week at the Prefontaine CClassic, shes looking anew like a title contender. Derek Newton Jersey. "Im really happy that my races are coming together again," she said. "I lost a bit of confidence last year, and I feel it coming back." The 800 world champion, David Rudisha, came into the meet saying he wanted to run a time in the 1:42 range -- which would have been an impressive feat two months before the Olympics considering his world record is 1:41.01. The Kenyan proved just how dominant he is in the event, bettering his goal by running 1:41.74 to win by nearly 3 seconds. "I felt good during the race and I decided to push a little bit," he said. Julie Labonte of Sainte Justine, Que., was fourth in the womens shot put. Nathan Brannen of Cambridge, Ont., was fourth in the 1,500 metres. "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius failed to post an Olympic qualifying time of 45.30 seconds in the 400, finishing in 46.14. The double-amputee from South Africa will likely have two more chances before the end of the month to meet the standard to earn a trip to the London Games. After struggling recently with a sore hip and slow times, Pistorius saw major progress in his performance on a day the winner, Luguelin Santos of the Dominican Republic, finished in 45.24. "Its the first time I felt in shape to get back to 45," Pistorius said. "So now Im sure Ill be able to do that." After three false starts -- the first two by indoor world champion Aries Merritt, knocking him out of the race -- Jason Richardson won the 110 hurdles. Richardson was an unlikely outdoor world champ last summer, bumped up to gold after Dayron Robles was disqualified for hitting Liu Xiang, the other huge name in the event. Heading into the U.S. trials, Richardson has the confidence that hell finish first in many big races to come. "This year, I feel like Im supposed to belong and belong on the team," he said. "As a whole, Im having the ride of my life." Gay may run in a small meet in Texas before trials. The American-record holder in the 100 won three gold medals at the 2007 world championships. But since then, he has been overtaken by Usain Bolt and beset by injuries. The hip still bothers him, though he said Drummond hammers him about so many technical details, that distracts him from feeling the discomfort. "It aches and pinches and grabs," Gay said. "But Ive just got to go out there and run through the pain." ' ' '