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Mikayla Coombs, a 5-foot-10 shooting guard from Wesleyan (Peachtree Corners, Georgia) and the No. 21 prospect in the espnW Super 60 for the 2017 class, has given a verbal commitment to Connecticut.UConn began recruiting me when I was in the ninth grade, Coombs said. Through my knee injury their staff continued to recruit me, building a great relationship. I feel I can grow as a person and as a player while being in Storrs.Coombs, an explosive and acrobatic player with a high ceiling, tore the ACL in her left knee the first game of her sophomore season. With range that extends to the arc, Coombs averaged 13.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists as a junior.Coombs also considered Tennessee, Georgia, Georgia Tech, South Carolina, Stanford, Virginia and Penn State, taking official visits to Penn State and Virginia.My desire to pursue a degree in broadcast journalism and my proximity to ESPN studios in Bristol will hopefully open other doors for me, Coombs said.Coombs is coach Geno Auriemmas third commitment in the class of 2017, all guards. Lexi Gordon, the No. 28 prospect, and Andra Espinoza-Hunter, ranked 36th, had previously committed to the Huskies, who have won four straight national titles. UConns incoming freshman class also is three-deep and is led by star point guard Crystal Dangerfield.Recruits in the 2017 class can sign national letters of intent starting Nov. 9, the first day of the NCAAs early signing period.Paul George Jersey . Ryan Garbutt had a goal and two assists as Dallas snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. Lou Williams Clippers Jersey . Toronto has dropped games to Indiana and Miami since a five-game winning streak and closed out a three-game road trip at 1-2. https://www.clipperslockerroom.com/ . PETERSBURG, Fla. Jerome Robinson Jersey . -- Matt Kuchar and Harris English ran away with the Franklin Templeton Shootout, shooting a 14-under 58 on Sunday in the final-round scramble to break the tournament course record. Blake Griffin Jersey . - NASCAR announced a 33-race schedule for the 2014 Nationwide Series with virtually no changes from this years slate.Paul Gallens State of Origin highlight was never going to be his debut.In the same match as the ill-fated Brett Hodgson pass, 24-year-old Gallens entry to the representative arena in game III, 2006 coincided with the beginning of the darkest era in NSW Origin history.Nor will he remembered most for the punch that ended all punches.A crushing blow to the forehead of Nate Myles in 2013 that brought an end to brawls in rugby league, but in his eyes represented a moment where the Blues showed they were ready to fight back.The crowning moment of his career so far - when he became the first NSW skipper to lift the shield in nine years in 2014 - is also by no means his most powerful.Although it was a fitting reward.Instead, Gallens legacy was created in Game II of 2011, when a colossal 80-minute, 212m performance in his second game as skipper put pride and starch back into the Blues jersey.In the four years that preceded that game, NSW had won just won just one live fixture.Since then, they have claimed six and Gallen has carried his NSW side both on the field and off it.As a kid I never followed an NRL team, Gallen said.But I always followed NSW.The numbers alone are not kind to Gallen.His 15 losses from 23 games are the most for any player in Origin history, however it says more about him that he has been selected consistently to play that many games in an era during which the Blues have churned through 97 players.ddddddddddddSo too does the fact he led the Blues forwards in average run metres in every series between 2010 and 2014.Further proof that Gallen gave Blues fans a reason to believe lies in attendance figures at ANZ Stadium which have not dropped below 80,000 since he became captain in 2011 - a figure they didnt reach in any of the games in the five years before that.Ive played the villain a bit to keep people interested, Gallen has admitted.And with every pre-Origin spiel, he showed not only an understanding of Origin football but the steel NSW required to rebuild from the ruins.Its also why Gallen understands how Wednesdays dead rubber is just as important for not only his legacy, but the Blues one that carries on after him.The young boys moving forward, they need some confidence going into next year, he said.Thats why we need to be totally desperate on Wednesday night in everything we do.PAUL GALLENS ORIGIN CAREERGames: 23Record: 8-15Games captained: 15Debut: Game III, 2006Tries: 1Average minutes: 63Average metres: 139.8Average tackles: 30.8* Statistics courtesy Fox Sports Stats ' ' '