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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois says it has added high-ranking center Jeremiah Tilmon to its recruiting class for the coming season.Illinois coach John Groce said Thursday that the sought-after 6-10, 245-pound Tilmon has everything you want at that position. Groce called Tilmon a good scorer and passer who also excels at inside defense.Recruiting analysts rank the player from East St. Louis, Illinois, among the top 25 recruits in the country. He is Groces highest-ranked recruit at Illinois.Tilmon also will fill an immediate need for Illinois because both centers, Maverick Morgan and Mike Thorne Jr., are in their final seasons.Tilmon joins guards Trent Frazier, Javon Pickett and DaMonte Williams in an Illini recruiting class that several recruiting services now rank in the top 10 in the country. Ivan Provorov Flyers Jersey . Perhaps Carroll was so prepared for a break because he believes there is very little the Seattle Seahawks need heading into the off-season. "I dont see anything that we need to add. We just have to get better," Carroll said. Travis Sanheim Flyers Jersey . Olli Jokinen, Mark Scheifele, and Bryan Little each had a goal and an assist as Winnipeg won 5-2, handing Calgary its record-setting seventh consecutive loss on home ice. http://www.nhlflyersproauthentic.com/oskar-lindblom-hockey-jersey/ . But by the time the game started, the Toronto Raptors forward felt even worse. And, for three quarters, it showed as Gay shot a woeful three-for-13 from the field. Travis Konecny Jersey . -- Jakob Silfverberg is making himself right at home with the Anaheim Ducks, scoring four goals in his first four games. Bill Barber Jersey . Brett Kulak and Jackson Houck of the Vancouver Giants were each charged with assault causing bodily harm on Aug. 18, according to the B.C. court services. COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- As Ken Griffey Jr. prepares to enter the Hall of Fame as a first-ballot inductee, hes throwing his endorsement behind another left-handed slugger who played for the Seattle Mariners organization in the mid-1990s.Griffey said that Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz, who broke into professional ball in Seattles farm system under the name David Arias from 1994 to 1996, absolutely merits a place in Cooperstown when he appears on the ballot five years after his retirement this fall.I got a chance to see him young, Griffey said at a news conference Saturday. He wasnt Big Papi. He was Thin Papi at that time. To watch him do the things hes done over the years, hes become one of the most feared hitters in all of baseball. Hes the one guy where you say, If were up by two, lets just walk him and go for the next guy. Hes got a chance to put a team up by three real quick.Hes done an incredible job in that city. Do I think hes a Hall of Famer? Absolutely. Just look at the numbers hes put up: Three (World Series) titles, and the list of his accomplishments on the field goes on. You cant take that away from him.Ortiz, 40, has announced that he will retire at the end of this season. He has 10 All-Star appearances on his resume and ranks 19th in MLB history with 5527 home runs and 23rd in RBIs with 1,720.ddddddddddddHis Hall of Fame candidacy is likely to spark debate because hes made 1,952 career starts at DH and only 264 starts at first base.Ortiz also has been the subject of PED speculation since a 2009 New York Times report that said he tested positive for steroids in 2003, when MLB was conducting anonymous survey testing as a step toward random drug testing in the game.Mike Piazza, who will enter the Hall of Fame with Griffey on Sunday, offered a more muted endorsement of Ortiz.Piazza spent four years on the ballot while dealing with steroid speculation before making it to Cooperstown with 83 percent of the vote.I think David Ortiz is one of the most charismatic players to come along in a long time, Piazza said. Putting his numbers aside, I think hes a great guy. Hes great for the city. Hes obviously very colorful and fun to watch.I agree with Kenny, but I also believe theres a process that you have to respect. I know there are going to be debates out there on numbers and everything. Not one size fits all. Its really an individual choice. You just have to respect the process and let it play itself out. ' ' '