Arnulfo Obando, the head trainer of pound-for-pound king and junior bantamweight world titleholder Roman Chocolatito Gonzalez, has been declared brain dead but remains on a ventilator after having a recent stroke and undergoing surgery for a brain aneurysm.Carlos Blandon, Gonzalezs manager, told ESPN that Obando was declared brain dead on Monday but remains connected to an artificial respirator.(He) should be let to rest in peace, but his family are the one that make that decision, Blandon said. We are all very sad and cannot believe this is happening. Roman and the team will utilize this as a catalyst for victory. We know Arnulfo is taking care of us from heaven, therefore we are set to make him and his legacy proud.Obando, 54, who is hospitalized in Managua, Nicaragua, took over training four-division champion Gonzalez in 2010 and helped guide him to world titles at junior flyweight, flyweight and junior bantamweight.With Obando in his corner, Gonzalez (46-0, 38 KOs) won a junior bantamweight title by unanimous decision from Mexicos Carlos Cuadras on Sept. 10 at The Forum in Inglewood, California, in what many viewed as the most difficult fight of his career. With the win, Gonzalez became the first Nicaraguan boxer to win a world title in four weight divisions. By getting the fourth title, Gonzalez broke the Nicaraguan record held by the late Hall of Famer Alexis Arguello, his mentor, idol and trainer earlier in his career.Gonzalezs next fight was not being planned for until the spring, possibly a rematch with Cuadras. Blandon said they will not seek a new trainer from outside his current team.Luckily, we have a team of three trainers, therefore we will not hire any other trainer and Roman will maintain his other two trainers, Luis Gonzalez and Wilmer Hernandez.Blandon said Obando suffered the stroke in the small town of Terrabona, Nicaragua, where he was visiting his in-laws.Its a very sad situation, said Tom Loeffler, managing director of K2 Promotions, which co-promotes Gonzalez. Obando was an excellent trainer and did a great job with Roman. But it shows you that in life you cant take anything for granted and it is precious. Discount Air Max 270 UK . Zvonareva, who won the tournament in 2009 and 10, couldnt handle her opponents big groundstrokes in only her third event back after 17 months out with a shoulder injury. Zvonareva made her comeback in January in Shenzhen and played in the Australian Open but lost her first matches at both tournaments. Clearance Air Max 270 Uk . 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"When youre having a tough game offensively you have to go out there and keep the game close and help the pitchers as much as you can." Nick Hundley, Cameron Maybin and Mark Kotsay homered for the Padres, who missed an opportunity to take three of four in the series after blowing a three-run lead in the ninth. Three of the games were won in the winning teams last at-bat. Sunday, it was Colorados turn. Rex Brothers (2-0) pitched the 10th for the victory. Tyson Ross (0-3) walked Todd Helton to lead off the 10th. Jonathan Herrera singled with one out and LeMahieu, pinch-running for Helton, moved to third on Tyler Colvins groundout. Fowler then singled up the middle off Joe Thatcher, who came on to face Colvin, to give the Rockies their sixth walk-off win this season and second of the series. "I was just trying to make a pitch, keep it down," Thatcher said. "He got a better piece of it than I would have liked for him to." Fowler got the game-winning hit after the Rockies rallied against closer Luke Gregerson in the ninth. Colvins RBI single made it 7-5 and Gonzalez tied it with a two-run double down the right-field line on Gregersons third straight slider. "He threw me another one on the outside corner, I tried to stay patient and let it get deep," Gonzalez said. "It was the perfect pitch to hit to right field." Ross came on and retired Nolan Arenado to send the game into extra innings. Gonzalezs game-tying double nearly overshadowed his defence. The Gold Glove outfielder made two fine catches, one in the fifth on Kyle Banks drive to the top of the wall to temporarily preserve the perfect game and another in the sixth to end a rally and save two runs. "Hes a phenomenal athlete," Weiss said. "A huge double to tie the game up. Big-time performance by CarGo." It was also a big-time performance early by Nicasio, who was untouchable through the first five innings. He struck out seven and had only one three-ball count, to Will Venable in the second inning. Maybin grounded ouut to start the sixth before the Padres broke through.dddddddddddd Hundley hit a 2-2 slider into the left-field bleachers to end the drama, and the 33,668 fans at Coors Field gave Nicasio an ovation as Hundley circled the bases. "I hung a slider," Nicasio said. "I didnt think about the no-hitter, only that I missed the pitch. If I put my slider in the dirt maybe he strikes out." With the perfect game gone, Nicasio appeared to lose his rhythm. The next three batters singled to make it 4-2 before Gonzalez made a running catch of Venables liner to end the inning. Edgmer Escalona came on in the seventh and allowed a solo home run to Maybin and a two-run, pinch-hit homer to Kotsay that gave the Padres a 5-4 lead. They were the first homers of the year for both players. "Playing here the games never over," said Padres second baseman Jedd Gyorko, who left in the 10th with a right groin strain. "Their guy has a no-hitter through five and by the seventh inning we have the lead." The Padres scored two more off reliever Matt Belisle in the eighth to make it 7-4. San Diego starter Clayton Richard had a rough start to his day even before he took the mound. A few hours before the game, Richard, Hundley and pitching coach Darren Balsley had a closed-door meeting in the clubhouse managers office to go over the game plan for the afternoon. When they were done, the door was jammed and couldnt be opened. After clubhouse personnel tried unsuccessfully to unlock the door with several sets of keys, Richard, Hundley and Balsley removed the pins from the hinges and the door was pushed open from the outside. Things didnt get much better for Richard when he took the mound. He gave up a two-run homer to Tulowitzki in the first inning and two more runs in the third on a groundout by Gonzalez and a triple by Arenado to make it 4-0. Richard settled down after that, retiring 10 of the last 12 batters he faced. He allowed four runs on eight hits, struck out three and walked one in six innings. "I thought I threw well for the most part," he said. "A bad pitch to Tulo that came over the plate, but really other than that it was just baseball." NOTES: Escalona left the game with right triceps soreness. He is scheduled to have an MRI on Monday and the Rockies said the results will be known Tuesday. ... San Diego SS Everth Cabrera extended his hitting streak to a career-high 10 games. ... Rockies OF Michael Cuddyer was out of the lineup for the third straight game with a strained rib cage muscle. Weiss said Cuddyer has improved since getting injured in the 12th inning Thursday and with a day off Monday thinks there is a chance the veteran will play the opener against Washington on Tuesday. ... San Diego closer Huston Street (left calf strain) will pitch a simulated game Monday. He is eligible to come off the 15-day DL on Friday. ... Padres RHP Jason Marquis (7-2) will pitch Mondays opener of a three-game series against Atlanta. ' ' '
