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The British & Irish Lions are to name their head coach for next summers tour to New Zealand on Sept. 7.Wales Warren Gatland is expected to retain the position he held for the series triumph over Australia in 2013 when the chosen candidate is unveiled at a press conference in Edinburgh.Eddie Jones would have been the clear favourite had Englands head coach and his Rugby Football Union paymasters not stated categorically in the aftermath of the 3-0 whitewash of the Wallabies in June that he is unavailable.Jones has enjoyed a remarkable maiden year at the helm, masterminding a first Grand Slam for 13 years before presiding over the rout of Australia -- just months after virtually the same squad of players had slumped at the World Cup.RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie has made it clear to the Lions board that the 56-year-old Australian is not to be considered, while Jones himself has said he is completely unavailable in order to focus on building for Japan 2019.It clears a path for Gatland to preside over the elite of British and Irish rugby for a second tour having led the 2013 party to a first series victory since South Africa in 1997.Wales fell to a 3-0 whitewash by New Zealand in June, but Gatland is an experienced and canny operator and keen to reprise a role he performed with distinction three years ago.Furthermore, the Welsh Rugby Union has granted the 52-year-old Kiwi permission to take the eight-month sabbatical from his national post demanded by the Lions.The only viable alternative to Gatland is Irelands Joe Schmidt, but his stock has fallen since plotting back-to-back Six Nations titles in 2014 and 2015 and there is no release clause in his contract.Wales lock Alun Wyn Jones and England hooker Dylan Hartley are the main contenders to captain the Lions through a brutal itinerary headlined by two Tests in Auckland and one in Wellington. Terry McLaurin Jersey .1 million pounds ($61.2 million) on Saturday, giving the beleaguered English Premier League champions a major lift. Wes Martin Redskins Jersey . "I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from. http://www.redskinsrookiestore.com/Redskins-Landon-Collins-Jersey/ .25 million option on reliever Jose Veras. Dwayne Haskins Jersey . -- Vincent Lecavalier got everything but the desired result in his return to Tampa Bay. Sammy Baugh Redskins Jersey . Q: Team Canada announces their Olympic roster three weeks from today. Who is general manager Steve Yzerman watching? LeBrun: Over the last 48 hours, hes taken in the home-and-home between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche with Jamie Benn and Matt Duchene being the obvious targets. LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Kansas quarterback Montell Cozart and safety Mike Lee have gone through concussion protocol after being pulled from the loss at West Virginia.Kansas coach David Beaty said both have recovered well and will be evaluated.Once you get that activity going, sometimes that tells you a little bit more about where theyre at, Beaty said.Beaty never said explicitly the two indeed sustained concussions. After Saturdays game, Beaty said Cozart had concussionlike symptoms. He didnt speak to Lees situation until Tuesday.Cozart was hit after attempting to throw deep to Steven Sims in the third quarter. Cozart was in the air after he released the ball.He got lit up, Beaty said. It wasnt necessarily the hit, but his head hit the ground. . You could see his head hit the ground pretty good.Redshirt freshman quarterback Carter Stanley took over for Cozart on the ensuing drive and finished the game.Cozart, a redshirt junior, has played in seven games this season, totaling 1,075 yards passing, seven touchdowns and nine interceptions. Hes shared startingg duties with sophomore Ryan Willis.ddddddddddddThe concussion protocol adds another layer to Cozarts tumultuous career.In 2013, he started the last three games of the season as a true freshman, taking over for Jake Heaps, then a junior. As a sophomore, Cozart started the first five games but was relegated to the bench after coach Charlie Weis was fired. Michael Cummings became the starter.Before the 2015 season, it was anticipated Cummings would start again, but a knee injury in Kansas spring game ended his season. Cozart started the first two games of his junior year, then missed a start because of illness. He came back the following week to start against Iowa State but sprained a shoulder and missed the rest of the season.Kansas hosts Iowa State on Saturday and is eyeing its first conference victory since 2014. The last time Kansas won a conference game, Kansas hosted Iowa State when Clint Bowen was interim head coach. ' ' '