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Sydney defender Michael Talia will be forced to wait a little longer for a chance to resurrect his AFL career.Talia avoided conviction on Thursday after pleading guilty to drug possession.The 23-year-old, who was handed a 12-month good behaviour bond at Sydneys Waverley Local Court, has been stood down from all club activities since being caught on July 17 with cocaine.Football manager Tom Harley says the time frame for the punishment is indefinite.That remains the case, such is the severity of this situation, Harley said.Its clearly disappointing and concerning to have one of our players in this position.But Michael is a Swans player and we will continue to support him from both a welfare and education perspective.As a club, we will now sit down with Michael and discuss our next steps, in terms of how and when he might return to training.The AFL released a statement on Thursday night, noting the league has been supportive of how they (Sydney) have dealt with this matter.Talia, who was traded to the Swans last year by the Western Bulldogs, is unlikely to play this year at AFL level.The Swans are third on the ladder, having banked 13 wins from the opening 19 rounds.Talia, who spent the first half of the season recovering from a serious foot injury, was stopped by police outside a nightclub in Sydneys eastern suburbs.Court documents showed he initially told officers it wasnt mine after he was found with a small bag of cocaine.From a clubs point of view, weve now got the facts, which we stated we were keen to unearth a couple of weeks ago, Harley said outside court.As a footy club, were obviously disappointed to be here today in support of Michael.Talia, speaking alongside Harley, said he was very disappointed in his actions.Im looking forward to learning from this experience and hopefully putting it all behind me, he said.The AFL confirmed Talia had been given a strike under the leagues illicit drugs policy.A player is issued a suspended $5000 fine and must attend counselling and education programs after his first strike.A second detection results in a four-match ban and $5000 fine, while a third is punished with a 12-match suspension and $10,000 fine. Custom Columbus Blue Jackets Jerseys Cheap . With Parker having a quiet game for once, Nicolas Batum and Boris Diaw provided the scoring as France won its first major basketball title by beating Lithuania 80-66 on Sunday. It was a victory that ended a decade of frustration for Parker and a talented French generation, which lost the final against Spain two years ago and took bronze in 2005. Custom Buffalo Sabres Jerseys Cheap . Now that hes hitting streaking teammates with pin-point passes for easy layups, Love is asserting himself as one of the true superstars in the league. http://www.hockeyjerseyscustom.com/custom-boston-bruins-jerseys-cheap-163k . 24 Baylor in a Big 12 clash between teams trending in opposite directions. Andrew Wiggins made 10-of-12 from the foul line and scored 17 for Kansas (14-4, 5-0 Big 12), which capped a stretch of four straight games against ranked opponents unscathed. Custom Edmonton Oilers Jerseys Cheap . 8 Kansas to a 64-63 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night. The freshman from Vaughan, Ont. Custom Calgary Flames Jerseys Cheap . Halladay signed a one-day contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday that allowed the veteran right-hander to retire as a member of team with which he broke into the majors and spent the bulk of his distinguished 16-year career. Rumors of a sequel to the 1995 film Space Jam have been swirling around Hollywood and the NBA for years, usually with the name of Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James attached as the potential star. But Michael Jordan, the star of the original Space Jam, has another idea. Asked by a camper at his recent basketball camp who hed pick to play the starring role in a potential sequel or reboot, Jordan went with LA Clippers star Blake Griffin.Griffin makes sense. Hes shown his sensee of humor in his Kia commercials and even starred alongside Marvin the Martian -- a Looney Tunes character -- in a commercial last year.dddddddddddd. But its the apparel and shoes Griffin wears in that commercial that help explain why Jordan might have picked Griffin over James or any other Space Jam 2 candidate: Griffin is a Jordan Brand endorser. ' ' '