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GB sprinter Dina Asher-Smith hopes her poor show at the Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix is the wake-up call needed for this years Olympics in Rio. The 20-year-old Londoner has high hopes as she prepares for this summers Games but was downcast after finishing sixth in a womens 60 metres final won by world 200m champion Dafne Schippers in 7.10 seconds.Asher-Smith, who could only clock 7.25 secs - eight hundredths of a second slower than her heat time, said: It was not good. In fact it was really bad. I dont like not performing to the best of my ability. I dont know where it went wrong so Ill talk to my coach. I didnt feel my transition was any good so Ive got a lot to work on. Maybe thats just what I need. If it wasnt such a strong race, I might have got away with it but with the girls I was up against, there was no way that was happening.In Olympic year you cant be making basic, technical mistakes so maybe it was a good thing it happened now. I can go away, talk to my coach and fix it.The event was being staged at Glasgows Emirates Arena for the first time after a deal was struck to see it shared year-to-year with Birmingham.But home favourite Laura Muir failed to give the sell-out Scottish crowd the result they were looking for after finding herself boxed in during the early stages of the 800m as she finished behind Canadian Melissa Bishop, silver medallist at last years World Championship in Beijing.But Scottish Athlete of the Year Muir - targeting the 1500m in Brazil - was satisfied and said: You cant do any better than a PB, so Im delighted. Lorraine Ugen looking in good form in the long jump That was a world-class field. I learned a lot from the Worlds last year. That was the first time I went through three rounds and ended up finishing fifth. So I have the experience to cope with three rounds at Rio. I just want to get to that start line now and see what happens.Lorraine Ugen beat British rivals Shara Proctor and Jazmin Sawyers to secure victory in the long jump with a leap of 6.80m. Her effort also clinched first place in the IAAF World Indoor Tour standings and its £14,000 first prize.Seren Bundy-Davis of Wales looked set for victory in the womens 400m before fading down the home straight, allowing Jamaicas Stephenie Ann McPherson to pinch victory on the line in a time of 52.05secs.World pole vault champion Shawn Barber missed out on a lifetime best leap of 6.01m but the Canadian still had enough to easily beat Britains Luke Cutts with a winning mark of 5.89m. Also See: SportsWomen Rutherford upset to miss Glasgow English sizzles in Sweden SportsWomen Video Custom Colts Jersey China . -- Anaheim Ducks defenceman Luca Sbisa will be out at least six weeks with a torn tendon in his right hand. Colts Jerseys China . PETERSBURG, Fla. http://www.customcoltsjersey.com/ . 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You also can follow along @BBTN?and on Facebook.Al SimmonsPosition(s) Left field, center fieldTeams Philadelphia As (1924-32, 40-41, 44), Chicago White Sox (33-35), Detroit Tigers (36), Washington Senators (37-38), Boston Bees (39), Cincinnati Reds (39), Boston Red Sox (43)Honors Three-time AL All-Star (1933-35), Hall of Fame (53)Championships 2 -- Philadelphia (1929, 30)Career stats .334/.380/.535, OPS -- .915, hits -- 2,927, HRs -- 307, RBIs -- 1,828Did you know? From 1925 to 1934, Simmons was one of the games all-time great hitters. In that decade he hit .359, averaged 200 hits and 128 RBIs per season, and only twice struck out more than 50 times in a season. Simmons took full advantage of his home field (Shibe Park), twice driving in 100 runs there. Hes the only player to drive in 100 runs at home in two separate seasons. -- Mark Simon, Stats & InfoMike PiazzaPosition(s) Catcher, first baseTeams Los Angeles Dodgers (1992-98), Florida Marlins (98), New York Mets (1998 to 2005), San Diego Padres (06), Oakland As (07)Honors NL Rookie of the Year (1993),?12-time NL All-Star (1993-98, 1999 to 2002, 04-05), 10 Silver Sluggers (1993 to 2002), All-Star MVP (1996), Hall of Fame (16)Championships NoneCareer stats .308/.377/.545, OPS -- .922, hits -- 2,127, HRs -- 427, RBIs -- 1,335Did you know? Piazza had a .308 batting average and hit 427 home runs in his career. Hes one of 15 players (and the only one whose primary position was catcher) to have a .300 batting average and hit 400 home runs. The next-most home runs among the eight catchers with at least 3,000 plate appearances and a .300 batting average is 216, by Victor Martinez. -- SimonWillie StargellPosition(s) Left field, first baseTeams Pittsburgh Pirates (1962-82)Honors Seven-time All-Star (64-66, 71-73, 78),?World Series MVP (1979), NL MVP (79), Hall of Fame (88)Championships 2 -- Pittsburgh (1971, 79)Career stats .282/.360/.529, OPS -- .889, hits -- 2,232, HRs -- 475, RBIs -- 1,540Did you know? At the time he shared NL MVP honors with Keith Hernandez in 1979, Willie Stargell was the oldest to win the award (age 39, since surpassed by Barry Bonds at age 42). Stargell had been MVP-worthy many times previously. From 1971 to 1973, he averaged 42 home runs and 119 RBIs per season with a .999 OPS. Stargell not only won MVP in 1979 but NLCS and World Series MVP, too. Hes the only player to win all three in a season. -- SimonPete AlexanderPosition(s) Right-handed pitcherTeams Philadelphia Phillies (1911-17, 30), Chicago Cubs (18-26), St. Louis Cardinals (26-29)Honors Hall of Fame (1938)Championships 1 -- St. Louis (1926)Career stats W-L: 373-208, 90 shutouts, 5,190 innings pitched, 2.56 ERA, 2,198 strikeouts, 1.121 WHIPDid you know? Alexander played 20 seasons for three teams and has 373 career wins, tied with Christy Mathewson for third-most all time. He won 28 games as a rookie in 1911, the most by a rookie in the modern era. Alexander led the league in ERA five times between 1915 and 1920, all with sub-2.00 ERAs. -- Jacob Nitzberg,?Stats & InfoJeff BagwellPosition(s) First baseTeams Houston Astros (1991 to 2005)Honors Rookie of the year (1991), MVP (94), Gold Glove (94), four-time All-Star (94, 96-97, 99) three Silver Sluggers (94, 97, 99)Championshipss NoneCareer stats .dddddddddddd297/.408/.540 OPS -- .948, hits -- 2,314, HRs -- 449, RBI --1,529Did you know? The only MVP in Astros history (1994), Bagwell is one of only two players in major league history with two 40-homer, 30-stolen-base seasons. (Barry Bonds is the other.) In 2000, Bagwell scored 152 runs, the most in a season since Lou Gehrig scored 167 in 1936. -- Dan Braunstein,?Stats & InfoRyne SandbergPosition(s) Second baseTeams Philadelphia Phillies (1981), Chicago Cubs (82-94, 96-97)Honors Nine Gold Gloves (1983-91),?MVP (84), 10-time All-Star (84-93), seven Silver Sluggers (84-85, 88-92), Hall of Fame (05)Championships NoneCareer stats .285/.344/.452, OPS -- .795, hits -- 2,386, HRs -- 282, RBIs -- 1,061Did you know? Sandbergs nine Gold Glove Awards are one shy of the most by a second baseman (Roberto Alomar). He had an NL-record 123-game errorless streak at second base in 1990, a mark that was broken by another Cubs second baseman, Darwin Barney, in 2012. -- SimonCarl HubbellPosition(s) Left-handed starterTeams New York Giants (1928-43)Honors Two-time MVP (1933, 36), nine-time All-Star (33-38, 40-42), Hall of Fame (47)Championships 1 -- New York (1933)Career stats W-L: 253-154, 36 shutouts, 3,590 1/3 innings pitched,?2.98 ERA,?1,677 strikeouts, 1.166 WHIPDid you know? Hubbell cracked the whip when it came to WHIP, as he led the NL in that stat six times in a 16-year career, in which he won 253 games for the New York Giants. Hubbell was the first of four pitchers to lead his league in that stat in four straight seasons. The others are Sandy Koufax, Johan Santana and Clayton Kershaw. -- SimonFelix HernandezPosition(s) Right-handed starterTeams Seattle Mariners (2005-present)Honors Six-time All-Star (2009, 2011-15),?AL Cy Young (2010)Championships NoneCareer stats* W-L: 147-105, 11 shutouts, 2,325 1/3 innings pitched, 3.11 ERA, 2,195 strikeouts, 1.172 WHIP*Stats through July 17.Did you know? Hernandez is the Mariners all-time leader in wins (146) and strikeouts (2,195). He started 30 or more games in each of the past 10 seasons, the most such seasons and longest streak in franchise history. In 2012, he threw the 23rd perfect game in major league history, the most recent one in the major leagues. -- NitzbergAdrian BeltrePosition(s) Third baseTeams Los Angeles Dodgers (1998 to 2004), Seattle Mariners (05-09), Boston Red Sox (10), Texas Rangers (11-present)Honors NL Silver Slugger (04), three AL Silver Sluggers (10-11, 14), four AL Gold Gloves (07-08, 11-12), four-time AL All-Star (2010-12, 14)Championships NoneCareer stats* 285/.337/.476, OPS -- .813, hits -- 2,857, HRs -- 425, RBIs -- 1,522*Stats through July 17.Did you know? Beltre ranks third in home runs and second in RBIs by a third baseman (and hes quickly closing in on Mike Schmidt for the lead in the latter). Next season, he should join George Brett and Wade Boggs as the only players whose primary position was third base to reach the 3,000-hit mark. -- SimonCurt SchillingPosition(s) Right-handed starterTeams Baltimore Orioles (1988-90), Houston Astros (1991), Philadelphia Phillies (1992 to 2000), Arizona Diamondbacks (2000-03), Boston Red Sox (2004-07)Honors Five-time NL All-Star (1997-99, 2001-02), AL All-Star (04), World Series MVP (01)Championships 3 -- Arizona (2001), Boston (04, 07)Career stats W-L: 216-146, 20 shutouts, 3,261 innings pitched, 3.46 ERA, 3,116 strikeouts, 1.137 WHIPDid you know? Schilling made his mark in postseason play, going 11-2 with a 2.23 ERA. He is one of two pitchers to throw a complete game in which he allowed one run or fewer in four consecutive playoff starts, which he did from 1993 to 2001. The other is Christy Mathewson, who did it for the Giants spanning 1905 to 1911. -- Simon ' ' '