president of our Paralympic committee. We stand with Russian Paralympians.The Belarusian foreign ministry said it was awa

RIO DE JANEIRO -- The Paralympic Games already has its first political protest, right at the beginning with the opening ceremony.A Belarusian sports ministry employee who marched in with a Russian flag on Wednesday has been booted out of the games.The International Paralympic Committee banned Russia from the games because of the countrys part in a state-sponsored doping system, and identified the flag-carrier as Andrei Fomachkin. The IPC said he was waving the Russian flag and marching as a guest of the Belarusian Paralympic committee.The fact he was a guest of the president rather than an athlete or coach makes it easier for us to take this action, IPC spokesman Craig Spence said.Spence added the Belarusian delegation was being warned about staging political protests.As with the Olympics, Paralympic officials do not allow political protests in the games.If they continue to break the rules, we will look at some other form of action, Spence said.Natalya Eismont, a spokeswoman for Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, said it was not a spontaneous gesture, and hinted there might be more to come.`It was the Belarusian delegations idea to take the Russian flag to the opening ceremony, Eismont said. I would like to stress that this is the stance of our government, of the president and the president of our Paralympic committee. We stand with Russian Paralympians.The Belarusian foreign ministry said it was aware that there could be consequences for the stunt.If we have to bear responsibility for this, we will, Belarusian foreign ministry spokesman Dmitry Mironchik said.Spence said the Belarus team was searched before entering the stadium.We check all teams before they go out into the stadium, at every single games, he said. That flag was pretty well hidden on the person last night because all of the Belarus team was searched before they went out, and the flag was somewhere on the person we didnt notice.---AP reporter Nataliya Vasilyeva in Moscow contributed to this report---Stephen Wade on Twitter: http://twitter.com/StephenWadeAP .His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/stephen-wade Fake Vans SK8 . Jay Feely kicked a 41-yard field goal in overtime, and the Cardinals edged the Tennessee Titans 37-34 in overtime after blowing a 17-point lead late in the fourth quarter. Fake Vans From China . Numbers Game examines the deal that sees Michael Del Zotto and Kevin Klein switch places. The Predators Get: D Michael Del Zotto. http://www.fakevans.com/ .C. -- Calgarys Kevin Koe did it the hard way again. Fake Vans Free Shiping . -- Nathan Pancel scored twice as the Sudbury Wolves defeated the North Bay Battalion 4-2 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. Fake Vans Old Skool . It was hard for Luck to pull off another comeback, or even get into the end zone, while standing on the sideline. Rivers threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to rookie Keenan Allen and Nick Novak kicked four field goals to give the Chargers a 19-9 victory against the Colts on Monday night. Birmingham, Ala. - SEC student jazz musicians will comprise a special music ensemble scheduled to perform at two events during the 2016 SEC Football Championship weekend in Atlanta. The group will provide entertainment on Friday evening at the annual SEC Legends Dinner and on Saturday at the SEC Pregame Hospitality Party.The performing arts are an important component of the educational experience, and we are delighted to provide a showcase for these students and the SEC universities they represent, said Greg Sankey, SEC Commissioner. The SEC is pleased to feature these talented young people, and this years student music ensemble is another example of our commitment to higher education.Students chosen to perform in the music ensemble were selected by their universities, and have demonstrated award-winning competence in a range of music genres. For the SEC Football Championship weekend, they will focus on standard jazz tunes.Being able to work and perform with other SEC uuniversity musicians is something I am proud to be part of, said Anice Nemati-Baghestani, a student at the University of Missouri who will play alto saxophone in the ensemble.ddddddddddddhe SEC student music ensemble is one of several collaborative efforts between SEC universities. For example, the SEC Faculty Travel Program focuses on collaboration in the areas of research and the arts, and the Library Sharing Agreement provides a mechanism for the exchange of digital music and other resources.The SEC student music ensemble is an amazing opportunity to artistically connect with our SEC universities, instructors and musicians, said Scott Wilson, Associate Professor of Jazz at the University of Florida and the ensemble director. The support of the SEC is truly innovative and we are thrilled to be part of the SEC Football Championship weekend. ' ' '