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Former NSW Origin and Australian player Craig Wing says its only natural that NRL stars begin mixing with undesirables.Wing, who played 256 games for South Sydney and the Sydney Roosters in his 12-year NRL career, believes that a footballers lifestyle naturally leads them to meeting the kinds of colourful figures who are alleged to have infiltrated NRL players lives this year.In a column for sports website The Roar, Wing explained that any NRL players schedule led to a cramped social life that gives the likes of characters spotted with Corey Norman, James Segeyaro, Junior Paulo and Jarryd Hayne this year better access to players than the general public.Go to the pub or club and people want to chew your ear off about the game or about footy, Wing wrote.The reason youre there in the first place is to get away from exactly that.Or, someone comes up to the team, asks if youd like a separate area, free drinks to get you started, and the ability to ask any girl youd like to hang out with you.When someone who owns or helps run a club offers you free drinks and a free private area, you are very thankful to that person for doing you a favour.Wing points out that while players are recommended to move into private areas by their clubs, it can also be fraught with danger.Drugs, criminal figures and nightclubs are all intrinsically linked, they always have been, Wing wrote.If you dont think that 70 per cent of people in that club knows someone that has some connection with the drug scene then you have your head in the sand.Chances are the person organising your area, with your free drinks and facilitating you talking to beautiful women, also has some connection to that.From there, Wing says they naturally become friends, and players cant be expected to do a background check on everyone they meet.These people offer players a sanctuary. They become associated with a good time. They become a mate.Theyre not hurting anyone, or doing any drugs.Thats how it starts.Meanwhile Wing said Andrew Fifita had a right to visit long-time friend and one-punch killer Kieran Loveridge in prison, but should not publicly support him via writing on his wristband. Cheap Adidas Nmd White . "It doesnt get any better than that," Giambi said. "Im speechless." The Indians are roaring toward October. Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race. Cheap Adidas Nmd Womens . A big centre with all the tools to be an elite player, Johansen paced the Blue Jackets with a standout game Saturday night. He had a goal and two assists for a career-high three points as Columbus beat the New York Islanders 5-2 to snap a five-game losing streak. http://www.nmdsneakerssale.com/ .com) - The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward James Neal on injured reserve Tuesday. Adidas Nmd White Wholesale . Robinson finished with 17 points, all but two in the second half, and Lawson had 14 after halftime and finished with a game-high 11 assists as the Nuggets handed Dallas its first home loss in eight games this season. J.J. Hickson led Denver with 22, and Kenneth Faried added 10 points and 10 rebounds. Adidas Nmd Sneakers Style . Laudrup revealed Thursday he was notified of his dismissal in "the briefest of letters which gave no reasons why such hasty and final action was deemed necessary.SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Sacramento Kings will introduce Pete DAlessandro as their new general manager Monday. The team formally announced the hiring of the former Denver executive Sunday. New owner Vivek Ranadive had already hired Mike Malone as the teams new coach and was looking for a fronnt office leader to replace Geoff Petrie, who ran basketball operations for the Kings since 1994.dddddddddddd DAlessandro was executive vice-president of basketball operations in Denver. The Kings went 28-54 last season. They have finished under .500 for seven straight seasons. ' ' '