as I do my job in these next two races thats all I can ask for.

NEW ORLEANS -- The final defendant in the federal drug and sex assault case against disgraced former NFL star Darren Sharper pleaded guilty Friday in a deal that calls for a 17-year prison sentence.Brandon Licciardi, a former deputy in St. Bernard Parish outside New Orleans, admitted he conspired to distribute drugs with the intent to commit rape. He also will plead guilty to state sex trafficking and rape charges involving the same victims, Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael McMahon said.Former restaurant worker Erik Nunez pleaded guilty this week to the same federal conspiracy charge, seeking a sentence of 10 years or less, and will plead guilty to state charges of sexual battery in an agreement worked out with the New Orleans District Attorney, court documents show.All their sentences would run concurrently under the deals presented to U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo. Shes expected to rule Oct. 13 after a pre-sentence investigation.Sharper might have spent as little as nine years in prison under his multi-jurisdiction plea deal, but Milazzo rejected that sentence as too lenient. He now faces a possible 15-to-20 years. It remains unclear how much his agreement to testify against his co-defendants will affect his sentencing on Aug. 18.The public image of Sharper, a popular member of the only Saints team to win a Super Bowl, has been shattered by allegations that he drugged and raped as many as 16 women in Arizona, California, Nevada and Louisiana.He had been selected All-Pro six times and chosen for the Pro Bowl five times during a career that included stints with the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings. He played in the Super Bowl with the Packers as a rookie and again with the Saints in 2010.His 14-year career ended the next year and he was working as an NFL network analyst when women began telling police in several cities similar stories, of blacking out while drinking with him and waking up groggy to find they had been sexually abused. NBA Jerseys Store . Perez, 35, posted a 1-2 record with a 3.69 earned-run average in 19 relief appearances last season. His season ended Aug. 9 due to a torn ligament in his left elbow. Perez joins infielder Andy LaRoche and catcher Mike Nickeas with minor-league agreements for 2014 that include invitations to attend spring training. Wholesale NBA Jerseys . -- In one brief spurt, Brazil turned a close game into a rout and proved again it will be a strong World Cup favourite. https://www.nbachinajerseys.us/ . 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Hamilton starts Sundays Brazilian Grand Prix from pole position, but has ruled out trying to back Rosberg into rival drivers to try to make life more difficult for his teammate.I dont believe there is anything I can do, honestly, he said. Im sure you could maybe try and do something and try and be smart and then just screw yourself over, so its not something that Im going to do anyway.I want to win because Ive been the best, not through tactics that I did or anything like that. Obviously Im in this awkward position due to a lot of issues weve had this year and theres nothing I can do about that.Im quite happy with my qualifying, Ive had 11 poles and I didnt even get to qualify in three of them.So Im really happy with how the end of the season is going so far and I just want to keep pushing. As long as I do my job in these next two races thats all I can ask for. All of the other stuff thats happened around it ... Ill move forwards.Asked if he expected any tricks from Rosberg -- who would bennefit from both cars failing to finish the race -- Hamilton added: I dont go into the race expecting anything less than a fair fight.ddddddddddddI mean, of course you can look at history and you can look at what some drivers have done in the past but I like to think higher of him and that wouldnt be something he would do. But I just need to make sure Im ahead.Hamilton says his current position is more comfortable than previous title battles in 2007, 2008 and 2014, when he went into the final race defending a points lead.Its definitely scenario than Ive experienced in the past. Im much, much more comfortable than I was in the last 10 years, and I guess experience has a lot to do with that. Im loving being out there and Im going to enjoy the race tomorrow.Im good in all the conditions that will come, and I feel like were the best prepared, Ive the best team around me. I dont have the feeling the tyre pressures are too high or too low, I cant get the tyres into the window, all these different factors that come into it.Ive a team of people that can help me maximise everything, so it is a much different scenario than all the other years in respect of how Im approaching it, how I am mentally. Its a much more comfortable place to be in. ' ' '