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Leicesters Premier League title challenge is the story of the decade, according to their former boss Martin ONeill. Republic of Ireland manager ONeill spent four-and-a-half years in charge of Leicester from 1995, leading the club into the Premier League and winning two League Cups before leaving for Celtic.Those achievements could yet be outstripped this season as Claudio Ranieris side go into the final 10 games of the season with a three-point lead at the top. Martin ONeill (left) pictured with Matt Elliott after winning the League Cup in 2000 Speaking to Sky Sports News HQ, ONeill said: Its the story of the decade without a doubt, and its been absolutely fantastic. If everything went poorly from here on in - which it wont do - it still will have been a magnificent effort.At this stage theyre almost - almost, its not there yet - guaranteed Champions League football. Its been absolutely fantastic.A Nottingham Forest side managed by Brian Clough and featuring ONeill famously won the old Division One in 1978 in their first season after promotion. Martin ONeill (seated, right) and Brian Clough (centre) pictured in Nottingham Forests dressing room in 1975 I can see a lot of parallels between the two, ONeill said. I suppose maybe Leicester have that experience of last year, being in deep relegation trouble and getting through.Forest had none of that experience, but we had a fantastic manager in charge and some very, very good players. Its the same with Leicester - they have a great manager and some very good players. Get a Sky Sports Day Pass Dont miss Watford v Leicester. Watch live on NOW TV for ￡6.99. No contract. Also See: Ranieri: Foxes still believe The title race run-in Ranieri focused on Leicester Leicester 2-2 West Brom Adrian Dantley Jersey . - The Washington Redskins have cut defensive lineman Adam Carriker and punter Sav Rocca. 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Its been an injury-plagued season for Datsyuk, who has suited up for just 39 games. SAN ANTONIO -- The team attempted to keep it private, but San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is doing more than just speaking to reporters about social issues, according to a couple of Twitter posts Monday from scholar and activist Dr. Cornel West and The Nation sports editor Dave Zirin.Over the summer, Popovich reached out to youth from disadvantaged backgrounds. On Sunday, the coach invited West to speak in San Antonio to approximately 350 kids at the Jo Long Theatre of Performing Arts at the Carver Community Cultural Center. The event lasted 3 or 4 hours, Popovich said, and included the entire Spurs team and basketball staff, as well as owners Peter and Julianna Holt.Zirin served as the moderator for the event, which covered the gamut, Popovich said.It was big time. Cornel West is amazing, Spurs guard Manu Ginobili said. Hes been fighting that fight for a long time. Hes very clear, very well-spoken, had a lot of examples and names. He was right there. I had listened to a few of his interviews, and its just mesmerizing to listen to him. So it was good to get to meet him and to listen to him face to face. And if you add that to the fact that there were 350 kids from Sam Houston High School learning and listening, I think it was very powerful. It was a great, great move.Popovich has been outspoken over the years regarding social issues, and he hasnt shied away in recent days from expressing his views regarding the presidential election. This event, however, had been planned well in advance of the election, and the team took its time putting it together because Popovich wanted Sundays town hall with the local youth to be more substantiaal than a one-time visit.ddddddddddddIt was about the kids, Popovich said. In todays environment, one can talk a good game about we need this or we need that. We need fewer disparaging remarks. We need more attention to healing the atmosphere for a lot of minority groups, whether its racial or things that have been said about women or handicapped people or any such talk is just talk. But at some point, theres got to be follow-through where people are engaged.The Spurs plan to conduct more outreach activities with local youth. Much of the discussion during Sundays town hall focused on what young minorities face on a daily basis.The purpose of it was to show the kids that even though the environment is as it is, and weve heard some pretty rough talk through the election, that there are people, many people at all levels who value them greatly, Popovich said. They dont need to be as fearful or feel less than because we know who they are. We depend on them for the future.Popovich said the town hall conversation touched on a variety of topics, including race in America, sports, economics and the fatal shooting of a San Antonio police detective during a traffic stop Sunday.Of course that was pretty poignant considering the tragedy we had losing a police officer (Benjamin Marconi) through just horrible violence. But thats what it was all about, Popovich said. The kids were great. It was as simple as that. We just wanted to be there for them so that they know we want to interact with them, and that a lot of people care. ' ' '