Redshirt freshman cornerback Kendall Sheffield is transferring from Alabama.Sheffield, a five-star prospect in the class of 2015, became a topic of conversation early in the week after he did not attend Crimson Tide practices Monday and Tuesday.A Sheffield family member told ESPN that Sheffield was informed on Wednesday by Alabama football coach Nick Saban that he would receive his release from the school. The release has the stipulation that Sheffield cannot transfer to another SEC school.Sheffield, the nations No. 3-ranked cornerback in 2015, has returned to his family home in the Houston area. He was running second team at cornerback prior to his decision to transfer.Sheffields departure comes on the heels of another high-profile transfer from the Tide -- fellow Texas native and cornerback Maurice Smith. Smith followed former Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart to Georgia.Sheffield becomes the fourth member of the Crimson Tides No. 1-ranked class of 2015 to transfer since the end of last season, following Daylon Charlot, Adonis Thomas and Christian Bell.Once Sheffield receives the paperwork from Alabama finalizing his release, he will begin the process of talking to programs. Sheffield selected Alabama over Texas A&M, Florida State and USC out of high school. Bob Gibson . First off, the fans ripped the Cubbies introduction of a fuzzy new kid-friendly mascot named "Clark". John Brebbia . Neymar curled home a free kick from just outside the area to put the 2014 World Cup host ahead in the 44th minute. Three minutes after the break, a simple through pass from Paulinho freed Oscar and the Chelsea star rounded goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong to extend Brazils lead. http://www.custommlbcardinalsjersey.com/custom-mike-mayers-jersey-large-951q.html . But now that hes in the NHL, the Calgary Flames centre showed big improvement in that department by scoring the winner in the eighth round of a 5-4 shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. Cardinals Jerseys China . -- Chicago Bears cornerback Tim Jennings was selected Monday to his second straight Pro Bowl, while guard Kyle Long made it after a solid rookie season. Brett Cecil . Now, with Game 6 set for Fenway Park and an 8:07 p.m. ET first pitch, the Detroit Tigers face the unenviable task of having to beat the Boston Red Sox twice, on the road, to advance to the World Series. The LPGA Tour concludes its journey around the Pacific Rim this week with the TOTO Japan Classic at the Taiheiyo Club in Ibaraki. The 54-hole event begins on Friday.The top five players in the world rankings are on hand -- No. 1 Lydia Ko (New Zealand), second-ranked Ariya Jutanugarn (Thailand), No. 3 In Ge Chun (South Korea), fourth-ranked Lexi Thompson (United States) and No. 5 Sei-Young Kim (South Korea).Ko and Jutanugarn are continuing their head-to-head battle for various year-end honors.Jutanugarn, who turns 21 on Nov. 23, leads the LPGA Tour with five victories this season and sits atop the Rolex Player of the Year standings. Shes also second on the money list.Ko tops the money list and is second in the Player of the Year race. The 19-year-old also leads the battle for the Vare Trophy, which is awarded annually to the LPGA player with the Tours lowest scoring average.Ariya has played such great golf throughout the year, and when she won for the first time at Alabama, we kind of all knew it was coming, andd sooner than ever, Ko said.dddddddddddd Shes just playing so consistently well. I mean, shes just overall a very strong, confident player. So yeah, I know that Ive got a lot of work to do these last few events.This tournament is one of the oldest on the LPGA schedule. Its being played for the 43rd time.Defending champion Sun-Ju Ahn of South Korea heads a group of seven past champions in the field, one that includes two-time winners Momoko Ueda of Japan, who won this event in 2007 and 2011, and Jiyai Shin of South Korea, who triumphed in 2008 and 2010. Other past champions include Karrie Webb of Australia, who won here in 2006, American Stacy Lewis (2012), Chinas Teresa Lu (2013) and Mi Hyang Lee of South Korea, the 2014 winner.This marks the first time since 1991 the event is being played near Tokyo. The Minori Course at the Taiheiyo Club will play to 6,646 yards with a par of 71. ' ' '