LONDON - Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli is facing an investigation from the English Football Association after a post on social media site Instagram was criticized for being racist and anti-Semitic.Balotelli uploaded a picture of the video game character Super Mario, with whom the Italy international shares a nickname, with text around the image including jumps like a black man and grabs coins like a Jew.We are aware of it and we are looking into it, the FA said Tuesday.Balotelli, who has been subjected to racial abuse on numerous occasions, posted the image of the computerized character on Monday with the heading Dont be a racist.The text also read: Be like Mario. Hes an Italian plumber, created by Japanese people, who speaks English and looks like a Mexican.Balotelli tried to defend the post as criticism began to intensify online by writing on Twitter: My Mom is jewish so all of u shut up please.But he soon deleted the image from his Instagram account before further backtracking on Tuesday.I apologize if Ive offended anyone. The post was meant to be anti-racist with humour, Balotelli wrote on Twitter. Not all Mexicans have moustache, not all black people jump high and not all Jewish people love money.I used a cartoon by someone else because it has Super Mario and I thought it was funny and not offensive. Again, Im sorry.Under FA guidelines regarding social media, Balotelli could be suspended for at least five games if found guilty. Air Max Sneaker 2017 . However, Jim Popp isnt sure how long hell be able to admire wide receiver Duron Carter. Nike Air Max Outlet . The defeat leaves the 41-year-old Nestor to concentrate on the mixed-doubles event after winning 12 straight matches and winning Australian titles in Brisbane and Sydney with two different partners. "This was a little bit of a let down, but all credit to them," said Nestor. http://www.airmaxclearance.us/.com) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quickly found themselves a new offensive coordinator, and one thats quite familiar with the NFC South. Air Max 90 Clearance . The Brazilian heads into Saturday afternoons race coming off a close runner-up finish to Ryan Hunter-Reay in the Indianapolis 500. Cheap Air Max 90 . Pironkova, who was ranked outside the top 100 despite reaching the Wimbledon semifinals in 2010, beat three top 10 players in Sydney, 2012 French Open finalist Sara Errani, 2011 Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and Kerber.Austin, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - Cameron Ridley scored 14 points and eighth- ranked Texas used a dominating defensive performance to rout Texas State, 59-27, at the Erwin Center. Javan Felix added 10 points, and Connor Lammert pulled down 10 rebounds for the Longhorns (8-1), who bounced back from a 12-point loss to top-ranked Kentucky on Dec. 5. We were absolutely awful on offense, admitted Texas coach Rick Barnes. We dont play hard enough on offense for as hard as we play on defense. We just dont put the kind of effort and intensity into doing that. As a coaching staff, one thing that weve emphasized in games like this is that we defend and we really guard. I thought we did do that. But offensively, too methodical, not moving the ball, not fighting for our space, not playing hard. Demarcus Holland scored nine points for Texas, which has posted 26 straight wins against Texas State. Cameron Naylor scored eight to pace the Bobcats (5-2), who had just nine points in the opening half and faced a 15-point deficit after 20 minutes. Our game plan was not to let them scoree a lot of points, but our game plan was certainly to score more than 27, Texas State coach Danny Kaspar said.dddddddddddd I have no explanation for the poor shooting other than some guys were a little intimidated by the height they saw. Emani Gant had the Bobcats within 8-5 with 9:15 left in the first half, but the visitors were ice cold from the field. Texas State shot 4-of-25 in the first half, which was finished off by a 3-pointer from Felix. The Longhorns led comfortably throughout the second half in a matchup of two top-10 defenses in the country. The Bobcats came into the contest ranked 10th while the Longhorns were sixth after not allowing a team to crack the 60-point barrier in their first seven games before Kentucky scored 63 last Friday. Game Notes Texas won its 13th in a row at home going back to last season ... Texas leads the all-time series, 44-5. The last time the Bobcats defeated the Longhorns was a 33-31 decision in Austin on Dec. 7, 1937 ... The Longhorns shot 54.8 percent from the field, compared to 21.6 (11-of-51) for the Bobcats. ' ' '