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FONTANA, Calif. cheap jerseys from china . -- IndyCar championship contender Ryan Hunter-Reay crashed Wednesday while testing at Auto Club Speedway. Hunter-Reay was making a qualifying run when his Andretti Autosport entry spun in the second turn and scraped the wall. "The car was pretty loose on the first run and we went out for a second run and probably got a little greedy with it," he said. "As light as we are running on downforce, it just came around, in qualifying trim. It happens. Its part of it. The good news is the car is not that bad." The Andretti team went to work changing the engine after the crash, which will draw a 10-spot penalty on the starting grid. But teams arent as concerned about starting position on ovals, where passing is easier. Hunter-Reay goes into Saturday nights season finale trailing leader Will Power by 17 points. Both drivers are trying to win their first championship, and Hunter-Reay would be the first American to win it since 2006. He said the accident wasnt a setback. Andretti drivers Marco Andretti, James Hinchcliffe and Sebastian Saavedra were still on track gathering data for the organization, and there was enough time in the eight-hour test session for him to get back on track. Hunter-Reay also hoped the incident "got it out of the way" in terms of tough breaks heading into Saturday. The race at Fontana is the first for IndyCar since 2005, and the distance was extended to 500 miles. Its one of only two 500-milers on the IndyCar schedule. Its also only one of five oval tracks on the 15 race schedule, and IndyCar has been working all year to settle into the most suitable aerodynamic package for its new car. It took the entire weekend of the June event at Texas to settle on the right formula, as drivers were skittish about racing on a high-banked oval for the first time since Dan Wheldons fatal crash last October at Las Vegas. "I just hope we have a good product for the fans. I hope we have a good race," Hunter-Reay said. Michael kors Black Friday 2014 . Parker, playing for the first time since Jan. 29, is averaging six points in 18 games. Celtics centre Jermaine ONeal missed his second straight game with a sprained left wrist. He remained in Boston and will be examined by doctors Wednesday. cheap nfl jerseys . Brian Langtry led the way with four goals and a pair of assists as the Colorado Mammoth grabbed the definitive edge in a tight National Lacrosse League playoff race with a 13-6 victory over the Edmonton Rush on Saturday. http://www.cheapjerseysmart.us/ . Benteke injured his hip during Villas 1-0 victory over Norwich in the Premier League on Saturday. Villa manager Paul Lambert says "it is not as bad as we feared it was going to be. Cheap Jerseys Black Friday . Hemsky hurt his right foot blocking a shot from Red Wings defenceman Jakub Kindl midway through the second period of Thursdays 3-0 loss to Detroit. wholesale jerseys . Eric Sprott and asset management company Sprott Inc. will back the 24-year-old Toronto driver. Hinchcliffe is to enter his first race this weekend in a Dallara Firestone Honda at the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama.NEW DELHI -- Canadas womens field hockey team defeated Poland 3-0 on Saturday to finish fifth at its Olympic qualifying tournament. Thea Culley, Brienne Stairs and Stephanie Jameson scored for the Canadians (1-1-3), who were already out of contention for a London Olympic berth in the six-country tournament. The Canadian mens team (2-2-1) will play Poland on Sunday for third place. The mens bid for an Olympic berth ended Friday in a heartbreaking 1-1 tie with France, a game the Canadians needed to win to play to keep their London hopes alive. Cheap NFL Jerseys. France faces India in the mens final with the winner booking a ticket to the Games. South Africa defeated India 3-1 on Saturday to earn the one Olympic womens berth. The Canadian men played in the 2000 and 2008 Games, while the women were looking for their first Olympic berth since 1992. ' ' '
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Toronto - With one kick of a football, Calgarys Greg Wilson could change his life forever as the 51-year old IT consultant has earned a berth in the Wendys Kick for a Million final where he will have the chance to kick a 50-yard field goal worth $1 million. cheap nfl jerseys . The big event airs live nationally on Friday, Oct. 14 during halftime of the CFL ON TSN: WENDYS FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL broadcast featuring Calgary at Toronto (game starts at 7:30 p.m. ET). Earlier on Friday, Wilson defeated Nick Green of Mississauga, ON in the Wendys Kick for a Million semifinal that took place at halftime of the Winnipeg at Hamilton match-up. (See below for Wilsons bio.) Highlights of the semifinal will air during the second half of the game on TSN and will also be available on-demand at TSN.ca. During the semifinal, both participants were given three kicks from distances of their choice, ranging from 15 to 50 yards, and were awarded points equal to the distance (i.e.: 15 yards = 15 points) for each successful field goal, with their final kick being a Wendys Double and worth double the points. After three kicks, Wilson and Green were tied with 60 points each, as Wilson split the uprights on his second and third attempts from 20 yards out and Green was good on his first and third kicks from the 20-yard line. To break the tie, Wilson and Green were each given one kick from the 50-yard line, with the participant with the longest kick moving on to the final. Green booted the ball 23 yards in the air but was surpassed by Wilson, who kicked the ball 24 yards to earn the chance to kick for a million next Friday. On October 14, Wilson will attempt to win outstanding prizes by kicking field goals from 20-, 30-, 40- and 50-yards, live on TSN, during halftime of the Calgary-Toronto game at Rogers Centre. The prizes for this years Wendys Kick for a Million final include: 20 Yards – Samsung $25,000 Family Package 30 Yards – Nissan Titan Crew Cab Pro 40 Yards - $100,000 cash 50 Yards - $1 million in a one-time payout – or, if the 50-yard attempt falls short, $1,000 for every yard the ball is kicked in the air Wilsons name was randomly selected from the nearly 18 million total online entries submitted for this years edition of Wendys Kick for a Million – a new record in the history of TSN and Wendys international award-winning million dollar giveaway. Wendys is an official partner of the Canadian Football League. wholesale nfl jerseys .ca! Kerry, In Thursdays game between the Winnipeg Jets and the Montreal Canadiens, P.K. Subban had broken his stick in the attacking zone on the power play and returned to the bench to get a new one. nfl jerseys china . Priscilla Lopes-Schliep and Perdita Felicien both failed to qualify for Canadas team bound for London in a dramatic womens 100-metre hurdles final that saw heptathlete Jessica Zelinka emerge the winner. http://www.wholesalejerseysnfl.us.com/ . It came July 28 when the Calgary Stampeders running back ran for -1 yards on six carries in a 34-8 home loss to the B.C. Lions. That gave the native of New Westminster, B. cheap jerseys . In the 10th with Clayton Mortensen (2-4) on the mound, Alexei Ramirez led off with a double off the top of the wall in left. A.J. Pierzynski followed with a single and Gordon Beckham then reached base when his bunt was misplayed by Mortensen. nfl jerseys china . You can catch all the action live on TSN at 2:00pm et/11:00 am pt. The Bombers (3-14) will either tie their worst-ever season in the 18-game CFL with a loss or better it by just one game with a win.JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Jaguars are letting some of their most tenured starters test free agency. The Jaguars still might re-sign veterans Derek Cox, Greg Jones, Terrance Knighton, Brad Meester and Daryl Smith. But general manager Dave Caldwell and coach Gus Bradley are allowing them to look elsewhere before possibly staying in Jacksonville. "Were really trying to build the whole thing through the draft," Bradley said this week. "You need that veteran leadership, theres no doubt, and theyre critical. You try to get a blend, but you want to err on the side of being young." Caldwell and Bradley are reluctant to call this a rebuilding project. But after missing the playoffs five consecutive years and firing general manager Gene Smith and coach Mike Mularkey, its clear the Jaguars are headed in a new direction. And some familiar faces might not be around for the journey. Jacksonville already told veteran cornerback Rashean Mathis he would not be re-signed when free agency begins Tuesday. Mathis, who grew up in Jacksonville, started 129 games over nine seasons and has a franchise-record 30 interceptions. But the 32-year-old cornerback struggled last season and doesnt fit Bradleys press-coverage scheme. The Jaguars also released veteran right tackle Guy Whimper, who started 21 games the last two seasons. There were even bigger moves Friday, when the Jaguars released safety Dawan Landry and cornerback Aaron Ross. Landry started 32 games the last two seasons after signing a five-year, $27.5 million contract in 2011. The deal included $10.5 million guaranteed. Ross played in 14 games for the Jaguars in 2012 after signing a three-year contract worth up to $15.3 million last March. Cox, Jones, Knighton, Meester and Smith also could end up looking for jobs elsewhere. Teams can start negotiating with pending free agents Saturday at midnight. To be clear, the Jaguars would love to have Jones, Meester and Smith back for another year -- maybe even longer. Although the 31-year-old Jones missed four games last season because of a thigh injury, the fullback has emerged as one of the leagues best blockers in recent years. The 35-year-old Meester holds the club record for career starts (193), including 74 in a row. The teams longtime centre has been one of the few bright spots on an average offensive line. The 30-year-old Smith missed the first 14 games last season because of a groiin injury, but played well enough in the final two games that he should garner significant interest in free agency. cheap jerseys. He has started 124 games over nine seasons and hold the team record for tackles with 1,096. "Those guys have been so critical and an unbelievable part of the Jacksonville Jaguars for the last how many years," Bradley said. "Those are tough decisions. Theyve given so much, so its important how we handle those decisions." The Jaguars can be less delicate with Cox and Knighton. Cox, a third-round draft pick in 2009, has been a starting cornerback since he walked through the door. But the former William & Mary standout has missed 17 games the last three seasons, showing little ability to play through pain. Sitting out with groin, hamstring, back and rib injuries, Cox has the kind of history that could make teams -- including Jacksonville -- leery of giving him much guaranteed money on the open market. Even though the Jaguars are looking to solidify the cornerback position, they declined to use the franchise tag on Cox, not wanting to pay him $10.8 million in 2013. Knighton is in a similar situation. Also a third-round pick in 2009, Knighton lost his starting job last season after battling back from a career-threatening eye injury. Combined with an ongoing battle to keep his weight down, Knighton could be seen as a risky free-agent signing. The Jaguars have made plenty of those in recent years, enough that they contributed to Smiths firing at the end of last season. Between receiver Jerry Porter (2008), cornerback Drayton Florence (2008), safety Sean Considine (2009), offensive tackle Tra Thomas (2009), defensive end Aaron Kampman (2010), linebacker Clint Session (2011), cornerback Drew Coleman (2011), punter Matt Turk (2011), receiver Laurent Robinson (2012) and Ross (2012), the Jaguars have enough free-agent flops to make even diehard fans forget about the Hugh Douglas debacle in 2003. With owner Shad Khan giving Caldwell and Bradley plenty of time to "jockey" the roster, theres no pressure to try to turn things around overnight and overpay in free agency -- even if it means letting some key veterans walk. "I wouldnt expect to be major players in free agency, no big signings, just because a lot of our emphasis is on the draft," Bradley said. "But we still want to provide some competition for our team." ' ' '
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LONDON -- He ran. cheap nfl jerseys . He threw. He conquered. Colin Kaepernick did it all Sunday, rushing for two touchdowns and throwing for another to lead the San Francisco 49ers to their fifth straight victory, 42-10 over the winless Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium. "The offensive line did a great job, made it easy for me," said Kaepernick, who led the 49ers to the Super Bowl last year. "I think this is one of the first game that we started that fast." Kaepernick ended up with 164 yards passing and 54 yards rushing, Frank Gore also ran for two scores and 71 yards, while Kendall Hunter rushed for 84 yards for the 49ers (6-2). But it was Kaepernick that made the key plays by when the team needed it early. "He looked much like a running back, and thats great courage," 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said. "You dont always see that in the quarterback position. As soon as he saw that window, he had a great dart and speed to get the ball into the end zone." The Jaguars (0-8) were the "home" team at Londons iconic soccer venue, playing in the British capital for the first of their four-year run of regular-season NFL games in London. They had plenty of fan support, too, with many of the 83,559 spectators waving their giveaway Jaguars flags throughout the evening. None of that affected what was happening on the field, and on the field it wasnt pretty for the Jags. "Our seasons not over," Jaguars receiver Justin Blackmon. "Were not going to just go out there and get our (butts) kicked, were going to go back out there and fight." Kaepernick made his first big play on San Franciscos first possession, quickly throwing to fullback Bruce Miller on the right sideline for a 43-yard gain. A few plays later, Kaepernick scrambled for 4 1/2 yards on a third-and 5, setting up Gore for a short gain and a first down. After an incomplete pass, Gore ran 19 yards for the first touchdown. Kaepernick took over the scoring after that, running 13 yards and diving into the corner for the second touchdown late in the first quarter, then passing to Vernon Davis in the corner of the end zone for another, and finally holding it and scrambling for 7 yards and a touchdown. And all in the first half. "Kaepernick is a stud athlete and he showed it again tonight," Jaguars linebacker Paul Posluszny said. Besides a 38-yard field goal by Josh Scobee in the waning seconds of the half to make it 28-3, Jacksonville had little to be happy about. But the 49ers fumbled in their own territory late in the third quarter, giving the Jaguars their best chance to score. They took it as Chad Henne tossed a 29-yard touchdown pass to Mike Brown to make it 28-10 with 3:00 to go. The Niners bounced right back, first with Kyle Williams returning the kick 47 yards before getting pushed out of bounds. Hunter ran 41 yards on the next play, bringing the ball to the Jacksonville 13. Gore then ran for 9 yards, 2 yards and the final 2 on three straight plays for the touchdown. San Francisco linebacker Dan Skuta scored the final points, recovering a fumble and running it back 47 yards for a touchdown after Marcedes Lewis let the ball loose following a 6-yard completion from Henne. "There are definitely some plays that we needed to make, and the red zone really killed us," Henne said. "If its just players needing to make plays, we have to make them. We need to man up." Both teams have a bye next week, as is usual after the trip to London. The Jags then visit Tennessee on Nov. 10 while the 49ers host Carolina. "The bye week is coming at a good time," Jaguars coach Gus Bradley said. "We can take the time to evaluate where were at with our whole team and recommit to take the next step." Sundays encounter was the eighth regular-season NFL game at Wembley, the home of Englands national soccer team, and the second this year. The Minnesota Vikings beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 34-27 last month. Next year, there will be three games in London. The Jaguars will face the Dallas Cowboys in their second game of the four-game stretch, while the Detroit Lions will play the Atlanta Falcons and the Miami Dolphins will take on the Oakland Raiders. Harbaugh seemed to love the experience of making the trip, likening it to another huge sporting event. "The beginning of the game when they were playing the two national anthems, I felt like I was at the Olympics," Harbaugh said. "As a youngster, I always wanted to be in the Olympics and at that moment I was feeling like the moment when they play the gold medal and the silver medal and the bronze medal, the different anthems. "I got a chill when the gal was singing God Save the Queen." NOTES: R&B artist Ne-Yo sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" and Laura Wright sang "God Save the Queen." ... Former San Francisco quarterback Joe Montana and receiver Dwight Clark were the honorary captains for the 49ers. ... It was San Franciscos second game at Wembley. The Niners beat the Denver Broncos 24-16 in 2010. wholesale jerseys . 22. Wade averaged 26.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.0 steals while leading the Heat to a 3-0 record. The 31-year-old shot 60 percent from the field and 50 percent from 3-point range en route to his 17th weekly honor. nfl jerseys china . Dexter Fowler had two hits in his first start in the cleanup spot and Nolan Arenado added an RBI double as the Rockies caught Arizona in the standings. The Diamondbacks entered the day tied with San Francisco for first in the NL West. http://www.michaelkors-blackfriday2014.com/ . The opener of the four-game series was called off after rain began in the afternoon. The wet weather was expected to continue for most of the day, with temperatures in the 30s and 20 mph winds. cheap nfl jerseys . The bogeys on the closing hole at TPC Four Seasons havent cost him the lead yet. Bradley overcame consecutive bogeys early and bogeyed No. 18 for the third round in a row Saturday to finish with a 2-under 68 that kept him in the lead. wholesale jerseys .C. -- Russ Cochran holed an 8-foot putt on the final hole Sunday for his fourth straight birdie and a one-stroke victory over David Frost in the SAS Championship.KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- Top-ranked Novak Djokovic won his third Sony Ericsson Open title Sunday, holding every service game to beat Andy Murray 6-1, 7-6 (4). Djokovic also won in 2007 and last year. Only six-time champion Andre Agassi won more mens titles. The lone break point Djokovic faced came in the fifth game, and he erased that. In the tiebreaker he lost only one service point, went ahead to stay when Murray double-faulted to make it 3-2, and closed out the victory when the Scotsman sailed his final forehand long. Djokovic didnt lose a set in six rounds, and saved 25 of 30 break points against him. "I had a great tournament," Djokovic said. "I managed to play my best tennis when I needed to." He improved to 20-2 this year and 90-8 since the start of 2011. He has won five Grand Slam titles, including the past three in a row. Now begins the clay season culminating with the French Open, the only major event Djokovic has yet to win. The No. 4-seeded Murray was fresh but rusty after needing only three matches to reach the final. He advanced twice due to walkovers, and was playing ffor the first time since Wednesday, which may have explained his slow start. cheap jerseys. The lopsided early score was a bit misleading, but Djokovic won the pivotal points and hit an ace to close out the 47-minute first set. The tense second set featured a succession of entertaining rallies. Djokovic lost one 26-stroke baseline exchange that left him panting, hands on his knees on the sunny, hot afternoon. Eager to finish, he twice was forced to deuce on his serve in the second set and slapped his hips in frustration more than once, wary of a Murray rally. "Thats why hes right at the top -- he always comes back, even if you feel you have control of the match," Djokovic said. "Im really happy to close it out in straight sets." The final matched two of the games best returners, but it was serving that dominated. Murray faced eight break points and erased six. Djokovics serve was even better. When the Serb had closed out the win, he screamed to match the roar from the crowd, looked to the sky, pumped his arms and blew kisses -- a celebratory routine now well-rehearsed. ' ' '
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Peyton Manning knows that for the Colts to get back to being themselves, he needs to play. cheap jerseys . After missing the entire season because of neck surgery, the Colts franchise quarterback acknowledged Sunday he has one goal. "Ive got to get healthy for me, for the team. Im under contract with the Colts. Thats my job is to get healthy for them," he told reporters after Sundays season-ending 19-13 loss at Jacksonville. "Its been hard not being able to help on the field this year." Manning had neck surgery Sept. 8, the third and most invasive procedure hed had in 19 months. Doctors fused two of Mannings vertebrae together, hoping that would fix a damaged nerve that caused weakness in Mannings throwing arm. With Manning, many expected the Colts to be a Super Bowl contender again. Without him, Indianapolis went through three different quarterbacks, lost its first 13 games and wound up with the No. 1 overall pick in Aprils draft -- the first time theyve had that selection since 1998 when they chose Manning over Ryan Leaf. Now they head into an off-season unlike any other in the Manning era. The Colts (2-14) finished with fewer than three wins for only the second time since moving to Indianapolis in 1984, and fans have been calling for the ouster of team vice chairman Bill Polian, general manager Chris Polian and coach Jim Caldwell. Manning is content to let team owner Jim Irsay make those decisions so he can continue working out, and Irsay wasnt dropping hints about his plans Sunday. "We wanted to win the game but we didnt," Irsay said. "Its Sunday afternoon at 4:15. Thats where we stand and obviously we wanted to come in and get a win. (Maurice) Jones-Drew is a great player and youve got to give him credit, but we wanted to finish with three (wins) in a row. Beyond that I dont have anything else to say right now on anything." The bigger questions involve Manning. Indys franchise quarterback didnt begin throwing to teammates until mid-December. Bill Polian, who watched the throwing session, and running back Joseph Addai, who caught some of the passes, both gave Manning good reviews. Two doctors who have performed fusions on athletes but did not treat Manning recently told The Associated Press that if the fusion was firmly healed, Manning should return to his usually high level of play next season. Dr. Robert Watkins, Mannings surgeon, issued a statement Dec. 1 saying the fusion had achieved "firm fixation." Irsay also must pay a US$28 million bonus to Manning in early March, risk losing him as a free agent or rework the $90-million, five-year deal the two sides signed in July. If Manning is healthy, Irsay has said Manning will remain a Colt -- regardless of the cost. Where is Manning in the rehab process? Bill Polian has said Manning will fail Mondays exit physical, a move that would actually help the Colts because Manning could continue working out at the team facility. Manning cautioned that nobody should read too much into the physical. "I could pass it," Manning said. "Im not sure how all that works. I think part of it is just paperwork. Thats all new to me. Theres a lot of things Ive learned this year. All thats been kind of new to me. Not rehabbing at the facility this off-season was certainly tough. You go to a place rehabbing and the lady next to you is getting her bunions worked on, asking if she should draft (Dallas) Clark on her fantasy team. Hard to rehab and deal with that." But all of those questions will go away if Manning can just get back to playing football. "Ive tried to be here. Ive encouraged guys. I try to give an idea here and there, but the best way for me to help over the years is by playing," Manning said. "Thats what I want, to get back, to be able to play on the field. Thats where my priority is." ------ Associated Press Sports Writer Mark Long in Jacksonville, Fla., contributed to this report. cheap jerseys from china . This is Lillys third trip this season to the DL, which is retroactive to June 5. He has made only five starts, going 0-2 with a 5.09 ERA. He missed the first 19 games while recovering from left shoulder surgery, and also was sidelined for 17 games from April 30 to May 20 with a strain in his right rib cage. cheap jerseys from china . "I see a hockey player who has moxie, who has the ability to step up into the play when needed, he has the ability to play strong defensively, he skates strong, he loves the game," said Oiler assistant coach Steve Smith, who has seen virtually every one of the 34 games Schultz played this season with the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League. http://www.salechinajerseys.com/ . Which version of the team will show up? The Canucks hope it will be the squad that dominated the NHL-leading Chicago Blackhawks recently and not the one that often lurched through a lockout-shortened, 48-game regular season. cheap jerseys . One day after being released by the Calgary Stampeders, the veteran receiver, who has been battling injuries, will visit with Argonauts team doctors on Monday. wholesale nfl jerseys .Y. -- While Jon Bon Jovi is interested in becoming an NFL owner one day, hes not currently pursuing the Buffalo Bills, the New Jersey rockers publicist told The Associated Press on Monday.Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos continued towards his potential return on Friday, taking part in practice drills with light contact. While the 23-year-olds progress had some teammates saying he was looking pretty good, Stamkos offered a more tempered approach to his return. "I dont feel where I need to be in order to play a game yet, but its getting there," he told reporters after practice at the Bell Centre in Montreal. "Its nice to hear that the guys are saying that. Today I was in the corners a little more and getting bumped around (but) by no means was it full contact." Stamkos fractured the tibia in his right leg in a Nov. 11 game against the Boston Bruins and underwent surgery the following day. He returned to practice earlier than expected, leading each days progress to be closely monitored by Lightning fans as well as Canadians. Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman named Stamkos to Canadas 25-man roster for the coming Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, but with Canadas first game just two weeks away, the clock is ticking on his hopes to be healthy in time. "You just have to listen to your body," Stamkos said. "Were talking a lot about the Olympics and my goal is to try to be ready for those Games, but your body doesnt lie. If youre doing certainn movements and you feel pain then thats an indicator that maybe its not quite ready. NFL Jerseys Deals. . "It is tough mentally as well, going in there knowing that youre a little hesitant in certain areas. Ive said that before that thats what you dont want so you just try to overcome that as you progress and you take more contact in practice and hopefully that goes away." Stamkos scored 14 goals and 23 points in 17 for the Lightning this season prior to his injury. However, opportunities to get into game action before the Olympics are dwindling for the sniper. The Lightning have four games remaining before the NHL goes on break for the Games with the teams final game coming Feb. 8 against the Detroit Red Wings. While the Brampton, Ontario native wouldnt commit to a timeline, he acknowledged his progress thus far and expressed hope for it to continue over the next two weeks. "It has gotten better," he said. "Theres less and less pain every time I get on the ice but there is still a little discomfort. "Im hoping in the next week and a half, two weeks, that that feels a lot better and I can do certain movements without having that pain or at least with some pain thats manageable. Right now its still a little sharp in certain areas so thats what Im trying to improve." ' ' '
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TORONTO -- Theres a new hip face of the franchise, a new look in the works, and in 2016 theyll host basketballs biggest party. nfl jerseys china . The Toronto Raptors officially announced Monday that theyll host the 2016 NBA all-star game and unveiled homegrown rap star Drake as their new "global ambassador." They also confirmed theyll have a new look and new colours -- but not a new name -- for the 2015-16 season. Its all in an effort to turn around Canadas floundering basketball franchise, and what Tim Leiweke, the president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd., called the beginning of a "new age" for the Raptors. Now the team has to do its part to live up to the hype. "Anything you do, for me, its all based on winning," said Raptors president and general manager Masai Ujiri. "This is all great and beautiful for the city, but at the end of the day, my responsibility, and my teams responsibility is to put that basketball team on the floor that is going to try and win out there. "Its going to take time and patience, but were taking on the challenge, and we love it. The people, the organization, the fans I think deserve it in Toronto." Drake, who grew up a Raptors fan and calls some of the leagues biggest stars his close friends, said he approached the team about getting involved. "I want to bring the excitement into this building, I want a team that people are dying to come see, I want the tickets to be extremely hard to get, I want to bring that aggression, I want to bring that energy," said Drake. "And obviously I want it to be a top team in the NBA, if not the top team." A crowd of several hundred people -- including reporters representing sports, entertainment and news, plus MLSE employees -- squeezed into the atrium at the Air Canada Centre for the announcement, which kicked off one of the most festive Toronto Raptors media days in the teams history. Drake -- who looked sharp wearing the lone electric blue suit among a stage full of black-clad MLSE officials and politicians, including Mayor Rob Ford -- joked he would "have to go to Harry Rosen and get some more neutral suits because the vibrant blues arent going to cut it." Leiweke scheduled the announcement to coincide with the opening of camp, he said, to set a tone for the franchise. He called the day a "turning point" for the team. "I think what youre seeing is the remaking of a franchise, the remaking of what people think about us, the remaking of the demand in the marketplace for us," Leiweke said. "I think theres a reason that we led the NBA in new ticket sales the last few weeks, theres now a buzz about this organization." Leiweke stressed the all-star game isnt the final destination, that winning a championship is. But a team that hasnt made the playoffs since 2008 has a long way to go. The Raptors went 34-48 last season, spending most of it digging out of a horrific 4-19 hole. "Not to make Masai feel any more pressure than he already feels but I think we know weve got to be competitive by the all-star game," Leiweke said. "We cant be a dormant franchise, and what we wont do is have one thing to talk about in 2016, which is an all-star game. The all-star game should be part of a new image, it shouldnt be the new image." The players said there was reason to be optimistic. Rudy Gay, acquired in the mid-season three-team trade, looked stronger for his summer spent in the gym, and said hes put on 20 pounds of muscle. A lean Kyle Lowry looked about 20 pounds lighter. DeMar DeRozan spent much off the off-season improving his three-point shooting. Monday, they were focused on the beginning of training camp and the coming season, while sounding at best only mildly interested in all the all-star hype. "Its a lot better when you have a good team going into playoffs and is known as a good team and then host the all-star team, than (host the all-star game) as a sub-par team," Gay said. He did say Drakes backing meant something. "Hes a staple in this city, and for him to behind us as we try to get better as a franchise, it says a lot," Gay said. The 26-year-old rapper, who said he travels the world preaching the "gospel that is Toronto," grew up following the Raptors, and called the Vince Carter era the source of his best basketball memories. He envisions "everybody wearing Raptors stuff. I want to have merchandising through the roof, I want everybody to be proud and patriotic about being from here and supporting this team." Drake counts among his good friends: Raptors forward Amir Johnson, and Toronto native and University of Kansas forward Andrew Wiggins. Last week Johnson, on his own accord, bought out all of Drakes new album "Nothing Was the Same" at two Toronto stores. He then handed out the several hundred copies free to fans at downtowns Yonge-Dundas Square. "Hes just a great guy," Drake said of Johnson. "Luckily for us, we have an amazing foundation thus far, so I think for the franchise its going to take work but theres a base foundation there." What exactly his role will be -- or even how much hell be around the Air Canada Centre considering he just released his new album -- remains to be seen. But Leiweke promised Drake will have "as much a footprint on the all-star week as the NBA will allow us to." The city last hosted an all-star game in 2008 when Major League Soccer held its showcase here. The NHL staged its all-star game in Toronto in 2000 while the Toronto Blue Jays hosted baseballs marquee contest in 1991. The 2014 all-star game will be held in New Orleans while New York will host the 2015 contest. Leiweke says an NBA all-star game usually generates somewhere around $100 million for the host city but he predicted Toronto will eclipse that, saying he and Drake have been discussing making the festivities about more than just basketball and music. "Were already talking about fashion, were talking about films, were talking about food, were talking about all the things ... that are the trademark of this great city," said Leiweke. "We certainly see it as an opportunity to let everyone see all the phenomenal parts of Toronto." cheap jerseys . The Pittsburgh Pirates centre fielder stood frozen during the second inning while Matt Hollidays line drive sailed over his head and rolled to the fence for a double. cheap jerseys From China .E.I. -- Nova Scotias Colleen Pinkney needed 11 ends to hold off a late rally by Saskatchewans Cathy Inglis and remain undefeated at the Canadian senior curling championships with a 9-7 win Wednesday. http://www.cheapjerseys-fromchina.com/ . -- Hector Santiago shut down the Royals punchless offence for a career-best eight innings, and the Chicago White Sox roughed up Kansas City starter Jeremy Guthrie in a 9-1 rout Friday night. jerseys from china . The team also exercised the third-year options on guard Dion Waiters and forward Tyler Zeller on Wednesday. All of the moves were expected and came one week before Cleveland opens the 2013-14 season at home against Brooklyn. cheap jerseys online . United manager David Moyes predicted Sunday that Rooney would be out for "probably three weeks." "Its bad," Moyes said. "Its right down the middle of his forehead and it will take a while to heal.ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Los Angeles Kings relied too much on their goalie, but Jonathan Quick was up to the task against the Minnesota Wild. Quick made 27 saves, and Anze Kopitar and Jeff Carter scored shootout goals for the Kings, who rallied to beat the Wild 3-2 on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams. Carter and Drew Doughty scored regulation goals for Los Angeles, which had just 18 shots. Quick stopped Zach Parise and Mikko Koivu in the shootout. "He was huge," Kopitar said. "Over the course of the past three or four years weve gotten pretty familiar with his play. Hes always been back there holding strong for us, and tonight was no different. "He held us in there and we found a way to score a goal at the end of the game, and finished it off in the shootout." Matt Cooke and Jonas Brodin scored in regulation for Minnesota, which had never lost a home opener in its first 12 seasons (11-0-1). After Quick stopped Parise to begin the shootout, Kopitar made a deke on Niklas Backstrom to score for the Kings. Quick then poked the puck away from Koivu on Minnesotas second attempt before Carter beat Backstrom with a backhand to complete the comeback. With the Kings trailing 2-1, Carter scored on a rebound of a shot by Matt Frattin at 13:14 of the third period to tie it. "We had two periods where it felt like we were in our D zone the whole time," Doughty said. "That takes a toll on you. We were tired but the boys didnt give up in the third. We kept taking it to them and trying to get more chances." A fashionable pick to win the Pacific Division and go deep into the playoffs, Los Angeles made relatively few off-season changes to its roster. The Kings stayed with the core that helped them advance to the Western Conference finals last spring and win the Stanley Cup in 2012. Quick is a key part of that nucleus. He had to be at the top of his game as the Wild had little resistance much of the night when they crashed the net looking for rebounds. Quick made 13 of his saves in the second period, including a glove stop to rob Parise on a power play. "We dont ever come into aa game thinking we have Quick back there," Doughty said. wholesale nfl jerseys. "We know that in the back of our heads, but we want him to have the least amount of work possible. We gave him too much work." Despite the loss, Minnesota players took a positive look at their performance. "They were a little bit better getting out of their end. They had a few more chances. In the end, I think we deserved two points," defenceman Keith Ballard said. "With the shootout, that happens. We played a pretty solid hockey game. "If we keep replicating that game over and over again, I think well be all right this year." Minnesota got on the board just 64 seconds into the game when a centring pass from Kyle Brodziak deflected off Cookes skate in the crease and past Quick. After a video review, it was determined there was no kicking motion. Doughty tied it with a power-play goal at 7:40 of the first period with a one-timer from the top of the left circle that clanked off the far post and went in. Minnesota got its own power-play goal 10 minutes later to go up 2-1. Nino Niederreiter corralled a loose puck near the right boards and cut to the middle before backhanding a pass to Brodin, who was coming down the slot. His quick shot beat Quick high on the glove side. The defenceman had just two goals last season. But the Wild couldnt muster any more offence. "You know that that next goal is important," Wild coach Mike Yeo said. "You know that extending that lead makes a huge difference and not giving them hope. At the same time we were playing pretty strong. "It didnt work out in our favour tonight, but playing like that you should have the confidence to bring it home." NOTES: Minnesota RW Jason Pominville signed a five-year, $28 million contract extension. ... Kings D Willie Mitchell played his first game in more than 15 months. He missed last season following two knee operations. ... This was the Kings only appearance in Minnesota this season. The teams are scheduled to meet Jan. 7 and March 31 in Los Angeles. ... Los Angeles will play at Winnipeg on Friday. Minnesota will host Anaheim on Saturday. ' ' '
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels will miss his scheduled start Wednesday against the New York Mets due to a gastrointestinal illness. Michael kors Black Friday Deals . In his place, rookie Tyler Cloyd will be recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley and will make the first start of his major league career. Cloyd was named the International Leagues Most Valuable Starting Pitcher, posting a 12-1 record in 22 starts for the IronPigs. In 142 innings, the 25- year-old right-hander has tallied 93 strikeouts and just 38 walks, while pitching to a 2.35 ERA. Hamels is 14-6 with a 2.99 ERA in 25 starts this season. nfl jerseys china . Calgary has lost three of its past four and enters this contest two points behind Dallas for the eighth spot in the West with 66 points. The Flames did notch a point last time out, dropping a 4-3 shootout decision to the visiting Coyotes. wholesale jerseys .C. -- Even without captain Ryan Callahan, the New York Rangers kept rolling along. http://www.salechinajerseys.com/ . -- Kyle Wiltjer had his first career double-double, finishing with 23 points and 12 rebounds in Kentuckys 88-50 win Saturday over Lipscomb. cheap nfl jerseys . -- Cole Hamels allowed two runs and four hits in four innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat a Boston Red Sox split squad 10-5 on Saturday. cheap jerseys . -- Isaiah Pead took a stutter step forward, then raced to the left sideline and travelled 60 yards up the field before finally getting tripped up by a leg tackle.GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Aaron Rodgers has been cleared to return from a left collarbone injury, just in time to start Sunday for the Packers against the Chicago Bears in a game to decide the NFC North title. With no advance warning and little fanfare, the franchise quarterback received the long-awaited good news at the same time as the rest of his teammates Thursday. "This is a fun day for me, but I think the focus needs to be on this game and the opportunity we have to win the division," Rodgers said. Soon enough. But the spotlight for now is squarely on the return of one of the NFLs most irreplaceable players. Green Bay (7-7-1) is 2-5-1 since Rodgers went down during the first series of a 27-20 loss Nov. 4 to Chicago. The Packers have managed to hang on, with a shot to win a third straight division title with a victory Sunday at Soldier Field. "Ill start with the announcement that were preparing for the Chicago Bears with Aaron Rodgers as our starting quarterback," coach Mike McCarthy told reporters Thursday after practice. Win and Green Bay returns to Lambeau Field the following weekend to host a wild-card team in the first round of the playoffs. "Were in it. You know we have a chance against our rivals, and what a better way than to go down there and get some redemption and host a home playoff game," Rodgers said. The last two months have been filled with angst for Packers fans. Discussions about whether Rodgers should risk future injury or return to bolster Green Bays playoff chances have filled sports talk radio shows and holiday office parties. Now imagine what it was like for the Packers brass and team doctor. The organization made a big investment in Rodgers this past off-season, signing him to a five-year contract extension through the 2019 season worth as much as $110 million. "Every football player that plays in this game Sunday will have risk. I think we all understand that," McCarthy said. "So weve done our due diligence. Weve gone through all the evaluations and we feel it is time. Aaron is ready to play." Finally at 8:05 a.m. Thursday, McCarthy gave the official word at a team meeting. NNo rousing speeches or rounds of applause. Cheap NFL Jerseys Deals. "The scene? We were sitting in the team room and he told us," Rodgers said matter-of-factly. "That was the scene." Rodgers is returning just when pass-rushing linebacker Clay Matthews is leaving the lineup again with a right thumb injury. Green Bay also has gone the majority of the season without tight end Jermichael Finley (neck). Projected starting left tackle Bryan Bulaga went down in training camp. Defensive end Johnny Jolly (shoulder/neck) was the latest Packer to get knocked out for the year last week. Still, the Packers managed to start 5-2 despite the injuries with Rodgers leading the offence. Things changed drastically after the 2011 NFL MVP got hurt on a sack while scrambling out of the pocket in the Week 9 loss to Chicago at Lambeau Field. The Packers went on a five-game winless skid, shuffling through three more starting quarterbacks. Green Bay then won two straight with backup Matt Flynn before falling 38-31 last week to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Losses by Chicago and the Detroit Lions set up the winner-take-all finale Sunday with the Bears for the division. Rodgers impending return wasnt the only good injury news Thursday in Titletown. Rookie running back Eddie Lacy was held out of practice with a lingering ankle injury, though McCarthy expects his 1,100-yard rusher to play Sunday. Playmaking receiver Randall Cobb, out since Week 6 with a leg injury, is moving well in practice and appears to be getting closer to returning. While he wont make the final call, Cobb said "This week in practice Im going out and preparing to play." And now with Rodgers back, positive vibes are reverberating through the locker room. Rodgers has gained added perspective from having to watch from the sideline with a headset. Hes been there to help Flynn. He understands that every move he makes in Chicago will be dissected by armchair quarterbacks. "Its easy to talk about it with you guys and understand the risks," he said. "But when youre out on the field, its about performing and playing and not worrying about it." ' ' '
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ST. Cheap Jerseys From China . PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Baltimore Orioles trip to Tampa Bay ended up more damaging than they could have ever imagined. All-Star third baseman Manny Machado went down with a potentially serious leg injury, Alexi Casilla left with a head injury and the Orioles were pushed to the brink of being eliminated from the AL wild-race Monday with a 5-4 loss to the Rays. "It was a tough four days and it culminated in a lot of bad stuff today," Brian Roberts said. "The losses and the injuries and feeling like we had a good chance coming in to Tampa, to walk out with this kind of feeling is tough for everybody." James Loneys pinch-hit home run off Tommy Hunter ended the series for the Orioles, who fell five behind the idle Cleveland Indians for the second wild card with six games left to play. Tampa leads the Indians by a game. Manager Buck Showalter tried to stay positive all weekend but found it difficult after this loss. "I dont want to say depressing; it probably is," Showalter said. "But more whats going on right now (in the locker room) is teammate to teammate, with two guys going down in the lineup." Both injuries occurred during the seventh inning. Machados left leg buckled when he stepped on first base running out an infield single. He was taken off on a stretcher. "Im sure we wont get a full diagnosis until we get an MRI back in Baltimore (on Tuesday)," Showalter said while acknowledging that "it certainly doesnt look very promising right now." Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon, who had a better view of Machados collapse, had a more stark analysis. "Its horrible," Maddon said. "Hate to see that. This young man blows out his knee, possibly, and then this collision in right field. You can see how badly they wanted it, too." Casilla, playing second base, collided with right fielder Nick Markakis while chasing Wil Myers two-run single in the bottom of the seventh. Casilla actually caught the ball for what would have been the third out, but couldnt hold onto it when his head struck Markakis thigh. "I thought about doing a slide, saw him out of the corner of my eye, tried to pull up and get out of the way," Markakis said. "It was just bang bang, him coming full speed, me coming full speed. It was like trying to stop a train on a dime. Im not a doctor or anything, but when he was out there, I could have sworn he was knocked out. He was laying there; (Adam Jones) and I were trying to get him to sit still until somebody got out there. He kind of looked dazed and confused." Casilla finished the inning, but was taken out in the eighth. "I probably should have taken him out but I didnt know what he had hit until between innings," Showalter said. "Hes going to get a CAT scan and stay overnight here, not travel. He got a little foggy-headed between innings and had to come out of there." Loney batted for Sean Rodriguez and lined a 0-1 pitch from Hunter (6-5) down the right field line to win it. Joel Peralta (3-8) pitched a perfect ninth for the Rays, who have won nine of 12. Chris Davis hit his major league-best 52nd homer for Baltimore. Machado singled for the Orioles first hit leading off the fourth and Davis followed with his two-run shot off Chris Archer as part of a three-run inning that put Baltimore ahead 3-1. J.J. Hardy had an RBI single. Going back to the final 11 innings of the Orioles 5-4, 18-inning loss to the Rays Friday night, Baltimore had just two runs and 10 hits over 32 innings before getting the three runs on four hits in the fourth. Archer gave up four runs and five hits in 4 1-3 innings. Baltimore left-hander Wei-Yin Chen also went 4 1-3 innings, allowing two runs and six hits. NOTES: The Orioles scored 30 runs and batted .195 on their 10-game road trip. ... Showalter said RHP Chris Tillman, who tweaked his ankle last Thursday, will make his scheduled start Tuesday night against Toronto. ... Tampa Bay CF Desmond Jennings sat out went with a left hamstring strain. Maddon expects Jennings to return before the regular season ends. cheap jerseys . - The Dodgers began the season poorly and then soared from last to first during a torrid 50-game stretch to make the playoffs for the first time in four years. jerseys from china . Still to be determined is whether the few Indian athletes who have qualified for Sochi compete for their country or under the Olympic flag. The International Olympic Committee gave a reprieve to Indias suspended national Olympic body on Tuesday after a long impasse that had threatened to lead to the expulsion of the worlds second most populous nation. http://www.overalljersey.com/ . Curtis Valk and Emerson Etem each had three goals and an assist as the Medicine Hat Tigers defeated the host Lethbridge Hurricanes 8-2 on Friday in Western Hockey League action. wholesale nfl jerseys . The Canadiens announced Thursday that the veteran defenceman has signed a US$17.25-million, three-year deal with the club that will see Markov in a Montreal uniform through the 2013-14 season. cheap nfl jerseys . Serge Ibaka of the Thunder and Matt Barnes of the Clippers were ejected, and Griffin received a technical foul for his part in the altercation with 6 seconds left in the second quarter. Kevin Durant had 33 points, making 15 of 17 free throws, and 10 assists to lead the Thunder, who had won four straight.NEW YORK -- Joe Sullivan of the Minnesota Swarm has won the Les Bartley Award as the National Lacrosse Leagues coach of the year. Sullivan took over the team after Mike Lines was fired in February following a 3-3 start. In his rookie coaching year, Sullivan led Minnesota to a 6-4 finnish and the first playoff win in the franchises eight-year history. cheap jerseys. Dave Pym of the Calgary Roughnecks and Bob Hamley of the Colorado Mammoth tied for second in voting for the award. Minnesota plays the Edmonton Rush in the West Divisional final Saturday. ' ' '
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. wholesale nfl jerseys . -- Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen announced his retirement Monday night, two days after he made a pair of dramatic saves in a penalty kick shootout against Real Salt Lake to secure his club its first MLS Cup in more than a decade. Nielsen made the announcement during a title celebration at Union Station. "I want to thank the ownership group, my teammates, my coaches and the entire organization for the opportunity to have four of the best years of my life, not only mine but my family as well, here in Kansas City," Nielsen said. "I will remember these years forever." Nielsen kept Sporting KC tied with Real Salt Lake through regulation and overtime Saturday night before making two saves in the penalty kick shootout. Sporting KC eventually prevailed 7-6 in frigid weather to win its first league championship since the 2000 season. Nielsen was so overcome with emotion following the game that he retreated from the clubs locker room to a back room, away from reporters and TV cameras. "To the best soccer fans: Since Day 1 they have always been behind me and I want to thank them for all the support," Nielsen said. "It was the perfect timing, finishing with a great championship that the entire city deserves." Nielsen began his career in England and played the majority of it in his native Denmark, but said he was at a crossroads in his career when Sporting KC sought him out several years ago. He wound up agreeing to a contract with the MLS club, even though he barely knew where Kansas was on a map, and instantly became a hit with fans. Nielsen played every minute of Sporting KCs last 100 matches, made two All-Star game appearances and was voted the leagues top goalkeeper a year ago. It wasnt just his play that endeared Nielsen to fans, though. It was his personality. He became known for stopping his car at local parks when hed be driving by and joining in games with random children. Often, Nielsen would pull kids out of the crowd and have them kick balls at him as part of his pre-game warm-up. The recent release of his autobiography, "Welcome to the Blue Heaven: Dont Bet Against the Goalkeeper," chronicled the way he overcame an addiction to gambling. All of it resonated with Sporting KC fans who nicknamed Nielsen the "White Puma," and who would often show up at games with their own version of his bleach-blonde hair. "What an incredible way to end a career," Sporting Club chief executive Rob Heineman said in a statement. "Jimmy Nielsen is so important to this organization on and off the field, and we look forward to the next phase of our relationship." He retires with club records for regular-season games played (128), games started (128), minutes played (11,497), wins (57), ties (32), winning percentage (.575) and shutouts (45). Nielsens career goals-against average of 0.99 is the best in MLS history among goalkeepers with a minimum of 1,000 regular-season minutes played. "He has been instrumental to the success of this organization over the last four years," Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes said. "And as much as Im sad to see him go, I am delighted that he leaves the game as a champion based on the fact that he is a true winner." wholesale nfl jerseys . Luiten became the first Dutch winner of his countrys national open since Maarten Lafeber in 2003 and the first Dutchman to win twice in a season on the European Tour. NFL Jerseys China . Holcomb, the reigning Olympic gold medallist, guided his team of Curt Tomasevicz, Steven Langton and Chris Fogt to a two-run time of one minute 48.56 seconds at Canada Olympic Park. Germanys Maximilian Arndt and Russias Alexander Zubkov finished tied for second place in 1:48. http://www.cheapnfljerseysdeals.com/ . Euro 2012 will continue on its sparkling, merry way for another week and then some. But this will be the last one played under the tight 16-team format that has delivered a big punch every day, with many of the best teams in the world playing each other in meaningful matches throughout the group stage. wholesale nfl jerseys . The right-hander said he threw about 30 pitches in a routine bullpen session Sunday at Yankee Stadium, his final hurdle before starting Tuesday night at Tampa Bay. cheap jerseys . Johnny Aprile, six-foot-two and 208 pounds out of Queens, was the 16th pick overall earlier this month and the Bombers plan on using him as a defensive back.CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Panthers owner Jerry Richardson sat down in his office Sunday night with Marty Hurney and posed two questions to the franchises longtime general manager: Why are the Panthers 1-5 and when are they going to get better? Hurney said he couldnt give him an honest answer for either question. The following morning Richardson made the tough decision to fire Hurney, who has been with the team since 1998 and the GM for the past 11 years. The move came one day after star quarterback Cam Newton expressed his frustration following Carolinas fourth straight defeat, a 19-14 loss to Dallas. Hurney took full responsibility for the teams failures. "Words dont keep your job, actions do," Hurney said. "The bottom line is we were 1-5. Were 1-3 at home. "We laid in egg in front of the Giants on national TV (a 36-7 loss) and came back the last two weeks and lost against teams we felt like we had a good chance to beat. It cant continue to go this way," he said. "Marty made every effort to bring success to the Panthers and took the team to a Super Bowl and two NFC championship games," Richardson said in a statement. "Unfortunately, we have not enjoyed the success we hoped for in recent years. I have the greatest respect and admiration for Marty and will always appreciate the way he tirelessly served the organization." Richardson spent most of Monday in meetings and talking to people around the league he confides in. Hurney said he doesnt expect his replacement will be named until after the season, but hes not completely sure. Theres a chance Richardson could bring in an older, more experienced former general manager to advise him on the direction of the franchise and give him an honest evaluations of the players in the interim. One of the people Richardsons trusts the most is former New York Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi. Hes also close friends with the Rooney family in Pittsburgh. In the meantime, Brandon Beane, the teams director of football operations, will handle day-to-day football matters until a new GM is hired. And coach Ron Rivera said when it comes to personnel decisions hell have final say in matters for now. "If a decision has to be made involving the football team and players, it will all stop with me," Rivera said, who added he was surprised by the move. Rivera said at this point no assistant coaches have been fired, but he wouldnt rule that out. "Were all being evaluated," Rivera said. Hurney said he fought for his job, but in the end couldnt blame Richardson. Hurney added he thinks the Panthers need more leadership. "I think we need somebody to step up in the locker room and take hold," he said. "I think there are people capable of that. I think we need some players to step up and say enough is enough." Newton experienced virtually no losses before becoming a pro, and hhe was the 2011 Offensive Rookie of the Year. Michael kors Handbags Black Friday 2014. But this season has been a struggle, and he seemed at a loss for solutions Sunday. "Well everybodys looking at it, its not just me," he said. "(We) try to find ways to keep games close and whether its me, I dont know. Whether its the co-ordinator, I dont know ... but weve got to find a way to change that." Hurney regrets not winning a Super Bowl in Carolina -- they lost 32-29 to New England for the 2003 title -- and the teams inability to post back-to-back winning seasons. "I hope this change starts accomplishing the direction to those goals," Hurney said. "I am responsible for everybody in coaching, the players, the scouts and everybody in football operations. After six weeks, we are 1-5 coming off a 6-10 season." Hurney was general manager when the Panthers went to the Super Bowl and the NFC championship games in the 2003 and 2005 seasons, as well as winning the NFC South in 2008. Hurney was well liked and respected within the organization, but his personnel decisions in the draft and in free agency were routinely criticized by fans tired of the Panthers losing ways. Defensive end Charles Johnson, the teams highest-paid player, said on Twitter: "Marty wasnt the reason we are losing! ... Unbelievable!" Carolinas last playoff victory came in 2005 when it reached the NFC championship game before losing at Seattle. The Panthers appeared to turn things around in 2008 when they won the NFC South and earned a first-round bye before getting upset 33-13 at home by the Arizona Cardinals. They havent been back to the playoffs since. Hurneys philosophy has been to build through the draft and re-sign proven players rather than going after high-priced free agents. But the team wasted a number of high draft picks through the years. The personnel blunder that angered fans most was giving 34-year-old quarterback Jake Delhomme a five-year, $42.5 million contract months after he turned over the ball over six times in the playoff loss to Arizona. Delhomme started 2009 with a five-turnover game against Philadelphia and was cut after the season. Delhomme cost the Panthers $12 million against the salary cap in 2009 even though he was no longer on the roster. Eric Shelton, Dwayne Jarrett, Jimmy Clausen and Everette Brown were all drafted in the second round, but failed to meet expectations. Brown, in particular, was a costly choice in 2009 because the Panthers gave up their first-round pick the following year to San Francisco to get him. Brown lasted only two seasons in Carolina. Hurney also was criticized for giving big contracts to keep the teams core intact following a 2-14 season in 2010. He did well with first-round draft picks Jordan Gross, Jon Beason, Jonathan Stewart, Chris Gamble and Newton, last years No. 1 overall pick. ' ' '
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LONDON -- Arsenal says goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has signed a new "long-term" contract with the Premier League leaders. wholesale jerseys . The 23-year-old Poland international is back as first choice at Arsenal after losing his regular spot in the team on occasions over the last three seasons. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said in a statement released Saturday that "I have always believed he is an extremely talented player, with excellent reflexes and good mental strength. He continues to grow and improve all the time too, so he has the potential to be even better." Szczesny joined Arsenals academy from his hometown club Legia Warsaw in 2006. cheap jerseys from china . In just his sixth career start, Humber (2-2) carried a no-hitter through 6 1/3 innings and tallied five strikeouts. Adam Dunn went 1-for-2 and added the eventual game-winning RBI in the fourth inning for Chicago, which halted a three-game skid. Cheap Jerseys From China . -- Chris Pontius curled a shot off the left wing into the far right corner in the 82nd minute, his first goal of the season, as the D. http://www.cheapjerseysnflhome.com/ . Right behind him was a Tiger Woods that looked all too familiar. Sabbatini played bogey-free over his final 12 holes, and despite missing a five-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole, put together a 3-under 69 in the cool, blustery conditions at Muirfield Village to take a one-shot lead going into the weekend. wholesale jerseys . This week, Manchester United maintained its 12-point lead atop the table with a shutout of QPR, Manchester City turned the tide and avoided losing ground with a win over Chelsea and Wigan convincingly pulled themselves out of relegation. cheap jerseys from china . -- The Phoenix Coyotes have signed restricted free agent forward Kyle Chipchura to a one-year contract.VANCOUVER -- The Vancouver Canucks power play is clicking again, and this time it produced a much-needed win. Daniel Sedin scored the second of his two goals on a power play Saturday and it stood up for the winner in a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Alex Edler also got into the act, made Blue Jacket penalty killers look like spectators as he scored on an end-to-end dash that provided a 3-1 lead in the second period. "When you score a (power-play) goal or two you get confidence and all of a sudden the passes are on the stick and you are moving for each other," Sedin said. The Canucks went 2-for-3 on the power play for the second straight game after struggling through a 1-for-22 stretch. "Theres not a lot of changes in our power play lately," Sedin said when asked why its suddenly scoring. "Its just a matter of passes being there, shooting the puck and finding rebounds. Its little things." The Canucks gave up the opening goal to Vinny Prospal but David Booth and Sedin scored at equal strength in a span of 79 seconds to give Vancouver a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes. Then Edler turned on the jets on Vancouvers first power-play opportunity. Canuck goalie Cory Schneider stopped a shoot-in and fired the puck into Edlers skates but the rangy defenceman recovered it, circled his net and took off. The Columbus penalty killers looked like they expected him to pass but Edler went in alone on goalie Steve Mason and scored after a crafty deke for his career-high 11th goal of the season. "I was just thinking to get some speed behind the net and maybe they didnt expect it," said Edler, who couldnt remember scoring a goal like that -- even in his junior days with the WHL Kelowna Rockets. "There was an opening there so I took it. "I tried not to complicate it too much. I had a lot of speed so (I went) just a little bit to the side ... and a quick shot." Mason said a lack of communication provided the open ice. "He started in behind his net, and hes got a lot of ice to work with, and before you know it hes right on top of you," Mason said. "Something like that doesnt happen very often. It was a bit of miscommunication and it happens." Coach Alain Vigneault said his young defenceman probably took what the Blue Jackets gave him. "They probably thought we were going to make a back pass and he just saw the open space and took it," Vigneault said. The victory ended a two-game losing skid for Vancouver (43-20-8) which won only three of seven straight home games after two loosses on the road. jerseys from china. The win also enabled the Canucks to continue their quest for the overall NHL and Western Conference lead as they kept pace with St. Louis. They remained six points behind the Blues with two games in hand. The Blue Jackets (22-42-7), who are last in the NHL and 43 points behind Vancouver in the West, lost their fourth straight game. They havent beaten the Canucks in regulation since October 2009. Sedin reached the 30-goal plateau for the fourth time in his career by scooping in the rebound of his own tip-in attempt. He gave the Canucks their first lead when he took brother Henriks pass through the crease and beat Mason from a sharp angle. Jack Johnson brought Columbus to within a goal early in the third period when he blasted Ryan Johansens face-off win behind Schneider. James Wisniewski, who was in the penalty box for hooking when Daniel Sedin scored the game-winner, made it close with a goal off another face-off win. Both goalies had plenty of work with Mason stopping 34 shots and Schneider making 33 saves. "It wasnt the prettiest game but we responded to a few goals and kept pushing the lead and were able to hang on to it at the end," Schneider said. Rick Nash, who is six goals shy of his seventh 30-goal season, said the Jackets played well enough to win but mistakes were costly. "I thought it was a good game by us," Nash said. "We had a couple of minutes each period where we sat back and they definitely took advantage of us. But for the most part we stuck with it and kept ourselves in the game. "I think the big difference is our mistakes. Every time we made a big mistake they scored a goal." Interim head coach Todd Richards said his club, which has long been eliminated from playoff contention, didnt give up. "We played all the way to final buzzer, in fact we had a great opportunity with about a second to go," Richards said. "We played hard, we just need to play smarter." Notes: It was the 23rd start of the season for Schneider, one more than last year ... Sammy Pahlsson played 222 games for Columbus before being obtained by Vancouver at the trade deadline ... Aaron Rome, a healthy scratch for the last three games, replaced Marc-Andre Gragnani on the Vancouver blue-line ... the Jackets continue their Western Canada swing Sunday in Calgary while the Canucks begin a four-game road trip Monday against the Minnesota Wild ... the club said centre Manny Malhotra, who missed two games for personal reasons, will be on the trip. ' ' '
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CHARLOTTE, N. cheap nfl jerseys .C. -- Bobcats coach Mike Dunlap talked throughout the off-season about changing the culture in the organization and building a winning atmosphere in Charlotte. Apparently his players were listening. Reserve Ramon Sessions scored 21 points and the Bobcats beat the winless Washington Wizards 92-76 Tuesday night to win back-to-back games for the first time since last December and even their record at 3-3. "Any time in this league when you can get any type of win streak it is good," Sessions said. "Definitely for a young team like us trying to build things, I think thats a big plus. You know its one of those games where you sit in the locker room (before the game) and you say, Hey, we should go out there and get this one," and thats what good teams do. That just shows you the progress that were making." Said Dunlap: "That is just the NBA game. Players gain confidence with victories." With Ben Gordon a late scratch due to a family emergency, Sessions picked up the slack and provided a much-needed boost off the bench for the Bobcats. Coming off a career-high 25 points against Dallas on Saturday night, rookie Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was strong again, chipping in with 15 points and eight rebounds before leaving in the fourth quarter to ice down a sore back. He said afterward he got hit in the back, but added "Im fine." Kemba Walker battled inconsistent shooting and finished with 17 points for the Bobcats. It marked the first time the Bobcats have won two straight since taking the final game of the 2010-11 season and the first of last season. The victory was especially sweet for Walker, who went through an entire rookie season without winning back-to-back games. "You know, to get this win was huge and it gives us momentum, gives us confidence going into that game tomorrow against a good Minnesota team," Walker said. Trevor Ariza scored 19 points for the Wizards, who fell to 0-6. He was the only Washington player to finish in double digits in scoring. The Bobcats (3-3) limited the Wizards to 29.8-per cent shooting and outscored them 46-24 in the paint. Most of those came on drives to the hole by Walker, Kidd-Gilchrist and Sessions, who were a combined 15 of 18 from foul line. "Coach Dunlap emphasized getting to the rim and getting foul shots," Sessions said. "You know we try to do that. At times it may not look like it but thats our game, getting to the rim and shooting threes." Wizards coach Randy Wittman said his team lacked aggressiveness on defence, particularly in the paint, but attributed that to the teams apathetic play on the offensive end of the floor. "When you stand around and watch a guy dribble and dribble and dribble and take a bad shot, it takes away that affect (on defence)," Wittman said. Rookie Bradley Beal said he felt like the Wizards "gave up" down the stretch. "We cant lose focus and today we werent focused," said Beal, who was 1 of 11 shooting from the floor. "We came in lackadaisical, like we were 5-0 instead of 0-5. We didnt come in with the edge that we usually do." Washington, still playing without John Wall and Nene, could never get closer than seven points in the second half after trailing by 13 at halftime. The Wizards connected on just 5 of 31 3-point attempts and had no flow whatsoever on offence. The Bobcats took a 52-39 lead into halftime after outscoring the Wizards 30-12 in the paint. Kidd-Gilchrist picked up where he left off Saturday night, driving aggressively to the hole in the early going. The No. 2 pick in the draft had 12 points at halftime on 5-of-8 shooting to go with five rebounds. Sessions had 11 points at the break. Charlottes aggressive defence gave the Wizards fits. Washington turned the ball over 17 times, leading to 19 Bobcats points. Brendan Haywood had a solid eight points and 11 rebounds, while reserve Tyrus Thomas chipped in with 10 points and six rebounds for the Bobcats. Charlotte won just seven games last season and finished with the worst winning percentage (.106) in league history. But this years team is playing with hustle and heart and seems to have gained more confidence after beating Dallas on Saturday night to snap a 16-game losing streak against the Mavericks. NOTES: It took the Bobcats 13 games last season to win three games. Once they won their third game in 2011-12 they went on to lose 16 straight. ... Washingtons starters were 15 of 43 shooting from the field. wholesale nfl jerseys . -- Vanessa Davidsons goal midway through the second period proved to be the winner as the Montreal Stars defended their Clarkson Cup Canadian Womens Hockey League championship title with a 4-2 victory over Brampton HC on Sunday. cheap jerseys from china .Y. -- After playing 12 consecutive one-goal games against the Rochester Americans this season, the Toronto Marlies finally won in convincing fashion to move onto the next round of the American Hockey League playoffs. http://www.salechinajerseys.com/ . -- Lindsey Vonn squeezed in a little freeskiing on Thanksgiving morning, a step in the right direction for a return to racing after reinjuring her right knee in a recent training crash. wholesale jerseys . -- The Oklahoma City Barons entered Sundays game in the midst of a battle for playoff positioning. wholesale jerseys .J. Green, the Bengals first-round draft choice, has agreed to terms on a four-year contract and should be on hand Friday, when Cincinnati opens training camp in Kentucky.NEW YORK -- Johnathan Taylor and Buddy Lamothe may never play baseball again after accidents left them partially paralyzed. That didnt matter to the teams that picked them Wednesday during the final rounds of the Major League Baseball draft. Taylor, an outfielder from the University of Georgia, was a 33rd-round pick of the Texas Rangers, while Lamothe, a reliever from San Jacinto College, was the Houston Astros 40th-round selection. Taylor was left paralyzed from the chest down after he broke his neck in March during a game when he collided with teammate Zach Cone, the Rangers supplemental-round pick Monday. Texas director of amateur scouting Kip Fagg said the teams selection of Taylor was "something we felt was right." "We would have drafted him either way, regardless of any other circumstances involving his injury or Zachs draft status," Fagg said. "Our area scout in Georgia, Ryan Coe, has had a relationship with Johnathan since he was a high school player. The club has always liked his passion and ability as a player." Taylor hit .335 last year as a sophomore for the Bulldogs, and was hitting .182 with two RBIs in 11 games at the time of his injury. Fagg added that he and a few other Texas officials visited Cone during "the course of normal pre-draft activity" and gave him a Rangers jersey to give to Taylor that was signed by the entire Rangers team. "This was truly a classy move and a great gesture on the part of the Texas Rangers organization," Georgia coach David Perno said. "J.T. is definitely a player worthy of getting drafted. Hes been a big part of our program, and we are all very excited for him. When I talked to him after he got the call, he was in the middle of his rehabilitation work, laughing and having a good time and was thrilled to be drafted." Taylor was injured March 6 against Florida State and has been undergoing outpatient treatment at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta. He also attended a pair of Georgia games since his accident. "Were all very proud of him," said Tandra Taylor, Jonathans mother. "Its just amazing, and when he got the call, his face lit up and we were all very excited. Cheap NFL Jerseys China. It was awesome news." Cone, taken by the Rangers with the 37th overall selection, was thrilled the team also took his injured buddy. "I was pumped up when the Rangers told me they were thinking about drafting J.T., and then I got a call saying that they had drafted him," Cone said. "I was already planning on going over to see him and now we can talk about the Rangers. This made my day. Its just awesome, and Im so happy for him." Lamothe, in his first season at San Jacinto, was injured last month in a diving accident in San Marcos, Texas. The hard-throwing right-hander from Lyndonville, Vt., was 0-2 with a 0.77 earned-run average and 28 strikeouts in 23 1-3 innings pitched. According to an update on a website dedicated to him, the 20-year-old Lamothe is undergoing inpatient rehabilitation in Houston, with the hope hell be released for outpatient therapy in the next few weeks. A total of 1,530 players were selected during the three-day draft, with rounds 31-50 held via conference call Wednesday. Three big league managers saw their sons get taken by their own teams in the later rounds, including Oaklands Bob Geren (Brett, in the 42nd round), the Los Angeles Angels Mike Scioscia (Matthew, 45th round) and Torontos John Farrell (Shane, 46th round). The Blue Jays also took Jacob Wakamatsu, the son of bench coach Don Wakamatsu, in the 48th round. Philadelphia general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. drafted his nephew, Andrew, in the 47th round. St. Louis took Liberty catcher Casey Rasmus, the brother of outfielder Colby Rasmus, in the 36th round. The sons of former major leaguers Bobby Bonilla, Alex Fernandez and Charlie Leibrandt were also among the players whose names were called Wednesday. Pitchers were the most commonly picked players this year with 793, including 575 right-handers. Every state except Maine was represented, and 61 foreign-born players were taken, led by 33 from Canada. Vanderbilt University had the most college players drafted with 12, including first-rounder Sonny Gray. Pittsburgh took UCLA right-hander Gerrit Cole with the No. 1 overall pick Monday night. ' ' '
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SAN DIEGO -- The heart of the San Diego Padres lineup came through in a big way Friday night. cheap jerseys . Carlos Quentin, Yasmani Grandal and Chase Headley each hit home runs as the Padres powered past the Colorado Rockies 9-5 in the opener of a three-game series. An improved San Diego offence has propelled the club to four straight wins and six of seven as the Padres have scored seven or more runs in five of their last seven. "I think were having some quality at-bats," Quentin said. "Were getting on base consistently throughout the lineup. Guys are causing havoc on the bases and having good at-bats." Jason Marquis (3-5) pitched five innings for his second straight win for San Diego. Huston Street retired the side in the ninth to secure the win, and has not allowed a run in his last 13 appearances spanning 11 2-3 innings. Marquis allowed five runs -- three earned -- on nine hits. The former Rockies pitcher struck out two and had lost four straight before his last two starts. "Our guys picked up Jason, but he hung in there," Padres manager Bud Black said. "Our offence picked up our defence. The guys are picking each other up across the board and thats what it takes to win." Carlos Gonzalez hit his second career grand slam for the Rockies, who have lost five of six. "He battled a lot especially after Gonzalez hit the grand slam," Grandal said of Marquis. "I think he was frustrated that some of his pitches were missing the zone." Quentins solo homer was part of a three-run second that gave San Diego a 3-0 lead, but Gonzalezs slam in the third put Colorado up 4-3. After going 25 games without a home run, Gonzalez has homered in his last two. The Padres came right back in the bottom of the third with Chris Denorfias two-run triple and Grandals two-run homer against Drew Pomeranz (1-5). Grandal also doubled in the first and had three RBIs. "Thats sort of how you draw it up," Black said of the production in the middle of the lineup. "Those guys did a nice job." Pomeranz allowed a career-high seven runs on nine hits over three innings. The left-hander struck out three and matched his shortest outing of the season. "I really dont think I made that bad of pitches," Pomeranz said. "My velocity was down a lot tonight. The home run to Quentin was a bad pitch. Grandal hit the ball from his shoelaces. I was a little off tonight for whatever reason." Andrew Browns sacrifice fly in the fifth cut the Rockies deficit to 7-5. "Weve been here before," Rockies manager Jim Tracy said. "Once again plenty to talk about offensively. We didnt pitch in the early part of the game, but got back into the game. You surrender seven runs prior to getting three outs in the third inning, youre running uphill." Three relievers combined to hold the Rockies scoreless before Ramon Hernandez and Josh Rutledge represented the tying runs at second and third in the eighth. But Joe Thatcher struck out pinch-hitter Jason Giambi to end the threat. "Thats a big out, a big spot in the game," Black said. "You look at different teams, and this is one team where theyve got Giambi over there every night. We had Joe out there for that purpose." Headley hit a solo shot, his 11th, in the eighth after Logan Forsythes sacrifice fly scored pinch-hitter Mark Kotsay. NOTES: Rockies C Wilin Rosario left the game in the second with a lower left leg injury. Rosario was hurt on a wild pitch and was slow to retrieve the ball after it bounced past him. Hernandez entered in Rosarios place. ... Both teams observed a moment of silence before the game to honour the victims of the movie theatre shooting in Aurora, Colo. "I think when you experience something like that, were just playing a baseball game and it pales in relation to what a number of people are going through right now as we sit here," Tracy said. ... Padres CF Cameron Maybin missed a second straight start with wrist soreness. Maybin pinch ran and stole a base in the eighth and is expected to rest the injury for a few more games. ... Jeff Francis (2-2, 4.76) will pitch for Colorado in the second game of the series against Kip Wells (1-3, 2.82). cheap jerseys from china . The deal was confirmed by the team on Tuesday night. Earlier in the day, outfielder Jason Heyward and the Braves agreed to a $13.3 million, two-year contract. wholesale nfl jerseys . The Rock and Knighthawks will play Dec. 15 at the Bell Centre. It will be the first pro lacrosse played in the city since the short-lived Montreal Express left a decade ago. "The Quebec Lacrosse Federation got involved with this event because we want to contribute in a concrete way to getting a professional lacrosse franchise back in Montreal," federation director Pierre Filion said in a statement. http://www.cheapnfljerseysdeals.com/ . "Theres no reason to think that I wont play on Sunday," Vick said. "Ive had two good days of practice. Im optimistic Ill be able to go out there and very excited to play." Eagles coach Andy Reid said that barring a setback, Vick will start against the team that has lost to Philadelphia six straight times. nfl jerseys china . Head coach Scott Milanovich was optimistic that his starting quarterback could go but added the team wont make an announcement until Thursday. Ray is recuperating from a strained MCL that he suffered in the first quarter of a loss in Montreal on Sept. nfl jerseys china . They also weigh in on the injury to World Peace and LeBron getting hacked. 1. With their season winding down and the playoffs out of reach yet again, what are the Raptors biggest needs this off-season? Mitch Ward: Start by dealing Andrea Bargnani for an asset the team can use like a backup point guard, a three-point shooter, some help in the post.SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Kansas City Royals are sending former No. 1 overall draft pick Luke Hochevar to the bullpen after more than five seasons of shaky results in the starting rotation. Manager Ned Yost announced the decision Wednesday. Hochevar had been competing with Bruce Chen, Will Smith and Luis Mendoza for the fifth spot in the Royals revamped rotation his spring. Hochevar, who is scheeduled to make $4. Michael kors Handbags Black Friday. 56 million this season, is 38-59 with a 5.39 ERA. Hell operate as a long reliever and could work back into the rotation, though its possible the Royals will seek to trade him or offer his release. The Royals also placed right-hander Guillermo Moscoso on waivers Wednesday. He was claimed in November and was 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA in three spring training appearance. ' ' '
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TSNs Jack Armstrong offers his thoughts on Pau Gasol, the improving Raptors, Eric Gordon, Rajon Rondo, and tough times for the Bulls in Chicago. cheap nfl jerseys . 1. PAU GASOL (Lakers): There are rumours out of L.A. that the Lakers are open to moving the big man. He and Coach Mike DAntoni dont see eye to eye about his role and how he needs to be utilized in the offence. Hes a wonderfully talented player yet when I was in L.A. eight days ago for the Raptors game I was surprised to see how little explosion and pop he had in his game. He played with little passion/force and for a guy thats getting paid big money thats inexcusable. Yes, you dont like your role but dont pout about it. Play through adversity. 2. RAPTORS ARE BETTER: Watching Toronto the past two games vs. Philly and at Chicago, this is a better team. More traditional playing inside/out, much better ball distribution, role definition and balance in the offence. In addition, the second unit has a little more pop in it with Patterson, Vasquez and Salmons along with Tyler Hansbrough. It will be interesting to see with this development to see the approach of GM Masai Ujiri to the trade prospects as they pertain to Kyle Lowry and Im sure folks will be calling about Amir Johnson who has a very reasonable contract and produces consistently. Both guys would be valuable pieces for contending teams. Do you sell, hold or buy? Fascinating stuff. 3. ERIC GORDON (Pelicans): His team has had a nice season at 11-11 so far. More importantly, hes played in all 22 games. Hes had injury issues over the years and many questions about his durability and love for the sport as well. Hes been very effective at 16 ppg and shooting a reasonable 44 per cent field goal percentage and 39 per cent three-point percentage so far. Coach Monty Williams has done a nice job bringing this young team along and showing patience. Having Ryan Anderson back in the mix with his brilliant shooting and toughness helps. How they ride out the Anthony Davis injury will be huge yet the presence of Gordon consistently has been a pleasant compliment to this growing team. 4. RAJON RONDO (Celtics): Cleared for contact yet probably a few weeks to a month away from playing. Theyre in first place in the Atlantic Division. Im sure GM Danny Ainge is just thrilled with that. What do you do? Hell be a huge trade piece for them when hes ready to go or do you play him when hes ready? Hes a terrific competitor and player and instantly makes a team much better. The minute hes healthy and ready to go the offers for him will come pouring in and Im sure Ainge hears daily from fellow GMs kicking the tires about his availability. Keep an eye on this one. 5. NATE ROBINSON & MARCO BELINELLI (Nuggets, Spurs): Was in Chicago on Saturday for the Raptors game and I feel awful for Derrick Rose and the Bulls fans. The building was silent and dead - the fans are in mourning about the direction of their team. The more I watched their team I kept saying to myself that theyve got so little offensive creativity and explosiveness that theyre going to labour to score and win consistently. They miss Robinson and Belinelli big-time. Both can score and create their own shot and opportunities for others. With all due respect to DJ Augustin, its going to take him some time to get comfortable and to find his confidence. Not sure what the direction GM Gar Forman wants to take this thing yet but based upon what Ive seen of this unit of late theyre so offensively challenged they are in trouble. You can defend until youre blue in the face - you still gotta put the rock in the basket. Shows how fragile this business is. Two years ago they were the up and coming team in the East, and now theyre barely staying afloat. cheap nfl jerseys . The NHL and National Hockey League Players Association announced Thursday they are partnering with the You Can Play Project, an organization aimed at eliminating homophobia in athletics. Cheap NFL Jerseys Black Friday . Their initial move was to replace him with a pitcher, giving themselves a backup plan in case Johnny Cuetos blister bothered him during his start Tuesday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Beyond that, the NL Central leaders arent sure how theyll try to replace one of the leagues top hitters for up to a month. http://www.chinajerseyscheap.us/ . Its not so hard to believe him right now. Dunn hit a three-run homer in the first inning and the Chicago White Sox handed Jon Lester his first loss with a 6-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. wholesale nfl jerseys . LOUIS -- T. cheap jerseys . Must have made the other teams in South Floridas bracket shudder just a bit, too. The Bulls introduced the Big Easts nastiest defence to the NCAA tournament on Wednesday night, allowing only 13 points in the first half of a 65-54 victory over a California team that went long stretches without a single point. IRVING, Texas -- Cowboys linebacker Bruce Carter is out of for the season with a dislocated left elbow, making him the fourth Dallas defensive starter to go on injured reserve. Carter injured the elbow in Thursdays 38-31 loss to Washington. The Cowboys have lost both inside linebackers with defensive leader Sean Lee suffering a season-ending toe injury last month. The other defensive starters out forr the year are safety Barry Church and defensive end Kenyon Coleman. wholesale nfl jerseys. The Cowboys said Monday they filled Carters roster spot by signing Brady Poppinga, a seven-year veteran who last played for St. Louis in 2011. Dallas also released receiver Andre Holmes and replaced him with veteran Anthony Armstrong. 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WINNIPEG - Winnipeg Goldeyes manager Rick Forney announced on Tuesday that left-handed pitcher Rich Hawkins has been activated from the disabled list. wholesale nfl jerseys . Hawkins is 2-1 this season with a 7.27 ERA in four starts. The Goldeyes now have 22 players on their active roster, including 12 pitchers and 10 position players. cheap jerseys .Y. -- Goalie Ryan Miller was perfect. cheap jerseys . And keeping up the polls distinctly German flavour over the past month, Miroslav Klose -- Germanys second-highest scorer -- is the player of the week after grabbing five goals in just 40 minutes for Lazio in its 6-0 thrashing of Bologna in Serie A. http://www.chinajerseyscheap.us/ . The 57-year-old Tietjens has coached New Zealand to nine IRB World Sevens titles and to four Commonwealth Games gold medals as its only coach in the professional era. New Zealand Rugby Union chief executive Steve Tew said the re-signing was made with a focus on 2016 when sevens will be in the Olympics. wholesale nfl jerseys . In an entertaining match between the third- and fourth-placed clubs, midfielder Riccardo Montolivo put Milan ahead against his former squad when Fiorentina midfielder David Pizarro gave up the ball in the 14th minute, leaving him with only the goalkeeper to beat. Cheap NFL Jerseys . Shane Hnidy joins me on TSN 1290 for the radio broadcast, while Dennis Beyak, Mike Johnson and Sara Orlesky will describe the action on TSN Jets.While the top 11 prospects in Craig Buttons monthly TSN.ca NHL Entry Draft Rankings remained the same, some players managed to make big strides. The highest climber in Februarys rankings was Prince Albert Raiders centre Mike Winther, who moved up from 40th last month into the Top 30, landing at No. 28. Winther, has recorded 27 goals and 21 assists in 55 games. Also moving up was Kitchener Rangers centre Radek Faksa, who moved up seven spots and now occupies No. 14. Finnish winger Teuvo Teravainen advanced five spots to sit two spots ahead of Faksa at No. 12. Sarnia Sting forward Nail Yakupov maintains the top spot in the ranking and hasnt lost the spot since the first ranking was released September. Red Deer Rebels defenceman Matt Dumba, Leksand winger Filip Forsberg along with injured players Morgan Reillly and Alex Galchenyuk round out the top five. Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping. Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds goaltender Matthew Murray was the highest ranking debut player this month, appearing at No. 42. In 29 games this season, hes posted an 11-15-1 record with a 4.15 goals-against average. Click here at (http://www.tsn.ca/craigslist) for the full Top 60 prospect list. TSN Scout Craig Button is part of TSN and TSN.cas expanded DraftCentre coverage. Craig started in the NHL as a scout with the Minnesota North Stars and stayed with the organization through the move to Dallas. He later became Director of Player Personnel, helping lead the Stars to a Stanley Cup in 1999. From 2000 to 2003, Craig served as Vice President and General Manager of the Calgary Flames and later joined the Toronto Maple Leafs as a scout. ' ' '
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AUGUSTA, Ga. wholesale nfl jerseys . -- Think of it as power couples instead of Fred Couples. Some of the talk Thursday at the Masters wasnt just about what was happening on the tees and greens, but who was outside the ropes looking in. The No. 1 and No. 2-ranked players in the world, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, had entourages that included girlfriends with some pedigree of their own. For Woods it was Lindsey Vonn, the Olympic ski champion and now his very public companion. She watched from the clubhouse lawn as Woods teed off on No. 1, and lingered around to see him after he came off the 18th green. In between, she drew a crowd of photographers who gathered around her while Woods played the ninth hole. Woods and Vonn acknowledged their relationship last month in posts on social media, complete with studio pictures of the couple. The last time Woods won the Masters, he was married to Elin Nordegren. They divorced in 2010 after Woods admitted numerous marital indiscretions. Caroline Wozniacki, once the No. 1 tennis player in the world, has been linked to McIlroy for nearly two years. Shes now No. 10 in world standings. Wozniacki put on a caddies bib Wednesday for the Par 3 contest, and McIlroy even had her hit a shot, which she topped in the water. On Thursday, she was in the crowd following the Irish player during the first round. McIlroy and Wozniacki were prominently featured on television coverage of the Par 3 contest, an informal outing for players and their families. As far as lingering camera shots on celebrities during the tournament, ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz said: "The focus of our coverage remains on the competition." Celebrity couples arent new to golf. Sergio Garcia once dated tennis player Martina Hingis, while Dustin Johnson currently dates Paulina Gretzky, daughter of hockey great Wayne Gretzky and actress Janet Jones. cheap jerseys from china . The 27-year-old winger is set to undergo facial surgery on Wednesday after taking a puck to the face in the third period against the New York Islanders on Monday night. Cheap Jerseys From China . -- Even though half the field had yet to play on Thursday, the first round of the 2013 RBC Canadian Open was largely decided by noon. http://www.cheapnfljerseysdeals.com/ . Epic Pictures Group says it is financing and developing a Rocky-style film after buying the rights to dramatize a biography about the Barcelona soccer star. cheap jerseys wholesale . He finally joined in Friday night. Dempster returned from his suspension for hitting Alex Rodriguez with a pitch and worked into the seventh inning, leading the Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox 4-3 for their fifth victory in six games. cheap nfl jerseys . A rare defeat for the worlds top player left his No. 1 ranking hanging by a thread. Westwood followed up a couple of convincing group-stage wins at the World Match Play Championship by shooting a 67 in his last-16 match against Ryder Cup teammate Ian Poulter.The New York Rangers may be without their top defenceman for longer than expected. General manager Glen Sather told The New York Post that Marc Staal may be out a month because of post-concussion symptoms. "Doctors have said that it could be a week, but it could also be a month," Sather told The Post. "I wish we had something absolute, but we dont. "If Marcs out for a substantial length of time, its going to have an impact on our club, no doubt about that. Hes our top defenscman, one of our top players, gets the most ice time and is alwways on against the other teams top players. cheap jerseys from china. "But its something well just have to deal with." Staals recovery has not been progressing and the 24-year-old blueliner may shut things down completely for a while as he gets additional medical opinions. Staal led the Rangers in average ice time last season and scored seven goals and 22 assists in 77 games. The five games Staal missed last season came as a result of the concussion-causing hit Feb. 22 delivered by his brother Eric in a game against the Carolina Hurricanes. ' ' '
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DENVER -- DJ LeMahieu was ready to swing for the fences in his next at-bat. wholesale jerseys . The weather spoiled his plans. LeMahieu had three hits and finished a home run short of the cycle, Wilin Rosario went deep and the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 10-5 in a rain-shortened game Tuesday night. The teams played in a constant drizzle throughout the game with temperatures hovering in the low 50s. The game was delayed in the middle of the seventh and called 48 minutes later. Had the rain held off, LeMahieu was ready to try for the cycle. "If its still a 10-5 lead Im definitely going to try to go for it," he said. Matt McBride homered and Chris Nelson had three hits for the Rockies, who won a matchup of 94-loss teams. Carlos Torres (5-3) got the win after allowing one run in two innings of relief. Colorado won its second straight after dropping nine in a row. The Rockies bats stayed hot, pounding out 15 hits. Its the sixth consecutive game theyve had double-digit hits. "The job that our young kids are doing offensively is beyond impressive," Rockies manager Jim Tracy said. "Ten runs and 15 hits in six innings of offence is a pretty good nights work." LeMahieu stood out among the hitters. He led off the third with a triple, doubled in the fourth and singled in the fifth. "(Anthony) Rizzo, when I got that base hit, says cycle alert," LeMahieu said. He never got the chance to complete the cycle. The rain became heavier and after Alfonso Soriano flew out to end the top of the seventh the tarp came on. "The outfields going to be wet and youre not going to be able to make any throws, but the main thing was that infield," Rockies centre fielder Tyler Colvin said. "Its muddy." Dave Sappelt and Starlin Castro homered for the Cubs, who have lost seven of eight. Chicago is five losses shy of its first 100-loss season since 1966. Colorado left-hander Jorge De La Rosa made his second start after missing nearly 16 months following Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament. He struggled through three innings, allowing four runs -- two earned -- and five hits. "You dont expect him to be pinpoint sharp," Tracy said. "You want to see him throw pain-free, which he is doing." Colorados offence took him off the hook. Trailing 5-3, the Rockies rallied to take the lead in the fourth. LeMahieu drove in a run with a double and Josh Rutledges two-run double down the left field line made it 6-5. Chicago starter Chris Rusin (1-3) allowed six runs on seven hits in 3 2-3 innings. "When I fell behind, they capitalized on my mistakes," Rusin said. "And thats pretty much what happened on all my extra-base hits. I left the ball up an when I did, they capitalized on it." McBride hit a three-run homer off Rafael Dolis in the fifth to make it 9-5. Sappelt led off the game with his first major league home run. The Cubs scored two more runs in the first on shortstop Rutledges throwing error and Wellington Castillos double. Rosarios 27th homer of the year leading off the second made it 3-1. Castro hit a solo shot to centre in the fourth to give the Cubs a 4-1 lead. Colorado cut the lead to 4-3 in their half of the fourth on Colvins two-run triple to right. "To score that many runs early and then just give it right back, youre not going to win many road games giving up that many hard hit balls and balls out of the ballpark," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. NOTES: Sappelts home was his first in 153 major league at-bats. ... An MRI on Rockies OF Carlos Gonzalezs left hamstring was negative. Gonzalez didnt start for the eighth straight game while he nurses the tight ligament. ... Colorado OF Dexter Fowler (left wrist tendinitis) was out of the lineup for the third straight game. wholesale jerseys . In an off-camera interview Friday with ESPN, Teo said Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, a 22-year-old acquaintance who lives in California, contacted him two days ago and confessed to the prank. Deadspin.com first exposed the scheme on Wednesday and indicated Tuiasosopo was involved in it. cheap jerseys paypal . Erik Karlsson and the Ottawa Senators felt good after their 3-1 defeat of the Washington Capitals on Monday, their first back-to-back victory in 51 days and their first three-game winning streak at the Canadian Tire Centre this season. http://www.cheapnfljerseysdeals.com/ . GM Bryan Murray was busy before the trade deadline, shipping out veterans Mike Fisher, Chris Kelly, Jarkko Ruutu, Kovalev and Chris Campoli for draft picks to begin the rebuilding process. cheap jerseys . The teams president and chief executive officer announced Tuesday the CFL club had an overall operating profit of $726,930 last year wiped out mainly because of delays in building the new $200-million Investors Group Field. cheap jerseys from china . The power-hitting right-handers cliffhanger 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (4) victory over Vasek Pospisil on Saturday made him the first Canadian to reach the final of his countrys biggest tournament since Robert Bedard won it for the third time in 1958.Got a question on rule clarification, comments on rule enforcements or some memorable NHL stories? Kerry Fraser wants to answer your emails at cmonref@tsn.ca! How does Hall not get a penalty or a suspension on that two hander? You can clearly see him hesitate until there was enough room for him to deliver a more vicious slash. This makes no sense to me at all. Shaun Dias --- Hello Kerry: You have have been asked this question already, but how do two experienced refs miss that vicious slash that Taylor Hall made Wednesday night? PS - I watched you many times in the old Memorial arena in Victoria. Cheers,Bill Walter Shaun & Bill: This obvious slash by Taylor Hall to the back of the leg of Zbynek Michalek demonstrates another example of a breakdown in coverage in the two referee system once the puck location transitions from one player to another. Without being too technical, let me first answer your question as to how this infraction was missed. In theory, the referee down low (in this case positioned on the opposite side of the ice along the goal line) is primarily responsible for the action on and around the puck from the top of the face-off circles to the end boards. The neutral zone referees primary responsibility of coverage is on the non-action (or players away from the puck). As the puck transitions from player to player and moves beyond the top of the face-off circles, this primary area of coverage shifts from one referee to the other. There are also occasions when both referees observe the same infraction from their respective positions and will raise their arms simultaneously to make the call. The back/neutral zone referee generally has a broader perspective of the entire end zone and sees the play at a slower pace from this vantage point. In practice, let me explain how the system failed. As the Oilers cycled the puck down low in the Coyotes end zone to the right of Mike Smith, Taylor Hall beat Zbynek Michalek to the puck on the half wall near the hash marks and passed off to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in the corner below the goal line. The referee (down low) on the opposite side goal line shifted his focus from Hall once he passed the puck to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in the corner and did not see the slashing infraction. This should have been a routine call for the back referee to make from the neutral zone given the fact that it was on the same side of the ice he was positioned. Additionally, this was the sttrong side (overloaded with players) and there was no need for the back referee to deviate his focus anywhere but down the boards where Hall and Michalek remained engaged. wholesale nfl jerseys. . Two errors committed by the back referee in his setup prevented him from seeing the obvious slash. First, there was too much of a delay by the back referee moving through the neutral zone to catch up to the play after it entered the Phoenix end zone and once the cycle was well underway. He needed to assume his position near the blue line more quickly. Next, the referees angle of approach was close to the boards near the linesman which resulted in an obstructed view as he looked through the backs of Oilers defenceman Ladislav Smid and Phoenix forward Radim Vrbata. It wasnt until after the slash had taken place that the back referee moved to open ice beyond the neutral zone face-off dot to draw an angle to the play with a clear and unobstructed view into the end zone. That is how the call on the ice was missed. Now, let me address your question, Shaun, as to the absence of a suspension. Once Taylor Hall passed the puck off to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Zbynek Michalek backed into Hall and grabbed hold of the Oiler players stick. The clear hesitation by Hall that you saw, Shaun, was when he pulled his stick back and high to retrieve it from Michaleks grasp so that he could join the play. There is no question that Taylor Halls downward slashing motion was excessive and worthy of a penalty on the ice. It was spontaneously delivered in a downward motion out of frustration as Michalek continued to hold Halls stick. The circumstance surrounding this play, in part initiated by Zbynek Michaleks actions, is totally different from a player that takes a premeditated two handed swing at an opponent which would certainly be deemed worthy of a suspension. --- Now I offer a blast from the past for Bill from Victoria. You might have been in attendance during a game at the old Victoria Memorial Arena in about 1974 when I grabbed Cougars coach Pat Patty Ginnell after he stepped onto the ice with a hockey stick in his hands following a line brawl. Patty was sliding along the boards on a direct path to attack Edmonton Oil Kings coach Ken Hodge on his bench, who was ready to defend with a stick in his hands as well! Fortunately Paddy could not push back against me in his street shoes and I was able to talk him down and slide the fiery coach to the exit as I ejected him from the game. ' ' '
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DUNEDIN, Fla. cheap jerseys online . -- Manager John Gibbons offered more proof of the Blue Jays all-in approach to this season Tuesday, saying the teams final squad will be determined by talent rather than any roster red tape. At times, some roster choices are made with an eye on whether a player has any options left, meaning he can be on the 40-man roster but move between the major and minor leagues without being placed on waivers. A team might elect to keep such a player rather than risk losing him to another team by sending him down. According to mlb.com, a player is assigned three options as a rostered player. Each year, when a player who is on the roster gets sent to the minor leagues for a stint of more than 20 days, it counts as an option. Gibbons says those who perform will stick with the big club. Of course, given Torontos off-season acquisitions, there arent too many roster questions to answer in pre-season. "Its an important year for us," Gibbons told reporters. "So were going to go with the best team. ... In the past or its a year where you dont know for sure, youre not as optimistic, you might want to try to hold onto some guys because theyre out of options. "This year weve got to go with the best team. I think he (GM Alex Anthopoulos) agrees with that, so some of those guys have got to perform." The Jays have dug deep into their wallet this season, bringing in the likes of R.A. Dickey, Mark Buehrle, Josh Johnson, Melky Cabrera and Jose Reyes in a bid to challenge for the post-season. Gibbons also revealed Tuesday that Brandon Morrow will start for the Jays in their spring training opener against Detroit in Lakeland, Fla., on Saturday. Buehrle will then start Sunday in a split-squad game against the visiting Baltimore Orioles. J.A. Happ will start in the other split-squad game that day, in Tampa against the New York Yankees. Either knuckleballer Dickey or Johnson will start Monday at home against a split Boston Red Sox squad. Gibbons has already said Dickey, who went 20-6 and won the Cy Young Award last season with the New York Mets, will start opening day. He said he will take a few returning players like Canadian Brett Lawrie, J.P. Arencibia and Adam Lind to Lakeland but will hold Jose Bautista and other veterans back until Sunday for the game against Baltimore. Also Tuesday, the Jays announced that former Toronto pitcher Paul Quantrill has been appointed a consultant to the team. wholesale nfl jerseys . Yep, one of the NFLs chattiest teams went silent and got to work. No cameras. No fans. No reporters. "We just wanted to be able to focus," Sanchez said during a conference call Wednesday. cheap jerseys . PETERSBURG, Fla. http://www.michaelkors-blackfriday2014.com/ . You can watch the pre-game show now on TSN2, followed by the game on TSN at 7pm et/4pm pt. 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Thanks to injuries, the Bombers will play the Argos (1-2) minus right tackle Andre Douglas, slotback Cory Watson, linebackers Marcellus Bowman and Brandon Stewart, and defensive back Alex Suber. In all, there were more than a dozen players on Winnipegs combined injury list Monday and the Bombers still couldnt say exactly how long theyll be without Pierces services. But at practice Monday, there was at least one ray of sunshine piercing the gloomy grey skies above Canad Inns Stadium. Bomber coach Paul LaPolice is finally getting promising running back Chad Simpson into the lineup. Hell replace Bloi-Dei Dorzon, who was third on the depth chart before pre-season injuries removed both Simpson and the No. 1 tailback, Chris Garrett. Dorzon has 108 yards on 24 carries, as well as five receiving yards. LaPolice says Simpson has more ability as a receiver coming out of the backfield. "Certainly hes one of the most prepared pros we have, he said. "Hes as smart a running back as Ive seen in the last couple of years so I think hell do a good job picking up things." Simpson missed the first three games of the season due to a leg injury and says hes anxious to get on the field. Not that he suggests he could havve turned around the three Winnipeg losses. NFL Jerseys China. "I really cant say what would have went differently but I know that some things should be different this game," he said. He played three seasons in the NFL, but sat out 2011. "Ive been out a year so missing any games is going to hurt me," he said. Brink also said he feels fine and able to lead the offence in Toronto. A hit in Edmonton last week bounced his head on the turf and led to talk of a possible concussion, but he insists he had no problems. "Ready to go," he said. "We had a short week of prep but I think in this case it was good. It got guys focused on this week and kind of put last week to bed." The humiliating 42-10 loss to the Eskimos was just the latest frustration as Winnipeg tries to get back some of the winning form it had early last season. There are signs LaPolice has started to come down harder on a team that has made plenty of costly mistakes in those three opening losses -- seven turnovers last Friday in Edmonton alone. "Just because youre out there doesnt mean youre performing at a high level," said LaPolice. He isnt shy about naming those he thinks are showing how the game should be played. "Chris Matthews, that guys getting a lot of plays because every he gets an opportunity he makes a play, he gets it right," said the coach. "Weve been talking a lot about the attention to details and if they dont, then you have to start making changes." ' ' '
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ST. nfl jerseys china . LOUIS -- Adam Wainwright did everything he could do to give the St. Louis Cardinals a win Saturday night. Wainwright pitched a five-hitter and also contributed at the plate with an RBI double and a single as the Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1. "I dont think you can ask him to do anything else," St. Louis manager Mike Matheny. "What I really liked about tonight was just how sharp he was with his fastball. He really painted both sides and getting strikeouts with it." Wainwright (9-10) moved closer to .500 after starting the season at 0-3. He threw 73 of 98 pitches for strikes, walking none and fanning seven. All of Wainwrights strikeouts came during a stretch between the third and seventh innings when he retired 13 batters in a row. The complete game was his second of the season and 10th of his career. "Any time you keep the bullpen out of it, you bring a win home for the team," Wainwright said. "I was able to get ahead and finish guys off with located fastballs," he said. Corey Hart had one of the Brewers hits. He said Wainwright looked a lot like the pitcher he was before missing 2011 with Tommy John surgery. "Hes one of those guys that throws strikes," Hart said. "Its tough because you dont want to swing at every first pitch he throws, but hes not a guy you want to get beyond in the count with." Carlos Beltran hit his 25th homer, giving him an NL-leading 77 RBIs. Jon Jay also homered for the Cardinals and Yadier Molina added a two-run single. Ryan Braun drove in the Brewers run with a sacrifice fly in the first. After spotting the Brewers that 1-0 lead, St. Louis tied it when Beltran hit the first pitch from Mark Rogers (0-1) in the second just over the right-field wall. The ball bounced off the stands and back on to the field, and Beltran initially had to stop at third. After a one-minute review by the umpires, Beltran was awarded home. The Cardinals broke it open by scoring four times in the third. Daniel Descalso and Wainwright led off with doubles and Allen Craig had an RBI single. Molinas two-out single made it 5-1. NOTES: The Cardinals honoured members of 1982 World Series championship clubs before the game and both teams wore retro jerseys. St. Louis defeated Milwaukee, then an American League team, in seven games in the Series that year. ... Brewers 3B Aramis Ramirez, who had a cortisone shot in his sore left wrist Thursday, was out of the starting lineup for the second straight game. . . . Marco Estrada will face the Cardinals Kyle Lohse in the series finale Sunday. . . . Cardinals starter Jaime Garcia went 4 1-3 innings and allowed two hits and one run while striking out six in a rehab assignment for Double-A Springfield on Saturday night. wholesale nfl jerseys . LOUIS -- While taking down the San Francisco Giants bullpen, the St. nfl jerseys china . Sizemore, who was brought up from Triple-A Toledo earlier Tuesday after tearing up the International League, continued to stay hot with an RBI and scored during his season debut. Its great to get the chance and you have to make the most of it, Sizemore said of getting the call to the majors. http://www.wholesalejerseysnfl.us.com/ . Medlen was struck on the back of the leg, just below his knee, on a hard-hit ball by Emilio Bonifacio in the second inning Wednesday. cheap jerseys .C. -- Eli Manning didnt need a fourth-quarter comeback Thursday night. jerseys from china . The veteran Winnipeg skip finally earned the right to represent Canada at the Olympics in Sochi, Russia next year with an 8-4 victory over Sherry Middaugh in the Canadian Curling Trials final Saturday night.NEW YORK -- Retiring Seattle Sounders star Kasey Keller has been voted Major League Soccers goalkeeper of the year. The 41-year-old from Olympia, Wash., led MLS goalkeepers with 18 wins. Keller stopped 776 per cent of the shots he faced and had nine shutouts. Cheap NFL Jerseys. Philadelphias Faryd Mondragon was second in the voting, followed by Dallas Kevin Hartman and Salt Lakes Nick Rimando. ' ' '
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SEATTLE -- A. cheap jerseys .J. Pierzynski hit a three-run homer, Mitch Moreland had a solo shot and the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 8-3 on Monday night. Alex Rios had two hits and two RBIs as the Rangers picked up their fifth win in seven games. Elvis Andrus celebrated his 25th birthday with three hits and an RBI. Kyle Seager hit his 20th home run of the season for the Mariners, who have lost four in a row. Travis Blackley (2-1) earned his first win since being acquired in a trade with Houston on Aug. 14. Blackley, making his second start of the season, allowed three runs and five hits over six innings in his longest outing since Oct. 2, 2012. It was a much different night for Seattle starter Joe Saunders (10-13), who turned in another sluggish outing. The left-hander allowed seven runs and nine hits in seven inning to fall to 1-5 with a 7.71 ERA in his last seven starts. The Rangers led 4-3 before Pierzynski hit a drive to right after Adrian Beltre was intentionally walked with two out and a runner on second in the seventh. It was Pierzynskis 15th homer in his first season with AL West-leading Texas. Moreland added his 19th homer in the eighth, giving the Rangers an 8-3 lead. Neal Cotts, Joakim Soria and Tanner Scheppers each pitched a hitless inning after Blackley left. Saunders got off to a slow start, and the Rangers took advantage. Saunders hit Craig Gentry leading off the game and Andrus followed with a single. The runners moved up on Ian Kinslers sacrifice before Beltre walked to load the bases. After Pierzynski bounced into a fielders choice, Rios singled to centre to lift Texas to a 2-0 lead. The Mariners rallied in the third on Brad Millers tying two-run single. Seager hit a drive to right with one out in the fourth, but that was all for Seattle. NOTES: Before the game, the Mariners activated OF Franklin Gutierrez from the disabled list and designated RHP Aaron Harang for assignment. . Rangers OF Leonys Martin (sprained right ankle) was out of the lineup for the second straight game. NFL Jerseys Black Friday . -- Brad Peacock and Erik Bedard have made the Houston Astros rotation and will pitch the fourth and fifth games of the regular season. cheap jerseys . The move to retain Gordon on Saturday was expected, as Hornets general manager Dell Demps and coach Monty Williams had indicated they hoped the 23-year-old former Indiana standout could be the centre piece of a rebuilding effort that will also include first overall draft choice Anthony Davis and No. http://www.michaelkors-blackfriday2014.com/ . Still, he was starting to get a little anxious. Heisey finally got on the board Saturday, giving Cincinnati the lead with his first homer of the season and four relievers made it stand up in a 10-3 win over the Colorado Rockies. cheap jerseys from china . The sisters were supposed to compete in that event at Roland Garros for the first time since 2010 after receiving a wild card from the tournament. wholesale jerseys . Evans, a two-time Tour de France runner-up, has survived a crash-marred first week of racing which saw several contenders bow out of the race. He stands third in the overall standings, the best placing among the favourites. FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots starting safety Patrick Chung is back on the injury report. Chung has a knee problem and was among 13 players listed Friday as questionable for the Patriots playoff game Saturday night against the Denver Broncos. He was limited in practice after participating fully Thursday. Chung missed seven games because of a foot injury before returning Jan. 1 in a 49-21 win over Buffalo. The Patriots had a bye last weekend. Questionable stattus means there is a 50-50 chance a player wont play although most listed that way by the Patriots have played. cheap jerseys paypal. . The other 12 were wide receivers Wes Welker and Matthew Slater, offensive linemen Logan Mankins, Sebastian Vollmer, Dan Connolly and Marcus Cannon, cornerback Kyle Arrington, safety James Ihedigbo, and linebackers Rob Ninkovich, Brandon Spikes, Dane Fletcher and Tracy White. ' ' '
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CHARLOTTE, N. nfl jerseys china .C. -- Mike Dunlap is one and done with the Charlotte Bobcats. The Bobcats fired Dunlap as coach Tuesday after a single season. The Bobcats went 21-61 under Dunlap, finishing with the second-worst record in the NBA ahead of only the Orlando Magic. Charlotte won just seven games in the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season, but tripling last seasons victory total and a three-game winning streak to close the season werent enough to save Dunlaps job. Bobcats president of basketball operations Rod Higgins said he and general manager Rich Cho met with players and Dunlap before approaching owner Michael Jordan and asking him to make a coaching change. "The change was allowed," Higgins said. Dunlap struggled at times with game management, transitioning from the college game to the NBA and handling professional athletes, often benching veteran players for weeks at a time after theyd irritated him in some way. Higgins said player input was "a part of the process, but not the only indicator." During one point in the season Dunlap feuded with veteran guard Ben Gordon during a practice, and his micromanaging approach didnt always sit well with some of the more experienced players on the roster. "I just dont think he was a great fit," general manager Rich Cho said. "Probably best that we go in a different direction." In a statement Tuesday night, Dunlap took the high road, thanking Jordan and the entire organization for the opportunity as well as the fans for their support. "I am very proud of the effort and hard work that the players demonstrated throughout the season," Dunlap said. "I am looking forward to the next chapter in my coaching career." The move means the Bobcats will have a third head coach in three seasons. The Bobcats hired Dunlap last June after he had been working as an assistant at St. Johns, the first person to make a direct move from an assistant coach at the college level to a head coaching position in the NBA. Dunlap replaced Paul Silas, who was fired after the Bobcats went 7-59 in 2011-12, the worst winning percentage in NBA history at .106. The Bobcats got off to a surprising 7-5 start, but even Dunlap said at the time he "didnt trust" the record. The Bobcats would go on to lose 18 straight games and quickly regain their spot at the bottom of the NBA standings, where they would remain until closing with three wins and moving ahead of the Magic. Higgins cited the teams inconsistent play as one of the reasons Dunlap was released. "You can characterize the season in different buckets," Higgins said. "We started pretty strong and we finished pretty strong. But through the middle part of those two buckets we had some inconsistencies. So when Rich and I reviewed the season we came to the conclusion we needed a change." Dunlap entered training camp with a desire to push his young players physically, and three- and four-hour practices became the norm. Dunlap talked early in the season about disrupting teams with three-quarter presses, but those plans were quickly abandoned. The Bobcats were outscored by 757 points this season, more than any team in the NBA. Defensively, the Bobcats allowed 102.6 points per game, the second-most in the league, and they were the NBAs worst shooting team at 42.5 per cent. Nuggets coach George Karl, Dunlaps former boss in Denver, said Dunlap was on his way to Hawaii after hearing the news. "About 80 per cent of Mike Dunlap is sad and despondent because he wants to continue coaching in the league," Karl said. "(But) there will be a piece of him that is relieved. In general, we get paid a lot of money to do a very difficult job. Sometimes its not a thankful job." After the season, Dunlap sounded like a man politicking to keep his job. "I never thought that we were going to blink our eyes and have 35 wins," Dunlap said last week. "I thought it was always going to be a slog. Were slowly moving this thing around and again, whats perspective? The worst team in the history of the NBA (last season), all right, so how do you go from seven wins to, say, 40 wins? Thats pretty tough to do." The Bobcats interviewed 10 candidates last summer for the job. Now that process will start all over. "In the NBA, youre not surprised by a lot because so many different things happen," Higgins said of the decision. "Its the business." With the Bobcats getting another top-five draft pick this year and having up to $21 million to spend under the salary cap, Higgins and Cho dont believe there will be a lack of interested candidates in the position. "Since the release our cellphones have been blowing up," Higgins said. "It lets you know that there is interest in this job, a high level of interest." Higgins said its too early for a list of candidates but indicated he wants a coach whos a great leader, able to develop players and great with Xs and Os. When asked if the team is looking for a candidate with more NBA experience this time around, Cho was non-committal. "I dont want to pigeonhole ourselves," Cho said. "We want to find out the best fit." cheap jerseys . Afflalo, a restricted free agent, signed a five-year deal with the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday and will start practising with the club Wednesday. cheap nfl jerseys . Same for Matthew Stafford, and they knew exactly what to do. http://www.wholesalejerseysnfl.us.com/ . Pittsburgh outlasted a pitcher whose career has outlasted the life of McCutchen. McCutchen had three RBIs, Casey McGehee drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning single and the Pirates scored four runs off the Colorado bullpen to beat the Rockies 5-4 on a chilly Tuesday night. Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping . Three days after bringing in one ex-Ravens free agent, the Colts added another by signing safety Tom Zbikowski on Saturday. cheap jerseys . Le Toux was "lost" and "a little bit furious" after learning in late January the Philadelphia Union had traded him to the Vancouver Whitecaps.It appears Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Weston Dressler has his sights set on Kansas City. According to CKRM Radio 620 in Regina, Dressler will work out with the Kansas City Chiefs on Tuesday. The six-year veteran is slated too become a free agent on February 15. cheap nfl jerseys. Last season, Dressler had 70 catches for 1,011 yards and nine touchdowns. The North Dakota product was named an All-Canadian for the second time in his career. ' ' '
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Taiwans Hsieh Su-Wei became the first Asian winner of the Malaysian Open on Sunday when her opponent Petra Martic retired with exhaustion after playing both her semifinal and final matches on the same day. Cheap NFL Jerseys . The unseeded Hsieh beat the fifth-seeded Croat 2-6, 7-5, 4-1. Earlier Sunday, Martic beat second-seeded Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 6-7 (5), 7-5, 7-6 (5) in a semifinal lasting more than three hours. Rain triggered a suspension of play Saturday at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort. Martic had only a few hours to rest before facing Hsieh, ranked 123th in the world. Both were playing in their first WTA final. The 21-year-old Martic won the first set and led the second by 4-2 before she began to significantly tire. She lost the set after appearing to have leg cramps. Hsieh, 26, led 4-1 in the third set before Martic retired after an hour and 45 minutes. The tournament has been plagued by rain delays and injuries all week. 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The all-star pitcher keeps the $550,000 salary for this year that was in the one-year deal he agreed to last month. His new contract, which adds $29,945,000, gives him a $1 million signing bonus and calls for salaries of $3. Cheap NFL Jerseys China . - Reid Gardiner had two goals and two assists as the Prince Albert Raiders snapped a seven-game winless streak by defeating the visiting Saskatoon Blades 5-2 on Friday in Western Hockey League action. Cheap Jerseys Deals . The Japan striker scored in the 89th minute, 10 minutes after coming on as a substitute. He controlled a long crossfield pass with his right foot, cut infield and unleashed an unstoppable 18-meter (yard) shot with his left. HOUSTON -- The Texas Rangers got hits from seven of their nine starters on Friday night, to the delight of manager Ron Washington. "Thats when were at our best, when we get hits from everybody," Washington said. Leonys Martin hit a two-run double in a four-run eighth inning, and the Rangers used the balanced attack to rally and tie a season high with their fifth straight victory, 9-5 over the Houston Astros. Houston led by one entering the eighth before Adrian Beltre tied it with an RBI single off Josh Zeid (0-1). Wesley Wrights two-out, bases-loaded walk of Jurickson Profar put the Rangers on top. Martin then belted a line drive to right field to score two and make it 7-4. "Since were playing so aggressively, that lead that they had didnt mean a lot to us," Martin said. "I think were playing good baseball right now." The Rangers have rebounded from a stretch where they lost 12 of 15 games to win 10 of their last 11 and move into a tie with Oakland for first place in the AL West. Matt Garza (2-1) yielded seven hits and four runs with eight strikeouts in seven innings. "Great team win," Garza said. "I stayed long enough in there to let the boys come back and pick it up. Sometimes you give up four and you get a win." The Astros used five pitchers in the eighth inning alone, but it didnt help relieve their bullpen woes. Houstons relievers have given up the lead six times in the last 13 games and have blown six saves in that span. "I personally feel sorry for our starters, but they are not going to show it because they are good teammates," manager Bo Porter said. Jason Castro doubled and homered, and Brandon Barnes added a home run for the Astros, who lost for the seventh time in eight games. Houston loaded the bases in the eighth inning, but came away empty-handed when Neal Cotts struck out pinch-hitter Marc Krauss to end the inning. He earned his first save. Joey Butler had his first career hits on a pair of doubles for Texas in his first major league start. "Im real happy," Washington said in summing up the night. "The key is whats happening up and down the lineup. Tonight it was a big walk by Joey Butler, another big walk by Profar; it was a battle by Martin against a lefty to deliver." Butlers second double came with one out in thhe seventh inning. Cheap Jerseys. Profars RBI single got Texas within 4-3 before Houston starter Erik Bedard ended his night by striking out Martin. Ian Kinsler walked to start the eighth and stole second base. The Rangers tied it at 4-all with Beltres RBI single to shallow centre field which chased Zeid. Josh Fields intentionally walked pinch-hitter David Murphy with two outs before walking Butler to load the bases and bring on Wright. Things looked good for the Astros early. Castros 445-foot homer to the second deck in right field to start the second put Houston up 1-0. Singles by Kinsler and A. J. Pierzynski sandwiched around a walk by Beltre loaded the bases in the fourth inning. A sacrifice fly by Jeff Baker tied it at 1 before a sacrifice bunt sent Beltre home to put Texas up 2-1. Garza had retired six in a row before L.J. Hoes doubled to start Houstons fourth. A double by Jose Altuve sent Hoes home to make it 2-all. Castros 31st double, which bounced off the wall in left-centre, scored Altuve to put Houston up 3-2. Barnes homered to start the fifth for a two-run lead. Bedard allowed seven hits and three runs in 6 2-3 innings and is winless since June 26. Houstons inexperience was painfully evident in the ninth inning, when Pierzynski bunted and rookie pitcher Jorge De Leon scooped up the ball and looked at Kinsler on third before throwing to first. As soon as De Leon looked away, Kinsler dashed home ahead of the throw to make it 8-4. Murphy had an RBI double later in the ninth. NOTES: The Rangers acquired OF Alex Rios from the Chicago White Sox on Friday. He will join the team on Saturday. ... Texas DH Lance Berkman, who has been on the DL since July 7 with left hip inflammation and also experienced pain in his surgically repaired right knee, will begin a rehabilitation assignment at Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday. ... Houston SS Jonathan Villar was out of the lineup for a second straight game with a sprained left thumb. Porter said he will not go on the DL, but he isnt sure when hell play. "Hes going to take batting practice and go through the whole routine and we will re-evaluate it after to see what degree of soreness if any and then move forward from there," Porter said. ... The series continues on Saturday when Texas left-hander Derek Holland opposes Brad Peacock. ' ' '
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