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Playing Delmon Youngs usual position of left field, Dirks made a pair of nice defensive plays, too, running down balls that looked like extra-base hits off the bat. Young was placed on the restricted list earlier Saturday to be evaluated under baseballs employee assistance program. He was arrested early Friday on a hate crime harassment charge following an encounter at his hotel during which police say he yelled anti-Semitic epithets and appeared intoxicated. Smyly (1-0) gave up a leadoff single to Alex Rodriguez in the seventh and Leyland pulled him immediately for lefty Phil Coke rather than have him face the rest of the Yankees lineup a third time. Coke got Mark Teixeira to hit into a 1-6-3 double play. Smyly finished with two hits and two walks in six-plus innings. He struck out seven. "He was mixing and throwing strikes on all his pitches," said Andruw Jones, who struck out looking in his first at-bat. "The first time I saw him, he fell behind and threw me three straight curveballs for a strike. Never thought in my mind he was going to throw me curveballs straight like that." Smyly acknowledged that he was nervous before the game, and caught himself staring at Derek Jeter before the game. But once it started, he was all business. "The team was on a losing streak," Smyly said. "Hopefully this jump starts us." With two outs in the first inning and Austin Jackson on second, Yankees manager Joe Girardi ordered Prince Fielder intentionally walked. Dirks responded with his first homer of the season, a drive to right field on an 0-2 pitch. The Tigers added three runs in the second on a double by Brennan Boesch and Cabreras easy, two-run single to right field for a 6-1 lead. Cabrera answered Curtis Grandersons solo homer in the seventh with one of his own in the eighth. "Whether were going to start hitting right now and tomorrow and forever on, I dont know about that," Leyland said. "But well hit and today was a real good day for us." Granderson had a bloop single to score a run off Jose Valverde in the ninth and scored on pinch-hitter Raul Ibanezs double. Pinch-hitter Eric Chavez hit a deep fly to right to end it. Nick Swisher hit solo homers in the first and ninth innings, one from each side of the plate. Garcia (0-2) looked shaky right from the start. He started the game by walking Jackson, a player with barely more than 100 bases on balls in more than 1,300 plate appearances for his career. He actually went to a full count on his first three batters, and intentionally walked Fielder before Dirks home run. "My velocity is down," Garcia said. "I dont know whats going to happen next. I have to keep working and do my stuff. I have to figure it out soon." He said Girardi has not talked to him about his status, "but probably it happen tomorrow." Garcia gave up a leadoff single in the second before two flyball outs, but left before the game was an hour old. He was charged with six runs and gave up five hits in 1 2-3 innings, allowing seven of the 12 batters he faced to reach. He walked off to boos, with an ERA of 12.51 and his place in the Yankees rotation in jeopardy. The Yankees starting pitching began the day 29th in the majors with an ERA of 5.95, and Garcias fiasco boosted it to 6.37, according to STATS LLC. NOTES: The Tigers replaced Young on the 25-man roster by recalling infielder Danny Worth from Triple-A Toledo. ... Derek Jeter got the 1,000th walk of his career in the third inning. ... Leyland won his 1,599th game as a manager, tying Tommy Lasorda for 17th on the career list. ... Andy Pettitte will pitch Monday for Class A Tampa as he works toward joining New Yorks rotation. The Yankees didnt want him to have to pitch in cold weather. Jerseys Paypal From China . 19 at 5pm et/2pm pt. Vic Rauter hosts the hour-long TSN-produced Special Olympics Day celebrating Special Olympics Canada. 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TORONTO -- There is just one major title missing from Glenn Howards resume. Wholesale Miami Heat Jerseys China . The Canadian curling legend has won just about every significant event over his storied career but he has yet to step onto the Olympic podium. The 2014 Winter Games might just be his last opportunity to do so. Howard has already qualified for the Canadian Curling Trials this fall. If he emerges victorious at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, he would represent Canada next February in Sochi, Russia. "Its on my bucket list to get to an Olympics," Howard said Wednesday. The Midland, Ont., native started curling over 30 years ago and is still at the top of his game. He won the 2012 Tim Hortons Brier and earned his fourth world title later in the year. Howard and teammates Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing and Craig Savill have been strong again this season. The veteran skip is in top spot on the World Curling Tours Order of Merit and he won bronze at the recent national playdowns. Howard said his team will likely sit down in the next week to look back at the last few years to determine what they need to do so they can peak at the Dec. 1-8 Olympic trials. "You want to have your best performance in December and then hopefully you win that and then have it in February," Howard said after a promotional appearance at Yonge-Dundas Square. "I dont see a lot of changes. We kind of like what weve done. Our last two years have been pretty successful. "A couple of weeks we werent that happy about. Were not sure why and thats what weve got to figure out. We dont really know what that formula is but were going to try to figure that out too." Howard will be one of the favourites in the final Grand Slam of the season -- The Players Championship -- set for April 16-21 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre (formerly Maple Leaf Gardens). With a number of top international teams in the field, the event will have an Olympic-type feel. Howard, who turns 51 in July, knows this year will probably be his last chance to get to the Games. "I dont know whether I can go another four years," he said. "Maybe, I dont know. But I have to treat this like it is. Obviously this is our No. 1 focus. Were in the trials and hopefully (well) win that to represent Canada in Sochi, Russia. It would be the typical dream come true and my chances are getting less and less and I know that, just due to my age. "It would absolutely be the highlight of my career if we could ever pull that off and get to Russia." Howard won national and world titles with his brother Russ as skip in 1987 and 1993. Glenn was skip for Brier and world championship victories in 2007 and 2012. Howard and fellow veteran skips Jeff Stoughton of Manitoba and Kevin Martin of Alberta have already qualified for the Olympic trials. The rest of the eight-team mens field has yet to be determined. 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Nash introduced his longtime friend on Thursday as the man who will lead the senior mens team, confirming a hiring that likely had only one candidate. "Thats why its been one of the best kept secrets in three or four months," Nash joked.PORTLAND, Ore. -- Will Sheehey had two options when he grabbed the loose ball: back it out and play for the final shot of regulation, or take the open jumper. Indiana coach Tom Crean wanted the Hoosiers to be aggressive on Saturday, and Sheehey was paying attention. The sophomore forward made a 15-footer from the baseline with 12.7 seconds left after a shot was blocked right to him, and the fourth-seeded Hoosiers beat 12th-seeded VCU 63-61 on Saturday to reach the NCAA tournaments round of 16 for the first time in a decade. Welcome back Indiana. "Its been a constant grind for us ever since the end of last year," Christian Watford said. "Weve been working hard and we did a great job with adversity, and it feels great to be in this position." Indiana (27-8) trailed by as many as nine at 57-48 and held VCU to just four points the final 12 1/2 minutes. When Rob Brandenbergs open look at a potential winning 3 rimmed off, the Hoosiers were finally able to celebrate their first trip to the regional semifinals since 2002. Next up is a rematch with top-seeded Kentucky in Atlanta. The Hoosiers last-second win over the Wildcats back in December announced their return to the national stage. Saturdays victory and the trip to the round of 16 is another milestone in Creans rebuilding job from the decimated program he inherited four years ago. "All college basketball teams work really hard," Crean said. "But these guys have had to come from a long way, a long way, and Im proud of them." Watford and Cody Zeller had 16 points apiece for the Hoosiers. Watford was huge at the end of the first half, scoring the final eight points after VCU had threatened to run away during a frenetic first 20 minutes. Zeller stepped up late with his first field goal since the middle of the first half with 2:55 left. But while those two were the scoring leaders, they became secondary figures in the final seconds. The first star for Indiana was Victor Oladipo. After Bradford Burgess missed two foul shots that could have given VCU a five-point lead with about a minute left, Oladipo made an aggressive sprint to the basket and converted a tying three-point play with 46. Wholesale Jerseys. 5 seconds left. When Troy Daniels missed a 3 for VCU, Indiana had a chance at the lead. Instead of calling timeout, Oladipo tried to get to the rim, but was blocked by Darius Theus. The loose ball bounced to Sheehey and he knocked down his only basket of the second half. "I thought the momentum was on our side. We had made a little comeback there. And Im comfortable shooting at that range," Sheehey said. "It was pretty open, so I decided to take it." VCU (29-7) had one last chance. Theus drove aggressively into the lane and passed out to Brandenberg, but his 3 bounced on the rim and came off as the buzzer sounded. "The guys really executed the plan in that play," VCU coach Shaka Smart said. "Rob got a wide open shot in front of our bench. Ill take that shot every day of the week." Burgess led VCU (29-7) with 15 points, but he had just three in the second half. Brandenberg added 13 off the bench and Troy Daniels scored 10, only to be left crouched on the floor long after the buzzer in disbelief. VCU had seen that stunned reaction before, but it belonged to its opponents most of the time over the last two NCAA tournaments. And for most of Saturday it appeared Indiana was going to be the latest storied program to go down against the Rams. Indiana survived a season-high 22 turnovers. It shot just 36 per cent in the second half but was able to move on because of its own defensive effort that limited VCU to just seven second-half field goals and 30 3-point attempts. "Im sure it was a great basketball game for people to watch from the stands. It was really a great game for me, as well, because I got to see this game, the last six or seven minutes through our players eyes," Crean said. "And they were so locked in and had such great resolve to never panic and to just truly believe that they were going to win." ' ' '

PARIS -- Sam Querrey recovered from a humiliating first set to beat second-seeded Novak Djokovic 0-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday. cheap jerseys . It was the first time since the Miami Masters in March 2010 that Djokovic has been eliminated so early in a tournament. "During the second set I already felt that physically Im down, and I struggled (in) every game," Djokovic said. "Its unfortunate, but on the brighter side, I have a little bit more time to rest because I had really difficult period in the last couple of weeks. Some things happened and a lot of things on my mind." The Serb entered the court wearing a Darth Vader mask on Halloween, and continued to put on a show by winning the first set in just 21 minutes. "It was a little embarrassing," Querrey said. "But then I got rolling and got more confidence and started serving better and being a little more aggressive." Djokovic then started to waver under the relentless accuracy of the Americans big serve, and made too many unforced errors the rest of the way. Querrey hit 18 aces and converted his second match point when Djokovics return sailed long. Djokovic had already secured the year-end No. 1 ranking after defending champion Roger Federer pulled out of the tournament to rest for the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London. After sealing the first set with some extravagant shot-making, everything had pointed to a comfortable win for Djokovic after he broke for a 2-0 lead in the second set. But Querrey found his range, hitting 10 aces during the set. Djokovic played too many loose shots in the tiebreak and Querrey evened the match on his first set point when Djokovics forehand clipped the net and bounced wide. "I was concerned about how long I can keep that level, since physically Im not feeling very good in last couple of days," Djokovic said. "When youre playing somebody that hits, that serves that well in the corners, there is nothing you can do." The match turned in Querreys favour in the fifth game of the deciding set, when he broke for a 3-2 lead with a stinging forehand winner, and held for 4-2 after another sloppy forehand from Djokovic landed in the net. Djokovic battled back and had a great chance to even the set at 4-4, but Querrey saved five break points in the eighth game, three of them aces. "I thought I served amazing, especially the big points. I felt like I made a first serve there every time," Querrey said. "I could see he was struggling a little bit, missing some shots he probably wouldnt normally miss." Querrey will play 14th-seeded Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., in the third round. The hard-serving Canadian had 26 aces in a 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-3 win against Jeremy Chardy of France. Murray, fourth-seeded David Ferrer of Spain and No. 7 Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina won their matches comfortably. Murray saved two break points before clinching the first set when Frances Paul-Henri Mathieu returned his looping second serve into the net. The Briton sealed the win on a double-fault from Mathieu. He next plays Jerzy Janowicz of Poland. "I played him in Davis Cup a few years ago. Hes a huge guy, big serve. Hes having his best year on the tour," Murray said. "It will be a tough match. I mean on courts like this, if he serves big hes going to be a tough guy to break." Del Potro served six aces and broke Alejandro Falla of Colombia three times in each set to win 6-2, 6-2. He next faces Michael Llodra of France. Ferrer beat Marcel Granollers 6-1, 6-3 in an all-Spanish match. Ferrer, who is tied with Roger Federer for the most tour titles this year with six, faces 16th-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland in the third round. 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WHISTLER, B.C. -- Canadas Lyndon Rush and Jesse Lumsden won their first two-man bobsled World Cup gold medal on Friday. The duo topped the podium with a two-run time of one minute 44.14 seconds, followed by Maximillian Arndt and Martin Putze of Germany. Beat Hefti and Thomas Lamparter of Switzerland placed third in 1:44.21. "I think if we are racing in Whistler we should be one of the teams to beat," said Rush, who hails from Humboldt, Sask. "If we put down our best here it should be better than everyone else because we know the track better." Rush and brakeman Lumsden of Burlington, Ont., were second after their first run, finishing in 52.04 seconds. They turned in the fastest run of the second heat in 52.10 seconds, beating out the field. Rushs medal was his eighth on the World Cup circuit and second victory in the two-man event. For Lumsden it was the second World Cup medal of his career. Lumsden, a former running back with the Hamilton Ticats, has been sledding since 2009, and raced as Pierre Lueders brakeman at Vancouver Olympics in 2010. Lumsden and Rush teamed up at the beginning of this season. Their first-place finish Friday moved them up to fourth in the overall FIBT standings. "I knew we were doing well right away," said Lumsden. "There is only so much you can do in the back of the sled after the start and expect to will your team to victory. Now we just have to prepare to win tomorrow in the 4-man event. That is the baby of our team." Newbie bobsled pilot Justin Kripps made his World Cup debut with brakeman Timothy Randall of Burlington. The duo finished in 17th spot. Kripps debut is the result of friend and teammate Chris Spring who was involved in a season-ending crash on Jan. 5 at Altenberg, Germany. "I looked at this race as a great way to gain experience," Kripps said. "Chris is doing really well and posted on his website that he is cheering me on today. Even before his accident he was talking about giving up his spot at this event so I could gain World Cup experience, which speaks to his character." Earlier in the day, world champion Martins Dukurs captured skeleton gold. The Olympic silver medallist finished in a two-run time of 1:45.76 , while Frank Rommel of Germany and Alexander Tretiakov of Russia tied for second in 1:46.51. Alexander Kroeckel finished with the third fastest time in 1:46.78. "This is a really tough track to stitch together two good runs," said Dukurs. "I didnt do it in the Olympic Games and at last years World Cup. I knew I had to focus on two good runs today." Dukurs earned a silver medal at the Vancouver Games and followed up with a bronze medal at a World Cup in Whistler last season. Dukurs has won six of seven World Cup races this season and leads the overall rankings with Frank Rommel of Germany second and teammate Tomass Dukurs third. Canadas mens team has not won a medal yet this season. In only his second World Cup season, Calgarys John Fairbairn had a personal best performance, finishing eighth in 1:47.53 while teammates Michael Douglas of Toronto placed 11th and Eric Neilson of Kelowna, B.C., was 19th. "I am happy with my runs because this is one of the most technical tracks in the world. The top guys make mistakes too and it feels like it gives me a bit of a chance against them," Fairbairn said. Olympic champion Jon Montgomery of Russell, Man., has taken the season off to train and prepare for the 2012-2013 Olympic qualifier season. The Canadian teams next stop is Calgary for the final race of the season, Feb. 9-11. "We work really well together as a team really well," said Fairbairn. "Jon has a ton of knowledge and skill but so does the rest of our team. Jon is coming back next year, which will be even better." Wholesale Hockey Jerseys . 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MINNEAPOLIS -- A windy, wintry mix of light snow and rain forced the Minnesota Twins to postpone their inter-league series finale against the New York Mets on Sunday. The game will be made up on Monday afternoon, Aug. 19. The Twins announced the decision about four hours before the scheduled game. On Sunday morning, light snow was falling, and the forecast called for rain and a high of 38 degrees. "We certainly knew the days forecast was not promising," Twins president Dave St. Peter said. "The best decision for the Twins and the Mets, and ultimately for our fans, was to postpone todays game." New York won the first two games of the series at Target Field, with temperatures in the low 30s. Its the sixth time the Twins postponed a game since moving from the climate-controlled confines of the Metrodome to Target Field in 2010. The Mets are scheduled to stop in Minneapolis on Aug. 19 after finishing a weekend series in San Diego before heading back to New York. The Twins are at home the day before and play at Detroit the day after. Dillon Gee (0-2) was scheduled to start for New York and Kevin Correia (0-1) for the Twins. The projected rotation has Gee pitching on Monday at Colorado, where the Mets arent exactly expecting warmer conditions -- forecasts called for snow in the Denver area and highs in the low 40s. Correias start was bumped back to Monday against the Los Angeles Angels. "Im sure those guys will take the day off and regroup and hopefully get a precipitation-free day tomorrow," St. Peter said. The Twins also suspended a game against the New York Yankees after five innings because of rain during the ballparks inaugural year. "The first three years have been great, to be honest, much better than many people had predicted," St. Peter said of the weather for outdoor games. Cheap San Antonio Spurs Jerseys . 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Rookie manager Mike Matheny has been talking all spring about veterans doing all they can to help the prospects. Hes made it a point to match established players with minor leaguers in drills and on the bullpen mounds, hoping the younger players pick up some of the little secrets from Chris Carpenter, Adam Wainwright, Matt Holliday and Lance Berkman. Schumaker was one player he didnt have to encourage or remind. Schumaker remembers getting help from veterans Jim Edmonds and John Mabry as he was cracking the majors, and is determined to pass that on. Mabry, in his first year as assistant hitting coach with the team, said he was shepherded by Willie McGee, also in camp as a guest instructor. "Youre not going to last forever in this game, and youve got to kind of plant a tree that youre not going to sit under the shade with," Mabry said. "Youve got to prepare guys, tell them what to expect, what the pitchers are trying to do to them." Matheny did what he could to help Yadier Molina, a Gold Glove winner the last four years. "Ive said that for a long time," Matheny said. "I said that right when he took my job and even his peers thought that this year." Schumaker is 32, only four years older than Greene, whose success at Triple-A Memphis has not translated yet to the majors. Greene is a career .218 hitter in the majors, but batted .323 with 14 homers at Memphis last season.dddddddddddd "Im sure they want him to succeed," Schumaker said. "He has all the talent in the world, he has all the tools, but it just hasnt shown here. Its a big jump, its not easy." Schumaker remembers getting one hit in his first 20 at-bats of 2008, when he started at all three outfield spots and was the opening day starter in right. He totalled eight hits the next three games and batted .302 on the year. "Its a mental game, and I know part of it with Tyler is mental," Schumaker said. "If he can get through that, hell be fine. Itll just be better for our team if he can put it all together." If he cant, Greene wont be alone. "Tony (La Russa) played the hot hand a lot and if you look around the league thats what usually happens," Schumaker said. "If a guys not doing the job they find someone else. You do or you dont, thats in life, too. Thats the deal." The Cardinals have another second baseman in the pipeline, taking Hawaiis Kolten Wong last June. Wong played at Class A Quad Cities last year. "Kolten is going to be here one day and the easier the transition, the quicker itll be for him to adjust at the major league level," Schumaker said. "So whatever he needs, Im always open." Hes determined not to peek back at the competition, either, preferring to trust in his ability. "As soon you start looking over your shoulder, you start forgetting who you are and what it takes to be a major leaguer," Schumaker said. "You start concerning yourself with other players and forget you need to get ready for the game, too. "I dont concern myself with competition, I just get myself ready to play. Eventually hes going to take that job." Notes: The Cardinals and catcher Yadier Molina reportedly are close on a multiyear contract extension. Both sides were mum on the topic, with Molina saying, "I dont know." ...The top two projected starters, Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright, both threw batting practice. It was the first such session for the 37-year-old Carpenter, whos building gradually and is expected to skip his first spring training start. ... Matheny had rave reviews for Carlos Beltrans bat. "Apparently he can hit a curveball because he lost about $400 worth of baseballs yesterday off the curveball machine." ' ' '

CHEMNITZ, Germany -- Brittany Jones of Toronto and Ian Beharry of Guelph, Ont. cheap jerseys 2013 ., won a figure skating bronze medal Friday in pairs at the seventh stop on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit. Lina Fedorova and Maxim Miroshkin led Russia to a 1-2 finish with 140.03 points and Maria Vigalova and Egor Zakroev were second at 138.18. Jones and Beharry posted the second best score in Fridays free skate and remained third overall at 134.06. "We were pleased in the end, but we know we can skate a lot better," said Beharry. "When we saw the 140 point score we know we were capable of beating that but we simply were not on today." The pair won gold in their competitive debut last month at the stop in Austria and they are in excellent position to advance to the Grand Prix final in December in Sochi, Russia, the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics. "I think we got caught up too much in the competition today," said Jones. Natasha Purich and Sebastien Arcieri of Montreal, also a new pair this season, posted the fourth best score in the long and remained sixth at 128.21 improving their personal best by 15 points. "We are definitely ahead of where we thought we would be at this point in the season," said Purich. "Our overall skating was a lot better and we really attacked the jumps." Shalena Rau of Waterloo, Ont., and Phelan Simpson of Lunenburg, N.S., earned the eighth best score in the long to climb from 11th to eighth overall at 116.53. Meanwhile, 14-year-old Gabrielle Daleman of Newmarket, Ont., posted Canadas best result on the circuit this season in womens singles placing fifth with 138.33 points. Anna Pogorilaya of Russia took the gold at 160.52, Miyabi Oba of Japan was second at 144.51 and Maria Stavitskaia of Russia third at 143.52. "It wasnt bad," said Daleman. "Both my triple lutz and double axel were very good jumps. I need the polish the details of my performance going into the next part of the season." In ice dancing after the short dance, Noa Bruser of Vancouver and Timothy Lum of Burnaby, B.C., stand third and Marieve Cyr of Ile-Bizard, Que., and Benjamin Brisebois-Gaudreau of Montreal are sixth. In mens competition after the short, Anthony Kan of Richmond Hill, Ont., is eighth. The mens and ice dance finals are Saturday. cheap jerseys paypal . With the win, the 24-year-old Wozniak, of Blainville, Que., reached the quarter-finals of a WTA event for the third time this season, after posting last-eight performances in Budapest and at Montreals Rogers Cup two weeks ago. Stitched NFL Nike Jerseys . With Plouffe right in Brauns rearview mirror, the reigning NL MVP put on a show in Plouffes spacious backyard on Saturday to let him know where he stands. 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International Softball Federation President Don Porter says the meeting will help prepare a presentation to the IOCs program commission on Dec.CARDIFF -- David Pocock will make his first appearance in Australias end-of-year tour of Europe as the Wallabies go in search of a victory in Cardiff on Saturday that would condemn Wales to the third band of seeds for the 2015 World Cup. The flanker is back from a knee injury and takes the place of Michael Hooper in one of three changes to the starting lineup from last weekends 22-19 win in Italy. "David is one of the best in the world as a player, and is growing every day as a leader, so naturally we are delighted to have him back," Australia coach Robbie Deans said. Lock Kane Douglas replaces the suspended Sitaleki Timani and Tatafu Polota-Nau comes in for Stephen Moore at hooker. Wales made four changes -- all in the pack -- in a bid to end a six-match losing run that began with three straight losses to Australia in a tight series in June. Another defeat will leave the Welsh out of the worlds top eight in the rankings and consign the team to a humiliating aautumn whitewash.dddddddddddd. Props Gethin Jenkins and Scott Andrews were recalled to the front row, Ian Evans took over from the injured lock Bradley Davies and Aaron Shingler was named in place of flanker Ryan Jones. ------ Lineups: Wales: Leigh Halfpenny, Alex Cuthbert, Jonathan Davies, Jamie Roberts, Liam Williams; Rhys Priestland, Mike Phillips; Toby Faletau, Sam Warburton (captain), Aaron Shingler, Luke Charteris, Ian Evans, Scott Andrews, Matthew Rees, Gethin Jenkins. Reserves: Ken Owens, Ryan Bevington, Samson Lee, Ryan Jones, Justin Tipuric, Tavis Knoyle, Dan Biggar, Scott Williams. Australia: Berrick Barnes, Nick Cummins, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Ben Tapuai, Drew Mitchell, Kurtley Beale, Nick Phipps; Wycliff Palu, David Pocock, Scott Higginbotham, Nathan Sharpe, Kane Douglas, Ben Alexander, Tatafu Polota Nau, Benn Robinson. 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HAMILTON, Ont. cheap jerseys paypal . -- It wasnt the Toronto team that Tim Connolly imagined hed be playing for when the NHLs lockout ended, but the Maple Leaf veteran made the most of his Marlies debut Saturday. Connolly scored a highlight-reel goal in his first game since being demoted earlier this week and Matt Frattin scored the shootout winner as the Marlies defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs 3-2 in the American Hockey League. Connolly said he was relieved to be playing competitive hockey games after the waiting game of the NHL lockout. "It was good to be back in a game," he said. "It felt good for the first half and then it kind of felt like it was the end of the game for me. "Ive got a ways to go in terms of game conditioning. Its a totally different kind of conditioning." Marlies head coach Dallas Eakins was complimentary of the new addition to his squad, who he believed demonstrated the hallmark abilities of an NHL-calibre player. "I thought Tim Connolly was excellent," said Eakins. "I thought that he played a good game. I gave him really good minutes and he responded. "He was excellent on the bench and you can see what an elite, skilled forward at the NHL level can do with the puck. The things that he do in tight with very little space are really impressive." Ryan Hamilton also scored in regulation for the Marlies (23-12-3). Mark Owuya stopped 18 shots to get the win. "I thought that was one of our better road games," said Eakins of the win. "I thought that we controlled the play for most of the game. "Hamilton did a great job of hanging on and hanging in there. They were hanging around like a bad smell out there. Their goalie played extremely well. But I was impressed with our team that we didnt falter from the game plan. We stayed with it and were able to be rewarded." Michael Bournival and Joey Tenute replied for the Bulldogs (13-21-5). Cedrick Desjardins made 34 saves in a losing effort. Frattins winner came on the Marlies fourth shot of the shootout after the Bulldogs Louis Leblanc was stopped by Owuya. The Bulldogs were poised to get the win in regulation but Hamilton tied the score at 18:10 of the third. With the Marlies applying desperate pressure in the Bulldogs zone, Frattin seized the puck to the left of Desjardins and slid a pass across the crease to Hamilton, who managed to squeeze the puck under the goaltenders outstretched pad. The goal was a last-minute breakthrough against a goaltender that had stymied Toronto throughout the game. "You keep taking shots and you try to get some traffic," said Connolly. "Thats how we eventually got that tying goal. "It was a puck to the net off pads with guys going to the net. You cant get frustrated, you just keep going at it." Mike Zigomanis had a clear chance to end the game in the first minute of overtime, but lost control of the puck as he raced in on a breakaway. Connolly opened the scoring on a superb individual effort at 15:52 of the first period. The veteran NHLer carried the puck through the middle of the ice and deked two Bulldogs defenders before launching a shot past Desjardins from the bottom of the circle. Hamilton answered back 36 seconds later, when Bournival completed a solo drive of his own. The Bulldogs centre carried the puck over the blue-line and backed off the Marlies defenders before releasing a shot from the right circle that beat Owuya through the legs. After the two teams traded chances, the home side finally broke the deadlock at 11:01 of the third, when Tenute put the finishing touch on a three-man rush. The local product broke into the Toronto zone with linemates Bournival and Dumont, and after Bournivals close-range shot was stopped by Owuya, Tenute responded alertly to the rebound and tapped it past the Marlies goaltender for a 2-1 lead. cheap jerseys china . -- Breaking their silence for the first time, the family of the woman shot and killed by Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher said Monday their "hearts are truly broken" and asked for privacy while they grieve the loss of two loved ones. cheap jerseys . Ronaldo picked up his fifth yellow card of the season on Sunday when he fouled Real Sociedads Carlos Vela from behind, meaning that he will be suspended for one match. http://www.cheapchinajerseysmall.com/ . The 38-year-old former UFC middleweight champion will find out Saturday when he faces Cung Le in the main event of UFC on FUEL TV 6: Franklin vs. cheap jerseys wholesale . 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PITTSBURGH -- Andrew McCutchen and the Pittsburgh Pirates hope theyve finally put an end to their hitting woes. cheap jerseys wholesale . McCutchen hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and drove in three runs to lead Pittsburgh past the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 on Friday night. The Pirates entered the game batting .153, the second-worst average for a major league team through nine games since 1921, according to STATS. The 2003 Detroit Tigers hit .140 in their first nine games on the way to a 119-loss season. McCutchens leadoff shot to left field off J.J. Hoover (0-3), his second homer of the season, snapped a 5-all tie. Cincinnati had just tied the score in the top of the seventh on Brandon Phillips second home run of the game, a two-run drive to centre off Tony Watson (1-0). "It was important for us to answer back right away," McCutchen said. "Thats the type of team we are. Were fighters." The first four batters in Pittsburghs lineup -- Starling Marte, Neil Walker, McCutchen and Garrett Jones -- had two hits each as the Pirates totalled 12. They entered the game with a .153 batting average, worst in the major leagues, and had scored only 21 runs in their first nine games. Every Pirates position player had a hit by the end of the fifth inning. "This is what were capable of doing," McCutchen said. "We have good hitters in our lineup. Its a matter of getting in that Michael Jordan-type mentality where you start thinking that you can outdo the next guy. Thats how we were tonight. One guy started hitting, then everyone else did. Thats how its always been in baseball." Hoover took over the big league lead in losses after giving up the decisive homer to McCutchen. "It seems like he leaves that one pitch out over the plate and theyre not missing it," Cincinnati manager Dusty Baker said. "Youre going to give it up sometimes and he gave it up to one of the best. McCutchen isnt a slouch. Hes one of the best players in the league." Walker and McCutchen hit consecutive two-run singles in the second to give Pittsburgh a 5-1 lead. Marte extended his streak of multihit games to six. He is 12 for 24 during that stretch. The leadoff batter also has had a hit in the first inning in each of those six games. "He may not be the typical leadoff hitter who draws a lot of walks, but the thing he does well is that he swings at good pitches," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "When he sees the first hittable pitch, he goes after it aggressively and puts a good swing on it." The Pirates had not scored more than four runs in any of their previous 13 games against the NL Central rival Reds. Pittsburgh has won three of four overall after starting the season 1-5. Phillips hit a leadoff homer in the second inning off Pirates starter A.J. Burnett. The cleanup-hitting second baseman has four home runs this season and 10 career two-homer games. "He hit two home runs to straightaway centre and you just dont see that very often in this ballpark," Hurdle said. "That was impressive." However, Phillips struck out to end the game with runners on first and second as Jason Grilli pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his fourth save in as many opportunities. Burnett went six innings and allowed three runs on six hits. He struck out eight and walked three. "I need to start working deeper into games," said Burnett, pulled after 106 pitches. "Im trying to throw nasty pitches to get strikeouts when I dont necessarily make nasty pitches and its running up my pitch counts." Cincinnati starter Mike Leake is now winless in eight career starts at PNC Park, more than any visiting pitcher in the history of the 12-year-old ballpark. He gave up five runs and 10 hits in six innings with two walks and two strikeouts. "He really settled down after those first two innings and gave us some innings, which is important with the stretch of schedule were facing now where we cant afford to blow out the bullpen," said Baker, whose team began a string of playing on 20 consecutive days. Pittsburgh catcher Russell Martin, who entered with a .043 batting average, singled home a run in the first inning to open the scoring. After Walker and McCutchen gave the Pirates a four-run lead in the second, Cincinnati cut the deficit to 5-3 as Devin Mesoraco drove in a run with a groundout in the fourth and then hit an RBI double in the sixth. NOTES: Pittsburgh designated RHP Chris Leroux for assignment and recalled RHP Bryan Morris from Triple-A Indianapolis. Morris arrived in time for the game but did not pitch. ... Baker decided to give C Ryan Hanigan and 3B Todd Frazier the night off. Hanigan is hitting .043 with one hit in 23 at-bats and Frazier is hitless in his last 11 at-bats. ... Burnett is two strikeouts shy of 2,000 for his career. ... RHP Johnny Cueto (1-0, 2.77 ERA) starts Saturday night for the Reds against Pirates LHP Jeff Locke (0-1, 6.00). Cueto has a 12-4 lifetime record against Pittsburgh. ... Pirates LHP Wandy Rodriguez, who left his start Monday at Arizona with a strained left hamstring in the third inning, played catch before Fridays game. But the Pirates will not decide whether he will be able to start Sunday against the Reds until Saturday. cheap jerseys 2013 . Gusts of up to 80 kilometres an hour (50 miles an hour) during a southerly wind change Sunday caused television towers to sway, scoreboards to topple over, balls to move on the fairways and greens and sand to be blown from bunkers and into the galleries and fairways. cheap jerseys paypal . The Habs sit eight points out of the playoff picture at the moment, but have a string of games over the next month all against teams they are chasing in the race. http://www.cheapchinajerseysmall.com/ . 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Fifty seconds into the second period of last nights Leafs/Jets game, Nikolai Kulemin was shoved into the Winnipeg Jets net by Derek Meech, causing the net to become dislodged and simultaneously, the Jets recover the puck and maintaining possession the entire time proceed to score a goal on the Leafs. Looking at the rule book the only thing I found that would support play continuing is under Rule 63.2 "When the net is accidentally displaced by an attacking player, and the defending side is in possession of the puck and moving out of their zone, play shall be permitted to continue until such time as the non-offending team loses possession of the puck." So was this a blown call which should have resulted in a whistle instead of the Jets goal, or a case of the officials making a judgment call that Kulemin could have kept from dislodging the net even though he was pushed in to it? Mark Storey Mark: All of the variables you have suggested on a play of this nature would be considered by a referee as to whether play should be stopped or allowed to continue until the offending team gained possession of the puck. Rule 85 - face-off location states and implies that a resulting face-off would take place on one of the end zone spots unless the stoppage is caused by the attacking team. The real question that must be answered is who should be deemed responsible for dislodging the Jets net on this play. To do so, we have to take a closer look at the referees position and vissual focus prior to and at the point that Nilolai Kulemin struck the crossbar and the net became dislodged from its moorings.dddddddddddd As the Leafs attack pushed near Ondrej Pavelecs goal crease, the referee is seen moving tight to the net from behind the goal line and visually focused on Mikhail Grabovskis shot after being set up directly in front of Pavelec by Kulemin. Derek Meech offered late support as a trailer on the play and his strong push directly on the back of Kulemin at the top of the crease would have most likely been undetected by the referee. The push from Meech accelerated Kulmenin into the crossbar and as the Leaf forward raised his hands to defend himself against the impending impact, the referee turned his head and focus toward Nikolai Kulmenin. By catching the tail end of this play, the ref would have believed that Kulmenin had crashed the net and was responsible for knocking the net off the moorings. As such, the referee allowed play to continue until such time that the Leafs gained possession of the puck, as per Rule 63.2 and Mark referenced in his question. From the replay, we of course know that it was the Jets player Derek Meech that was responsible for dislodging the net with his push from behind that caused Kulmenins unavoidable contact with the crossbar. Had this been witnessed and determined correctly by the referee, play would have immediately been stopped and a face-off would have resulted to the left of Ondrej Pavelec in the Jets end zone. The subsequent Jets goal scored by Blake Wheeler would not have occurred. Fortunately, the Jets second goal of the game scored on this play did not affect the final outcome. ' ' '

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