Can Leicester win the league? Its the question everyone has been debating over the weekend. Tyler Myers Jersey . The Foxes stunning 3-1 win at title rivals Manchester City has propelled them into a five-point advantage at the top of the Premier League with just 13 games to play.Here, we round up views from across Sky Sports, including those of pundits, managers and journalists, on whether Claudio Ranieris side can go all the way… Thierry Henry, Sky Sports Thierry Henry has been impressed by Leicesters desire At the moment, for me, they are THE team to win it. Not only have they shown they can win it, theyve shown they can cope with the pressure. Theyre top of the league, they go to Manchester City and win the game 3-1 - and easily as well, it could have been four or five. They dont show theyre nervous. We see a good desire. They want to grab it.Claudio Ranieri, Leicester manager Leicester Citys 3-1 win has no significance at all, says Claudio Ranieri I dont believe the bookmakers. At the beginning of the season the bookmakers said, sack Ranieri. I hope one time they are right!Jamie Redknapp, Sky SportsCan Leicester win the league? I dont really believe in miracles but youre starting to believe in this one. The fact theyve got no Europa League, no FA Cup, means its pretty much Saturday-Saturday for them. For Ranieri that must be a joy. He can just keep them ticking over, there hasnt got to be too much training.Leicester have got every chance, and its almost becoming theres to lose.Alan Smith, Sky Sports They absolutely wiped the floor with Manchester City. Alan Smith Its right that they should be considered favourites. You beat Liverpool at home in fine style and then a few days later you go to the Etihad and do what they did to what were then the title favourites. They absolutely wiped the floor with City.Manuel Pellegrini, Man City manager Manuel Pellegrinis Man City have lost significant ground to Leicester If Leicester continue playing the way they are [then they are favourites for the title]. There are 13 games more so its difficult to predict.Oliver Kay, The TimesA lot of people, including Pellegrini, says this is happening because all the Premier League teams have a lot of money now and can buy top players.I have to say that is disingenuous. This is Leicester, theyre not shopping in the same markets as Swansea and Southampton, let alone the top clubs.They are out-performing, out-thinking, out-fighting, out-running teams who have got enormously bigger budgets. This isnt just a levelling out of the Premier League, this is a team doing something absolutely exceptional. John Dillon thinks there is a lot of substance behind Leicesters title push Graeme Souness, Sky Sports Im as amazed as anyone. From November, December youre expecting Leicester to drop off the pace. Fair play. Graeme Souness Im as amazed as anyone. From November, December youre expecting Leicester to drop off the pace, they dont have the biggest squad and the way they play football - they give the ball away more than any other team - which means you have to work hard to get it back and expend a lot of energy.Like everyone else, Im amazed. But I never saw them involved in a bad game last year. This year theyve turned those draws and losses into wins. Fair play.Garry Monk, former Swansea boss Garry Monk has been impressed by Leicesters approach Its an unbelievable story and great for the league. Its all on merit as well. Its not like theyre getting lucky or hanging on in any of the games. They have won every single game on merit.Theres only two games theyve lost all season. Whats clear in the way they play is they know exactly who they are and what their jobs are. Its very organised and they dont pretend to be something else or try anything else. They do exactly what they know they can do and its obviously very effective. The way they are playing, you cant put it past them going on a winning run again and maintaining what they are doing. The fact is, the difference between them and the other teams that are up there is its a bonus for them. The others are expected to be there and expected to win. They are playing without fear because its a bonus for them.Ian Ladyman, Daily Mail Daily Mail football editor Ian Ladyman thinks Leicesters success is helping Tottenham [Ranieri] certainly is in manager of the year territory. Finishing in the top four isnt a given, but from where they are, that has to happen now. I think from that point on he will start to think about winning the league.He suffered at Chelsea because he didnt look and sound like people expected a Premier League manager to look and sound. Hes showing now that he knows what hes doing.Saturdays game was absolutely uplifting. It really was. From a neutral point of view, the way they played, the belief they showed, the goals they scored, the commitment they showed… If that dressing room didnt believe beforehand that they can win the title, they definitely will believe it now, because that was a Championship-winning performance.Paul Merson, Sky Sports   Paul Merson is expecting Arsenal to beat Leicester next weekend No [they cant win the title] because if Arsenal beat them next week theyre two points behind them - thats how quickly it changes. Theyre top four, and Ive just written Manchester United off today [Saturday]. I dont think Manchester United win the league now.Watch Arsenal v Leicester and Man City v Tottenham live on Sky Sports 1 HD on Sunday, or watch for £6.99 without a contract, on NOW TV Also See: First-time title winners Ranieri: Dont look down Arsenal new title favourites Ulloa: Everything is possible Tobias Enstrom Jets Jersey . For the Wild it was their first win of the season and they now have a record of 1-1-2 while the Jets fall to 2-2. Jets start a six game home stand Friday with another divisional game, home to the Dallas Stars. Teppo Numminen Jets Jersey . Francis told several hundred members of the European Olympic Committees that when sport "is considered only in economic terms and consequently for victory at every cost . http://www.thehockeyjetsjerseysofficial.com/bobby-hull-hockey-jersey/ . Hamelin, who triumphed in the 500 on Saturday, edged out Victor An of Russia by 0.021 seconds to maintain his lead in the World Cup standings. Russias Vladimir Grigorev was third. In the relay, Canada took control six laps from the finish line to beat Russia and the Netherlands. ARLINGTON, Texas -- Elvis Andrus refuses to be defined by what happened last October, and those two errors the Texas Rangers shortstop made on routine plays.There was the misplayed grounder in that disastrous seventh inning of the ALDS-deciding fifth game at Toronto. Later came a dropped throw on what would have been a sure force out in the inning punctuated by Jose Bautistas go-ahead homer and emphatic bat flip .Tears flowed from Andrus eyes after that loss, a gut-punch finish likely just short of the feeling the Rangers had in 2011 after twice coming within a strike of winning their first World Series.But out of that also came a fresh determination and drive for Andrus, who at 28 and in his eighth season is the teams longest-tenured position player.I put it on my shoulder, and Im built for that. I knew it was going to be a challenging year for me, Andrus said. But at the same time I was excited, I was excited to actually how see what I was made of, and the regular season is the first step. I think that Im way more ready for the postseason this year.The AL West champion Rangers, in the playoffs for the fifth time in seven years, clinched home-field advantage for the entire postseason. They host Game 1 of the AL Division Series on Thursday against the Blue Jays, who beat Baltimore 5-2 in an 11-inning AL wild-card game Tuesday night.With a career-best .302 batting average in the regular season, Andrus had his first .300 season. He also had career highs with eight home runs , 69 RBI and 46 extra-base hits, and his 70 strikeouts were the fewest in his career.Andrus views and treats third baseman Adrian Beltre like a big brother -- Im the one being annoying, Andrus said with a smile, a reference to some of their often entertaining interactions on the field and in the dugout.Beltre knowss what happened to Andrus in Toronto last year could have happened to anybody. Dustin Byfuglien Jersey. We talked about it after that happened, and that kind of pushed him to learn from that mistake and have more motivation to come this year and do what he did, Beltre said. This year has been really good for him, and it was nice to see that instead of breaking him, it kind of made him stronger. Elvis has a really good mentality.General manager Jon Daniels said it still stands out to him, seeing an emotional and accountable Andrus at his locker after that season-ending loss, answering every question candidly. He said his shortstop immediately embraced the idea that he wanted to work to get better.Daniels also spoke this week about Andrus taking more of a leadership role this season with younger players on the team, like Beltre and former teammate and current Rangers special assistant Michael Young have with the shortstop.Elvis works hard every offseason, so that part isnt new, Daniels said. Elvis has been to the postseason a lot. ... Since hes been here, hes only been on winning teams, and I think he understands how hard it is, and not to take it for granted. Thats what I saw this winter, was him kind of taking that realization and putting it into action.Andrus has seen the replays of those ALDS errors and that seventh inning a few times, and said it doesnt affect him. Those clips are sure to be shown quite a few times this postseason, as long as the Rangers keep playing.I would like to see that quite a few times, especially before every game, Andrus said. See what it did to me. ... 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