Her debilitating six-month battle with Lyme disease has Samantha Stosur on high alert heading to the Rio Olympics. Marcel Dionne Kings Jersey .But unlike mens stars Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic, Australias top-ranked tennis player says she wouldnt miss the Games for anything.Stosur crashes out of WimbledonTheres concerns but Im not wanting to withdraw, thats for sure, Stosur told AAP at Wimbledon.Im really wanting to be there and play. It is an honour and privilege to be part of the team.Its been nine years since Stosurs traumatic experience dealing with Lyme disease sidelined her for six months and threatened to end her career.The tick-borne illness left her bed-ridden and in severe pain for weeks after it was initially feared she had viral meningitis.So it comes as no surprise Stosur is wary about going to Brazil, where the Zika virus has already led to a spate of high-profile withdrawals, including fellow Queenslander and world No.1 golfer Jason Day.Stosur admits her Lyme disease ordeal has left her feeling anxious any time I go to uncharted territory.Ive never been to South America either and that in itself makes me apprehensive, said the former US Open champion.Theres obviously lots of things going on that youve got to be aware of.But if youre smart and doing what you should be doing then, touch wood, there wont be any problem.Stosur is relying heavily on Australian Olympic officials after agreeing to lead Australias six-strong tennis team in Rio.Theres certainly things that Ive thought about a lot more going to Rio than any other Olympics, or really any other place, said the world No.16.But Id like to think that the Australian team and everyone involved is obviously keeping tabs on everything we need to know and were being looked after as best as possible.Stosur will be competing in her fourth Games and looms as one of Australias brightest medal contenders.In addition to her 2011 US Open triumph, the 32-year-old is a former world No.1 doubles ace with four grand slam doubles titles to her credit.She has won doubles titles at all four of tenniss majors, including the mixed crown at Wimbledon in 2014 with Nenad Zimonjic.Stosur has teamed with John Peers in the mixed this Wimbledon in the hope of forging an Olympic medal-winning combination with the mens world No.10 doubles player.We played in Australia and enjoyed it, Stosur said.Hes a super nice guy and obviously a great doubles player so its a good chance for me to play with someone like that and hopefully we can do alright.Well see how this week goes. I havent played too much mixed or many doubles events lately.But I really enjoy playing mixed doubles and coming up against the guys and trying to serve against them.I know John certainly knows what hes doing and hopefully we can do well. Slava Voynov Kings Jersey . Brad Jacobs and his Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., team took control of the game early. Rogie Vachon Kings Jersey . "Hes going to have hip surgery on Jan. 7, and hell be expected to rehabilitate for four to six months beyond that," Canucks general manager Mike Gillis said Friday in an interview. http://www.authentickingsnhlhockey.com/customized/ . Speaking Thursday on TSN 1050 Thursday, the Leafs GM also touched on the questions surrounding the teams leadership and the struggles of his big-name free-agent signing. “Its not from lack of effort from the coaching staff.Got a question on rule clarification, comments on rule enforcements or some memorable NHL stories? Kerry wants to answer your emails at cmonref@tsn.ca! Hey Kerry, I have a question that is probably pretty minor regarding all that goes on in the playoffs, but it still confused me. Is there a rule to prevent fighters from getting into it immediately out of the box? I could be wrong but after serving coincidental majors, isnt it a requirement that both guys begin the next shift on the bench to head off any potential silliness? As Evgeni Malkin (in Game 1) came from the box having served his major he took a position at the very next faceoff. Like I said, I thought this was against the rules. Anyway, thanks for reading. Paul Kozyn Hi Paul: No question is ever too minor to ask or to answer. There is no rule that restricts players from participating in the very next shift once they have served major penalties for fighting. As you know players are not allowed out of the penalty box until after the first whistle following the expiration of their coincidental major penalties. What takes place at this point is for the penalty box door attendant to hold the "fighters" in their respective box until the linesmen (one or both) arrive on the scene to keep them separated and if necessary escort them to their players bench. The readiness and intervention by the Linesmen wasnt always standard operating procedure and many times I witnessed players continue the fight as soon as they were released from the penalty box. Once the players started to go at it a second time I made a point of instructing the Linesmen to let the fight go the full distance! My objective in this unwritten procedure was two fold: i) Hoping the protracted slugfest would allow the adversaries to get hostilities for one another fully out of their system; ii) To send a message to other would-be combatants that might want to start something (but not really) should they feel a sense of security through any anticipated quick intervention by the linesmen. Usually the sight of two heavyweights being allowed to slug it out in a three minute round while the zebras stood around the ring restored a calming effect to the game. Whenever players exited the penalty box and immediately restarted the fight I always assessed 10 minute misconduct penalties in addition to their second majors for fighting as a result of continuing the fight. (46.5)By virtue of rule 46.10 if a fight was to break out prior to the drop of the puck during the course of a normal face-off, the altercation shall be penalized as if it occurred during the regular playing time. Kyle Clifford Jersey. Back in the day, the three most feared words in hockey by many was when the Ref said to the Linesmen, "Let Em Go!" Also: I received two requests for a clarification on the same rule in the past day from two different sources. Last night Matt Loughlin, an executive with the NJ Devils, passed the question along from one of their fans. This morning, my son Matthew, a fire fighter in London, Ontario passed along the same question from his crew at the fire hall. The question is: "When coincidental minor penalties are called, sometimes the teams play a man short (4 on 4) and sometimes they stay 5 on 5. What determines whether it is 4 on 4 or 5 on 5?" There is only one situation that applies where the teams play 4 on 4 when minor penalties are assessed at the same stoppage of play. It is found in rule 19.1 which states, "When one minor penalty is assessed to one player of each team at the same stoppage in play, these penalties will be served without substitution provided there are no penalties in effect and visible on the clock. Both teams will therefore play four skaters against four skaters for the duration of the minor penalties." The only other penalty to be assessed to allow this situation to exist would be a misconduct penalty in addition to the minor to one or both players at which point the team(s) would place a substitute in the box immediately to serve the minor penalty. When multiple minor penalties are assessed or minor penalties to multiple players from each team the Referee would cancel out as many minor, bench minor or double-minor penalties as possible; which if equal would result in the teams playing 5 on 5. There you have it, one minor penalty to one player of each team at the same stoppage of play where no penalties are being served on the score clock results in 4 on 4 numerical strength! This also applies if Team A player receives a minor penalty at the 8:00 minute mark and following the line changes (power play & penalty killing unit) but prior to the puck drop Team B receives a minor penalty, these two minor penalties are served and the teams will play 4 on 4 as per this rule. The teams are allowed to make additional line changes following Team B receiving the minor penalty. (Theory: penalties assessed at same stoppage of play since 8:00 minutes remains on the game clock.) The resulting face-off would then take place at the nearest face-off dot where the play was stopped to assess the original minor infraction. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '