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RIO DE JANEIRO -- The blowouts are over. Vieirinha Jersey . The Olympics are underway.After nothing but pushovers this summer, the U.S. mens basketball team faced someone who pushed back.This is the real world now and thats good for us, coach Mike Krzyzewski said.Finally tested, Carmelo Anthony and Kyrie Irving had the answers.Anthony scored 31 points on the night he became the U.S. mens Olympic career scoring leader, combining with Irving for all the Americans baskets in the fourth quarter of a 98-88 victory over Australia on Wednesday night.Irving -- born in Australia -- added 19 points, including a 3-pointer with 1:35 left after Australia had closed within four.A team that won its first two games by a combined 101 points could never get a comfortable lead -- and for a while couldnt get one at all. The Australians, with big bodies inside, quality point guards to counter the American pressure and a wealth of NBA championship experience, stood toe to toe with the team that had blown them out of the last two Olympics in the quarterfinals.But Anthony, the first U.S. male to play in four Olympics, steadied the Americans in the first competitive game most of this new team had ever experienced.We kind of expected a game like this, a physical game, a grind-out game from playing against Australia over the past couple years, Anthony said, and going into tonight we knew it was going to come down to the end of the game where we were really going to have to buckle down and focus in and make plays down the stretch.Kevin Durant capped off the scoring with two free throws, making him the only other player than Irving or Anthony to score in the period.The Americans, who had barely broken a sweat in Brazil, trailed early in the fourth quarter before Anthony hit a flurry of 3-pointers to put the Americans on top.Patty Mills, the tournament scoring leader, had 30 points for Australia.After five easy exhibitions preceding routs of China and Venezuela to open the tournament, the Americans trailed 72-70 with about 9 minutes left. Anthony scored to tie it, hit a 3-pointer to give the Americans the lead for good, and then hit a couple more 3s that pushed it to 83-76.The team staying on a luxury cruise ship could never relax until scoring the final five points in the last 27 seconds on free throws, with Irving hitting the first three.The Americans, so carefree in their opener that reserves DeMar DeRozan and Jimmy Butler played rock, paper, scissors to determine who would shoot a free throw, realized they were in a fight in this one.It got real, Paul George said. It definitely got real.An enraged Krzyzewski screamed at an official after Andrew Boguts hard foul on Irving just in front of the U.S. bench in the third quarter, his face looking as red as the shirts the coaching staff wore.Bogut finished with 15 points for the Australians, who have never won a medal but four of their players own NBA rings. They nearly became the first team to knock off the Americans in the Olympics since Krzyzewski took over in 2005.We have a pretty gritty group thats pretty tough and we battled all night, Bogut said.Australia had opened the Olympics with impressive victories over France and Serbia, both ranked among the top six in the world. Then the Aussies gave the team ranked No. 1 all it could handle.The Americans clinched a spot in the medal round, though that was never going to be in doubt.This game, though, was.It was the second straight game the Americans were tied after one quarter. They quickly blew away Venezuela after it was 18-all, but the only second-quarter surge in this one was made by Australians.They used a 15-3 burst to make it 46-39, and Krzyzewski actually needed a timeout to calm his team that by then can usually make its postgame plans.Anthony moved past LeBron James as the U.S. career leader in Olympic scoring and did it quickly, using a hot start to make up the 11-point advantage James had entering the game.Irving once considered playing for Australia, where he was born while his father was playing there professionally. He exchanged a pregame hug with Matthew Dellavedova, his former backup in Cleveland, but things didnt stay nice for long.The Aussies hit hard and the Americans hit back, with George getting a technical foul for a shot at Dellavedova.It was a welcome test for the Americans, who have been so dominant under Krzyzewski that it sometimes seems the U.S. players are the only ones who dont make a gold medal sound assured.Theyve said it wont come easily.Now theyve finally had a game that wasnt.---Follow Brian Mahoney on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Briancmahoney Danilo Pereira Jersey . Speaking to the Chicago Tribune at baseballs Winter Meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Boras called the former home of the Expos a "tremendous environment" for baseball. 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DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers are putting Jordan Zimmermann back on the disabled list. LaMichael James Oregon Jersey .Zimmermann pitched Thursday in his first start back from a neck problem. He was pulled in the second inning with a lat muscle issue, and manager Brad Ausmus said after Saturday nights game that Zimmermann would go on the DL. Daniel Norris will replace him in the rotation.Zimmermann is 9-5 with a 4.44 ERA. After a brilliant April, his season has been knocked off stride by injuries. Washington Huskies Jerseys . -- Brandon Jennings made the most of his first game with the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. NFL Jerseys Outlet . 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. http://www.cheapnfljerseyswholesaleoutlet.cc/cheap-washington-state-cougars-jersey-outlet/ . Murray beat Sam Querrey 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-3 to clinch Britains opening-round victory against the United States on Sunday at Petco Park. "Im proud of the way Im playing just now, because I had to do a lot of work to get back to where I want to be," Murray said after celebrating with his teammates on the red clay court in a temporary stadium in left field of the downtown home of baseballs San Diego Padres. SAN ANTONIO -- The Spurs got knocked around by the Miami Heat, especially in the second half. Some bumps and bruises werent enough to stop a San Antonio team that finally had its starting five intact, though.Kawhi Leonard had 24 points and 12 rebounds, LaMarcus Aldridge added 18 points and San Antonio held on to beat Miami 94-90 on Monday night.The Heat held the Spurs to 26 percent shooting after halftime but couldnt find enough offense to prevent their fifth straight loss.You have to give them credit, Spurs point guard Tony Parker said. They played great defense in the second half. They played with more energy and they played more physical. We have to find a solution next time.San Antonios projected starting five of Leonard, Aldridge, Parker, Pau Gasol and Danny Green made its home debut after injuries to the starting backcourt led to five different starting lineups in the teams first nine games.Despite that, the Spurs committed a season-high 17 turnovers and got roughed up throughout. Gasol tumbled to the floor on several occasions, including crashing into the stanchion after being struck from behind by Dion Waiters on a layup. Green did not play in the second half after taking a knee to the groin in the first half.Second half was probably one of our better defensive halves and weve had some really good defensive halves in games this year, Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said. But thats about as hard as weve competed on that end.The Heat pulled within 87-83 with two minutes remaining, but the Spurs were able to extend their lead when Patty Mills and Leonard were fouled on consecutive possessions.Waiters, who tormented San Antonio in the playoffs last season while with Oklahoma City, had 27 points. He was 12 for 26 from the field but did not attempt a free throw.Thats the crazy part about, Im not the type of guy that would question the referees on anything, Waiters said. But I look at how many layup attempts I got tonight, like 15, and I havent gotten to the line one time.Center Hassan Whiteside had 23 points and 17 rebounds, giving him a double-double in eight of nine games this season.Gasol had 12 points, Parker added 11 points and six assists and Green was limited to threee points in 15 minutes. Cheap South Carolina Fighting Gamecocks Jerseys. The returning starters sparked a 21-6 run in the first quarter after the Spurs gave up the games first four points.Aldridge was 4 for 4 in the opening quarter, setting up on the wing and awaiting feeds from Leonard, Green and Patty Mills. Aldridge made his first seven shots before finishing 8 for 14.The Spurs nearly blew that early efficiency with a sloppy third quarter.We were out of sync a little bit with our offense, especially in the third, Leonard said. It starts off with me. Ive got to be more patient and run the offense.TIP-INSHeat: Miami PG Goran Dragic is no longer in a walking boot and is doing light bike work as he recovers from a sprained left ankle. Dragic missed his second straight game. ... F Derrick Williams made his first start of the season. He finished with five points and a rebound in 16 minutes. ... Miami completed its season series with San Antonio, marking the earliest the teams have done so in their history. The earliest series completion previously was Dec. 6, 2003.Spurs: Parker has played 34,798 career minutes, moving him past Clyde Drexler and Grant Hill into 70th on the career list. Parker also had at least 10 points and five assists for the 641st time in his career. ... San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich has 1,095 career wins, three shy of tying his mentor and friend Larry Brown.ROAD TRIPSan Antonio will embark on its longest trip of the season, playing four of its next five on the road starting Wednesday night in Sacramento.The Spurs are 5-0 away from home.Weve been playing pretty good on the road, Leonard said. Its the home games that have been bothering us. Its always tough to play on the road. Weve just got to focus in as always.NO. 2 is No. 1Leonard has the highest career winning percentage of any player in league history that has played in a minimum of 300 games. 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Kell Brook has been feasting on kangaroo meat as he bids to become the greatest British boxer of all time. Daniel Royer Red Bulls Jersey .Brook will step up two weight divisions to challenge Gennady Golovkin for two of his three world middleweight titles in London on Saturday, and he believes victory would put him above the likes of Ricky Hatton, Lennox Lewis and Randy Turpin in the pantheon of Britains best fighters.Golovkin (35-0, 32 KOs), 34, is regarded as the best middleweight in the world and rival champions such as Saul Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders have turned down offers to fight the knockout specialist from Kazakhstan.In order to prepare for his first fight as a middleweight, IBF welterweight champion Brook (36-0, 25 KOs) has left no stone unturned in his attempt to pile on the pounds.Ive been getting more protein and been eating kangaroo and chicken, Brook said.My nutritionist says its good for energy, plus a lot of organic vegetables and fruits. Ive not been eating junk to put the extra weight on.Ive always been a big welterweight so it doesnt take much for me to put weight on, but Ive been eating clean.Eating kangaroo puts a spring in my step, its got a unique taste, its alright, but its springy meat and it will make a difference.I like my cycling now. I took my bike out to Fuerteventura and did 50 or 60 kilometres every few days. I was riding with my top off to get the sun and vitamin D as well.I was just pedaling away and I got into deep thoughts doing it and it works well for my endurance.Ive introduced cycling in the last year or so to my training. All that running is not great on the joints when you get older and cycling is less resistance.Ive got an altitude tent and everything is being done with a science behind it. Were targeting strength and conditioning but not training with heavy weights, were just trying to move the weights back and trying to imitate the fight.Brook, 30, will be a big underdog for the fight against the biggest overseas boxer to visit the UK for over a decade.California-based Golovkin was last taken to points in 2008 and is ranked second in ESPNs pound for pound ratings.The odds are stacked against Brook who believes victory on Saturday would make him one of Britains most successful boxers, alongside the likes of Naseem Hamed, who trained at the same Sheffield gym as he does.Brook even believes that if he can pull off the upset it would be a greater triumph than the 1951 points win by Britains Turpin over American Sugar Ray Robinson.I dont think anyone in Britain has done what Im going to do, Brook said.I dont think it has been done before. Randy Turpin is the only one but because Im going up from welterweight to fight the most feared fighter on the planet its even bigger than that. Its debatable but thats my opinion.Whatever Naz [Hamed] has done or any other British fighter recently, it will blow it out the water.I dont think my feet would ever touch the floor again, to achieve such a thing. Its something that I could tell my grandkids over and over again and not get bored of it.For me, its everything. The legends of British boxing are people like Hatton, Lennox [Lewis], [Nigel] Benn, [Chris] Eubank, [Joe] Calzaghe and it would put me with all those greats and I would be top of the pile.I love this game because you can come from nothing and it gives everyone an opportunity.A win like this is absolutely huge. Shaun Wright-Phillips Jersey . The defending champion beat Gael Monfils of France 7-6 (6), 6-3, while second-seeded Andy Murray of Britain dispatched Edouard Roger-Vasselin, also of France, 6-3, 6-3. 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In the end, the quarterback and the rest of the Cincinnati Bengals were the ones standing.Mike Nugent kicked a 47-yard field goal with 54 seconds left, lifting the Bengals to a back-and-forth 23-22 season-opening victory Sunday.Dalton threw for 366 yards and a touchdown, but was sacked a career-high seven times by the Jets, including 2 1/2 by Leonard Williams and two by Steve McLendon.Any time you can get a win on the road, youve got to take these games, Dalton said. This one was big.A.J. Green caught 12 passes for 180 yards, mostly against Darrelle Revis to help the Bengals beat the Jets for the first time in 10 meetings in New Jersey.The whole week everybody was saying A.J. vs. Darrelle, Green said. Revis is a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Its my honor going against him. I was just trying to make plays anytime the ball came my way.Josh Shaw sealed the victory with an interception of Ryan Fitzpatrick in the closing seconds, helping Cincinnati improve to 7-7 in openers under coach Marvin Lewis.Nick Folk kicked a go-ahead 23-yard field goal with 3:23 remaining, but Dalton marched the Bengals (1-0) downfield for the winning drive. The first missed extra point in Folks career and a blocked 22-yard attempt came back to haunt the Jets (0-1).Dalton finished 23 of 30 with the TD and an interception, and Jeremy Hill ran for 31 yards and a touchdown. The Bengals took the lead in the third quarter when Hill bulldozed his way up the middle for a 12-yard TD run. The drive was aided by Brandon LaFells 49-yard catch over Marcus Williams on third-and-18.The Jets drove to the Bengals 1 on their next possession, but stalled, leaving it to Folk to kick a 20-yard field goal to make it 20-19. After Nugent, a former Jet, was wide right on a 52-yard attempt, the Jets drove down the field and went ahead on Folks go-ahead 23-yarder.Fitzpatrick finished 19 of 35 for 189 yards and touchdown passes to Quincy Enunwa and Eric Decker. The Jets were hurt by drives sputtering in the red zone and having to settle for field-goal attempts raather than touchdowns. Dax McCarty Jersey. We had our opportunities, Fitzpatrick said. We were winning in the fourth quarter and we just couldnt shut the door.PREGAME TRIBUTEThe Jets held a pregame tribute for the families and victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.Bengals linebacker Rey Maualuga led the entire team out of tunnel carrying the American flag. Moments later, Jets safety Rontez Miles did the same to huge cheers from the MetLife Stadium crowd.Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was an honorary captain, along with representatives from the FDNY, NYPD and PAPD and the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Tower Foundation. Former wide receivers Wayne Chrebet and Laveranues Coles and linebacker Marvin Jones, members of the Jets 2001 team, were also at midfield for the pregame coin toss.Every member of both teams stood on the sideline during the singing of the national anthem.INJURIESJets linebacker David Harris continued his playing streak after being questionable with a bruised shoulder. He started his 117th straight regular-season game.Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert was out, still recovering from an ankle injury in the Pro Bowl. He was replaced in the starting lineup by C.J. Uzomah.THATS RIGHTThe Jets rotated backups Ben Ijalana and Brent Qvale at right tackle with starter Breno Giacomini out for at least six weeks with a back injury.FORTES DEBUTMatt Forte, signed as a free agent in the offseason, ran for 96 yards on 22 carries for the Jets, and caught five passes for 59 yards.FOLKS MISSESFolks missed extra point went wide right after a 15-yard touchdown catch by Decker with 9:38 left in the first half -- ending a streak of 312 straight made PATs.Folk had set the NFL record for most extra points without a miss with 322 overall, including the playoffs. 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HOUSTON -- Louisville coach Bobby Petrino was blunt. Sven Bender Dortmund Jersey .We blew it, he said.Duke Catalon scored three touchdowns and Houston hurried and harassed Heisman favorite Lamar Jackson all night to propel the Cougars to a stunning 36-10 victory over the Cardinals on Thursday night that dashed the teams playoff hopes.Louisville (9-2, ?No. 3 AP) entered the game ranked fifth in the College Football Playoff rankings, but was outdone by a Houston team that saw its own playoff hopes foiled by two losses to unranked teams after a 5-0 start.We lost, Jackson said. Cant do nothing about it.The Cardinals were unhappy they werent ranked higher in this weeks CFP rankings after losses by several top teams last week, and some players thought they let that angst affect their play on Thursday.I think we let that get to us too much. I think we paid too much attention to the rankings instead of playing our game, safety Dee Smith said. We were just trying to do too much.Things went wrong quickly for the mistake-prone Cardinals when they fumbled the opening kickoff to Houston (9-2). Greg Ward threw his first touchdown pass on the next play to make it 7-0. Brandon Radcliff lost a fumble later in the first and Houston added a field goal on the ensuing drive to make it 10-0.Jackson threw for 211 yards and a touchdown, but it didnt come until the second half.Houston then scored touchdowns on three straight possessions in the second quarter to push the lead to 31-0 at halftime. Catalon caught a touchdown pass, ran for another score and Houston got the third score in that span on a 50-yard pass by receiver Linell Bonner after a lateral.We were banged up. We were beat up. We were tired. We were exhausted in the month of October, Houston coach Tom Herman said. Thats not an excuse. Thats reality. And our guys fought through it and they fought through that adversity and they never wavered ... and when you get the band back together and you get everybody healthy and everybody fresh and everybody doing their job ... we can play with anybody in the country. And we proved that again tonight.The Cougars were in Jacksons face constantly, sacking him a season-high 11 times and keeping him from hurting them with his feet. He ran for a season-low 33 yards after piling up 338 yards rushing combined in the last two games.After Jackson was sacked for the 10th time he threw up his hands and two of his lineman looked to be yelling at each other about who was to blame for his latest takedown.But the Cougars werent done getting after him just yet. On the next possession he threw the ball away while under heavy pressure from Tyus Bowser and was flagged for intentional grounding, giving the Cougars a safety.Petrino said he saw frustration build in Jackson as the sacks piled up.Oh yeah, there was frustration there, he said. There was frustration on the protection and frustration on himself -- missing a few throws. Thats one of the things on the sideline there definitely was frustration and it grew.Ward threw for 233 yards and two touchdowns to help the Cougars to the victory that left Cougar fans storming the field to celebrate.---=THE TAKEAWAY=LOUISVILLE: The Cardinals may not have made the playoff even if they didnt lose on Thursday night, but the opportunity was theirs for the taking. Now they only have themselves to blame for being on the outside looking in.HOUSTON: The Cougars looked like the team that knocked off then-No. 3 Oklahoma in their opener instead of the underperforming one that lost at Navy and SMU to fall out of the top 25 weeks ago. The victory, which was their fourth straight over a top-10 team, will go a long way toward put a positive spin on what had turned into a disappointing season.---=KEY NUMBERS=The Cardinals set a season-high with 15 penalties, punted a season-high six times by halftime and the 11 sacks they allowed were more than double their previous season-high. Its the fewest points theyve scored since a loss at North Carolina in 2011.---=HEISMAN HOPES=Jackson entered the game as such an overwhelming favorite to win the Heisman that the loss shouldnt put that big of a dent in his chances. However Jackson insists that he isnt concerned about that.Im not even focused on that, he said. Im focused on winning.---=POLL IMPLICATIONS=LOUISVILLE: This loss will send the Cardinals tumbling down in the poll and in the playoff rankings. Theyll likely drop out of the top-10 but could stay in depending on how the teams above them fare this weekend.HOUSTON: The Cougars are likely to re-enter the poll after being unranked since the week after their loss to SMU on Oct. 22. They had the most points of any team not ranked last week so it wouldnt be surprising for them to move up to No. 20 or so after the big win.---=UP NEXT=LOUISVILLE : The Cardinals wrap up the regular season with a rivalry game against Kentucky next Saturday.HOUSTON : The Cougars travel to Memphis on Friday for their regular-season finale. Sven Bender Jersey . And when it opened, every player was at his stall. Thats a sure sign that a team is in a slump and is searching for answers. "Its embarrassing to be at home and play the way we did," said defenceman Josh Gorges. Park Joo-ho Jersey . 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All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has called on Anton Lienert-Brown to plug the hole in his midfield against Australia in the second Bledisloe Cup Test at Westpac Stadium in Wellington on Saturday, the Chiefs centre named to make his Test debut at inside centre alongside Malakai Fekitoa.Lienert-Brown, 21, was called into the squad as cover following Sonny Bill Williams Achilles tendon injury at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, and further injuries to incumbent No.12 Ryan Crotty, George Moala and Waisake Naholo have compelled Hansen to give Lienert-Brown his chance.He had a very good Super season with strong performances throughout, and we expect him to take the step up, Hansen said of the Christchurch-born midfielder who impressed in defence as the Chiefs overcame a string of injuries to reach the semi-finals.The world champions were plagued by injuries in their 42-8 mauling of the Wallabies in the first Bledisloe encounter, losing Crotty, Naholo and hooker Codie Taylor.Naholo has been replaced by Hurricanes winger Julian Savea in the starting XV, while Dane Coles will start from the first minute in place of Taylor. 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Or at least they will be if Johnson can clinch the win Sunday afternoon -- and every other important trophy in the process.With a victory, Johnson -- who is tied for the 54-hole lead with Kevin Chappell and 2 strokes ahead of Rory McIlroy and Ryan Moore -- will claim both the tournament title and the FedEx Cup to go along with his no-doubt-about-it Player of the Year award as voted on by his peers.Its a good look for the PGA Tour, as the system isnt necessarily set up to reward the best player and yet, thats exactly what it will do for the second consecutive year.Thats ideally what the PGA Tour will have, said Jordan Spieth, who swept those awards last year, but I dont think the system is set up for that. Honestly, the system is quite the opposite, but I think its worked the last couple of years. It happens in every sport. The Patriots went undefeated and lost to the Giants in the Super Bowl.We collectively understand it better in other sports. Teams make the playoffs, then compete against each other and the winner is the champion -- even if that team wasnt the best one during the course of the season.Maybe because theres no head-to-head matches, or maybe because a player can win the entire FedEx Cup without winning the last event -- or any event, really -- that we struggle more with the idea that a PGA Tour playoff champion can be someone other than the best player of that season.It doesnt always work out that way. Actually, it more frequently doesnt work out that way.Two years ago, Billy Horschel won the final two playoff events to claim a deserving FedEx title -- but there was little argument in favor of him as the best player of the season.Same for the previous two years, when Henrik Stenson and Brandt Snedeker each double-dipped for hardware here at East Lake Golf Club. And the two years before that, too, when the winners of both trophies were Bill Haas and Jim Furyk.We have to go all the way back to 2009 for the last time players split these two honors. That year afforded us one of the games most awkward photos of all time, with Tiger Woods holding his FedEx Cup trophy while standing next to Phil Mickelson holding his Tour Championship trophy.Thats what wed call a bad look for the PGA Tour -- even if its exactly how the system is set up.If they dont get lucky, it could happen again.While the dream scenario, the one with no controversy or lamentation over the end result, is a singular player sweeping the end-of-season trophies to put a neat little bow around the campaign, the so-called nightmare scenario is still very much at play.If Chappell wins the tournament, but Johnson finishes in the top eight, theyll each get a trophy. If Moore wins, Johnson only needs to be in the top seven. If McIlroy wins, Johnson will need a solo second-place finish in order to claim the FedEx Cup title.Think about that: Theres a very plausible scenario in which one of the worlds best players can take two of the final three playoff events, then stand next to Johnson for an awkward post-round photo op while each raises his respective trophy in triumph.Thats probably not what the PGA Tours executives want, but the way the system is set up, thats what they might get.Sometimes its better to be lucky than good.The PGA Tour will get lucky once again if Johnson is as good for the seasons final 18 holes as hes been all year. If not, Sunday afternoon could offer the first split trophy ceremony in seven years, as awkward as that might be. Aurelien Collin Red Bulls Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. 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As they prepare for Sundays matchup against Sweden (1 p.m. ET, ESPN) after unexpectedly qualifying for the semifinals, one wonders if they might get a chance to celebrate another victory in the town they call home. This weekends semifinal winners will face off in a best-of-three series for the championship.It might not happen again, said Gaborik, the youngest of the Trencin trio at 34. Our generation on the national level is kind of dying down a little bit, so its definitely cool to hopefully play minimum three games here. It would be awesome to get it to that next level.Team Europe is the oldest team in the World Cup. Its identity is starkly juxtaposed against the theme of this tournament, which has been all about the promise of the future, the allure of young talent such as Auston Matthews, Connor McDavid and Patrik Laine.But these three Slovak giants also remind us of the beauty of experience.Once you get to know them, its pretty clear why theyve been in the league for so long and how they handle themselves, said Anze Kopitar of Slovenia, Team Europe captain and also Gaboriks teammate with the Kings. Its just small little details or small little pieces that put the bigger picture together, and thats why they are who they are.Combined, the three have played in 3,444 regular-season NHL games. They are the owners of five Stanley Cup rings. And if I can be a bit cheeky, they are the core of what might be termed the Old Guns squad here at the World Cup of Hockey.Its something new for everybody, this project, said Hossa, 37, who will enter the coming NHL season with 499 career goals. Its lots of fun to be here.Former NHL All-Star Miroslav Satan played a few games in Trencin during a brief contract dispute in the late 1990s. He recalled playing a game with a teenage Gaborik for the town team in the Slovak elite league. The talented Gaborik scored five goals, and Satan jokes that we need to ask who set up four of those goals.Later Satan would play with Chara at the 2000 world championships, where Slovakia finished second to capture its first international hockey medal, a moment that still burns brightly for him.As the general manager of Team Europe, it was natural for him to reach out to his old pals from Trencin to help form the nucleus of a team about which no one really had a clue what it might become.These days it has become a team that is one win away from a surprise berth in the finals.I think we expected big things from them, and so far theyve delivered, Satan said. Theyre playing well. You look at that team, they are our core, they are guys whove won Stanley Cups before. We knew we could ask them to do a lot, and so far theyve been doing it.Like the North America under-24 team that generated so much attention but didnt advance from the preliminary round, Team Europe is a concept that might be one-and-done. Regardless, its something the three Slovaks have embraced wholeheartedly.First few days was getting to know each other and make sure everybody understands the concept and everything. After that it was cool, said Gaborik, who scored the first goal of the 3-0 win over the United States in the first game of the tournament. Its like an NHL team, kind of. You know you have a lot of nationalities on an NHL team, so its nothing new to us.Head coach Ralph Krueger admitted he felt there might be a little more pushback from the veteran players, especially given they had played so long for their native Slovakia. But the opposite has been true.I think whats surprised me the most is just how easy theyve been to manage, Krueger said. Its been amazing. ... Theyre almost like assistant coaches for us the whole time.In the beginning, when the NHL and the players union first contemplated how to fill out the tournament roster, they went to Chara to gauge his response. That his opinion was so valued is a measure of the respect Chara, 39, has, not just in Slovakia but in the game.Not only has he embraced the idea, he has led the team, rebounding from a shaky start during pretournament games to become a force on the blue line.Youve got to have fun playing, Chara said. Maybe its because of the importance of the tournament, the excitement of playing big games against the best players. I think its a combination of that and obviously being on a new team. Its just exciting, and winning is exciting. Its fun.At some point time will run out on these three, as it does on all athletes, even the great ones.And so an opportunity like this, a chance to suit up with longtime friends against the best in the world, even if the jersey and some of the teammates are foreign, is to be cherished.Just as the opportunity to watch them do it should be cherished. Aaron Brooks Jersey . -- About a third of the way through the regular season, the Washington Wizards are at . Al Jefferson Jersey . The third-ranked Ivanovic, who won the event in 2008 and 10, served five aces and broke Wickmayer, also a former winner in 2009, five times. "The result looked easier than it really was," Ivanovic said. http://www.shoppacersonline.com/womens-jordan-hill-basketball-jersey/ . -- Tony Stewart is 20 pounds lighter and has a titanium rod in his surgically repaired right leg. 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Bunting + Co., which was not named as a defendant.Regents first told The Wall Street Journal in October that 17 women had reported domestic violence or sexual assaults that involved 19 football players since 2011, including four gang rapes.Those figures had never been disclosed to Briles when he was fired or during his settlement after he sued for wrongful termination, according to Briles lawsuit.Briles argues that releasing those figures was intended to falsely portray him as hiding knowledge of alleged attacks. 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Earlier this week, his name surfaced as a candidate for the vacancy at Houston, but school officials there put out a statement that he would not be interviewed.Briles lawsuit is the latest development in a scandal that has rocked the nations largest Baptist university.An investigation by the law firm Pepper Hamilton earlier this year found that the school mishandled assault claims for years. Briles was fired, school president Ken Starr was demoted and eventually left, and athletic director Ian McCaw resigned. McCaw was recently hired as AD at Liberty University in Virginia.The school is facing several federal lawsuits by women who say the university ignored or tried to suppress its claims of sexual and physical assault.Several of Baylors most prominent financial donors, including Drayton McLane and John Eddie Williams, whose names adorn Baylors new $266 million football stadium and field, respectively, have questioned the integrity of the Pepper Hamilton report and the actions of the board of regents. McLane has said he wants to see Briles honor restored.The Briles lawsuit notes the Pepper Hamilton report said the university failed to set up proper investigation procedures. 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