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NEW YORK -- After losing twice on goals in the closing minutes during their recent road trip, the New York Islanders were relieved to get a late win after blowing a three-goal lead in the third period. Sidney Crosby Penguins Jersey .Anders Lee scored the tiebreaking goal with 27 seconds remaining to lift the Islanders to a 5-3 victory over the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.Thomas Hickey took a pass from Johnny Boychuk and fired a slap shot from the point that deflected off Lees stick and past goalie Matt Murray.We had that puck luck, Lee said. We just have to grind it out. Tonight we were able to come through with a game-winning goal. Was a great shot and I was able to tip in. Weve faced enough adversity for a season. Tonight we were able to find a way.Hickey called it relief more than elation, adding, It was nice to get something to go our way. ... It was a great pass by Johnny and a great tip by Anders.Then, with Murray pulled on the ensuing faceoff, Nikolay Kulemin scored into the empty net 3 seconds later to seal the win and give the Islanders consecutive victories for the second time this season.Boychuk, Jason Chimera and Casey Cizikas also scored, and Thomas Greiss made 31 saves.New York, which lost twice on goals in the final 3 minutes of regulation at Los Angeles and San Jose last week before beating Calgary at home in overtime on Monday, has won three of five.Conor Sheary, Justin Schultz and Evgeni Malkin scored in the first 13:08 of the third period to tie the score for the Penguins. Murray finished with 25 saves.Sometimes you can try to work your way back but it doesnt always work out that way, Pittsburghs Sidney Crosby said. We were able to tie it up and unfortunately not at least force overtime.The Islanders had not scored more than two goals in their last eight games -- including a 3-2, 14-round shootout win at Anaheim on Nov. 22.Trailing 3-0 after two periods, the Penguins came out aggressive in the third and quickly got on the scoreboard when Sheary knocked in a rebound past Greiss 32 seconds in.Phil Kessel had a breakaway a minute later but was stoned by Greiss.Schultz pulled the Penguins within one when he skated in across the left faceoff circle and fired a shot top shelf with 9:20 remaining. Malkin then tied it with a wrister past Greiss 2:28 later with his ninth of the season.The Islanders made it 2-0 at 2:10 of the second on a goal credited to Chimera. Scott Mayfield fired a shot from the right slot and the puck bounced off several players before hitting Chimeras skate and off Murray and slowly trickling over the line before the goalie could stop it. It was Chimeras second of the season.Pittsburgh was called for two penalties seconds apart about 8 minutes into the second. After being whistled for too many men, Matt Cullen was called for a delay of game faceoff violation for falling on the puck on the ensuing faceoff. The Islanders managed six shots on the two-man advantage, including a diving glove save by Murray on a shot by John Tavares from the right side.You knew that after the 2-minute 5-on-3 where we didnt score, it always comes back to haunt you a little bit, New York coach Jack Capuano said. Our guys battled right to the end and we found a way to win.Cizikas made it 3-0 with 2:39 left in the second with his third, tipping in the deflection of a shot by Andrew Ladd.Boychuk got the Islanders on the scoreboard first, firing a slap shot from outside the right faceoff circle into the left side of the night on Murrays blocker side with 13 seconds left in the opening period. It was Boychuks third of the season, and first since Oct. 23.Game notes Patric Hornqvist returned for the Penguins after missing six games due to a concussion. ... Pittsburgh was 0 for 3 on the power play and has not scored in 16 opportunities over the last five games. ... The Penguins won the first two meetings, 4-2 at home on Oct. 27 and 3-2 in OT here on Nov. 18. The teams final matchup will be March 24 at Pittsburgh. ... Islanders F Ryan Strome returned to the lineup after being a healthy scratch the previous two games. ... D Adam Pelech was out after sustaining an upper body injury in Monday nights OT win over Calgary. Mayfield took his place and appeared in his second game of the season.UP NEXTPenguins: Host Dallas on Thursday night in the opener of a three-game homestand.Islanders: At Washington on Thursday night before a three-game homestand.---Follow Vin Cherwoo at www.twitter.com/VinCherwooAP Nick Bonino Penguins Jersey . Takahashi, who had a 10-point lead after the short program, received 268.31 points after the free skate to finish 15 points ahead of second-place Nobunari Oda. Nick Bonino Jersey .Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone has drawn on his Syracuse connections once again by hiring Rob Moore to take over as receivers coach. http://www.penguinshockeypro.com/authentic-ron-francis-penguins-jersey/ . Lack made 20 saves for his third shutout of the season as the Canucks blanked the St. Louis Blues 1-0 in the first post-Olympic game for both teams night. Parramatta chief executive Bernie Gurr insists Semi Radradra is in the NRL to stay, but admits its not ideal the star winger will face court over domestic violence charges weeks before the 2017 season starts.Hours after surrendering his passport on Wednesday in a Sydney court, Radradra was on his way to a training camp on the NSW central coast.The 24-year-old arrived back in Australia on Tuesday night to a storm and confusion about his future, after French rugby powerhouse Toulon claimed to have secured his signature for the 2017-18 Top 14 season.Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal on Monday insisted Radradras move was sealed after he signed a one-year contract with an optional second season.Gurr said Radradras manager George Christodoulou had definitively denied the deal was done or even verbally committed to, saying Toulon had jumped the gun in declaring the signature.He found it justifiable that Christodoulou would enquire about back-up alternatives in the scenario his client was expelled from the NRL by the games integrity unit.But the Eels intend to hold their prized winger to his contract, which doesnt expire until the end of the 2017 season.His manager has been honest with us and we have no reason to question what hes told us, said Gurr, who said the Eels were in preliminary negotiations about securing Radradras signature long term, pending a verdict on his charges.My understanding is that Semis preference is to stay in the NRL.Radradra also faced arrest after his failure to appear at Parramatta Local Courtt on Monday to answer three charges of domestic violence brought by his former partner Perina Ting. Justin Schultz Jersey. adradra, who denies the allegations, had flown to Fiji to visit his sick father, angering the magistrate sufficiently to threaten him with an arrest warrant.When he finally fronted on Wednesday morning, his lawyer was able to convince the magistrate to revoke the warrant, but he was forced to hand over his passport and would not be allowed to leave Australia before his hearing on February 13.While refusing to comment on legal proceedings, Gurr did concede the timing of Radradras hearing was inconvenient given it was set down only a couple of weeks before the season starts.Ideally, the thing would have been wrapped up on Monday, Gurr said.Now that its been put back to February, were just going to deal with that - you deal with the cards youre played - we cant control anything else.Its not ideal, but I dont think its going to disrupt the teams preparation.Were merely going through this in steps.Step one was to get in consultation with his manager, to get Semi back in the country and then to fulfil his obligation to turn up in court today.Thats been done - the result is satisfactory at this stage ... now they can have plenty of time to prepare for the legal case in February.Gurr had not spoken to Radradra but said the player understood the seriousness of his legal situation. 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NEW YORK -- So is this what it was like to watch Christy Mathewson work his magic in the chill of October? Or Carl Hubbell? Or Grover Cleveland Alexander?Is this what it looks like when a man is turning himself into a legend before our eyes, one dominating shutout inning at a time, October after October after October?All we have is the record books to tell us what the old-time legends looked like. Rod Carew Jersey . But luckily, we have our very own eyeballs to tell us what Madison Bumgarner looks like when October arrives, and seasons and legacies are on the line. And once again Wednesday night, he headed for the mound in a winner-take-all postseason baseball game -- and rewrote baseball history for about the 17th time.I dont think we think about the history of it all, said his shortstop, Brandon Crawford, on another epic MadBum October evening. Weve almost come to expect it.Hey, at this point, hasnt everyone? The San Francisco Giants are alive and breathing today, heading for Chicago to take on the Cubs, because of course they are -- and because it all looked verrrry familiar.They live on thanks to another four-hit Madison Bumgarner shutout special, a storybook swing of the bat by an instant folk hero named Conor Gillaspie and a 3-0 win over the New York Mets in a National League wild-card game that wont soon be forgotten.And neither, obviously, will the winning pitcher. Because hes about as special as it gets.Its supposed to be harder to impose your will on these October baseball games than Madison Bumgarner makes it look. But when the champagne bottles had all been emptied late Wednesday evening, here was just the latest compendium of what this man has been able to accomplish when the only thing riding on these games is pretty much everything:? He has now spent 23 innings on the mound in winner-take-all baseball games. And he has hung a zero on the scoreboard in all 23 of them. Yep, that would be a record.? He has thrown complete-game shutouts in two of those games -- the 2014 wild-card game and this one. Ready for the complete list of all pitchers in history who have thrown multiple shutouts in winner-take-all postseason games? Here it comes: There is Madison Bumgarner. ... And, well, thats it.? Bumgarner has now made 13 postseason starts in his career. He forgot to allow a run in six of them. You should know that only one other pitcher in history has made six scoreless postseason starts over the course of his career. And that was Tom Glavine. Who made nearly three times as many starts (35) as Bumgarner has made.Well sprinkle in more of these astonishing tidbits as we go along. But first, take a moment to let all that sink in, because nobody should take any of this for granted -- even though his teammates, at this point, are working hard to make him think they are.He just went out there and did what everybody expected, his first baseman, Brandon Belt, deadpanned afterward. Its almost boring. He really needs to do something a little different next time. Id like to see him hit a home run or something. How about hitting a home run in a playoff game. Heck, anybody can do it in a regular-season game.Well, as a matter of fact, Bumgarner almost did that Wednesday, too. In the third inning of this game, he stepped in there to face fire-spitting Mets ace Noah Syndergaard -- a man who had just finished striking out the previous four hitters hed faced -- and crushed the second-hardest-hit ball Syndergaard allowed all night. He just made the mistake of hitting it to deep left-center field, where home runs at Citi Field go to die.He got back to the dugout after that one, and he was mad, said his buddy, Jake Peavy. He said, Man, I hit that good.But when we think back on MadBums mano a mano with Syndergaard, it wont be either ones hitting that we remember. It will be their monumental reenactment of the last postseason elimination game in which both starting pitchers spun at least seven shutout innings: Jack Morris versus John Smoltz, in the iconic seventh game of the 1991 World Series.Not that either Bumgarner or Syndergaard has any recollection of that game -- since Bumgarner was 2 years old at the time and Syndergaard had yet to experience his rookie year on Planet Earth. But thats what this game had the feel of for those of us who did remember it, as the donuts kept mounting on the board, one after another.You know, we talk a lot in [Giants] history about the famous game with Juan Marichal and Warren Spahn, said Giants general manager Bobby Evans, conjuring up the memory of a fabled 16-inning 1-0 game between those two Hall of Famers in 1963. It ended on a Willie Mays walk-off home run in the bottom of the 16th -- off Spahn, of course.I used to sit in the room when I first got here and hear the stories of that game, Evans went on. And thats what this one felt like to me -- what [longtime Giants executives] Dick Tidrow and Jack Hiatt used to describe about that Juan Marichal and Warren Spahn game.Sure, that works, too. Except for the fact that there was no chance of these two starters going 16, obviously. Unless, that is, that Bumgarner planned on doing that. And you couldnt put it past him at this point. But regardless, his team needed every ounce of brilliance he had in him on this night -- because Syndergaard was his usual electric self, firing seven overpowering innings of two-hit, 10-strikeout baseball.Syndergaard was unbelievable, said Buster Posey. But there was such a calmness in our dugout. And I think its safe to say Bum deserves a lot of credit for that.Yeah, that seems safe, all right. Imagine what its like for these men to play behind this guy after all the miracles theyve seen him perform, after all the history theyve seen him make, after all the rings he has put on their fingers. To take the field on a game of this magnitude, knowing Bumgarner is on the mound, is just a feeling of total confidence, Belt said. It doesnt get any better than that. Its just fun.But for these even-year Giants, the best part of that fun is in complementing the brilliance of their ace with an almost undefinable knack for finding ways to win October classics like this one. So say hello to Conor Gillaspie, a man who was playing in this game only because (A) the Giants dealt away their third baseman, Matt Duffy, at the trading deadline, (B) the guy who replaced him, Eduardo Nunez, wasnt healthy enough to make the postseason roster and (C) Travis Ishikawa and Willie Mays werent in uniform anymore.So of course Gillaspie hammered a three-run, ninth-inning home run off a man who had allowed exactly one home run all year (Mets closer Jeurys Familia). And of course, he roared around the bases, pumping both fists, as the oxygen seemed to drain out of Citi Field. And of course, when that joyous trot was over, Madison Bumgarner looked at him and said: Conor, I appreciate the hell out of that.Asked afterward about that classically polite MadBum greeting, and if it was true hed really told the hero du jour he appreciated that mighty blast, Bumgarner said, in that low-key way of his: Im sure everybody does.OK, try to argue with that, huh? But its also true that when the starting pitcher never gives up a run, he makes all those unlikely heroes possible. And thats the specialty of Madison Bumgarners house.He has now pitched in eight postseason road games. The Giants have won all eight of them. He has worked 53? innings in those eight games. The opposition has scored a total of three earned runs. And he has faced 24 hitters with runners in scoring position in those postseason road games. The next hit he allows will be his first. Yeah, really.But dont ask him to reveal the secrets of how he does these impossible things he does. When he sat on the podium Wednesday night, next to his new best friend, Gillaspie, and was asked if he could explain his ability to conquer October, Madison Bumgarner just shrugged and said: I wish I had an answer for you. I dont.Fortunately, though, Conor Gillaspie had one.Hes tough, Gillaspie said. Thats why. Hes a competitive, competitive guy at everything he does. And it shows -- not just in baseball but anything in life.Well, well probably never know what its like to face Madison Bumgarner on a golf course, or in fantasy football, or even in a fishing tournament. So well just have to base our conclusions on that ongoing mini-series, MadBum Versus October. But the one thing weve noticed about that series is that every episode seems to turn out the same as the one before, and the one before that.Its the same old postseason Bum, said Belt. In the postseason, theres just nobody better. Kennys Vargas Twins Jersey .2 billion agreement with Rogers Communications for the leagues broadcast and multimedia rights. Paul Molitor Jersey . The All-Pro lineman got the leg bent under him while trying to make a tackle during the first half of a 22-20 overtime loss at Miami on Thursday night. The medical staff initially thought hed torn the ligament, and the test a day later in Cincinnati confirmed it. http://www.baseballtwinsgear.com/Tony-Oliva-Jersey/ . If ever they start actually putting pictures beside words in the dictionary, the Blue Jays left-handers mug will appear beside “Consistency. PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers cant explain it exactly. Theyre not much into excuses either.Yet theres no denying the offense that runs so smoothly at Heinz Field looks decidedly less potent when forced to hop a plane, sleep in a hotel and dress in the visitors locker room. Save for a season-opening romp in Washington more than two months ago, the Steelers (4-5) have been more Pinto than Porsche on the road.The team that expects to average 30 points a game this season has mustered just 32 combined over 12 largely comatose quarters in Philadelphia , Miami and Baltimore . While a reprieve would seem to await in Cleveland (0-10) on Sunday, Pittsburgh is taking nothing for granted. After the way it sleepwalked against the Ravens in a 21-14 loss two weeks ago, it cant afford to. Pittsburgh didnt cross midfield until well into the second half and didnt score into what amounted to garbage time.It was miserable, guard David DeCastro said. Ive never been a part of something like that like, `What are we gonna do? Its not like we were getting manhandled where youre `Alright, theyre better than us. It was frustrating.While offensive coordinator Todd Haley pointed to Ben Roethlisbergers rustiness coming back from left knee surgery as part of the problem in Baltimore -- leading to a limited playbook designed to protect the franchise quarterback -- as part of the issue, it wasnt the only one. The Steelers couldnt run either, mustering just 36 yards on 18 carries, creating a snowball effect that led to numerous third-and-long situations and ultimately, a season-high 10 punts by Jordan Berry.Pittsburgh is converting just 31 percent of its third downs during its three-game road slide, compared to a 42 percent conversion rate at home, where the Steelers also average 28.8 points. The disparity is jarring.You know, we go on the road and its obviously a lot louder, Roethlisberger said. And you have to use the silent count and that means `head bob, gun or under center. So just some kind of timing could be off a little bit ... We pride ourselves in years past here being a great road football team. And we need to do that. Were going to have to start this week.Thats typically not a problem for Roethlisberger in Cleveland, where hes lost just twice in 11 career starts. Overall, though, the gap between his effectiveness at home and on the road is widdening. Byron Buxton Jersey. During Haleys four-plus seasons calling the plays, Roethlisberger is 15-18 with 45 touchdowns and 31 interceptions away from Heinz Field. Compare that to a 24-9 mark with 82 touchdowns and 23 picks when he wakes up on game day a short drive from the Terrible Towel twirling masses.There are numerous other variables at play, including a defense thats not exactly lights out anymore and one forced to go the rest of the season without defensive end Cam Heyward , who is out with a pectoral injury.That puts the onus on the offense to carry even more of the load. Its one the Steelers have looked perfectly capable of bearing at times, though not nearly enough during a four-game losing streak thats sucked all the momentum out of a 4-1 start.Its not anything the opposing team is doing or the crowd. We just havent performed well, running back LeVeon Bell said. Dropping balls, penalties, whatever it may be. I just think weve got to get better.Haley often likes to turn to the no-huddle when the offense is in need of a jump start, though opportunities have been limited at best recently. While Pittsburgh did score 14 points in the fourth quarter against the Ravens, DeCastro allows it was basically garbage time with Baltimore up three touchdowns.Youve got to mix it up if somethings not working, DeCastro said. But I thought we had a good plan. It wasnt getting the job done maybe ... switch it up sooner and give us a chance.Maybe, but Pittsburghs defensive limitations mean the offense probably needs to control the ball instead of pushing the pace. With four of their next five on the road, the Steelers know they need to score -- fast, slow or in between -- if they want to chase down the Ravens in the so-so AFC North.We have a very high standard coming into this year, Haley said. At times weve been close to what were trying to get, other times we havent. We need to eliminate the (bad) habits.Game notes C Maurkice Pouncey (finger), WR Sammie Coates (finger), TE Ladarius Green (finger), TE Xavier Grimble (quadriceps) practiced Thursday. ... S Jordan Dangerfield (groin) was limited. ... WR Markus Wheaton (shoulder) was out.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL. 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 ' ' ' 

ANAHEIM, Calif. Nike Free Run 3.0 Flyknit . -- The Anaheim Ducks have acquired forward Logan Shaw from the Florida Panthers in a trade for forward Michael Sgarbossa.The clubs announced the deal Wednesday.Sgarbossa had two assists in nine games with the Ducks after starting the season in the AHL. He has three points in 29 career NHL games with Anaheim and Colorado.Shaw has five goals and two assists in 53 games with the Panthers. He spent most of the previous three seasons in the AHL, but appeared in three playoff games for Florida last spring.Shaw is a former third-round pick by Florida, while the Ducks acquired Sgarbossa from the Avalanche in March 2015. Nike Free Rn Flyknit Womens ., and Rudi Swiegers of Kipling, Sask., took sixth spot on Saturday in pairs at the NHK Trophy ISU Grand Prix figure skating competition. Nike Free 3.0 Flyknit Mens . Scott Kazmir allowed four hits in seven shutout innings, Michael Brantley hit a two-run homer in a three-run first inning and the Indians maintained their hold on an AL wild-card spot with a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. http://www.nikefreernaustralia.com/nike-free-rn-flyknit-australia.html .Y. -- Canadas Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse have another World Cup gold medal after winning the two-women bobsled race on Saturday in Lake Placid, N. This story appears in ESPN The Magazines October 3 Cubs Issue. Subscribe today!THE CIRCLE IS perfect. Like a target. Or the Cubs logo, which, come to think of it, looks like a target.The crowded diagram, drawn on Joe Maddons iPad, embodies the talk the manager gave to the Cubs on Feb. 24, the first full day of spring training in Mesa, Arizona. The handwriting is striking -- the product of a Hazleton, Pennsylvania, Catholic school education, he says -- and so is the arrow that pierces the circle, with feathers looking like the seams of a baseball and an arrowhead that could very well be a hell-bent trip around the bases. The method to the madness can be seen scribbled at the very top: Pressure [Is] a Motivator, a Positive, an Indicator You Are in the Right Place.The circle might also stand for the sun that has been shining on the Cubs this season. With the exception of one day, April 8, when they trailed the 4-0 Pirates by one game, Chicago has been on the north side of the NL Central standings.Winning is nothing new for Maddons Cubs: They made it to the NLCS last year in his first season at the helm, only to be swept by the Mets. But heading into the final three weeks of the season, they were on pace to win 104 games, which would be their highest regular-season total since 1910, which is two years after they won their last ... all right, we wont mention it.Whats most fascinating is what Maddon wrote inside and around the circle. Almost everything seems prescient now, which is one reason the glyph has become a popular fan T-shirt made and sold by Korked Baseball-emblazoned with horn-rimmed glasses on the front, diagram on the back. (A significant portion of the proceeds go to Maddons Respect 90 Foundation.)As starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks listened to Maddons talk that day in February, he was transported back to Dartmouth College, where he was an economics major. It really was like being in a really cool class with a really cool professor, Hendricks says. Im not sure I totally understood everything he was saying, but we all walked out of there with smiles on our faces. We were ready to embrace the target.It was that circle, and the messages inside and orbiting it, that set the stage for this season.1. Embrace the TargetMaddon first began formulating his message back at baseballs winter meetings last December, after the Cubs had acquired outfielder Jason Heyward, second baseman Ben Zobrist and starter John Lackey. They have that media scrum for managers, Maddon says, and everybody is talking about the pressure and the expectations, that we were the team to beat, and I thought, Well, we better embrace our position rather than run away from it. At the time, he also checked out a book from the substantial library in his head: Tom Clancys Clear and Present Danger. Theres a scene when the presidents spin doctors are telling him he has to distance himself from his friend who was killed by a drug cartel. But the hero, Jack Ryan, steps in and says, No, Mr. President. Not only was he your friend, he was your best friend, and you have to address it. Sometimes its better to run toward the fire.It almost goes without saying that there is a second meaning to target for the Cubs. Maddon wants them to relish their status as the bulls-eye for the other NL teams. With that confidence, they might better be able to hit what theyre aiming for: a championship. Just dont think about the enormity of ending 108 years of frustration.With all due respect to our faithful fans, he says, I will not get caught up in that 1908 stuff. I wasnt here for all the years of pain, and neither were any of my players or coaches. Its a big enough target as it is. This is about now, not then.2. We All Have to Set Aside Our Personal AgendasThere is one thing that Maddon always writes on his otherwise unpredictable lineup cards: DNBAFF. Thats his reminder to set aside his own biases. Do not be a f---ing fan, he says. You can get caught up in the game, just like everybody else in the park. But I cant play favorites and hope this guy gets a hit or that guy gets an out. I have to make decisions based on data and common sense. I have to manage every game to win.The trademark of Maddons Rays (he managed them from 2006 to 2014) and Cubs has been flexibility, meaning players are often asked to think more about the team and less about themselves. That came into play right away on April 7, when highly touted outfielder/catcher Kyle Schwarber was lost for the season because of an ACL injury he suffered in an outfield collision with center fielder Dexter Fowler.Fortunately, the Cubs have Kris Bryant, who has played third base, first base, shortstop and all three outfield positions; Zobrist, who plays in the outfield when hes not at second base; and Javier Baez, whos played everywhere but pitcher and catcher. Theres no certainty in a Maddon lineup.3. All Do Our JobsThis goes hand in hand with No. 2. Your position may change, or you might be called on to start when youve been sitting on the bench for a week, Maddon says. That 9 on 1 in parentheses [on the whiteboard] is to remind them that defense is very much a team effort and offense is one against nine.Baez, of course, has taken the utility player description to a new level. On offense, the 23-year-old free swinger had 13 homers, 50 RBIs and a .271 batting avverage through Sept. Nike Free Rn Black. 12, and on defense, Maddon says, hes a game changer. Indeed, the Cubs would not lead the majors in defensive runs saved without the 17 Baez has provided -- 11 at second, four at short and two at third. Nobody in baseball is quicker with a tag.Baez is also indirectly responsible for the saying that inspired the most popular Maddon T-shirt: At the Cubs convention in January, Baez told the audience of the jocular advice Joe gave him when he joined the team last year: Try not to suck.4. Know We Are Not Perfect but Can Be PresentI dont want anyone to ever go [on the field] afraid to make a physical mistake because that will lead to a mental mistake, Maddon says.In baseball, somebody can find fault with anybody: Cy Young Award winner Jake Arrieta was stuck in the Orioles minor league system when the Cubs acquired him in 2013. Free agent Dexter Fowler happily returned to the club in February after getting the runaround from the Os. Rookie sensation Willson Contreras was on nobodys radar his first six years in the Cubs organization. Jon Lester is having the best season of his career, so who really cares if hes reluctant to throw to first base?Tommy La Stella, a versatile left-handed hitter, was forced to face criticism and disappointment in mid-August when the club sent him down. When he responded by not reporting, Maddon was understanding: I was young once and reading Kurt Vonnegut, so I kind of know what hes going through. Well just give him his space.After a week of reflection, La Stella decided to report to Double-A. Now hes back with the big club, providing a left-handed bat off the bench.5. We Are Our Own Little Planet and 6. Rotate Around Same GoalThe Cubs bought into these dual concepts from the start. We have this remarkable blend of experience and youth, Maddon says of the clubhouse atmosphere. The older guys watch out for the younger guys. They can be hard on them when they do something wrong, but theyre the first ones out of the dugout when they do something right.Its interesting to note that of the four Cubs the fans voted to start in the infield for the All-Star Game, first baseman Anthony Rizzo and second baseman Zobrist, the right side, were proven veterans; shortstop Addison Russell and third baseman Bryant, the left side, were sophomores.Yet the emergence of Contreras at catcher best embodies the one-world philosophy on Planet Cubs. The kid has been great, Maddon says. But its not just about him. Its about David Ross and Miguel Montero taking him under their wing and helping him even though it may mean fewer at-bats for them.BELOW THE CIRCLE, the manager laid out two of his other tenets:Do Simple BetterMaddon wants his players to reduce the game to its essence. Thats why he holds an annual American Legion Week in mid-August, letting the players arrive at the ballpark later than usual to remind them of the days when they just got out of their car and played Legion ball. Its all part of Maddons belief that for all the benefits that video and data have brought to pitching and defense, they can work to constrict a hitter who thinks too much. If you had Kris Bryant, wouldnt you want him to do what comes naturally?The Process Is FearlessThis is something Maddon freely admits that he borrowed from legendary NFL assistant coach Tom Moore, whose philosophy is that if you concentrate on the little things, youll eventually arrive at the Big Thing. There are four little definitions underneath the header to explain The Process -- it lacks emotions, its the moment, its the mental anchor, it simplifies the task. Case in point: On Aug. 10, the Cubs were holding a 2-0 lead over the Angels in the top of the eighth inning when rookie reliever C.J. Edwards was called on to face the heart of the order -- Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, Andrelton Simmons -- with runners on second and third. He struck out Trout and got Pujols and Simmons to ground out. Asked after the Cubs 3-1 victory whether he was worried about facing Trout and Pujols in that situation, Edwards simplified to concentrate on making the right pitch. I just pulled my hat down more so I dont see their faces, he said.BY MAY 8, the Cubs were three games up on the 27 Yankees, but they couldnt quite sustain their hot start. As they headed into a brutal part of their schedule before the All-Star break, they became the target that Maddon had warned they would.Chicago Sun-Times columnist Rick Telander pushed the panic button, suggesting on July 8 that Maddons shtick might be wearing thin. It was time to right the ship, Joe, he wrote.Maddon stayed the course. He usually addresses the troops three times a year -- spring training, midway through the season and before the postseason. As it happens, he chose that very day -- a Friday when the team was about to start a three-game series in Pittsburgh -- to call a meeting.He came full circle, handing out new copies of the talk he had given back in February. Says Zobrist, It was his way of reminding us that this is still a very good team and that we needed to stay on target. Not just for a division title, not just to win the NLCS and get to the World Series. The real target is to win the last game of the season. 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NEW YORK -- The Brooklyn Nets almost picked up another heartbreaking loss Wednesday night. Kris Letang Jersey . Then Sean Kilpatrick and Bojan Bogdanovic stepped up in the final seconds.Kilpatrick and Bogdanovic each made two big free throws to help Brooklyn hold off the Denver Nuggets for a 116-111 victory.Its a confidence boost for me when I know my teammates are counting on me with the ball in my hands towards the end, Kilpatrick said. Im trying to make sure I make the right plays, especially down the stretch.Brooklyn led by as many as 29 points midway through the third quarter, but Denver closed to 103-99 on Kenneth Farieds layup with 4:31 left.Look at the positive, I think we took a punch, two punches, maybe five punches and we got off the floor and finished it out, Nets coach Kenny Atkinson said.Trevor Booker went 1 for 2 at the line with 13 seconds remaining for a 112-109 Nets lead. Jameer Nelson then threw away the inbounds pass after a Denver timeout, and Bogdanovic made two free throws with 12.7 seconds left.After Wilson Chandler hit a driving layup for Denver, Kilpatrick made two foul shots to help secure the win for the Nets.I tried to take advantage every time I saw a crease in the defense, said Kilpatrick, who finished with 22 points.Brooklyn had dropped three in a row and 10 of 11. Brook Lopez scored 24 points, Bogdanovich finished with 19 on 8-for-11 shooting, and Booker had 15 points and 12 rebounds.Chandler led the Nuggets with 27 points and 15 rebounds. Will Barton had 15 points, and Nelson and Nikola Jokic each scored 14.Its hard to look back at this game because when you play like that and come back, you just think about all the mistakes you made and the stuff you did to get down at that point, Chandler said.TIP-INSNuggets: Jokic also had 11 rebounds. ... Denver was trying to win consecutive games for only the second time this season. The Nuggets beat the 76ers in Philadelphia on Monday.Nets: Isaiah Whitehead scored a career-high 14 points. ... The Nets have won six straight games against the Nuggets for their longest current streak against any opponent.ON THE OTHER SIDEKilpatrick played eight games during two 10-day contracts with the Nuggets last year.Im a huge fan, Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. Sean has proven to me time and time again that he will take any opportunity given to him.BOOKERS SHOWBooker posted his ninth double-double of the season. His previous career high was five, which he accomplished with the Washington Wizards in 2010-11 and 2013-14.LeVERT DEBUTSCaris LeVert, the Nets first-round pick in this years draft, made his season debut. He was 0 for 3 from the field, but finished with four rebounds and three steals in nine minutes. He had not played due to a left foot injury suffered in his senior season at Michigan.Its been so long since I played in an actual game, LeVert said. It was a blessing to get back out there.UP NEXTNuggets: Visit Washington on Thursday. The Nuggets swept the two-game season series in 2015-16.Nets: Visit Sacramento on Friday, beginning a stretch of five out of six road games for Brooklyn. The teams will meet again in Brooklyn on Jan. 23. Custom Pittsburgh Penguins Jerseys . -- Ohio States Urban Meyer has never had any issue acclimating to the biggest stages in college football. Chris Kunitz Jersey . Now tied for second in the league in shootout goals, the 24-year-old likes to see what the opposing goaltender has in store before he ultimately lands on a move. http://www.penguinshockeypro.com/authentic-evgeni-malkin-penguins-jersey/ . But by the time the game started, the Toronto Raptors forward felt even worse. And, for three quarters, it showed as Gay shot a woeful three-for-13 from the field. With one point through two matches, Leicester City are hardly in a good place as defending Premier League champions.But the good vibes from a favourable Champions League draw and confidence from last seasons double over next league opponent Swansea City have Claudio Ranieri and the Foxes confident heading into Saturdays clash at King Power Stadium.Leicester City (0-1-1) learned their road map for Europes top club competition Thursday, and on paper, they have a very good chance to progress to the knockout rounds. While there is an evergreen opponent in Portuguese champions Porto, the group is rounded out by Belgian Juliper League winners Club Brugge and Danish Superliga title-holders FC Copenhagen.As always, though, Ranieri is playing up the Foxes underdog status ahead of their first Champions League campaign in club history. While trips to Porto, Brugges and Copenhagen lack the allure of Paris, Madrid and Moscow, Ranieri wants the fans to revel in the experience.Once again I say we are underdogs, he told the teams official website after the draw. For this reason we must fight for everything. Now that the teams have been drawn that excitement is building even more and although it wont be easy against great champions like Porto, like everyone, Im curious to see how my players perform.The reigning champions still appear to be a work in progress, but their defence tightened considerably in a scoreless draw versus Arsenal. Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel turned in an inspired performance, and the Foxes did well to take the match to last seasons runners-up -- and things may have been different if appeals for a penalty on two occasions werent waived off by Mark Clattenburg.About the only negatives were losing midfielders Nampalys Mendy and Jeffrey Schlupp for this match. Mendy, considered the heir apparent to NGolo Kante, landed awkwardly on his ankle in the second half while Schlupp has a knock. Ranieri has opted on the side of caution in resting the duo ahead of next weeks international break.Mendy is getting better, Ranieri said. I think and I hope that after the international break hes ready to play. Also Jeff had a little injury to his muscle.Andy King, who played well after replacing Mendy, likely will get the start for this match and pair with Danny Drinkwater, who just put pen to paper on a new five-year conttract Thursday. Trevor Daley Jersey. He is confident the team is ready to hit their stride and thrive in the Champions League.It felt more like the old Leicester on Sunday and if we can keep putting in performances every week like that then Im guessing were going to be in and around it once again, Drinkwater said.If we can somehow improve on that, whether it be Champions League qualification and getting through to the semifinals, then that is something that myself and the club have never experienced.One thing they had plenty of experience with last season was pounding Swansea City (1-0-1). The Foxes hit for seven goals without replay in doing the double, including a 4-0 demolition in the corresponding fixture in which Leonardo Ulloa bagged a brace starting in the place of suspended Jamie Vardy.Riyad Mahrez and Marc Albrighton added goals, and Mahrez blistered the Swans for a hat trick in the other contest at Liberty Stadium last December. Swansea City manager Francesco Guidolin insisted his team should be using those two heavy defeats as motivation for this match.We have to remember -- we need to reflect on those results, he told Swansea Citys official website. Last season we conceded seven goals against Leicester. Its important to remember that.We have to play with courage against them. We need to play a clever game this weekend, and we also need to play a courageous game against a very good team.The Swans have lost three on the bounce to the Foxes and carry a 303-minute scoreless drought against them into this match since Wilfried Bony completed his brace the 57th minute of a 2-0 victory Oct. 25, 2014.Swansea regrouped from their 2-0 home loss to surprisingly resilient Hull City with a 3-1 victory Tuesday at League One side Peterborough United. Oliver McBurnie put the match out of reach with two goals three minutes apart late in the first half, and the brace was enough to convince Guidolin to bring the 20-year-old to the Midlands this weekend.Oli is a player who is improving, he has enthusiasm and he is a fighter, Guidolin said. I think he needs to improve again, but he is always with us in the training sessions and the future is for him.He will travel this weekend, then I will decide. 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 ' ' ' 

Parramatta coach Brad Arthur described Canberra as the form team of the NRL and warns the loss of hooker Josh Hodgson wont put a chink in their armour. Lorenzo Cain Jersey .The Raiders will be without their influential No.9 for Sundays clash with the Eels after he elected to take a weeks suspension for a grapple tackle despite the fact he would have been able to play with an early guilty plea.While Arthur wont be sad to see the English international sitting on the sidelines, he said Ricky Stuarts side remained one of the most formidable opponents in the competition.With their roster they havent built their performances around one player, Arthur said.It would have been ideal to have him in the team but I dont think its going to matter too much the way they play.Young (Kurt) Baptiste will come in and hes nice and fast out of dummy-half as well. I dont think it will affect them that much.Hodgson has been a driving force behind the Raiders push into third place this season and was in Dally M contention before he elected to plead no contest to a dangerous contact charge this week.Hodgson was stripped of three Dally M points, effectively ruling him out of the running for the games most prestigious individual honour, after making the selfless decision to miss a game because of concern about the prospect of carryover points costing him a game during the finals.Sundays clash is filled with subplots with Stuart coming up against his old side while prop Junior Paulo faces the Eels for the first time since his mid-season departure from Parramatta.After the Eels defeated top-placed teams Cronulla and Melbourne in consecutive weeks, Arthur described the Raiders as the form team of the competition.Their performance against Melbourne the other night was probably the best team performance Ive seen from anyone this year, Arthur said.They put a lot of energy into that game and their tryline defence was very strong and very committed. Omar Infante Jersey . PAUL, Minn. Kendrys Morales Jersey . Jay Feely kicked a 41-yard field goal in overtime, and the Cardinals edged the Tennessee Titans 37-34 in overtime after blowing a 17-point lead late in the fourth quarter. http://www.baseballroyalsofficial.com/edinson-volquez-jersey-c-22/ . Datsyuk will miss Tuesdays game against New Jersey and could be sidelined longer, while Cleary will likely miss at least the next three games. Its been an injury-plagued season for Datsyuk, who has suited up for just 39 games. WASHINGTON (0-2) at NEW YORK GIANTS (2-0)Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, FoxOPENING LINE -- Giants by 4RECORD VS. SPREAD -- Washington 0-2, Giants 0-1-1SERIES RECORD -- Giants lead 98-66-4LAST MEETING -- Redskins beat Giants 20-14, Nov. 29, 2015LAST WEEK -- Redskins lost to Cowboys 27-23; Giants beat Saints 16-13AP PRO32 RANKING -- Redskins No. 27 (tie), Giants No. 8REDSKINS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (7), RUSH (T25), PASS (3)REDSKINS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (T27), RUSH (28), PASS (20)GIANTS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (14), RUSH (20), PASS (11)GIANTS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (8), RUSH (4), PASS (T13)STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Redskins have lost five of last six to New York.. ... Washington QB Kirk Cousins has two straight 300-yard games passing, and 1,124 yards passing and nine touchdowns in last four NFC East games. But he threw key red-zone INT in loss to Dallas. ... WR Pierre Garcon has TD catch in last two of three outings against NFC East. ... WR DeSean Jackson had 63-yard TD catch in last meeting. ... LB Ryan Kerrigan had two sacks in last meeting. ... LB Trent Murphy had 1 1/2 sacks and forced fumbled last week. .. CB Bashaud Breeland has eight passes defended in last three outings against New York. ... CB Josh Norman had forceed fumble against Giants in December, playing for Carolina. Bo Jackson Royals Jersey. He also was in tiff with Giants WR Odell Beckham Jr. that led to Beckhams one-game suspension by NFL. ... Giants are going for 700th franchise win, looking to join Packers and Bears as only NFL clubs with that many. ... New York looking for first 3-0 start since 2009. ... QB Eli Manning moved into 10th place all-time last week with 44,762 career yards passing. Manning needs one win for 100 in career. ... Beckham averaging 121.3 yards with five TDs in three games against Washington. He needs one reception for 200 in career. ... Beckham, rookie Sterling Shepard and Victor Cruz combined for 20 catches for 294 yards last week. ... DT Johnathan Hankins blocked FG attempt vs. New Orleans, Janoris Jenkins scored on return. ... S Landon Collins had first career sack last week. ... Fantasy Tip: Beckham had six catches for 76 yards and one TD against Panthers and Norman last year, plus three major penalties. He also dropped sure TD on long pass.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL 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 ' ' ' 

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He missed 12 games due to the injury.Ginobili signed a two-year contract last summer but last month declined his player option for 2016-17 worth $2.9 million.He also said he has been training both in the gym and on the court in preparation for the Rio Olympics where he will play on the Argentina national team.Ginobili averaged fewer than 10 points (9.6) for the first time since his rookie season (2002-03), while shooting 45.3 percent from the field and 39.1 percent from 3-point range, which was his best long-range shooting percentage since the 2011-12 season.Following his surgery, Ginobili returned to action March 2 and lit up the Detroit Pistons for 22 points in helping the Spurs become just the third team in NBA history to start a season 30-0 at home.Information from ESPN.coms Michael C. Wright was used in this report. Shaquille ONeal Jersey . Jordan Lynch, the all-purpose Heisman Trophy finalist from Northern Illinois, failed to make it into that exclusive club. 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Harlequins - who were without England players Chris Robshaw, Marland Yarde, Mike Brown, Joe Marler, Kyle Sinckler and Danny Care - have won all five of their home games but lost all five away.They did, however, earn their first points on the road, Timn Vissers injury-time score against his former club earning a try bonus and Ruaridh Jacksons subsequent conversion earning a losing bonus point.Fly-half Tim Swiel kicked Harlequins into a 3-0 lead with a seventh-minute penalty, but they were trailing after 12 minutes. Young broke smartly from the base of a scrum and exchanged passes with winger Alex Tait before scoring under the posts.Fly-half Joel Hodgson added the conversion to give Newcastle a 7-3 lead, but Harlequins were not long in hitting back. An 18th-minute aattack ended with former Newcastle winger Visser feeding hooker Rob Buchanan for a try in the right corner. 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Lloyd played with Wasim Akram at Lancashire and felt Spencers pace was comparable: Id say he was as fast as Wasim, possibly even a bit quicker through the air in certain spells. He seemed to come and go pretty quickly. But as a one-off, and certainly at Perth, he was as fast as anything I faced. Ryan Switzer Cowboys Jersey . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . Taco Charlton Cowboys Jersey . Coach Tom Thibodeau says the former MVP will probably start travelling with the team in the next few weeks. Rose tore the meniscus in his right knee at Portland in November and was ruled out for the remainder of the season by the Bulls. http://www.cowboysrookieshop.com/Tyron-Smith-Cowboys-Jersey/ .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Facing a four-point deficit late in the fifth set Sunday afternoon, the University of Arkansas volleyball team won seven of the next eight points to post a five-set road win over Mississippi State. With 20 kills, Danielle Harbin led a quartet of Razorbacks in double figures, including Savannah Voelzke who notched her fifth double-double of the season with 14 kills and 17 digs. The Razorbacks have won three straight and five of their last seven.The Razorbacks return to action Wednesday in their final home match of the season, traveling to Columbia, South Carolina, to play the Gamecocks at 6 p.m. (CT). Arkansas next home match-and Senior Day-is Saturday, Nov. 26, when the team hosts No. 5 Florida at Barnhill Arena.FINAL Arkansas 3, Mississippi State 2 (26-28, 25-19, 21-25, 25-21, 16-14)Attendance: 516 | Time: 2:30Newell-Grissom Building (Starkville, Miss.)#RazorStats Leaders vs. Mississippi State Kills: Danielle Harbin - 20 (seventh match with 20+ kills this season)Digs: Okiana Valle - 18Blocks: Ana Sofia Jusino - 6.0 (1-5)Double-doubles vs. Mississippi State Savannah Voelzke - 14 kills, 17 digs (tied career highs)In the decisive set, Mississippi State (13-18, 5-12 SEC) took a 4-1 lead after a service ace and led by as many as four points on four different occasions, lastly at 13-9. The Razorbacks started their rally with back-to-back kills from Barbara Dapic and a kill from Voelzke to pull to within one at 13-12. Voelzke and Ana Sofia Jusino teamed up for a block to tie followed by an attack error by the Bulldogs that gave Arkansas (8-20, 6-10 SEC) match point with its first lead of the set.The Bulldogs stayed alive to tie the score at 14-all but the team responded with another kill from Dapic, her third during the 7-1 run down the stretch. On the next play, Voeelzke registered the final tally with a kill to secure Arkansas second five-set win of the season. Sean Lee Cowboys Jersey. The Razorbacks were aided by a .375 hitting percentage in the final frame. For the second-consecutive outing, freshman setter Rachel Rippee established a career high with 56 assists.With her fourth kill of the match, Harbin became the 23rd player in program history to reach 700 career kills. She and Voelzke were joined in double figures by Dapic who finished the match with 12 kills and Breana Jones who put down a career-high 16 kills. The senior middle blocker had just one attack error in 29 swings on her way to posting a .517 hitting percentage. The Razorbacks combined for a season-high 68 kills in the win.Defensively, Jusino put up a match-high six total blocks to help Arkansas to 10.0 total team blocks which marks the teams 12th double-digit showing of the year, and sixth in the past seven matches. Behind the block, sophomore libero Okiana Valle collected a match-high 18 digs to go along with Voelzkes defensive effort. Kori Ortiz had a season-high 14 digs and Adrien Wohlschlaeger picked up 12 digs, her fourth double-digit performance of the season.Facing a 2-1 match hole, the Razorbacks used a seven-point surge to take a 13-8 advantage in the fourth set. With its lead down to one at 15-14, Arkansas won five of the next six points to regain its five-point cushion. During the run, a Dapic-Jones tandem block was sandwiched between a pair of Voelzke kills. 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PARIS -- Midfielder Younes Belhanda again made an impression for Nice as he scored a late equalizer in a 1-1 draw at his former club Montpellier on Sunday. Ian Desmond Rangers Jersey .Last weekend, Belhanda came off the bench to set up a late winner against Marseille in a 3-2 home win with a brilliant back heel.This time, after going close in the first half, the lively Belhanda struck in the 85th minute, giving Nice an important point that moves it into second place in the French league behind local rival Monaco.Formerly one of the most highly-rated young players in the French league, Belhanda helped unheralded Montpellier win the title against all odds four years ago, with big-spending Paris Saint-Germain finishing second.The Morocco international is currently on loan from Ukrainian side Dynamo Kiev, where he has been in and out of the side over the past three years, having also had a spell with German side Schalke last season.Also Sunday, winger Romain Hamouma scored a penalty in the third minute of injury time as Saint-Etienne beat Corsican side Bastia 1-0.Elsewhere, Marseille drew 0-0 at home to bitter rival Lyon.There were no away fans allowed following violent clashes between rival supporters last season before the match.The result did nothing much for either side, with Lyon ninth and Marseille down in 15th. 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After four periods of pretournament play, when Europe had been outscored 9-1 by the North American kids, it appeared the Europeans were the worst team in the tournament. But, as it turns out, the veteran squad just needed a bit of time to find chemistry and one supposes that makes sense because most of them havent played together before. They now resemble a patient, experienced team that is not forcing plays but rather waiting for its opportunities. Credit Krueger, the former longtime Switzerland national team head coach who has a bevy of international hockey experience. Hes formulated a plan and its having an impact. Now he locks horns with Team Canada coach Mike Babcock, the two of them part of the same staff at the Sochi Olympics when Babcock asked Krueger to consult the Canadian group in order to help them adjust to the bigger international ice. So no secrets or surprises between these two coaches.Line watch: The line of Frans Nielsen between Mats Zuccarello and Marian Gaborik has combined for five points in two games and gave both Team USA and the Czechs fits. No question top-line center Anze Kopitar will have a lot on his plate against Team Canada, but if Europe has a shot its because Nielsens line also matches up with success against one of Team Canadas star-studded lines. Speaking of which, Babcock said Tuesday night after the 4-2 win over Team USA that he would likely bring in healthy scratches Claude Giroux and Jake Muzzin, although he didnt confirm who would come out at forward and defense. He did confirm that Corey Crawford would start in goal, spelling Carey Price, and that Braden Holtby would back up and dress for the first time. It makes sense iin a back-to-back situation for Babcock to bring in fresh legs, not to mention help lift the spirits of those players who are such huge parts of their NHL teams and no doubt found it difficult to sit out the opening two games of the tournament. Derek Holland Rangers Jersey. I really like this decision from Babcock. -- Pierre LeBrunNorth America versus Sweden, 3 p.m. ET (ESPN)As expected, Team Sweden is succeeding at the World Cup. With victories over Russia and Finland, Sweden is 2-0 and remains one of the favorites to win the best-on-best tournament. Its game is consistent. Its roster is deep. Its goaltender is stellar. As strong as Swedens defense has been, it will be tested in a different way against Team North America. The speedy, run-and-gun roster of players 23 and under bring an entirely different dynamic than what Sweden is used to seeing. The Swedes experienced it a bit against Russia, but the kids from North America are faster and younger: they will attack, attack and attack in waves, and have the ability to move the puck side-to-side better than most teams. That will be a challenge for Sweden and goaltender Henrik Lundqvist to stop. The issue for Team North America will be facing such an experienced team like Sweden, which can play any style of game it wants in order to be successful. Sweden will attempt to drastically slow down the kids.Line watch: Team North America coach Todd McLellan shuffled his lines a bit in the last game against Russia and shortened his bench. Forwards Jonathan Drouin and Dylan Larkin lost ice time, too. The coaching staff is still waiting for forward Jack Eichel to have an impact. Itll be fun to see how Swedens line of Carl Hagelin, Marcus Kruger and Jakob Silfverberg match up against any of the units for North America. 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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. Phil Hughes Twins Jersey . -- Oklahoma missed some shots they normally make and committed some head-scratching turnovers in the first half against Tulane on Thursday night.The next thing the Sooners knew, they were in a heck of a game.Oklahoma corrected many of its early mistakes in the final 20 minutes to run away with an 89-70 win over the Green Wave during the first round of the Tire Pros Invitational. The Sooners advanced in the winners bracket where they will meet Northern Iowa in the late game Friday night.We just played smarter in the second half, said Oklahoma senior guard Jordan Woodard, who led his team with 22 points, seven assists and four steals. We started playing our game.We let them dictate a little bit in the first half. They are a good ball club and so are we. We just had to take it to another level in the second half and keep advancing.After clinging to a 38-35 halftime advantage, the Sooners (2-0) came out much more aggressive early in the second half and quickly built a double-digit lead. Rahsard Odomes (15 points) and Woodard let the way in the final 20 minutes with a combined 24 points, but it was some the young players who made timely contributions to keep the attacking Green Wave (1-2) from making a comeback.Freshman forward Kristian Doolittle was a force inside, scoring eight points while leading the charge on the offensive boards where he pulled five of his game-high 12 rebounds. Freshmen Matt Freeman and Jordan Shepherd also both had key contributions, which is what the Sooners needed after losing three senior captains off of last seasons team.We had a lot of young lineups out there tonight on many occasions, said OU coach Lon Kruger. This is going to be a club where individually you will see more people get comfortable with each game.BIG PICTURETulane: The Green Wave are athletic and can make it difficult on teams with their quickness to the paint and 3-point shooting. Ray Ona Embo was sometimes brilliant in his ability to break defenders down and either penetrate or pull up for a jumper on the perimeter.Oklahoma: Facing their toughest competition so far this season, the young Sooners showed plenty of resolve in overcoming an aggressive shooting Tulane team. Woodard and Odomes made most of the big shots during the critical second-half run but Shepherd and Doolittle also contributed key points to help the Sooners pull away in the second half.KEY STATSTulane, which had led by as many as four points in the first half, gave up 21 points off of turnovers and allowed Oklahoma to score 15 points on second-chance shots.So 36 of their points come in that manner, Tulane coach Mike Dunleavy said. Its a quick turnaround and we have to do better in that space.YOUNG GUNSSo much has been made out of how young the Sooners will be this season after losing three talented seniors of last years team.But Woodard says he likes what he is seeing out of all of them so far.Each game is a learning experience, Woodard said. We have guys who are not afraid to step up to the challenge and take ownership of the team and Coach is going to put us in good spots to be successful.UP NEXTTulane: The Green Wave will face Arizona State in the second round of the Tire Pros Invitational on Friday night.Oklahoma: The Sooners will take on Northern Iowa in the second round of the invite on Friday night. Bert Blyleven Jersey . The (11-11-4) Jets are seventh in the Central Division with 26 points.  Fifth place Dallas and sixth-seeded Nashville also have 26 points, but the Stars have three games in hand on Winnipeg while Nashville has two. Glen Perkins Twins Jersey . 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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Blue Jackets won another game with a strong finish.Jack Johnson, Cam Atkinson and Seth Jones each had a goal and an assist as the Blue Jackets beat the New York Islanders 6-2 for their sixth straight win.Josh Anderson, Brandon Saad and Lukas Sedlak also scored for Columbus and Sergei Bobrovsky had 25 saves.Ive never been on a team thats been in this position at this point of the year, Johnson said of his teams surge. And Ive been in the league 10 years. You really appreciate it when youre having a season like this.Josh Bailey and John Tavares scored for New York, which had earned a point in a season-high five straight games (4-0-1). Jaroslav Halak made 32 saves until he was pulled after the Blue Jackets scored four consecutive goals in the third period.Anderson put Columbus ahead 3-2 at 2:19 when he picked off a defensive pass and banged it in from the slot seconds after coming onto the ice for his shift.Saad, Sedlak and Jones scored in a 5-minute span to make it 6-2 with 5:37 to go.Youre not going to play good when you make dumb decisions with the puck, Islanders coach Jack Capuano said. It has nothing to do structurally. It has nothing to do goaltending-wise. We just made some bad decisions.New Yorks third-string goalie Jean-Francois Berube then replaced Halak and stopped the one shot he faced in his season debut.The Islanders came out quick and it took Columbus a while to get going. New York took a 1-0 lead 5:59 in when a defensive pass by the Blue Jackets Sam Gagner at the boards was deflected by Bailey, and the popup was bobbled by Bobrovsky into the net. Bailey was given credit for an unassisted goal.We just had to keep on playing, get our feet, simply our game, and I thought we did a good job with that, Columbus coach John Tortorella said of the Blue Jackets slow start. Weve done a good job of that all year long, as far as just trying to play and not worry about what happened.Thee Blue Jackets tied it up on a power play with 6:01 left in the first when Johnson wound up from just inside the neutral zone and fired a bullet past Halak. Harmon Killebrew Twins Jersey. It was Johnsons first goal of the season.Columbus Brandon Dubinsky and New Yorks Travis Harmonic went to the penalty box for 5 minutes each when both threw down the gloves and threw punches near the end of the first quarter.Columbus took a 2-1 lead when a speeding Atkinson took a pass from Johnson in the neutral zone and beat Halak on the breakaway 10:16 into the second. New York tied with 7:28 left in the period when Tavares lifted the puck over Bobrovskys pad from in front of the net.The Blue Jackets took off in the third period.After Anderson gave Columbus the lead for good, Saad made it 4-2 on a wrister from the high slot at 9:23.Sedlak, who scored his first NHL goal on Friday night, scored another when he tapped in a loose puck with 7:21 to go. Jones capped it with just over 5 1/2 minutes remaining.Our mindset is, whether were down by a goal or up by a goal, were still trying to press and get the next goal. Atkinson said.Game notes Columbus is 9-1-1 in its last 11 home games. ... Blue Jackets F Nick Foligno was a scratch because of illness for the second straight day. Oliver Bjorkstrand was called up from Cleveland (AHL) on Friday to replace him. ... The Blue Jackets loaned D Dalton Prout to Cleveland on a conditioning assignment. ... C Ryan Strome was back in the lineup for the Islanders after missing one game due to illness. ... 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LAS VEGAS -- NASCAR got a boost Thursday when it announced it had signed a deal with Monster Energy to replace Sprint as the sponsor of its top series. Kevin Jepsen Twins Jersey .How much of a boost? NASCAR wouldnt say. But something likely is better than nothing as NASCAR faced the prospect of having its top series not sponsored, with Sprint departing after this season.NASCAR Chairman Brian France said Thursday it was a multiyear deal with options but would not comment on how much the deal was worth nor say what the name of what is currently the Sprint Cup Series would be starting in 2017. Monster also will sponsor the annual all-star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Theyre fun, France said. They know how to make a lot of plans, and when you see this unfold, theyre going to interact with our fan base differently, at the speedways in particular but all over the place. In market, theyve got some robust plans, depending on that.ESPNs Darren Rovell tweeted that the Monster deal is 40 percent ($20 million) of the current Sprint deal, which was estimated at $50 million. A powerful force in the energy drink category and 16.8 percent owned by Coca-Cola, Monster Energy turned a $546 million profit in 2015 and has been heavily involved in various forms of motorsports.Its a different kind of agreement for sure in that its got activation in different ways and media in different ways, France said at a news conference at the Wynn Las Vegas. But were quite pleased with the agreement, and no, there will be no changes at all [with how we operate].As a matter of fact, I think youre going to see some additional activation, additional things that will occur, so this is a more, not less, in that regard.Sprint announced in December 2014 it would not return after the 2016 season, and NASCAR has spent nearly the past two years searching for a replacement.Coming down to the wire to get a sponsor for 2017, NASCAR needed a sponsor if it didnt want to foot the bill for what the sponsor contributes to NASCAR as well as marketing the sport.Past sponsors R.J. Reynolds, Nextel and Sprint spent tens of millions of dollars promoting the sport. When Nextel signed its deal in 2003, it was reported its total spending was approximately $70-75 million a year.Sprint (which assumed the sponsorship through its Nextel merger) renegotiated its deal when it signed an extension for 2014 to 2016 that reports have pegged at closer to a $50 million minimum annual commitment. It also sponsored two exhibition races -- the preseason race at Daytona and the all-star race at Charlotte.[The priority is] just to see them promote the sport and maybe [bring] some fresh ideas, maybe just how we can come in with new ways of introducing it to the fans, NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick said.Monster has been involved in NASCAR for several years, currently sponsoring Kurt Busch and previously his brother Kyle. Kyle is sponsored by Nos, which is owned by Monster Beverage Company, in the Xfinity Series. Monster also has been involved in motorsports by sponsoring the Supercross motocross series. It plans to continue all those efforts. The energy, the vibe -- to work with them since 2012, its fun, its a lifestyle, its a brand that can translate to the youth, Kurt Busch said. There is so much that they connect with the youth and yet its a brand that is respected in all of motorsports.Their DNA ... is to give 200 bucks to a snowboarder at the X Games just to put their logo on a kids helmet that they thought had a chance at medaling. And now look at the potential and whats in front.However, Monster, which is the subject of class-action lawsuits and other legal challenges over the health impact of energy drinks, doesnt market directly to youth -- a key component of NASCARs marketing efforts.Our company has standard guidelines about the bottom age at which we market, and thats not inconsistent with what were hoping to do with our involvement here, Monster Chief Marketing Officer Mark Hall said. Its just really about being responsible.Monster will carry official energy drink status and any energy drink not currently sponsoring a driver in Sprint Cup will not be able to sponsor a Cup car, NASCAR spokesman David Higdon said.Higdon would not talk about the details of the grandfather clause and whether 5-Hour Energy, sponsor of Erik Jones at Furniture Row Racing, would be included -- as an energy shot, it is slightly different from an energy drink. 5-Hour Energy, according to the agency that handles its NASCAR marketing, has not gotten details yet from NASCAR on whether it will be affected.While Monster competitor Red Bull once owned a team in the sport and then got out as it struggled on the competition and marketing sides, Monster believes it can help NASCAR trend to a younger demographic.We do have some ideas about how we can make NASCAR more attractive to what I would call a different audience than is currently there without detracting from what is already a great audience and a great fan base, Hall said. 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A last-gasp goal to Germany has denied the Matildas a crucial Rio Olympics group win, holding Australias women to a 2-2 draw in Sao Paulo.German captain Saskia Bartusiak drove in an 88th-minute equaliser at Arena Corinthians on Saturday night (Sunday AEST), just as the Matildas thought earlier goals to Sam Kerr and Caitlin Foord were enough to jumpstart their faltering campaign.After Wednesdays shock loss to Canada, three points here would have been more than useful as they attempt to progress beyond the group stage.The result leaves them in third place in Group F and three points adrift of second-placed Germany, with the top two nations from each group plus the two highest-ranked third-placed sides qualifying for the quarter-finals.Kerr netted the opener in the sixth minute, taking advantage of a swift break by Caitlin Foord to execute a solid finish.Australias defence was markedly improved in the first half, as Germany struggled for a clear shot on goal.Foord rewarded their efforts jjust before halftime, hammering home a cross from co-captain Lisa De Vanna. 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