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ANAHEIM, Calif. Joe Mullen Blues Jersey . -- The Los Angeles Angels and Cincinnati Reds dont know much about each other, playing head-to-head only nine times in their respective histories.And they havent played each other at all since 2013, when the lineups of each team looked very different than their current lineups.But the one thing both teams have in common is not something either team is too happy about: Both are in last place, playing out the season and doing a lot of evaluating for next season and beyond.The Angels, though 18 games under .500 and 20 1/2 games out in the American League West, enter the series playing well, having won four of their past five games, beating playoff contenders Toronto and Detroit during that stretch.Not so much for the Reds, 19 games under .500 and 27 games out in the National League Central, who have lost five of seven.The Reds, though, have Dan Straily starting on the mound coming in on a hot streak. Hes 6-0 in his last seven starts and hasnt lost a decision since July 8. He leads the Reds staff in victories (10), innings pitched (151 1/3) and strikeouts (123).A key pitch for Straily is his changeup, and he has been happy to share his secrets with his teammates. In particular, Straily recently was approached by teammate Brandon Finnegan for some help.It was the exact same problem I went through a couple of years ago back when I was in the minor leagues, Straily told mlb.com. Once he told me he was having problems cutting it, I just showed him what helped me stop cutting it and it worked for him. Its just how we hold it. We have the same grip; he was just holding it the same way I used to hold it in college.College balls, the seams allow it to do something different. The seams are smaller and when you throw it the way we threw it back in college, now its like a cutter, sometimes its down, sometimes it goes arm-side, theres no control with the movement, which is a good thing, except when nobody can catch it.The advice paid off when Finnegan struck out a career-high 12 Arizona Diamondback hitters in just six innings last Friday.Straily may have a few tricks up his sleeve against the Angels, at least, compared to what the Angels are used to seeing when facing him. Straily started seven games against the Angels while pitching for Oakland, but went just 1/3 with a 6.69 ERA.Matt Shoemaker will start for the Angels with a record (8-13) that wont strike fear into the Reds hitters. But Shoemaker has been far better than his record shows.Shoemaker has given up two earned runs or fewer in more than half of his starts (13 of 25), but earned the victory in just six of those 13 games.One of Shoemakers biggest problems this season has been a lack of run support. The Angels have scored at least four runs in only 11 of Shoemakers 25 starts. And early runs are even better.Its always good to have a lead, Shoemaker told MLB.com. Its always nice knowing, thats in the back of your mind, Hey weve got a two-run lead or whatever it is. The game plan is to attack the hitters, but then when you have the lead, same thing, attack the hitters, stay aggressive.With just over a month to play, about the only drama the Angels have is whether or not Mike Trout can win another MVP award. Trouts numbers make him a candidate -- .312 average, 24 homers, 82 RBI, 97 runs scored and a league-leading .432 on-base percentage.Surprisingly, though, Angels manager Mike Scioscia generally doesnt believe players from last-place teams deserve to be an MVP.Yes, Scioscia said when asked if the MVP should come from a contender. Unless somebody just separates themselves so much where you go my gosh, this guys 15 more home runs than the next guy, 30 more RBI than the next guy.But I definitely think there needs to be a value on how youve affected a teams performance. I think to be a contender says a lot about what a player brings to a team. ... When you play on a contender your production has more of an impact on that teams success. Chris Pronger Blues Jersey .C. -- Calgarys Kevin Koe did it the hard way again. Robby Fabbri Blues Jersey . -- Jaye Marie Green shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday to increase her lead to five strokes after the second round of the LPGA Tours qualifying tournament. http://www.officialbluesnhlshop.com/david-perron-jersey/ . With the first unit struggling of late and Amir Johnson - one of the teams iron men - hobbling on an injured right ankle, Patterson knew he could get the nod in a challenging matchup against one of the leagues up and coming players at his position. LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Russian high jumper Anna Chicherova was stripped of her bronze medal from the 2008 Beijing Olympics on Thursday, the latest athlete sanctioned after the retesting of stored doping samples.Chicherova, who won the gold medal at the 2012 London Games, tested positive for turinabol and has been retroactively disqualified from Beijing, the International Olympic Committee said.The Russian Olympic Committee should secure the return of her bronze medal as soon as possible, the IOC said.The IOC also asked tracks governing body, the IAAF, to consider any further sanctions against the 34-year-old Chicherova, who is still active but could face a two-year ban.Another Russian -- Yelena Slesarenko -- finished fourth in the high jump in Beijing. She stands to move up to the bronze if the IOC decides to reallocate the medals.The IOC ruling made no mention of Chicherovas gold medal from London, which appears to be unaffected. She told Russian media earlier this year that retests of her 2012 sample came back negative.The IAAF said it would cancel all of Chicherovas results from 2008 to 2010, including her silver medal at the 2009 world championships in Berlin. Chicherova won gold at the 22011 worlds. Jori Lehtera Jersey. The IOC stores doping samples for 10 years to allow for them to be reanalyzed when improved testing methods become available. The new tests can detect the use of steroids going back weeks and months, rather than days.The IOC has recorded 98 positive cases in recent retests of more than 1,000 samples from Beijing and London.The IOCs 22-page written decision in the Chicherova case cited a pattern of delay and obstruction by the athlete and her legal team.The IOC first noted that the athlete and her counsel had been deliberately attempting to obstruct the process, first the analytical process and then the disciplinary proceedings, the ruling said.The IOC also noted that turinabol was a doping substance commonly used in Russia in the concerned period.Chicherova won the high jump at the Russian nationals in June, clearing 1.98 meters.She would have been a potential medal contender at the Rio Games. The IAAF banned the Russian track team -- apart from U.S.-based long jumper Darya Klishina -- from the games over allegations of state-sponsored doping. 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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Pool play is over for the Australia mens basketball team after the Aussies defeated Venezuela 81-56 on Sunday night. Alexei Emelin Canadiens Jersey Authentic .Australia (4-1) had already secured the No. 2 seed in the quarterfinals before the game and rested point guard Patty Mills, whose 20.5 points per game ranks second at the Rio Games. The U.S. holds the No. 1 seed in Group A.The Olympic experience came to an end for Venezuela (1-4), which was playing in the teams second games. It placed 11th at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.The Australians jumped out to a 16-2 lead in the first quarter and never trailed. Aussie Chris Goulding scored a game-high 22 and hit four 3-pointers. Australia shot 53 percent from the field while Venezuela connected on just 35 percent of its attempts. The Venezuelans made just seven field goals in the first and fourth quarters combined.Anthony Perez led Venezuela with 12 points. 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United are on course to become the first British club to earn more than £500m in a single year, after announcing record revenues of £123.4m - up 29.9 per cent from last year - for the third quarter of 2016.But that success off the pitch has not been matched by the teams fortunes on it, with United trailing rivals Manchester City by two points in the race for fourth place heading into their final Premier League game of the season at home to Bournemouth on Sunday, live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 2.30pm. The clubs damaging 3-2 defeat at West Ham on Tuesday has piled pressure on the Dutchman as United face up to the prospect of missing out on Champions League football for the second time in three seasons. Woodward touched on a variety of topics in his nine-minute conference call with investors as he outlined Uniteds willingness to spend this summer, while also praising the clubs youth academy, but did not refer to Van Gaal at any point.There has been a continued inflation in player transfers, given the increase in money flowing around the industry, Woodward explained. It is the heart of the club. It is in our DNA. That will help in terms of net transfer spend. Ed Woodward on Man Utds academy You know as a club, we will always invest in the squad to the extent that we feel we need to so that were challenging for titles.But I think this sustained level is probably relatively high compared to what is needed.The academy is helping us in terms of net transfer spend. The market has become more competitive.It is the heart of the club. It is in our DNA. That will help in terms of net transfer spend. Louis van Gaal watches United lose to West Ham on Tuesday Uniteds transfer spending since Van Gaal succeeded David Moyes has been mammoth, with the Dutchman allowed to spend more than a quarter of a billion pounds on 12 new players as he has completely overhauled the squad.But that outlay has not translated into improved performances on the pitch with Van Gaals side, who are on course to shatter the clubs record total for fewest goals scored in a Premier League season, trailing champions Leicester by 17 points heading into the final weekkend. Stanley Cup Canadiens Jersey Authentic. .Woodward admits it has become far more difficult for teams to simply spend their way out of trouble.I have to say it has become more competitive, Woodward conceded. It became more competitive when Chelsea had a change of ownership 13 years ago, it obviously got more competitive when Manchester City changed ownership about five years ago. Record revenue for United Manchester United announce record quarterly revenue The last round increase [of TV rights money] was 70 per cent domestically. Obviously were in the last year of that cycle, and visibility into the next years cycle - from domestic money going up by a similar percentage - obviously makes all the other clubs more competitive in the Premier League.But I think the way we view it is that we know we have strengths and we have to focus on giving ourselves the best chance in every single area of the club that we can.Yes, thats the academy, but it also means in recruitment, it means the coaching staff, it means having the best medical department, sports science facilities, etc. Its trying to get the extra one per cent from all of those areas that influences and impacts the first-team. 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As the International Football Association Board (IFAB) prepares to enforce changes to football laws, weve asked Sky Sports Now guests and Premier League managers for their own proposals. Joe Mullen Penguins Jersey Authentic ... Football laws will undergo their most extensive alteration since the introduction of goal-line technology in 2012 this year, with seven key areas subject to change as of June 1.But has the IFAB missed anything? Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher was joined in the Sky Sports News HQ studio by former England defenders Chris Powell and Steve Howey who, along with a host of top-flight managers, suggested proposals they would like to see implemented. IFAB announce law changes The Interntional Football Association Board has published law changes for 2016/17 season IFAB law changes Removal of triple punishment Kicking off backwards Offside free-kicks Injured players staying on pitch Red cards before kick-off Stricter penalty rules Violent conduct without contact We also want to hear your views - leave your suggestions in the message boards below or tweet @SkyFootball...Dermot Gallaghers proposals1. Throw-ins to be taken by the nearest person when the ball goes outDERMOT SAYS: It infuriates me how long it takes to get the ball back in play.2. Halves reduced to 35 minutes with an independent timekeeper stopping the clock when the ball goes out of playDERMOT SAYS: Everybody would know that were going to get 70 minutes of football. I watched some games and Im not sure whether we get an hour of football in some matches. Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher tells us what changes he would make to the laws of football. 3. Ban all substitutions in stoppage timeDERMOT SAYS: Its nearly always a winning team that makes substitutions just to break up the flow of the game. I realise there could be a serious injury so the caveat, for me, would be that if you had to replace a player you could. However, to prevent people manipulating the rule, the player who came off wouldnt be allowed to play in the next game.Steve Howeys proposals1. Punishment for feigning injury/simulationHOWEY SAYS: Moussa Sissoko went down in the box against Tottenham on the final day of the season and referee Anthony Taylor was so unlucky because from his angle it looked like he had been fouled. However, on second view there wasnt any contact from Jan Vertonghen. Perhaps we could look at whether players who have cheated the referee could be punished retrospectively.2. Punishment for players surrounding officials Howey would like to see crowding the referee eradicated from the game HOWEY SAYS: If youve got more than three or four players going around the referee that doesnt help him at all. That has to stop. Normally you would expect just the captain, although that is difficult if the captain is the goalkeeper.3. Clarification of the offside lawHOWEY SAYS: In my career as a defender, if a player was offside they were offside. Now its difficult because of active and inactive players. Back in the day you could push the defensive line up and catch strikers offside, that doesnt happen now. Of course you want to see goals but its tough for linesmen and defenders. If a player is offside he should be offside because, at present, there are differing opinions and decisions week in week out.Chris Powells proposals1. Additional substitutes in extra-time of cup gamesPOWELL SAYS: This could apply to extra-time in general. I watched the League Two play-off between Accrington and Wimbledon and Lyle Taylor was obviously struggling but, because Wimbledon had used their three subs, he couldnt come off. He could have carried on, picked up an injury and missed the final so I feel additional subs would be good.2. Third-placed finish straight to play-off final Brighton were dumped out of the play-offs despite finishing the season third with 89 points POWELL SAYS: If you finish third after 46 games you should go to Wembley. The sixth-place team should play the fifth team in a one-off game at the fifth-placed teams ground because they finished higher and should have the advantage. The winner of that plays the fourth-placed team in a one-off at their ground and then the winner of that plays the third-placed team at Wembley. The handicap is there for wherever you finish in the league and I feel this should happen in the play-offs.Managers proposalsArsene WengerId like to see video introduced for offside. It should happen in a similar way to goal-line technology. It would open up the game and would give an insight to the linesman who could be a bit more permissive. I think it would make many decisions easier. Aaron Ramsey wrongfully had a goal ruled out for offside in Arsenals goalless draw with Liverpool in August Ronald KoemanWe need to use more technology in football because there are still incorrect decisions in games. We can and we need to change that because it would make football fairer.Mark HughesId like an independent timekeeper because its one of those grey areas where, at the end of games, you have no idea what the referee is going to inform his assistant to add on. Id like to have more players on my bench. Thats the first thing I think about. It is important to have the opportunity to change the same players but have more choice. Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri Francesco GuidolinManagers should have one or two time-outs each game. 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On Saturday, it was fitting that Manchester Uniteds most recent dagger into the chest was delivered by Frenchman Yohan Cabaye, a wonderfully gifted central midfielder who put on an outstanding effort for Newcastle at Old Trafford. http://www.hockeypenguinsauthority.com/evgeni-malkin-penguins-jersey-c-6/ . -- Matt Kuchar and Harris English ran away with the Franklin Templeton Shootout, shooting a 14-under 58 on Sunday in the final-round scramble to break the tournament course record.KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Max Scherzer wrote his name into the Detroit Tigers history books. Scherzer won his ninth straight decision, and the Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City 3-2 to snap the Royals six-game winning streak on Tuesday night. Scherzer pitched seven sharp innings to become the first Tigers starter to begin the season 9-0 since Vern Kennedy in 1938. "Its nice," Scherzer said. "Dont get me wrong - I love being 9-0, but its more important that we won. For me, its all about going out there and pitching deep into the game and effective. "If we score in the ninth, I dont get the win. Its kind of fluky sometimes that stat can relate to pitching. The way I look at success is how well I pitch." Don Kelly, who had two hits and drove in a run, praised Scherzers accomplishment. "He deserves it," Kelly said. "Hes been throwing the ball really well. It started last year. He really turned it on and carried it over to this year. Hes throwing all of his pitches for strikes, getting ahead of guys. Hes tough to hit." He limited the Royals to three hits and two runs, while striking out six and walking two. Aaron Crow (2-2), a college teammate of Scherzers at Missouri, took the loss after pitching out of a bases loaded jam in the seventh. "Were buds," Scherzer said. "We played at Missouri together. Im a junior and hes a freshman. So I always have a leg up on him." Crow hit Miguel Cabrera with a pitch to start the eighth. Cabrera advanced to third on Prince Fielders single to right on a full count and scored on Victor Martinezs sacrifice fly to left. That was the first run allowed by the Royals bullpen in 21 innings. Jose Valverde struggled in the ninth inning for his ninth save in 11 opportunities. Salvador Perez led off with a single and Elliot Johnson ran for him and stole second on the first pitch. Valverde struck out Billy Butler looking on a full-count pitch. Butler was ejected by plate umpire Jordan Baker for arguing the call. Valverde then retired Lorenzo Cain on an infield popup and David Lough on a grounder. "I didnt think it was close when it happened and I came back and looked at it again and it was even more (insside) than I thought it was," Butler said. Tom Barrasso Penguins Jersey. "He told me it was on the plate. Especially in that situation, wed have first and second with no outs, I lost my cool." Wade Davis, who is 1-5 in his past 10 starts, departed in the seventh after giving up Omar Infantes third hit. Davis permitted two runs on eight hits, while striking out five and walking one. Tim Collins replaced Davis and allowed an 0-2 single to pinch hitter Avisail Garcia and walked Matt Tuiasosopo on five pitches to load the bases. Crow was summoned to face Torii Hunter and struck him out on four pitches to end the inning. Don Kellys single in the second scored Martinez with the first Detroit run. Infante scored on Andy Dirks fielders choice ground out in the fifth. Lough homered, his first in the majors, off Scherzer to lead off the Royals fifth. Alcides Escobar singled home Mike Moustakas with the second run of the inning to tie the score at 2-all. "The first at-bat I saw three pitches and struck out; they were all fastballs," Lough said. "In the second at-bat he gave me a changeup up and I hit it out. It felt pretty good but we didnt get the win. Whether it was out or off the wall I was thinking three right off the bat." NOTES: OF Austin Jackson went 1 for 3 with a strikeout and an RBI and played five innings in centre field in his second rehab game with Triple-A Toledo. Jackson is on the disabled list with a pulled left hamstring, but could be activated Friday. "We have to make sure hes ready to hit up here," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "Well have to see where his timing is. Hopefully hell have no issues physically." ... The Royals signed LHP Cody Reed, their second-round pick, for $1.19 million. Reed was 8-3 with a 2.39 ERA with Northwest Mississippi. ... Royals RHP James Shields, who starts Wednesday, is winless in seven starts since an April 30 victory over Tampa Bay. ... Royals RHP Felipe Paulino, who had reconstructive elbow surgery last year, threw five scoreless innings and allowed two hits Tuesday in his first minor league rehab start. 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Warrington Wolves surprised Leeds Rhinos 12-10 at Headingley in a thrilling opening encounter to Super League 2016. Billy Smith Islanders Jersey . Chris Sandow and Kevin Penny scored tries on Thursday night as Wolves downed the defending champions in front of their home crowd.Leeds dominated possession and scored two tries of their own, but were left to rue several opportunities to kick for points which they turned down, as Zak Hardaker took over the kicking duties from the injured Danny McGuire. Warrington Wolves Kevin Penny goes over for a try at Headingley Pennys 68th-minute try levelled proceedings before Kurt Gidley slotted the conversion that reduced Rhinos to a shock defeat in round 1 of Super League.The game started with a small amount of rustiness from both sides but there was plenty of intensity to make up for it. Warringtons defence was solid from the outset but as the first half wore on, the home side looked the more likely to score. Kurt Gidley was named man of the match in Warrington Wolves 12-10 victory over Leeds Rhinos, but said his side needed a resilient performance for the win Several penalties were conceded by Warrington but handling errors kept the Rhinos scoreless, and in the end it was the Wolves who opened proceedings through Sandow in the 35th minute.Leeds were penalised when Brad Singleton put a high hit on Sandow and Warrington played the ball quickly. Sandow threw a dummy which created a big gap in the Rhinos defence for the Wolves man to dot down near the poles, giving Gidley an easy conversion opportunity. Leeds Brad Singleton is tackled by Warringtons Chris Hill and Daryl Clark Gidley added the extras to make it 6-0, which is how it remained up to the break.The Rhinos came out with more purpose in the second half but were forced to play out the game without new captain McGuire as he received attention on his knee.However, Leeds did not appear to be disturbed by the absence of their skipper as they drew level in the 48th minute, when Singleton ran onto the ball off a switch from Rob Burrow and crashed over from close range, with Hardaker converting. Leeds Liam Sutcliffe loses the ball after a tackle from Warringtons Rhys Evans Leeds then took the lead for the first time when Warrington failed to end the run of Joel Moon, who offloaded to Jordan Lilley in the tackle. Lilley drew the last defender and passed to Ryan Hall, who went over in the corner.The conversion was took much to ask of Hardaker, who sent it left from out wide.Warrington continued to give away penalties but the Rhinos kept turning down the two points in search of match-winning tries. Knock-ons and forward passes meant Wolves remained unpunished. Leeds Rhinos Rob Burrow joins Jon Wells at the Skypad to review their opening match loss to Warrington Wolves Eventually it was Wolves who struck next and it was the final blow. Sandow put in a deft kick out wide which fell perfectly to Currie, who passed to Penny for the score that evened things out.Gidley then sent the conversion over from near the touchline to give Wolves a slender lead.Hardaker had a chance to snatch a draw when Leeds finally opted to kick for points with the game almost over, but again sent the effort left as Warrington saw out a thrilling away win in their opening fixture. 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Graham Arnold has declared he cant imagine coaching anywhere else after signing a two-year A-League contract extension with Sydney FC.Having been linked to various clubs including Melbourne City, Dutch outfit Roda JC and even expansion hopefuls in Tasmania, Arnold has agreed to remain with the table-topping Sky Blues until 2019.It will make the 53-year-old the clubs longest-serving coach, his five years comfortably eclipsing the three-year stint of Vitezslav Lavicka, who led Sydney to their last title in 2010.Now in their seventh season without silverware, the former Central Coast championship-winning coach will reinforce his efforts to deliver undefeated Sydney a long-awaited trophy as part of his self-styled bid to turn the club into the Manchester United of the A-League.Sydney is my home and Sydney FC is my club, said Arnold, who joined in 2014 and led Sydney to a grand final in his first campaign.Im very happy here and I couldnt imagine coaching anywhere else right now.I feel this club has a fantastic vision and a great foundation ffrom which to build and win many trophies. Ryan Strome Islanders Jersey. We have a fabulous culture among the players and staff.Arnold gave his strongest hint about where his future lay last week when he praised Sydneys improved facilities and set-up of an academy and spoke optimistically about the clubs future.Sydney chairman Scott Barlow hailed Arnold as the best coach in Australia.Hes absolutely the right man to continue to take us forward, Barlow said.We have had an outstanding start to the season, and this announcement provides us with further stability and continuity as we build towards our goals for this season and beyond.Arnolds retention is expected to make way for a host of personnel re-signings.Midfielder Brandon ONeill re-signed last week, but with around a dozen more players off contract at the end of this campaign the focus now will be locking in the clubs host of stars before as their stocks rise with each win. 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WASHINGTON -- Tommie Smith and John Carlos were proud to raise their gloved fists in a symbolic protest at the Olympics, and now theyre proud that Colin Kaepernick and other athletes are staging national anthem protests to raise awareness about racial inequality and police brutality. Aaron Ekblad Jersey .The American sprinters who were sent home from the 1968 Mexico City Olympics for what they called a human rights salute say the San Francisco 49ers quarterback and others are right to use their platform in an attempt to affect social change 48 years later.Dont hate the kid because he stood up for something to change, said Smith, who won the gold medal and set a world record in the 200 meters in 1968. He stood up for the right to exercise Amendment 1.Speaking Wednesday at the Team USA Awards, the first U.S. Olympic Committee event theyve been invited to since their protest, Smith says hes backing Kaepernick because his protest is proactive and Carlos says theres no better platform than sports to stand up for something, even if it brings criticism.Protest is a good thing because youre trying to expose certain things through protest, said Carlos, who won the bronze in the 200. Then, when you sit back and say, `Well, I dont know whether its the right place to make statement here or there. In any protest, I think you make a statement to try and reach the far ends of the earth. What better way to do it than if youre in a sport.Several athletes have followed Kaepernick, who sat for the anthem, then modified his protest to kneel during it. Some have raised their fists like Smith and Carlos.Most recently, Nebraska football players Michael Rose-Ivey, Mohamed Barry and DaiShon Neal kneeled during the anthem before a game at Northwestern, drawing criticism from university officials.It is a sacrifice to deal with anything other than status quo, Smith said. As we know very well.While Smith said its important for athletes to study and understand why theyre protesting and what they want to come out of it, Carlos said backlash is part of the process.Any individual that makes a public statement or a public scene is saying we have issues that we need to deal with and we can no longer stick them under the rug or stick them behind the bus or what have you, Carlos said. By bringing attention to society, for them to be able to determine themselves why it was necessary that we take this thing called racism, violence and prejudice and bury it once and for all.It has taken almost half a century for the USOC to welcome Smith and Carlos back into the fold after being on the outside for breaking the rules. Carlos called their return a rebirth and both men hope they can be ambassadors and a positive influence on young people who werent born when they protested at the Olympics.We never denounced what we stood for, Carlos said. We stood for humanity. At the same time they loved the fact that we had courage. Thats what you need in athletics. For them to come and lower the drawbridge so to speak and welcome us across with open arms, its a beautiful situation. I dont think it gets any better. Vincent Trocheck Jersey . Canada is now down to its 22-player limit, although but players wont be registered until Christmas Day. 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Despite the championship leader appearing to have the edge over his Mercedes team-mate at Barcelona, Hamilton turned the tables at the end of qualifying and claimed pole by three tenths of a secondRosberg goes in to the race 43 points ahead of the Briton in the standings and could afford to finish second to Hamilton in the next six grands prix and still retain the lead of the championship. However, amid a run of seven consecutive wins stretching back to last November, Rosberg insists his sole focus is on beating Hamilton on Sunday afternoon. Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg and Daniel Ricciardo give their thoughts on qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix. Im not really thinking about coming second, I want to be first, he said.And in coming first its a big battle which is on a knifes edge against Lewis. Theres not much comfortable about that, its a great challenge.I want to win and Ill take chances to win the race. 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You want to raise your level and after, individually, the players will benefit from that.When we attack well, Sanchez will be very dangerous so we have to focus on attacking well together and after that its important to remember that we worked very hard to be in this position.At half-time against Leicester [losing 1-0], we were eight points behind them. Today we are two points behind. We have to take advantage of that. Per Mertesacker is also in confident mood Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker also believes they will win through, as long as they play a high-tempo game and close down Louis van Gaals side quickly.It will be a different game [from the October win] this time but I want to see the same effort from our side, he told Arsenal Player.I think we came out really strong, trusted in ourselves, nicked balls from them in their final third and then broke them down. It was remarkable how we played and how we reacted. 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Its not just about turning up and playing a bit of cricket on some grass. Its about serious progression.This is the first professional tournament being played in America. Cricket has come and gone in America going back to the 1750s, but for the CPL being the first professional tournament, its a very serious business.A seven-mile drive west from Fort Lauderdale Beach along Sunrise Boulevard lies the Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill where the CPL will be staging six games over four days this weekend. As the first overseas franchise league to attempt to stage matches in America, the historic nature of the event isnt lost on Bevan or his colleague Tom Moody, the CPLs international director of cricket, as the league tries to make a splash in Florida, and more broadly to the country as a whole.We want six entertaining games, we want to bring the biggest party in sport and introduce it to a market thats got a taste for cricket, Moody says. But we want to give them more than a taste. We want to give them a full meal.If we continue to repeat what weve been doing over the last few weeks in the Caribbean here in Lauderhill, it will be a win because we know that whether people have been introduced to the game before or its their very first taste of the game, itll be something thatll intrigue them and theyll want to have another go at it and another opportunity to see it. Thats what its all about, for us to help promote the game of cricket in a new market.When it comes to providing a taste of cricket, the approach used most often by previous organisers who have come to America to stage high-profile events has been to give a man a fish so he can eat for a day rather than teach a man to fish so he can eat for life. Little impact is made in the immediate community and the event comes off looking like a cash-grab, cookie-cutter experience indistinguishable from any match that can just as easily take place in another neutral venue, like Dubai. Moody says that is the last thing the CPL wants to be seen to be doing, especially in the US market.For the first four years of the CPLs journey, certainly from my standpoint, its not been a grab-and-run operation, Moody says. Its been about what can we do to develop the game in the Caribbean. Its always been looking at how can we improve cricket, how can we develop the game, how can we leave a legacy, how can this be seen in ten years time. Its not like a circus that comes to town and then leaves town and leaves nothing.I think its a credit to the board of the CPL that their view has always been what can we leave behind and how can we continue to develop the game. 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Taylor and Samuel Badree appeared at a Miami Marlins baseball game last month to throw out the ceremonial first pitch and give some promotional exposure to the CPL. Jamaica Tallawahs, the first team to arrive in Florida a full week before the first match in Lauderhill, have been leading the charge with regular kids clinics at the stadium and other teams have followed suit. The CPL in conjunction with the ICC Americas staff has held a series of clinics and seminars for coaches and umpires throughout the region. Moody spent 10 hours on Tuesday working with local coaches on the philosophies of the game and there was a presentation given by Kumar Sangakkara. Among those attending the seminar to improve their coaching skills were former Nepal coach Pubudu Dassanayake, now based in Canada, and former West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who lives in Orlando and is looking to get more involved with coaching locally.Initiatives are also in place at the high performance level. USAs 30-man national squad arrived on Wednesday night and on Thursday they are participating in a fielding masterclass session led by Trevor Penney. On Friday, a USA XI will play a combined CPL XI in an exhibition curtain-raiser T20 ahead of that nights match between the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and Trinbago Knight Riders. The USA players will also be interspersed among the six CPL teams to help them get a taste of professional environment with the help of team meetings, warm-ups and being in the dugouts.I think weve shown that over the past couple of days with the initiatives that the CPL has been embracing with regards to school visits, coaching clinics, a big day with a coaching seminar that I ran with [ICC Americas consultant] Tom Evans which from all accounts was a great success, that type of exposure and experience theyve probably never had before, Moody says.You take away just small things like that and the value of those types of things. Were running a fielding masterclass with all the top coaches along with the USA team. So theyll be right at their fingertips of getting some world-class experiences both in a lecture theater and also on the field of play. Weve got the game against the CPL XI versus the USA. So theres many many different layers to us trying to build a stronger relationship and a stronger foundation to help launch cricket to go to the next stage.CPL officials have earlier made statements that they view matches in Florida as a gateway to a bigger US market opportunity in New York, and perhaps extending even further north across the border into Toronto. There have also been discussions held by officials planning to make a visit to Texas to investigate the possibility of staging matches at a new private facility outside of Houston.Such plans may be cause for concern for Lauderhill officials, particularly after the USAs only ICC-certified ODI stadium was snubbed last year by the Cricket All-Stars tour, which opted to play in baseball stadiums with drop-in pitches in New York, Houston and Los Angeles. While Bevan acknowledges other destinations may be a possibility, he says the CPL is committed to making Florida a staple of their annual calendar.Its not just the CPL. Its the CPL, the WICB, the ICC looking out where we can best help grow the game, Bevan says. If the United States cricket authorities and the ICC say wed also like you to grow the game in New York and California, then if we can do that from a growth perspective, fine. But we are here in Florida. 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He has developed better command of his fastball, working the outer half of the plate but moving the ball up and down, while mixing in four-seamers and two-seamers. His swing-and-miss rate with the pitch has improved from 15.9 percent in 2014 to 20.5 this year. He throws the fastball a lot: Among qualified starters, only Bartolo Colon and Aaron Sanchez threw a higher percentage of fastballs.His secondary pitches are a slider, curveball and changeup. Happ had one of his best starts of the season back in July against the Indians, allowing one run in seven innings while matching his season high with 11 strikeouts. Happ was especially tough from the stretch, allowing a .201 average with runners in scoring position. Like a lot of pitchers, the OPS against him increases the third time through the order:First: .618Second: .615Third: .750When Josh Tomlin is on the mound: Tomlins season is divided into three parts. He had a 3.43 ERA through July, then fell apart in August when he allowed 46 hits and 35 runs in 26.2 innings. He found himself again September, posting a 1.69 ERA and allowing just one home run. He then had a good start against the Red Sox in the division series, allowing two runs in five-plus innings and no home runs. As a finesse right-hander, keeping the ball in the park often determines his bottom line. He allowed 36 home runs, so this recent stretch is either a good sign or a lot of good luck.Hes not going to beat himself -- with 20 walks in 174 innings, he had the lowest walk rate among qualified starters -- but he needs all his pitches to work. The key pitch may be his cutter: It was a bad pitch for him most of the season and then really bad in August, when batters hit .407 and slugged .847 off it. In September, batters hit .188 without an extra-base hit in 34 plate appearances.Tomlin had a notable reverse platoon as lefties hit .229/.247/.438 off him while righties hit .299/.323/.522. Torontos lineup, of course, skews right-handed. The weird thing about that split is righties hit just .191 off his fastball. Every other pitch (slider, curveball, changeup) seems to work better against lefties. In other words, it will be interesting to see how Tomlin attacks the meat of the Toronto lineup.Player in the spotlightFrancisco Lindor. This series could be end up being his showcase event for a national audience that hasnt seen him play much and he got off to a good start with a two-run homer in Game 1. Hell likely win the Gold Glove Award but hes also the teams No. 3 hitter, a switch-hitter who hit .301/.358/.435. Lindor is one of many Indians with a large home/road split, hitting .344 at home and .258 on the road, with 23 of his 30 doubles at home.?-- SchoenfieldWhat will decide Saturdays gameThe Indians have a .946 OPS in the first three innings of games this postseason, jumping out to early leads, as they have not trailed at any point after the third inning so far in the playoffs. The best OPS in the first three innings of any playoff team since 2010 (minimum 2 games) was .940 by the 2011 Arizona Diamondbacks. --Daniel McCarthy, ESPN Stats & InfoDid You Know?The Blue Jays have had six pitchers reach the 20-win plateau, but only J.A. Happ and Jack Morris reached the postseason. When Jack Morris won 20 games in 1992, the Blue Jays won the World Series. --Daniel McCarthy, ESPN Stats & InfoChoosing sides: Who will win?? The Indians have every reason to feel they have something special going on, but Fridays series opener might have ended differently if Toronto had been able to summon even one clutch early hit against Corey Kluber. The Jays went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position against Kluber and wasted several opportunities in the early innings. Josh Tomlin isnt Kluber, and the Blue Jays have what it takes to send the series back to Toronto tied 1-1 if they can focus on hitting and spend less time carping about the umpiring. The guess here is that Toronto wins a more offensive contest and ties it up heading back to Rogers Centre.-- Jerry Crasnick?The Blue Jays are going to take Game 2. Indians starter Josh Tomlin is far more attractive opponent than Corey Kluber. The Jays hitters actually got to Kluber in Game 1, but they just couldnt deliver the crucial big hit to put a run on the board. 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