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7) How frustrating is it to be a Buffalo Bills fan? Well, consider that the Bills went to Denver and Kyle Orton passed for 355 yards, the Buffalo defence held Peyton Manning without a touchdown pass for the first time in 52 games, and the Bills lost 24-17 to see their playoff hopes dwindle further. Some of these questions are easier to answer than others. Heres the toughest - why are NHL players getting mumps? (Obviously, its a troubling matter, for which there has been no answer, that I know of, but consider this: the Anaheim Ducks are one of the teams hardest hit by the disease, and theyre in first place. Thus, we have a new example of "overcoming adversity". Mumps.)9) Who should win the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canadas top athlete of 2014? I believe Im running into the wind on this one, for her year did not end well, but my vote will go to Genie Bouchard. The year is best remembered for her ascent to the Wimbledon final. I find it difficult to select any of the other worthy candidates when none of them made or deserved bigger headlines than Bouchard.10) How do you feel about Madison Bumgarner as Sports Illustrateds Sportsman of the Year? Again, I want the winner to be the most memorable contributor to the 2014 sports scene, and if Bumgarners post-season performance in leading the San Francisco Giants to their third World Series win in five years was the best in baseball history, I cant think of anything that stood out more in the past 12 months.11) I find myself asking this question: "Is it okay for an athlete to be an idol"? I ask so I can answer: "Yes, if the athlete can be like Jean Beliveau".12) You can find hockey experts who profess to like Jack Eichel as much as Connor McDavid, but have you heard anyone recommend neither of them as 2015s number-one NHL draft pick? (No.)13) Will you be more interested than usual in the World Junior Hockey Championship because of McDavid and Eichel? They were there last year, but the logical answer is "yes", because its their draft year and because they should be much more prominent this time.14) If ever there was a headline that could go on a timer and be repeated regularly, with details to follow, wouldnt it be "Coyotes ownership in trouble"?15) When the Raptors play against Cleveland and you try to imagine any other team or teams being in the NBA Eastern Conference final, do you come up empty? I guess you should consider Atlanta, Washington and Chicago, but I believe Im empty.16) Suggested by Mondays first day of ticket sales for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto: who won the gold medal in baseball at the 2011 Pan Am Games in Guadalajara, Mexico? Perhaps youll be reminded if I tell you that USA won silver and Cuba won bronze. Who else for gold but Canada, right? Yup, score was 2-1 and Jimmy Van Ostrand drove in both runs for Canada with a two-run double in the sixth inning. Last word on Jimmy Van Ostrand? His name appears as a volunteer coach at Boston College.17) Is it really Billy Beane making the baseball moves in Oakland, or Brad Pitt, maybe? After dealing Yoenis Cespedes for Jon Lester in a futile attempt at success in last seasons American League playoffs, Beane has now traded the other two Oakland sluggers, Josh Donaldson and Brandon Moss; Lester and Jason Hammel have left the pitching staff as free agents and Beane has dealt Jeff Samardzija. Funnyball, not Moneyball.1 Jaromir Jagr is the 15th player in NHL history, and the only active player, who has appeared in 1,500 games. See him while you can. Is there any other reason to watch the New Jersey Devils? Perhaps not.19) So you think you know goalies? Last seasons top two vote-getters for the Vezina Trophy were Tuukka Rask and Semyon Varlamov. Make a list of the top goaltending performers so far this season and youll be a long time getting to either Rask or Varlamov. The number-one spot almost certainly goes to Nashvilles Pekka Rinne, who, in part because of injuries, wasnt even close to the Vezina radar last season.20) Shall we close with music? To herald the release of my annual "best of" music list at years end, coming soon via Twitter @TSNDaveHodge, heres the number-one song from 2014s number-one record. Jalen Hurd Youth Jersey .Kessy tried to show what he can do playing left wing for the Oilers in 5-0 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday in pre-season action. Roger Craig 49ers Jersey . -- Oakland Athletics starting pitchers Jarrod Parker and A. http://www.thesf49ersshoponline.com/Youth-Dwight-Clark-49ers-Jersey/ .Brooks, a three-year veteran, was slow to get up after suffering the injury during a 5-yard run by Arian Foster.Brooks limped off the field midway through the quarter and then slowly walked to the locker room a few minutes later. Jerry Rice Youth Jersey . However, it wasnt a problem on Monday night. Evgeni Nabokov made 23 saves for his 56th career shutout in the New York Islanders 3-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night. Patrick Willis Jersey . -- Mississippis Andrew Ritter said his game-winning, 41-yard field goal felt good off his foot.KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Natalie Spooner thinks about it a lot, the game crosses Brianne Jenners mind every so often, and Haley Irwin wants to move on.Canadas dramatic come-from-behind 3-2 overtime victory against the United States in the womens gold-medal hockey game at the Sochi Olympics added another memorable moment to the rivalry between the two countries.The stage is a smaller, but another chapter will be written on Saturday night.Irwin, Jennifer Wakefield and Rebecca Johnston scored for Canada on Friday in a 3-1 victory over Finland at the Four Nations Cup tournament that ensured a rematch against the U.S. in the championship game.Its easy to get excited for those games, said Spooner. Those are the games we want to be in and want to play in, so I think were all looking forward to it. Theyre always close games so weve got to bring our best game of the tournament.Canada had all but mathematically clinched a spot in the final after beating the Americans in round-robin play on Thursday. Finland needed an unlikely blowout victory over Canada to advance after the U.S. guaranteed its own spot in the showcase with a 3-0 win over Sweden earlier Friday.Its going to be an awesome game, said Irwin. I think youre going to see again both teams giving it their best effort. The rivalry is there and its for a gold medal.Anything other than a showdown between Canada (3-0) and the U.S. (2-1) at the tournament was never really in doubt as the giants of the womens game again dominated their European opponents.Its always an exciting game — should be a great one, said Canadian head coach Doug Derraugh. You dont have to give them the rah-rah motivational speech for this one.The rosters for the North American teams in Kamloops are missing a lot of the big names from that memorable game nine months ago in Russia as the U.S. and Canada continue to evaluate younger talent with an eye towards next years world championship and the 2018 Olympics. Hayley Wickenheiser and Jayna Hefford are among the 10 veterans not taking part for Canada, while the Americans left 11 of their Olympians off the roster.That doesnt in any way lessen the importance of Saturday.Its huge. Every time we have an opportunity to play against the U.S. its a big deal, said Jenner, who scored the first goal in the Sochi comeback. Weve got a lot of young players here that are just getting their first taste of this rivalry.For their part, the Americans are looking forward to getting another crack at Canada, especially in what will surely be a hostile environment at the Interior Savings Centre.Any time you get a chance to have a U.S.-Canada game its fun, said head coach Ken Klee. It was great for me as a player, its great now as a coach. It will be good atmosphere.Its a hockey game and when theres energy in the building I dont care if youre the visiting team or the home team, you feel the energy and its exciting. Those are the games you want to be playing in.Canada also left it late against the U.S. during round-robin play at the Four Nations, scoring twice in the final five minutes as part of a 3-2 victory that again sent the Americans home unhappy.Thats our goal — to play a full, solid 60 minutes of hockey, said U.S. forward Hilary Knight. We didnt plaay that the other night and were looking forward to the opportunity of playing it again.ddddddddddddIn Fridays late game that wrapped up round-robin play, Emerance Maschmeyer made 11 saves to get the win for Canada.Wakefield opened the scoring with 5:14 left in the first period, capping off a nice passing play with Tara Watchorn and Jenner.Finnish goalie Meeri Raisanen, who finished with 46 saves, held her team in during a first period that saw Canada record the first 11 shots before Finland directed one at Maschmeyer.Laura Fortino hit the post on a 3-on-1 short-handed break for Canada early in the second period before Jillian Saulnier had another good chance off the rush with nine minutes gone.Jenner and Irwin then had back-to-back shots from in close, and Spooner tried her luck on a breakaway, but Raisanen was equal to the task on all three occasions.You have to hand it to Finland, theyre a tough team to play against, said Irwin. Even though we generated a bunch of shots I thought there were areas we can definitely be better in.Maschmeyer didnt even face a shot in the period until there were under three minutes to go, but she had to be careful on a scramble in front as Canada held a 34-9 shot advantage though two periods.Irwin, Canadas captain, finally doubled her teams lead at 3:53 of the third on a nice deflection off a Fortino shot past a helpless Raisanen.Riika Valilila scored Finlands second goal of the tournament, swatting a puck home from the slot on a power play at 10:36 to give her team hope, but Johnston iced things into an empty net to seal it with under a minute to go.It wasnt our best total 60 minutes of hockey, but I thought there were some good things, said Jenner. Its a short tournament and weve got to learn from every shift.In Fridays other game, Knight, Emily Pflazer and Brianna Decker scored in the American victory over the Swedes.Brianne McLaughlin-Bittle stopped all 11 shots she faced for the U.S., while Shiann Darkangelo picked up two assists. Sara Grahn made 47 saves for Sweden (0-3), which has yet to score a goal in Kamloops and will play in the third-place game against Finland (1-2).Their goalie played a really great game, said Knight. She made a lot of really great saves, but it wasnt frustrating for us at all. Were a relentless team.Knight gave her team a 1-0 lead at 5:12 of the first before Pfalzer scored on a 5-on-3 power play at 14:25 of the second. Decker then put things completely out of reach with a nice short-handed effort with 31.7 seconds remaining in the period.We had a lot of energy, said Klee. Great chances, moving the puck, moving our feet — those are the things we have to pride ourselves in.It was a fun game.Notes: Canadian forward Jamie Lee Rattray, who has a goal and two assists in two games, sat out against Finland. Derraugh would not give a reason why, adding that she would be a game-time decision for Saturday. ... Canada and the U.S. have played in all but two Four Nations Cup finals. The Americans were upset by Finland during the round-robin portion of the tournament in Lake Placid, N.Y., last year and settled for a disappointing third. ... Canada has won the tournament 13 times, while the U.S. owns the five other titles. Cheap Jerseys China NFL Jerseys Cheap NBA Jerseys Wholesale NHL Jerseys Wholesale MLB Jerseys Cheap Soccer Jerseys China Wholesale NCAA Jerseys Wholesale Football Jerseys Wholesale Basketball Jerseys Wholesale Baseball Jerseys ' ' ' |
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