Jonathan Trotts book begins in a toilet. Oakland Raiders Jerseys . Not for him the glamorous surroundings of sun-streaked cricket grounds or open-top buses, instead the symbolic confinement of the smallest room. Unguarded is about how he got there, and how he found his way out. His first page, set after his penultimate Test innings, a three-ball nought in Barbados, is unsparing. As he stares in the bathroom mirror he notes his lined face and chipped teeth: My hair had gone, and somewhere along the way, the fun had too. Batting had become torture.As with KP: The Autobiography, published by Kevin Pietersen on his exit from international cricket, Trotts account is a state-of-mind book. The exhaustion and frustration are fresh on the page. While this adds a certain urgency, I think its a book that Trott will look back on as a snapshot rather than a truly reflective and rounded vision of who he was and what he accomplished.It is far better than Pietersens book, which circled around the same subjects like a tongue on a rough tooth, to the point that it became unreadable, but that circularity of thinking is here. Trotts preoccupations are with how hes perceived, whether that is by his fellow players, by commentators and pundits or by the wider world. Perhaps George Dobell, his excellent collaborator, sensed as much. The decision to include some fairly long contributions gathered from Kevin Pietersen, Alastair Cook, Andrew Strauss and Andy Flower serve the dual purpose of mitigating Trotts insularity and providing the reassurance that he is not just respected by his peers but held in great affection as a person too. He is a friend to everyone on that divided list.This is a book with the adroit structure of memoir, told in the voice of autobiography. The chapters are thematic, each set in a particular place and time, so we zig-zag from Barbados to Brisbane, touching down in the Cape Town of his childhood and The Oval of his triumphant first Test.Dobell deftly sketches the cricket-obsessed kid with some warm vignettes; the young Trott and his father playing on adjacent pitches, leaning on their bats and smiling at one another; his driven mother laying into his bowling at a school parents v pupils match; the sports shop he grew up in, which left him unable to bear an untidy grip on a bat handle - as a Test player he goes through his team-mates bags and adjusts them while theyre not looking. It darkens as Trott is sent to a sports psychologist when he reacts violently to his first run of bad scores, and by the time of his Test debut, capped by an Ashes century, he is entirely defining himself by the game he plays: It was everything I had ever wanted, and everything I dreamed it would be.England, with Trott as their rock-solid, iron-hard No. 3, climb the mountain to world No. 1. Its a high that lasts until the final of the Champions Trophy in 2013, when the disappointment of that game induces his precipitous fall.Fear is an unexamined, sometimes unacknowledged, subject in cricket and other sports, maybe because to do so implies a lack of courage. That is daft, not least because courage doesnt really exist without fear. But its manifestation in cricket drives at the heart of Trotts book. The professional batsman trains incessantly to resist and repel very fast, short-pitched bowling. They are not afraid of the ball in the same way that a boxer is not afraid of being punched. But like a boxer, damage accumulates, through a fight, through a career, through all of the unseen hours of sparring and training. There comes a moment when the physical skills dip and decline and the emotional energy required to withstand the challenge changes and deepens, and they no longer feel young and indomitable; instead anxiety seeps like water through a ceiling.In Trott and in many batsmen it begins as a kind of impugning of their masculinity. I felt I was being questioned as a man, he writes. I felt my dignity was being stripped away with every short ball I ducked or parried. It was degrading. Trott is confronted by a truly fearsome opponent exactly as he arrives at this moment in his life. Mitchell Johnson hits him on the head with a bouncer during the ODI in Edgbaston in 2013 and the trickle of anxiety becomes a flood. He breaks down on the field before the next game in Southampton and Ashley Giles has to pull him out with a back spasm, an excuse that reinforces Trotts perception that his anxiety is somehow shameful or weak. By the time the contest is transplanted to Brisbane, he is a sitting duck, his technique wrecked by an early movement across the stumps, his concentration disrupted by a headache, the anxiety manifesting now as a desire to crash his opponent out of the attack: normal circumstances have left town… I want to hit it. I want to smash it. I want to prove I can play this stuff.Johnson is the wrecking ball not just for Trott but for the storied team that is falling apart around him: Graeme Swanns elbow has gone, Matt Prior is struggling, Kevin Pietersen too; and their coach, Andy Flower, is responding in the only way he knows, by pushing everyone harder. Trotts account of the disintegration is urgent and moving, his voice and Pietersens harmonising on what went wrong (a minor theme of Unguarded is how clear and true Pietersens vision of England was - and it is expressed far better and more concisely here than in Pietersens own book).Trotts insecurities are deep in the bones of Unguarded. At the times of his greatest anxieties you want to stop reading, put an arm around him and tell him its all going to be okay. As well as the journey in and out of a toilet, he begins a less steady one from a life and a personality defined by being a cricketer to the more rounded years beyond. I hope that he knows he takes many admirers with him, and this raw, sometimes visceral account of a modern sportsmans life will surely bring him more.Unguarded: My Autobiography By Jonathan Trott Sphere, 2016 288 pages, ￡20 http://www.officialraidersgear.com/Raiders-Ronnie-Lott-Draft-Jersey/ . The Redskins announced Monday that the quarterback who led the team to the Super Bowl championship in the 1987 season will serve as a personnel executive. http://www.officialraidersgear.com/Raiders-Jordy-Nelson-Draft-Jersey/ . That left plenty of energy for pitching books and swatting away free agency questions. Anthony had 24 points and nine rebounds, and the Knicks avenged an embarrassing home loss with a rout of their own, beating the Boston Celtics 114-88 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory. http://www.officialraidersgear.com/Raiders-Ej-Manuel-Draft-Jersey/ . The Cleveland Indians, Tampa Bay Rays, and Texas Rangers all won on Sunday meaning the Rangers will host the Rays in a play-in game on Monday. Iron horse Mihany has returned to winning form with a record-breaking win at Pakenham.The Lindsay Park trained galloper lowered the 1600m track record when successful in Saturdays David Bourke Memorial Handicap.Ridden by apprentice Regan Bayliss, Mihany was sent out the $2.50 favourite before scoring by 3-1/4 lengths from Kenjorwood ($3.90) with Petrology ($6) a long neck away third.The victory brought up a race-to-race double for Lindsay Park after Snitzson scored in the Wise Choice Catering Handicap.Senior Lindsay Park trainer David Hayes described Mihany as an iron horse following the win.Hes been in work for something like 450 days and hes won three races for the new ownership, Hayes said.Mihany began his campaign in October last year and apart from a nine week break in August, where he changed ownersship, has been in work ever since. http://www.officialraidersgear.com/Raiders-Seth-Roberts-Draft-Jersey/. Hayes said Mihany, a $600,000 yearling buy, was purchased by his current owners for $110,000.He was owned by Shadwell who move on a few horses for their next yearling intake, Hayes said.I encourage them not to but understand they have to and thats why they are good to buy off.The new owners have done very well.Mihany will now head to the Lord Stakes (1700m) at Caulfield on December 26.Then there might be a freshen up but I hate turning out in-form older horses, Hayes said.My theory on Mihany is if he runs a bad race I give him one more chance and he always bounces back.Well run in the Lord and if he runs poorly, we may freshen up. Youth NFL Jerseys China China Jerseys Wholesale Discount Jerseys NFL Jerseys Cheap Cheap Jerseys 2020 Disocunt Football Jerseys NFL Jerseys Cheap Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys NFL Jerseys Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale NFL Gear Jerseys From China Disocunt Football Jerseys Discount Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China ' ' ' 

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While this adds a certain urgency, I think its a book that Trott will look back on as a snapshot rather than a truly reflective and rounded vision of who he was and what he accomplished.It is far better than Pietersens book, which circled around the same subjects like a tongue on a rough tooth, to the point that it became unreadable, but that circularity of thinking is here. Trotts preoccupations are with how hes perceived, whether that is by his fellow players, by commentators and pundits or by the wider world. Perhaps George Dobell, his excellent collaborator, sensed as much. The decision to include some fairly long contributions gathered from Kevin Pietersen, Alastair Cook, Andrew Strauss and Andy Flower serve the dual purpose of mitigating Trotts insularity and providing the reassurance that he is not just respected by his peers but held in great affection as a person too. He is a friend to everyone on that divided list.This is a book with the adroit structure of memoir, told in the voice of autobiography. The chapters are thematic, each set in a particular place and time, so we zig-zag from Barbados to Brisbane, touching down in the Cape Town of his childhood and The Oval of his triumphant first Test.Dobell deftly sketches the cricket-obsessed kid with some warm vignettes; the young Trott and his father playing on adjacent pitches, leaning on their bats and smiling at one another; his driven mother laying into his bowling at a school parents v pupils match; the sports shop he grew up in, which left him unable to bear an untidy grip on a bat handle - as a Test player he goes through his team-mates bags and adjusts them while theyre not looking. It darkens as Trott is sent to a sports psychologist when he reacts violently to his first run of bad scores, and by the time of his Test debut, capped by an Ashes century, he is entirely defining himself by the game he plays: It was everything I had ever wanted, and everything I dreamed it would be.England, with Trott as their rock-solid, iron-hard No. 3, climb the mountain to world No. 1. Its a high that lasts until the final of the Champions Trophy in 2013, when the disappointment of that game induces his precipitous fall.Fear is an unexamined, sometimes unacknowledged, subject in cricket and other sports, maybe because to do so implies a lack of courage. That is daft, not least because courage doesnt really exist without fear. But its manifestation in cricket drives at the heart of Trotts book. The professional batsman trains incessantly to resist and repel very fast, short-pitched bowling. They are not afraid of the ball in the same way that a boxer is not afraid of being punched. But like a boxer, damage accumulates, through a fight, through a career, through all of the unseen hours of sparring and training. There comes a moment when the physical skills dip and decline and the emotional energy required to withstand the challenge changes and deepens, and they no longer feel young and indomitable; instead anxiety seeps like water through a ceiling.In Trott and in many batsmen it begins as a kind of impugning of their masculinity. I felt I was being questioned as a man, he writes. I felt my dignity was being stripped away with every short ball I ducked or parried. It was degrading. Trott is confronted by a truly fearsome opponent exactly as he arrives at this moment in his life. Mitchell Johnson hits him on the head with a bouncer during the ODI in Edgbaston in 2013 and the trickle of anxiety becomes a flood. He breaks down on the field before the next game in Southampton and Ashley Giles has to pull him out with a back spasm, an excuse that reinforces Trotts perception that his anxiety is somehow shameful or weak. By the time the contest is transplanted to Brisbane, he is a sitting duck, his technique wrecked by an early movement across the stumps, his concentration disrupted by a headache, the anxiety manifesting now as a desire to crash his opponent out of the attack: normal circumstances have left town… I want to hit it. I want to smash it. I want to prove I can play this stuff.Johnson is the wrecking ball not just for Trott but for the storied team that is falling apart around him: Graeme Swanns elbow has gone, Matt Prior is struggling, Kevin Pietersen too; and their coach, Andy Flower, is responding in the only way he knows, by pushing everyone harder. Trotts account of the disintegration is urgent and moving, his voice and Pietersens harmonising on what went wrong (a minor theme of Unguarded is how clear and true Pietersens vision of England was - and it is expressed far better and more concisely here than in Pietersens own book).Trotts insecurities are deep in the bones of Unguarded. At the times of his greatest anxieties you want to stop reading, put an arm around him and tell him its all going to be okay. As well as the journey in and out of a toilet, he begins a less steady one from a life and a personality defined by being a cricketer to the more rounded years beyond. I hope that he knows he takes many admirers with him, and this raw, sometimes visceral account of a modern sportsmans life will surely bring him more.Unguarded: My Autobiography By Jonathan Trott Sphere, 2016 288 pages, ￡20 http://www.officialraidersgear.com/Raiders-Ronnie-Lott-Draft-Jersey/ . The Redskins announced Monday that the quarterback who led the team to the Super Bowl championship in the 1987 season will serve as a personnel executive. http://www.officialraidersgear.com/Raiders-Jordy-Nelson-Draft-Jersey/ . That left plenty of energy for pitching books and swatting away free agency questions. Anthony had 24 points and nine rebounds, and the Knicks avenged an embarrassing home loss with a rout of their own, beating the Boston Celtics 114-88 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory. http://www.officialraidersgear.com/Raiders-Ej-Manuel-Draft-Jersey/ . The Cleveland Indians, Tampa Bay Rays, and Texas Rangers all won on Sunday meaning the Rangers will host the Rays in a play-in game on Monday. Iron horse Mihany has returned to winning form with a record-breaking win at Pakenham.The Lindsay Park trained galloper lowered the 1600m track record when successful in Saturdays David Bourke Memorial Handicap.Ridden by apprentice Regan Bayliss, Mihany was sent out the $2.50 favourite before scoring by 3-1/4 lengths from Kenjorwood ($3.90) with Petrology ($6) a long neck away third.The victory brought up a race-to-race double for Lindsay Park after Snitzson scored in the Wise Choice Catering Handicap.Senior Lindsay Park trainer David Hayes described Mihany as an iron horse following the win.Hes been in work for something like 450 days and hes won three races for the new ownership, Hayes said.Mihany began his campaign in October last year and apart from a nine week break in August, where he changed ownersship, has been in work ever since. http://www.officialraidersgear.com/Raiders-Seth-Roberts-Draft-Jersey/. Hayes said Mihany, a $600,000 yearling buy, was purchased by his current owners for $110,000.He was owned by Shadwell who move on a few horses for their next yearling intake, Hayes said.I encourage them not to but understand they have to and thats why they are good to buy off.The new owners have done very well.Mihany will now head to the Lord Stakes (1700m) at Caulfield on December 26.Then there might be a freshen up but I hate turning out in-form older horses, Hayes said.My theory on Mihany is if he runs a bad race I give him one more chance and he always bounces back.Well run in the Lord and if he runs poorly, we may freshen up. Youth NFL Jerseys China China Jerseys Wholesale Discount Jerseys NFL Jerseys Cheap Cheap Jerseys 2020 Disocunt Football Jerseys NFL Jerseys Cheap Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys NFL Jerseys Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale NFL Gear Jerseys From China Disocunt Football Jerseys Discount Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China ' ' ' 

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Superstar forward Didier Drogbas absence from the Montreal Impact roster is unlikely to end in Thursdays Eastern Conference knockout-round playoff match against host D. Glen Rice Jersey .C. United.Despite scoring 10 goals in 22 appearances, Drogba hasnt played since the end of September -- partly due to a feud over playing time with manager Mauro Biello and more recently because of a back ailment.The 38-year-old Ivory Coast international and former Chelsea striker sat out most of training again on Tuesday. Multiple media outlets on Wednesday reported that he did not make the trip to Washington.I dont think those chances will be good, Biello said Tuesday, according to MLSSoccer.com. He hasnt trained, he still feels a discomfort, so the chances are very minimal.Drogba is out of contract at the end of the season, and fifth-seeded Montreal is actually 6-3-3 this season when he doesnt play.In the latter third of the campaign, Biello appeared to be more comfortable starting mid-season loan signing Matteo Mancosu at forward and bringing Drogba off the bench. The 31-year-old Italian has three goals and four assists in 15 appearances (seven starts).(Drogbas) a different player than Mancosu, but I dont think much is going to change if they swap one for the other, D.C. United coach Ben Olsen said, according to MLSSoccer.com. So the way we go about the game isnt going to change.By contrast, fourth-seeded D.C. United have very few questions surrounding their personnel for a group that had won four straight before sitting most of its regulars in a 4-2 loss at Orlando City SC on Sunday.Midfielder Marcelo Sarvas (knee) and outside back Sean Franklin (calf) made their first appearances since September on Sunday, but seem unlikely to supplant anyone in Olsens starting lineup.We like our group, Olsen told reporters Tuesday. But those two players are very influential to the team. These are good choices to have, and Im certainly not going to tell you who Im starting. Justise Winslow Jersey . Barcelonas entertaining victory ensured the defending Spanish champions retained their share of the league lead with Atletico Madrid two rounds ahead of their meeting in the capital. Real Madrid needed a late goal by substitute Jese Rodriguez to earn a 3-2 victory at Valencia to stay in third place and three points behind its title rivals. Hassan Whiteside Jersey . Despite the cost, effort and an improved steroid test, its possible that very few -- if any -- positives will be detected, Dr. Richard Budgett told The Associated Press in an interview. "We just dont know what the results from Torino will be," Budgett said. http://www.authenticbasketballshopheat.com/udonis-haslem-heat-jersey/ . The Masters champion and winner of last weeks Australian PGA has a three-round total of 14-under 199 at Royal Melbourne. "Im in a really good position for tomorrow," Scott said. The Arizona Diamondbacks announced Tuesday that they have hired former big league hurler Dan Haren as a pitching strategist for the club.Harens responsibilities will include working with Arizonas front office, coaching staff and analytics department, according to a release from the team.The hiring brings Haren back to the desert, where he enjoyed success with the D-backs from 2008-10. A right-hander, he went 37-26 with a 3.56 ERA in 87 starts for Arizona, earning All-Star selections in 2008 and 2009.An avid Twwitter user, Haren jokingly added another job to the social media announcement of his new position. Goran Dragic Jersey. Haren, 36, played 13 seasons with eight teams, compiling a 153-131 record and 3.75 ERA in 391 games. He was a three-time All-Star and finished fifth in National League Cy Young Award voting in 2009.His last MLB appearance came in 2015 with the Chicago Cubs.-- Nick Ostiller Youth NFL Jerseys China China Jerseys Wholesale Discount Jerseys NFL Jerseys Cheap Cheap Jerseys 2020 Disocunt Football Jerseys NFL Jerseys Cheap Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys NFL Jerseys Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale NFL Gear Jerseys From China Disocunt Football Jerseys Discount Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China ' ' ' 

PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Phillies placed first baseman Ryan Howard on the 15-day disabled list Saturday due to left knee inflammation. Travis Benjamin Jersey . Howard originally was in Saturdays starting lineup but was a late scratch. The three-time All-Star has struggled while playing through the knee injury, batting .266 with 11 homers and 43 RBIs this season. Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro said Howard would have an MRI on Sunday or Monday. "It got to the point where its time for him to get off of it, the discomfort is too great," Amaro said. "This is a big blow to us." The Phillies called up Darin Ruf from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to take Howards place. Ruf batted .266 with seven homers and 46 RBIs at Lehigh Valley. He had two homers and nine RBIs in 57 at-bats for the Phillies last season. Melvin Gordon Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. Forrest Lamp Jersey . Capitals head coach Adam Oates said Ovechkin was injured in the first period against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday and clarified it was not a head injury. http://www.chargersauthenticshop.com/Chargers-Kyle-Emanuel-Draft-Jersey/ . Hamelin, who triumphed in the 500 on Saturday, edged out Victor An of Russia by 0.021 seconds to maintain his lead in the World Cup standings. Russias Vladimir Grigorev was third. In the relay, Canada took control six laps from the finish line to beat Russia and the Netherlands. Stoke City are, at times, a challenging side to figure out, some weeks they look unbeatable with skill all over the pitch, and some weeks they just look rather disinterested.Manager Mark Hughes has done an admirable job with his side, but has yet to figure out how all the talented pieces can fit together. Hell get another chance to solve that mystery on Wednesday night when his lads welcome Southampton to bet365.com Stadium.The Potters (5-4-6) find themselves in 11th place heading into the midweek matches, miles better than earlier in the campaign when they spent a sizable chunk of time at the foot of the table. They enter Wednesdays clash in decent form, having won two of their last three league matches.Stoke had the better of the play early in Saturdays 3-1 loss to Arsenal, and grabbed the lead through a 29th-minute penalty from Charlie Adam before the Gunners broke free.Despite the loss, Hughes took some positives from the performance.In the past weve come here and struggled to get any shots on goal or get out of our own half but I think we can be reasonably pleased with what weve produced (Saturday), Hughes said. Were an honest group and Im not going to claim that we deserved to win because Arsenal are a very good and strong team, as their league position shows.But we can take positives from the way weve gone about it. Weve taken a look at one or two things; we will be without the likes of Wilfried Bony, Mame Diouf and Ramadan in January due to African Cup of Nations and its important that we look at what we can and cant do ahead of that.This clash will be Hughes 400th in the Premier League. He becomes the sixth manager to reach that milestone in the Premier League. Derwin James Jersey. .Stoke will be a bit shorthanded as defender Geoff Cameron remains out, along with goalkeeper Jack Butland and Phil Bardsley.Southampton (5-5-5) have also won two of their last three Premier League fixtures, including Sundays clinical 1-0 win over Middlesbrough, which saw Sofiane Boufal score the 53rd-minute winner. Southampton manager Claude Puel was pleased with his clubs performance, especially that of midfielder Jordy Clasie.I was happy for the game of Jordy, because I think its the best game since the beginning of the season, Puel said. He took responsibility to go forward to try to shoot and to give possibilities offensively for the team.I think he can do better with his qualities, not just to defend, because he has good technique, he sees the play, he feels the play and when he brings something offensively its good for the team.Puel also provided an injury update heading into Wednesdays tilt.Dusan Tadic returned to the side against Middlesbrough after recovering from a broken nose, while Austin will be out for three to four months with a shoulder injury. Defender Matt Targett and goalkeeper Alex McCarthy remain unavailable as Saints go in search of back-to-back wins.Stoke City have won just one of their previous four home Premier League games against Southampton, with both teams scoring in each match.Southampton have scored in each of their last 13 league visits to Stoke, last failing to score there in a league game in August 1977. Youth NFL Jerseys China China Jerseys Wholesale Discount Jerseys NFL Jerseys Cheap Cheap Jerseys 2020 Disocunt Football Jerseys NFL Jerseys Cheap Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys NFL Jerseys Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale NFL Gear Jerseys From China Disocunt Football Jerseys Discount Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China ' ' ' 

PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Phillies placed first baseman Ryan Howard on the 15-day disabled list Saturday due to left knee inflammation. Travis Benjamin Jersey . Howard originally was in Saturdays starting lineup but was a late scratch. The three-time All-Star has struggled while playing through the knee injury, batting .266 with 11 homers and 43 RBIs this season. Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro said Howard would have an MRI on Sunday or Monday. "It got to the point where its time for him to get off of it, the discomfort is too great," Amaro said. "This is a big blow to us." The Phillies called up Darin Ruf from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to take Howards place. Ruf batted .266 with seven homers and 46 RBIs at Lehigh Valley. He had two homers and nine RBIs in 57 at-bats for the Phillies last season. Melvin Gordon Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. Forrest Lamp Jersey . Capitals head coach Adam Oates said Ovechkin was injured in the first period against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday and clarified it was not a head injury. http://www.chargersauthenticshop.com/Chargers-Kyle-Emanuel-Draft-Jersey/ . Hamelin, who triumphed in the 500 on Saturday, edged out Victor An of Russia by 0.021 seconds to maintain his lead in the World Cup standings. Russias Vladimir Grigorev was third. In the relay, Canada took control six laps from the finish line to beat Russia and the Netherlands. Stoke City are, at times, a challenging side to figure out, some weeks they look unbeatable with skill all over the pitch, and some weeks they just look rather disinterested.Manager Mark Hughes has done an admirable job with his side, but has yet to figure out how all the talented pieces can fit together. Hell get another chance to solve that mystery on Wednesday night when his lads welcome Southampton to bet365.com Stadium.The Potters (5-4-6) find themselves in 11th place heading into the midweek matches, miles better than earlier in the campaign when they spent a sizable chunk of time at the foot of the table. They enter Wednesdays clash in decent form, having won two of their last three league matches.Stoke had the better of the play early in Saturdays 3-1 loss to Arsenal, and grabbed the lead through a 29th-minute penalty from Charlie Adam before the Gunners broke free.Despite the loss, Hughes took some positives from the performance.In the past weve come here and struggled to get any shots on goal or get out of our own half but I think we can be reasonably pleased with what weve produced (Saturday), Hughes said. Were an honest group and Im not going to claim that we deserved to win because Arsenal are a very good and strong team, as their league position shows.But we can take positives from the way weve gone about it. Weve taken a look at one or two things; we will be without the likes of Wilfried Bony, Mame Diouf and Ramadan in January due to African Cup of Nations and its important that we look at what we can and cant do ahead of that.This clash will be Hughes 400th in the Premier League. He becomes the sixth manager to reach that milestone in the Premier League. Derwin James Jersey. .Stoke will be a bit shorthanded as defender Geoff Cameron remains out, along with goalkeeper Jack Butland and Phil Bardsley.Southampton (5-5-5) have also won two of their last three Premier League fixtures, including Sundays clinical 1-0 win over Middlesbrough, which saw Sofiane Boufal score the 53rd-minute winner. Southampton manager Claude Puel was pleased with his clubs performance, especially that of midfielder Jordy Clasie.I was happy for the game of Jordy, because I think its the best game since the beginning of the season, Puel said. He took responsibility to go forward to try to shoot and to give possibilities offensively for the team.I think he can do better with his qualities, not just to defend, because he has good technique, he sees the play, he feels the play and when he brings something offensively its good for the team.Puel also provided an injury update heading into Wednesdays tilt.Dusan Tadic returned to the side against Middlesbrough after recovering from a broken nose, while Austin will be out for three to four months with a shoulder injury. Defender Matt Targett and goalkeeper Alex McCarthy remain unavailable as Saints go in search of back-to-back wins.Stoke City have won just one of their previous four home Premier League games against Southampton, with both teams scoring in each match.Southampton have scored in each of their last 13 league visits to Stoke, last failing to score there in a league game in August 1977. Youth NFL Jerseys China China Jerseys Wholesale Discount Jerseys NFL Jerseys Cheap Cheap Jerseys 2020 Disocunt Football Jerseys NFL Jerseys Cheap Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys NFL Jerseys Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale NFL Gear Jerseys From China Disocunt Football Jerseys Discount Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China ' ' ' 

The New York Rangers made the playoffs for the third straight season, but it wasnt enough for head coach John Tortorella to keep his job. James Develin Jersey . Off-Season Game Plan looks at a Rangers team facing changes this summer, not least of which is a new man in charge behind the bench. Alain Vigneault, recently fired in Vancouver, wasnt out of work long and joins the Rangers with expectations to win, and win now. What Vigneault brings to the table, in addition to 806 career regular season games and at least reaching the second round in five of seven playoff appearances, is strategic use of his top scorers. In Vancouver, the Sedins took more faceoffs in the offensive zone than anyone else, leaving Manny Malhotra and others to take the vast majority of defensive zone faceoffs. Translating that to New York, that figures to give Rick Nash a steady diet of offensive zone draws. Nash was already leaning that way (60.1% last season), but expect his usage to be tilted even more. GM Glen Sather explained the coaching change this way: "It was getting to be so hard on some of our players. We needed to make a change to give them a little fresh life and more of an optimistic view of how to play." The biggest decision facing the Rangers this summer will be what to do with Brad Richards. Signed as a free agent in the summer of 2011, Richards struggled in the shortened season, but fell totally flat in the playoffs, getting sent to the press box for the last two games in Round Two. With a new coach, maybe the Rangers will be inclined to give Richards another shot next season, particularly since a compliance buyout is a big cheque to write for Richards to play somewhere else, so its possible that Richards gets another chance in 2013-2014, but no matter which way that decision goes, its going to be a msjor decision for Sather and company. The TSN.ca Rating is an efficiency rating based on per-game statistics including goals and assists -- weighted for strength (ie. power play, even, shorthanded) -- plus-minus, hits, blocked shots, giveaways, takeaways, penalty differential and faceoffs. (Stats are listed in this format: G-A-PTS, +/-, PIM, GP). Generally, a replacement-level player is around a 60, a top six forward and top four defenceman will be 70-plus, stars will be over 80 and MVP candidates could go over 90. Sidney Crosby finished at the top of the 2013 regular season ratings with a 93.65. Salary cap information all comes from the indispensable www.capgeek.com. GM/COACHGlen Sather/Alain Vigneault Returning Forwards Player Rating GP G A PTS +/- Cap Hit Rick Nash 80.61 44 21 21 42 +16 $7.8M Ryan Callahan 75.99 45 16 15 31 +9 $4.275M Brad Richards 71.21 46 11 23 34 +8 $6.667M Derick Brassard 71.06 47 12 17 29 +1 $3.2M Taylor Pyatt 61.24 48 6 5 11 +5 $1.55M Brian Boyle 60.80 38 2 3 5 -13 $1.7M Derek Dorsett 59.29 24 3 6 9 -11 $1.633M Chris Kreider 57.25 23 2 1 3 -1 $1.325M Arron Asham 56.14 27 2 0 2 +2 $1.0M Darroll Powe 51.94 42 0 0 0 -1 $1.067M Free Agent Forwards Player Rating GP G A PTS +/- Class 12-13 Cap Hit Derek Stepan 78.72 48 18 26 44 +25 RFA $875K Mats Zuccarello 69.57 15 3 5 8 +10 RFA $700K Carl Hagelin 69.21 48 10 14 24 +10 RFA $875K Ryane Clowe 63.62 40 3 16 19 +1 UFA $3.625M Rangers Forwards Usage Chart from somekindofninja.com Its easy (and fun too!) to be down on Rick Nash after he scored one goal in 12 playoff games, but his first season in New York was very good. 21 goals in 44 games was his best goal-scoring rate (0.48) since 2008-2009, he was a career-best plus-16 and his 32 even-strength points ranked 15th, ahead of Phil Kessel, John Tavares, Ryan Getzlaf and Henrik Sedin. (His 17 even-strength goals ranked sixth.) Yes, Nash is paid big money and with that comes an expectation of production when it matters most, in the playoffs, but the Rangers ought to be very happy with the early returns from the 29-year-old power forward. Team captain Ryan Callahan has been a consistent goal-scorer and frequent hitter, earning more and more ice time, up to a career-high 21:31 per game in 2013. Over the last three seasons, Callahan has 68 goals in 181 games, hit 0.38 goals per game tied for 22nd with Marian Hossa, Taylor Hall and Ryan Kesler. Real-time stats have to be taken with a grain of salt at the best of times, and perhaps pounds of salt when coming from Madison Square Garden, but Callahan has also finished among the top dozen forwards in hits for five consecutive seasons and among the top five forwards in blocked shots for each of the last four seasons. Its that willingness to lay his body on the line that makes the blue-collar winger the captain of a marquee franchise. A healthy scratch in the playoffs after managing one point in 10 postseason contests, Brad Richards is now in danger of having his contract bought out, as the Rangers see a way to get out from a cap hit of $6.667-million through 2020. Thats a lot of money to pay someone not to play, however, so its still conceivable that the Blueshirts could give Richards another season before deciding on a compliance buyout next summer. The strange thing about Richards playoff collapse is that he was crucial to their efforts to get there, scoring 16 points in the last games of the regular season. There are 13 centres to score at least 100 points over the last two (er, one-and-a-little-more-than-a-half) NHL seasons and Richards is one of them. Coming to New York in the Marian Gaborik trade may have been a career-saver for Derick Brassard, the sixth overall pick in 2006 who had scuffled along for the last four-plus seasons before he arrived in Manhattan and, between regular season and playoffs, scored 23 points in 25 games. If hes back on track as an offensive performer, that gives the Rangers more flexibility down the middle; potentially enough flexibility to cut Richards loose and not be left with a gaping hole for a point-producing pivot. A hulking winger who has a history with new coach Alain Vigneault, Taylor Pyatts point production last season (0.23 per game) was the lowest of his career. Hes as strong as they come, but doesnt use that to his advantage consistently enough and that leaves him in a depth role at this stage of his career. Following a couple of productive seasons in which he emerged into a more prominent role, Brian Boyle struggled last season, finishing with a career-low minus-13 and getting scratched at times. He was better in the postseason, earning significant ice time, an indication that he could still be counted on in a top-nine role going forward. A tough winger who worked himself into a regular checking role with Columbus, Derek Dorsett didnt get into a Rangers jersey until the playoffs. Acquiring Dorsett, a scrapper who can play a bit, seemed to be a tacit admission that the Rangers missed the presence of Brandon Prust, who signed with Montreal as a free agent last summer. After making his debut with the Rangers in 2012 playoffs, scoring five goals and seven points in 18 games, Chris Kreider was expected to be a regular for the Rangers last season, but he struggled in the AHL (23 points, minus-11 in 48 games) and couldnt get into a regular spot when he was called up, managing three points in 23 games while playing about 10 minutes per game. A rare combination of size (6-foot-3, 230 pounds) and skating ability gives Kreider potential to be an impact player, but hell have to be much better next season. Darroll Powe is a hard-hitting checker but also failed to register a point in 42 games last season, setting a record (since time on ice has been tracked) for the most minutes played by a forward without a point. Derek Stepan made a quantum leap forward in his third season, setting career-high rates across the board (goals per game, assists per game, time on ice per game) as well as plus-minus. Hes the Rangers No. 1 centre now and likely looking at a big payday this summer. After scoring 28 points in 44 games with Metallurg in the KHL, Mats Zuccarello re-joined the Rangers late in the year, and had 15 points in 27 regular season plus playoff games. Hes tiny, but carries a long stick and has the offensive instincts to help in a supporting role. Speedy winger Carl Hagelin wasnt quite as productive as he was in his rookie year, but hes a puck possession beast and is one of 10 players, since 2000, to start his career with two double-digit plus seasons. If the Rangers keep Richards, then there isnt a lot of room to maneuver. Maybe a veteran checking winger or a full-time spot opens up for prospect J.T. Miller, but if Richards is bought out, then the Rangers will have room to make a bolder move in free agency. It would put them in the market for Patrik Elias, Stephen Weiss, Derek Roy or re-signing Ryane Clowe, the free agent power forward who was acquired from San Jose, but got hurt late in the season. Returning Defence Player Rating GP G A PTS +/- Cap Hit Marc Staal 73.15 21 2 9 11 +4 $3.975M Michael Del Zotto 71.23 46 3 18 21 +6 $2.55M Dan Girardi 71.11 46 2 12 14 -1 $3.325M John Moore 65.42 30 1 6 7 +4 $965K Anton Stralman 65.23 48 4 3 7 +14 $1.7M Free Agent Defence Player Rating GP G A PTS +/- Class 12-13 Cap Hit Ryan McDonagh 73.62 41 4 9 13 +15 RFA $1.3M Steve Eminger 61.99 35 0 3 3 +9 UFA $750K Roman Hamrlik 60.13 16 0 1 1 -4 UFA $3.5M Matt Gilroy 55.86 15 0 0 0 -3 UFA $650K Michael Sauer             RFA $1.25M Rangers Defence Usage Chart from somekindofninja.com When Marc Staal took a puck in the eye March 5, against Philadelphia, that really undercut the Rangers hopes because, while he returned for one game in the playoffs, losing a 24-minute-per-game defenceman in the midst of a career season is impossible to make up. Staal may not regain 100% of his vision, but is expected to be ready to play next season. If he can still fill a shutdown defensive role, that will be a major positive for the Rangers. The best puckhandler on the Rangers blueline, Michael Del Zotto ranks 21st among defencemen with 62 points over the last two seasons, but has struggled in the possession game as his minutes have climbed in recent seasons. Dan Girardi has led the league in blocked shots in two of the last three seasons (and finished in the top six for each of the last four seasons). Not surprisingly, his puck possession numbers arent strong, but some of that is a factor of playing a defensive role against the other teams top lines night after night. Though he played fewer than 12 minutes per game after coming over from Columbus, John Moore was more productive with the Rangers and saw his ice time go up to 17 minutes per game in the playoffs. A 22-year-old who is a tremendous skater with good size, hes still just getting started in his NHL career and has potential to get better. Though he usually contributes more offensively than he did last season, Anton Stralman had terrific puck possession stats, while playing admittedly protected minutes. Thats okay, territorial success from a third pairing defenceman is fine no matter how it happens. In three NHL seasons, Ryan McDonagh is plus-54, which ranks third over that span. Hes played more than 24 minutes per game in the last two seasons and should land a nice contract this summer. Michael Sauer hasnt returned to the ice since suffering a concussion against the Toronto Maple Leafs on December 5, 2011 and its a significant loss for the Rangers. He had a chance to be a top four defenceman, but thats light years away now as he deals with post-concussion effects. The Rangers have a steady enough top six returning on the blueline, but could use another veteran, possibly one who can handle the puck a bit. Ryan Whitney, Ron Hainsey or Marek Zidlicky could hold some appeal, if the price is right. Returning Goaltenders Player Rating GP W L OTL GAA SV% Cap Hit Henrik Lundqqvist 83.49 43 24 16 3 2.05 .926 $6.875M Martin Biron 75.30 6 2 2 1 2.37 .917 $1.3M One of the games elite puck stoppers, Henrik Lundqvist is the only starter to have a .920 save percentage in each of the last four seasons and his .924 save percentage over that span is best among goalies with at least 150 games played. With one year left on his contract, expect an extension to be part of the Rangers plans this summer. He doesnt get a lot of work as Lundqvists backup, but Martin Biron is one of the better second-stringers in the league, with a .913 save percentage in three seasons with the Rangers. Top Prospects Player Pos. Team/League Stats J.T. Miller C Connecticut (AHL) 8-15-23, -12, 42 GP Jesper Fast RW Jonkoping (SEL) 18-17-35, +13, 47 GP Michael St. Croix C Edmonton (WHL) 37-55-92, +30, 72 GP Dylan McIlrath D Connecticut (AHL) 0-5-5, +7, 45 GP Christian Thomas RW Connecticut (AHL) 19-16-35, +5, 73 GP Brady Skjei D Minnesota (WCHA) 1-2-3, +11, 36 GP Marek Hrivik LW Connecticut (AHL) 7-19-26, -2, 40 GP Oscar Lindberg C Skelleftea (SEL) 17-25-42, +1, 55 GP Cristoval Nieves C Michigan (CCHA) 8-21-29, -5, 40 GP Conor Allen D UMass-Amherst (AHL) 5-14-19, -1, 33 GP A two-way player who spent more than half of the NHL season in New York (four points, minus-7 in 26 games), J.T. Miller is able to create some offence, but his initial mark will be made with strong work in the corners and along the boards. A speedy winger who came into his own in the Swedish Elite League, Jesper Fast, a sixth-round pick in 2010, should get some apprenticeship in the AHL, but if he can handle the adjustment to North America, could move up quickly. Drafted in the fourth round in 2011, Michael St. Croix has 197 points in 144 WHL games over the last two seasons. Hell have time in the AHL to prove that his offence is legit at the pro level, but the playmaker could turn out to be a nice addition because of his offensive upside. A big, bad dude, Dylan McIlrath is more than just a puncher, as one might expect from the 10th pick in the 2010 draft, and McIlrath can play a physical role. He may be able to challenge for an NHL job soon. Size will be a challenge for Christian Thomas to overcome, but the 2010 second-round pick had a solid first pro campaign, tallying 19 goals. If he progresses next season, that could put him in line for a future spot. Drafted 28th overall last summer, Brady Skjei is a superb skater who doesnt offer much, if anything, offensively, but will have some time to round out his game at the University of Minnesota. An undrafted free agent, Marek Hrivik had a decent first pro season, though he missed significant time with a concussion. With another full year of seasoning in the AHL, he could be closer to challenging for a position with the Rangers. Acquired from the Phoenix Coyotes, Oscar Lindberg had a very productive season in the Swedish Elite League. Hes 21-years-old, which would seem a good time to come to North America to see how his game translates. A lanky forward with scoring potential, Cristoval Nieves needs time to round out his game and hell get that at the University of Michigan. Signed after his junior year at Massachusetts, Conor Allen is expected to provide steady two-way play on the blueline and an important addition given how thin the organizational depth is on defence. DRAFTNo first-round pick. FREE AGENCYAccording to www.capgeek.com, the Rangers have approximately $50.9M committed to the 2013-2014 salary cap for 17 players. Check out my possible Rangers lineup for next season (with Richards) on Cap Geek here. Check out my possible Rangers lineup for next season (without Richards) on Cap Geek here. Needs: Two-three top nine forwards, depth defencemen.What I said the Rangers needed last year: Two top nine forwards, two defencemen, backup goaltender.They added: Rick Nash, Taylor Pyatt, Arron Asham, Jeff Halpern, Matt Gilroy. TRADE MARKETBrian Boyle, Anton Stralman, prospects. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. Jeremy Hill Jersey . Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan scored shootout goals, and backup goalie Cam Talbot earned his second win in two nights as the Rangers shook off a late tying tally and beat the Maple Leafs 2-1 Monday night. Andre Tippett Jersey . -- New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis is retiring after a 16-year career to become the goalie coach for the Los Angeles Galaxy. http://www.patriotsauthenticshop.com/Patriots-Cyrus-Jones-Draft-Jersey/ . Badenhop was 2-3 with a 3.47 ERA in 63 relief appearances for Milwaukee this season. He is 18-20 in his career with three saves and a 3. SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. -- Overtime was necessary in both RBC Cup semifinals on Saturday. Mark Reners scored his second goal of the game 8:30 into overtime to lift Brooks over the Minnesota Wilderness 5-4 in the Bandits debut at the national junior A hockey championship. Later in the day, Christopher Caissy scored in overtime as the host Summerside Western Capitals edged the Surrey Eagles 3-2. Brooks and Summerside will play each other in the RBC Cup final on Sunday (Tape delayed on TSN at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt). Reners overtime goal completed Brooks comeback from a 4-2 third-period deficit that included Dakota Masons tying goal from behind the Wilderness net with just 18.7 seconds left in regulation. R.J. Reed assisted on Reners overtime goal and also scored two oof his own for Brooks. Trent Brown Jersey. Jordan Shockley, Conrad Sampair, Mike Dietrich and Nick McCormack had the goals for Minnesota, which erupted for four goals in just under 16 minutes in the second period to take a two-goal lead to the third. The Wilderness were set to become the second No. 4 seed in as many years to beat the top team in the semifinals, after Woodstock topped Humboldt in overtime last year. Later, JP Harvey and Danny Chaisson also scored for the Western Capitals, with Caissy assisting on both goals. Kevin Bailie made 50 saves for the win. 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AUSTIN, Texas -- The losses keep coming for Charlie Strong, no matter what promises were made in the past. Chris Taylor Jersey .For the third year in a row, Strongs Texas Longhorns have lost at least five games, rekindling questions of whether the program has improved enough for him to earn a fourth year and another $5 million, or if the losing is just too much for one of the nations blue-blood schools to stomach.I look at how were playing. I dont ever make excuses. There are no excuses, Strong said Monday. The losses are mounting. Theres games we should win and we had our opportunity.Rewind to November 2014, when the Longhorns were 6-5 in Strongs first season and he boldly predicted that five losses will never happen in this program again. Texas finished that year 6-7, then went 5-7 and missed the postseason in 2015.The dreaded five-loss threshold was crossed again over the weekend with a 24-20 home loss to No. 10 West Virginia, when the Longhorns never led and couldnt win despite forcing four turnovers. Texas (5-5, 3-4 Big 12) still isnt bowl eligible with two games left at Kansas on Saturday and at home against TCU the Friday after Thanksgiving.Strong was asked how he would sell that his team is making progress if he were in a job evaluation.You still have a football team thats still competing, still playing hard. Thats what you like to see happening, Strong said.There are tangible improvements he could have noted.Texas has two wins over top 10 opponents Notre Dame and Baylor, even though neither program is anywhere near that lofty status any more. The offense under first-year coordinator Sterlin Gilbert and led by powerhouse running back DOnta Foreman, who averages 178 yards per game, is a complete turnaround from the previous two seasons. Other than Foreman, Texas best players have been sophomores and freshmen, including quarterback Shane Buechele, giving whoever coaches Texas in 2017 a bright future.Were a good team, Buechele said. Coach always says our record doesnt define us ... We can beat anybody.Even a defense that was bad early has improved once Strong took over the play-calling. The Longhorns rank among the best in the nation with 36 sacks.And gone are the blowouts of Strongs first two years, when his teams lost nine games by 18 points or more. Texas is 12 points from 8-2. They are also 12 points from 2-8.In other words, Strong is dancing on a razor-thin difference between dominant and disaster, only to find himself balancing on mediocre.Texas President Greg Fenves and athletic director Mike Perrin have publicly supported Strong all season. Fenves will look carefully at Strongs entire resume to decide if he gets a fourth season on a guaranteed five-year contract.The president will take a long look at it, Strong said. We still have two games left.Getting to a bowl game would be a good step forward, even if its still far short of the leap Texas fans -- and college football -- expected after a thrilling double-overtime win over Notre Dame in the season opener.We have to get to a bowl game, Strong said. Our seniors deserve to get to a bowl game.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 Rich Hill Jersey .com) - The women will also have a new champion at the Australian Open. Yasiel Puig Jersey . 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Oregon has hired South Floridas Willie Taggart as its next football coach, the school announced Wednesday.Taggart will be officially introduced at a press conference Thursday morning.?He replaces Mark Helfrich, who was fired by Oregon a week ago after going 4-8 overall and 2-7 in the Pac-12 this season.Taggart and Mississippi States Dan Mullen were the two finalists for the Oregon job, a source said.Taggart had been at USF for four seasons, increasing his win total from two in his first season to four and then eight. This years 10-2 record was the best in school history.Taggart also was an assistant at Stanford from 2007 to 2009, and head coach at Western Kentucky from 2010 to 2012.?When Taggart was at Stanford, he helped recruit quarterback Andrew Luck.Stanford coach David Shaw called Taggerts hire a big move for Oregon and believes his former assistant will be a good fit in Eugene considering his pedigree on the offensive side of the ball.I think good coaches fit just about anywhere. Willie has shown that the last few years, particularly with his offense. Theyve been doing the right thing based on the talent they have, Shaw said. Theyve switched it up a bit to more of a spread, but still being a physical running team. So I know that Willie and his staff will make smart decisions with the talent that they have at Oregon.South Florida co-offensive coordinator T.J. Weist was named interim coach and will lead the 25th-ranked Bulls in the Birmingham Bowwl. Andre Ethier Jersey. . Athletic director Mark Harlan said a national search for a new coach will begin immediately.Potential candidates for the South Florida job would include Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin, former LSU coach Les Miles, former Texas coach Charlie Strong, and Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano, sources told ESPN.Other candidates include Florida State co-offensive coordinator Lawrence Dawsey (a former USF assistant) and Dallas Cowboys assistant coach Rich Bisaccia (a former Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant).?Former NFL coach Tony Dungy, whose son Eric played at Oregon before transferring to USF to finish his career under Taggart, spoke to Oregon officials on Taggarts behalf.He knows the West Coast, having been at Stanford, Dungy told ESPN last week. He has all the elements Oregon is looking for. Hes a bright young coach, and it makes him easy to recommend.Oregon is a different situation [than USF]. Youre not coming in taking something from the ground floor. 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AUSTIN, Texas -- The losses keep coming for Charlie Strong, no matter what promises were made in the past. Chris Taylor Jersey .For the third year in a row, Strongs Texas Longhorns have lost at least five games, rekindling questions of whether the program has improved enough for him to earn a fourth year and another $5 million, or if the losing is just too much for one of the nations blue-blood schools to stomach.I look at how were playing. I dont ever make excuses. There are no excuses, Strong said Monday. The losses are mounting. Theres games we should win and we had our opportunity.Rewind to November 2014, when the Longhorns were 6-5 in Strongs first season and he boldly predicted that five losses will never happen in this program again. Texas finished that year 6-7, then went 5-7 and missed the postseason in 2015.The dreaded five-loss threshold was crossed again over the weekend with a 24-20 home loss to No. 10 West Virginia, when the Longhorns never led and couldnt win despite forcing four turnovers. Texas (5-5, 3-4 Big 12) still isnt bowl eligible with two games left at Kansas on Saturday and at home against TCU the Friday after Thanksgiving.Strong was asked how he would sell that his team is making progress if he were in a job evaluation.You still have a football team thats still competing, still playing hard. Thats what you like to see happening, Strong said.There are tangible improvements he could have noted.Texas has two wins over top 10 opponents Notre Dame and Baylor, even though neither program is anywhere near that lofty status any more. The offense under first-year coordinator Sterlin Gilbert and led by powerhouse running back DOnta Foreman, who averages 178 yards per game, is a complete turnaround from the previous two seasons. Other than Foreman, Texas best players have been sophomores and freshmen, including quarterback Shane Buechele, giving whoever coaches Texas in 2017 a bright future.Were a good team, Buechele said. Coach always says our record doesnt define us ... We can beat anybody.Even a defense that was bad early has improved once Strong took over the play-calling. The Longhorns rank among the best in the nation with 36 sacks.And gone are the blowouts of Strongs first two years, when his teams lost nine games by 18 points or more. Texas is 12 points from 8-2. They are also 12 points from 2-8.In other words, Strong is dancing on a razor-thin difference between dominant and disaster, only to find himself balancing on mediocre.Texas President Greg Fenves and athletic director Mike Perrin have publicly supported Strong all season. Fenves will look carefully at Strongs entire resume to decide if he gets a fourth season on a guaranteed five-year contract.The president will take a long look at it, Strong said. We still have two games left.Getting to a bowl game would be a good step forward, even if its still far short of the leap Texas fans -- and college football -- expected after a thrilling double-overtime win over Notre Dame in the season opener.We have to get to a bowl game, Strong said. Our seniors deserve to get to a bowl game.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 Rich Hill Jersey .com) - The women will also have a new champion at the Australian Open. Yasiel Puig Jersey . Los Angeles star goalie survived those perilous gymnastics with no problem, and he eventually backstopped the Kings to a skid-snapping win. Quick stopped 27 shots in his return from a 24-game injury absence, Jeff Carter scored the tiebreaking goal with 7:55 to play, and the Kings snapped their five-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night. http://www.dodgersteamproshop.com/Dodgers-Max-Muncy-Kids-Jersey/ . -- Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Alrdridge were again the go-to duo for the Trail Blazers against the Kings. Oregon has hired South Floridas Willie Taggart as its next football coach, the school announced Wednesday.Taggart will be officially introduced at a press conference Thursday morning.?He replaces Mark Helfrich, who was fired by Oregon a week ago after going 4-8 overall and 2-7 in the Pac-12 this season.Taggart and Mississippi States Dan Mullen were the two finalists for the Oregon job, a source said.Taggart had been at USF for four seasons, increasing his win total from two in his first season to four and then eight. This years 10-2 record was the best in school history.Taggart also was an assistant at Stanford from 2007 to 2009, and head coach at Western Kentucky from 2010 to 2012.?When Taggart was at Stanford, he helped recruit quarterback Andrew Luck.Stanford coach David Shaw called Taggerts hire a big move for Oregon and believes his former assistant will be a good fit in Eugene considering his pedigree on the offensive side of the ball.I think good coaches fit just about anywhere. Willie has shown that the last few years, particularly with his offense. Theyve been doing the right thing based on the talent they have, Shaw said. Theyve switched it up a bit to more of a spread, but still being a physical running team. So I know that Willie and his staff will make smart decisions with the talent that they have at Oregon.South Florida co-offensive coordinator T.J. Weist was named interim coach and will lead the 25th-ranked Bulls in the Birmingham Bowwl. Andre Ethier Jersey. . Athletic director Mark Harlan said a national search for a new coach will begin immediately.Potential candidates for the South Florida job would include Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin, former LSU coach Les Miles, former Texas coach Charlie Strong, and Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano, sources told ESPN.Other candidates include Florida State co-offensive coordinator Lawrence Dawsey (a former USF assistant) and Dallas Cowboys assistant coach Rich Bisaccia (a former Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant).?Former NFL coach Tony Dungy, whose son Eric played at Oregon before transferring to USF to finish his career under Taggart, spoke to Oregon officials on Taggarts behalf.He knows the West Coast, having been at Stanford, Dungy told ESPN last week. He has all the elements Oregon is looking for. Hes a bright young coach, and it makes him easy to recommend.Oregon is a different situation [than USF]. Youre not coming in taking something from the ground floor. You need a coach that can come in and get players going and coach well. Its a big challenge at Oregon, one that he would be successful at. Youre not trying to become respectable. Youre trying to win national championships -- its a different kind of challenge.ESPNs Chris Low, David Lombardi and The Associated Press contributed to this report. Youth NFL Jerseys China China Jerseys Wholesale Discount Jerseys NFL Jerseys Cheap Cheap Jerseys 2020 Disocunt Football Jerseys NFL Jerseys Cheap Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys NFL Jerseys Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale NFL Gear Jerseys From China Disocunt Football Jerseys Discount Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China ' ' ' 

Following his visit with the NFLs?Atlanta Falcons?to pass on his expertise in?tackling techniques last month, ex-England rugby coach Stuart Lancaster believes coaches of his sport and those of American football can learn from each other. http://www.nflcardinalsrookiestore.com/Cardinals-Justin-Bethel-Jersey/ .Lancaster was invited to spend time with the Falcons after he met Atlanta head coach Dan Quinn and general manager Thomas Dimitroff at a coaching conference in Los Angeles. He spent three days with the Falcons during their mid-June minicamp at the teams training facility in Flowery Branch, Georgia.The intensity between top-level international rugby and NFL is similar, Lancaster told ESPN. There are some differences in the basic nature of the sport; however, there are a lot more similarities in terms of the tackling and physicality. We can learn a lot from NFL, and vice versa.Similarities between American football and rugby have been explored before. The Seattle Seahawks, with whom Quinn was defensive coordinator before joining the Falcons last year, have championed rugbys tackling techniques as a way to avoid dangerous contact to the head.Lancaster, who left England in the wake of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, is an admirer of American football, and his coaching philosophy has been influenced by Bill Walshs leadership guide, The Score Takes Care of Itself.Part of Lancasters mission with the Falcons was to explain how he feels American football can learn from rugby. His primary focus was on tackling, specifically on driving through the collision and head placement.A lot of the tackles in American football are very similar to rugby, Lancaster said. Having seen what we do in rugby, they identified a few areas which will help them improve in their own technique.We talked about footwork into contact, making sure you get your head the right side of the tackle and winning the last meter, so dominating the collision. In American football, as soon as the knee touches the floor, the tackle is complete. But in rugby, we focus more on hitting and completing the tackle, and thats an area they were interested in.Lancaster passed on his knowledge first to the Falcons coaches, and he finished the visit by presenting to the whole playing and management group. The presentation covered what Lancaster learned from his time in charge of England and focused on getting the players to understand their responsibility in driving the culture alongside the coaches.In a rugby game, they are tackling constantly so we thought there was a lot to gain from Stuart, Quinn said in a press release. He came in and we spent a good bit of time talking tackling, what drills to use and if theres a crossover that we use from our game that he can use, and something from his game that we might be able to use.Lancaster also analyzed last seasons game between the Falcons and Washington Redskins from a rugby point of view, looking at the tackling from a performance and safety perspective.His time with the Falcons was an eye-opener and a mutually beneficial exercise. Lancaster was left hugely impressed by the athletic ability of the Falcons players, especially wide receiver Julio Jones, and the intensity of their training.Lancaster, who helped set up the new professional rugby league in America, feels heading forward that players who fail to make the cut in NFL should consider looking to rugby -- and perhaps reversing the path Australian rugby star Jarryd Hayne traveled last year, when he joined the San Francisco 49ers.For Lancaster, he is waiting for his next challenge in rugby but is enjoying learning from various sports. He has spent time with British Olympian Ben Ainslies sailing team, and he will draw on the experience of seeing firsthand what the Falcons do.I was really impressed by the attention to detail they put into training, the organization and efficiency of the session, and they put a big emphasis on real-time decision-making, Lancaster said. At the training ground, they can simulate different scenarios for the offensive and defensive team to play against each other.The energy in how they conducted their meetings was impressive. And the quality of coaching from the assistant coaches, as well as the head coach, was excellent. http://www.nflcardinalsrookiestore.com/Cardinals-John-Brown-Jersey/ . Jason Zucker and Matt Cooke also scored for Minnesota, which has won five of six. Kuemper made five saves in the first, nine in the second, and nine in the third. The rookies best save came with 2:17 left in the third period when he denied former Wild forward Matt Cullen from just outside of the crease on the right side. http://www.nflcardinalsrookiestore.com/Cardinals-Dj-Humphries-Jersey/ . Woodson said during a radio interview Thursday that the Knicks Carmelo Anthony doesnt get the same calls as other superstars. http://www.nflcardinalsrookiestore.com/Cardinals-Frostee-Rucker-Jersey/ . 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