MLS regular-season games -- A from zgr123's blog
Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork. Tarell Basham Youth Jersey .com) - No Sidney Crosby, no problem. While their captain sits as a result of an outbreak of mumps which has beset multiple NHL teams, the Pittsburgh Penguins kept rolling with a 4-2 victory over Tampa Bay at CONSOL Energy Center thanks to 28 saves by Marc-Andre Fleury and goals from four different players. Brandon Sutter, Bryan Rust, Steve Downie and Brian Dumoulin tallied for the Penguins, who won for the fifth time in their last eight (5-1-2) games. It was a tough battle tonight, Fleury said of the Bolts, who are tied with idle Detroit atop the Atlantic Division. Jonathan Drouin and Nikita Kucherov each scored once for the Lightning, who have lost four of their last five. Ben Bishop allowed a goal on five shots in the first period before exiting with a lower-body injury. Evgeni Nabokov finished the contest with 18 stops in defeat. I thought we carried the play for a lot of the game, to be honest, Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. We scored three goals on ourselves; three went off us in the net. Its hard to win when you put three in the net. We put three in our net and two in theirs. Dumoulins drive from the right point boosted the Pens edge to three goals with 7:47 gone in the third period, and it was needed as Kucherov slipped a shot between Fleurys pads with 3:04 to play. Nabokov was pulled shortly thereafter for an extra attacker but the Lightning had no further strikes. Sutter opened the scoring on a short-handed breakaway with 51 seconds left in the first period, when he beat Bishop under the crossbar from the right wing. Tampa equalized on the next shift, with 26.2 on the clock, as Drouin popped in a Tyler Johnson rebound from atop the crease. The hosts went up 2-1 at 2:55 of the second on Rusts milestone marker, a rising shot from between the circles, then went to intermission up 3-1 after Downie swatted home a Patric Hornqvist rebound with 34 seconds left. Its obviously something Ive been looking forward to for a long time now, Rust said. I was just happy to get into a game or two and I was just in the right place at the right time. Game Notes Crosby was revealed to be past the infectious phase of the illness ... Pens forward Beau Bennett is the latest player to show symptoms of the disease and was scratched as a result ... Dumoulin was a two-time national champion at Boston College (2010, 2012) ... Tampa Bay plays in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Malik Hooker Youth Jersey . -- Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer will be out three to six weeks with a stress fracture of the third finger of his right hand. Zach Banner Youth Jersey . -- Canadas Justin Shin shot an 8-under 64 on Thursday on PGA Wests Nicklaus Tournament Course to take the first-round lead in the Web.TORONTO -- AS Roma officials promise their trip to Toronto will be no casual kickabout. Toronto FC hosts the three-time Italian league champions in a friendly Aug. 7 at BMO Field, a game that Roma CEO Italo Zanzi said falls within a key part of their pre-season. "This is a major part of preparation for the season, this is not a vacation," Zanzi said at a news conference Wednesday in Torontos Little Italy. "Its a real competitive endeavour and something that also ties into our global brand building. Our first team will be on our tour, our first team will be playing, it is pre-season so like any other franchise, youre going to be resting players, trying out players, but were going to have our first team all throughout our tour." The storied Italian franchise that was founded in 1927 will travel to Toronto after playing the MLS all-star game on July 31 in Kansas City. The Italians will play another North American game, which is yet to be announced. So Roma fans can expect to see Italian stars Francesco Totti -- who has been at the club for over 20 years -- and Daniele de Rossi, although de Rossi has been linked to Chelsea in a possible summer move. "This is going to be a real match for us, we are going to be in the midst of intense preparation for next season," Zanzi said reiterated. "We have a new coach (Rudi Garciia), we have players who are ready to go, so we are going to take this match very seriously. Marlon Mack Youth Jersey. "We intend to play our first team, from a competitive standpoint we want to win, obviously were going to be evaluating players, but overall this isnt a situation where were bringing anything but our very best." For Toronto FC, the friendly is sandwiched between two MLS regular-season games -- Aug. 4 at New England and Aug. 10 versus the visiting Seattle Sounders. TFC president and GM Kevin Payne insisted the timing isnt a problem -- Toronto would run hard in training on that Wednesday regardless. He said Toronto will also field its starters. "I dont think our first team or Romas first team is going to be playing 90 minutes, but well see the first teams on the field against one another," he said. Zanzi and Payne said the fit is ideal in a city that boasts half a million Italians. "Toronto, as a very cosmopolitan city, boasts one of the largest Italian populations in the world outside of Italy," Payne said. "And we expect that unfortunately for us perhaps, we may not be the home team at this game. Well see about that, but there will surely be some people cheering for AS Roma." Toronto has hosted numerous European clubs in the past, including Liverpool, Aston Villa, Real Madrid and Bolton. 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