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Crystal Palace are in a freefall. Memphis Depay Netherland Jersey .Alan Pardews Eagles (3-2-6) are without a win in five straight Premier League matches and minus a point in four -- a run that has sent them plummeting down the table to within just one point of the bottom three.Though it likely wont be easy, Palace hope to stop the bleeding Saturday against Manchester City at Selhurst Park.Pardews side has conceded a combined 10 goals in just three games prior to the recent international break. What Palace need now is an easy game to get his side back up and running. What he gets instead is a visit from a title favourite.Pep Guardiolas City (7-3-1) have lost just three times over 19 overall competitions. In league play, theyve scored 25 goals (only two clubs have more) and conceded just 10 (which only two clubs can improve on). But despite their apparent dominance, City will arrive in south London desperate for a victory after a run of results that saw them win just once in their last five (1-3-1) league matches.Guardiolas star-studded side are therefore expected to be firing on all cylinders against one of the leakiest defences in the division. One player in particular is looking forward to visiting Palace again.Crystal Palace will always be a special game for me because I scored my first goal against them and if I play on Saturday, I hope to score another against them, City striker Kelechi Iheanacho said. But they are very strong and have very good wingers so they will believe they can win this game. We have to be careful, respect them and expect this to be a very difficult match.Ihenacho has a point, for in the final game before the international break Palace almost produced an impressive comeback, recovering from two goals down against Burnley… only to miss a penalty and concede a third to lose 3-2.It was a harsh result to take, but not one that has shaken striker Christian Benteke (who missed the key penalty) off his stride.The Premier League is the strongest league in the world, anything can happen in games and we have seen that again (against Burnley) but we need to work hard and for the players the only way is to carry on and keep fighting to turn things around, he said.Benteke could be one of the main threats against City, with his aerial ability likely to be Palaces main attacking ploy against a team whose defence and goalkeeper are not at their strongest when dealing with crosses into the box.There will be little in the way of an attacking plan b for Palace however, with forwards Loic Remy and Bacary Sako both expected to be unavailable. Goalkeeper Steve Mandanda is also an injury concern for the hosts.City must deal with injury problems of their own. Fabian Delph has been ruled out and Vincent Kompany, Bacary Sagna and Fernando all doubts. Striker Sergio Aguero traveled back from South America late in the week, but did not feature in Argentinas midweek 3-0 win over Colombia so he should be fit to start.Palace have lost seven of their last eight league meetings with City, and failed to score in five of the last six encounters. Riechedly Bazoer Jersey. The scientists believe the small earthquake during a Marshawn Lynch touchdown was likely greater than Lynchs famous "beast quake" touchdown run three years ago, which also came against New Orleans during a playoff game. 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You can search far and wide for better advertisements for Thoroughbred racing, and you can glom on to any celebrity of your choosing; none will work as well as this race, which was the best and purest display of what is great in this great game.The San Diego was racing at its best for a combination of reasons. Certainly, the quality of the two main players had tons do with it. California Chrome was our Horse of the Year in 2014, and if he isnt the best horse in the world off his powerful victory in the Dubai World Cup last March, he is among them. And Dortmund has always made a compelling case that he could be much, much more than an immensely promising colt if he could just get a little bit of health on his side.There is no question that a big reason why the San Diego was so tremendous is that California Chrome and Dortmund went at each other right from the start, engaging in a virtual match race right down to the wire. In fact, the half-length margin California Chrome had on Dortmund at the finish suggests there isnt a great deal between these two fine performers. Dortmund was coming off a longer layoff than California Chrome, but both were coming off layoffs, and California Chrome had the Dubai journey to overcome, too.Bottom line: This race left us drooling for more.Speaking of wanting more, California Chrome and Dortmund are scheduled to meet again in Del Mars Grade 1 Pacific Classic on Aug. 20, and already the handicapper in me is contemplating how these two will react after their efforts Saturday. The San Diego was (obviously) a very strongly run race; it had to be demanding to at least some extent on both horses, and there is only a four-week turnaround to the Pacific Classic.I dont like the term bounce. I much prefer form regression. But no matter what you call it, I really dislike how it has become used as almost a blanket excuse for a poor performance. In any case, my sense is top horses such as California Chrome and Dortmund are less susceptible to form regression than lesser horses; its one of the many things that make them top horses. So while Im not banking on either taking a major step back form-wise next time, my instincts tell me that California Chrome is a little better equipped than Dortmund to take a step forward next month.We will see. The fun will be in the finding out.Quick notes* Trainer Chad Brown won the first two turf stakes of the Saratoga meet -- shocking, I know -- but with no slight intended to his overachieving Ancient Secret, winner of Fridays Grade 2 Lake George for 3-year-old fillies, Dacitas just-up decision in Saturdays Grade 1 Diana was certainly the most important of these two scores.Dacita has been strangely underappreciated. Perhaps this is because she went into a bit of a slump after she nailed none other than chammpion Tepin in the Grade 2 Ballston Spa Stakes here at Saratoga last summer in her U. Jeffrey Bruma Jersey. S. debut, or maybe it is because she was a fortunate winner of the Grade 2 New York Stakes in June at the expense of runner-up Sea Calisi, who was brutally unlucky to lose after a bad trip.And truth be told, Dacita might not win too many additional fans after the Diana. Even though she made a successful charge from last, she did so into an early pace that was much too fast, and very favorable to her deep closing style, and she only prevailed in a blanket finish.But that would be a shame, because Dacita is really good when she is on her game. She is, after all, the last horse to have beaten Tepin, who has won seven straight races since, on two continents.As for Miss Temple City, she finished an okay fourth in the Diana, her first start since a very creditable fourth in a Group 2 stakes at Royal Ascot, a trip she earned off a strong win over a good group of males in the Grade 1 Makers 46 Mile.Miss Temple City did encounter a bit of traffic late on the far turn and in upper stretch, but she secured a clear path with ample time left in the race, and was, in the end, outkicked. And that fuels my suspicion that Miss Temple City is really at her best as a miler, and is, in fact, quite a good one. The bad news for her is that is the same sphere Tepin operates in.* I wish I could be bullish on the winners of the two 2-year-old stakes on the first two cards at Saratoga, but both races left me a little flat.Bitumen proved best as the favorite in Saturdays Grade 3 Sanford, but did so against only four opponents, and after getting a great setup with three of those four opponents engaging in a pace battle. The thing is, the Sanford pace really wasnt all that hot - 22.61 and 45.79 - and I was troubled with the way Bitumen was still unable to keep up early despite urging from Javier Castellano. I mean, what will he do when hes faced with a pace set or disputed by higher quality opponents? Still, Bitumen is now 2 for 2, and he still has plenty of license to improve.As for Sweet Loretta, winner of Fridays Grade 3 Schuylerville, she also employed a wide sweep from off the pace. However, that approach was absolutely the way to go on an opening-day Saratoga main track that carried a profound dead rail bias. Sweet Loretta will have to face tougher company than what she ran away from in the Schuylerville when she moves on, and she will do so presumably without the track so heavily tilted in her favor. Lets see how she does then.* I was a big fan last year of Sentiero Italia. I thought she would make the jump from being a successful 3-year-old filly graded-stakes performer on turf to being an effective older female graded-stakes grass horse, which is a leap bigger than many realize. Im still a fan. But I do think Sentiero Italias allowance win at Saratoga Friday in her 2016 bow was more workmanlike than eye-catching, and while she has a right to, she must take a real step forward next time to contend with better. 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Melbourne captain Cameron Smith has kicked the Storm to the top of the NRL ladder after a dramatic 15-14 golden-point victory over South Sydney. Kendrick Perkins Jersey .The Rabbitohs went within 60 seconds of recording their first-ever win at AAMI Park on Saturday night before hooker Damien Cook was penalised for a dangerous tackle on Storm fullback Cameron Munster, allowing Smith to nail a 40m penalty goal to level the scores at 14-all as time expired.Opposing halfbacks Cooper Cronk and Adam Reynolds each missed a field goal during golden-point time before the ever-reliable Smith drilled the match-winner to send the Storm above Cronulla on the table, following the Sharks 30-14 defeat to Canberra earlier in the day.The opening half was evenly matched, with the referees awarding a high number of penalties, including an on-field obstruction ruling on a potential Storm try in the 23rd minute.Souths centre Aaron Gray also had his four-pointer cancelled over a double movement.The visitors eventually opened the scoring five minutes before the main break, with Reynolds lobbing a kick into the path of Alex Johnston to touch down out wide.Reynolds nailed the conversion from the sideline for a 6-0 lead, then Greg Inglis almost doubled the advantage two minutes later, with his angled run cutting through the Storm defence before the video review ruled obstruction.Melbourne responded immediately after halftime, with Marika Koroibete diving over in the corner to level the scores.The Storm appeared to click into gear, finally able to break through the Rabbitohs defensive line.With Jesse Bromwich eating up metres through the middle, the ball went wide for Cheyse Blair to put the home side ahead 10-6.But the Rabbitohs struck back after a Sam Burgess offload released Greg Inglis deep into Storm territory.From the next set of six, Reynolds went to the air again for Angus Crichton to score his first NRL try and give his side a 12-10 advantage.A Smith penalty goal levelled the scores at 12-all but a penalty against Christian Welch for a crusher tackle allowed Reynolds to regain the lead with 10 minutes remaining.However, the Rabbitohs could not hold on and despite a much improved performance, slumped to their ninth straight defeat.Storm coach Craig Bellamy praised his skipper for the late-game heroics.We got that penalty there and Smithy stepped up, said Bellamy.That was a great kick under pressure. And to kick that field goal as well, added Bellamy. Thats why he is a special player.?We were very lucky tonight and it was a couple of big plays from Cam that got us home.While feeling his side were off the pace, particularly in the opening half, Bellamy was full of praise for the Rabbitohs.They had a tough week last week and we knew there would be some sort of bounce-back effect from that.I thought they defended really well tonight. It probably disappoints me to say it but I think they out-defended us tonight.Despite the loss, Souths coach Michael Maguire was proud of his teams efforts, particularly in defence.The Storm threw plenty at us, said Maguire.Our boys really dug deep many times to repel them and put ourselves in a great opportunity at the back end but it just wasnt to be.We have been working hard to achieve that type of performance for the past couple of months, added Maguire.We will get a lot out of that game. I think the boys really found what the South Sydney rugby league team is all about. Hollis Thompson Jersey .S. -- Nikolaj Ehlers registered a hat trick for the third straight game and Jonathan Drouin had a goal and five assists as the Halifax Mooseheads hammered the host Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 10-1 on Tuesday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Hollis Thompson Pelicans Jersey ., and Rudi Swiegers of Kipling, Sask., took sixth spot on Saturday in pairs at the NHK Trophy ISU Grand Prix figure skating competition.http://www.pelicansbasketballpro.com/Jrue-Holiday-Pelicans-Jersey/ . Scott won the Australian PGA last week in his first event in Australia since winning the U.S. Masters in April. American Matt Kuchar, ahead by two strokes with four to play and even with Scott with one to go, double-bogeyed the 18th after taking two shots to get out of a bunker. ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Denver Broncos promoted running back Juwan Thompson from their practice squad on Saturday to take the roster spot of C.J. Anderson, who was placed on injured reserve.Anderson underwent surgery Thursday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee and is hoping to return for the playoffs.Rookie Devontae Booker will make his first start Sunday when the Broncos (5-2) host the San Diego Chargers (3-4), who beat them 21-13 less than three weeks ago. Kapri Bibbs will back him up.The Broncos ran for 190 yards against the Texans on Monday night and were feeling good about their suddenly surging ground game until Tuesday afternoon when Anderson showed up with a sore right knee.Booker and Bibbs insist they can maintain their 1-2 punch in the backfield without Anderson, who ran for a season-best 107 yards in Denvers 27-9 win over Houston.In Thompson, the Broncos have added an experienced and versatile back.Thompson made the roster each of the last two seasons annd has played in 30 career games, mainly on special teams. Jarrett Jack Jersey. He was the odd man out when rookie fullback Andy Janovich made the team this summer, and he signed on to Denvers practice squad awaiting just this opportunity.The thing about Juwan is he kind of plays two spots, coach Gary Kubiak said. Through his history hes played some halfback and hes played well. 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CHESTER, Pa. Travis Dermott Jersey . -- Sebastian Giovinco scored his MLS-leading 16th goal and Toronto FC extended its unbeaten streak to six games with a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.Drew Moor gave Toronto (11-7-7) a 2-1 lead in the 30th minute. Michael Bradley dropped a free kick, after a foul by Fabio Alves on Marco Delgado, into the center of the box for Moors diving header to the bottom-right corner. Jozy Altidore shielded a defender, then eluded two more and poked a right footer past goalkeeper Andre Blake to double the advantage in the 44th.Giovinco slipped behind the defense, set up by Delgados long feed on a counterattack, and blasted a left footer off the far post and into the near side net in the 18th. Giovinco has eight goals in his last six matches.Philadelphias Ken Tribbett tied it six minutes later.The Union (9-9-7) has lost four in a row to Toronto.All of Altidores four goals have come in the last five games. Bobby Baun Jersey . Scott Kazmir allowed four hits in seven shutout innings, Michael Brantley hit a two-run homer in a three-run first inning and the Indians maintained their hold on an AL wild-card spot with a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. Colton Orr Maple Leafs Jersey .5 seconds to play in the game, Kevin Love never stopped believing that they would come out of there with a win. http://www.hockeymapleleafsproshop.com/Maple-Leafs-Grant-Fuhr-Authentic-Jersey/ . -- Quarterback Will Finch threw for 252 yards and three touchdowns, and Yannick Harou rushed in two scores as the No. TOLEDO, Ohio -- Jonathan Williams scored 25 points, senior Steve Taylor Jr. had a career-high 22 points and 23 rebounds, and Toledo beat Youngstown State 103-98 in overtime on Tuesday night.Toledo led 43-27 at halftime and let a 21-point second-half lead slip away after Youngstown States Cameron Morse, who scored 40 points, hit a 3-pointer with 1.4 seconds left to force the extra session.Williams made two free throws with 1:01 left in OT for a 99-98 lead. After Younstown State missed a 3-pointer, Daniel Dzierzawski made a layup but missed a free throw ffor a three-point lead. Garret Sparks Maple Leafs Jersey. . The Penguins missed another shot and Williams sealed it at the line with 2 seconds left.Dzierzawski finished with 19 points and Jordan Lauf chipped in 13 for Toledo (1-1), which made 33 of 45 free-throw attempts. Youngstown State only went to the line 17 times.Morse was 17-of-35 shooting and reached his career high after only scoring six points in the first half for Youngstown State (1-1). Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
As the last of the soggy footprints were made near Lake Geneva, there was significance but not suspense. Scott Darling Blackhawks Jersey .The Evian Championship did not have a taut finish like this years ANA Inspiration or KPMG Womens PGA Championship, and there was no pivotal caught-on-camera rules infraction as in the U.S. Womens Open. Even the Ricoh Womens British had tightened for a time in the final round before Ariya Jutanugarn, who had lost most of a big lead, reasserted control. The only doubt as In Gee Chun played the back nine on Sunday in Evian-les-Bains, France, was whether she would set a major championship scoring record in winning wire-to-wire.By saving par on the 18th hole at Evian Resort Golf Club, Chun made history, breaking the mark for lowest 72-hole score in relation to par not only in womens golf but bettering the mens standard too. Sure, the final major of the LPGA season was played on a vulnerable course saturated by rain -- and where Hyo Joo Kim shot a major-record 61 in 2014 -- but only seven golfers finished double-digits under par.Chun, a 22-year-old South Korean, was just in another league, shooting 21-under 263 for a 4-stroke victory over countrywomen So Yeon Ryu and Sung Hyun Park.Chuns tour de force performance surpassed the womens major record of 19 under shared by Dottie Pepper (1999 Kraft Nabisco Championship), Karen Stupples (2004 Ricoh Womens British Open), Cristie Kerr (2010 LPGA Championship) Yani Tseng (2011 LPGA Championship) and Inbee Park (2015 KPMG Womens PGA). Chun finished one stroke lower than the 20 under posted by Jason Day (2015 PGA Championship) and Henrik Stenson (2016 Open Championship). Chuns 263 score was shots better than Betsy Kings 72-hole total in the 1992 LPGA Championship.Beyond the scoring achievements, the most notable aspect of Chuns week is that it is her second LPGA win, following a surprise victory in the 2015 U.S. Womens Open, when she rallied past Amy Yang and Stacy Lewis in the final round. The only other player whose first two LPGA victories came in majors is South Korean legend Se Ri Pak, who won the LPGA Championship and U.S. Womens Open during a seven-week span in 1998. At the recent Rio Olympics, Chun tied for 13th in the womens golf competition as a member of the Republic of Korea team coached by Pak.Shes a rookie right now, but shes not really like a rookie, Ryu said of Chun, who has nine career titles on the LPGA of Korea Tour and was that circuits leading money-winner in 2015 prior to joining the LPGA in 2016.Chun got off to a solid start this season then was hurt on an escalator at the Singapore airport when the father of fellow player Ha Na Jang lost control of a piece of luggage and it tumbled into Chun. A lower-back injury caused Chun to miss three tournaments, with the incident heavily covered by Korean media and devoured by that countrys golf fans. Some of these fans believed Jangs family didnt apologize fully and that Jang celebrated too enthusiastically after winning a tournament that Chun missed because of injury.The accident and surrounding turmoil roiled Chuns rookie LPGA campaign, but she regained her mojo at the Olympics. I got my passion back at the Olympics, Chun told reporters after winning in France. Golf had become fun.The Evian victory gets the Chun narrative fully off the soap opera arc and back to what has been known since even before she won the Open at Lancaster Country Club last July: The complete player with a disarming smile could well be the heir apparent to seven-time major winner Inbee Park in the impressive chain of Korean womens stars. Although Park, who recently turned 28, won gold at Rio, she missed three 2016 majors, including the Evian, because of a thumb injury; having qualified for the LPGA Hall of Fame, she might be short of goals and eager to start a family.Chuns victory made it six consecutive years that a Korean has won at least one LPGA major title, a streak dating to Ryus win in the 2011 U.S. Womens Open.Since 1998, when Pak burst on the scene, South Koreans have won 24 womens majors compared to 23 by Americans. Dont be surprised if Sung Hyun Park, a star in her native country who led the 2016 U.S. Womens Open after 36 holes -- and like Jutanugarn wows with her power -- joins Chun in having major success during 2017.Just as the tour has week to week, the LPGA majors were mostly a youthful domain this season. U.S. Womens Open champion Brittany Lang, at 30, was by far the oldest winner. Chun completed a young quartet of champions: Lydia Ko (19, ANA Inspiration), Brooke Henderson (18, KPMG Womens PGA) and Jutanugarn (20, Ricoh Womens British). Ko didnt factor at the Evian but with a runner-up finish at the Womens PGA and tie for third at the U.S. Womens Open won the Rolex Annika Major Award (named for 10-time major champion Annika Sorenstam) for the most outstanding overall record in the five majors.Ko and Henderson were among Chuns fellow players who greeted the amiable winner after she completed the final round at Evian.I think shes an amazing ambassador for the womens game, Ko, herself quite popular with peers, told the media. You can kind of see that from her personality. Shes always smiling, and shes there for other people. I think thats why everybody really likes her, and you can see that by the many of us that came out to support her and celebrate and spray champagne [and] water on her.Back home, there no doubt were plenty of toasts with Hite beer, one of Chuns sponsors, and not for the last time either. Daniel Carcillo Jersey . This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. 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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- American Ashley Wagner won the Progressive Skate America short program Friday night, with a score of 69.50, to build on her second-place finish in the world championships.Japans Mai Mihara, making her Grand Prix Series debut at 17, was second at 65.75, and U.S. champion Gracie Gold was third at 64.87. The free skate will determine the champion Saturday at Sears Centre Arena.Wagner performed with a fierce and determined style, delivering a technically solid and entertaining program to Sweet Dreams by the Eurhythmics.I capitalized on the momentum [from worlds] going into the summer, said Wagner, the 2012 Skate America winner. It inspired me to train even harder than I had been because it showed me that my training got me onto that podium. It motivated me and made it a realistic goal to get onto that Olympic podium, and I can almost taste it. Its a totally new season. Im hopefully a different athlete from that Worlds event, and I think its just about building on that from here on out.Mihara fell during her warm-up, which she said relaxed her during her performance.I think for my first Grand Prix event, I did a good job, she said.Gold, coming off a disappointing fourth-place finish at the world championships, fell on her triple flip but otherwise was solid in her performance to a tango.I had a hiccup on the triiple flip, but I went after everything, Gold said. Artemi Panarin Jersey. I just need to keep working on the program and just keep getting it out there.Gold said the months after the world championships were difficult and affected her training.It was a pretty hard summer, she said. I had trouble getting going and getting my feet under me for some reason. I felt I had let myself down. No one else felt the intense shame that I felt, but it was just so internal that I had trouble getting back out there. But as soon as I got the momentum going, Ive been feeling excellent.Three-time World champion Mao Asada of Japan, hampered by a knee injury, was fifth.In pairs, Russias Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov took a commanding lead program with a score of 75.24. Americans Haven Denney and Brandon Frazier, who missed last season because of a knee injury to Denney, were second at 67.29, and Canadians Julianne Seguin and Charlie Bilodeau followed at 66.49.Tarasova and Morozov, fifth in the world championships, received high marks on their opening triple twist as well as their lifts, spins and footwork.Today we have a short program, [and] we did well, Morozov said. We have a personal best, and were glad to have this moment. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
The $500,000 E. Ahkello Witherspoon 49ers Jersey . P. Taylor Stakes Presented by HPIBet looks like a terrific betting opportunity if you landed on a longshot, but I found it difficult to look past probable favorite Best In The World when analyzing the field of 13 fillies and mares.The field for Sundays race at Woodbine includes six European shippers who will be making their first start in North America, and I needed to do a minor film study session just to acquaint myself with a few of the international invaders.Of the six, Best In The World (#3) looked like a standout to me for a couple of reasons. First, Irish trainer Aidan OBrien is having a terrific year -- even by his incredibly lofty standards -- with 20 Group/Grade 1 wins, just five shy of the late Bobby Frankels record of 25. He swept the top three places in the Qatar Prix de lArc de Triomphe on Oct. 2, which was a truly remarkable accomplishment in Europes premier middle-distance race.Arc de Triomphe winner Found is a full sister (same dam [mother], same sire [father]) to Best In The World, who enters the E. P. Taylor off back-to-back strong performances. She won the Group 3 Give Thanks Stakes on Aug. 2 and most recently finished second by a half-length in the Group 2 Moyglare Jewels Blandford Stakes.Best In The World beat a couple of pretty nice fillies in the Give Thanks Stakes and has arguably the best jockey in the world in Ryan Moore for this race.Im putting my money on the OBrien-Moore combination sending out a rapidly improving 3-year-old filly with a massive pedigree, and I feel pretty confident about it. Im not so sure, however, well get a fair price. Id be happy with 7-2 or better, but my hunch is that wont happen and Ill prepare to have to get creative.Of the other shippers, my favorite is trainer John Gosdens Swiss Range (#1). Another 3-year-old, she looked potentially special when winning back-to-back races in the spring but was not quite good enough in the French Oaks and Group 1 Qatar Nassau Stakes. Clearly, Gosden believed in Swiss Range if he sent her out against such elite competition, so Im confident shes got the talent and its a matter of finding the right spot. A four-time Breeders Cup winner, Gosden has a nice track record in that regard.Of the other European shippers, Bobby Flays Banzari (#6) and Aim to Please (#10) looked the most dangerous. Ill use them underneath in a trifecta.Of the North American-based runners, I really like the potential combination of value and current form from Suffused (#4). Trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, shes won two of her last three, with the other race a runner-up finish by a head. Its a step up in class, but I think shes ready and should be a nice price.Rainha Da Bateria (#5) is also in good form and comes into the E. P. Taylor off an impressive win on the Woodbine turf in the Grade 2 Canadian Stakes, and I think Guapaza (#11) should bounce back from a sixth-place finish in her most recent start and run a big one. Ill use both for my trifecta play as well.Strategy A$20 win on Best In The World (#3) ($20)Strategy B$10 exacta 3 with 1,4 ($20)Strategy C$1 trifecta 3 with 1,4 with 1,4,5,6,10,11 ($10) $1 trifecta 3 with 1,4,5,6,10,11 with 1,4 ($10)For more stories like this check out Americas Best Racing. C. J. Beathard Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. 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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 officcials 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. Solomon Thomas Womens Jersey. 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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Josh Hazlewood believes Australia have already opened up mental scars for Sri Lankas unsteady batting line-up that may smooth a path for the tourists on less helpful pitches later in the series. Dwight Howard Hawks Jersey .Hazlewood, who took 3 for 21 to play a major role in rounding up the hosts for 117 - Sri Lankas second-lowest total against Australia at home - in Pallekele, took advantage of some swing and seam with the new ball that he may not find in Galle or Colombo. However, the memories of this day, when numerous Sri Lankan batsmen looked out of their depth against Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and the spin twins of Steve OKeefe and Nathan Lyon, may now play in favour of Steven Smiths team.Anything you can get on the opposition is crucial, Hazlewood, whose three wickets included that of Dinesh Chandimal, said. If you can get it straight up on the first morning of a Test series, and get on top of a few of their top-order batters, it does open up some scars, hopefully, for the back end of the tour on some not-so-friendly wickets for us quicks.We dont know too much about these guys, we havent played them a lot, especially our bowlers, so weve worked out a few little things here and there in that innings, and well look to keep on top of them with those plans throughout the whole series.This was, arguably, a fortuitous toss for Smith to lose, as it had his opposite number Angelo Mathews electing to bat at a ground where there has always been a modicum of help for fast men. Several members of the touring party who were here for the Test teams last visit, in 2011, including Nathan Lyon and Usman Khawaja, had spoken of some possible early assistance, and Hazlewood found it.A few of the guys who were here on the last series mentioned that if the quicks are going to get anything out of it, its going to be this Test, especially with the new ball, Hazlewood said. We made the most of that, and hopefully, we do again in the second innings. I was happy to bowl turning up today, it was a good toss to lose, see how that wicket was going to play. I thought if we bowled well, which we did, wed get a few wickets early.It is [going to get harder], hopefully, we enjoyed that as much as we could. The next two wickets are probably going to suit the spinners and then Colombo could be quite flat, so its going to be hard work, but weve trained on some flat wickets in Colombo when we got here and tried a few different things here and there, so were as prepared as we can be. We may have to work on a few other things, and I think reverse swing will be a huge factor as well.More than once, the Australians raised their eyebrows at how the pitch played on day one, with several deliveries shooting through low and variation in spin suggesting the pitch will only get harder to bat on. Smith had said before the match that one of his goals was for the team to only have to bat once, and by rolling the Sri Lankans so cheaply, they have a chance of doing so.I thought we were quite patient, and just bowled the usual great lines and lengths, Hazlewood said. Mitch Starc was probably not at his best, but still very lethal, no matter when he bowls, and I think the spinners bowled beautifully on that wicket, it did offer them a bit of up-and-down bounce.It swung a little bit more in our second spells than the first. 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I tried to bounce back as best I could.Gomez would add a second home run against Wright in the Rangers eventual 8-5 victory, but that still paled in importance to the scare the Angels again had off the field.Right-hander Matt Shoemaker, who underwent emergency brain surgery Sunday in Seattle after a line drive hit him in the head, was back into the hospital Saturday.Angels general manager Billy Eppler said it was done as a precautionary measure. Shoemaker had complained of some pressure Saturday, but Eppler said an MRI to check on brain swelling came back inconclusive.Eppler said Shoemakers neurosurgeon back in Orange County, Dr. Greg Withers, had him take a CT Scan at a local hospital, which was negative for swelling. 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While there are a number of freshman post players who can be identified as intriguing NBA prospects in 2016-17, Texas A&Ms Robert Williams -- just the 13th-best frontcourt player in the 2016 class according to ESPN recruiting evaluations -- is one of the most surprising to emerge in that category. Daley Blind Netherland Jersey .Scouts are intrigued by the 6-9, 237-pound Williams skill set, and hes attracted attention by laying claim to the seventh-highest box plus/minus in the country among those who have played five games and logged at least 100 minutes. (Box plus/minus uses box scores to estimate how many points per 100 possessions a given player contributes to above an average player.) Looking back at how Williams performed before college, however, provides insight into why we shouldnt be surprised by his hot start.The pre-collegiate format most conducive to talent evaluation, as well as stat-keeping, is AAU basketball. The shoe-company-promoted circuits have seen their games become more structured, serious and competitive -- and increasingly reliable in terms of forecasting college performance. In the one-and-done era, NBA scouts have to consider a players body of work beyond the five months they spend in college, and AAU is a key part of that for a significant portion of prospects.So with that in mind, lets take a look at some select advanced metrics to see how well Williams fared compared with his peers at that level. North Carolinas Tony Bradley and Dukes Marques Bolden are two perfect players to compare to Williams because they all competed in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League circuit, play similar roles and are also potential one-and-dones. The first stat we will look at is called true shooting percentage.True shooting percentage is different from field goal percentage in that it factors in free throws and also differentiates between 2-pointers and 3-pointers. The percentiles give a relevant context for how well they performed within the EYBL. Bradley had the fourth-best true shooting percentage overall, which put him well above his peers. Bradley has kept pace at North Carolina, putting up a 62.7 percent true shooting rate through nine games. Williams EYBL numbers were comparable to Bradleys, and his true shooting percentage was better than Boldens.Williams collegiate true shooting percentage has continued to climb, reaching 68.1 percent at this early stage of the season.Next, lets take a look at offensive rebound percentage.Offensive rebound percentage shows how many available offensive rebounds a player was able to grab, and what we see here is Bradley again at the top of the pack, with Bolden and Williams close behind.Bradley currently leads the nation in offensive rebound percentage (22.6), with Bolden (13.5) and Williams (10.5) also putting up comparable numbers to what they did in the EYBL. Offensive scheme can play a significant part in this number though. North Carolina is second in the country in offensive rebounds and sends more guys to the glass than Texas A&M.Now lets look at defensive rebound percentage.Here we see Williams was just behind Bradley but comfortably ahead of Bolden. In the early stages of the college season, Williams has the edge on Bradley in this metric (17.0 to 15.9), with Bolden posting an 11.4 in limited minutes as he has recovered from injury. Rebounding is one of the most translatable skills when moving up a level, so this bodes well for Williams as well as Bradley.Next is block percentage, which is a good way of measuring rim protection.Rim protection is becoming increasingly valuable in the space-and-pace era of the NBA, which is slowly trickling down to college. Williams is the clear-cut leader here and is part of why hes turning heads. His block percentage in college is 13.9 percent, which puts him at ninth in the country according to KenPom.com. Bolden and Williams put up similar defensive rebound percentage numbers in the EYBL, but it should be noted that Boldens block rate was almost half of Williams. Lastly, lets look at the most important stat: box plus/minus.Here we see Williams impact, which cements his case. After faring well here in the EYBL, Williams has posted the fifth-best BPM among any freshman at 15.9, which also puts him at ninth in the country for all players who have played five games and logged 100 minutes (with three games played, Bolden doesnt qualify yet), according to Basketball-Reference.So what we see here is that Williams was similar to his more highly touted peers and had a solid case as being the better recruit from a statistical standpoint. 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The city is approximately 70 kilometers (45 miles) north of Sendai, which is a three-hour train ride from Tokyo.Details of the proposed changes are expected to be made public Thursday at a meeting of a taskforce for metropolitan government reform.The changes would require approval of the International Olympic Committee and the individual international sports federations.The government panel was set up earlier this month by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, who is determined to reduce the soaring costs.Tokyo won the right to host the games in 2013 by promising a compact bid with 28 of the 31 competition venues within an eight-kilometer (5-mile) radius of the Olympic Village. Originally, only shooting, modern pentathlon and one football venue were to be outside the eight-kilometer radius.Already, venues for basketball, taekwondo and cycling have been moved outside of Tokyo to maximize existing facilities. 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SEATTLE -- Kole Calhoun wore down Taijuan Walker in one at-bat and the Mariners starter never recovered.Calhoun and Albert Pujols both homered twice, Mike Trout also went deep, and the Los Angeles Angels beat Seattle 10-3 Saturday night.Calhoun, Trout and Pujols hit consecutive home runs to lead a six-run first inning for the Angels against Walker and handed the Mariners their ninth loss in 11 games.Calhouns first-inning homer capped a 13-pitch at-bat in which he fouled off seven full-count pitches.I was just trying to put a ball in play, Calhoun said. I just kind of got into a battle, and fouled off some tough pitches and got some pitches to hit. Definitely wasnt trying to hit a home run. Just trying to put a ball in play and have a good at-bat, and it just kept going and going and going and going.Walker (4-10), who gave up six runs and six hits in just two-thirds of inning, hit Yunel Escobar on the hand with the first pitch and Calhoun sent a 3-2 pitch over the right-field wall. Trout, who entered 8 for 10 in his career against Walker, then hit his 27th homer and Pujols followed with his shot to make it 4-0.Andrelton Simmons had an RBI double and Carlos Perez added a run-scoring single to cap the inning.Thats as good as it gets, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. It was a 13-pitch at-bat and it ended in a home run. Koles a grinder. He goes up there and he got a home run in a 13-pitch at-bat, which is tremendous.Tyler Skaggs (3-3) allowed three runs on eight hits in six innings for Los Angeles, striking out seven and walking one.Franklin Gutierrez answered in the bottom of the first with a two-run homer, his 13th.Im happy our team scored all those runs, but at the same time its tough to sit there for 45 minutes and throw in the cage and then come out there, Skaggs said. Im not complaining at all whatsoever, though. The offense was great tonight.Pujols 28th homer of the season, a two-run shot in the second, gave him 588 for his career to move past Frank Robinson into ninth place on the all-time list.I dont think about that, Pujols said. I was just glad to help our team win tonight and be able to contribute, especially after a tough loss last night.Trout had opened the inning with a triple off the glove of center fielder Leonys Martin.Calhoun also had a solo shot, his 15th, in the third, and Jefry Martes added an RBI single in the fourth to make it 10-2.Nelson Cruz hit his 34th homer to open the bottom half of the inning.The three connsecutive homers by the Angels was the first time since April 13, 2014, when Trout, Pujols and Raul Ibanez did it in the first inning against the Mets. Jerome Boateng Jersey. hat was the story of the game, Mariners manager Scott Servais. It was over before it really got started. Obviously, Taijuan did not have his best stuff tonight. The first pitch of the game, then the long at-bat to Calhoun that ends up with a home run, and then the home runs after.TRAINERS ROOMAngels: RHP Cam Bedrosian (2-0, 1.12 ERA), who already was on the DL (right middle finger flexor tendinitis) when the club announced earlier this week that he also was dealing with a blood clot in his upper right arm, will undergo season-ending surgery Tuesday for the clot, GM Billy Eppler said in a statement. ... 3B Escobar was taken out of the game after being hit. X-rays were negative and the team said he had a contusion on the back of his left hand.Mariners: RHP Drew Storen, on the 15-day DL (right shoulder inflammation) is expected to be activated Sunday. Storen pitched one scoreless inning for Triple-A Tacoma in a 20-pitch rehab outing on Friday, allowing one hit with one strikeout.ANGELS ROSTER MOVESThe Angels recalled RHP Alex Meyer and 1B Ji-Man Choi from Triple-A Salt Lake City. Meyer, acquired from the Twins along with RHP Ricky Nolasco at the trade deadline, is expected to start Wednesday in place of Brett Oberholtzer.TROUT STAYS HOT VS. SEATTLEIn 15 games against the Mariners this season, Trout is hitting .353 with seven home runs, two triples, two doubles and 17 RBI, with 17 runs scored. In his career against Walker, Trout is hitting .818 (9-for-11) with a triple, three homers and six RBI.CANO DOUBLES UPMariners 2B Robinson Cano doubled in the first inning, making him one of four players in major league history with at least 30 doubles and 30 home runs in 12 consecutive seasons, joining Stan Musial (16 seasons), Tris Speaker (12) and Honus Wagner (12). Cano is the only player to do it in 12 straight seasons to start his career.UP NEXTAngels: RHP Matt Shoemaker (9-13, 3.91 ERA) has won his last three starts and has pitched at least six innings in each of his last nine starts. He is 1-2 with a 5.82 ERA in three starts this season against the MarinersMariners: RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (14-10, 4.01 ERA) is 6-1 with a 2.14 ERA at home against the Angels. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '