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  December 24, 2016 12:58 AM MST

  (SportsNetwork.com) - It was a perfect, yet ironic, ending to the FCS regular season Saturday. The only team to finish with an unbeaten record in the regular season is not headed to the FCS playoffs. Still, 15th-ranked Harvard couldnt be any happier to be 10-0 after it beat Ivy League rival Yale, 31-24, for the eighth straight year. The Ivy League is one of the two FCS conferences that doesnt send its champion to the playoffs. The Southwestern Athletic Conference stages a conference championship game and doesnt send its champion to the playoffs, although the teams not in the title matchup are eligible for at-large bids - which has never happened previously. Second-ranked Coastal Carolina (11-1) fell short of a perfect regular season when Liberty blocked a game-ending field goal attempt and nipped the Chanticleers, 15-14, for the Big South Conferences automatic bid to the playoffs. The two rivals shared the Big South title. Coastal will gain an at-large bid when the NCAA announces the 24-team field on Sunday in addition to Liberty (8-4) automatically moving in with its first-ever bid. The 11 teams to earn automatic bids were Eastern Washington (Big Sky), Liberty (Big South), New Hampshire (CAA), Morgan State (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), three-time reigning national champion North Dakota State (Missouri Valley), Sacred Heart (Northeast), Jacksonville State (Ohio Valley), Fordham (Patriot), San Diego (Pioneer), Chattanooga (Southern) and Sam Houston State (Southland). There will be 13 at-large bids as well. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, Nov. 20 No. 10 Southeastern Louisiana (9-3, 7-1 Southland) 62, Nicholls (0-12, 0-8) 3 Southeastern Louisiana piled up 634 yards while earning a share of the Southland Conference championship - its second straight - with Sam Houston State. Devante Hayes caught seven passes for 196 yards, including a 77-yard touchdown from starting quarterback Bryan Bennett for the Lions first score. Backup quarterback Jordan Barnett completed 12-of-19 pass attempts for 193 yards and two touchdowns in relief of Bennett. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, Nov. 21 No. 5 Eastern Washington (10-2, 7-1 Big Sky) 56, Portland State (3-9, 2-6) 34 Eastern Washington won the Big Sky title for the third straight season as well as the conferences automatic bid to the FCS playoffs. The Eagles scored 21 points in both the third and fourth quarters to break away from a 14-14 halftime tie. Jabari Wilson finished with three touchdowns and a career-high 132 yards on the ground, while quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. was 21- for-33 with two touchdowns and an interception, adding a 1-yard scoring run early in the third quarter. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, Nov. 22 No. 1 New Hampshire (10-1, 8-0 CAA) 20, Maine (5-6, 4-4) 12 New Hampshire finished off a perfect season in CAA Football and earned the conferences automatic bid to the playoffs despite committing six turnovers. Quarterback Sean Goldrich threw a touchdown and rushed for one. The Wildcats held rival Maine to 179 yards. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberty (8-4, 4-1 Big South) 15, No. 2 Coastal Carolina (11-1, 4-1) 14 Liberty ended Coastals perfect season and earned the Big Souths automatic playoff bid, erasing a 14-12 deficit with John Lunsfords third field goal with 1:20 left - a 32-yarder - and then getting an even bigger special teams play on Chima Uzowihes game-ending block of Alex Catrons 24-yard attempt. The Flames Darrin Peterson caught a 72-yard touchdown pass from Stephon Marsha and finished with four receptions for 113 yards. Gabe Henderson had 10 receptions for 114 yards, while D.J. Abnar rushed for 122 yards on 35 carries. For Coastal, Alex Ross threw for 171 yards and a touchdown and added 60 rushing yards. Senior linebacker Quinn Backus had a program-record 20 tackles with one sack. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 3 North Dakota State (11-1, 7-1 Missouri Valley) 38, No. 20 Youngstown State (7-5, 4-4) 14 North Dakota State clinched a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference title with Illinois State, but gained the automatic playoff bid on the basis of its higher Gridiron Power Index rating. Quarterback Carson Wentz passed for 126 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 120 yards and one score, while John Crockett carried the ball 28 times for 168 yards and one touchdown. The Bison scored touchdowns off all four Youngstown turnovers, including a pair of interceptions and a forced fumble by Christian Dudzik, and had a 479-216 advantage in yards. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 4 Jacksonville State (10-1, 8-0 OVC) 49, Southeast Missouri State (5-7, 3-5) 30 Jacksonville State finished off a perfect season in the Ohio Valley Conference as Eli Jenkins threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns, and running backs Troymaine Pope (114 yards, one touchdown) and DaMarcus James (111 yards, two touchdowns) both went over 100 rushing yards. The Gamecocks gained 612 yards in their 10th straight win. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 6 Villanova (10-2, 7-1 CAA) 35, Delaware (6-6, 4-4) 28 John Robertsons 21-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Gulyas with 23 seconds left erased Villanovas 28-27 deficit and Robertson added a 2-point conversion to Poppy Livers as the Wildcats reached the 10-win mark. Robertson was 14-for-25 for 217 yards and three touchdowns and carried the ball 23 times for 117 yards. Nova running back Kevin Monangai scored three touchdowns, two on runs and one on a reception. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Army (4-7) 42, No. 7 Fordham (10-2) 31 Patriot League champion Fordham had a nine-game winning streak snapped despite quarterback Mike Nebrich throwing for 352 yards and three touchdowns. Wide receiver Brian Wetzel hauled in 12 passes for 193 yards and one touchdown. Army rushed for 382 yards, led by Larry Dixon (158 yards, three touchdowns). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 8 Illinois State (10-1, 7-1 Missouri Valley) 44, Southern Illinois (6-6, 3-5) 29 Tre Roberson passed for 319 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 94 yards and another touchdown as Illinois State clinched a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference title. The Redbirds completed their first-ever 10-win regular season. Marshaun Coprich rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns, while Cameron Meredith (eight receptions, 182 yards, one touchdown) and Lechein Neblett (four receptions, 125 yards, two touchdowns) had big receiving games in the win. The Redbirds have gone unbeaten at home in two straight seasons - a run of 12 wins. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 9 Chattanooga (9-3, 7-0 Southern) 45, Furman (3-9, 2-5) 19 Quarterback Jacob Huesman collected 360 total yards and four touchdowns (two passing, two rushing) to help Chattanooga complete a perfect record in the Southern Conference. Keon Williams also rushed for two touchdown, gaining 97 yards on 18 carries. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 11 Northern Iowa (8-4, 6-2 Missouri Valley) 38, Missouri State (4-8, 1-7) 24 Northern Iowa surely punched a playoff ticket with its fifth straight win. David Johnson ran for 205 yards and three touchdowns on 31 carries. He scored on a 31-yard on the final play of the first half, breaking a 14-14 tie. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 13 Montana (8-4, 6-2 Big Sky) 34, No. 12 Montana State (8-4, 6-2) 7 Montana likely clinched an FCS playoff bid with a rout of rival Montana State in the Brawl of the Wild. The Grizzlies Jordan Canada rushed for two touchdowns in the first, Jordan Johnson passed for two touchdowns in the second half and Daniel Sullivan kicked a field goal in each half. Montana State would have earned a share of the Big Sky title with a victory. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida (6-4) 52, No. 14 Eastern Kentucky (9-3, 6-3) 3 Andrew Lloyds 51-yard field goal in the first quarter accounted for Eastern Kentuckys only points as Florida scored the final 42 points inside The Swamp. EKU, hoping to earn an at-large playoff bid on Sunday, was held to 142 yards. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 15 Harvard (10-0, 7-0) 31, Yale (8-2, 5-2) 24 Harvard quarterback Conner Hempel connected with wide receiver Andrew Fischer for a 35-yard touchdown pass with 55 seconds left to lift the Crimson to a season-ending victory over Yale in The Game and complete a perfect season. Harvard completed the outright Ivy title, its 16th overall crown and eighth under coach Tim Murphy, while defeating Yale for the eighth straight year and 12th time in the last 13 years. Fischer finished with eight receptions for 149 yards and two touchdowns. Harvard overcame Tyler Vargas 173 all-purpose yards, including 127 yards on 30 carries, and three touchdowns. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16 South Dakota State (8-4, 5-3 Missouri Valley) 37, South Dakota (2-10, 0-8) 14 South Dakota State beat its intrastate rival and likely clinched an at-large bid to the playoffs with its third straight win. Austin Sumner passed for 395 yards and three touchdowns. Jake Wieneke caught six passes for 177 yards and one touchdown. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17 James Madison (9-3, 6-2 CAA) 59, Elon (1-1, 0-8) 27 James Madison will take a seven-game winning streak into the playoffs after quarterback Vad Lee accounted for four touchdowns (three passing, one rushing) and Jauan Latney (100 yards) and Khalid Abdullah (92) rushed for two touchdowns each. Lee was 23-for-25 for 257 yards. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Western Illinois (5-7, 3-5 Missouri Valley) 34, No. 18 Indiana State (7-5, 4-4) 20 Indiana States bid for a playoff spot took a jolt as Western Illinois quarterback Trenton Norvell threw for two touchdowns and rushed for one. Buck Logan and Dimitri Taylor both rushed for Indiana State touchdowns. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Lamar (8-4, 5-3 Southland) 27, No. 19 McNeese State (6-5, 4-4) 24 Juan Carranco kicked a 23-yard field goal as time expired to lift Lamar past McNeese State, which ended the season on a three-game losing streak. Lamars Caleb Berry passed for 327 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 91 yards. McNeeses Will Briscoe threw for two touchdowns and Tyler Bolfing one. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 21 Richmond (7-4, 4-3 CAA) at No. 22 William & Mary (7-4, 4-3), (n) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 23 Sam Houston State (8-4, 7-1) 38, Central Arkansas (6-6, 5-3) 31 Sam Houstons Keshawn Hill rushed for 242 yards and two touchdowns to power the Bearkats to a share of the Southland Conference title with Southeastern Louisiana. Sam Houston claimed the automatic bid to the playoffs. The Bearkats overcame Ryan Howards four touchdown passes for Central Arkansas. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- North Carolina Central (7-5, 6-2) 21, No. 24 North Carolina A&T (9-3, 6-2) 14 North Carolina A&T failed to clinch an outright Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference crown and fell into a five-team tie for the title with North Carolina Central, Bethune-Cookman, South Carolina State and Morgan State, which earned the automatic bid to the playoffs. North Carolina Central quarterback Malcolm Bell had 195 total yards and both passed and rushed for a touchdown. The Eagles beat a nationally-ranked opponent for the first time since transitioning to the FCS in 2007. A&T sophomore Tarik Cohen rushed for 203 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 25 Bethune-Cookman (9-3, 6-2 MEAC) 18, Florida A&M (3-9, 3-5) 17, OT Bethune-Cookman slipped past rival Florida A&M on quarterback Larry Brihms two-point conversion in overtime to earn part of a five-way share of the MEAC title - its fourth for fifth-year coach Brian Jenkins. 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Juventus announced details of the deal Saturday, saying that Morata signed a five-year contract with the club. The deal also includes an option for Madrid to buy Morata back for up to (euro)30 million ($40.Ann Arbor, MI (SportsNetwork.com) - Caris LeVert totaled a game-high 24 points thanks to 5-of-6 shooting beyond the arc, and dished out six assists as No. 19 Michigan had its way with Nicholls State, producing a 91-62 rout on Saturday at Crisler Arena. Ricky Doyle poured in 15 points with six rebounds and Zak Irvin totaled 14 for the Wolverines (5-1), who rebounded from a loss to Villanova on Tuesday. I was really proud the way our kids persevered through that, and our defense was exceptional in the first half, and we were able to get out far enough to hold on to win, said Michigan head coach John Beilein. JaDante Frye recorded 15 points and six boards for the Colonels (0-4), who next face Loyola-New Orleans one week from today. T.J. Carpenter had 12 points in the resounding defeat. Nicholls was up 4-3, but the Wolverines turned things around quickly with a 16-4 burst to seize control. That 19-8 margin stood after Irvins layup with 8 1/2 minutes gone in the contest. Irvin sank a trey which pushed the hosts edge to 20, 35-15, with 6:03 to go before intermission and a LeVert layup just before the buzzer produced a 53-20 edge at the break.dddddddddddd An 11-4 run to begin the second half pushed the Michigan lead to a game-high 40 points, ending on another shot from long distance by Irvin for a 64-24 score with 4:20 elapsed. Nicholls closed the gap to 68-40 on two free throws from Amin Torres before a 13-2 burst gave the Wolverines an 81-42 edge on Aubrey Dawkins triple with 6:53 to go. The visitors closed only within 28 from there. Game Notes Michigan shot 55.2 percent (32-of-58) from the floor and connected on 14-of-24 shots from beyond the arc, while Nicholls was held to 41.1 percent (23-of-56) and made only 8-of-19 attempts from long distance ... 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  December 24, 2016 12:56 AM MST

  SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau found the perfect way to celebrate their new contract extensions. Thornton scored his second goal of the game with 1:30 remaining in overtime to lead the San Jose Sharks to their sixth straight win, 3-2 over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. Marleau also scored as the two longtime Sharks shined one day after signing three-year deals that will keep them in San Jose through the 2016-17 season. "For me and Patty both to score, its a great night for us," Thornton said. Antti Niemi made 20 saves and Joe Pavelski and Matt Irwin had two assists apiece as the Sharks overcame a 2-0 deficit to get their third six-game winning streak of the season. "Theyre our guys, and we need them when were down," Irwin said. "Jumbo got us to within one and Patty tied it up and obviously Jumbo won it in overtime. Theyre our guys. Its just kind of ironic what happened." Matt Cooke and Keith Ballard scored for the Wild, who built an early lead on the opener of a four-game road trip but still lost for the ninth time in their past 10 trips to San Jose. Darcy Kuemper made 29 saves as Minnesota lost for just the fourth time in 12 games this month. "We got a point against a good team in a tough building to play," Ballard said. "For the most part we played a fairly solid game. We werent the best at times. But we hung in there and even after they got those two quick goals, I thought we responded pretty well. We just couldnt find the time to get the third one tonight." Thornton and Pavelski combined on the game-winning play by causing a turnover at the blue line. Pavelski then fed Thornton, who beat Kuemper with a wrist shot from the top of the circle to end it with his ninth career overtime goal and first since Nov. 26, 2008, against Chicago. Pavelski assisted on both of Thorntons goals in a bit of a role reversal after Thornton helped set up many of his 19 goals in the previous 21 games. "Ive been telling Pav, Youve been scoring too much. Start passing the puck. And he finally listened," Thornton said. "I dont too often, but Pav just made two good plays and luckily I put them in." The Wild struck first on a nifty play by Cooke midway through the first period. Cooke deflected Thorntons cross-ice pass to Brad Stuart in the neutral zone. Cooke then beat Stuart to the loose puck and skated in on Niemi before beating him with a forehand for his eighth goal. They added onto the lead early in the second when Mikael Granlund fed Ballard for a one-timer that beat Niemi. It was Ballards first goal since Oct. 6, 2011, for Vancouver against Pittsburgh, ending a drought of 114 games without a goal. But that was all the Wild would get as they managed just 12 shots in the final 39-plus minutes. They spent much of the game on the defensive as they won just 18 of 59 faceoffs. "We lost the extra point because of the face-off circle tonight," coach Mike Yeo said. "We spent the entire night chasing and its inevitable that they will put you on your heels and give them some momentum. We never started with the puck. That was the big story." Minnesota dominated the opening half of the second period, limiting San Jose to one shot in the first 11-plus minutes before Thornton and Marleau delivered a day after getting their new contracts. Thornton struck first when Pavelski fed him for a one-timer that he knocked past Kuemper on a knuckler. Just 49 seconds later, Marleau scored his 22nd of the season when Tommy Wingels fanned on the original shot but still managed to get the puck to Marleau, who deflected it past Kuemper to tie the game. NOTES: Thornton has 40 career multigoal games. ... Minnesota F Jason Pominville got his 500th career point with an assist on Ballards goal. ... San Jose juggled its top two lines the second half of the game with Matt Nieto playing with Thornton and Pavelski and Brent Burns moving to a wing with Marleau and Wingels. Swingman Shabazz Muhammad Jersey.A. Happ is coming off his first start of the year, a win at Philadelphia Monday. The former Phillie allowed three hits in five scoreless frames of a 3-0 triumph. Tyus Jones Timberwolves Jersey.com) - Nino Williams posted 18 points and seven rebounds, as Kansas State edged No. http://www.officialtimberwolvesonline.com/. The thunderous cheers quickly changed to an appreciative chant: "Ma-son! Ma-son! Ma-son! Headed to New York with new life, Mason sure earned this curtain call. Kevin Garnett Jersey.C. United on Saturday night and boost the Unions playoff hopes. Nick DeLeon scored in the 36th minute for United (3-23-6), which had ample opportunities to build on its lead but went its 10th straight match without a victory. Karl-Anthony Towns Jersey. - Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Percy Harvin has cleared league-mandated concussion protocol and has returned to practice as a full participant.TORONTO – Sour tones emanated as deeply from the Maple Leafs dressing room as they have all year after yet another flattening loss, one that dug the pit of current despair ever deeper. Toronto was trounced at home on Tuesday night by a young and plucky Florida Panthers squad. It was the 11th loss in the past 15 games, a stretch that includes exactly one regulation win. "We simply got embarrassed," said Mason Raymond, outwardly peeved with the performance in a 3-1 loss at the ACC. "Its pretty simple. I dont think guys can be happy with that at all. We got embarrassed at home." Utterly flat for the opening 40 minutes, the Leafs, playing their fifth game in seven nights, were outworked and overmatched in nearly all regards by an enthusiastic Panthers bunch. Florida scored the opener before four minutes had elapsed on the clock – a Nazem Kadri offensive zone giveaway springing a Tomas Fleischmann breakaway – adding a pair in the middle frame. Though they were surely fatigued, the Leafs lacked little of the gusto or gumption required to turn the corner of a lingering skid. Lost defensive zone battles often appeared a matter of will. Tuesday suitably marked the 12th time in 13 games that they allowed three goals or more, a product of ongoing inadequate team defence (more in Five Points). "They won more puck battles than we did," said Randy Carlyle of the Panthers. "All the 50-50 pucks that were available to us, I would say that they won the majority of them, specifically in the first two periods." Offensively, they were too often a one-and-done attack for the coachs liking, opting for the extra pass or play in the name of simplicity. There was little of the sustained offensive zone time that manifested itself in a stunning weekend win against the defending Stanley Cup champs. "We were guilty of trying to be too cute," said Carlyle. "Too many curls and drags versus putting our head down and driving the puck towards the net and maybe scoring an ugly goal. I classified our game as we tried to play shinny against an NHL hockey club tonight." The Leafs have endured their fair share of misery since the outset of November. Nothing summed up the despair quite like losing twice in a matter of weeks to the lowly Sabres and Blue Jackets. But for maybe the first time on Tuesday, there was a real sense among those players assembled that the struggles had reached a low point. "I dont think were going to make excuses," said Dion Phaneuf, admittedly off-kilter in his performance against Florida. "We know that weve got to play better and were the guys that are going to get us out of this. Its about what were going to do in this room to find a way to get out of this funk that were in." The Panthers may have won five of six entering the evening, but they sat as the second-worst team in the Eastern Conference. And yet they managed to "embarrass" the Leafs on home ice.  "We either have half a team or a full team that dont show up at parts and then things go wrong," said James Reimer, who yielded three goals on 23 shots. "We need to find a way to come and bring it every night or for 60 minutes a night and then do that consecutively." "The coaching staff is frustrated. The players are frustrated. Im sure management is frustrated. Im sure our fans are frustrated," said Carlyle. "Is it a crisis? Its a crisis that we havent won enough games. Thats the way I would deem it." Five Points 1. An Excuse or Reality? The Leafs were playing their fifth game in seven nights and certainly appeared low on gas early (though they managed to muster something late). The mere mention of the schedule, however, caused most to recoil. "Theres never an excuse," said Reimer. "Theres never an excuse. Injuries, tired – its all BS. Those are excuses and theyre useless. What it comes down to is your will, your heart, your character." Additionally, Reimer said, injuries would not be blamed for the ongoing struggle. "We should be able to win with half of our guys out," he said. "You just find ways. You trust each other. You believe in each other and you play with that confidence. Thats the case here. I have full and absolute faith in my teammates, the coaches and everyone. Weve done it before, weve done it last year and weve done it this year. Its just a matter of putting it together and I have no doubts we can do it." 2. No Defence No longer saved nightly by the heroic efforts of their two goaltenders – as they were in October – the Leafs havve been a wreck defensively since the outset of November.dddddddddddd. During a stretch of 22 games, beginning on Nov. 2, theyve allowed 71 goals or an average of 3.23 per game. Theyve allowed three or more in 16 of those 22 games, losing 14 times. Among those who struggled in that regard against the Panthers was Phaneuf. There was the inability to track down Fleischmann on the opening goal and the giveaway to Brad Boyes on the third Florida marker. "Ive got better," he said. "I made some mistakes tonight that are unacceptable." 3. Gardiner Benched A strong message was sent to Jake Gardiner on Tuesday night. Gardiner was benched for the final eight-plus minutes of the second and opening 10 minutes of the third. The 23-year-old gave the puck away to Sean Bergenheim in the defensive zone, an error that preceded the Panthers second goal. "Its pretty hard to defend," said Carlyle of the error. "Youve got to expect to have a higher level of execution than that in that situation. I thought that in the game he struggled with the puck." Carlyle felt that Gardiner was often careless with the puck, throwing it away in too many situations. "Right now those are compiling to us receiving the game too often," he said. "(But) I wouldnt say hes the only guy that made them." Gardiner was coming off a similarly difficult finish in a loss to Pittsburgh on Monday evening. He made two errors that preceded Sidney Crosbys eventual game-winner; there was the icing that pinned the Leafs in the defensive zone and the failed clearing attempt following a faceoff win by Jay McClement. Gardiner played just 16 minutes. 4. Starting Slowly There was the feeble first period effort in St. Louis, the wobbly opening in Pittsburgh and another stunted opening 20 (and 40) against Florida. Kadris offensive zone giveaway with less than four minutes gone sprung the Fleischmann breakaway and the games opening goal. It was the 17th time in 36 games that an opponent had scored first on the Leafs and the 12th loss in such situations (4-11-1). "Our starts need to be better," said Raymond, who scored the Leafs lone goal. "Thats a big part of it. I think stats show when you score the first goal odds are in your favour to win the game." The Leafs are 13-5-2 when scoring first this season. 5. Searching for Balance Raymond entered the night as the Leafs third-leading scorer and yet began Tuesdays game alongside Troy Bodie and Trevor Smith. He was replaced on the second unit by David Clarkson, who returned from a two-game suspension. It was an odd move, one likely aimed at sparking Clarkson while balancing out the offence. "Thats a tricky thing," said Carlyle. "We tried to spread a little more offence with moving Raymond down. It probably wasnt fair to him…but I thought that would be an opportunity for them to play against lesser players with some speed out there. But that didnt work for us." By the third frame, Raymond was reunited with Peter Holland and Joffrey Lupul, scoring the Leafs lone goal on a redirection. Already down Dave Bolland and Tyler Bozak at centre ice, the Leafs would lose Smith to a broken hand in the third frame of the loss. He blocked a Scotty Upshall shot and did not return. The organization has already tested its ranks at centre with the Smith recall and Holland trade, also trying its hand for a lengthy stretch with long-time NHLer Jerred Smithson. Its more adversity to a group that already has its fair share of it. Stats-Pack 16 – Number of times in the past 22 games that the Leafs have allowed three goals or more. 3.23 – Goals against per game since the start of November. 15:27 – Ice-time for David Clarkson in his return from a two-game suspension. 11 – Losses for the Leafs in the past 15 games. 1 – Regulation victory in those 15 games, a 7-3 bashing of the Blackhawks on Saturday. 16:03 – Ice-time for Jake Gardiner against Florida, his lowest since mid-November. 11 – Goals for Mason Raymond this season, surpassing the 10 he had in 46 games a year ago. Special Teams Capsule PP: 0-2Season: 23.7% (4th) PK: 2-2Season: 77.3% (27th) Quote of the Night "We simply got embarrassed. Its pretty simple. I dont think guys can be happy with that at all. We got embarrassed at home. I think we got beat out all over the ice in almost all situations. Its something we need to improve." -Mason Raymond, following the loss to Florida. Up Next The Leafs host the Coyotes at the ACC on Thursday night. china nfl jerseys ' ' '

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  December 24, 2016 12:53 AM MST

  BARCELONA, Spain - Mercedes rivals hope a busy three weeks of tinkering on their slower cars and the move to European tracks will be enough to at least threaten Lewis Hamiltons and Nico Rosbergs stranglehold on Formula One. The Mercedes pair head into Sundays Spanish Grand Prix after sweeping the first four races in impressive style, with the most compelling driving coming between the teammates while the pack puttered away in the distance. The switch to V6 turbo hybrid engines has dislodged Red Bull as F1s dominant team after four seasons, and Mercedes was also dealing far better than the rest with the new powertrain and other rule changes. Hamilton has led a Mercedes one-two finish with Rosberg in the last three races after the German won the season opener. The silver-and-teal duo have also taken all four pole positions, and set the fastest lap at each grand prix. "We are now four races into the 2014 season and hold a strong position in both championships," Mercedes team executive director Toto Wolff said. "However, the first European round of the year always provides a prime opportunity for teams to arrive with improvements to their cars. Of course, we are no different to any other team in that respect and our aim must be to increase the advantage we enjoyed at the last race in China." Neither Hamilton nor Rosberg has yet to win at the Circuit de Catalunya, although they did take the top two positions in qualifying here last year. Rosberg, who has a four-point lead over Hamilton in the championship, said that after years of racing and preseason tests at Barcelona "there is probably no other track in the world" that he knows better. "I also have some good memories of race weekends in Barcelona," Rosberg said. "Last year (...) I started from pole position so Im looking forward to going back there again, and maybe repeating that particular feat. Each team will have been pushing hard during the break to find some extra performance from new parts. So it will certainly be an interesting weekend." Red Bull will be counting on making strides after a dismal start to Sebastian Vettels title defence. Vettel has yet to finish better than third place, and has twice been ordered by his team to let new teammate Daniel Ricciardo pass him for higher finishes in the last two races. Vettel said a lot would depend on doing well in Saturdays qualifying because the track design offers few chances to challenge front-runners. The Montmelo circuit features one long straightaway before the first corner, which is considered the best for overtaking. It is also known to be tough on tires. Paul Hembery, the director of tire provider Pirelli, said that despite the tracks abrasive surface and high temperatures they expected teams to need only three pit stops instead of four as they have made in the past. Ferraris Fernando Alonso proved last season that wise tire management and smooth pit stops can be enough to compensate for a lack of overall speed. Alonso enters the race in a distant third place, with 41 points to Rosbergs 79 and Hamiltons 75, but after managing to finally reach the podium at Shanghai in Ferraris first race under new team principal Marco Mattiacci. The two-time former world champion has a strong record in front of his home fans, with wins here both last year and in 2006 to give him seven career podium finishes at the Spanish GP. His victory one year ago was Ferraris last as a team. With Alonso and teammate Kimi Raikkonen far behind the pacesetters, the Italian team will need a near perfect weekend to break its poor run. "With Fernando weve seen an extraordinary level of performance, scavenging every possible point at every possible opportunity," Ferrari technical director James Allison said. 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Patrick DAmico added two for the Pats, Braden Christoffer had a single and Morgan Klimchuk chipped in a goal and four assists. Randy Jones Padres Jersey. Trailing 4-1 in the final set, Sharapova steadied her erratic service game and took command again to beat the 56th-ranked American 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 on clay at the Magic Box tennis centre. The ninth-ranked Russian looked to be cruising before McHale broke late in the second set to tie the match and then took her commanding lead in the final set after breaking Sharapova. Custom San Diego Padres Jersey. Ferrer, the two-time defending champion in Buenos Aires, is aiming to win his 21st ATP tournament. Ferrer will next face fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro, the fourth seed, who defeated Jeremy Chardy of France 7-6 (7), 6-3 in another quarterfinal match.(SportsNetwork.com) - Toronto left-hander Mark Buehrle eyes just his second win in 15 starts on Friday when the Toronto Blue Jays open a three-game set with the New York Yankees at Rogers Centre. That may be easier said than done, though, as Buehrle is a miserable 1-12 in his career against the Yankees and 0-10 with a 7.34 ERA and .337 opponents batting average over 15 starts since April 20, 2004. Buehrle has struggled against just about everyone lately, though, and is 1-7 with a 4.74 ERA since beating Kansas City on June 1. He didnt get a decision on Saturday versus Tampa Bay and surrendered three runs and eight hits in 6 1/3 frames of his teams 5-4 win. He is 11-8 on the year with a 3.41 ERA. This could be his last start as a member of the Blue Jays. It has been reported that Buehrle has been placed on revocable waivers and the pitching- starved Los Angeles Angels apparently have some interest. However, he is owed $15 million next season. Toronto avoided a three-game sweep at the hands on the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, as it managed a 5-2 win. The Blue Jays, though, are 9 1/2 games behind the Baltimore Orioles in thhe American League East and 5 1/2 back of the second wild card spot.dddddddddddd "Yeah, were up against a big headwind, but yeah, you have to stay optimistic," said manager John Gibbons. "Why wouldnt you? What, are you going to quit?" The Jays could gain some ground this weekend on the Yanks, who are 2 1/2 games in front of them. New York lost in heartbreaking fashion on Thursday, as Alex Avila drove a first-pitch slider off the right-field wall in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Detroit Tigers a 3-2 win. "I heard him hit the wall and I heard the ball hit the wall," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "The bottom line is it was a hit and we lost." Still and all, the loss was just the second in the last eight games for the Yankees. Now, they turn to veteran Chris Capuano, who is 0-2 with a 4.21 ERA with the Yankees. He faced the Blue Jays in his first start with New York on July 26, taking a no-decision after allowing two runs in six innings. Capuano is 1-3 overall on the year with a 4.37 ERA. New York is 7-5 against the Blue Jays this season. china nfl jerseys ' ' '

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  December 24, 2016 12:51 AM MST

  EDMONTON -- Not many teams have managed to make the Buffalo Sabres look good this season, but the Edmonton Oilers found a way to do it on Thursday. Cory Conacher had two goals and an assist as the Sabres snapped a lengthy seven-game losing skid, emerging with a 3-1 victory over the Oilers in a battle between the teams with the worst records in the NHL. Drew Stafford also scored for the Sabres (20-42-8) who had been outscored 21-6 in their previous seven losses. "It was huge," Stafford said. "The way that this year has gone and the challenges we have gone through, we will take any win at this point, regardless of who it is against. That was one of our more complete efforts. "We had some discipline issues, but had a great PK. We also had more than one goal, which is big. Getting a 3-1 lead, Im not sure I can remember the last time we had a comfortable lead like that where we could lock in our system and take over the game." Sabres head coach Ted Nolan said his team earned the two points on the night as they ran their road record to just 8-22-3. "It is good to finally play a half decent game," he said. "When you lose, you get what you deserve, and we have been getting what we deserved. We werent playing very well, but tonight we got what we deserved." Conacher scored his first goal as a Sabre since being claimed on waivers from Ottawa at the trade deadline, and his first goal overall since Dec. 28. "It was refreshing," he said. "Ive already had to get the monkey off my back once before this year, and it feels like it came off again tonight. Maybe this was the game I needed to open the floodgates a bit. The most important part was getting the win, though. Taylor Hall responded for the Oilers (25-37-9) who saw a two-game winning streak end. The Oilers, now 10-5-3 in their last 18 games, are in second-last behind the Sabres. "You look at some games on the schedule and you think, oh, its going to be an easy night, but Ive learned in this league that anything can happen," Hall said. "Whether youre playing the St Louis Blues or Buffalo, you have to come in with the same mind-set. "It doesnt matter what place theyre in or anything, every game is hard and just because we lost to the team behind us doesnt mean were going to come to the rink and sulk tomorrow. As long as the work ethic is there and the battle and the compete ... as long as we have that, were proud." Oilers captain Andrew Ference said his team just didnt seem to have that second effort that has seen them come back in games of late. "Weve been able to take the tempo of game and take control of the third period recently and we just didnt do that tonight," he said. "Their second goal was just putting the puck to the net and it didnt seem as though we responded as well as weve had in the last two weeks. "We just lacked that extra couple of notches on the dial tonight." Little happened for the bulk of the first period, save for a spirited scrap between Edmontons Luke Gazdic and Buffalos Zenon Konopka. Edmonton had numerous chances on the power play late in the first, including posts hit by Justin Schultz and Hall, before the two connected for a man-advantage goal on Buffalo goalie Matt Hacket, who was making his first start of the season for the Sabres. Schultz made a quick pass to Hall in the centre of the right faceoff circle and he blew a one-timer past Hacket with two minutes left in the first period for his 24th goal of the season. Hacket was recently called up from Rochester of the AHL with normal goalies Jhonas Enroth and Michal Neuvirth out with injuries. The Sabres tied the game with a power-play goal of their own just before the midway point of the second period as Conacher was able to tip a Jamie McBain point shot past Oilers goalie Ben Scrivens. Buffalo took a 2-1 lead 1:09 into the third period as a soft Schultz clearing attempt was intercepted by Torrey Mitchell and his shot on net was once again tipped past Scrivens by Conacher for his second of the game and sixth of the season. The Sabres took a two-goal lead five minutes into the third as Scrivens was down and out on a rebound that came back to Stafford, who scored his fifth goal in the last seven games. Hacket made 35 saves for the victory in the Buffalo net. The Oilers play the third game of a six-game homestand on Saturday against the Calgary Flames. The Sabres play the third game of a five-game road trip on Sunday in Vancouver. Notes: It was the second of a pair of meetings between the Oilers and Sabres this season. Edmonton won the first game 3-2 on Feb. 3a In their seven losses before facing the Oilers, only two Sabres players recorded goals - Drew Stafford (four goals) and Tyler Ennis (two goals)a Hacket became the fourth goalie used by Buffalo in the last four gamesa Both teams were fairly banged up for the game. Notable absences for the Oilers included forwards Jordan Eberle (knee) and Nail Yakupov (ankle), while the Sabres were without defencemen Tyler Myers (elbow) and Alexander Sulzer (upper body) and forwards Chris Stewart (ankle) and Zemgus Girgensons (lower body). Donald Brown Jersey. -- Albert Pujols is thrilled to have a reason to forget about his first two disappointing seasons with the Los Angeles Angels. 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The tournament host has recorded just two top-10 finishes in nine tournament appearances and has missed the cut in his home event three years running.McIlroy heads to the K Club off the back of a tied-fourth finish at the Wells Fargo Championship and a tied-12th showing at last weeks Players Championship, where the Northern Irishman missed a chance to break the TPC Sawgrass course record. Rory McIlroys best finish came in 2008, when he ended the week in seventh spot The 27-year-old is the only player in the worlds top five yet to register a worldwide win in 2016, but McIlroy feels his game is in good shape to challenge for victory this week.My performances in this event, obviously over the past three years, but going beyond that, havent been what I would want, McIlroy said.I want to really change that this week with a good performance and I feel like my game is in good enough shape to do that.Im coming off a couple of decent weeks in the States where I felt like I played better than what the results suggested, so Im looking forward to the week. McIlroy posted a second-round 64 at TPC Sawgrass last week The K Club here is a golf course where I feel like I can do well on. Itt sets up well for me.dddddddddddd It would be huge (to win). I think anyone that plays professional golf, they dream of winning their home open.You dont get very many opportunities to do it, so it would be very special. Its definitely one tournament that is missing from my CV that I would love to add.McIlroy tees off alongside Andy Sullivan and defending champion Soren Kjeldsen for the opening two rounds in Kildare, while Masters winner Danny Willett has been grouped with Lee Westwood and Rafa Cabrera Bello. Andy Sullivan and Rory McIlroy went head-to-head in the final round of Novembers DP World Tour Championship The four-time major champion posted an opening round 80 and missed the cut at Royal County Down 12 months ago, but feels he has learnt from last years first stint at tournament host.I think there was times where I spread myself a little bit too thin last year with a lot of commitments and weve tried to scale that back a little bit this year, he added. I want to try to make this one of the best tournaments in the world and I feel like weve made a few good strides towards doing that.Once the tournament starts I really dont have many other commitments, so Im trying to really focus on the tournament when we get going.Watch the Irish Open throughout the week live on Sky Sports 4 - your home of golf Also See: McGInley: Rory the man to beat Willett learning champion life Irish Open: 2015 highlights Golf live on Sky Sports 4 china nfl jerseys ' ' '

• joker green

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  December 24, 2016 12:48 AM MST

  LONDON - Hull will play English Premier League rival Sunderland in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup after beating Brighton 2-1 on Monday. Curtis Davies and Robert Koren secured the victory with goals inside 35 minutes of the fifth-round replay against the second-tier side. Leonardo Ulloa pulled one back for Brighton midway through the second half but couldnt force the game into extra time. Completing the quarterfinal draw, Charlton also beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 to set up a meeting with Sheffield United. In the last eight, Manchester City hosts holder Wigan, and Arsenal plays Everton. Swingman Chris Mullin Jersey. His big 2-minute outburst in the fourth quarter Tuesday night is all that really mattered for the Dallas Mavericks. Andre Iguodala Warriors Jersey. The Pope greeted Klose at his general audience Wednesday and the pair had a long chat. Klose is German like the pope, although he was born in Poland. In Sundays derby, Lazio took the lead in the seventh minute after Maarten Stekelenburg brought down Klose, resulting in the Roma goalkeeper being sent off and a penalty that Hernanes converted. http://www.gswarriorsonline.com/womens-anderson-varejao-basketball-jersey/. Assistant coach Glen Gulutzan said Thursday that Edler, who played Tuesday in Nashville, is out indefinitely. Mitch Richmond Jersey. Orlov, who scored two goals in the game, was assessed a major penalty for boarding on the play. The Flyers scored once on the power play and again with the extra attacker with 65 seconds remaining to send the game to overtime. Swingman Tim Hardaway Jersey. The third-ranked Buckeyes were down eight points to Notre Dame with less than 2 minutes to play and their offence was nowhere to be found.The Ottawa Redblacks garnered the most attention with their trades during the CFL Draft Tuesday night, but the Edmonton Eskimos also made a significant move to land a solid, veteran player. As part of their return for sending the third overall pick to the Toronto Argonauts, who used it to select running back Anthony Coombs, the Eskimos received veteran offensive tackle Tony Washington. Washington spent the past two seasons with the Argonauts after starting his career in Calgary, helping the Double Blue win the 100th GGrey Cup in 2012.dddddddddddd The move reunites Washington with head coach Chris Jones, Torontos defensive coordinator the past two seasons. Along with Washington, the Eskimos also received Torontos first and second round picks, selecting wide receiver Devon Bailey and running back Aaron Milton, defensive back Otha Foster, and a negotiation list player. As part of the deal the Eskimos also sent their third round pick to Toronto, with the Argonauts using it to select defensive lineman Jaskaran Dhillon. china nfl jerseys ' ' '