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Weight Loss: Developing Your Own Weight Loss Plan

Are you interested in losing weight? If you are Sheldon Rankins Womens Jersey , you may have been told to create your own weight loss plan. Weight loss plans, which serve as guides and motivation for many individuals, have been known to help many achieve their weight loss goals. Although it is more than possible for you to join a local weight loss program or an online weight loss program and have a weight loss plan given to you, many take comfort in creating their own, customizable weight loss plans.

If this is your first time attempting to create a weight loss plan for yourself, you may be unsure as to how you should proceed. If that is the case, you will want to continue reading on. Below Alvin Kamara Womens Jersey , a few of the many components of a weight loss plan are outlined for your convenience.

Perhaps, the most important component of a weight loss plan is that of healthy eating. Healthy eating is a vital component of losing weight. When it comes to healthy eating, you don’t necessarily need to cut junk foods, like chocolate, completely out of your diet, yet you should limit your intake. If you find that you have a problem cutting junk food or sweets from your diet, you may want to create an eating schedule for yourself. That eating schedule could include days or meals where you allow yourself to have a treat. In a way Marshon Lattimore Womens Jersey , you can consider that time as a reward for doing so well.

In addition to making a generalized schedule for yourself, you may also want to create a more detailed eating schedule. To get started, you may want to research healthy recipes online or buy a healthy eating cookbook. Once you have a collection of healthy foods to make, you can better plan out all of your meals. To help prevent you from becoming bored with eating the same foods over and over again, you may want to experiment with different healthy foods and healthy recipes. The best way to keep yourself focused and on task is to “spice,” up your weight loss plan as much as possible.

Aside from eating healthy, another important component of losing weight is regular exercise. That is why your weight loss plan should include exercise. Similar to the healthy eating schedule outlined above Drew Brees Womens Jersey , you may want to create an exercise schedule for yourself. When incorporating exercise into your workout plan, you have a number of different options. For instance, you can get a membership at one of your local gyms, buy workout DVDs to use at home, buy other exercise equipment, like a treadmill or a stair climber, or exercise for free with walking.

If you do decide to create your own exercise plan Michael Thomas Womens Jersey , there is something that you may be missing out on. Should you join an online weight loss program or a local weight loss program, you would likely be a part of a larger group; a group that offers support to each other. When creating your own weight loss plan, you may not necessarily have that same support. For that reason, you may want to think about seeing if you have any friends, family members, neighbors, or coworkers who would like to exercise with you. Having a workout partner may help give you the support that you need Authentic P.J. Williams Jersey , as well as serve as a little bit of motivation for you.
When creating a weight loss plan for you, you are advised to put your plan in writing. You may even want to turn to your computer, as many computers have nice template programs that you can use to make easy to read schedules or charts. Having your weight loss plan in writing, namely the exercises that you wish to do and the foods that you wish to eat and when, may help to motivate you with losing weight. What you may want to do is post your schedules in a well-seen spot, like on your refrigerator.

In short, weight loss plans serve as guides Authentic Andrus Peat Jersey , as well as motivation. The above mentioned points are ones that you should keep in mind, when making a weight loss plan for yourself.

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McLaren are confident their relationship with Fernando Alonso is not about to go into meltdown after the Spaniard made his frustration evident in Sunday's -Canadian Grand Prix.

Those who predicted a bumpy ride, after the double world champion returned to the team he fell out with in a stormy 2007 season, will have heard the radio exchanges with some foreboding.

Until Sunday, despite failing to score a point for a team wrestling with a -misfiring and underpowered Honda -engine Authentic Sheldon Rankins Jersey , Alonso had been relentlessly positive. But the mask slipped somewhat in Montreal.

Told to save fuel after just 24 of the 70 laps, he exclaimed, "I don't want. I don't want".

"Already I have big problems now. Driving with this, looking like amateur. So I race and then I concentrate on the fuel."

The "amateur" reference lit up -social media but McLaren racing director Eric Boullier, no stranger to fire fighting -after his time at Lotus, played down the -suggestion that the relationship was starting to fray.

"If we are still like this next year, yes of course I'm sure he is going to turn mad Authentic Alvin Kamara Jersey , but I don't think he will," the Frenchman told reporters.

"You guys see him regularly and you can see he is happy with the team, -happy where he is now. He wants to win, he wants to race, he wants to compete, we know he's a winner and we have the same agenda anyway.

"He told me the other day he was considering this year like his testing year just to be ready next year.

"At least he doesn't put himself into a corner or a situation where he would feel frustrated."

McLaren are starting a new -partnership with Honda, with whom they won a string of Formula One -titles in the late 1980s Authentic Marshon Lattimore Jersey , but the Japanese -manufacturer has considerable ground to make up with the new V6 turbo -hybrid power units.

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WELLINGTON Joshua Dobbs Youth Jersey , April 26 (Xinhua) -- Migrants continue to come to New Zealand at a record rate in the year to the end of March, stoking calls that the country was unable to cope with the number of arrivals.

Migrant arrivals numbered 129,500 in the year to March 31, setting a new annual record, said the government statistics agency Wednesday.

Migrant departures were 57,600 in the 12 months to March, leading to a record annual net gain in migration of 71 Cameron Sutton Youth Jersey ,900, which surpassed the previous annual record net gain of 71,300 migrants in the year to February 28, according to Statistics New Zealand.

Annual net migration has been steadily increasing since 2012.

"This was mainly due to the rising number of migrant arrivals to New Zealand," population statistics senior manager Peter Dolan said in a statement.

"Fewer migrant departures also contributed to the increase in net migration."

Almost three-quarters of all migrant arrivals in the past five years were citizens from other countries, led by Britain and India, which each accounted for 10 percent Mike Hilton Jersey , and China, which accounted for 9 percent.

The remaining 26 percent of all migrant arrivals in the last five years were New Zealand citizens.

Just over one in three migrant arrivals in the past 12 months came to New Zealand on a work visa.

Opposition lawmakers said infrastructure was struggling to cope with the numbers and job prospects and wages for New Zealanders were also suffering.

The largest city of Auckland, some to a third of the population, was particularly hard hit as almost half of new arrivals of 35,772, decided to settle there, said Andrew Little Joe Haden Jersey , leader of the main opposition Labor Party.

"That's 4,500 more people than for the same period the year before and equates to demand for about 12,000 homes alone. Auckland only built around 7,000 homes last year," Little said in a statement.

"We can't continue to bring so many people into our biggest city which is already suffering from traffic congestion, overcrowded schools and soaring house prices."

The government was using immigration to prop up economic growth, while doing little to help 139 Tyson Alualu Jersey ,000 unemployed people into work, said Winston Peters, leader of the opposition New Zealand First party.

"Instead of sorting out work problems for thousands of Kiwis the government is using migrants to drive down working conditions and artificially inflate GDP (gross domestic product) growth figures," Peters said in a statement.

"The government perpetuates the myth the country needs skilled labor, but most of the new arrivals work in low-skilled, low-paid occupations."

Last week, the government announced higher requirements for residency permits Javon Hargrave Jersey , but opposition lawmakers said the changes were tinkering ahead of the general election in September.

China launches second aircraft carrier

Jiaolong to conduct 1st South China Sea dive this year

Over 1,200 Chinese firms show products at Hanover Messe 2017

Giselle to open to public in Singapore

China's passenger aircraft C919 passes fourth high-speed taxiing test

China's first cargo spacecraft successfully docks with space lab

Pigeon pair giant panda cubs named "Ban Ban", "Yue Yue"

Graphics shows launch procedure of China's first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1

The value of China's individual investible assets reached 126 trillion yuan ($18.28 trillion) in 2016, 1.7 times the country's gross national product, ranking second in the world in terms of scale, according to a report jointly released by Industrial Bank Co and global consulting firm BCG on Thursday.

It forecast that China's individual investible assets will grow steadily in the next few years and reach 220 trillion yuan by 2021.

The number of Chinese families with high levels of net assets has surpassed 2.1 million, and that group is set to reshape a wealth management market of 110 trillion yuan in the next five years Sean Davis Jersey , providing enormous opportunity for the development of private banking, it said.

With the rapid asset accumulation of these families and the maturing of the capital market, the number of clients of domestic private banking has exceeded 500,000, said the report. Assets under management reached nearly 8 trillion yuan after 10 years of development, it added.

" The illustration released by NASA on Feb. 22, 2017 shows the artist's concept of what the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system may look like Artie Burns Jersey , based on available data about the planets' diameters, masses and distances from the host star. A compact analogue of our inner solar system about 40 light years away from the Earth has been discovered, NASA announced during a press conference on Wednesday. An international team of astronomers using powerful space telescopes and ground-based observatories have discovered the first known system of actually seven Earth-sized planets orbiting the nearby TRAPPIST-1, which is relatively close to us, in the constellation Aquarius. And three of these planets are firmly located in the habitable zone, the area around the parent star where a rocky planet is most likely to have liquid water. (XinhuaNASAJPL-Caltech) The chart released by NASA on Feb. 22, 2017 shows on the top row Joshua Dobbs Jersey , artist concepts of the seven planets of TRAPPIST-1 with their orbital periods, distances from their star, radii and masses as compared to those of Earth; on the bottom row, the same numbers are displayed for the bodies of our inner solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. A compact analogue of our inner solar system about 40 light years away from the Earth has been discovered, NASA announced during a press conference on Wednesday. An international team of astronomers using powerful space telescopes and ground-based observatories have discovered the first known system of actually seven Earth-sized pl. Cheap Jerseys   Cheap Jerseys China   Cheap Jerseys Online   Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping   Cheap Wholesale Jerseys   Cheap Wholesale Jerseys   Cheap NFL Jerseys China   Cheap NFL Football Jerseys   Wholesale Jerseys From China   Wholesale NFL Jerseys  


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Every unique thing comes along numerous if and but. Even about skydiving Marquise Goodwin 49ers Jersey , we have often encountered numerous contradictory queries. For instance, we use to hear that one can't breathe while he or she is free falling. It is certainly not true; otherwise jumpers would never be conscious whenever they reached the ground. Similarly, other fear factor is that chute may not open. Though nowadays, most chutes are rigged with automatic opening devices and not opening your chute on time shouldn't really be a worry. 

Despite extreme safety measures, people worry about skydiving. Here comes a name ?skydiving Australia? and fabulous services of GoSkyDive. To that end, experts suggest that tandem skydiving is an excellent way to experience the sport without worrying about the nagging doubts that plague people's minds. Byron backpackers usually prefer tandem jumping. First time skydivers and students use to attend approximately thirty minutes of instruction. In these minutes Robbie Gould 49ers Jersey , they interact with the instructors they will be jumping with. Leading professional like GoSkyDive showcases instructional videos about the jump, safety procedures, and accurate fitting of equipments. Besides that, students are taught about leaving the aircraft, free falling, and what to do in terms of body position during the landing cycle.

Let?s try to understand the whole skydiving process. Till now Joe Williams 49ers Jersey , we have been acknowledged about training session. After completion of training session, tandem students and instructors board the plane for the fifteen to twenty minute flight to the drop zone. Eventually, instructors make final reviews about procedures with students. Generally, they leave the plane at about fourteen thousand feet for the final action. 

Sometimes, instructors allow their students to steer the chute to the landing zone. They believe that this sort of action boosts their confidence and they encouraged towards skydiving. These sorts of experiences invoke variety of emotion which can be felt only and no word can explain that. The point should be noted that many people only attempt it once, while others make a career out of it. So C.J. Beathard 49ers Jersey , significance of skydiving varies person to person. 

At last, it is also true that everyone will wish to look into its own comfort during sky diving, but there should not be any compromise with safety measures. Hence, most companies that offer their services for taking people soaring skyward and advising them on the moment to drop, include the price of equipment rental in their fee.

The evolution of UN (United Nation) Organizations, International Red Cross Society and other globally recognized NGOs (non-governmental organizations) and PVOs (private voluntary organizations) has turned out to be a boon for modern society as these dedicated organizations have been working diligently for the welfare and betterment of modern society. The global humanitarian aid sector has witnessed tremendous rise over the past few decades Ahkello Witherspoon 49ers Jersey , given the fact that expenditures made by both governmental and private organizations have grown by approximately 400% since the beginning of the 21st century. Also, the number of volunteers - often referred to as humanitarian aid workers, belonging to such non-profit organizations have increased significantly as more and more people these days are interested in serving humanity and making the world a better place to live in.

Attacks on Humanitarian Aid Workers

But on the contrary, it is also a harsh reality that terrorism and violence across the planet has escalated significantly in recent decades. Today, it has turned out to be one of the major causes of injuries and death of humanitarian aid workers worldwide. Certainly, the increasing war crime allegations and conflicts in most countries such as Mali Solomon Thomas 49ers Jersey , Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia Dontae Johnson Youth Jersey , Rwanda, Sudan, and Democratic Republic of the Congo etc has led to frequent lethal and non-lethal attacks on humanitarian workers, which eventually has made people lose faith in humanity. According to various researches and surveys, it has been estimated that 2013 was the most violent year so far as more than 460 aid workers were mercilessly attacked and several others were killed.

Aid workers are gallant and generous individuals who diligently work in extreme conditions. They put in substantial efforts to provide essential supplies like food, medication Earl Mitchell Youth Jersey , clothing, water other important facilities to underprivileged people or those who have been severely affected by natural disasters, war or other environmental or developmental activities. More often than not, they are pushed to deliver their services in remote areas, doing more noble and sophisticated work for the welfare of communities and also, perform various development and peace-building operations.

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Some people may not realize all the health benefits that come from playing soccer regularly. Not only does each player get an increase in their energy levels to play soccer Chandler Catanzaro Jets Jersey , but also increase their speed and agility. Some parents are surprised by how their child moves on the ground. Children are able to move quickly because they are probably the best physical shape they were during their lives. 

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TORONTO, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James scored a season-best 34 points in the team's 116-112 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night to end their three game losing streak.

The reigning NBA Finals MVP also contributed eight rebounds and seven assists during the game against the No. 2 ranked team in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland now improves to 14-5 on the season and hold a one game lead over Toronto (14-7) to stand atop the standings.

""I thought LeBron tonight was a one-man fast break and he was getting downhill. We got the threes if they helped and if not, he getting to the basket and scoring the basketball or getting to the free throw line,"" said Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue of the 12-time All-Star following the win.

The 31-year-old James finished at 12-for-26 (46.2 percent) from the field, 8-for-9 (88.9 percent) from the free throw line to go along with his team-high seven assists in the game. The team as a whole made 14 three-pointers on 43.8 percent shooting.

""The game was flowing very well for me, my shot was feeling really well and I was able to attack,"" said James, who also logged a game-high 42 minutes.

Teammate Kevin Love made six of the team's three-pointers and finished with 28 points and 14 rebounds for his team-leading 13th double-double of the season. Point guard Kyrie Irving also chipped in with 24 points and seven assists.

""We just carried on what we did yesterday in practice. We got down to the basics, had a lot of grit from start to finish and it definitely helped us get this win,"" James added.

After beginning the season 13-2, Cleveland had lost their last three games to the Bulls, the Clippers and the Bucks.

This was the first instance where the team lost three straight games under Lue, who took over as head coach on Jan. 22, 2016 and guided Cleveland to their first and only NBA title in franchise history.

The defending champions will look to build off their win over Toronto as they visit New York to face the Knicks on Wednesday.

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Breaking down all free agent deals and notable trades for 2013 NHL Free Agent Frenzy. Italy Jerseys From China . The most significant deals will get the full Numbers Game column treatment, like these: Blues add Roy. Bruins bring in Iginla. Jets land Setoguchi from Wild. Devils ink Ryder. Lightning lure Filppula to Tampa Bay. Red Wings reel in Weiss. Horton heads to Columbus. Maple Leafs add Clarkson. Senators get Ryan from Ducks. Coyotes invest in Ribeiro. Alfredsson joins Red Wings. Seguin to the Stars in seven-player swap. Canadiens bring in Briere. Flyers land Lecavalier. Canucks ship Schneider to Devils. HORCOFF for LARSEN Shawn Horcoff, 34, has done some heavy lifting for the Oilers over the years, starting shifts in the defensive zone and matching up against the oppositions best lines, freeing up younger Oilers forwards for more advantageous matchups. At the same time, Horcoffs production has declined. After scoring 53 points in 2008-2009, his fourth straight season with 50-plus points, Horcoff has tallied 109 points in 236 games, a pace of 37.9 points per 82 games. As mentioned, scoring was no longer his top priority, nor will it be in Dallas, where Horcoff figures to slide into the third centre spot behind Thursdays acquisitions Tyler Seguin and Rich Peverley. Its not inconceivable that Horcoff could pull ahead of Peverley on the depth chart, but given his lack of offensive production lately, a third-line role seems to fit. Horcoff is also a bit of a bargain, compared to his cap hit, as he counts $5.5-million against the cap, but has a total of $7-million remaining on his contract for the next two seasons. Edmonton has some holes to fill down the middle, behind Sam Gagner and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, since they are also getting rid of veteran Eric Belanger. Prospects like Anton Lander and Mark Arcobello could challenge, but if the Oilers are going to make a legitimate push for a playoff spot, they will need a quality veteran checking centre. Philip Larsen is a 23-year-old right-shooting defenceman who took a step back, after a decent showing as a rookie in 2011-2012. Looking at Edmontons current defensive depth chart, Larsen fits on their third pairing, though he could easily be bumped into extra status depending on what other acquisitions the Oilers make this summer. The Oilers also received a seventh-round pick in 2016. BALLARD to WILD Keith Ballard is a 30-year-old in desperate need of a fresh start after three unfulfilling seasons in Vancouver, during which he played 15-16 minutes per game after logging 21-23 minutes per game in Florida. Ballard can play a physical game and, at his best, handled some tough defensive assignments, but thats well in the past at the moment, so going to Minnesota should allow Ballard an opportunity to first, play regularly, then see about working his way up the depth chart. Signing a two-year deal, worth $3-million, makes this a good opportunity for Ballard to re-establish some career value. EMERY to FLYERS Ray Emery is 30-years-old and getting a fine opportunity to re-establish that hes a bona fide number one goalie again after a terrific season in Chicago as the backup to Corey Crawford. In 21 games, Emery was 17-1 with a 1.94 goals against average and .922 save percentage. As hes recovered from hip surgery, over the last four years, Emery has a .909 save percentage, which ranks 40th among goalies with at least 50 games played, but is also ahead of Steve Mason, the goaltender with whom he will be competing for playing time in Philadelphia. Between those two, the edge ought to go to Emery. Chicago has already signed G Antti Raanta, who had a .939 save percentage in Finland over the last two seasons, and he figures to get first crack at backing up Crawford next season. Signed to a one-year, $1.65-million deal, Emery has an opportunity to win the starting job, play 50-plus games and earn a bigger free agent contract next summer. REGIN to ISLANDERS Peter Regin is a 27-year-old who showed some real promise as a rookie, scoring 13 goals, 29 points and posting a plus-10 rating in 75 games in 2009-2010, but hes been injured and unable to establish a consistent place in the lineup since, scoring five goals and 24 poins in 92 games over three seasons since. Signed for one-year and $750,000, Regin is a typical Islanders signing, a low-risk investment, with some chance to pay off. Hes 6-foot-2, has shown some possession skill and might be able to chip in a little offensively. He may end up being nothing but a spare part, but if Regin manages to be a regular in the lineup, that would be nice value for the Islanders. FERENCE to OILERS A 34-year-old with 120 career playoff games under his belt, Andrew Ference brings experience to an Oilers blueline that has been desperate for stability in recent years. Ference has played significant minutes for Boston (19:29 per game in 2013), so he can be expected to play in Edmontons top four next season, but its also worth remaining cautious on Ferences health. While he played all 48 games last season, Ference missed 111 games in the previous five seasons, with a lot of lower body (groin, knee etc.) injuries and if hes had those injury issues in his late 20s and early 30s, it stands to reason that injuries could cause him to miss time in his mid-to-late-30s too. Bostons defence has young players -- Dougie Hamilton, Torey Krug and Matt Bartkowski -- that will be available to play bigger roles on their blueline next season. Ference is signed for four years and $13-million; not an unreasonable amount, particularly if Ference can be a steady defensive presence and play close to 20 minutes per night, but its important to recognize that Ference is a part of the supporting cast, not one who is going to drive results. CRABB to PANTHERS After breaking through with the Maple Leafs in 2011-2012, 30-year-old Joey Crabb inked a one-year free agent deal in Washington, but he flopped with the Capitals, managing two points in 26 games before getting demoted to the AHL. However, once in the AHL, Crabb put up a point-per-game in 12 regular season games then added five goals in five playoff games, showing enough to generate interest from Florida. Crabb can be a decent checker and penalty killer and if he fills that role for the Panthers, he could be a bargain at $600,000 per season over the next two years. If he ends up back in the AHL, hell be an expensive minor leaguer. GREISS to COYOTES Thomas Greiss has been sparingly used, yet effective, as the backup goaltender in San Jose, posting a .915 save percentage in 25 games over the last two seasons. While the 27-year-old doesnt figure to get a major increase in workload playing behind Mike Smith in Phoenix, Greiss shouldnt hurt Phoenix when Smith needs a rest. KOMISAREK to HURRICANES Mike Komisarek, 31, desperately needed a fresh start after a disastrous four-year run in Toronto. Before joining the Maple Leafs, Komisarek was a physical defenceman who played some tough defensive minutes, but poor decision-making and erratic play led him to spend more and more time in the press box with the Maple Leafs. He ended up going to the AHL at the end of the year, just to get ice time, so now he gets a chance to resurrect his career. Consider that the Hurricanes took Jay Harrison, who was a spare part for the Maple Leafs not too long ago and hes been playing 20 minutes per game on their blueline. 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Signed to a one-year, $1-million deal, LaBarbera could see more action than he did in Phoenix, but appears to be a solid supporting piece rather than a challenger to starter Devan Dubnyk. BOUCHARD to ISLANDERS A skilled 29-year-old winger whose career has been derailed by concussions, Pierre-Marc Bouchard managed to stay relatively healthy last season, playing 43 of 48 games. He only played 13:57 per game, but finished the year with 15 points in his last 23 games, after five points in the first 20 games. Bouchard will get a chance to replace Brad Boyes on the Islanders top line with John Tavares and Matt Moulson. Bouchards playmaking skills would seem to be a good fit in that role, skating alongside two players who are both capable of pulling the trigger. If Bouchard stays healthy in that role, he could finish with his points since 2007-2008, when he scored a career-high 63 points. The Wild have younger options, most notably Jason Zucker and recently-acquired Nino Niederreiter than can compete for playing time on a scoring line. Theres obvious risk involved, considering Bouchard has missed 154 games over the last four seasons, but a one-year, $2-million contract is again par for the course for the Islanders, a low-risk, short-term investment with upside. Last year, Boyes got $1-million and played on the top line all season, so this presents a real opportunity for Bouchard to build his game back up. CLOWE to DEVILS I have an inkling that Clowe could totally be worth a Numbers Game piece but, busy day, so hell get a few paragraphs here. Hell turn 31 by the time next season rolls around and the Devils committed to five years and $24.25-million to replace a good portion of the scoring and toughness lost when Clarkson departed. The initial outrage over Clowe getting such a deal is the fact that he scored three goals in 40 games last season, which prompted much hand-wringing about how hes too slow for the quicker pace of the league. A few things: he was goalless in 28 games with San Jose, while registering 2.32 shots per game. His shots-per-game average over the previous four seasons, when he wasnt too slow to keep up with the game? 2.35. (His shot rate was lower in a dozen games with the Rangers, but it was 2.10 through 10 games before one shot in the last game-and-a-half before he suffered a concussion.) So, Im not buying that Clowe was suddenly slower than the player who scored 82 goals and had 379 penalty minutes in those four seasons. He continues to put up solid puck possession numbers, ranking in the Top 20 in shot-for percentage over the last five years combined. Sure, he played a lot with Logan Couture and Joe Pavelski, two possession aces, but Clowes role is that hes a big, physical presence who is skilled enough to play with scorers, yet tough enough to handle business when its time to drop the gloves (hes fought 37 times over the last four seasons). In New Jersey, hes going to have opportunity to play with skilled players and fulfill the same role that he has in the past. Its entirely fair to wonder if Clowe is going to be able to remain productive enough, particularly in the fourth and fifth years of the deal. Hes suffered some concussions and misses some time pretty much every season (except 2009-2010) due to a variety of injuries and thats not likely to get better as he gets older, but there is a fair chance that Clowe is capable of being a very good second-line forward for the Devils. SCUDERI to PENGUINS Rob Scuderi, a 34-year-old who won a Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh in 2009 and then again with Los Angeles in 2012, returns to the Penguins where he will be a stay-at-home shot-blocking defenceman. Scuderi offers mimimal upside, scoring at a career-high (0.25 ppg) rate last season while playing a career-high 21:47 per game for the Kings. He would probably be more effective with a little bit less responsibility (say, 19-20 minutes per game instead of 21-22), especially as hes getting older, but he should still be able to do his thing. MacARTHUR to SENATORS 28-year-old Clarke MacArthur had back-to-back 20-goal seasons before his role was reduced last season. Even so, MacArthur has put up excellent puck possession stats over three seasons in Toronto, a decent indication that he should be able to have success in a scoring role with the Senators. In Ottawa, its possible that MacArthur could find his way to the top line, but it seems far more reasonable that he would skate alongside Kyle Turris on the second line, a spot that should give him a chance to return to 20-goal form. If hes that productive, the Senators will be getting decent value on their two-year, $6.5-million investment. JOENSUU to OILERS Jesse Joensuu is a 6-foot-4, 25-year-old winger who was a second-round pick of the Islanders and has managed 15 points in 67 NHL games since, including seven games last season. Joensuu did show some promise in the Finnish League last season, scoring 25 points in 24 games, so hes going to get a chance to stick with the Oilers. Signed to a two-year, $1.9-million contract, Joensuu may not skate well enough for a regular role but, if he does, he could give the Oilers some size up front. Its a calculated risk with some upside and hes not making enough money for it to present significant downside. RUSSELL to FLAMES 26-year-old Kris Russell is a smooth-skating undersized defenceman, who doesnt have the kind of offensive game that might typify the small, mobile defenceman. Hes played a part-time role for the last couple seasons and will have to compete with Shane OBrien, Chris Butler and Mark Cundari for playing time in Calgary. Once the Blues re-signed Jordan Leopold, it wasnt likely that Russell would be anything more than an extra defenceman, so he has a better chance to earn a regular role in Calgary and he ought to be motivated: hell be an unrestricted free agent at seasons end, when his $1.5-million contract expires. In return, the Blues got a fifth-round pick from the Flames; its not much, but its more than the Blues would have received had Russell simply left via waivers. AUCOIN to BLUES Keith Aucoin, 34, had been a career minor-leaguer, and a productive one at that with 777 points in 673 AHL games, but then he played in a career-high 41 NHL games for the Islanders last season, putting up solid possession stats for the second straight season. Aucoin isnt a scorer in the NHL, with 49 points in 132 career games (12 points in 41 games last season), but hes an economical option for the fourth line on a one-year deal for $650,000. STALBERG to PREDATORS A 27-year-old winger with good size and speed, Viktor Stalberg has scored 31 goals over the last two seasons, while posting solid possession stats, even if they came in a role that tended to be focused on offence against weaker opposition. Moving to Nashville should give Stalberg an opportunity to play more consistently in a top-six forward role, which should mean playing more than the 14 minutes per game that hes played in the last couple seasons. Signed for four years and $12-million, Stalberg should be a reasonably-priced secondary scoring option, capable of scoring 20 goals at least a couple of times over the life of the deal. With Brandon Saad and Bryan Bickell emerging on the left wing in Chicago, there was little room for Stalberg to play in a scoring role. Hell be asked to handle more of that responsibility in Nashville. CULLEN to PREDATORS Matt Cullen, 36, has long been an effective two-way player, and his emergence in the second half last season, scoring 21 points in his last 27 games, helped the Wild reach the postseason. Cullens production was rather fortunate, however, as his on-ice shooting percentage (13.45% in 5v5 situations) was much too high to be sustainable over multiple seasons. Moving to Nashville, Cullen joins another couple centres -- Mike Fisher and David Legwand -- that can interchange through any of the top three centre spots on the depth chart. A two-year, $7-million deal is reasonable for a player that can play in the top six in a pinch, but the Wild were in a tough spot financially, so theyre going to have to look to Mikael Granlund and Kyle Brodziak to fill their second and third centre roles now that Cullen is off to the Music City. HENDRICKS to PREDATORS As gritty as they come, 32-year-old Matt Hendricks is cashing in on his move to Nashville, signing for four years and $7.2-million, a nice payday for a 12-minute-per-game player. Hendricks can play wing or centre, winning at least 53.0% of his faceoffs in each of the last three seasons, and has fought 42 times in the last four seasons. His offensive production is limited (17 points in 126 games over the last two seasons), but Hendricks has also had some success in the shootout throughout his career -- his 9-for-15 (60.0%) stands as the best percentage of any active player with more than 10 career attempts. MOORE to RANGERS A 32-year-old veteran of 530 career NHL games, Dominic Moore sat out the 2013 season, grieving the death of his wife. Hes been a quality third-line centre throughout his career and, if hes ready to return this season, Moore could be an asset to the Rangers, who signed Moore for one year at $1-million. Ive written many times about players who do the heavy lifting on the ice, but what Moore has gone through is the real heavy lifting. Ill be rooting for him. RAMO to FLAMES Calgary acquired 27-year-old G Karri Ramo from Montreal in January, 2012, as part of the Michael Cammalleri-Rene Bourque trade, but hes been playing for Avangard Omsk in the KHL for the last four seasons, posting a .926 save percentage in 129 games over the last three years. Ramo has a history, in Tampa Bay, with Flames GM Jay Feaster and with Miikka Kiprusoff headed to retirement, and little competition on the roster, Ramo is clearly the favourite to be the Flames starter next season. If he capably handles that starting job, his two-year, $5.5-million contract will be good value for the Flames. ELLIS to STARS Since flaming out as Tampa Bays starter in 2010-2011, when he had an .889 save percentage in 31 games, Dan Ellis has performed better in a backup role, with a .910 save percentage in 42 games. He earned the backup job with Carolina last season and then saw significant work when Cam Ward was injured and the 33-year-old gets a two-year contract for $1.8-million to backup Kari Lehtonen in Dallas. KHUDOBIN to HURRICANES Anton Khudobin, 27, played 14 of his 21 career games with the Bruins last season, going 8-4-1 with a 2.32 goals against average and .920 save percentage. Over that very small 21-game sample in his NHL career, Khudobin has a .933 save percentage. In 94 AHL games in 2009-2010 and 2010-2011, his save percentage was .916, then .912 in the KHL while NHLers were locked out last season. The outstanding NHL numbers are in such a small sample that its not fair to conclude Khudobin would be a great starter, but combined with the rest of his track record, Khudobin, who signed a one-year, $800,000 deal, should be an upgrade as the Hurricanes backup goaltender, a job previously held by Ellis. NYSTROM to PREDATORS Eric Nystrom is a 30-year-old blue-collar winger who played a career-high 14:21 per game for the Stars last season. He also had seven goals, 11 points and seven fights in 48 games. With the Stars adding several new faces up front, its understandable that they werent prepared to pay Nystrom a four-year, $10-million deal, like he signed with Nashville. That salary is significant enough to warrant playing time. Given that Nystrom has been a low-end possession player, it could be fair to wonder if he warrants the kind of ice time that %2.5-million per season might suggest. WEBER to CANUCKS 24-year-old right-shooting offensive defenceman Yannick Weber has been lurking around the edges of the Montreal Canadiens lineup for 115 games over five seasons, scoring 32 points with a minus-14 rating, putting up either strong or terrible possession stats, depending on the year. Weber could have an opportunity, depending on future roster moves, to play on the Canucks third defence pair. A mobile defenceman who can handle and shoot the puck, Webers defensive game needs to settle down if hes going to be a regular. RICHARDSON to CANUCKS Richardson is a 28-year-old checking forward, who only played 16 games for the Kings in 2013, but in his limited role over the past couple seasons, hes delivered tremendous possession numbers, while contributing 14 points in 75 games. A strong skater, who can play wing or centre, Richardson signed a two-year, $2.3-million deal, which should be enough of a commitment for him to secure regular playing time in Vancouver. SCHULTZ to KINGS After playing nearly 20 minutes per game from 2008-2009 through 2010-2011, 6-foot-6 defenceman Jeff Schultz saw his role decrease significantly over the last two years, playing under 15 minutes per game while suiting up for 80 of 130 games. He plays too nice for his size, a knock that will follow the 27-year-old, but on a one-year, $700,000 deal, hes a low-risk addition as a depth defenceman for the Kings. BRENNAN to MAPLE LEAFS 24-year-old offensive T.J. Brennan got into a career-high 29 games last season for the Sabres and Panthers, scoring 10 points and posting a minus-9 rating while playing 16:41 per game; this after putting up 35 points in 36 AHL games. While Brennans defensive game needs work, his minus rating was more a function of bad luck, with low shooting percentage by teammates and save percentage when he was on the ice. In Toronto, Brennan will have a chance to stick in the top six, though he could end up as an extra. Signed for $600,000 on a one-year deal, hes an inexpensive option if he manages to hold down an NHL job for the full season. LAPIERRE to BLUES A major disturber on the ice, 28-year-old Maxim Lapierre had terrible shot differentials in Vancouver, but also started an exceptional percentage of shifts in the defensive zone. He did played 12:36 per game last season, his most since 2008-2009. That may not be exactly how Lapierre is deployed in St. Louis, but hes going to be fourth-line fixture. His two-year, $2.2-million contract suggests that St. Louis will be happy to have Lapierre annoying Blues opponents. PARROS to CANADIENS 33-year-old George Parros may be a dinosaur of sorts, the heavyweight enforcer, and is coming off a season in which he had two points and a career-worst minus-15 rating in 39 games. The 6-foot-5, 230 pounder also has 149 fights over eight seasons, and will provide backup for Brandon Prust, a willing combatant, who had to step up in weight class on occasion last season and the Habs are paying Prust too much to have him taken out by bigger fighters. Parros is entering the final year of a contract that brings a cap hit of $937,500. POULIOT to RANGERS 26-year-old LW Benoit Pouliot has been a depth forward who can contribute offensively while putting up strong puck possession stats over the last three seasons. Last season, in Tampa Bay, he had some very productive stretches (including 13 points in a 12-game span) when given the opportunity to play on a scoring line, finishing with eight goals and 20 points in 34 games. In New York, Pouliot may get that chance on a more consistent basis, particularly if finances preclude the Rangers from re-signing restricted free agent Mats Zuccarello. If he does end up skating on a scoring line, its conceivable that Pouliot could score 20 goals. On a one-year, $1.3-million deal, hes a relative bargain. COOKE to WILD Matt Cooke will turn 35 next season, and is coming off a season with terrible puck possession stats, but hes been an effective checking winger for a long time and that sometimes gets lost in the furor that ensues every time hes involved in a controversial play. That madness is borne out of Cookes track record, so he has to live with it, but its also worth noting that his lowest penalty minutes per game seasons are each of the last two years. That said, Cooke is one of 11 forwards to accumulate at least 50 goals and 400 penalty minutes over the last five seasons. Hes at the low end of that group, but it shows that he does more than just wreak havoc. In Minnesota, hell be re-united with head coach Mike Yeo, who had been an assistant in Pittsburgh, and Cooke will step into a third line role with centre Kyle Brodziak. Pittsburgh will miss Cooke. Its understandable that they didnt want to or couldnt pay the free agent price to keep him, but they dont yet have someone for that third-line left wing role. Unless that comes via a cost-cutting trade somewhere else this summer, the Penguins may have to go hunting in the free agent bargain bin. Cookie is signed for three years and $7.5-million, not an insignificant commitment to a checking forward, but theres a pretty fair chance that hell be able to fill that role for the life of that deal. JOHNSON to BRUINS 27-year-old Chad Johnson has played a total of 10 NHL games in his career, with a 1.97 goals against average and .929 save percentage, for the Rangers and Coyotes. In four AHL seasons, he has a .909 save percentage in 170 games, so thats probably a more reliable indicator of his level of play than his small sample of NHL appearances. That would seem to indicate that Johnson isnt an ideal fit as the Bruins backup to Tuukka Rask, aside from the fact that he wouldnt play often, but he will be competing with Niklas Svedberg, the 23-year-old who had a .925 save percentage for Providence last season, for that spot. With a one-year, $600,000, one-way contract, Johnson might have the edge. KHABIBULIN to BLACKHAWKS After losing Ray Emery as a free agent, the Chicago Blackhawks shored up the position by bringing back 40-year-old Nikolai Khabibulin, who has made a habit out of playing really well in the year his contract expires. Khabibulin has had ups-and-downs in both his previous time with Chicago (a .904 save percentage from 2005-2006 through 2008-2009) and in his recent turn in Edmonton (.903 from 2008-2009 through 2013), but did have a .923 save percentage in a dozen games last season playing as the backup to Devan Dubnyk. If that lesser workload helps Khabibulin remain effective, he could be a quality option for 25-30 starts behind Corey Crawford. Signed to a deal that is worth $2-million, including $300,000 in bonuses, Khabibulin ought to play a decent amount; thats the kind of commitment that teams give to backups that they expect to play a significant role. PARDY to JETS 29-year-old defenceman Adam Pardy has played 200 NHL games (33 points, plus-2) and his one-year, $600,000 contract makes him an inexpensive depth option. At the same time, the 6-foot-4, 220-pounder is from Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador, so if he is sent to the Jets American Hockey League affiliate, in St.Johns, he would effectively be playing for the local team (or as local as it gets in pro hockey). TALLINDER to SABRES Henrik Tallinder, 34, is a 6-foot-4, 210-pound defenceman who has played more than 20 minutes per game in six of the last eight seasons, though he played a career-low 17:34 per game in 2013 as he missed time with injury and had trouble keeping a spot in the Devils lineup, playing 25 of 48 games. Oddly enough, in his limited role, Tallinder had terrific possession stats against weaker competition. Hes never scored more than 21 points in a season, so Tallinders focus is on the defensive side of the game and the Sabres will hope that he can help resurrect the career of Tyler Myers, who had success playing with Tallinder the last time he was in Buffalo. Tallinders contract has one year remaining and will pay him $3.5-million, with a cap hit of $3.375-million according to www.capgeek.com, which is entirely reasonable for a top-four defenceman and, considering Buffalos defence, thats likely the role that Tallinder will play. The Sabres sent minor leaguer Riley Boychuk to the Devils in exhange for Tallinder, but Boychuk isnt a real NHL prospect. Tallinders departure will open up room on the Devils blueline for younger defencemen to play more regularly. Adam Larsson should be first in line, but prospects Eric Gelinas and Alexander Urbom should be in competition for playing time too. SKILLE to BLUE JACKETS A 26-year-old winger with good size and speed, Jack Skille hasnt been able to parlay that into production befitting the seventh overall pick in the 2005 draft, scoring 49 points in 178 career games. Skilled played a career-high 13:19 per game last season, scoring 13 points in 40 games, which might be enough production to hold down a regular NHL job, but if he could finish at a half-decent rate, his odds would be much better. Over the last three seasons, hes scored on just 5.0% of his shots, which puts him in dubious company. Signed for one year, at $675,000, on a two-way deal, Skille will be in a battle to earn a roster spot, though he might have a better opportunity since Nathan Horton is likely miss several months as he recovers from shoulder surgery. The Panthers signing of Joey Crabb, a checking winger at a bargain price, effectively replaced Skille. CORVO to SENATORS Joe Corvo, 36, returns to Ottawa, where he scored 64 points in 127 games in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. Corvo is a skilled, yet erratic defenceman; pretty much always has been. He skates well and has a big shot, which has halped him score 144 of his 300 career points with the man advantage. He also makes glaring turnovers and he has been prone to losing his confidence, which sends his game in a downward spiral. Nevertheless, last season in Carolina, Corvo had six goals and 17 points in 40 games, with eight points on the power play. His minutes are down -- 18:46 per game last season was his lowest since 2007-2008 -- but if hes used correctly, Corvo can still be a useful piece on the blueline. What Corvos presence may mean, however, is that it will be more difficult for a young right-shooting defenceman like Patrick Wiercioch to take on a bigger role with the Senators this season. Signed for one year, at $900,000, Corvo has a chance to be a really nice value addition for the Senators because that kind of money could easily go to a seventh defenceman and if Corvo is simply good enough to be in the lineup as a regular, the Senators should come out ahead. STRACHAN to CAPITALS 28-year-old Tyson Strachan played a career-high 38 games with the Florida Panthers last season, playing 18:58 per game, and while his possession numbers were fine, he did end up with an unsightly minus-13 thanks to Floridas goaltending woes. Strachan has one goal and 13 points in 120 career games, but has a dozen fights. Hes an extra on the blueline, a big body with a limited game and some toughness and hell be hard-pressed to make the Capitals, a team that should have eight defencemen ahead of him on the depth chart, but a one-year, two-way deal that pays him $550,000 in the NHL is a good way to be as available as possible should an opportunity arise. GILROY to PANTHERS It hasnt been a smooth transition to the NHL for the 2009 Hobey Baker Award winner and 28-year-old Matt Gilroy struggled last season, playing under 10 minutes per game in the 15 games that he did dress for the New York Rangers. In his previous three seasons Gilroy had been a serviceable third pair defender, not taking on tough matchups, but at least holding his own possession-wise, so there still could be a spot for him in the NHL, but hes now on the fringe of the roster, signing a one-year, two-way deal that pays $700,000 in the NHL. 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Tony Clark heads a union that has spent its entire history opposing salary caps, but he told ESPN.com on Friday that he doesnt believe baseballs players union abandoned that principle when it agreed to a hard cap on international signings in the sports new collective bargaining agreement.This does not change the philosophy of this organization as it relates to caps, Clark, the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association said Friday during a wide-ranging interview on the day the new labor deal was announced.So how did baseball emerge from these negotiations with a system in which all 30 teams will work with a strict total signing pool of about $5 million a year per club, a pool that teams are not permitted to exceed for any reason? It turns out that the disparity between the dollars being spent on foreign-born players versus American-born amateur players had a lot to do with it.Just five months ago, a 17-year-old Cuban pitcher, Adrian Morejon, signed a contract with the San Diego Padres that guaranteed him $11 million. Meanwhile, less than two weeks earlier, the top pick in the June draft of American players, 18-year-old outfielder Mickey Moniak, signed with the Philadelphia Phillies for a little more than half that amount, at $6.1 million.The year before, the Boston Red Sox handed out a $31.5 million signing bonus to 19-year-old Cuban infielder Yoan Moncada. To put that in perspective, under the new rules, the international signing pools for an entire division wont add up to $31.5 million.It is unlikely that a signing that high will happen again, Clark said, pausing before adding, Nor can it happen on the domestic side. Nor has it happened on the domestic side.Clark said the union found itself in a difficult position as negotiators for the owners pressed for an international draft. Players involved in the negotiations were staunchly opposed to an international draft. So the union was faced with challenges in trying to settle for an alternative system that worked for both sides and for countries around the world.Those challenges took into account geography, history, culture, politics and the disparity between the dollars that foreign-born players were signing for as opposed to those of amateur American-born players, he said. So the players wound up settling on a system they believed balanced as many of those factors as possible.We spent a lot of time with players going through this one, Clark said. And where we landed, we believe, protects all of those pieces.Clark discussed a number of other issues raised by the labor agreement that was agreed to Wednesday night. Among those issues:Draft-pick compensation: Although teams will no longer have to surrender a first-round draft pick if they sign a premium free agent who has rejected a qualifying offer, clubs signing those players still will lose at least one pick in the later rounds. Asked about reports that the owners offered to completely eliminate qualifying offers and draft-pick compensation, Clark said a proposal was made to do that, but the tradeoff that owners asked for in return was not a place we were willing to go.The luxury tax: Clark disagreed with agents who have criticized the Competitive Balance Tax (aka luxury tax) in the new agreement as the equivalent of a soft salary cap. In addition to the maximum 50 percent tax rate, which had already been levvied on teams that exceed the tax threshold multiple times, this agreement adds an extra surtax as high as 45 percent on clubs that go over by more than $40 million. Wholesale Chargers Jerseys China. Agents also have said they believe the thresholds should have been higher, given the explosion of revenues in baseball over the past five years. However, Clark defended the new thresholds, saying they not only increase by larger margins than they did in the last labor deal, but they also go up annually, as opposed to one increase over the life of the previous agreement. The [tax] was put in place, he said, and was supposed to act as a drag on the highest end of the payroll structure. Thats what it was put in place to do. Thats what it is still designed to do.Unhappy agents: Asked about complaints by agents that they didnt feel included in the negotiating process, Clark said at first: I dont know who they are. He then maintained the union connected with a number of agents all along the bargaining cycle. He conceded there may be some who werent as much a part of the process as others, but the truth is, we spent a lot of time communicating with a number of those in the agent community, in an effort to appreciate the issues in a number of areas and applying that input to decisions that we looked to make.Roster size: Despite widespread reports that roster size would increase from 25 players per team to 26, along with reductions in the 40-man September rosters, Clark said so much time was needed to resolve the major economic issues that roster size had to be put on the back burner. However, the two sides have the freedom to address this point at a later date, and I anticipate continuing to have that dialogue moving forward, he said.Pace of play: Surprisingly, Clark said the two sides never discussed during the labor talks pitch clocks or other changes to speed up the pace of play. But that issue can also be negotiated in a different time and place, and I anticipate there being dialogue in the coming months.The schedule: The sides also never talked about shortening the season from 162 games, but they did agree to add four extra off days, to institute rules requiring earlier start times on getaway days for teams with long flights and to have all teams hire a chef and registered dietitian to improve clubhouse nutrition. These were a top priority for players in the negotiations. And Clark described those changes as important for players and important to the game.Negotiating amid outside noise: In his first go-round as the unions lead negotiator, Clark said he was aware of noise, criticism and stories suggesting that if negotiations ended in a lockout, it was a result of the unions slow pace. So you know that its always there, he said. You know there are always going to be concerns and misunderstandings and misrepresentations, and positions taken that may be different than the ones that are professed to be taken, at any one time along the process. And thats why you focus in on what you can control. ... But as long as you maintain a high level of integrity with respect to the foundational pieces, youre able to navigate those challenges -- and eventually land in a place that is a focus from start to finish, which is a fair and equitable deal. Black China NFL Jerseys Stitched Jerseys Wholesale Throwback Jerseys NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL T-shirts From China Wholesale NFL T-shirts China Jerseys Cheap ' ' '
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ESPN Chalks Vegas experts are here to provide analysis and best bets for all Week 4 games, including the New Orleans-San Diego matchup. Wholesale Braves Jerseys .Note: All odds courtesy of the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook as of Friday morning.Home page for all Week 4 gamesNew Orleans Saints-San Diego ChargersSpread:?Opened San Diego -3.5; now San Diego -4 Total: Opened 52; now 53.5 PickCenter public consensus pick: 51 percent New OrleansPublic perception: The public is pretty split on this game, probably because both teams have offenses that can put up a lot of points but defenses that have a hard time stopping anyone (especially in late-game situations). John Smoltz Jersey . Despite the cost, effort and an improved steroid test, its possible that very few -- if any -- positives will be detected, Dr. Richard Budgett told The Associated Press in an interview. "We just dont know what the results from Torino will be," Budgett said. Cheap Atlanta Braves Jerseys . -- Bobby Ryan helped the U. http://www.cheapbravesjerseys.com/?tag=cheap-dansby-swanson-jersey . The Americans, skipped by John Shuster, seized the advantage in the eighth end by scoring five points for a 7-3 lead. The Czechs pulled two back in the ninth, but Shusters team of third Jeff Isaacson, second Jared Zezel and lead John Landsteiner ended with another point to secure the last Olympic berth on offer. New Zealand Women 208 for 8 (Dodd 52, Satterthwaite 42, Curtis 42) beat South Africa Women 113 (du Preez 62, Bates 3-17) by 95 runsScorecard A patient fifty from opener Natalie Dodd and handy middle-order contributions from Amy Satterthwaite (42), Katie Perkins (34) and Sam Curtis helped New Zealand Women recover from 10 for 3 to post 208, a score they defended by 95 runs to take an unassailable 4-1 lead in the series.South Africas opening bowlers - Ayabonga Khaka and Marizanne Kapp, who bowled seven maidens in 18 overs between them - scythed through the top order, before an 84-run fourth-wicket stand between Satterthwaite and Dodd resuscitated the visitors. Dodd struck her maiden ODI fifty, a 107-ball 52, before she was stumped off Dane van Niekerk in the 32nd over.Despite a lack of supporrt from the lower order, Curtis provided the impetus towards the end of the innings with 42 off 53 as New Zealand added 42 off the last five overs. Deion Sanders Jersey. Chasing 209, South Africa were left reeling at 28 for 4 by Lea Tahuhu and legspinner Erin Bermingham. Allrounder Marizanne Kapp retired hurt after she was struck on the head by a bouncer from Tahuhu and was treated for a mild concussion.Mignon du Preez scored her second fifty of the series (62) in an innings that featured five fours and a six, but received little support from the other batsmen. Captain Suzie Bates claimed the last three wickets to fall as South Africa were bowled out for 113 in 35.5 overs. Black China NFL Jerseys Stitched Jerseys Wholesale Throwback Jerseys NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL T-shirts From China Wholesale NFL T-shirts China Jerseys Cheap ' ' '
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PROVO, Utah -- Eric Mika scored 26 points and pulled down 18 rebounds, both career-highs, and BYU beat Princeton 82-73 in the season opener for both teams on Monday night. Thomas Greiss Jersey .Mika finished 7 of 14 from the field and a near perfect 12 of 13 at the free throw line.Freshman TJ Haws added 20 points for the Cougars, joining Mike Rose, Shawn Bradley, and Russell Larson as the only players in school history to debut with a 20-plus point effort.Devin Cannady made four 3-pointers and led Princeton with 18 points. Steven Cook added 12 points for the Tigers.BYU held a nine point lead a 44-35 at the break, which Princeton trimmed to one (63-62) on a 3-point play by Cook with 7:40 remaining. However the Cougars answered quickly with an 11-2 run, capped by a Mika tip-in, to extend their lead back to 74-64 with 3:16 to go.The Tigers never got back within six. Anders Lee Jersey .C. at the helm of the top team in the Eastern Conference. His tenure as the GM in Vancouver was all too brief. Though he led the Canucks to what was then a franchise record-shattering campaign in just his second season, Nonis was gone and replaced one year later. Nick Leddy Jersey . Pierce was ejected in the third quarter of Indianas 103-86 win Monday. George Hill stole a bad pass and was going in for a layup, and Pierce hustled back and appeared to be trying to wrap him up. http://www.cheapislandersjerseys.com/ . - Chris Tierney snapped a tie with a power-play goal late in the third period as the London Knights rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Erie Otters 5-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Wednesday. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Dusty Hannahs scored 17 points as Arkansas held off a formidable challenge from North Florida for a 91-76 win on Saturday.The win is the fifth straight for the Razorbacks (8-1), who trailed in the second half and had to overcome a 34-point effort by Osprey guard Dallas Moore.Moore finished 12-of-20 shooting from the floor, also hitting four 3-pointers, and nearly matched his career high of 37 points -- set against Edward Waters earlier this season.North Florida (3-8) led 63-62 in the second half before Arkansas used an 11-0 run to pull away for good.Moses Kingsley finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Razorbacks, while Jaylen Barford had 14 points and Daryl Macon 13 in the win.Aaron Bodager had 14 points for the Ospreys, while Garrett Sams finished with 10.Moore entered the game averaging 21.4 points per game this season, but the guard had been particularly effective in his last three games -- averaging 30 points while shooting 57.1 percent (32 of 56) from the field.The senior continued his stellar play in the first half on Satturday, scoring 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting as North Florida managed a 44-44 tie with the Razorbacks. Johnny Boychuk Jersey. BIG PICTURENorth Florida: The Ospreys have experience this season against teams from the Southeastern Conference, having not faced -- and lost to -- four of them. However, they entered Saturday averaging 19.1 turnovers per game, and those struggles continued against the Razorbacks -- with North Florida committing 19 turnovers that led to 21 points for Arkansas.Arkansas: Hannahs came off the bench for a third straight game for the Razorbacks, whose bench outscored North Florida 36-6. With Hannahs coming off the bench, Arkansas has now outscored its opponents 125-32 in bench points over the last three games.UP NEXTNorth Florida stays on the road, traveling to face Texas Rio Grande Valley on Monday.After five straight games at home, Arkansas takes to the road to face Texas in the Lone Star Shootout in Houston on Dec. 17. Black China NFL Jerseys Stitched Jerseys Wholesale Throwback Jerseys NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL T-shirts From China Wholesale NFL T-shirtsChina Jerseys Cheap ' ' '
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Forwards coach Steve Borthwick says England are excited about Sundays one-off Test with Wales at Twickenham, live on Sky Sports 3. Air Max 270 Mens Black . The fixture replaces the traditional end-of-season non-cap international against the Barbarians and is being staged to assist the Rugby Football Union in compensating Aviva Premiership clubs for the disruption caused by last autumns World Cup.England will select their strongest available team for the last of three Twickenham matches in eight months against Warren Gatlands men, but are missing players from league finalists Saracens and Exeter, who meet at the same venue 24 hours earlier. The following day the Grand Slam winners head to Australia for a three-Test series against the Wallabies and Wales depart for New Zealand, before a season that effectively started in September 2014 because of the World Cup finally comes to a close.Borthwick insists England should expect to win on Sunday despite the unavailability of stars such as Billy Vunipola, Maro Itoje and Jack Nowell in front of what is expected to be a full house.From our perspective, this is a Test match. It feels like a huge and exciting Test match, the forwards coach said.At this point weve sold 78,000 tickets so its going to be a sell-out or very close to a sell-out. Luther Burrell is over missing the World Cup and is only focused on Englands upcoming games against Wales and Australia The supporters are excited about it and its a brilliant opportunity to be playing this game in May in what should be a good game.Weve prepared the best we can and we want to win as many matches as we can.Leicester prop Dan Cole echoes those sentiments and is treating the contest seriously ahead of the three-Test summer tour of Australia.Cole admits he would rather have been lining up at Twickenham for the Tigers, but insists they are ready for a tough challenge. Dan Cole is ready for a tough test against vWales Ideally Id be playing in the Premiership final, but Im not. Its not a warm-up game, its a Test match, he said.For me its part of the Australia tour, a four-Test block. Its good being in camp because [head coach] Eddie Jones has put a real spring into the English step.Watch England v Wales on Sunday. Coverage begins on Sky Sports 3 HD at 2:30pm. 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Looking at the Super Rugby finals this weekend, I believe the best four teams have come through and with the Hurricanes potentially having lost Dane Coles we may be set for a Highlanders-Chiefs final.If there is one team that I think can handle the travel factor it is the Highlanders; theyre well-positioned to deal with the travel in getting to Ellis Park. Theyre a balanced team and showed that last year when going to Sydney to beat the Waratahs in the semifinal and then going to Wellington to beat the Hurricanes in the final.There are some fascinating games ahead at the weekend.If you dissect all four teams you can actually identify the culture they have developed. While it is not something that is immediately visible, you can see they are enjoying themselves and the way they are all playing demonstrates that.The Lions look as if they are really excited. They are an excitable young bunch, especially with half-back Faf du Klerk leading the way. He is a livewire and they are full of energy. But that is the case right across the board among the four semifinalists.The Highlanders have had that since last season and it just seems to be growing more and more so at the moment. And the Hurricanes, the way they entered the season with the number of players they lost especially in midfield, have done remarkably well.I look at coach Chris Boyd, and I have always respected him as a coach and as a person. Hes a very straight up guy and a straight shooter. He dropped a number of senior players ahead of their round-robin game against the Sharks in South Africa. Basically he said, thats the self-imposed rules you guys put on there so lets stick to them.The discipline was there and the expectation on every player in that group on each other is testament to where they are now - playing an exciting brand of rugby in the semifinals.To go through what theyve been through, and dont forget that horrific first round loss to the Brumbies, losing key players and continuing to improve throughout the season is, firstly, a sign that their senior players inside that group have stepped up, secondly, the management team have got the mix and the foundations right.In attempting to replace Maa Nonu and Conrad Smith, they have found four players who have stepped up in Willis Halaholo, Vince Aso, Ngani Laumape and Matt Proctor - they can all create things, too. Its amazing when you turn a stone over or an older player moves on, just whats underneath and the talent that has been held back by roadblocks of players who own that position.It is evident when players get exposure how they are capable of rising to the challenge. Halaholo and lock Michael Fatialofa are two examples of guys who left Auckland, went to Southland where they did well, but then who have blossomed in the Hurricanes environment.When the demand is placed on you to improve and play to a higher standard a lot of players tend to thrive.It is an interesting facet of rugby when you consider whether every player has a natural plateau. Players have innate skill levels, their strength and their speed and their general awareness are all there, but a plateau is something that is self-imposed.The difference between the good players and the great players is that the top level players, the stars, push themselves past those self-imposed restrictions. They actually reach a whole new level. And unless they are in an environment that helps that happen, many players are never going to find a maximum level. Air Max 270 Womens Sale. .When you dont have the constant, competitive nature around you at whatever level; Super Rugby; Mitre 10 Cup or even club play, and feed off the situation where everyone is wanting to get better, you can find yourself on a plateau that you never advance beyond.But in a Super Rugby environment in New Zealand, everyone is pushing for All Blacks selection. If youre in a starting position in Super Rugby in New Zealand you are in the top five in the country in your position and youre on show. So why shouldnt you be pushing for it?Against the Brumbies the Highlanders got themselves caught in the arm wrestle and it is finals rugby where, at the end of 80 minutes, if you havent got the points on the board youre gone. I think the Brumbies game will have been a kick up the backside for them and theyll know theyve dodged a bullet and the way things panned out, theyre a better side.We know from their efforts last year that they can play to a much higher standard than that and quite often when you get a second chance youre not going to go and make the same mistake.And the Lions this weekend will not play that style of rugby. It will be more around the style the Highlanders want to play; so it is two very exciting teams with two very exciting half-backs that will keep the tempo of that game flowing.The coaches will have had a look at what the Brumbies did, but the realisation is the Lions have reached the semifinals for a reason and they wont want to change anything. They will just want to do what they have been doing all season, only better. Theyll take a lot from beating the Crusaders by the scoreline they did -- that was no mean feat.But at the same time what I did see in the quarterfinals was a lot of white flags go up. You get to that stage in finals rugby when the scoreline just gets blown out as happened to the Sharks, Crusaders and Stormers. Theres not much more you can do sometimes and everything you try to do goes wrong and mistakes come when you are trying to play catch-up rugby.The Chiefs will have taken some confidence from their win, and I think the biggest loss from the weekend is Dane Coles injury for the Hurricanes. In spite of what John Plumtree has said, Coles is more than just one player in the team. He has been a stand out player and captain. Hes a big loss. Hes immense for the Hurricanes and every time he plays he does three, four, five things that are special in a game that you remember.You can build a team around some really key players, much as the Highlanders have done with Ben and Aaron Smith and Malakai Fekitoa, and I believe Dane Coles is one of those types of players for the Hurricanes. He is the player the Hurricanes would least want to lose.TJ Perenara is probably another one for them. He really put his hand up at the weekend on the back of some good form through the latter stages of the competition.And against that you have Brad Weber pushing it for the Chiefs as he had a great season as well.As we have said many times, the teams with the best No.10s dictate where you end up at the end of the season.We have the best first fives in the four teams left in Beauden Barrett, Aaron Cruden, Lima Sopoaga and Elton Jantjies, who looked outstanding in leading the Lions around the paddock against the Crusaders.Black China NFL Jerseys Stitched Jerseys Wholesale Throwback Jerseys NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL T-shirts From China Wholesale NFL T-shirts China Jerseys Cheap ' ' '
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