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NEW YORK -- Jermaine Crumpton had 26 points and nine rebounds on Friday night, and Canisius stopped Manhattan on the final possession to secure a 77-76 win in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opener for both teams. Cheap Shoes From China Wholesale .Phil Valenti hit a pair of free throws with 32 seconds left that made it 77-74 for the Golden Griffins (3-4). Zavier Turner closed Manhattans deficit on a layup with 23 seconds left.Canisius Malik Johnson missed both free throws with 15 seconds left to give Manhattan (2-5) a chance to win on its final trip. Both teams called timeouts with 8.1 seconds to go and Kassius Robertson stole it from Turner to prevent the Jaspers from getting a shot in the final seconds.Robertson had five 3-pointers and 20 points for Canisius. Kiefer Douse added 10 points.Turner led the Jaspers with 19 points. Calvin Crawford added 12 points and Zavier Peart scored 10. Cheap Shoes From China . Instead of dwelling on the negative, Oates focused on what was good about the clubs recent play. It worked. Cheap Wholesale Shoes Free Shipping . Aaron Harrison scored a 22 points for Kentucky (6-1), which has won four in a row following a Nov. 12 loss to current No. 1 Michigan State. Julius Randle overcame a scoreless first half and added his sixth double-double in as many games with 14 points and 10 rebounds. http://www.chinashoescheap.com/ . They had already blown a double-digit lead, fans were hitting the exits, and a long seven-game road trip waited at the end. NEW YORK -- Mariano Rivera walked to the podium near home plate at Yankee Stadium to speak about his newly dedicated plaque, which will be placed in Monument Park behind center field. He spoke in the 95-degree heat for just 3 minutes, as brief as many of his efficient relief appearances.I always will thank the good Lord to make me a Yankee, he said, referencing Joe DiMaggios memorable phrase.And then he turned and pointed to his former teammates and managers, seated on folding chairs in the infield.Hey, guys, I said 5 minutes -- all right! he said, pausing for a big smile before shifting his focus back to the fans. Thank you guys. I love you guys.Controlling owner Hal Steinbrenner presented Rivera with a replica of the plaque during a 25-minute ceremony before Sundays 12-3 loss to Tampa Bay. Co-owner Jennifer Steinbrenner Swindal gave the retired reliever a ring in 14-carat white gold with 42 -- his retired uniform number -- formed by diamonds.Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada and Bernie Williams were among the former teammates on the field for the tribute along with current manager Joe Girardi and former manager Joe Torre.It wasnt about me. It was those guys there, Rivera said, pointing to the group. Without them, I couldnt do it.Rivera, whose number was retired by the Yankees in 2013 during his final weeks as aa player, exited to Metallicas Enter Sandman, the music played when he entered games. China Shoes Cheap. . He returned for the ceremonial first pitch, a strike from the pitching rubber to rookie catcher Gary Sanchez.Rivera set records with 652 regular season saves and 42 more in the postseason, spending his entire big league career from 1995-2013 with the Yankees and winning five World Series titles. He is eligible for Hall of Fame induction in 2019.His plaque will be the 36th in Monument Park to go along with seven monuments. He talked at a post-ceremony news conference about being honored in the same place as Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, DiMaggio and Yogi Berra.And then me, a humble guy from Puerto Caimito, Panama, and being in that group of men means a lot, he said.Rivera also was at Yankee Stadium on Friday to participate in a ceremony marking Alex Rodriguezs final game with the Yankees, then returned Saturday for a celebration of New Yorks 1996 World Series title.Only Alex and the New York Yankees know what happened, he said. One thing that I can tell you is that I was proud of him because through tough times, through good times, adversity, he was there, he never hid and thats the beauty about him. ' ' '