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Pride and bragging rights. Texas Rangers Gear .Thats whats on the line when the Dallas Wings and San Antonio Stars hook up on Friday night at San Antonio.The Wings (9-21) have lost 11 straight and the Stars are 1-9 in their past 10 games. The Stars have the worst record in the league and have struggled (understatement) since leading scorer Kayla McBride was injured and lost for the season in early July.The Stars almost earned their seventh win of the season on Tuesday -- almost. Indiana converted 27 of 30 free throws (the Stars made all 19 of their attempts) and hung on to win, 72-69.Likewise, the Wings almost ended their losing skid on Sunday -- almost. In a game that saw 11 lead changes and no lead greater than seven points, Washington beat back every charge the Wings made to claim a five-point win.Odyssey Sims had a chance to tie the score with eight seconds left, but her jumper was blocked.Dallas has won both meetings with the Stars this season. On May 21, Sims scored 23 points in an 82-77 win.Then on June 23, the Stars took Dallas into overtime before falling, 97-90.The Wings next victory will be head coach Fred Williams 100th, but if it comes this year, Dallas will have to earn it without Glory Johnson. Johnson played only seven minutes against the Mystics before injuring her left MCL.Aerial Powers came off the bench and scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. She will get the lions share of time that Johnson would have seen.Fridays game will be a homecoming for Moriah Jefferson, a Dallas native and the Stars second-leading scorer at 12.6 points per game. She also averages 4.0 assistsDespite not playing since July, McBride still leads the team in scoring at 17.1 ppg.Dallas closes out its home slate on Sunday when it plays host to the New York Liberty.The Minnesota Lynx head to San Antonio for a Sunday game between the leagues best and worst teams. Stitched Rangers Jerseys .Y. -- Jayna Hefford scored the winning goal Friday as Canada survived a scare with a 4-3 win over Sweden at the Four Nations womens hockey tournament. Rangers Jerseys China . The third-ranked Ivanovic, who won the event in 2008 and 10, served five aces and broke Wickmayer, also a former winner in 2009, five times. "The result looked easier than it really was," Ivanovic said. https://www.cheaprangersbaseball.com/ . P.A. Parenteau scored early in the third period to help the Avs edge Toronto 2-1 on Tuesday night. Cory Sarich also scored for Colorado (3-0-0), which is off to its best ever start.ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Two days after Detroit abruptly ended Anaheims season, the Ducks were still in disbelief. Even after they were forced to Game 7 against the Red Wings on Sunday night, the Ducks expected to spend Tuesday opening their first post-season matchup with the Los Angeles Kings, not packing boxes and bidding summer farewells after one of the best regular seasons in club history. "I think theres a lot of emptiness," goalie Jonas Hiller said. "Youre sitting there, (wondering) if that really happened." The second-seeded Ducks expected a long playoff run after winning the Pacific Division with the best points percentage in franchise history and a balanced, deep roster. None of it helped in a seven-game loss to the Red Wings, with Anaheim losing three overtime games before falling behind early in a 3-2 defeat in Game 7 at Honda Center. "I felt everybody was expecting that we would advance, and everybody in the room was even confident in Game 7 that we were going to win," said Hiller, who posted a .917 save percentage in the series. "You dont even know whats going on the next day, because youre thinking were skating again and preparing for the next round. Its a lot of emptiness. Its just a weird feeling." General manager Bob Murray and coach Bruce Boudreau dont have the luxury of much reflection time. Murray built a potential Stanley Cup contender around cornerstones Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry, but he promises the same team wont return in the fall. Murray intends to add more toughness and depth, while expecting the Ducks promising young players to get even better. Although the Ducks already have an enviable mix of veteran poise and young talent, Boudreau knows the mix will change before training camp. "We did a lot of good things, but in the end of the day, we fell short," Boudreau said. "Maybe not of the predictions before the year, but once you start gaining that respect with what we accomplished during the course of the year, we didnt get done what we should have got done, which is beat Detroit, because I still think were the better team." The usual question is atop the list of the Ducks off-season concerns: Will 42-year-old Teemu Selanne return for another year? Selanne had another solid season, but his playing time and production decreased in the second half of the lockout-shortened campaign. Seven Ducks forwards got more ice time than Selanne in Game 7, and he didnt score a goal after the series opener. Selanne plans to take several weeks to contemplate his future. His family has always been supportive of a playing career in its third decade, but the Finnish Flash also has a full life away from hockey. Selanne is still disappointed to miss out on his best chance for a long playoff run since the Ducks won the Stanley Cup in 2007. Fake Rangers Jerseys. "This team was ready to go further," Selanne said. "I knew with our depth, the longer we would go would be to our advantage. Not so many teams have that. ... We have such a good team here right now. We know were better than this. I think everyone felt there is some unfinished business here. It would be easier if we didnt feel that way. I think this team is ready to win right now." Centre Saku Koivu also plans to wait a few weeks before announcing whether hell play again. Although Selanne and the 38-year-old Koivu had less prominent roles this season, Boudreau said he would welcome back all of his three key Finns, including 35-year-old defenceman Toni Lydman, an unrestricted free agent. The Ducks future is bright beyond Selannes decision. Murray inked Getzlaf and Perry to eight-year contracts worth a combined $135 million during the season, artfully avoiding a free-agent bidding competition for two stars drafted and nurtured by the organization. Getzlaf proved his worth with an outstanding season despite injuring his ankle in early March, although Perry didnt score a goal in Anaheims seven-game playoff series. The Ducks revamped defence was a major reason for their success this season, and most of that core will be back in the fall. Francois Beauchemin had an up-and-down series after an outstanding regular season, but Murray revealed Tuesday that Beauchemin played the last month with a torn knee ligament that will require surgery. Anaheim also is loaded with two gifted goalies, although newcomer Viktor Fasth wasnt fully healthy in the post-season due to a strained abdominal muscle. Hiller and Fasth are both under contract for next season, and Boudreau expects a competition in training camp after the duo split their starts this season. "I get along with Viktor very well, and its nice to have somebody around," Hiller said. "On the other hand, I dont know if wed both (be) happy if we just played 40 games next year, kind of going half-and-half." Once the sting of their loss fades, the Ducks will be able to appreciate the positive aspects of this season, including the Pacific Division title banner theyll hang in the fall -- just the second in franchise history. "It was not good enough, but I think everybody felt like with this team, we can do a lot," Hiller said. "I think everybody is excited to come back here next year and do it again. Even though we didnt get much credit before the year and we proved everybody wrong, next year we want to do the same thing again." ' ' '