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Defending champion Gary Anderson is still searching for his first Premier League point when he battles Raymond van Barneveld on night four in Aberdeen. Anaheim Ducks Pro Shop . The Flying Scotsman has suffered two defeats since missing the opening night of the competition through illness, but will head back to his home country for the latest round of matches on Thursday night, live on Sky Sports.Fellow Scot Peter Wright - who leads the table with three straight wins - is also in action along with Michael van Gerwen, Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis at the GE Oil & Gas Arena. Adrian Lewis v James Wade Adrian Lewis endured a frustrating defeat against Michael van Gerwen Lewis was knocked off top spot in the table after a 7-4 defeat against world No 1 Van Gerwen on night three.Jackpot only lost the match by fine margins, missing a dart at double 16 while 5-4 down, and was inches away from completing a spectacular 164 finish in the final leg.After starting the campaign with two wins, Wade has suffered back-to-back defeats and will be trying to rebuild following last weeks 7-4 defeat against the in-form Wright.Gary Anderson v Raymond van Barneveld Anderson has started his title defence with two defeats Anderson has been forced to play catch-up since sitting out his first match with a virus and looked a little rusty in defeats by Van Gerwen and Taylor.But the world champion showed encouraging signs in last weekends 6-1 win over Wade in the final of a UK Open qualifier.Any match against Barney, however, is rarely easy and the Dutchman displayed vintage finishing against Robert Thornton, firing in a 153 checkout in his night three win.Michael van Gerwen v Michael Smith Michael van Gerwen enjoyed more success at the weekend Van Gerwen is winning matches with his usual ruthless efficiency and defeated Steve Beaton on Sunday for his third final victory from the six UK Open qualifying events.The Green Machine had a scoring average over 106 against Wade, a little lower than the 111 he managed in his blistering win over Anderson in the previous week.Smith has endured a difficult start to his debut season, but picked up his first point in a gritty 6-6 draw with Dave Chisnall.Phil Taylor v Dave Chisnall Taylor has enjoyed himself on the oche in recent weeks Taylors win over Anderson was even more proof that the Power is far from finished as a title contender.The 55-year-old rattled in 10 140s while overpowering Anderson and has recovered well since a lacklustre loss to Van Barneveld on the opening night.Normally a high-scorer, Chisnall is yet to catch fire during the current campaign and averaged around 96 after snatching a draw with Smith.Peter Wright v Robert Thornton Wright is the only player with an unbeaten record This all-Scottish battle will see Snakebite Wright taking on Thornton, with both men experiencing contrasting fortunes in the competition.Wright is sitting at the Premier League summit after his composed victory over Wade, which saw him finish with a 70 per cent success rate on the doubles. Peter Wright brought the house down in Dublin after checking out on 161 in his match against James Wade. But Thornton is rock-bottom of the table and his scoring average slipped below 90 in his most recent loss to Van Barneveld.Watch night four of the Premier League this Thursday night, starting at 7pm on Sky Sports 1.  Or watch for £6.99 without a contract, on NOW TV. Also See: Mardle has faith in Ando Wright top as MVG sinks Lewis Sky Bets darts odds On Sky TV Patrick Eaves Jersey . Q: Team Canada announces their Olympic roster three weeks from today. Who is general manager Steve Yzerman watching? LeBrun: Over the last 48 hours, hes taken in the home-and-home between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche with Jamie Benn and Matt Duchene being the obvious targets. Chris Pronger Jersey . Thats about all he can do right now, so hes trying not to think about when he might be able to play again for the Los Angeles Lakers. https://www.cheapducks.com/697c-michael-del-zotto-jersey-ducks.html . Perhaps Carroll was so prepared for a break because he believes there is very little the Seattle Seahawks need heading into the off-season. "I dont see anything that we need to add. We just have to get better," Carroll said. Neil Putnam had been getting ready for spring practice at Lafayette College in 1973 when one of his quarterbacks came into the head varsity football coachs office with news of a difficult decision.Fresh off a strong season running the Leopards freshman football team, this budding two-sport star had decided to pass on a possible career on the gridiron, instead choosing to focus solely on baseball.Of course, my heart went down to my shoes, Putnam said, 43 years later. Im behind the desk, and Joes looking at me. I said, Joe, have you thought this over? And then I tried to obviously do a little bit of a sell job: Were looking forward to you coming into the varsity, and, Great hopes for the future of the program and all the things a head coach would do.But in the end what I said was what I meant: If youve made a decision and you thought it out, then you go with your decision and with my blessing. You become the best baseball player possible and do it right; however, if you decide to come back, doors always open.Joe was Joe Maddon, the brainiac manager whose Chicago Cubs will open the World Series on Tuesday against the Cleveland Indians. But before Maddon took the North Siders to their first Fall Classic in 71 years, before he legitimized the Tampa Bay Rays, before he spent three decades in the Los Angeles Angels organization, the kid from West Hazleton, Pennsylvania, was something of a football star. And few bore witness to those pigskin exploits outside of Maddons alma mater, Lafayette, a 2,500-student liberal arts school some 80 minutes southeast of Maddons hometown.There, in the land of the FCS, every regular season ends with The Rivalry, pitting Lafayette against nearby nemesis Lehigh in what is the nations most-played football series. Maddon had a memorable debut in that matchup in the 1972 freshman game, completing 14 of 17 passes for four touchdowns in a Lafayette win.It would mark the last game of Maddons football career.He wore No. 12, a memory that resurfaced around campus last month when, during one of the eccentric skippers many themed road trips with the Cubs, Maddon wore a black and red Lafayette jersey that was given to him by current Leopards football coach Frank Tavani.As a signal-caller, Maddon demonstrated tremendous field vision, Putnam recalled. Steve Schnall, who was in charge of Lafayettes freshman team at the time, said in retrospect, the 5-foot-11 Maddon reminded him of a taller, slightly less mobile version of Doug Flutie, who won the 1984 Heisman Trophy before embarking on a 21-year professional career.Schnall lauded Maddons IQ, saying he trusted his quarterback enough to put auto-calls in to him rather than strictly designed plays, which gave him a freedom at the line of scrimmage that was unusual more than four decades ago.Just by accident we were running RPOs [run-pass options], Schnall said. We didnt call it RPO in those days but we were checking from calling a pass to running the ball or calling a run and then he would check to a pass, things like that that nobody was doing, including the pros. This guy was way ahead of his time in terms of intellect and ability and great judgment. Great instincts in everything he did.Schnall recruited Maddon out of Hazleton High. He remembered a blue-collar family, with his mother working at the Third-Base Luncheonette -- where she still works today -- and his father working as a plumber. Lafayette had no qualms about allowing Maddon to play both football and baseball.Schnall sees some of Maddons mottos now -- be it try not to suckk or do simple better -- and is reminded of their shared philosophies. Erik Gudbranson Jersey. Maddon has spoken publicly about Schnalls own mantra -- zero defects -- and how it has helped influence his managing style.ZD, as Schnall called it, is about doing everything right the first time and creating a culture that strives to be mistake-free in everything from the neatness of the locker room to the way meals are served.[Maddon] is a special person, and it aint a fluke what hes done at Tampa Bay and Chicago, Schnall said. This guys got the ability to relate to players, but he also relates to the janitor just as well as the players and also relates to the owner just as well as he does to the janitor. Hes got a special knack of relationship relevancy. Hes an amazing guy and [his success is] well-deserved.Schnall, who went on to have a long coaching career in both the college and NFL ranks, still exchanges emails with Maddon but has yet to visit him in Chicago, although he was once the managers spring training guest with the Rays.Putnam, the coach who had left that football door ajar for Maddon, heard from his former pupil in 2014, when they arranged to reconnect at Yankee Stadium, the site of the 150th Lafayette-Lehigh football game -- 41 years after they had last seen each other.Reunions being what they are, the two never crossed paths in the Bronx. Putnam drove back to his Vermont home and, a day later, received a call from an apologetic Maddon, who had gotten caught up saying hello to too many other old faces.He felt like he had done something wrong to make me want to retire back in the day, Maddon recalled. I said, Coach, you did nothing wrong. ... I wanted to play baseball; I didnt want to just keep getting hit anymore. You had nothing to do with it. ... He felt so badly about that, so we talked about that and we just talked about all the coaches that we had.The newly-minted Chicago manager invited Putnam and his family to a game of their choice, and the party made a day out of it last July, first visiting Putnams son -- who was stationed in Illinois as the commander of the states National Guards 2nd Battalion -- before heading to Wrigley Field for a night game.Putnam and his wife, their son, daughter-in-law and grandkids got to meet with Maddon and explore his office before the Cubs faced the Cardinals. Maddon was a gracious host, Putnam said, one who had not changed one iota from the teenager h