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in Diamondcraft - Registration Mon Aug 12, 2019 4:34 amby yyys123 • 1.785 Posts
OTTAWA -- Atiba Hutchinson and Julian de Guzman will lead a Canadian team mixed with veterans and young players in two international friendlies this month. The 24-player Canadian squad announced Friday plays No. 73 Bulgaria on May 23 in Ritzing, then faces 99th-ranked Moldova in Mauer, Austria, on May 27. Canada holds the No. 110 position on the latest FIFA rankings list. The squad, which opens camp Sunday in Thaya, Austria, is comprised of mostly European-based players, plus a handful of promising young players such as Samuel Piette, a midfielder playing for Fortuna Dusseldorf, defender Daniel Stanese (FC Augusburg II), and forwards Caleb Clarke (FC Augsburg II), and Cyle Larin (University of Connecticut). The Canadian team is focused on developing younger players one year out from the next CONCACAF Gold Cup and the resumption of World Cup qualifying. Its Canadas second camp of the year. In January, a squad composed mostly of younger players gathered in Sunrise, Fla., for camp and defeated the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League in a friendly. Hector Moreno Mexico Jersey . So it was understandable if he was a little shaky early in his return to the Texas Rangers rotation. He spent most of the outing searching for his best stuff, but still managed to shut down the struggling Minnesota Twins offence. Jonathan dos Santos Jersey . -- Its been 21 years since Joe Gibbs Racing celebrated its only Daytona 500 victory. http://www.nationalsoccermexico.com/andres-guardado-mexico-jersey/ .Y. - Islanders forward Anders Lee has been fined $2,286 by the NHL for elbowing St. Hector Herrera Mexico Jersey . The (35-35-10) Jets have 80 points and are also playing .500 hockey on home ice this season with a 17-17-6 record. Michael Hutchinson will start his second straight game in goal. Carlos Vela Jersey .com) - Robert Martin and Josh Hicks combined for more than 300 yards rushing and three touchdowns, as Rutgers rolled past North Carolina, 40-21, in the Quick Lane Bowl.Minneapolis, MN (SportsNetwork.com) - After trailing for much of the game, the Phoenix Suns staged a late comeback to top the Minnesota Timberwolves, 113-111, on Wednesday. Goran Dragic paced the Suns with 25 points and Gerald Green added 21 off the bench in Phoenixs fourth straight win. Eric Bledsoe and Isaiah Thomas each netted 17 points. They did some good things, Suns head coach Jeff Hornacek said. They all played well. The Timberwolves had a chance to win the game at the buzzer with an Andrew Wiggins 3-pointer, but his shot was off to extend their losing streak to 13 games. Wiggins led Minnesota with 25 points, his fifth straight game with 20-or-more points. Mo Williams shot 4-of-7 from beyond the arc and finished with 23 points, while Anthony Bennett chipped in 14 points and 10 boards off the bench. I thought we were much better at time defensively, Minnesota head coach Flip Saunders said, Overall, we had some growth from some of our guys. Trailing by seven after three quarters, Green took over the game for the Suns. He scored 13 of their first 15 points of the quarter, and his 8-0 run gave Phoenix its first lead since early in the first period. With 3:04 to go, Minnesota took the lead back on Thaddeus Youngs layup, but Dragic responded immediately with a jumper on the other end. The lead would change seven times in the final quarter until a 6-0 run, capped by a Bledsoe slam with 55 seconds left, put the Suns ahead for good. Dragics missed free throw with eight ticks left on the clock gave the Timberwolves life. Zach Lavine hit two free throws on thee other end to cut Phoenixs lead to just one point, and they trailed by two when Thomas missed one of his shots at the charity stripe.dddddddddddd. Young rebounded the miss, and Minnesota moved down the floor in transition. Chase Budinger found Wiggins with an open look for 3, but the rookie could not connect. Minnesotas struggling defense stepped up in the first quarter and limited Phoenix to 32 percent shooting. The Timberwolves scored 11 of the final 17 points in the period and took a 25-20 lead after one. An evenly-matched second quarter resulted in a 48-45 Minnesota lead at the break. With 7 1/2 minutes to go, Dragics tip-in pulled the Suns within two, but Bennett scored five points in a 7-0 Minnesota run to extend its lead up to nine points. Minnesota took its largest lead in the third quarter with an outstanding period from Shabazz Muhammad. He scored all 12 of his points in the third, including the first eight for the Timberwolves. Phoenix shot 13-of-22 in the period, but Minnesota used seven offensive rebounds and eight second-chance points to build its lead to a game-high 13 points. Williams hit a triple right at the end of the quarter to give Minnesota a 78-71 lead after three. Game Notes After missing one game with an illness, Minnesota coach Flip Saunders was back on the bench ... Budinger and fellow Wolves forward Robbie Hummel also returned from illness ... Phoenix has scored 100 or more points in 10 straight games ... Minnesota falls to 2-25 when its opponent shoots better than 45 percent. ' ' '
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