The Bundesliga first division teams grabbed the last four tickets for the German Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday.Cup holders Bayern defeated Augsburg 2-0 at the Bavarian derby, Leverkusen and Wolfsburg recorded late victories whereas Frankfurt downed Ingolstadt 4-2 to reach the quarterfinals.Pep Guardiola's squad made another step towards the German Cup title defence due to their hard earned 2-0 win against Augsburg. It was an expensive triumph for the Bayern as they lost Arjen Robben to an injury.Nonetheless, it was the Dutchman, who marked the opener with the first chance of the match following a rebound from close range with four minutes on the clock. Thirteen minutes later,Wholesale Lingerie Sexy Lingerie Thomas Mueller replaced injured Robben, whose right knee suffered a cut following a tackle with goalkeeper Marwin Hitz.Lululemon Women's PantsThe replacement disrupted Bayern rhythm therefore they had to be patient until the 78th minute before Mueller headed home the 2-0 lead to kill the game against hapless Augsburg.Leverkusen's Emre Can smoothed the next round for his side thanks to his 2-1 winner at Freiburg in an entertaining encounter. The Werkself staged a clinical performance and opened the scoring with just one minute into the game. Freiburg restored parity but failed to respond to Can's late goal at the 77th minute.Isuzu Auto PartsThe visitors shocked dozy Freiburg with a quick start as Robbie Kruse broke the deadlock at the first minute. Nicolas Hoefler's poor clearance attempt was intercepted by Kruse who slotted home from 13 meters at the inside right into the far post corner.As the match progressed Leverkusen retracted allowing Freiburg to restore parity, as Matthias Ginter headed home Vladimir Darida's pinpoint cross inside the box at the 19th minute. 

However, Emre Can destroyed all hopes by Freiburg when he overcame goalkeeper Oliver Sorg with a low shot from 20 meters to put the result beyond doubt at the 77th minute.Wolfsburg avoided an upset against second division side Ingolstadt as substitute Ivica Olic handed the 2-1 winner to secure the next round. The Wolves also had to thank Ingolstadt's custodian Ramazan Oezcan, whose two moments of madness invited the hosts to score twice.The hosts controlled the proceedings on the pitch but yet it were Ingolstadt that broke the deadlock by courtesy of Caiuby, who made use of a pass into path to beat Wolfsburgs Diego Benaglio into the near post corner at the 19th minute.The Wolves lacked in penetration but after all they levelled the scores as Naldo's long-range effort slipped through Oezcan's fingers at the 67th minute.Nike Air Maxcanada goose jacket women Keeper Oezcan was again in the thick of things when he parried an effort into the path of substitute Ivica Olic, who had no problems to wrap up quarterfinals one minute before final whistle.Elsewhere, Frankfurt sealed a hard earned berth for the next round when they edged second division side Sandhausen 4-2 on home soil.

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From the moment the Yankees opened the company safe and set their free agent dollars loose on the baseball market, Brian McCann had no chance. The best available catcher was in the Yankees’ sights, and franchise brass was determined to land its top target.By the time McCann stood inside Yankee Stadium on Thursday afternoon, his nervous, meaty hands fighting to unbutton his brand new No. 34 pinstriped jersey,disposable paper cups he was insisting it was an “understatement” to call this “one of the best days of my life.” He didn’t have to call it a foregone conclusion, because the way he described the Yankees’ hard sell, the way he reflected on the power of the red carpet treatment, the way he all but admitted his powerlessness against the Yankees’ sales pitch, all of that did it for him.But while the Yankees bagged the open market’s primary prey, they are still unable (unwilling?) to reach agreement with their top internal target. The dangerous dance with Robinson Cano continues, and with Cano reportedly on a plane to Seattle on Thursday evening to discuss a nine- or 10-year contract offer that may be for more than $200 million, the Yankees are in definite danger of losing their best hitter. 

The addition of McCann and the subsequent (though still unofficial) addition of Jacoby Ellsbury will certainly improve last year’s anemic lineup, but those two combined cannot offset the potential loss of Cano.http://cnbattachment.com/ Which is why, outside the obvious need to complete the pitching rotation, it was Cano’s future that dominated Thursday’s discussions,disposable wooden cutlery casting the seven-time All-Star McCann as a bit player in a much bigger drama.Owner Hal Steinbrenner took the part of the optimist Thursday, insisting there is still hope for Cano, because “none of [the signings] are second basemen. Robbie’s been a great Yankee. Robbie is a great player. We’re going to keep plugging away at it,tissue paper pom pom wholesale until it either happens or it doesn’t.”General manager Brian Cashman, as usual, took the bad cop role to Steinbrenner’s good cop, coldly reminding us “it usually comes down to financials.”“We would love to have Robbie as a Yankee. At the same time,Lululemon Women's Pants there are a lot of needs I have to fill. We’re aggressively trying to sign players. We have offers out there,” Cashman said. “It’s never an easy process. Everyone is doing the best they can. I know we have an offer we are very comfortable with. It’s higher than we thought we’d be. At some point he has to decide.”

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Ronald Flanagan, Chairman of the International Cricket Council's Anti-Corruption Unit, and Cherie Blair, Chair of Omnia Strategy (UK), will be part of an expert panel discussing corruption in sport at Doha GOALS 2013,wholesale cupcake wrappers a press release said here on Wednesday.The debate will take place on the second day of the global Forum, which is the world's leading platform focusing on sport as a driver of social and economic change,Authentic Replica LV Monogram Multicolore held on December 9-11 at the Aspire Academy in Doha.The panel, which also features Ronald K. Noble, Secretary General of Interpol,paper flower pom poms Michele Verroken, CEO of Sporting Integrity and board member of the Commonwealth Games Federation (UK) and Jean Francois Vilotte, President, ARJEL (France), will discuss the need for new and better methods for prevention, detection and punishment to combat illegal betting and match-fixing in sport.Former police Chief Ronnie Flanagan, who has chaired the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit since 2010,Buy buy cheap Bench Outerwear Yoga Clothes, Custom Fit Stripe Shirt and more. said: "I look forward to sharing my experiences of dealing with corruption in cricket at Doha GOALS. I've seen first-hand how the issue can infiltrate sport across international boundaries and have identified that collaboration between stakeholders is vital in the fight against illegal betting and match-fixing." 

"Doha GOALS is an opportunity to share best practice with a community of policymakers and government officials, heads of business, athletes,Party Supplies wholesale NGOs and students and help define better methods for prevention, detection and punishment to combat corruption in sport."With corruption in sport becoming a growing issue in recent years the panel will also look at ways in which organizations can collect better intelligence and how can law enforcement agencies bring more investigations to successful conclusions.And in the spirit of the Doha GOALS Forum, the debate will ask how sporting groups and governments can work together better to deliver a rapid, co-ordinated response when instances of corruption are detected.Cherie Blair said: "Sport is such a force for good; it brings together families and neighbours, unites regions and countries, and encourages competition between groups and nations that otherwise might not engage with each other. It's also a brilliant tool for motivating young people, keeping us healthy and building unity."That's why the rise of corruption in sport through activities like match-fixing is so serious: its enormous negative impact puts all these gains at risk. Corruption in sport is a global problem that pays little respect to national borders and the jurisdiction of domestic courts. The power of the internet and organised international criminal syndicates mean that we cannot, and must not, turn a blind eye to this menace. There must be a united international response from sporting organisations, regulators and governments if we are not to lose some of the magic that sport brings."The Doha GOALS initiative, from the Aspire Zone Foundation and Richard Attias & Associates, will bring together a community of policymakers and government officials, heads of business, athletes, NGOs and students to build a roadmap for addressing social challenges through sport.


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The Yankees are said by sources to be willing to go only to $175 million for seven years, if they're not there yet, and Yankees people have suggested many times they have no plans to top $200 million (or even $175 million). So Seattle appears at least to have by far and away the best offer unless a third team comes out of the woodwork.The Mariners, for years offensively weak, were said by a source to have "bumped" a first bid of around $200 million, and one person Authentic Replica lv damier canvas handbagsfamiliar with the talks said they intended to be $50 million above the Yankees, who are known to be drawing the line at around $175 million, with a willingness to increase a recent bid of about $158 million about 10 percent but not much more. The Yankees are regretful about the Alex Rodriguez contract, and fear a repeat of a big-bucks deal for a star who will age. Cano is 31.Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes first reported the Mariners were willing to go to $230 million or even $240 million, so perhaps there was hope from the Cano camp the Mariners might boost their $225-million idea.Authentic Replica LV Men Handbags However, Mariners sources were suggesting they likely couldn't go much higher than $225M, as ownership had its limits.A $225-million, nine-year bid would still give Cano an average annual value (AAV) of $25-million, which is equal to Josh Hamilton, slightly more than Albert Pujols and among the biggest in baseball history -- though not quite the record $27.Chevron Paper Straws5 million average salary of his good friend and longtime teammate Rodriguez, the financial record-holder. 

The Mariners understand they have to be well above the Yankees to get Cano to move nearly 3,Sexy Lingerie Factory000 miles, but they are said to have some limits, so they aren't expected to hit the $260-million figure Cano asked of the Yankees.Still, $225 million is among the very top in baseball history.nike shox shoes"I think they've got to blow him away,'' one connected Mariners person said. "They've got to make an offer he can't refuse."Cano was said to have flown up from Los Angeles with his relatively new agent Jay Z to join the lead agent Brodie Van Wagenen, who handled the initial Mariners meeting, as Rojas and Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com reported Cano was on the way to Seattle.One source said the Mariners, who are talking about acquiring a few other big stars, are intent on accomplishing something major before the Winter Meetings, which begin Monday in Orlando.While Cano is surely upset that the Yankees are still at least $85 million shy of his $260-million request, it is hard to imagine him surrendering his Yankees dream for a mere $25 million extra to $200 million. So the Mariners understood they had to do something attention grabbing.While second base isn't the Mariners' first area of need, it's no surprise they may be the one willing to break the bank. They've tried hard for big stars in recent winters such as Josh Hamilton, Justin Upton and others, only to come up empty. They showed strong interest this winter in Jacoby Ellsbury, a native of the Northwest, before he went to the Yankees for $153 million over seven years.The Mariners have to overcome a lot to win Cano, so they need to open their wallet big time. And it's not just that they're the Mariners and the Yankees are the Yankees. Consider ...


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Derrick Rose was not the only superstar missing from the Chicago Bulls' 107-87 Thursday rout of the Miami Heat. The two-time defending champions were without Dwyane Wade, who was ill and stayed at the team's hotel. Wade's absence was felt as the Heat's offense struggled to get in rhythm against a tenacious defensive showing by the Bulls.With the nine-time All-Star out sick,wholesale Coach Grade Sunglasses from www.alipaytrade.com homepage.nike shox shoes Heat coach Erik Spoelstra moved Ray Allen into the starting lineup. As arguably the greatest shooter in NBA history, Allen was more than capable of filling Wade's spot in the starting unit, but it created a ripple effect with the rest of Miami's rotation. The Heat started the second quarter with a lineup that featured Norris Cole, Roger Mason Jr., Michael Beasley, Rashard Lewis and Udonis Haslem — not exactly a murderer's row of scoring firepower."We need to have everyone in our lineup,Our store can offer buy Dsquared Long Sleeve T-Shirts, welcome choose!" LeBron James said after the game. "You know guys are going to be out by getting sick or hurt. It's just a part of the game, and you never know in a season when it will happen. That has been a challenge for us. We have been here before." 

It was the fifth game Wade has missed this season, and Miami is 2-3 in those games. Although Wade has battled knee problems for the last several years, he's having an excellent season so far, averaging 18.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 2.1 steals a game and shooting 53.1% from the field.That's a huge hole to fill, and not even James could do it by himself against Chicago's suffocating defense. James scored 21 points, but did it on a relatively inefficient 7-of-17 shooting. Only two Miami bench players, Cole (10) and Beasley (15), scored in double figures."He's a great player," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said of Wade. "The thing about their team is, when you can bring a guy like Ray Allen to fill in for him, you're talking about a Hall of Fame player. Ray Allen's a great player. They're a great team. They're very well-coached, they play together, they're great on both ends. They missed some shots that they normally make, but you look at the shooting percentages of all their players, they don't make the game easy for you."LeBron is unique with his skill set, but you can't overlook Wade and how great he is. That's why that team is so good. ..Sexy Lingerie Factory. They don't beat themselves. You have to beat them. You have to play for 48 minutes." 

The Bulls did just that on Thursday, outrebounding Miami 49-27. The Heat were without backup center Chris Andersen, and Bulls center Joakim Noah looked rejuvenated after a slow start to the season, pulling down 15 boards on the night.Since leaving the Boston Celtics to sign with the Heat in 2012, Allen has largely functioned as a sixth man. He said he enjoyed the opportunity to start for the first time as a member of the Heat, but acknowledged that Wade's production is tough to replace."It affects us, but we have so much depth on the bench that we have guys that can fill in," he said.cupcake wrappers wholesale "Nobody can do what he does out there on the floor, but we have guys who can fill in in their own ways.""I thought this was a good move," Spoelstra said of starting Allen. "We had competitive bursts out there and the second unit gave us some good lift. We just could not get it going and sustain it."It was not the first time the Heat have been forced to play without Wade, and the weak Eastern Conference makes it unlikely that any more missed time will hurt Miami too much in the regular season. But the Heat without Wade have proven to be far from invincible, and they need their secondary superstar more than ever.


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Harambee Stars take on Zanzibar on Tuesday in Nakuru, 158km from the Kenyan capital Nairobi, where nothing less than victory will suffice if their mission of winning the regional Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup tournament is to remain on track.The islanders opened their campaign with a 2-1 victory over Southern Sudan before going down 3-0 to Ethiopia and a win for them will send the hosts parking.Buy high quality Coach Grade Sunglasses, Custom Fit Stripe Shirt and more.However, after a limp 0-0 stalemate in their opening Group A match against the Walia Ibex of Ethiopia, Kenya clicked into gear to dismiss the Sudanese 3-0 to remain in contention.Their Belgian head coach, Adel Amrouche, was also returned to the dugout after missing the Ethiopia game on the advice of his doctors.Kenya will be keen to avoid finishing second in the group to avoid the potential challenge of the smoking hot defending champions, the Uganda Cranes who sealed their place in the last eight on Monday with a 3-1 rout of Eritrea in Group B.The titleholders edged 2009 winners, Rwanda 1-0 in the opener with Kenyan based striker, Dan Sserunkuma emerging as a possible star of the regional showdown with a goal and three assists.Amrouche's biggest headache is how to get his strikers firing with two of Kenya's goals coming from defenders Joackins Atudo and David Owino since it could boil down to goal difference with Ethiopia also on four points with an identical scoring record to the hosts having beaten Zanzibar 3-0 in their second game.nike shox shoes 

Domestic league top scorer, Jacob Keli,Sexy Lingerie Factory who turned a man-of-the-match shift in the Southern Sudan tie, was forced out late on injuries and although he has been retained in the starting 11, it remains to be seen whether he will maintain his form.Preferred strike partner, Allan Wanga, who enjoyed a purple patch towards the end of the Kenyan Premier League has thus far failed to replicate his form on the regional showdown.For Uganda, head coach Micho Sredojevic, the target remains topping the group with their final fixture against Sudan who also booked their place in the quarters being a decider for who finishes first."If we had scored more than three goals,Food paper bag wholesale  a draw against Sudan would have been enough for us to top the group."We have put ourselves in this situation to almost concede one goal, and put ourselves in a position where we must beat Sudan to be first in our group," Sredojevic said ahead of Thursday's game.The Cecafa final is set for Dec.cnbattachment 12, when Kenya celebrates independence from colonial masters Britain in the climax of the Jubilee celebrations.


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Spanish La Liga Athletic Bilbao midfielder Ander Herrera on Wednesday denied his intention of signing Manchester United when the winter transfer window opens in January.paper food bags wholesaleThe reigning Premier League champions made an effort to sign Herrera in late August, but the two clubs were unable to reach agreement over the price.Bilbao are not most willing to negotiate the departure of one of their key young players, while Manchester United were unwilling to meet Herrera's 36-million-euro buyout clause.However, the inconsistent start to the season made under new manager David Moyes means United are still in the market for a creating midfielder and according to the Daily Telegraph newspaper they will go back to Bilbao with an offer of up to 29 million euros at the start of 2014.Herrera always tried to maintain Wholesale Outerwears cheap Outerwearshimself at the margin of the negotiations in the summer, saying it was an honor to be linked to a club as big as Manchester United, but insisting he was happy at the club he joined for 8.5 million euros almost three years ago and with the return of the rumors, he is keeping the same answer.

"It is a question that is starting to get tiring,paper straws wholesale because at the end of the day the fans are going to think that I am looking to leave and that is not the case. I have said that I am happy at Athletic and I am going to stay with Athletic," said Herrera."I am unable to influence what people talk about and I hope that in the press you are able to lend a hand by not asking me about the issue again," continued the midfielder.Herrera has been below his best welcome to cheap Dsquared Long Sleeve T-Shirts,find Latest Styles!‎ for this season and had started his side's last two games on the substitutes bench, but against Malaga on Monday night, coach Ernesto Valverde once again showed faith in the former Spain U-21 international and was rewarded by Herrera's best display of the campaign which ended with him setting up Iker Muniain to score the decisive goal in a 2-1 away win in the 85th minute.The result leaves Athletic fifth in the La Liga table with an impressive 26 points from 14 matches, one point behind fourth place Villarreal and six Hydraulic dirt bucket supplierspoints ahead of local rivals, Real Sociedad, who are in sixth.Athletic entertain FC Barcelona in their new San Mames Stadium where so far they are unbeaten this season on Sunday night and Herrera will probably make his 100th appearance for the club.

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Ben Roethlisberger draped his right arm around Emmanuel Sanders after the receiver emerged from the showers in the locker room, the quarterback accepting the blame for a failed 2-point conversion that settled a yes-no-yes-no-yes-no, 22-20 finish befitting the tense rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens.Yes. The Steelers scored a touchdown on the first play after the two-minute warning. No. Replay showed that Heath Miller’s right knee was down at the half-yard line.Britain's Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, right, sings with US singers Taylor Swift, left, and Jon Bon Jovi at China Wheel Forksthe Centrepoint Gala Dinner at Kensington Palace in London, Tuesday Nov. 26, 2013. Centrepoint is a charity supporting homeless young people aged 16-25 and the Duke is patron of the organisation.Yes. Le’Veon Bell scored on 1-yard run. No. Replay showed his helmet came off at the half-yard line from a helmet-to-helmet hit by Jimmy Smith that left both players injured.Yes. Jerricho Cotchery caught a 1-yard touchdown pass on fourth down with 1:03 remaining. No. The 2-point attempt that would have tied the game failed when Roethlisberger’s passed slipped through the hands of Sanders, who was screened by cornerback Chykie Brown.That left the Steelers with a frustrating loss to the Ravens on Thursday night, ending a three-game winning streak and putting Pittsburgh’s playoff hopes in serious trouble.“Ben gave me a good ball; I’ve got to make that play,” Sanders said. “It hit my hands, and I’ve got to make the play. It’s not on him.Polka Dot Paper Straws It’s on me.”Responded Roethlisberger: “I got frustrated with myself because I’ve got to give him a better ball. It wasn’t an easy catch, and I could’ve made it a lot easier on him, so I take that on myself.” 

The Steelers came that close, having awakened after a first half in which the offense generated 98 yards. Pittsburgh scored touchdowns on three of its four second-half possessions, nearly enough to compensate for a string of 3-pointers from Baltimore kicker Justin Tucker, who finished with five field goals.The Steelers (5-7), despite a losing record, started the day in a six-way tie for the AFC’s second wild-card berth. Now they can hardly afford to lose again.“It’s definitely a win-out situation,” Sanders said. “But what can we do but continue to focus on the next opponent?”The game had its share of weirdness. A first-half field goal attempt by Shaun Suisham was aborted because the Pittsburgh kicker misheard the snap count and started too early. The play turned into a 12-yard loss that gave the Ravens good field position for a scoring drive.In the third quarter, Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin strayed to the edge of the field as Jacoby Jones streaked down the sideline on a kickoff return. Jones had to alter his path to avoid the coach and was tackled after a 73-yard return.Wholesale Mens Polos cheap Mens Polos“I always watch the returns on the Jumbotron, it provides a better perspective for me,” Tomlin said. “Obviously I lost my placement as he broke free, and I saw it at the last second, saw how close I was to the field of play.”Asked if he thought he interfered with Jones, 

Then, of course, came the crazy sequence at the end. Tomlin had no problem with the actual rulings that overturned the two apparent touchdowns, but he wondered why it took so long to call for the review after Bell’s helmet came off.“I understand the rule that when a runner’s helmet comes off, the play is over,” Tomlin said. “The issue I have — I was told on the field that the touchdown was confirmed by multiple officials and then they reviewed. That’s my issue, from a mechanics standpoint.”The collision left Bell with a concussion, one of several Steelers injuries that included defensive end Brett Keisel (foot), guard Kelvin Beachum (knee), tackle Mike Adams (ankle),party cupcake wrapper guard David DeCastro (foot) and offensive lineman Fernando Velasco (ankle).“It’s typical Steelers-Ravens in terms of being nip-and-tuck, just not enough plays down the stretch,” Tomlin said. “I appreciate the effort of the guys, but we didn’t come here with effort in mind.Buy buy cheap Lululemon Outerwear Yoga Clothes, Custom Fit Stripe Shirt and more. We came here to win.”


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Focusing on three-pointers from the corner may seem like nitpicking given that the Knicks have struggled with more general problems like defense, starting lineups and locker-room chemistry. But the lack of corner threes helps shed light on a problem that is central to the team's success: ball movement, or the lack of it.To get open corner looks, offenses typically force defenders out of position by driving into the lane, then kicking the ball out to a waiting shooter. About 96% of all successful corner three-pointers in the past decade have stemmed from an assist.Similar to China Fork Extensionstaking advantage of the "short porch" in baseball, most NBA teams view corner threes as desirable because they're closer to the basket—22 feet from the rim, as opposed to 23 feet, 9 inches from the top of the key. They're also harder to come by these days: Defenses, realizing the importance of the three-point shot in today's game, close out harder to contest such attempts.Because of that, it's usually a good sign when a team is ranked near the top of the league in corner threes. Of the 10 teams that attempted the most last season, nine made the playoffs. The Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs, who met in last year's NBA Finals, were No. 1 and No. 3 in the NBA, respectively, in thepaper cups wholesale number of corner threes they took during the season. Both clubs rank near the top in the category again this year.On the flip side, the Knicks, who set NBA records last season for three-pointers attempted and made, have struggled to get—or make—shots from that area. They entered Friday's game against the Nuggets ranked dead last in corner three-point percentage: 23.4%, which would be the NBA's lowest mark in 15 years, according to Stats LLC. 

Also concerning: Just 19% of the Knicks' three-point attempts have come from the corner—down from 25% last year.It's unclear why those numbers are down so much from last season, when the team shot 37.8% from the corners. One possible explanation is the difference between 7-footer Andrea Bargnani and ex-Knick sharpshooter Steve Novak, who were traded for one another in July.Accuracy aside, Bargnani and Novak have different tendencies in terms of where they like to shoot from when behind the arc. Where Novak developed a niche with shooting threes from anywhere, Bargnani has shown a tendency to shoot from the top of the key.Buy High quality Coach Grade Sunglasses, Custom Fit Stripe Shirt and more. Over the past three seasons, 96.3% of his three-pointers have come from the middle of the floor—the league's highest rate from that area since 2011,Coach Mike Woodson has downplayed the lack of corner threes, saying he doesn't see them as indicative of anything larger. But Metta World Peace, who feasted off them while playing alongside Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles, sees the value."That shot has won a lot of championships," he said. "It's the kind of shot that tells you you've got chemistry and continuity on offense. But you've got to get in a nice rhythm first before you can consistently get that shot, and we still haven't found that yet with this team.printable cupcake wrapper"Indeed, the Knicks lead the league in one-on-one plays. And even when those isolations result in points, "a lot of [traditionalists] would tell you it promotes a selfish, unsustainable type of scoring," said ESPN analyst Tom Penn, a former Portland assistant general manager.One-on-ones, he said, allow defenses to focus on the player with the ball. But isolations alone don't kill an offense: Two seasons ago, a pair of isolation-heavy teams, Oklahoma City and Miami, met in the NBA finals, and last year's Knicks managed to thrive using that style.The Knicks finished last in the NBA in assist rate in 2012-13, yet ranked third in offensive efficiency with more than 111 points per 100 plays. So the team's one-on-one style isn't necessarily a detriment."When we find guys in the corner, it means we did something right," said guard Pablo Prigioni,louis vuitton men handbags prices the team's most unselfish player. "It hasn't happened much [yet], but we can still move the ball [out of isolations]. We're still just learning [each other's] spacing.Hopefully, it comes with time."


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Thanks to Prescott, Mullen was brought to tears after Mississippi State's 17-10 overtime win against Ole Miss.With about 11 minutes remaining in the game, Mullen put Prescott into the game for the first time since Nov.cheap paper plates 9 in College Station. According to Mullen,Buy Cheap Abercrombie Jewelry the quarterback did "nothing" in practice this week. It turned into something.In his second drive, Prescott guided Mississippi State for a 13-play, 59 yard drive to tie the game at 10 with 2:21 remaining.After a defensive stop, he put the team in a position to win the game with a 38-yard field, but an Evan Sobiesk miss, sent the game into overtime.Facing fourth-and-two from the two, Prescott erased any idea of a field goal in Mullen's mind."I actually switched the calls because he came over and said, 'I'm going to score,' " Mullen said. "He said, 'Give me the ball. I'll get the job done.' So that was a pretty easy decision on my part."When Ole Miss tried to respond, its quarterback Bo Wallace fumbled yards shy of the end zone. Jamerson Love scooped up the loose ball. It sealed Mississippi State's victory and Prescott's spot in history.It helped Mississippi State get to its fourth straight bowl game, a school record. It's also the first time MSU won back-to-back overtime games. It even dug up a little history for his coach. Mullen captured his fourth Egg Bowl win in five years, joining Allyn McKeen as the only other coach to accomplish the feat."That's a pretty special performance," Mississippi State athletic director Scott Stricklin said. 

The win climaxed a difficult couple of weeks for the quarterback. The Sunday after he suffered his worst game as a Bulldog, his mother, Peggy, died after a yearlong fight with colon cancer. Prescott played against Texas A&M but left late in the game with an injured elbow."Hard to imagine there wasn't any divine intervention out there on that field today," Mullen said.In 11 minutes of play in the fourth quarter and a single drive in overtime, Prescott finished with 115 yards passing on 11 of 20 passing. He also ran for 29 yards including the game-winning score.Freshman quarterback Damian Williams finished with 82 yards passing on 8 of 18 attempts and an interception. After the pick, Prescott took over.paper straw"I was antsy throughout the game. I knew Damian could go out there an handle it," Prescott said. "He did a good job for the time being. I just, after that turnover, I just got antsy. I needed to get out there."It led to Mississippi State mobbing Prescott in the end zone.bag suppliers Despite the shoulder pads, a forest of hands and heads among the sea of maroon, Prescott was easy to spot. His smile escaped the pile as the quarterback hugged the Egg Bowl trophy."That was amazing," Prescott said. "... It was just awesome to know that Davis Wade, Mississippi State community and the university is behind me.party supplies"Funny, because Thursday, the quarterback had their backs.


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