The Seattle Seahawks overcame an inglorious start on offense and an early 10-point deficit to secure the second Super Bowl berth in franchise history. They mixed their typically rugged defense with a few big plays on offense, then hung on in the final seconds to beat the San Francisco 49ers, 23-17, Sunday in an intense and combative NFC championship game.Linebacker Malcolm Smith’s end-zone interception sealed the outcome with 22 seconds remaining.productsforparty The 49ers, seeking a winning touchdown, had driven to the Seattle 18-yard line. But quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s pass intended for wide receiver Michael Crabtree was deflected by cornerback Richard Sherman and grabbed by Smith.Tailback Marshawn Lynch ran for a third-quarter touchdown and quarterback Russell Wilson threw a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to wide receiver Jermaine Kearse for Seattle. Place kicker Steven Hauschka provided three field goals and the defense did the rest as the Seahawks remained close to invincible at noisy-beyond-belief CenturyLink Field.They’ll face the Denver Broncos on Feb. 2 in the NFL’s first New York-area Super Bowl. The game will match a Denver offense ranked first in the league during the regular season against Seattle’s top-ranked defense. The Seahawks lost their previous Super Bowl appearance eight years ago to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
“They’re really excited about this, this accomplishment. . . . but they know we’re not done,” Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll said of his players after Sherman celebrated the final interception by jumping into the stands.The 49ers forced a turnover by Wilson on the game’s first play from scrimmage and led, 10-0, after a second-quarter touchdown run by tailback Anthony Dixon.louis vuitton damier canvas handbags They led, 17-10, after Kaepernick’s third-quarter touchdown pass to wide receiver Anquan Boldin. But the 49ers unraveled from there and the Seahawks scored the game’s final 13 points.“It was a 15-round fight right down to the last,” 49ers Coach Jim Harbaugh said. “ . . .Custom LOL funny Chinese characters pure cotton hoody Just one drive, one touchdown drive, and we move on.”The fifth-seeded 49ers were playing in their third straight NFC title game since Harbaugh’s arrival and were seeking a return to the Super Bowl after losing to the Baltimore Ravens last year. They’d already won twice on the road, at Green Bay and at Carolina, in these NFC playoffs. They were attempting to hand the top-seeded Seahawks only their second loss at home over the past two seasons. The Seahawks went 15-1 here over the last two regular seasons and beat the New Orleans Saints eight days earlier in a conference semifinal.
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- Feb 07 Fri 2014 13:50
Seahawks punch ticket to Super Bowl after outmuscling 49ers
- Feb 07 Fri 2014 13:49
Young Spain defender Bartra extends Barca contract
FC Barcelona have confirmed that promising young central defender Marc Bartra has signed a contract extension with the club.Buy buy cheap Lululemon Outerwear Yoga Clothes, Custom Fit Stripe Shirt and more.Bartra, who made his debut for Spain in November when he played in the 2-1 win over Ecuatorial Guinea, would have been out of contract at the end of the current campaign. The club has convinced him to extend his agreement with them until for a further three years until the end of June 2017 and to raise his buyout clause to 25 million Euros.It is a percent birthday present for the player who celebrates his 23rd birthday on Wednesday and the reward for a season in which he has finally been able to establish himself as a fixture in the Barcelona first team squad.Bartra has made 11 appearances in the BBVA Primera Liga this campaign,Custom LOL Moscow Five pure cotton hoodyCustom MissFortune fashion design pure cotton hoody with a zipper as well as two in the Champions League and one in the Copa del Rey and has shown himself to be a solid, fast and brave defender, who is very comfortable surging into the opponents' half to create scoring chances.
Last season Bartra looked as if he could struggle to make the final step forward into the Barca first team as he made just eight appearances in the league and played a total of just 16 times in all competitions, despite the injuries suffered by Carles Puyol and Javier Mascherano.Former coach Tito Vilanova at times even preferred playing full back Adriano Correia in a central role, despite the fact that at 1. 72 Adriano was at a considerable height disadvantage defending set pieces.i-fashion-handbag But this season Tata Martino has shown confidence in the youngster, who has previously been a fixture in the Barcelona B- team in the Spanish second division.With Bartra's future being secured, the club will now turn its attention to renewing full back Martin Montoya, who will also be out of contract at the end of the season and has been linked with several sides in England, and Gerard Pique, whose current contract expires at the end of June 2015.Barcelona will play away in Getafe in the Copa del Rey on Thursday night, but after winning the first leg of their last 16 tie 4-0,cheap ralph lauren polo shirts they are in little danger from a side which has taken just four points from their last eight matches in the Primera Liga.
- Jan 25 Sat 2014 13:26
Federer cruises to straight-set win, reaches round four in Australia
Four-time champion Roger Federer has advanced to the fourth round at the Australian Open for the 13th consecutive year following a 6-2, 6-2,Lululemon Women's Pants 6-3 win Saturday over Teymuraz Gabashvili.The win may be a good omen for the sixth-seeded Federer. The only other time the two have played - in the first round at Wimbledon in 2007, when the Russian also lost in straight sets - Federer went on to win the title.Federer was back in familiar territory Saturday at Rod Laver Arena. On Thursday, he won his second-round match at the secondary Hisense Arena, the first time in a decade that Federer was not given prime billing at the 15,000-seat Rod Laver where he had played his previous 63 consecutive Australian Open matches.He is seeded sixth at this Australian Open, his lowest seeding in more than a decade, after a year in which he didn't reach a Grand Slam final for the first time since 2002. His wife, Mirka, and their twin daughters were in the arena watching against Gabashvili. The couple is expecting another child later in the year, something Federer sees as a good omen.''The last time (Mirka) was pregnant I played fairly well, won the French and Wimbledon!'' he said, in reference to 2009.Nike Air Max ''So lots of pressure there.''Three-time finalist Andy Murray advanced to the fourth round at the Australian Open for the sixth straight year with a 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-2 win over No. 26-seeded Feliciano Lopez of Spain on Saturday.Murray, playing only his second tournament since minor back surgery in September, was only broken once in a 2-hour, 15-minute match.
Fourth-seeded Murray, who broke some Grand Slam droughts for British men when he won the U.S. Open in 2012 and Wimbledon last year, is still aiming for his first Australian title. He has lost the finals at Melbourne Park in three of the last four years.He next faces Stefane Robert,disposable paper cups a lucky loser from qualifying who made the main draw after Philipp Kohlschreiber withdrew with an injury on the second morning of the tournament.Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, progressed to the second week at a major for the first time when he converted his fifth match point to beat No. 11-seeded Milos Raonic of Isuzu Auto PartsCanada 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (10).The 22-year-old, considered one of the up-and-coming players on the men's tour, held his nerve in a long tiebreaker and is starting to live up to expectations.''First time for me to be in second week, so I guess I'll see you guys next week,'' the No. 22-seeded Dimitrov told the crowd at a packed Margaret Court Arena.He has been sometimes referred to as the mini Roger Federer, due their similar styles and single-handed backhands. Even Federer, a 17-time Grand Slam winner, told a news conference after his 6-2,canada goose jacket women 6-2, 6-3 win over Teymuraz Gabashvili that everyone in the locker room was watching the Dimitrov-Raonic match.Dimitrov will next play Roberto Bautista Agut, who followed his upset second-round win over No. 5 Juan Martin del Potro with a 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 third-round win over No. 27 Benoit Paire.
- Jan 25 Sat 2014 13:25
Li Na struggles to advance, Zheng Jie out
Two Chinese players struggles at Friday's Australian Open. Two-time runner-up Li Na fought back to reach the fourth round while Zheng Jie lost to Aussie wildcard Casey Dellacqua.Fourth seed Li Na saved a match point and survived a scare from 26th seeded Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic at 1-6,Isuzu Auto Partscanada goose jacket women 7-6(2), 6-3, avoiding becoming the highest ranked casualty in the first week of the tournament. Li saved a match point in the 12th game of the second set and forced a tiebreak, in which the China's No. 1 clinched 7-2 to send the match into a decider.The 2011 French Open champion broke in the eighth game of the third set and then held serve to set up a fourth round clash with Ekaterina Makarova of Russia.Safarova made the most of Li's double faults to get a break in the first game then held for a 2-0 lead. Li held her next serve to stay in touch but Safarova pushed Li around and gained another break.Safarova held for a 5-1 lead and broke again to take the first set 6-1 in 27 minutes,Nike Air Max with Li hitting only two winners and making 18 unforced errors in the set.Safarova served for the match in the ninth game of the third set but Li finally seized the chance to break back and stay in the tournament after wasting two break points.They exchanged breaks in the final set. Safarova smashed a forehand into the net in the eighth game and put Li in front. And the Chinese served for the match.
Zheng Jie lost to Dellacqua in straight sets. The Aussie raced through the first set in 33 minutes and broke Zheng's serve again in the opening game of the second set. Zheng,paper drinking straws a former Australian Open and Wimbeldon Open semifinalist, got back on level terms.But the Chinese took a five-minute medical timeout to be treated for heat stress after the seventh game.Though she dropped her serve immediately after the resumption, 28-year-old Dellacqua broke straight back and then served the match out.Zheng miscued several shots, recording 28 unforced errors and had her serve broken five times during the match.Lululemon Women's PantsTop seed Serena Williams blew past Slovak Daniela Hantuchova in straight sets and set a record of 61 Australian Open match wins. The American was off the court in one hour and 20 minutes and had conceded just 12 games in three straight-set wins this week.She equalled Margaret Court's Australian Open mark of 60 wins with her second-round victory, and beat that in the third round when she also matched Lindsay Davenport's record of 69 main-draw matches here in the Open era, which means she'll set another record just by showing up on Sunday.In men's singles event, No. 7 seed Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic beat qualifier Damir Dzumhur in straight sets and set up a fourth round meet with South African Kevin Anderson while Spaniard David Ferrer defeated Jeremy Chardy of France 6-2, 7-6(5) and 6-2.
- Jan 24 Fri 2014 15:01
Durant scores 54, Thunder beat Warriors
LaMarcus Aldridge had 26 points and 13 rebounds for the Trail Blazers, and Wesley Matthews scored 24 points.Damian Lillard had 21 points and eight assists and Mo Williams added 13 points as Portland snapped San Antonio's six-game winning streak. Matthews shot 6 for 7 on 3-pointers.Manu Ginobili had a season-high 29 points, and Boris Diaw and Marco Belinelli added 14 points each for the Spurs. Tim Duncan had 13 points and Tony Parker added 12,Buy high quality Bench Outerwear Yoga Clothes, Custom Fit Stripe Shirt and more. but the two combined for just eight points in the second half of a physical and testy matchup between teams vying for the best record in the Western Conference.Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo returned from a knee injury and missed a 3-pointer that could have sent the game into overtime, sending the Lakers to the win.Pau Gasol had 24 points and 13 rebounds for Los Angeles, and Kendall Marshall finished with 19 points and 14 assists. Ryan Kelly scored 20 points and Wesley Johnson added 11 points and 11 rebounds.Authentic Replica LV Monogram MulticoloreKelly added a pair of clinching free throws with 9.4 seconds remaining as the Lakers snapped a six-game losing streak.Kelly Olynyk scored a career-high 25 points for Boston.welcome to cheap Dsquared Long Sleeve T-Shirts,find Latest Styles! Rondo,Authentic Replica lv damier canvas handbags who was limited to 20 minutes in his first game since tearing his right anterior cruciate ligament on Jan. 25, 2013, had eight points, four assists and two rebounds.
Blake Griffin scored 32 points, Jamal Crawford added 29 and the Clippers opened a seven-game road trip with their fifth straight victory.DeAndre Jordan had 11 points and 16 rebounds for the Clippers, who dominated the second half to hand the Knicks their third consecutive loss.Carmelo Anthony had 26 points and 20 rebounds for the Knicks in a disappointing start to an eight-game homestand that matches the longest in franchise history. That doesn't guarantee any success this season,nike shox shoes with the Knicks now 7-13 at Madison Square Garden.Anthony shot only 4 of 23 from the field but made all 16 free throws in the first 20-20 game by a Knicks player since David Lee on April 2, 2010. J.R. Smith added 24 points off the bench.
- Jan 24 Fri 2014 14:59
Seahawks parlay 49ers' mistakes into Super Bowl trip vs. Broncos
All season long, the Seattle Seahawks' defense carried them at times the offense sputtered. Its biggest challenge yet will come in Super Bowl XLVIII.The Seahawks forced turnovers on the San Francisco 49ers' final three drives, the last an interception by Malcolm Smith on a deflection by Richard Sherman in the end zone with 22 seconds to go that sealed a 23-17 victory in Sunday's NFC Championship Game."This team was ready to finish," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said during the George Halas Trophy presentation to the conference champions.Next up is a title date with Peyton Manning and the high-powered Denver Broncos on Feb. 2 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.It's the second Super Bowl trip in the 38-year history of the Seahawks, who also went after the 2005 season and lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowlwww.i-fashion-handbag.comm XL.This NFC title triumph was particularly sweet. They rallied from an early 10-point deficit against the division rival 49ers, who lost last year's Super Bowl to the Baltimore Ravens.San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick fumbled and threw an interception on the 49ers' two drives before the late interception. But the Seahawks scored only one field goal off those turnovers, keeping the outcome in doubt.Given the ball once more with 3 minutes, 15 seconds to go, Kaepernick completed four consecutive passes, including a fourth-and-2 crossing strike to Frank Gore as the 49ers drove to the Seattle 18.But Sherman got a piece of Kaepernick's jump-ball throw for Michael Crabtree in the end zone,Buy cheap Coach Grade Sunglasses, Custom Fit Stripe Shirt and more. and Smith corralled the carom, allowing Seattle to run out the clock.
It set off a celebration during which Sherman leaped into the stands at CenturyLink Field and New York, New York played over the stadium speakers."That's as sweet as it gets,lv monogram empreinte artsy price man," Sherman said.No players remain from that 2005 Seahawks team, and no one on Seattle's roster has appeared in a Super Bowl. Neither has Carroll, who did take the University of Southern California to two BCS championship games before becoming the Seahawks' coach in 2010.They took their first lead at 20-17 with 13:52 to go in regulation after Carroll reconsidered a field-goal attempt on fourth-and-7 from the 35-yard line. Russell Wilson drew Aldon Smith offside and took advantage of the free play to throw a TD strike to Jermaine Kearse.Minutes later,Tissue Paper Honeycomb Ball wholesale Cliff Avril came around the edge to strip Kaepernick as he tried to throw and Michael Bennett scooped the ball on a hop, giving Seattle a chance to push the lead to 10. But a botched exchange at the goal line left the Seahawks with nothing.They made it 23-17 with 3:37 left on a field goal after Kam Chancellor intercepted a bad-idea throw from Kaepernick for Anquan Boldin at the sideline.Then came the final drive that had tension high from an announced crowd of 68,454 that had seen the Seahawks offense stumble again and again from the time the game began.Wilson finished 16-of-25 passing for 215 yards and the go-ahead touchdown but struggled all day to find anyone open in a Percy Harvin-less receiver group.
Smith sacked and stripped Wilson and recovered the fumble on the game's opening play, setting up a 49ers field goal in a first half the visitors owned.Kaepernick racked up 98 rushing yards on eight carries before halftime. That included high quality oakley Grade AAA sunglassesconsecutive scrambles of 12 and 58 yards to set up the game's first touchdown, a 1-yard Anthony Dixon plunge on fourth-and-goal that made it 10-0 with 10:03 left in the half.The Seahawks got on the scoreboard before halftime with a field goal after a 51-yard Wilson strike to Doug Baldwin. And Marshawn Lynch knotted the score after halftime, juking rookie safety Eric Reid in the hole and racing 40 yards for a touchdown to make it 10-all.The 49ers regained the lead on the next drive, with Kaepernick gaining 22 yards on a designed keeper, catching a break when center Jonathan Goodwin recovered his fumble on a Bennett strip-sack and firing an off-balance bullet to Boldin for a 26-yard TD.But Baldwin returned the kickoff 69 yards to set up a field goal that pulled Seattle within 17-13, and then Carroll's bold decision to forego the field goal led to a touchdown and a lead the Seahawks never gave up.
- Jan 20 Mon 2014 15:02
FC Barcelona to bring four Chinese fans to Barcelona
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- Jan 20 Mon 2014 15:01
Kenyan javelin ace targets hat-trick of honors
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- Jan 18 Sat 2014 14:49
Atletico and Barca prepare for biggest game of season to date
Saturday night sees the most decisive clash in the BBVA Primera Liga to date this season as Atletico Madrid entertain FC Barcelona in the Vicente Calderon Stadium.With the two sides level on points, it is a chance for one or the other to open up a three point lead over the other, but there is much more at stake than just three points.If Atletico Madrid are able to win it will cement their position as firm title candidates after coach Diego Simeone has spent the entire season playing down his side's chances of competing with Real Madrid and Barca until the end of the season.Should Barca win it will show that the rumors of their decline are just rumors and that despite debates over the style of football employed under coach Tata Martino, Barca are still the team everyone has to beat.The good news for both sides is that they will be at just about full strength after Atletico defender Diego Godin recovered from a slightly twisted ankle and right back Juanfran controversially had the yellow card he was shown in Malaga, which would have seen him suspended, lifted by the Spanish FA.Neymar is available for Barca after having a stomach bug in midweek and although Dani Alves looks likely to miss out,China Wheel Forks the big news is the return of Leo Messi.The Argentinean announced his return to fitness with two goals in Barca's 4-0 win over Getafe on Wednesday night and will almost certainly start in the Calderon.
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- Jan 18 Sat 2014 14:48
Nets beat Heat in 2 OTs for 5th straight win
Livingston had two baskets and two blocked shots in the second OT, finishing with 19 points, a career-high 11 rebounds and five assists over 51 minutes in a sensational effort while starting for injured Deron Williams.The Nets followed the lead of a player who spent years revitalizing a career that was sidetracked by a horrific knee injury, jumping on the Heat early and fighting them off late.“Gutsy. Gutsy,” Kevin Garnett said. “I thought we fought for 48-plus minutes.”Paul Pierce scored 23 points but missed jumpers that could have won it at the end of regulation and the first overtime. Still, the Nets remained unbeaten in 2014, adding a victory over the two-time defending NBA champions to their recent wins over Oklahoma City and Golden State.“It was huge,” Livingston said. “We’ve obviously been playing better as of late. I think our momentum that we were carrying into this game, we’re trying to ride that wave.”James had 36 points, seven rebounds and five assists, but fouled out on an offensive foul with 36 seconds left in the first overtime and the Heat trailing by two. It was the first time that James fouled out in the regular season since 2008.Buy high quality Coach Grade Sunglasses, Custom Fit Stripe Shirt and more.Miami pushed it to a second overtime without him, but it was all Nets from there against a Heat team that was already missing Dwyane Wade and two other starters.James was visibly frustrated with his teammates in the first half — he said he apologized at halftime for his attitude and body language. He was irate when Mirza Teletovic flagrantly fouled him, but nearly overcame all that to help Miami pull it out.Our store can offer cheap Juicy Couture Grade Wallets sale, welcome choose!
“We’re a no-excuse team, but right now we have three starters that didn’t play,” James said. “Even though we’ve got a lot of depth, it is hard to make up for three starters being out.”Miami totaled six points in the overtimes, fewest ever in the shot clock era (since 1954-55) in a game that went at least two overtimes.Norris Cole scored 18 points, but Ray Allen was 2 of 14 for nine points in place of Wade,i-fashion-handbag who rested his sore knees after playing 39 minutes in a loss at New York on Thursday. Shane Battier and Mario Chalmers also sat out the game, which featured players on both teams wearing nicknames on their jerseys, a first of its kind in the NBA.Livingston and Johnson made the first two baskets of the second overtime, then Livingston blocked a shot by Cole.Pierce followed with a 3-pointer, Garnett made a jumper and Livingston spun into the lane for a dunk and a 104-93 lead. He had another block on Allen, who finally made the Heat’s only basket of the second OT on a wide-open layup with 16 seconds to go.The Heat came up with the idea to wear nicknames on their jerseys and wanted another team to participate, and the Nets were selected.Custom LOL Assassins Taipei pure cotton hoodyThe Nets led 93-89 in the first OT and were still up two after James fouled out, but Cole pushed the ball up the court and nailed a jumper with 3.3 seconds to go to tie it.The Nets controlled the second extra period, handing Miami a second loss in two nights in the Big Apple and matching their win total for both November and December, with eight games left this month.Even short-handed, James and the Heat played as though they desperately wanted this one, erasing a 14-point deficit.Authentic Replica lv damier canvas handbags James looked ready to fight when Teletovic wrapped his arms around James’ neck to stop a drive to the basket with a flagrant foul.“He went around my neck,” James said. “It’s not a basketball play.”Said Teletovic: “Just tried to make a foul to stop the score. He shouldn’t be reacting like that. It’s OK. It’s just basketball.”