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| Wys³any: 2019-02-13 04:14:41 Temat postu: nd "K" cards, Hernandez gav CALGARY -- The Calgary Stampeders take pride in their culture of "plug-in-and-play". When injury forces a player from the lineup, the replacement is expected to excel and help the team win. The Stampeders look to go 5-0 to start a season for the first time since 1995 when the B.C. Lions (2-3) come to town Friday (TSN, 10pm et/7pm pt). And with Calgarys star running back Jon Cornish and backup tailback Matt Walter out with concussion symptoms, it appears former CFL rookie of the year Martell Mallett will play in his first football game since 2009. The 28-year-old from Pine Bluff, Ark., rushed for 1,240 yards for the Lions in 2009, including a 136-yard performance in a game against the Stampeders, to earn that rookie award. Mallett then headed to the NFL where he got looks on practice rosters in Philadelphia, Cleveland and New York, but no games. The six-foot, 208-pound running back returned to Canada in 2012 with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. A torn Achilles tendon suffered in training camp wiped out the season and the Tiger-Cats released him prior to training camp the following year. Signed as a free agent in January, Mallett came off Calgarys practise roster this week for some first-team reps. The Stampeders picked up running back Hugh Charles as insurance Monday following his release from the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Mallett has been with the Stampeders since training camp and is more familiar with Calgarys offensive schemes. "I look at it as a blessing," Mallett said Tuesday. "Its been a while since I played football. Ive been here, learning the playbook, learning the system and it just came down to my time to go. Thats why Im here, for depth." Cornish, the CFLs most valuable player last season and rushing leader the past two, went on the six-game injured list last week still suffering the effects of getting knocked out in the season opener. In his absence, regular returner Jock Sanders led Calgary in rushing yards with 86 on 16 carries in last Thursdays 26-22 win over Edmonton. Walters left that game in the first quarter. Mallett has a degree in agriculture business from Arkansas-Pine Bluff. His post-football ambition is to work for U.S. Fish and Wildlife as a special agent chasing down poachers. "I grew up in a country town. I love hunting and I love fishing, but I hate it when people break the rules," he said. Malletts brother Michael was shot and killed in their home town in 2012 while Mallett was recovering from his Achilles surgery. Michael is one reason Mallett isnt done with football and moving onto to his next career. "If my brother was here, he would want me to continue to play football," Mallett said. "With that in consideration and my youth, I just feel like I can do it. I have a lot of miles left on me. I havent played a whole lot." The Stampeders went 14-4 in 2013 with a three-man rotation at starting quarterback and receivers constantly in and out of the lineup. "Thats been in our biggest thing the last couple of years. Guys plug in and play," defensive back Keon Raymond said. "Weve probably been one of the most injury-prone teams over the last couple years Ive been here, but we havent missed a beat. One of Calgarys three starting quarterbacks last season returns to McMahon Stadium on Friday in a Lions uniform. Kevin Glenn went 10-3 for the Stampeders before he was taken in the expansion draft by the Ottawa Redblacks and subsequently traded to the Lions. Charles has taken reps and worked with the return team in two practices since his arrival in Calgary. Hes been cut this season by both the Roughriders and the Edmonton Eskimos, for whom hes played a combined 55 career games. The Eskimos released him from training camp. The 28-year-old from Tulsa, Okla., compiled 86 yards on 13 carries in his one game July 12 for Saskatchewan, but a fumble that led to a Lions field goal likely cost him his job there. "That was the majority of it. I was there to prove a point and I just didnt get it done," Charles said. "They put me in that spot for a reason and I didnt come through and they pulled the plug. "Its nice to be wanted. Its been a roller-coast this year and a trying year for sure. We all go through it as a pro athlete and in this business. Im old enough to not take anything personal and to know the deal and the situation when things go down. "My whole career has been about proving and myself. Its nothing new." http://www.atleticomadridpro.com/Kids-Diego-Godin-Jersey/ . Mission accomplished. Now the Royals will take the field on Saturday with a World Series lead for the first time in team history when they play Game 4 of the Fall Classic against the Giants at AT&T Park. http://www.atleticomadridpro.com/Kids-Antoine-Griezmann-Jersey/ . - Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard has signed with WME-IMG, saying the sports management powerhouse will help maximize the value of my brand. http://www.atleticomadridpro.com/Kids-Jose-Gimenez-Jersey/. Now the Minnesota Vikings have set their sights on soccer. http://www.atleticomadridpro.com/Kids-Blank-Jersey/ . -- Oakland Athletics third baseman Scott Sizemore has undergone surgery on his left knee to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament. http://www.atleticomadridpro.com/Kids-Antonio-Adan-Jersey/ . Hernandez (3-0) struck out 11 and shut down Oakland for the second time in a week, becoming the first Mariners pitcher to win three times in the first nine games of a season. With the usual "Kings Court" for Hernandez home starts expanded to a "Supreme Court" encompassing the entire stadium with yellow shirts and "K" cards, Hernandez gave up four hits in the 28th double-digit strikeout game of his career.NEW YORK, N.Y. - Derrick Rose spent way too much time sitting and watching the last two seasons.Yet he wasnt bummed at all about playing just 7 minutes of the second half in his long-awaited return.It was real fun being on the bench, he said, being able to laugh, talk basketball to your teammates whenever they come back to the sideline.Not to mention check out a team he says can be scary.Pau Gasol had 21 points and 11 rebounds in his Chicago debut, Rose scored 13 points and the Bulls spoiled Derek Fishers first game as an NBA coach by beating the New York Knicks 104-80 on Wednesday night.Reserve Taj Gibson finished with 22 points to lead the Bulls, who with a wealth of frontcourt depth didnt even need a big night from Rose. The former MVP took only seven shots and had five assists in 21 minutes in a game Chicago led by as much as 35.I think its a lot of pressure off his shoulders because we have, I think, a variety of weapons, so he doesnt have that pressure on himself to be able to score and force things, Gasol said.Carmelo Anthony had 14 points for the Knicks, who wont have it any easier in the second half of their season-opening, back-to-back. They visit the Cavaliers, the other Eastern Conference favourite, on Thursday in the first game since LeBron James returned to Cleveland.Embarrassed? No, I am not embarrassed, Anthony said. We will get better. I believe that. I know that and we have another shot at it tomorrow night.The Knicks, running the triangle offence that Fisher played in under Knicks president Phil Jackson, shot 36.5 per cent. They were missing starting point guard Jose Calderon, who was a late scratch because of a strained right calf. Shane Larkin made his first career start.Were going somewhere, but at the beginning of where were going its going to be difficult to get wins, Fisher said. We have to fight really, really hard to win games.Gasol, the former Lakers star signed by the Bulls this summer after they failed to land Anthony, shot 7 of 11 from the field. His presence, along wiith Roses health, could give the Bulls a chance for their first championship since Jackson coached them to six when Michael Jordan was in Chicago.ddddddddddddRose missed the 2012-13 season after tearing his left ACL in the 2012 playoffs. He returned last season and hit the go-ahead shot to beat the Knicks on Halloween in Chicagos home opener, but was lost again for the season when he tore cartilage in the other knee in November.He showed a few flashes of his vaunted quickness but there often wasnt need for it. The better options for the Bulls were to just pound it inside to Gasol and Gibson, who combined to make 17 of 23 shots as Chicago shot 51 per cent.When things run smooth like the way they were running tonight, I think everyone got a look at our whole entire team and they saw how deep we are, Rose said.The Knicks led most of the first quarter as Amare Stoudemire hit his first four shots, but Chicago scored the final eight of the period to lead 24-20. Gibson then scored 10 in the second as the Bulls took a 53-43 advantage to halftime, and it was never close in a second half that featured the Knicks hearing some boos from the home fans.TIP-INSBulls: Doug McDermott, the nations leading scorer at Creighton last season, had 12 points in his NBA debut. ... Jimmy Butler missed the game with a sprained left thumb. He tied Anthony last season for the NBA lead with 38.7 minutes per game. ... Coach Tom Thibodeau didnt want to talk much about the Bulls attempt to sign Anthony over the summer, saying both sides had moved on.Knicks: Fisher said Calderon had discomfort after his pregame workout. Andrea Bargnani, who may have started in the frontcourt if healthy, remains out with a strained right hamstring.STAT STARTSStoudemire started after coming off the bench in all but one preseason game. He had 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds.UP NEXTBulls: Host Cleveland on Friday night.Knicks: At Cleveland on Thursday night.___Follow Brian Mahoney on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Briancmahoney Wholesale Hoodies NFL Shirts Outlet Jerseys NFL Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' ' |
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