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MONTREAL -- A roar went up and Romanian flags waved when Simona Halep finished off the error-prone Madison Keys 7-6 (2), 6-3 in the Rogers Cup final. Nathan MacKinnon Jersey . Halep claimed the title in Canada on her second try, one year after heat stroke forced her to retire from the final in Toronto.I like being here in Montreal at lot, said Halep, seeded fifth and set to jump to No. 3 in the world. With all the Romanians, I felt like at home. Many people were coming every day. It was an amazing atmosphere down there. The man that announced us on the court said two words in Romanian, so that motivated me a lot.Halep has three singles titles this year and 14 overall. She has won nine consecutive matches, including a victory at her home tournament two weeks ago. She called the Bucharest event a small tournament that nonetheless showed she was playing strong tennis.Halep later played in the doubles final, teaming with compatriot Monica Niculescu in a 6-3, 7-6 (5) loss to Russians Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina. Halep was attempting to become the first to sweep the titles at the Rogers Cup since Martina Hingis in 2000.Halep was not the only Romanian athlete in the spotlight of late. She arrived last week in time to take part in the 40th anniversary of the 1976 Montreal Olympics. The star guest was Nadia Comaneci, the Romanian who dazzled the Games with the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics history.When I arrived here first day, I went to that big event for her, Halep said. It motivated me a bit. It feels nice that 40 years later I won here in Montreal. Its a nice thing for Romanians. Im happy that I could do it.Halep outlasted the 10th-seeded Keys in a messy first set and dominated the second in a 1-hour, 16-minute hardcourt match in warm, sunny weather.Keys has the more powerful serve, but the 21-year-old struggled to get in her first attempts. That played to Haleps strength as a strong rallier and baseline player. Keys repeatedly ended rallies with shots into the net as Halep patiently kept the ball in play.I dont think I was serving as well, Keys said. I think it was just a matter of close points here or there.That was really the whole match. I was starting to press a little bit. There were some times when I maybe could have taken a step back and hit a safer ball. I was just going for some shots too early.Keys will climb to ninth in the world, matching her career best. She beat Venus Williams in the third round of the Rogers Cup.I think I played really a pretty good tournament, said Keys, set to play in the Rio Olympics.Halep opted not to go to Rio de Janeiro, so she plans to relax and celebrate for a few days and then prepare for her next WTA event in Cincinnati.Andrei Mironov Jersey . The Swede became the first golfer to win the PGA Tours FedEx Cup and European Tours Race to Dubai in the same season. "It is still taking a little time to sink in what Ive achieved this week as was the case when I won the FedEx Cup but then it just kept getting better and better as the days went on and I am sure this will be the same," he said. Tyson Barrie Jersey . Jane Virtanen scored two, and Alex Roach and Elliott Peterson rounded out the offence for the Hitmen (40-15-6). Brady Brassart chipped in with three assists. Colton McCarthy scored twice, Brayden Point had a goal and two assists, and Jack Rodewald also scored for the Warriors (15-35-9), who were 2 for 5 on the power play. http:///...te-avalanche-jersey/ . -- Matt Kuchar and Harris English ran away with the Franklin Templeton Shootout, shooting a 14-under 58 on Sunday in the final-round scramble to break the tournament course record. ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- With the Broncos top decision-maker, John Elway, having declared the quarterback competition wide open, the team will get down to the business of choosing a starter when training-camp practices begin Thursday.And to make that call, coach Gary Kubiak said Mark Sanchez, Trevor Siemian and rookie Paxton Lynch each will get an equal amount of playing time as camp gets underway.The bottom line is, were going to give them equal reps and its an open competition, Kubiak said. Weve got a plan ... so well get an equal look at all of them.Kubiak said that, initially, Sanchez will work with the starters and that Siemian will be the second quarterback in the rotation and Lynch the third. But he also said, That will change on a day-to-day basis. ... We just want to give them all an equal opportunity.Sanchez, who was acquired in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles this offseason, and Siemian, a seventh-round draft pick in 2015, would get the bulk of the work with the starting offense.In the wake of Peyton Mannings retirement and Brock Osweilers departure to the Houston Texans in free agency, the quarterback question will be the biggest topic of football conversation throughout the preseason for the defending Super Bowl champions.?I think its going to be wide open, Elway said Wednesday. Well get to see how its really going to take shape. Patrik Nemeth Jersey. ... Well find our guy.When the Broncos offseason program concluded in June, Kubiak told all three quarterbacks how things would go in training camp.One thing we want to make sure is, every night we go up in that office and Mark had 75 throws that day, Trevor had 75 throws, Paxton, I want to be able to look at it that way, Kubiak said. I want to be fair from that standpoint, because I think they all deserve the opportunity.Kubiak said he has no timetable to make a decision. When asked what was the most important thing for the potential starter to show him, Kubiak noted that beyond getting the ball to the right people and limiting mistakes, he wanted to see a leader emerge.Who does the best job with the team? Kubiak said. I think there are a lot of things involved. Well see. ... lets let them go to work.Asked how deep into the preseason he would be willing to go to make a decision, Kubiak said, I think theyre going to tell me by how they perform and how they handle the football team.I know that they know theyre on equal footing as far as reps and whats fixing to take place. They left here [in June] knowing that. Wholesale Jerseys From China China Jerseys Wholesale Wholesale NFL Autographed JerseysNFL Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Autographed Jerseys Nike NFL Jerseys China China NFL Hoodies Cheap NFL Gear Discount NFL Jerseys Cheap Stitched Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Throwback Wholesale Jerseys From China Discount NFL Jerseys Jerseys NFL Cheap ' ' '
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