RIO DE JANEIRO -- The Italian mens pursuit team was added to the track cycling
program at the Olympics on Friday, after the Court of Arbitration for Sport
upheld the decision to bar Russias squad from competing.
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appealed to CAS after they were included in the McLaren report that detailed
state-directed doping across numerous winter and summer sports.Their pursuit
teammate Sergey Shilov was cleared to compete in Saturdays road race and
presumably could have ridden on the track. Teammate Viktor Manakov had never
been implicated.Cyclings governing body, the UCI, told The Associated Press that
it consulted with the IOC before reallocating Russias vacated team pursuit spot
to Italy.Italian riders Filippo Ganna, Liam Bertazzo, Simone Consonni and
Francesco Lamon will fly to Brazil this weekend to join teammate Elia Viviani,
who is already in Rio de Janeiro to contest the omnium.The qualifying round of
the mens team pursuit is Thursday.
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continue to have dialogue.
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Battalion 4-2 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. NASHVILLE, Tenn. --
P.K. Subban gave a glimpse in his regular season debut of just how valuable he
might be to the Nashville Predators.Not only did the defenseman acquired in the
offseason score the first goal of the season, he even arranged the order of the
postgame interviews.Subban sent Ryan Johansen with his three assists to speak in
front of reporters and TV cameras followed by defensive partner Roman Josi. The
defenseman finally stepped forward last to take questions himself after helping
the Predators open the season by beating the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Friday
night.I wanted to get my feet under me, play hard and play physical and just try
to do whatever the coaching staff asked me to do, said Subban, who was taken off
the ice on a stretcher March 10 and didnt play another game last season.Mike
Fisher redirected Josis shot late in the second period for the game-winning
power-play goal as the Predators got all three goals with the man advantage.
Josi had a power-play goal.Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne stopped a flurry of
shots with Chicago on the man advantage over the final 1:46 to preserve the win.
He stopped 12 of 13 shots in the third to help Nashville improve to 4-1-1 over
its last six season openers.It was a great win I mean, and we had to work for it
till the end, a full 60 minutes, Rinne said. I mean it was a great team win and
what a great way to start the season and for our fans, too.Marcus Kruger and
Niklas Hjalmarsson scored for Chicago, which has lost its first two games this
season playing with six rookies in the lineup. The Blackhawks have allowed six
power-play goals in their first two games.Across the board we need to be better,
Chicago coach Joel Quenneville said. We need to be better with the puck and the
discipline as well. We certainly had some opportunities to generate some
more.Chicago won the season series between these Central Division rivals the
past two seasons, including a 3-2 edge last season while finishing third in the
Western Conference. Nashville finished fourth in the division and seventth in
the West before beating Anaheim in seven games and losing to San Jose in another
seven-game series.
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made a big move June 29, swapping captain Shea Weber to Montreal for another
All-Star defenseman in Subban, who is known for his flair.Subban scored on a
slap shot that tied it 1-1, drawing an ovation from the standing room only crowd
as he celebrated with his typical flourish. This time, though he celebrated by
pretending to throw a lasso like a cowboy in a nod to his former Montreal
teammate, goaltender Carey Price.I know Price is going to be proud of me, Subban
said. You know I just get fired up every now and then, just trying to express my
emotions.The Blackhawks, coming off a 5-2 loss to St. Louis in their season
opener in Chicago on Wednesday night, came out with a purpose.Kruger tapped the
puck into an empty net after Rinne was pulled to the side stopping defenseman
Ryan Hartmans rush just 2:39 into the game. The Blackhawks answered Subbans goal
when Hjalmarsson scored off the far post past a screened Rinne midway through
the period for a 2-1 lead.Nashville tied it on Josis power-play goal at 16:33 of
the first and took its first lead at 16:36 of the second when Fisher tipped in
Josis shot from the point. The winning goal came with Artem Anisimov in the
penalty box for delay of game after clearing the puck over the glass.Subban
showed off his defensive skills as the 2013 Norris Trophy winner, helping
protect the lead by breaking up a pass from Nick Schmaltz to Chicago captain
Jonathan Toews.Game notes The Predators are 10-7-1 in season openers all-time
and 10-6-2 at home. ... Hartman played only 1:56 of the first period and didnt
return. ... Predators D Anthony Bitetto fought with former Nashville F Jordin
Tootoo in the second period and suffered an upper-body injury.UP NEXTBlackhawks:
Hosting Predators on Saturday night.Predators: Visiting Chicago on Saturday
night. ' ' '