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BARCELONA, Spain -- Karim Benzema and Antoine Griezmann are fit to play Saturdays Spanish capital derby between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. Zach Allen Youth Jersey .While Benzema is Madrids top choice to accompany Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale in attack, Griezmanns importance to Atletico is paramount.Griezmann has scored eight goals for his club this season and should join Yannick Carrasco and Kevin Gameiro in attack for Atleticos home match. He was doubtful because of a foot knock picked up while playing for France until Atleticos team doctors cleared him after Fridays late practice.I have the good fortune to have a football player (like Griezmann) who wants to keep improving and is as talented as he is, Atletico manager Diego Simeone said.Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane picked Benzema, but he didnt reveal if he will start Benzema or place him in the reserves.He is better, and if he is on the squad then he can play, Zidane said.Benzema was in doubt because of a lingering hip problem. He has five goals in 13 appearances this season.Zidane will be without his other pure striker, Alvaro Morata, who injured a hamstring while playing for Spain over the international break.Once the capitals dominant team, Madrid hasnt beaten Atletico in six consecutive league derbies, although it has topped its cross-town rival in two Champions League finals during that stretch.Zidane gave credit to Simeone for transforming Atletico since his arrival midway through the 2011-12 season.Atletico gets better year after year, Zidane said. It has a coach that has changed so many things. He is doing a phenomenal job. Everybody always says Atletico defends well, but it is so much more than that.Madrid is also in fine form.Madrids defeat to Atletico last February marked the start of a remarkable run for Zidanes side, which hasnt lost in the league since -- a run of 23 matches.Besides Benzema, Madrid will also have back Sergio Ramos and Luka Modric after both recovered from knee problems, although Modric will be without fellow midfielders Toni Kroos and Casemiro due to injuries.Atletico has most of its midfielders, led by playmaker Jorge Koke Resurreccion, to choose from, including Nicolas Gaitan, who has recovered from a leg injury that sidelined him from Argentinas most recent World Cup qualifiers.Madrid leads the league and has a six-point advantage over fourth-place Atletico.But Simeone said that his teams main source of inspiration is the chance to win what will likely be the last derby played at the Vicente Calderon before Atletico moves to its new stadium.What we are focusing on is managing our emotions for what will be the last derby against our eternal rival in our home, Simeone said. Being nine, six or three points behind is not our concern right now. I know our fans will be like they always are. We need our `12th player and I dont need to tell them that.Defending champion Barcelona, which hosts Malaga on Saturday, is in second place two points adrift of Madrid. Byron Murphy Jersey .C. -- Todd Fiddler scored a hat trick, including the overtime goal, as the Prince George Cougars survived an 8-7 win against the Kamloops Blazers in Western Hockey League play Sunday. Hakeem Butler Youth Jersey .Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone has drawn on his Syracuse connections once again by hiring Rob Moore to take over as receivers coach. http:///...er-Cardinals-Jersey/ . Q: Team Canada announces their Olympic roster three weeks from today. Who is general manager Steve Yzerman watching? LeBrun: Over the last 48 hours, hes taken in the home-and-home between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche with Jamie Benn and Matt Duchene being the obvious targets. THE 2 EVENTSMens individual and womens individualTHE FORMAT16 competitors take part in a preliminary round, which consists of a compulsory routine and a voluntary routine. The top 8 advance to the final, which consists of a single voluntary routine.MILESTONESAntiquityGymnastics is practised in ancient Greece, India, Persia and China.Early 19th centuryGymnastics is part of military training in Prussia, to prepare revenge after defeat to the French at the Battle of Jena.1896Gymnastics features at the first modern Olympic Games, associated with athletics events.1920Two professional trapeze artists invent the trampoline by performing a series of jumps and figures on the security net.1936American gymnasts George Nissen and Larry Griswold build the first modern trampoline, by stretching a piece of canvas across a metal frame with coiled springs. They pave the way for trampoline gymnastics.22 MMarch, 1964The International Trampoline Federation is established in London, the day after the first world championships are held at the Royal Albert Hall. Andy Isabella Youth Jersey. .1999The International Trampoline Federation is dissolved, and trampolining becomes part of the International Federation of Gymnastics.2000Trampolining makes its Olympic debut in Sydney. George Nissen is in attendance as the first gold medals are awarded to Irina Karavaeva and Alexander Moskalenko.STARSAlexander Moskalenko (Russia)The Russian bouncer. With his gold medal at Sydney 2000, he became the first Olympic trampoline champion. Four years later, in Athens, he had to settle for silver, but with 5 individual world titles (1990, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2001), he is one of the legends of the sport. 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