NEW YORK, N. Erik Johnson Jersey .Y. - Outfielder John Mayberry Jr. and the New York Mets have finalized a $1.45 million, one-year contract.The deal was agreed to last week at the winter meetings and announced Monday.Mayberry figures to provide a right-handed bat with power to New Yorks bench. Mayberry had seven homers and 23 RBIs in 146 at-bats this year for Philadelphia and Toronto, which acquired him Aug. 31. Mayberry has 53 homers in six big leagues seasons. He turns 31 next month.He became a free agent when Toronto failed to offer a contract by the Dec. 2 deadline.Mayberrys salary is guaranteed. He can earn an additional $500,000 in performance bonuses based on plate appearances: $50,000 each for 200 and each additional 50 through 450, and $100,000 apiece for 500 and 550.To clear a roster spot, the Mets designated right-hander Gonzalez Germen for assignment. Carl Soderberg Jersey .Y. -- Phil Jackson lost out on his preferred coach, but hes working hard on keeping his star player. Mikko Rantanen Jersey . Torres scored the first goal by an English team in the knockout phase of the Champions League this season when he met Cezar Azpilicuetas cutback in the ninth minute of their first leg match in the last 16. But Chelsea failed to make the most of its counterattacks and the Turkish champions equalized in the second half after gaining in confidence and cutting out their defensive mistakes.MANCHESTER, England - David Silva scored twice Saturday as defending champion Manchester City, playing without a recognized striker, provisionally drew level with Chelsea at the top of the Premier League with a convincing 3-0 victory against Crystal Palace.It was Citys sixth league win in succession and eighth in all competitions, one short of equaling the club record.Both Chelsea and City have 39 points, but City has played one more game than Chelsea, which travels to Stoke City on Monday. Chelsea tops the league thanks to a superior goal difference of 23 to Citys 22.After a listless first half at the Etihad Stadium, City began the second with two goals by David Silva who struck after 49 and 61 minutes with two left-foot shots, the first taking a deflection off Palace defender Scott Dann. Yaya Toure swept in Citys third with 10 minutes remaining.City manager Manuel Pellegrini said: It was a very good win, a very good performance. I enjoyed the way the team worked the whole week — to work in a different way without strikers.Palace are a team who know how to defend. It was a great job to score three goals.Palace offered tough resistance in the opening period as City, missing injured strikers Sergio Aguero, Edin Dzeko and Sttevan Jovetic, as well as captain and defence lynchpin Vincent Kompany, struggled to penetrate and failed to produce a single shot on target. Colorado Avalanche Jerseys. Playing with six midfielders, City enjoyed long spells of possession and survived a few scares before breaking through and taking control.City increased the tempo in the second half and went ahead within four minutes when Zabaleta burst into the box and pulled the ball back for Silva whose shot struck Dann and looped over Julian Speroni.City continued to press and scored its second when Silva diverted the ball in from six yards following an accurate low cross by Aleksandar Kolarov.It was Silvas last significant act before he was replaced by Frank Lampard.Palaces hopes were dashed when a headed goal by James McArthur was ruled out for offside as the visitors sought a way back into the game before Toure scored Citys third with nine minutes remaining, appearing to be played onside by Fernandinho.Palace manager Neil Warnock said: I dont know why top class officials get it wrong. It wasnt even close. It was a disgraceful decision.Navas released Milner who held the ball up before feeding Toure, who strode forward and hit a powerful shot high past the goalkeeper. Cheap NFL JerseysCheap NFL Jerseys ChinaCheap Jerseys From ChinaCheap NFL Jerseys AuthenticWholesale Jerseys ChinaCheap NFL Jerseys ChinaNFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '