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Feb 22 '18
RIO DE JANEIRO -- The United States claimed its second straight win against a top-three team in womens field hockey, beating No. Draymond Green Jersey . 3 Australia 2-1 on Monday.Michelle Vittese and Caitlin van Sickle scored for the Americans, who defeated No. 2 Argentina 2-1 in their Olympic opener on Saturday.United States goalie Jackie Briggs had six saves and had four saves on the four penalty corners she faced. The crowd chanted, Jackie! Jackie! after the match.The fifth-ranked Americans, who lead Pool B with six points, moved closer to qualifying for the quarterfinals. The top four teams in each six-team pool advance.The Americans dealt a major blow to Australia. The Hockeyroos dropped their opener to Britain 2-1 on Saturday and now have no points with three pool play matches remaining.The United States spent the early part of the match defending its goal as the aggressive Australian attack put the Americans on their heels. Briggs stopped four shots in the first period, and the match remained scoreless.Much like in their opener against Argentina, the Americans retained their composure. Vittese scored on a penalty corner to put the United States up 1-0 in the second period.The Americans went up 2-0 in the third period when van Sickle scored on a penalty corner. There was a video referral because the pass near the goal was high, but it was not considered and the goal was upheld.Australia came back fewer than two minutes later with a goal by Kathryn Slattery.The Hockeyroos got another penalty corner with two minutes remaining in the fourth period, but Briggs deflected a shot high.---Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter (at)CliffBruntAP . Golden State Warriors Jerseys . William Carrier opened the scoring for Cape Breton (6-4-2), but Andrew Ryan tied the game and Brent Andrews put the Mooseheads (8-6-0) in front for good with a short-handed goal at 13:49 of the second period. Kevon Looney Jersey . Then the Pacers gave Oladipo and his Orlando teammates the cold shoulder. Paul Georges buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter spurred a 21-4 run, finally sending Indiana past the Magic 97-87 in a tougher-than-expected opening night matchup. http:///...spi-Warriors-Jersey/ . The FA rejected Wilsheres appeal that the length of his punishment was "clearly excessive" and said Thursday his suspension begins with immediate effect. He will miss league matches against Chelsea on Monday and West Ham on Dec. VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- This was a bounce the Vancouver Canucks felt they deserved.Bo Horvat scored the go-ahead goal off a lucky bounce in the third period, helping Vancouver beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Friday night.The Canucks blew a 5-2 lead in a demoralizing 8-6 loss to Carolina on Tuesday to close a 1-4-0 road trip, but came back with a rebound victory behind to Horvats fortunate tally.Horvat scored on a power play after the puck caromed off Loui Eriksson at the Tampa Bay blue line and skipped to surprised goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy. It bounced off the netminder and right to Horvat, who buried his ninth goal of the season 7:46 into the final period.Weve had so many bounces that havent gone our way this year, Horvat said. To get one like that, it was kind of a relief.The breakthrough was Horvats first goal and second point in the last eight games.It was almost one of those ones where youre like, `Wow, that went our way for once, goalie Ryan Miller said. Hes got a flat-footed goaltender and a lot of net. Hes not going to miss too many times.With the Canucks and under-fire coach Willie Desjardins getting ripped by fans after the collapse in Carolina, former defenseman Mattias Ohlund -- who was inducted into the clubs Ring of Honour during a pre-game ceremony -- spoke with Vancouvers current roster on Friday morning.A lot of the things he said made sense, forward Alexnadre Burrows said. Where we are at right now, we cant get too high, we cant get too low. We have to embrace it, keep fighting and work. Its not going to be easy.Miller had 25 saves and Brandon Sutter, Luca Sbisa and Burrows also scored for Vancouver. Eriksson and Markus Granlund added two assists.Victor Hedman and Cory Conacher scored for Tampa Bay, which is 2-7-1 over its last 10.Vasilevskiy made 20 stops.You cant say we didnt play well, Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. They had 10 scoring chances the whole game.Were playing pretty well defensively, unfortunately some of these turnovers are ending up in the back of our net.Miller made a nice save on Hedman with under eight minutes left to keep the Canucks in front, and Vancouver held the fort from there to pick up a much-needed victory after Burrows sixth into an empty net.The Lightning, who lost 5-1 to Vancouver on Dec. 8, trailed 2-1 after 40 minutes but got even 3:53 iinto the third on the man advantage. Latrell Sprewell Jersey. The Canucks were fuming after Jannik Hansen was whistled for tripping, and Conacher made them pay with his first of the year in his third game by ripping a shot upstairs on Miller.Sutter got them on the board at 1:37 after Eriksson forced a turnover in the Tampa Bay zone. The puck fell to Granlund, who fed Sutter from his knees for a one-timer from well out that beat Vasilevskiy under the blocker for his eighth of the season.Daniel Sedin had a couple of chances for Vancouver later in the period before Miller, who allowed six goals on 30 shots prior to getting pulled last time out against the Hurricanes, made a nice stop on Jonathan Drouin at the other end.Sbisa then gave the Canucks their first lead with 6:35 left in the period after pivoting in the Tampa Bay zone, feeding Burrows at the point and popping home the rebound.Vancouvers banged-up blue line got a boost with the return of Christopher Tanev, who missed the last 20 games with a lower-body injury, but fellow defenseman Erik Gudbranson sat out with an undisclosed in jury.The Lightning, meanwhile, were without a number key players up front, including Ondrej Palat and Nikita Kucherov. Ryan Callahan missed his eighth straight game for Tampa Bay, while Steven Stamkos remains out longterm with a knee injury.Despite that missing firepower, the Lightning opened the scoring 6:31 into the first period on a forgettable shift for Vancouvers Nikita Tryamkin. The hulking Russian defenseman needlessly iced the puck to pin a tired group in the Canucks zone, and then accidentally bumped Miller as Hedman was scoring his sixth of the season off a nice feed Valtteri Filppula.Game notes Prior to the game, the Canucks inducted Mattias Ohlund into the clubs Ring of Honour. Ohlund played 11 seasons for Vancouver and owns the franchise mark for goals (93) and points (325) by a defenseman. ... Canucks D Alexander Edler remained out with a broken finger. ... Palat and Kucherov are expected to miss Tampa Bays game in Edmonton on Saturday, but Callahan could return.UP NEXTLightning: Play at Edmonton on Saturday.Canucks: Host red-hot Columbus on Sunday -- the Blue Jackets have won eight in a row. Cheap NFL JerseysCheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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