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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)—With the final sports jerseys seconds of regulation running out, two streaks hung in the balance. It was time for a big player to make a big play, and that’s exactly what Rick Nash(notes) did. Nash scored in the final minute to force overtime, and rookie Kyle Wilson(notes) had a goal on his first career shootout attempt to help the Columbus Blue Jackets end a five-game losing skid with a 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday night. The loss snapped the Stars’ winning streak at six, one short of tying a franchise record. “It was big,” Nash, the Blue Jackets captain, said of the victory. “We’d been in a bit of a losing streak here. It’s been tough to find goals.” Nash, who also scored in the shootout, tied the game with 46.1 seconds left in regulation with his 14th goal. “It’s what we need to get over a slump like this,” said Wilson, signed as a free agent over the summer after rising through the Washington Capitals’ system. “You need the big players to make big plays, and that’s what he did. He was our biggest player and that was one of the biggest plays of the year for us.” After Nash and Dallas’ Brad Richards(notes) had canceled each other out with goals in the shootout, Wilson went third and used a hard forehand to beat Kari Lehtonen(notes) on the stick side with his left-handed shot. He earned his spot in the rotation because he won a shootout competition in practice earlier in the season. “I knew he was a good shooter, so I really wasn’t surprised to see him there,” said Mathieu Garon(notes), who had 16 saves through overtime and stopped two of three attempts in the shootout. “He took the same shot as Nasher took. It was good to see that.” Garon then made a right toe save on Jamie Benn(notes) to Air Force Boots seal the win. Columbus, next-to-last on the power play in the NHL, had scored on only two of its previous 29 times with a man advantage before Nash’s goal. “I try to be as big as possible,” Lehtonen said of his strategy as Nash handled the puck on the right wing. “I should have known his spot.” Nash was just hoping that the puck would get through. “It was a great screen,” he said of teammate R.J. Umberger’s(notes) work in front. “I knew the goalie was cheating to his left side, and I had that shot. There were so many people in front, I was trying to not let it hit anyone.” Steve Ott(notes) and Brad Richards had goals in regulation for the Stars, who were trying to post the team’s fifth seven-game winning streak. Stars coach Marc Crawford recognized his team had gotten some breaks during its run. That changed against Columbus. “We lost in a shootout,” he said. “There’s going to be somebody who’s disappointed and somebody who’s elated after a shootout. We’re the disappointed ones. I liked our team. I thought we were really good in the second. I thought we were the better team in the third period. We got a bad break against us.” Kris Russell(notes) had given Columbus a 1-0 lead in the first period before Dallas took control by dominating the second. Wilson, one of the early-season surprises for Columbus, was moved up to center the second line in an attempt to shake up the Blue Jackets’ moribund offense. Columbus had been outscored 12-2 in the last two losses. Despite their recent troubles, the Blue Jackets are off to their best start in the franchise’s 10 seasons (15-10-1). “That was a big two points that we needed,” coach Scott Arniel said. Arniel added that Wilson is a hard shooter in practice and deserved a spot in the shootout. “The selection of Wilson was real simple,” Arniel said. “He is Air Yeeyz Kids Shoes a guy every day in practice who scores goals. We do drills and he seems to find a way to put pucks in the net. When I yelled his name to go, I think even the other players recognized it. They were excited.”

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP)—Strong Sport Shoes wind forced the cancellation of a World Cup downhill race on Friday, and it remains unknown when or where the run will be rescheduled. Guenther Hujara, the men’s World Cup race director, said he is calling around to see if this downhill can be held somewhere else on the circuit. “But it’s very difficult right now,” Hujara said Friday night. The wind along the demanding Birds of Prey course gusted up to 40 mph in spots Friday, making for unsafe racing conditions. “It almost makes you want to cry because you don’t get the run in,” U.S. coach Sasha Rearick said. “And the snow is perfect, the track is awesome. … But it was blowing pretty hard. “We like to run in wind. It’s an outdoor sport, but safety is an important thing and uphill gusts on a big jump are dangerous.” In hopes of possibly staging the race Friday, event organizers earlier moved the start of the competition UGG Ultra Short Boots down the hill to where the super-G typically begins, cutting off nearly one-fifth of the course. After a 2 1/2 -hour delay, the race was called off. Soon after, the organizers were already setting the course for the super-G that’s scheduled for Saturday, with a concluding giant slalom session on Sunday. The forecast for Saturday is calling for clearer conditions and not as much wind. This was the first time the downhill race was canceled at Beaver Creek. “We lose a race on the home snow, but that’s the way it is,” Rearick said. “I’ve been pushing to try to race on Monday, but it seems like that is not going to happen.” The course was in solid shape, too, making the decision all the more difficult to have to cancel the race. “You know that everybody did not only their best, but they did the ultimate for this race,” Hujara said. “We feel sad, but it’s not frustrating because you lose something where nobody has UGG Knightsbridge Boots done anything wrong. It’s only wind that could stop the race.”

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP)—Australia ugg men's slippers won the toss and elected to bat first in the second Ashes test on Friday. Australia made two changes to the side that drew in Brisbane with Doug Bollinger and Ryan Harris replacing Mitchell Johnson and Ben Hilfenhaus. England fields the same 11 that played at the Gabba. The first test in Brisbane was drawn on a flat batting track that saw centuries by Alastair Cook, a Gabba-record 235 not out, Jonathan Trott and Andrew Strauss for England, Mike Hussey and Brad Haddin for Australia. Peter Siddle took six wickets including a hat trick as England fell to 260 all out in its first innings. Australia replied with 480, but England hit 517-1 declared. Australia ended the game on 107-1. Australia has won the last three Ashes tests at Adelaide Oval. England won the toss and batted first in the last two of those matches. In the memorable 2006 test, it made 551-6 declared but lost when it collapsed to 129 all out in the second innings and lost by six wickets. Four years before then, the tourists were knocked over for 159 all out to lose by an innings and 51 runs. England’s last victory in Adelaide came on the 1994-95 tour when, with the Ashes already out of its reach, it batted first in the fourth test and won by 106 runs. Lineups: Australia: Ricky Ponting (captain), Shane Watson, Simon Katich, Michael Clarke, Mike Hussey, Marcus North, Brad Haddin, Ryan Harris, Xavier Doherty, Peter Siddle, Doug Bollinger. England: Andrew Strauss (captain), Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin 2010 jerseys Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Ian Bell, Matt Prior, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Steven Finn.

 NEWARK, N.J. (AP)—It’s never easy NFL jerseys wholesale when a team loses a 24-point per game scorer and All-American candidate. Seton Hall is finding that out now, ever since the Pirates lost Jeremy Hazell for at least six weeks to a broken wrist. “We have to fight through it,” said senior forward Herb Pope after the Pirates muddled their way through a 69-49 victory over Saint Peter’s on Monday night. “It’s not easy losing all those points. We have to deal with that now.” “When you get 24 points taken off the board, you have to grind it out a little,” first-year Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard said. “This is how we have to play.” Jordan Theodore paced a balanced scoring attack with 11 points and Jeff Robinson added 10, leading 10 Pirates who reached the scoring column. It marked the 15th straight time that the Pirates (3-3) defeated their cross-state rivals and the 23rd win in the last 24 meetings in the long-standing rivalry that spans eight decades. This marked the 63rd straight year that the two schools met. Seton Hall used an 11-0 run in the first half to take the lead for good and a 10-0 run in the second half to put the game away. The Peacocks (2-4) were paced by Ryan Bacon, who had 13 points. Pope added eight points and 10 rebounds for Seton Hall. The Pirates took the lead for good in the early stages of the first half, going on an 11-0 run, highlighted by three drives to the hoop by Theodore, who did not start the game. Theodore’s final drive gave Seton Hall a 19-9 lead with 8:33 remaining in the slow-paced first half. “There was no punishment involved,” Willard said of cheap ugg boots his decision to bring Theodore, the junior point guard, off the bench. “We put a lot of pressure on Jordan to get us going. We wanted to get him a chance to see the floor and see what was going on. Jordan came in and did what was expected of him. He controlled the game.” “I was comfortable with it,” Theodore said. “I watched what the defense was doing and then got in there and did what I’m supposed to do. I was able to come in there and break them down.” Seton Hall held the lead throughout the remainder of the half and led 29-20 at intermission. The Peacocks shot just 29 percent from the floor (7 for 24) in the half. Overall, the Peacocks shot just 34 percent (17 of 50). “We just missed a lot of wide-open looks,” Saint Peter’s coach John Dunne said. “In the end, they’re bigger, stronger and more physical and took advantage of that.” The Peacocks cut the lead to 36-30 on a three-point play from Bacon with 16:12 left, but the Pirates then scored the next eight points to push the lead to 44-30 with 13:09 remaining. Seton Hall scored 10 straight points in the second half to put the game away. Ferrakohn Hall threw down two dunks and Jamel Jackson capped the run with a long 3-pointer, pushing the lead to 56-36 with 8 minutes left. Willard was happy with the way his team responded after losing to Clemson and Xavier in the Paradise Jam tournament in the U.S. Virgin Islands. “We had two tough losses and had to put in three new offensive sets,” Willard said. “I was just getting comfortable with our substitutions and had to scrap all of that and start all over. It was the first time we realized Jeremy wasn’t Nashville Predators NHL Jerseys here and there was a bit of a shock.”

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)—In the 107 editions of 2010 handbag the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry, things have never been this bad for the Wolverines. No wonder coach Rich Rodriguez is mad. “I’m ticked, he said, moments after his Wolverines got blown out 37-7 on Saturday—an unprecedented seventh straight loss to the Buckeyes. “What do you want me to do? Hold hands with all the Buckeye fans and sing ‘Kumbaya’?” Might as well. Nothing else seems to work for the Wolverines these days against their archrivals. They fell to 0-3 against Ohio State under Rodriguez, and have been outscored 100-24 in that span. It was enough to make even Ohio State coach Jim Tressel offer some consolation. “You know, we all have our ups and downs,” he said after improving to 9-1 against Michigan. “But Michigan will be back. You don’t have to worry about that.” Jordan Hall broke things open with an 85-yard kickoff return and the Buckeyes defense shut down the Wolverines’ vaunted offense. Ohio State (11-1, 7-1) picked up two celebration penalties after touchdowns but had a lot to celebrate: A share of a record-tying sixth straight Big Ten title and, most likely, a Bowl Championship Series bowl berth. Some say the Buckeyes take the rivalry more seriously than do the Wolverines. “First and foremost, it’s important to never lose to Michigan as a Buckeye, which is unusual,” said linebacker Ross Homan. “To end up with five rings from championships is another accolade. It’s a dream come true.” Meanwhile, Michigan (7-5, 3-5) will prepare for a second-tier bowl game and hope for better days. The Wolverines started more freshmen (four) than seniors (three) on Saturday. “I worry about my future everyday,” said Rodriguez, asked Red Monkey Jeans about rumors that his job was in jeopardy. “It’s been a lot slower (coming) than I wanted, a lot slower than our fans wanted. I don’t blame them for that. But I’m not deterred by it.” The crowd serenaded the teams with “We Don’t Give A Damn For the Whole State of Michigan” throughout the final quarter, long after the outcome had been decided. It was the second-most lopsided Ohio State victory in the series since 1968, eclipsed only by a 42-7 win the last time the game was played in Columbus—also with Rodriguez on the sidelines—in 2008. Ohio State players, dressed up in bright scarlet helmets and shoes for the game, were twice flagged for forming an “O” with their gloved hands while celebrating after touchdowns. The crowd of 105,491 booed lustily after each penalty. The rest of the afternoon was mostly cheers. Terrelle Pryor had TD passes covering 7 yards to Dane Sanzenbacher and 33 yards to DeVier Posey and Dan “Boom” Herron finished with 175 yards on 22 carries. Herron also tied a record for longest run from scrimmage in 88-year-old Ohio Stadium when he went 89 yards in the third quarter. He actually raced 98 yards untouched, but the touchdown was called back because Sanzenbacher held a defender as Herron was heading into the end zone. Pryor completed 18 of 27 passes for 220 yards with one interception. Up 24-7 at the half, most of the drama was drained from the game as Tressel elected to stick to the ground game while improving to 9-1 against the Wolverines. “It’s great to get victories with these guys,” Pryor Broncos NFL Jerseys said. Then he echoed his coach: “There were lots of ups and downs, but way more ups.” Michigan had drawn to 10-7 on Michael Shaw’s 1-yard plunge after Robinson had led an 80-yard march down the field. But then Hall’s return flipped the game around. “Jordan’s kickoff return was huge when it came because they had just scored,” Herron said. Michigan’s sterling quarterback, Denard Robinson, was hampered by an injured left (non-throwing) hand. He played little more than a half, running for 105 yards on 18 attempts and completing 8 of 18 passes for 87 yards. He came into the game second nationally in total offense at 343 yards a game. Ohio State’s defense—with backup cornerback Travis Howard intercepting one pass and recovering two fumbles—controlled a Michigan offense that came in averaging 37 points and 515 yards per game. The Wolverines ended up with 351 yards—less than 100 in the second half. Now the Buckeyes wait to see what bowl game they’ll go to. Most signs point to the Sugar Bowl against an SEC opponent. “There’s 10 BCS teams, right?” Tressel said. “Yeah, I think Hermes Scarf we’re one of those.”

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)—Reggie Bush(notes) was scarf back in the lineup for the New Orleans Saints, and the running back looked a bit rusty after missing eight games because of a broken right leg. The first pass thrown in Bush’s direction bounced off his shoulder pads and helmet. He later dropped a likely touchdown and then fumbled on a punt return to set up a short touchdown for the Dallas Cowboys, though the Saints rallied to win 30-27 on Thursday. “I don’t like to think of myself as rusty at all, but maybe it is,” Bush said. “That was just a mental error on my part. … Those are things that we can’t have and that they can get you beat. Next week, we’ll get better.” Bush had been listed as questionable after practicing on a limited basis during a short week of light team workouts before the Saints’ first Thanksgiving Day game. He got hurt Sept. 20, the second week of the season, while recovering his muffed punt at San Francisco. Though Bush started, the versatile running back was limited. He carried only once for a yard and caught only one of the three passes thrown his way for 12 yards. “There’s certainly frustration,” coach Sean Payton said. “The first game back for a player such as him is always difficult. He’s healthy and there are some things that he’ll obviously have to continue to work on. I think it’s challenging to him to not have the normal work week. … I don’t know that benefited a guy coming back off an injury as long as he’s been injured. That being said, he’s very competitive.” With the Saints up 20-13 soon after halftime, they had third-and-7 from the Cowboys 10 when Drew Brees(notes) threw a pass to Bush wide open over the middle. Catch the ball, and he likely walks into the end zone. Instead, they had Faed Perry Sweater to kick a field goal. “I kind of reached out and I’ve got to make those catches,” Bush said. “Nine times out of 10, I’m going to make those catches.” The bigger mistake came a few minutes later when Bush fielded a punt and took off running. But he fumbled when he was hit from behind by Jesse Holley(notes). “We knew they wanted to get the ball in his hands. He likes to bounce to the outside. When he went the other way, I had to run him down,” Holley said. “We knew he carried the ball loose. That’s what he does. So I wanted to first get the tackle, then come in with the strip.” Six plays later, the Cowboys scored to get to 23-20. “With the turnover, you just can’t have those type of mistakes in a crucial situation like that in the game, when the game is on the line,” Bush said. “That’s a mental error on my part. I’ve got to clean it up and I’ve got to play better. But it did feel good to get back out there and get my feet wet. … The important thing was we got a win.” The broken leg capped a difficult few weeks for Bush, who gave back his Heisman Trophy. The NCAA punished Southern California after concluding that Bush and his family improperly accepted money and gifts from sports agents while Bush played for Gucci Suit the Trojans. Bush said he returned the award to end the controversy.