Dein erstes Forum » ed Jaroslav Halak will start for Team Eu

Nine-time Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt?will race in Australia for the first time in February next year.The greatest track and field athlete of all time is likely to earn upwards of $1 million as the star attraction in the inaugural edition of the Nitro Summer Series in Melbourne in the week of Feburary 5-11.The series will involve up to eight teams representing countries and regions and is set to be broadcast on free-to-air television.With the meets taking place so early in the year, the 30-year-old Bolt is likely to only contest relays.But his signing is still a massive coup for Athletics Australia (AA) and the Victorian government.There had also been serious interest in taking the Nitro series to Sydney.Nitro Athletics is a game-changer for athletics and Athletics Australia, said AA president Mark Arbib.We want to start the global reinvigoration of athletics right here in Australia.Bolt will attend Fridays official launch of the Nitro Summer Series in Melbourne, a day after drawing huge attention as a celebrity guest at the Oaks at Flemington.After winning a third straight golden Olympic treble in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay in Rio in August, Bolt reiterated his intention to retire from track and field after the 2017 world championships in London.But, speaking at Flemington on Thursday, he left open the possibility of remaining in the sport until the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.Bolts great American rival Justin Gatlin - who has served two doping bans - has also been linked with the Nitro Series. Shamorie Ponds Jersey . However, he did make them miss him a little less. Cundiff, who had the unenviable job of replacing Dawson last season, agreed Thursday to a one-year, $1. Fake Raptors Jerseys . Zvonareva, who won the tournament in 2009 and 10, couldnt handle her opponents big groundstrokes in only her third event back after 17 months out with a shoulder injury. Zvonareva made her comeback in January in Shenzhen and played in the Australian Open but lost her first matches at both tournaments. https://www.cheapraptors.com/603a-terence-davis-jersey-raptors.html . -- Catcher Brett Hayes has agreed to a $630,000, one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals, avoiding salary arbitration. Doug Christie Jersey . Pettersen, winner of last years Evian Championships, had nine birdies and three bogeys, holding off a series of challengers led by Marion Ricordeau of France. The second-ranked Norwegian made her season debut after missing the LPGA Tours opening event last month in the Bahamas because of a shoulder injury. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Jersey . But what about the officials? Every sport has officials and they also have stories about hard work and sacrifice but their accomplishments are seldom recognized by anyone outside their inner circle. WASHINGTON -- Jonathan Quicks sublime play in a Team USA jersey outweighed some recent struggles with the Los Angeles Kings as coach John Tortorella named him the starting goaltender going into the World Cup of Hockey.Tortorella called his choice of Quick over Ben Bishop and Cory Schneider a very tough decision, but its not the most difficult facing some of the other eight teams in the World Cup. Goalie situations are finally coming into clear focus with the tournament beginning Saturday, and some decisions are easier than others.Carey Price is a no-brainer for Canada and Henrik Lundqvist for Sweden. Matt Murray should be the man for Team North America, and coach Ralph Krueger confirmed Jaroslav Halak will start for Team Europe in its opener against the United States on Saturday.Quicks .954 save percentage in exhibition games and his dominant performance at the Sochi Olympics made the decision easy for Tortorella, even if Bishop and Schneider have been more consistent in the NHL lately.I believe in the body of work from all three goalies, Tortorella said. I think Jonathan has just done a little bit better than the other guys, so hell be our No. 1 guy to start the tournament.Murray seems to have earned the nod for the North American team made up for 23-and-under U.S. and Canadian players by winning the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins and by playing well in exhibition action. He stopped 16 of 17 shots in an exhibition loss to the Czech Republic on Wednesday.Im not prepared to anoint him yet ... but I think you had very good eyes, you saw him play extremely well, coach Todd McLellan said. Thats the same thing we saw. Odds are hes our guy, but we have to respect the process.Other teams havent had such strong play in net.Goaltending is typically Finlands strength, but neither Pekka Rinne nor Tuukka Rask has stood out. Rinne stopped 26 of 29 shots against the U.S. and seems a good bet, but coach Lauri Marjamaki wouldnt say.Krueger was cleared about Halaak getting the call over Thomas Greiss and Philipp Grubauer.ddddddddddddIt would be silly to play any type of games, Krueger said after Halak stopped 34 of 36 shots to beat Sweden on Wednesday night.Michal Neuvirth vs. Petr Mrazek is coming down to the wire for the Czech Republic. Neuvirth allowed one goal on 36 shots in exhibition play and is expected to start Saturday against Canada, which got another brilliant performance from Price against Russia on Wednesday night.Despite losing to Canada, Sergei Bobrovsky looks to have the edge over Semyon Varlamov for the Russians, who play Sweden on Sunday.Sweden, had the easiest decision in the tournament with Lundqvist, even after he was pulled in the third period of a 6-2 loss to Europe. Lundqvist allowed five goals on 22 shots but is unquestionably the starter ahead of Jacob Markstrom and Jhonas Enroth.Definitely, we have a No. 1. We have a clear No. 1, Swedish coach Rickard Gronborg said. I feel like we have a pretty stable situation.Stability in goal could be the difference in a short tournament with just three preliminary-round games for each team. The U.S. has no guarantee of that and Tortorella couched that a lot of things can happen to shake up his goalie picture.For now, its Quick, who U.S. captain Joe Pavelski said was locked in for the first exhibition game against Canada. The Americans need him to stay locked in to have a chance to win.Thats the goalie that we feel that shows up in those games, Pavelski said. In Sochi you definitely saw his game rise. Hes always been tremendous and his playoffs have spoken for itself over the years and over their runs that L.A. has made. Its pretty cool to have him on your side and see his game elevate.---AP Sports Writer Will Graves in Pittsburgh contributed to this report.---Follow Stephen Whyno on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SWhyno ' ' '