Post by lingzi on Sept 27, 2012 1:03:49 GMT -5
There arent a lot of changes at the top of the TSN. Maurice Jones-Drew Jersey .ca NHL Power Rankings, which means another week at No. 1 for the Boston Bruins. The top ten teams remained the same as the previous week, but then the changes start in the second tier. Colorados winning ways have vaulted them to 11th, up from 14th. The Washington Capitals, who are getting more production from left winger Alexander Ovechkin and are due to get defenceman Mike Green back from injury, jumped from 24th to 14th. With points in eight straight games, the offensively-challenged Los Angeles Kings have gained ground too, moving from 25th to 16th. Ottawa cracked the Top 20 for the second time this season, going from 23rd to 17th, on the strength of their recent good fortune when the game goes beyond 60 minutes, winning five of the last six times that they have played overtime or reached a shootout, but theyre also mounting an offensive charge, lobbing at least 39 shots on goal in five of their last ten games. Moving in the wrong direction, the Toronto Maple Leafs slipped from 12th to 18th, the first time in six weeks that theyve been ranked outside the Top 16. With nine of their next ten games at home, the Leafs need to use this opportunity to recapture a playoff position. Dallas dropped from 17th to 22nd, not so much for losing four of the last seven, which is sufficiently mediocre, but for the injury woes hitting their defence corps as Sheldon Souray, Stephane Robidas and Philip Larsen are all sidelined. Robidas may be back this week, but missing half the defence corps tends to be a problem. Also familiar with an injury-plagued blueline, the Buffalo Sabres fell from 15th to 25th now that Christian Ehrhoff and Andrej Sekera have joined the list of walking (but not skating) wounded. Across the rest of Canada, the Vancouver Canucks remain in third spot, the Winnipeg Jets are up one to 12th, the Calgary Flames drop two to 20th, the Edmonton Oilers slip from 21st to 23rd and the Montreal Canadiens continue falling, from 22nd to 24th. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. Kenny Britt Womens Jersey . -- All-American cornerback Cliff Harris has been dismissed from the Oregon Ducks for violating team rules. Tom Brady Jersey . The eighth-seeded native of Blainville, Que., defeated Australian Samantha Stosur 7-5, 6-3 in the quarter-finals. Haloti Ngata Youth Jersey .Y. -- Ryan Miller has already played a key role in leading the Buffalo Sabres back to the playoffs for the first time in three years. Josh Cribbs Jersey . -- Moving from California to frozen Montreal was just one of the adjustments Jamaican international goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts had to make when he was traded to the Impact in November. J.J. Watt Elite Jersey . Ryan Ward led the way with five goals and six assists as the Edmonton Rush upset the first place Calgary Roughnecks 19-11 on Saturday night in a National Lacrosse League West semifinal.PHOENIX -- Athletics third baseman Scott Sizemore will miss the entire 2012 season after tearing a ligament in his left knee last weekend during Oaklands first full-squad workout. Sizemore was injured Saturday at Oaklands spring training camp in Phoenix. He had an MRI and the As announced Monday that he had torn his anterior cruciate ligament. "Broken heart right here. Safe to say Ive cried more over baseball than anything in my life," tweeted Sizemores wife, Brooke. The 27-year-old Sizemore was acquired by Oakland last May in a trade with Detroit. He hit .249 with 11 home runs and 52 RBIs in 93 games with the As. "I really feel badly for Scott," As manager Bob Melvin said. "Hes worked extremely hard and was ready for a breakout season this year. We were counting on him to provide some much-needed power from the right side of the plate. Now his total focus has to be on a successful surgery and rehabilitation so he can return stronger than ever." Because off swelling, Sizemore will be re-evaluated in two weeks to see when a date for surgery can be set. Emmanuel Sanders Jersey. The injury came almost a month before the As open the major league season. They play Seattle on March 28 in Tokyo to start a two-game series. Sizemore, who broke his left ankle in 2009 during Arizona Fall League play, was expected to be in the opening day lineup. "In his absence, we feel we have some viable options in Adam Rosales, Eric Sogard and Josh Donaldson. They can all bring something to the position," Melvin said. Donaldson briefly played for the As in 2010. Originally a first-round draft pick of the Chicago Cubs, Donaldson was traded to the As in a deal for pitcher Rich Harden. Donaldson played third base during his junior year at Auburn and was used at third 53 times in the Athletics organization. Melvin indicated that Rosales, Sogard and the Timmons would be more valuable as utility players. The As have 10 infielders in camp. ' ' '