4) What would you have given Derek Jeter as a parting gift? Im not saying three days in Banff was thoughtless on the Blue Jays part, but Jeter did say that retirement will give him a break from constant travel on planes and buses.5) Can you name all the coaches in the history of Toronto FC? If you can, I believe you should be in line to be the next one, because the other skill-testing questions theyre asking dont seem to be working.6) Are you one of the Blue Jays fans who cheers loudest for Munenori Kawasaki? Hes not their best player, you know, but he deserves your support because of his effort, his enthusiasm, his play in the clutch, and mostly because the next time he does something that deserves criticism will be the first time.7) It shouldnt be easy to make a pre-season Super Bowl prediction, but can you give me a reason to think long and hard before I go with the Seattle-Denver rematch?8) Broncos receiver Wes Welker just recently returned to practice with hopes of playing in Sundays season-opening game against Indianapolis. Welker has suffered three concussions in the past 10 months. The question is so obvious it neednt be asked. 9) I know there is no good argument against Mike Trout for AL MVP, but if the Detroit Tigers make the playoffs, dont you have to consider…….Victor Martinez? (You thought I was going to say Miguel Cabrera? Or you thought I wouldnt nominate a DH?)10) Before they acquired Ryan Miller, I thought the St. Louis Blues were the NHLs best team last season. Before they added Jon Lester, the Oakland As were my pick to win the World Series. Nothing against Miller and nothing against Lester, but dont you think teams with a good chance to win a title should be satisfied with that and resist the urge to make a trade that supposedly gives them a great chance? 11) If youre a CFL fan who is tired of hearing that games arent exciting and you have been unable to point to one that was, can I assume you now list SASK 35 WPG 30 as Exhibit A? (Sorry, WPG.)12) Entering this MLB season, players on the combined rosters of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians were making less money than players on the Boston Red Sox roster. Can you tell me how a salary cap would improve baseball?13) Did you hear a sports report yesterday that proclaimed Russell Henley the winner of the Duetsche Bank Championship? Every year, theres a sportscaster somewhere who assumes that the scores he or she reads on Monday are the final ones and forgets about the Labour Day schedule of New Englands PGA Tour event?14) The Ottawa REDBLACKS have scored 25 points in their last three games. As the CFL did, you can intend to make an expansion team stronger than expansion teams usually are, but they usually arent, are they?15) Given the last-minute race to get Tim Hortons Field ready, wouldnt it have been fitting if the Hamilton Ticats had edged the Toronto Argos by scoring the winning points with time running out in the fourth quarter? Alas, the visiting Toronto Argos spoiled that particular script by never holding the lead. 16) It wasnt popular to say that Michael Sam might not even be drafted by an NFL team because hes too small to be an end and too slow to be a linebacker, but unless you believe that 32 NFL teams are shunning him because he is gay, dont you have to conclude that the negative assessment of Sam as an NFL-calibre player was accurate?17) Is it true that the best trades are the ones that arent made? Ask Philadelphia Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg, who reacted to deadline rumours that yesterdays no-hit starter Cole Hamels would be dealt by saying, "Hed be tough to replace". (So he replaced him after six no-hit innings).18) If the two best teams in the CFL are two Western teams, shouldnt they meet in the Grey Cup, especially if the five best teams in the CFL are Western teams?19) Baseballs September call-ups. Why?20) One of sports all-time cringe-worthy moments was Victoria Azarenkas ill-advised attempt to lead the US Open audience in the singing of "Happy Birthday" to Gael Monfils. Do you want to see and hear it again? Nevertheless, here it is: Curt Schilling Diamondbacks Jersey . has left the San Jose Sharks to become the Boston Bruins director of player personnel. Matt Andriese Diamondbacks Jersey . Notes on Bergeron, Marchand, Gorges, Vanek, Gaborik, Doughty, Hiller and more. BRUINS STORM BACK TO TAKE GAME TWO The Boston Bruins rallied from a 3-1 deficit, scoring four unanswered goals, to win Game Two, 5-3 over the Montreal Canadiens. http://www.diamondbackssale.com/diamondb...bradley-jersey/. The Reds will host the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight in the opener of a four-game series at Great American Ball Park, and the debut matchup will feature a pair of pitchers whose recent resumes have included a fair number of bases-clearing hits. Rob Refsnyder Diamondbacks Jersey . Hemsky left the Oilers Tuesday night loss to the Dallas Stars in the second period and did not return. Through 48 games this season, Hemsky has seven goals and a total of 24 points. Steven Souza Diamondbacks Jersey . Peter Dawson took his long before he started the job. "I was playing an American one year at Oxford Golf Club, and he introduced me to this travelling mulligan," Dawson said. NEW YORK -- The New York Rangers came up short in their first shot at clinching a playoff berth. The Ottawa Senators bounced back from a humbling loss and gave their flickering post-season chances a slight spark. When all was said and done Saturday night, the Senators skated off with a 3-2 win at Madison Square Garden that boosted their hopes and delayed any celebration for the host Rangers. "Were just trying to win games," said Senators captain Jason Spezza, whose second-period goal was the winner. "Were trying to build some momentum, win games and play right. "If were winning games, it will be a more enjoyable end of the season." The Senators shook off a 7-4 loss to Montreal on Friday when a 3-0 lead was wiped out by seven straight goals against them. Ottawa is five points behind the second wild card in the Eastern Conference, but the Senators will have to jump over four teams with only four games left to get into the playoffs. "We wanted to have a response just for the morale of the group," Spezza said. "We know its been a disappointing year, we know that we havent reached expectations, but we still have these games left to play so we want to win them." Robin Lehner made 41 saves and held off a furious late push by the Rangers, who still need one point to secure a playoff spot. They could qualify before their next game if New Jersey loses to Calgary on Monday. The Rangers will host Carolina on Tuesday. "We are still in a good spot," defenceman Dan Girardi said. "Its in our hands to get that win in our next game, and hopefully secure home ice in the first round." New York, with three games remaining, would get that if it keeps its hold on second place in the Metropolitan Division over Philadelphia, which lost at Boston on Saturday. The Flyers trail by four points with five games left. The Rangers, back home after a 2-1-1 Western road trip, started slowly and trailed 2-0 in the first period. Mark Stone and Mika Zibanejad put Ottawa in front, and Spezza made it 3-1 in the second. Mats Zuccarello deflected in two goals in the second to bring the Rangers within a goal each time. Henrik Lundqvist made 31 saves. "I hope our mindset is not to clinch. Its about getting the home advantage," Lundqvist said. "Id rather look ahead than behind me." Ottawa grabbed the lead with 7:15 left in the first off a rush. Clarke McArthur made a paass from the left circle to Stone, who gathered the puck on the inside edge of the right circle and snapped a shot past Lundqvist for his third goal of the season and second in seven games.dddddddddddd Less than a minute later, Carl Hagelin had two prime scoring chances near the left post, but was denied by Lehner and then again on the rebound. Rick Nash, who recorded seven shots, then had a breakaway chance, but his in-close stuff attempt was stopped by Lehner with 2:48 left in the first. "We won and Im happy," Lehner said. "(My teammates) were helping me with rebounds, and I saw most pucks. They had some good chances, but I think we played better." Ottawa turned the puck right around and made it 2-0 just 11 seconds later. Zack Smith won a faceoff in the Rangers zone back to Zibanejad, who worked his way into the slot and ripped a shot by Lundqvist for his 16th of the season and second in two nights. Martin St. Louis nearly got the Rangers on the board, but he was stopped on a partial breakaway by defenceman Erik Karlsson, less than a minute after Lundqvist sticked away Chris Neils hard drive. Rangers defenceman John Moore, in his second game following a six-game absence caused by a concussion, fired a hard, rising shot from the left point that sailed into traffic, struck Zuccarello and nestled in the net to make it 2-1 at 5:25. Ottawa restored its two-goal lead 3:02 later after the Rangers couldnt gain control of the puck. Karlsson ripped a drive from the centre of the blue line that disappeared in a huddle of bodies in the crease, but was then poked in by Spezza, who wasnt overly impressed by his 20th goal. "Its nice to get but its pretty insignificant, especially in a year where you dont make the playoffs," he said. New York cut its deficit back to a goal with 8:05 remaining in the second. Zuccarello swung the puck behind the net and around the boards to Marc Staal, who took a shot from above the left circle that Zuccarello deflected in for his 19th goal. The Rangers hurt their comeback chances in the final moments when they retaliated for what appeared to be a late hit by Neil on Staal. New York was short-handed for 2 minutes of the final 2:47. NOTES: Ottawa is 4-7-3 in the second of back-to-back games this season. ... Spezza has eight 20-goal seasons in the NHL. ... New York defenceman Ryan McDonagh (shoulder) missed his second straight game. ' ' '