The puck must be kept in motion towards the opponents

The puck must be kept in motion towards the opponents

01.09.2019 14:23

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Day Two of the Rio Games feature medal action in swimming, womens road cycling, mens fencing, judo and more. Here are some things to watch (all times local):GYMNASTICSThe Americans are heavily favored to repeat as gold medalists in gymnastics. No mystery there.The real drama will surround which of the three American women doing the all-around -- Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas and Aly Raisman -- will miss out on the final. Each country can enter just two competitors.The event will start at 9:45 a.m. with a subdivision that includes 41-year-old Oksana Chusovitina of Uzbekistan, who will be competing in her seventh Olympics, a record for a gymnast. Her best chance to make an impact is reaching the vault finals, where she will compete against American Laurie Hernandez, among others. The 16-year-old Hernandez was born as Chusovitina was planning to compete in her third Olympics in 2000.SWIMMINGMichael Phelps , the most decorated Olympian of all time, looks to add to his record 22 medals. Hes expected to be back in the pool for the medal round of the mens 4x100 relay, which begins at 11:52 p.m.American Katie Ledecky swims in semifinals in the womens 400 meter freestyle at 2:51 p.m. Look for the world record holder to be a lock for the final at 11:01 p.m.ROAD CYCLINGA day after the men took to Rios streets, women road cyclists are in the medal hunt starting at 12:15 p.m. A strong Dutch squad includes reigning gold medalist Marianne Vos and Anna Van Der Breggen; Americans Evelyn Stevens and Kristin Armstrong, British star Lizzie Armitstead and Polands Katarzyna Niewiadoma are also in the field. They will be tackling a slightly shorter version of the mens course that caused all kinds of problems Saturday when numerous riders lost chains or had other mechanical problems on the cobblestones.FENCINGA full day of mens individual foil competition culminates with medal matches that start at 5:15 p.m., with the gold medal bout at 5:45 p.m. American Alexander Massialas , the youngest U.S. male athlete in London in 2012, is the nations best shot at gold in the event.BEACH VOLLEYBALLMens and womens beach volleyball preliminaries run through the day. Top Brazilian womens team Larissa and Talita play their first match in the morning session at 10 a.m., and 2008 mens gold medalist Phil Dalhausser makes his Rio debut with new partner Nick Lucena at 4:30 p.m.JUDOA day after the lightweight medals in judo were awarded, the half-lightweights take to the mat for a day of combat. At the end of it, medals are to be awarded for the in the womens 52 kg and mens 66 kg weight classes.---AP Summer Games website: http://summergames.ap.org Eduardo Herrera Mexico Jersey . LOUIS -- Theres no telling how these wacky World Series games will end. Hector Moreno Mexico Jersey . The 31-year-old Spain midfielder hasnt played since Madrid lost in the Copa del Rey final to Atletico Madrid in May due to back and foot injuries. http://www.mexiconationalshop.us/Jesus-Manuel-Corona-Mexico-Jersey-Soccer/ . Paul Pierce couldnt believe he missed at the end. Young scored a season-high 26 points to spark a huge effort from the leagues most productive bench, and Los Angeles beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-94 on Wednesday night after blowing a 27-point lead. Jorge Torres Nilo Jersey . Calgary scored on the first shift, and Michael Cammalleri scored twice as the Flames cruised to a 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday. Carlos Vela Jersey . Ferrer, trying to win his fourth title on Mexican soil, will next play South Africas Kevin Anderson, who eliminated American Sam Querrey,7-6 (2), 6-4. Also Wednesday, Gilles Simon (6) of France beat Donald Young of the United States 6-4, 6-3, Ukraines Alexandr Dolgopolov downed Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-4 and Croatias Ivo Karlovic defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 7-6 (4), 6-2. TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Lightning overcame an unusual call that went against them and remained undefeated.Brayden Point scored the game-winning goal in the sixth round of a shootout, and the Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 4-3 on Tuesday night.Points goal came three rounds after it seemed Tampa Bay had won the shootout 1-0.After Jonathan Drouin scored for the Lightning in the third round, Vincent Trocheck appeared to fan on his initial shot before sending the puck into the net for Florida. It was called no goal on the ice but the ruling was overturned following a replay review, tying the shootout at 1.I dont think its controversy anymore because the same result happened, Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said.The NHL said in a statement that a video review determined Trocheck kept the puck in motion toward the net before his shot attempt. According to Rule 24.2, The puck must be kept in motion towards the opponents goal line and once it is shot, the play shall be considered complete.Lightning star Steven Stamkos forced overtime when he lifted a shot from along the goal line over goalie James Reimer with 5.5 seconds left in the third period.Theres not many guys in the league that can do that, Cooper said. When I say not many, youre talking one hand.Michael Matheson scored his first NHL goal at 15:52 of the third to give Florida a 3-2 advantage.The Lightning also got goals from Alex Killorn and Ondrej Palat. Tampa Bay has opened the season 3-0 for the fifth time.Colton Sceviour and Trocheck also scored for the Panthers, who were trying to win three in a row to start a season for the first time.It was a good game, Florida coach Gerard Gallant said. It was a close game all the way through. I thouught we did a lot of good things tonight.ddddddddddddOverall we played real good hockey.Trocheck got the Panthers even at 2 when he beat Ben Bishop from the low slot at 5:26 of the third.Bishop made 28 saves. Reimer stopped 25 shots in his first game with Florida since signing a free-agent deal in the offseason to be Roberto Luongos backup.Were real happy with the performance, Gallant said.Palat put Tampa Bay up 2-1 on a rebound goal with 3:39 left in the second after Reimer stopped Stamkos tough-angle shot. Stamkos has 48 points in 41 games against Florida.Sceviour opened the scoring at 2:38 of the second on a short-handed 2-on-1 off a pass from Derek MacKenzie.Killorn extended his season-opening goal streak to three games and tied it 6:18 into the second.Panthers star Jaromir Jagr has not scored a goal in his past four games, including all three this season, and remains one short of 750 in his career. He had one shot on goal.Jagr was called for hooking 2:11 into overtime, but Tampa Bay failed to generate any scoring chances.Game notes Tampa Bay held a pregame ceremony to honor former captain Vincent Lecavalier, who retired after playing last season with Philadelphia and Los Angeles. Lecavalier is the Lightnings career leader in games (1,037) and goals (383). He ranks second in points (874). ... MacKenzie snapped a 10-game point drought. ... Drouin had an assist. He has three assists and four points this season.UP NEXTPanthers: Return home to play Washington on Thursday night.Lightning: Complete a season-opening, four-game homestand Thursday night against Colorado. ' ' '


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