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| Author: | lw789 [ Fri Nov 02, 2018 1:32 pm ] |
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Canadas Mark McMorris won bronze in mens snowboard slopestyle at the Sochi Olympics on Saturday. Its Canadas first medal of the Games. McMorris, a medal favourite, fell on the landing of his final jump in the first run, scored 33.75 points and needed a strong second run to land on the podium. Maxence Parrot of Bromont, Que., was also caught by the landing of the final jump in his first run, needing to improve on his score of 47.0 in the final run. Parrot battled back scoring a 87.25 to finish fifth in his Olympic debut. Sebastien Toutant of LAssomption, Que., struggled with his landing on the final jump scoring 58.50 finishing 9th.American Shaun White, considered to be a top slopestyle contender, pulled out of competition earlier in the week to focus on the halfpipe event. . Never caused problems. Never raised a ruckus. Never got sick or hurt while frolicking in the fields of Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky. .Y. - The NFL has fined Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch $20,000 for making an obscene gesture during last Sundays NFC championship game, a person with knowledge of the fine told The Associated Press on Thursday. http://www.bluejacketsauthority.com/aut ... ersey/.com) - Oklahoma quarterback Trevor Knight was carted off the field in the fourth quarter of 16th-ranked Sooners 48-14 loss to No. . They have watched it from afar. And now they have seen it for themselves. . Louis against the Blues. The Canucks picked up their second straight victory in the swings opener on Tuesday in Calgary before getting routed in Minnesota last night, 5-1.TORONTO - American sports broadcaster ESPN caused the much maligned shot clock malfunction in the Toronto Raptors opening game of the playoffs. The day after the Raptors were mocked for the debacle, a Raptors official confirmed that an ESPN technician plugged into the same power source for the shot clocks, frying the power system. The Raptors had to go old-school, relying on announcer Herbie Kuhn to count down the 24 seconds on each possession after the clocks above the baskets died with 5:57 remaining in the third quarter of Torontos 94-87 playoff loss to the Brooklyn Nets. "Lets just put it this way, theyre not the worldwide leader in electricians," the Raptors official joked, when reporters probed him for the culprit. It was a play on ESPNs slogan: "The Worldwide Leader in Sports." The official later confirmed it was ESPN. Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment took blame for using the same power souurce for the primary and backup shot clocks.dddddddddddd The damaged cables in the baskets were replaced and tested Sunday, and the primary and backup clocks are no longer using the same power source. The Raptors were mocked for the incident on social media and by traditional media, including ESPN. The broadcaster showed a split screen of the game, and announcer Herbie Kuhn counting down the seconds while looking at a stopwatch held by the official next to him. Players on both teams said the clock malfunction was a distraction. Kyle Lowry blamed it for rushing a shot late in the game. "Aw man, I heard Herbie counting down 5. . .4. . . 3. . . 2. . . 1," the Raptors point guard said. "It really is different when you cant see it, and youve got somebody saying 5. . . and hes counting down." Game 2 of the series is Tuesday in Toronto. The series heads to Brooklyn for Game 3 on Friday. ' ' ' |
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