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导出博客文章DALLAS -- The Mavericks moved quickly once they were out of the running for Dwight Howard. Signed Adidas NHL Jerseys . Dallas and free agent point guard Jose Calderon have an agreement on a four-year, $28 million contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because free agent contracts cant be discussed publicly before Wednesday, when they can first be signed. The agreement with Calderon came hours after Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said Howard had told Dallas he planned to sign elsewhere. Howard later wrote on Twitter that he has decided to join the Houston Rockets. "We gave it a shot and it didnt work out," Cuban wrote about Howard in an email. "It was truly an experience. So its on to Plan B." The first step in that plan is Calderon, who spent his first seven seasons with Toronto before the Raptors traded him to Detroit in January. The 6-foot-3 Spaniard has career averages of 10.1 points and 7.2 assists per game. Howards decision meant the Mavericks missed out on pairing aging star Dirk Nowitzki with a big name in free agency for the second straight summer since declining to bring back key pieces from their first championship team in 2011. Deron Williams, who grew up in the Dallas area, chose to stay with the Brooklyn Nets last summer. The difference this year is Dallas planned to move forward with something more permanent after consecutive seasons of rosters filled with expiring or one-year contracts. One of those players last season was point guard Darren Collison, who was given a chance to take over the offence but instead was twice benched in favour of aging veterans. He ended up being a change-of-pace replacement late in the season, which ended with Dallas out of the playoffs for the first time since 2000. Dallas still lacks a shooting guard and a centre for its starting lineup. O.J. Mayo and Chris Kaman were planned for those roles last season, and neither is expected back. Calderons best season was 2008-09 when he averaged career highs of 12.8 points and 8.9 assists. But that was a year after consecutive seasons of first-round playoff exits, when Calderon was primarily a backup. Cheap NHL Jerseys Authentic . -- Playing time has been limited for Maxim Tissot this season, so the Montreal Impact defender made the most of his first scoring opportunity on Saturday. Adidas NHL Jerseys Autographed .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. http://www.cheapnhljerseyssigned.com/ .ca! Kerry, Two nights after the Scott-Eriksson incident in Buffalo, the Bruins returned home to play San Jose. In that game, Zdeno Chara put a check on Tommy Wingels that clearly targeted his head. KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- On Aug. 6, the Kansas City Royals were seven games below .500, 11 games back of the Cleveland Indians in the American League Central and 9 1/2 games out in the wild-card chase.The defending World Series champion Royals, however, have been the hottest team in the majors since then, winning 17 of 21 games and seven consecutive series.Kansas City has crept within 5 1/2 games of the Indians and is three games back of the Baltimore Orioles for the second wild-card spot.The Royals, who play 20 of their final 32 games at home, host the New York Yankees in a crucial three-game series beginning Monday night.Were getting hot as a team at the right time to get hot, Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer said.The Yankees, too, are playing well lately behind slugging rookie catcher Gary Sanchez, and they remain in the playoff picture. They had their four-game winning streak snapped Sunday in a 5-0 loss to the Orioles, but they are just 3 1/2 games out in the wild-card hunt.The Royals erupted for eight runs in the sixth inning -- the most runs they scored in an inning since Aug. 5, 2013 -- to win 10-4 at Boston on Sunday night. They took two of three from the Red Sox. Rookie Raul Mondesi, who bats ninth, connected on a three-run triple in the big inning.You can ride guys like (Kendrys) Morales when they get hot or (Hosmer) when they get hot, Royals manager Ned Yost said. But if youre going to have any kind of sustained winning streak, its got to be everybody. Its got to be a different guy every night.On Sunday, the Royals picked up a game on the Indians, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, Yankees and Red Sox, all teams battling for postseason play.After the Yankees beat the Orioles in the first two games at Yankee Stadium, New York failed to complete the three-game sweep.Its not what you want, but were playing good baseball and winning series, and thats what we need to continue to do, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. If someone says youre going to win a series against Baltimore, I think you have to feel pretty positive about that, but when you win the first two, sometimes guys can get down a little.Im not down -- I think we played very well this weekend. We need to continue to do that, and if we do, Ill take our chances.While Sanchez did not homer Sunday, he doubled and singled. He homered in each of his previous three games and became the quickest playeer in major league history to hit 11 home runs, accomplishing it in 23 games. Wholesale Adidas NHL Jerseys. His 21 RBI in his first 23 career games tied for the second most in Yankees history.Girardi is glad his young players are experiencing a pennant race.I think when the games have meaning every day, youre playing in your division or against other teams vying for the playoffs, I think its very valuable, Girardi said. Those are games that in a sense have pressure, so I think the meaning of the games, you get a better evaluation of players, and I think thats important.New York right-hander Michael Pineda draws the starting assignment Monday at Kansas City. Pineda has not pitched since a no-decision on Aug. 22 at Seattle, where he gave up five runs on seven hits while walking two and striking out six in 5 1/3 innings. He is 1-0 in four August starts.Pineda is 4-4 with a 3.87 ERA with 104 strikeouts in 88 1/3 innings in his past 14 starts. He went 2-6 with a 6.92 ERA in his first 10 starts. Opponents are hitting .228 off him in the 14-start stretch after hitting .320 in his first 11 starts.Hosmer is 5-for-15 with a home run off Pineda, while catcher Salvador Perez, who has three homers in his past two games, is 6-for-17 (.353) with a homer off him. Alex Gordon is 3-for-19 (.158) and Lorenzo Cain is 1-for-10 against Pineda.The Royals will counter with right-hander Dillon Gee in the series opener. It will be Gees 12th start and 27th appearance. Gee lost 3-0 Wednesday at Miami, giving give up three runs in the sixth inning on four consecutive one-out singles and a sacrifice fly that ended up his evening and ceased his 11-inning scoreless streak.Gee is 2-2 with a 4.21 ERA in August after posting an 0-3 record with a 6.04 ERA in July. He is limiting opposing hitters to a .229 batting average with runners in scoring position, while they are 4-for-37 (.108) with runners in scoring in position with two outs.Gee will be facing the Yankees for the second time this year, having held them to one run on three hits over 5 1/3 innings in a relief outing on May 9. He is 1-2 with a 3.04 ERA in four career appearances against the Yankees -- including three starts when he was with the Mets. Gee is 3-3 with a 4.37 ERA in six starts and 15 appearances at Kauffman Stadium this year. cheap falcons jerseys cheap ravens jerseys cheap bills jerseys cheap bears jerseys cheap bengals jerseys cheap cowboys jerseys cheap lions jerseys cheap texans jerseys cheap colts jerseys cheap jaguars jerseys cheap chiefs jerseys cheap rams jerseys cheap dolphins jerseys cheap vikings jerseys cheap saints jerseys cheap giants jerseys cheap jets jerseys cheap eagles jerseys cheap steelers jerseys cheap 49ers jerseys ' ' '