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[b]Dave Henderson Jersey[/b] . -- Asked what drivers worry him as he seeks a second-straight Sprint Cup title, Kyle Busch identified Kyle Larson and Martin Truex Jr.Both compete for smaller teams that get engines and other technical support from the large, multi-car organizations. And their success heading into the start of NASCARs 10-race playoff Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway is starting to annoy the big boys.It hurts to be outrun by somebody in your equipment, six-time champion Jimmie Johnson said.Of the 16 drivers to qualify for the season-ending Chase, half are from teams outside the behemoth organizations of Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing and Team Penske.Its a slippery slope, Johnson said. I mean, I think that Gibbs and Hendrick and these bigger teams will really have to think hard about alliances that they put together.Hendrick, Johnsons team, makes engines for Chip Ganassi Racing, which employs Larson. Gibbs, Buschs boss, has an alliance with Furniture Row Racing and Truex.Stewart-Haas Racing, which has three drivers in the Chase, gets its engines from Hendrick and it has fueled a rivalry between Johnson and Kevin Harvick. But that agreement ends after the season when SHR shifts from Chevrolet to Ford, leaving for some awkward moments as the teams share information this season.The deals are in place to cut down on costs for the smaller teams and also provide overhead relief for the big teams while ensuring a healthy number of entrants, which had been declining.Ill use Stewart-Haas as an example for us. They get our best stuff, and theyre not a small organization. They have a huge engineering staff, Johnson said. So they take our best equipment, thats part of the deal, fully refined, what were racing, then their engineering staff gets to work on it and make it better.?Same thing is going on at Gibbs.?Theyre providing all that equipment to the 78 (Truex) car, and theyre smart people.?Thats pretty good, but Im going to tweak this and that, and they make it better yet.Its brought a different dynamic to the third year of the current Chase format, which calls for three rounds of elimination before the Nov. 20 finale at Homestead. Johnson, the No. 8 seed, is the highest-ranked Hendrick driver in the field.Johnson has had uncharacteristic mistakes this season as he aims for a seventh title, which would tie the record for NASCARs top circuit held by Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt.I dont like where were at, Johnson said. Were working hard.?Theres a lot of optimism and a lot of great things happening.?We just need to deliver consistently and execute at the track.?Busch has led the most laps this season and will start Sundays race from the pole after qualifying Friday was rained out. But Busch is far from comfortable with Truex having so much success in his own Toyota.Even though were top seed, we may not be the favorite right now, Busch said. Actually, Id probably look at the 78 car for having the most raw speed here as of late. Thats the guy were probably all chasing at the moment.Busch also had praise for Larson, who won at Michigan and joins Jamie McMurray to give Ganassi two drivers in the Chase for the first time. Busch called Larson a good fantasy league pick.Hes cheap but, man, he can definitely punch out the results, Busch said. And theyve shown that the last couple of weeks of having good cars and good speed and being right there in the running for the final finish.Larson, in his third season in the Sprint Cup, is confident entering his first Chase because of his success on 1.5-mile tracks like Chicagoland.Ive ran good at most all of them in the past, specially 2014 we had a good run in the last 10 races, Larson said.?Even last year there were a couple where we did well at.?I could have won Homestead last year had that caution not come out at the end.For the competitive Busch, the evening of the field has provided more motivation to beat the likes of Truex, who had a dominating win at Charlotte.Given that were within the same organization, same team, and have all the same stuff, its on us as the 18 team, Busch said, Its on us to be able to go out there and race and get the same or better results than they can.
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[b]http://www.athleticsrookiestore.com/Athletics-Rickey-Henderson-Kids-Jersey/[/b] .J. -- Seven games into a disappointing season, New York Giants defensive catalyst Jason Pierre-Paul is getting the feeling hes back.KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Sanna Nyassi and Collen Warner scored early in the second half, and the Montreal Impact rallied for a testy 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night. Claudio Bieler scored on a penalty kick in first-half stoppage time for Sporting KC, prompting protests from Montreal that ultimately got coach Marco Schallibaum dismissed from the game. He missed watching Nyassi score the equalizer in the 47th minute, and Warner punching the go-ahead goal past Sporting KC goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen in the 53rd minute. The Impact (8-2-2) had to play a man down when Alessandro Nesta was given a red card later in the half, but they still held on to take over the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Sporting KC (6-5-4) lost for the first time in four MLS games. Tempers that had been running hot the entire game threatened to spill over when it ended as the two teams met on the middle of the pitch. Sporting KC coach Peter Vermes got into a shouting match with several Impact players, and staff members from both sides had to keep the teams apart. Sporting KC dominated possession, but the Impact had the better scoring chances. Their best in the first half came when Felipe Martins got loose in the 39th minute. Nielsen strayed too far away from the goal and Martins sent a shot off the near post, and the ball deflected right back. Martins passed over to Marco Di Vaio, but his uncontested shot went wide left. Sporting KC finally struck two minutes into stoppage time. Nesta tugged on Bielers jersey just outside of the penalty area, and may have actually pulled him a crucial step inside it. When Nesta yanked on Bieler once more, Sporting KCs leading scorer tumbled onto his rump,, and referee Armando Villarreal awarded him a penalty kick.
[b]Brett Anderson Jersey[/b]. Bieler poked it past Impact goalkeeper Troy Perkins for his seventh goal of the season. It certainly didnt sit well with Montreal. When the half ended, Schallibaum walked all the way to midfield and ripped into the referees over the penalty. The Impact coach then had harsh words with Nielsen as the two headed from the field, and Nielsen had to be restrained by a staff member as he headed up the tunnel for the locker room. Schallibaum didnt appear at the start of the second half, the second time in two games against Sporting KC that the Impact coach has been dismissed this season. He certainly missed quite the rally. Early in the second half, Sporting KCs Mechack Jerome was given a yellow card for a reckless tackle, and Nyassis shot from the top of the penalty area on the restart tied the game. Just six minutes later, Sporting KCs Peterson Joseph whiffed while trying to clear the ball from in front of his goal, and Warner was there to punch it home and give the Impact a 2-1 lead. Second-half substitute Benny Feilhaber nearly equalized for Sporting KC in the 66th minute when he sent a bicycle kick toward the net, but Perkins managed to deflect it away. Perkins also saved a shot by Paulo Nagamura in the 71st minute. A few minutes later, Nesta appeared to head-butt Bieler as they resumed their scrap from the first half. The match referee saw the clash of heads and Nesta was promptly shown a red card. Sporting KC spent the final 20 minutes of the game pressing the attack against the short-handed Impact, but their defence proved stingy and Perkins was unflappable in the goal to ensure the win. ' ' '
JOLIET, Ill. [b]Dave Henderson Jersey[/b] . -- Asked what drivers worry him as he seeks a second-straight Sprint Cup title, Kyle Busch identified Kyle Larson and Martin Truex Jr.Both compete for smaller teams that get engines and other technical support from the large, multi-car organizations. And their success heading into the start of NASCARs 10-race playoff Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway is starting to annoy the big boys.It hurts to be outrun by somebody in your equipment, six-time champion Jimmie Johnson said.Of the 16 drivers to qualify for the season-ending Chase, half are from teams outside the behemoth organizations of Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing and Team Penske.Its a slippery slope, Johnson said. I mean, I think that Gibbs and Hendrick and these bigger teams will really have to think hard about alliances that they put together.Hendrick, Johnsons team, makes engines for Chip Ganassi Racing, which employs Larson. Gibbs, Buschs boss, has an alliance with Furniture Row Racing and Truex.Stewart-Haas Racing, which has three drivers in the Chase, gets its engines from Hendrick and it has fueled a rivalry between Johnson and Kevin Harvick. But that agreement ends after the season when SHR shifts from Chevrolet to Ford, leaving for some awkward moments as the teams share information this season.The deals are in place to cut down on costs for the smaller teams and also provide overhead relief for the big teams while ensuring a healthy number of entrants, which had been declining.Ill use Stewart-Haas as an example for us. They get our best stuff, and theyre not a small organization. They have a huge engineering staff, Johnson said. So they take our best equipment, thats part of the deal, fully refined, what were racing, then their engineering staff gets to work on it and make it better.?Same thing is going on at Gibbs.?Theyre providing all that equipment to the 78 (Truex) car, and theyre smart people.?Thats pretty good, but Im going to tweak this and that, and they make it better yet.Its brought a different dynamic to the third year of the current Chase format, which calls for three rounds of elimination before the Nov. 20 finale at Homestead. Johnson, the No. 8 seed, is the highest-ranked Hendrick driver in the field.Johnson has had uncharacteristic mistakes this season as he aims for a seventh title, which would tie the record for NASCARs top circuit held by Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt.I dont like where were at, Johnson said. Were working hard.?Theres a lot of optimism and a lot of great things happening.?We just need to deliver consistently and execute at the track.?Busch has led the most laps this season and will start Sundays race from the pole after qualifying Friday was rained out. But Busch is far from comfortable with Truex having so much success in his own Toyota.Even though were top seed, we may not be the favorite right now, Busch said. Actually, Id probably look at the 78 car for having the most raw speed here as of late. Thats the guy were probably all chasing at the moment.Busch also had praise for Larson, who won at Michigan and joins Jamie McMurray to give Ganassi two drivers in the Chase for the first time. Busch called Larson a good fantasy league pick.Hes cheap but, man, he can definitely punch out the results, Busch said. And theyve shown that the last couple of weeks of having good cars and good speed and being right there in the running for the final finish.Larson, in his third season in the Sprint Cup, is confident entering his first Chase because of his success on 1.5-mile tracks like Chicagoland.Ive ran good at most all of them in the past, specially 2014 we had a good run in the last 10 races, Larson said.?Even last year there were a couple where we did well at.?I could have won Homestead last year had that caution not come out at the end.For the competitive Busch, the evening of the field has provided more motivation to beat the likes of Truex, who had a dominating win at Charlotte.Given that were within the same organization, same team, and have all the same stuff, its on us as the 18 team, Busch said, Its on us to be able to go out there and race and get the same or better results than they can. [b]Kendall Graveman Jersey[/b] . After a first half in which he thought "the lid was on the basket," the Toronto Raptors coach watched his squad mount a second half surge to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-91. [b]Jake Smolinski Jersey[/b] . The No. 1-ranked Nadal tweaked his back warming up for the Australian Open final, which he lost almost four weeks ago in a major upset against Stanislas Wawrinka. His first stop after the layoff is the clay in Rio as he tests the back and tries to stay healthy for the French Open in three months. [b]http://www.athleticsrookiestore.com/Athletics-Rickey-Henderson-Kids-Jersey/[/b] .J. -- Seven games into a disappointing season, New York Giants defensive catalyst Jason Pierre-Paul is getting the feeling hes back.KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Sanna Nyassi and Collen Warner scored early in the second half, and the Montreal Impact rallied for a testy 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night. Claudio Bieler scored on a penalty kick in first-half stoppage time for Sporting KC, prompting protests from Montreal that ultimately got coach Marco Schallibaum dismissed from the game. He missed watching Nyassi score the equalizer in the 47th minute, and Warner punching the go-ahead goal past Sporting KC goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen in the 53rd minute. The Impact (8-2-2) had to play a man down when Alessandro Nesta was given a red card later in the half, but they still held on to take over the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Sporting KC (6-5-4) lost for the first time in four MLS games. Tempers that had been running hot the entire game threatened to spill over when it ended as the two teams met on the middle of the pitch. Sporting KC coach Peter Vermes got into a shouting match with several Impact players, and staff members from both sides had to keep the teams apart. Sporting KC dominated possession, but the Impact had the better scoring chances. Their best in the first half came when Felipe Martins got loose in the 39th minute. Nielsen strayed too far away from the goal and Martins sent a shot off the near post, and the ball deflected right back. Martins passed over to Marco Di Vaio, but his uncontested shot went wide left. Sporting KC finally struck two minutes into stoppage time. Nesta tugged on Bielers jersey just outside of the penalty area, and may have actually pulled him a crucial step inside it. When Nesta yanked on Bieler once more, Sporting KCs leading scorer tumbled onto his rump,, and referee Armando Villarreal awarded him a penalty kick. [b]Brett Anderson Jersey[/b]. Bieler poked it past Impact goalkeeper Troy Perkins for his seventh goal of the season. It certainly didnt sit well with Montreal. When the half ended, Schallibaum walked all the way to midfield and ripped into the referees over the penalty. The Impact coach then had harsh words with Nielsen as the two headed from the field, and Nielsen had to be restrained by a staff member as he headed up the tunnel for the locker room. Schallibaum didnt appear at the start of the second half, the second time in two games against Sporting KC that the Impact coach has been dismissed this season. He certainly missed quite the rally. Early in the second half, Sporting KCs Mechack Jerome was given a yellow card for a reckless tackle, and Nyassis shot from the top of the penalty area on the restart tied the game. Just six minutes later, Sporting KCs Peterson Joseph whiffed while trying to clear the ball from in front of his goal, and Warner was there to punch it home and give the Impact a 2-1 lead. Second-half substitute Benny Feilhaber nearly equalized for Sporting KC in the 66th minute when he sent a bicycle kick toward the net, but Perkins managed to deflect it away. Perkins also saved a shot by Paulo Nagamura in the 71st minute. A few minutes later, Nesta appeared to head-butt Bieler as they resumed their scrap from the first half. The match referee saw the clash of heads and Nesta was promptly shown a red card. Sporting KC spent the final 20 minutes of the game pressing the attack against the short-handed Impact, but their defence proved stingy and Perkins was unflappable in the goal to ensure the win. ' ' '