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|Bruins-Canucks Game 5 Preview: Five keys, stats and players
|06.10.11 at 6:16 pm ET
VANCOUVER ' The Bruins are starting out this trip to Vancouver just the way they did the last time around: even in the Stanley Cup finals. This time around, it's a best-of-three series, and the importance of getting a road win is magnified greatly. Sticking with the fun game-number-themed preview, here's a look at Game 5.
– Bring that home game on the road: Obviously, it is impossible for the B's to replicate both the strategy and execution of Games 3 and 4 given that Canucks now have the last change, but all things considered, the Bruins can have success by continuing what made them successful in a couple of lopsided road wins: capitalize on what a disaster the Canucks have been offensively, and get to Roberto Luongo more with better opportunities. That's something they can do without the benefit of last change.
– Keep the Sedins silent: The brothers Sedin were supposed to be stars of the Stanley Cup finals, and the fact that they have yet to show up would warrant any angry fan demanding a refund. The Zdeno Chara ' Dennis Seidenberg pairing vs. the Sedins has clearly worked out in the Bruins' favor, as a two-point performance in Game 2 for Daniel Sedin remains the only time either brother has shown up on the scoring sheet in the first four games.
– Sustain the surprising special teams play: This series was supposed to be about the Canucks' power play dominating, while the B's would continue their no-show on the man advantage. Instead, it's been the Bruins who have three power play goals through first four games, while the Canucks are 1-for-22.
– Score more than two goals: With the way the last two games have gone, Bruins fans might expect the B's to toss six past Luongo Friday, but it was the lack of scoring at Rogers Center in Games 1 and 2 that hurt them in the end. It looks like they've exposed the Canucks' defense well enough at this point, so the B's should hope they can buck their trend of being limited on the scoreboard (two goals in their last trip here) at Rogers Arena.
– Let the Canucks obsess over Tim Thomas: The more they complain, the less success they have, which causes them to complain and repeat the process. On the ice, they keep trying to bug him with childish antics such as trying to knock Thomas' stick loose by hitting the top of it, and thus far it has only frustrated the Canucks. Thomas should watch how much he reacts, as his slash on Alexandre Burrows was retaliatory, but still ill-advised. As long as Thomas continues to limit the Canucks the way he has (one goal allowed over the last two games), he can do pretty much whatever he wants.
– The last time the Bruins dropped two straight games to open a series (the quarterfinals vs. the Canadiens in April), they won three straight before eventually taking the series in seven games. The B's
– Assists is the only major statistical category in which a Bruins player does not lead this postseason. David Krejci leads all postseason players in points (22), and goals (11), Zdeno Chara has a playoffs-best plus-14 rating, and Tim Thomas leads all goaltenders with a .936 save percentage and 2.11 goals against average. He is tied with Roberto Luongo with three shutouts and 14 wins, while Henrik Sedin is the only Canucks player to lead a category by himself. He has a postseason-best 19 assists. Thomas surpassed Carey Price's postseason-leading numbers with his shutout on Wednesday.
– This is now the Bruins' first series this postseason in which the team that score the first goal won each of the first four games.
– Tomas Kaberle has had a negative rating in just two of the team's 22 playoff games. His play has been improved in the Cup finals, and he's
a plus-8 this postseason.
–Michael Ryder has had four points the last two games after having just two in the previous seven.
– Brad Marchand: The rookie pest was the best player on the ice Wednesday, flying and giving reminders that he's more of a skill player than he may receive credit for. No. 63 has three points in the last two games, one of which was a beauty on the penalty kill Monday.
– Rich Peverley: After spending much of the last two rounds playing on either the fourth line or floating around in the lineup, Peverley showed he can handle playing on the Bruins' first line by scoring two goals on Wednesday.
– Roberto Luongo: The Vezina finalist turned in back-to-back performances that warranted being pulled in Boston, but he insisted that he remain in the net for all of the team's 8-1 loss in Game 3. The Bruins know to beat him high, and they've taken advantage of it. Alain Vigneault insists Luongo will remain the starter, as he should, but Luongo needs to prove that he isn't falling apart on the biggest stage.
– Tyler Seguin: The rookie had a nice pass to set up Michael Ryder's goal on Wednesday, but it looks like he's regressing as far as the physical play goes. On the very shift in which Ryder scored, the rookie was chasing a puck in the corner but pulled up before he got there to avoid getting hit, and the Canucks broke it out easily. Seguin took so many steps in the right direction through the first few games of the Eastern Conference finals, and he needs to go back to that.
– Kevin Bieksa: It's gotten worse and worse for Bieksa throughout this series, and if the report that Dan Hamhuis will remain out with a ruptured testicle is correct, the Canucks' top-pair defenseman is in serious trouble. He's been a minus-4 over the last two games, and Milan Lucic simply toyed with him priort to Peverley's second goal Wednesday.
Former NHL player and current Vancouver radio host Ray Ferraro joined the Mut & Merloni show Friday afternoon to talk about the Stanley Cup finals. To hear the interview, go to the Mut & Merloni audio on demand page.
Ferraro was a guest before Game 3 of the finals and has seen the Canucks fan base get much more worried since Boston knotted the series at 2-2.
"It's a cloudy, gray day here in Vancouver," Ferraro said. "While everybody seems to want to to believe, they've clearly seen that a team that they'd only seen one time in the regular season is a hell of a lot better than they thought. And you guys know, you see somebody in a short sample and you make this instant evaluation. They're not fast enough. They're not going to be able to hit our players."
Added Ferraro: "They found out the game can change in a hurry. And you don't get to be one of the final two teams by not being very good. I guess the way I would sum what I've seen this is that just like in life there are different ways to do the same thing. The Bruins go about it one way and the Canucks go about it a different way. And one way's not better than the other, it's just different. And here we sit tied 2-2."
Former Bruin and current TV analyst Mike Milbury recently joked about Henrik and Daniel Sedin, calling them "Thelma and Louise." When asked if he thought the identical twins needed to become tougher, Ferraro said it's not going to happen.
"They can't. You can't change who you are," he said. "The Sedins aren't going to physically challenge anybody. I think one of their biggest problems is that they've gotten involved in a little bit of the extracurricular stuff. Boston's pushing them around and they're trying to push back. There's no point in it. There's no point for the Sedins. The push back has to be being stronger on the puck, winning a puck battle and when you get a power play, hurt the Bruins that way. They're not going to hurt them physically. Mike calling them 'Thelma and Louise' of course it sounds great and it's great TV, but ask him if he was coaching if he'd want the back-to-back Art Ross Trophy winners on his team. I hope he'd say yes. If not, he'd be, well, on TV."
Vancouver goalie Roberto Luongo has taken a lot of heat for allowing a dozen goals in the last two games. Ferraro said he is not the only one to blame. Read the rest of this entry »
We landed in Boston at Logan Airport around midnight and headed for hotel in the beautiful city of Quincy. Once there, we decided to try out a local delicacy called "Dunkin Donuts". It was decadent.
After two hours sleep, the Super Bowl-style media circuit got underway. First stop, WEEI. The boys there were awesome. From the radio show to the web guys, that station served up some damn good times. The update man "Meter" did his best WWE Goldust impression by wearing a gold suit on-air. Word to the wise my friend: it was on backwards and there's a reason we wear jocks dude. Good on ya though.
We then headed out to the Garden for about 10-15 more interviews. The funniest one was for a Canadian national broadcaster that thought we didn't know who Bobby Orr was. "Hey there's the statue of Bobby Orr, you guys know him?" No, who is the Orr fellow?
After all the media we then had some time to sit down for some brews. The Boston Brew House was excellent and the Fenway Lagers hit the spot. By the way, excellent Haddock…holy crap that was good!
We boarded a trolley bus full of Canuck fans. Some were sober, but most were tanked I think. I want to apologize to Bostonians as well. Some of the guys on the bus were giving people the middle finger in the streets and that's not cool in the slightest. That's not the Canadian, let alone Vancouver way at all.
Game time hit around 8:00. We went to the game with our suits under our pants and timed it beautifully. We waited for the giant Bruins flag to come over top of us and we threw em on with nobody looking.
Everything was going great until Aaron Rome knocked out Nathan Horton. We were worried for Horton just like the rest of the crowd but of course a few people saw it differently. They yelled, swore and threatened us. The worst part was that there was a family in front of us and the father kept covering the sons ears because of this meat head swearing at us. I'm all for taking a few heckels and chirps, but come on man, don't go all out when there's little kids around.
We took a few shoves, middle fingers and beaks that night. Not to mention on the ice we took pounding, 8-1. We were rushed into a washroom with 1:30 left on the clock and told to hurry up and change by some of Boston's finest. It's because of them we didn't return home in a body bag that night.
We took the day off from the suits and headed to New York City. We took the Amtrak there, which we'd learn later, was a hell of a lot better than taking the bus. Once in NYC we headed straight for the ballpark to watch the Sox lay a beat down on the Yanks. It was awesome.
We did a little bit of work for WEEI while we were there and helped out as best we could. It was the least we could do considering how awesome those guys were to us back on Day 1. Actually, you know what? Here and now, I'm going to proclaim WEEI our favorite station when in Beantown. That's our home away from home. You heard it here first!
Back to the game. The BoSox dominated the Yanks and we then headed for Times Square. It was alright. I'm sorry, but there were too many lights. I kept thinking, "What a waste of electricity." It was like three in the morning and they were still pumping out a huge power bill. There were 20 people in the street. I got confused easily as you can see.
We then grabbed the 3:30 am express bus back to Boston. I, Sully, ended sleeping on the floor, while Force took up two seats. Man that bus ride sucked.
We got to explore the city and take it in a bit. We did the Fenway Park tour which was amazing. That is, hands down, the coolest ballpark/stadium I've ever seen. So much history in that joint. It was so awesome that I'm going to head back to Boston soon after the Cup finals to catch a game. The tour was great but I need the real experience. I also bought a few vintage Sox shirts which, guaranteed, I'll get chirped for back home, but to hell with it! They're good looking shirts.
We went to the game not knowing what to expect. The cab ride was eerily silent as we could sense the tone had changed. Not only were the Bruins riding this high, you could feel that their fans were also pretty charged. I wasn't worried but I was a little uncomfortable knowing that anything could happen, even and especially for the worse.
We pulled the same change into the suit under the flag routine and it was game on.
After a lackluster first we took photos in the concourse again and were asked if we'd like to visit the Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. Stephen Harper. Obviously, we said yes.
During the next intermission we were ushered by security over to his section. It was awesome but the walk back was brutal. A few cops helped us again but I had a drink poured on me, got kicked, and smacked in the head. It was a little rough but it's playoff time and you have to play through the pain.
I'd say about 95 percent of people down there were awesome and realized that we meant no harm and tried to be as polite as possible. That's the Canadian way. However, the other five percent were relentless, crude and rude…especially around the kids. Not much bothers me in that suit, except for people swearing around little kids.
We took a bunch of photos with youngsters and their parents and every time we did, there was a guy or two dropping constant f-bombs. Go to the game, have a good time, but come on, don't be a total jerk.
Aside from that, Boston you've got a beautiful city and we thank you for the hospitality.
I'm out.
With the Stanley Cup finals down to a best-of-three series, two countries' worth of media can't help but comment on the series.
The Toronto Star's Dan Robson hasn't enjoyed the pettiness and immaturity by both the Canucks and the Bruins, calling them 'fifth-grade versions of themselves.'
Wrote Robson: 'The Bruins and Canucks have gone classless-tit for gutless-tat all series long.'
ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun, meanwhile, has focused on the games themselves, seeing Vancouver's road losses to the Bruins by a combined score of 12-1 reflect numerous issues with the Canucks, ranging from poor goalie play to a lack of team confidence.
'They head home with their confidence shaken, their goalie perhaps rattled and their passionate fan base unquestionably believing 40 years of misery will continue with one more giant heartbreak headed their way,' LeBrun wrote Thursday.
Gord McIntyre, a writer for Vancouver-based newspaper the Province, wrote Friday that the media and much of the NHL wants to see the Canucks lose, that they have become the villains of the NHL. His article cited such examples as Versus commentator Mike Milbury calling Daniel and Henrik Sedin 'Thelma and Louise,' a Chicago reporter seeing a picture of Cher and saying 'Luongo,' and Blackhawks center Dave Bolland saying the team played 'sort of like a little girl.'
Helene Elliot of the Chicago Tribune wrote Thursday that the Bruins' success is based on Tim Thomas' success, and Thomas' success is based on his 'feistiness.' Jackie MacMullan of ESPN.com wrote a similar article Thursday, but added that the Canucks don't respect Thomas' aggression and talent. MacMullan quoted Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa as calling Thomas 'leaky,' and wrote that, according to the Canucks, simply shooting more will expose Thomas' weaknesses.
VANCOUVER — The Bruins were a very good road team in the regular season. Now, whether they are able to win on the road will determine whether they win the Stanley Cup.
With the Canucks having the advantage of home ice in Games 5 and 7 of the finals, the Bruins will need to win one (or possibly two) games at Rogers Arena if they want to hoist the Cup.
"We know that, because basically now we're in a best-of-three series with Vancouver having the home-ice advantage," Tim Thomas, who allowed four goals over the Bruins' losses in Games 1 and 2 in Vancouver, said Thursday. "We know that we have to win here, for sure."
The Bruins were able to shake off their two losses to open the series by returning to Boston and beating the Canucks in convincing fashion Monday and Wednesday to tie the series. Winning by at least four goals, as they did both nights, would be nice, but then again, doing anything to resemble the way they dominated at home would be a welcomed sight.
"I don't think it's necessarily bringing a home game, it's just bringing our game," Claude Julien said Thursday. "As I mentioned here, I don't think we played extremely well in those first two games. We were OK. That wasn't good enough against a team like Vancouver. They're a great hockey club.
"We need to play with a lot of emotion, intensity and play on our toes. That's something that we have to certainly bring here."
The friendly folks over at the WEEI.com stat truck passed along this nugget: The B's have yet to pick up their third victory of a series on the road. If they can't do so this series, they'll be returning to the Garden facing elimination.
From the pregame presentation, to the in-house band, to the sea of white towels waving, to the arena-wide singing of "O Canada," Rogers Arena certainly has a way of pumping up the Canucks players and fans. The B's were able to silence that energy in Game 2 when they held a 2-1 lead, but as the Bruins get ready to take the ice in Vancouver for the third time this series, they do so knowing they haven't gotten anything more than lessons from their two games at Rogers thus far.
"It's pretty hard to play here," Patrice Bergeron said in the visitors locker room. "The crowd is very loud, and obviously Vancouver is going to look to bounce back, so we're going to need to make sure we're bringing the same energy we had in Games 3 and 4. That being said, it's a huge game tomorrow and we need to focus on that."
Either way, the Stanley Cup will be at TD Garden on Monday for Game 6. Whether the Bruins can give themselves the chance to play for it depends on what they can do in the opponents' building.
|Alain Vigneault says Roberto Luongo will start Game 5
|06.09.11 at 9:32 pm ET
Canucks coach Alain Vigneault said Thursday at Rogers Arena that he will not be making a goaltending change prior to Friday's Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals. Vezina finalist Roberto Luongo has allowed 12 goals over his last two games (both lopsided Bruins wins), but Vigneault said he will not be turning to Cory Schneider, as he did in the first round after Luongo struggled in Games 4 and 5.
"My gut at that time told me that putting Schneids in was the right thing to do, but it was just a one-[time] thing," Vigneault said. "Roberto is the guy. He's my guy, and he's playing. It's that simple."
Schneider replaced Luongo after the Bruins' scored their fourth goal in Wednesday's Game 4 at TD Garden. The Marblehead native and former BC netminder stopped all nine shots he saw.
VANCOUVER — The Canucks have had a series-long obsession with Tim Thomas. It's all they talk about with the media, and given that he's held them to one goal over the last two games, probably all they think about.
As a result, a funny moment came from Thursday's media availability at Rogers Arena, when Thomas tried to deflect the notion by saying he was just focusing on himself. Of course, by doing so, he admitted that he shares the Canucks' fixation, causing quite a bit of laughter from the Vezina favorite and those on hand.
"[What they think about] doesn't really matter," Thomas said. "What's going to matter is the results that you have on the ice moving forward. So I'm going to worry about Tim Thomas and not worry about anything else."
Thomas said he doesn't like to think about the idea that he might have any mental advantage over the Canucks, who have complained about his style of play and have used various tactics to throw him off physically.
"That's something that I'd rather just ignore and worry and focus on just doing the best that I can on myself," Thomas said. "It's not something I put a lot of thought into."
Frustrations have seemed to boil over between Vancouver forwards and Thomas. The 37-year-old netminder crushed Henrik Sedin in the crease in Game 3 and slashed Alexandre Burrows after the winger took multiple hacks at the top of his stick in Wednesday's Game 4 Bruins' victory.


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If the police are no better than thugs, who will save us?
The Times Editorial: There is a disturbing trend running through our police service and, if not stopped, it will render efforts to fight crime impossible.
Today we publish several stories about police behaviour in dealing with suspects.
It seems torture and outright violation of human rights is becoming the order of the day for some of our police officers and experts warn that the line between criminals and our law enforcement officers is "blurred".
One of the alleged victims gives a chilling account of what happened to him when police arrested him after he was accused of killing a police officer.
Sifiso Makhubu claims he was threatened with death by officers who were supposed to uphold his rights as a suspect.
Makhuba says his hands were handcuffed behind his back and to his ankles. He says police sprayed him with water and pulled a tyre tube over his face as one of the officers sat on his back.
Such tactics are well documented in our history.
They are those the apartheid security force used when dealing with political activists.
Now that the ANC is in power, it comes as a shock that some within our police service still use such tactics against suspects.
There is an outcry across our townships about a particular police unit that, the people claim, is violating basic human rights.
But the government seems to be turning a blind eye to all this.
Peter Jordi, of the Wits Law Clinic, has warned that the police have become predators who, with unrestrained violence, hunt down suspects.
"What is happening is an out-of-control spiral. It is not isolated. It is happening everywhere with those involved simply moving from one police station to another when they get caught," Jordi said.
Though everyone supports clamping down on crime, a crime-free South Africa cannot be achieved at the expense of human rights or by giving the police carte blanche.

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~Been a little out of the loop, so it was mighty convenient what Bischoff had to say here to catch me up to speed a little bit. Also, kudos on the non-traditional opening; they really are a great way to immediately get a readers attention. I could just picture the dickish look on his face that hed have while saying this, too. You captured him in excellent fashion, and the changing of the Unforgiven main event sounds like it should be a lot of fun.
~Well that was just fun. No gripe about Michaels destroying a set of jobbers. None of them got really any kind of showing here, but nice to see Michaels more than up to the challenge (as if there was any question hed lose to MAVEN). The post-match is what means the most here, and I love the way your Hassan played it off. He doesnt just want to torture Michaels, he wants to completely break everything about the guy. Was a very solid segment that will surely add a layer to this mugging of a feud.
~A very nice promo from the Dudz here, I fully expect them to put the Platform in their place in a couple of weeks. They wont hold the gold much longer than that, but they should at least put up a fighting chance against the young guys.
~A solid, if short, match that the Platform looked pretty good in. I understand why the Dudleys interfered, its kind of Booking 101. What I didnt like was the logic behind it. Not only could this potentially be seen as a way for the Bashams to lay claim for a title shot, thus giving the Dudz more challengers come Unforgiven, but the champs just did what they chewed the Platform out for doing and that was sticking their nose where it didnt belong because theyre afraid. From a booking perspective, this didnt make much sense with all that put in. But from a character perspective, I do like it because it shows that perhaps its the Dudleys that are afraid of the Platform and the fact that the kids do have their number and the champs are getting a tad paranoid about keeping their gold. Whichever way you wanna look at it, I suppose
~Oh, hey Batista. Oh, hey Kane. These guys really have it in for one another, no? I like me some anarchy, and this was well done, although it did feel a little bit filler-ish to me.
~Nice to insert a little bit of vengeance into a womens feud, and theres no one the crowd likes to get behind than Lita. An impressive win and that address was short and sweet, just telling us exactly how she felt and what was new without any fluff. Although Im still rooting for psycho Victoria. Moving on.
~I really like what youre doing with the WGTT here. Lots of unresolved tension going around in this scene, even with both guys apologizing. Im not sure which way youre gonna go with this, but thats whats drawing me to it. I think both you and me are pulling a great deal of inspiration from these two from Legends work with them, but I implore you to make this one your own. Still, very interest peaking stuff here.
~A really strong match between the Canadians here that was never gonna end clean. These are two guys youve been giving a lot of focus to for a while now, so I wasnt expecting a clear cut winner, although I wouldnt be surprised in the least bit if all three men were involved in something together come Unforgiven.
~Btw, I wanna slap your Coach everytime he talks.
~Nice to see Regal and his boy given new direction and I also very much enjoy the fact that Regal is only gonna add fuel to the fire between the WGTT. Hes a perfect catalyst to do so given his incredibly educated nature. Dare I say Regal might prompt Haas to jump on board with him ?
~As already noted by many, youve pretty much got Bischoff to a tee by this point. Loved his business approach between Christian/Jericho, Christian looking like the perfect chickenshit heel he can be. I like the #1 Contendership announcement, but I cant help but wonder if at some point in the future those three guysll meet in idk a ladder match for idk that briefcase thingy? Thatd be fun to read, I would reckon.
~Have no idea what your plans are for Goldust, but hes an incredibly versatile character that can be used for many different situations with many different characters. Although I was a tad disappointed there was no Shattered Dreams in this match. Conway deserves no nuts.
~Jesus, have these two been going at it for the entire hour between their segments? And they still want to have the match? Ill buy it because it puts over the sheer hatred and intensity in the feud, as well as the need for the Cage, but god thats a long time to be fighting.
~Kennedy was gold here. Youve really molded him into a really interesting gray morality character who will do whatever it takes to get that spotlight. No doubt hes more heelish than anything, but messin around with Bischoff like he has isnt gonna get him any better chance that he wants for now. Perhaps his first real feud will be with Goldust ? Promo was excellent. Oh, and Kennedy more likes to smack his gum much moreso than actually chewing it.
ar the cheating on Charlie Haas bit. Heel commentators are so much fun. This one was hell breaking loose from the start; I agree with iMac in that this one probably shouldnt have even gotten started and just devolved into one big brawl. Charlie finally showing up was huge for that character development in whatever direction you really want to take him. Chokeslam was HUGE for Kane, seeing as how he needs more footing after losing at SummerSlam, but huge spot to end the night to put a cap on ridiculously violent situation.
~ or thats not the end? Again, nice break of traditions with both the opening and closing. Michaels was great here, almost sounding a little bit loony, but I guess only having one thing to hold onto in a time like this might drive a man a little over the edge. As much as I marked a little bit for being pulled back and seeing the Entity all lain out and whatnot, it concerns me a little that he took them all out by himself. Whatever happens with Batista next week will be key in how these guys look going into Unforgiven.
Overall, I very much enjoyed this show, mostly because its nice to see a lot of your characters evolving as they go on. Benjamin/Haas is the main one, but Michaels devotion, Hassans lack therefore of, and Kennedys continued rise are the ones I mostly took away from this. You continue to impress and bring out the solid stuff. Hopefully, I won't be so late with reviews from here on out. Keep it up, broseph
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Flushing's Betos backstopping Seattle in NWSL
After competing for teams in four cities and two countries to play professional soccer, Seattle Reign goalkeeper Michelle Betos hopes that the new National Womens Soccer League is more stable than the two previous pro womens leagues.
Its an amazing feeling to be a part of this new professional league, and to have the opportunity to play, Betos recently said. I really believe this league is here to stay. Playing overseas is a great experience but nothing compares to the level of play here in the United States, or to the feeling of getting to play in front of friends and family.
The 25-year-old from Flushing, N.Y. served as the back-up goalkeeper for the Long Island Fury in 2006. As an 18-year-old, she helped the Fury to the Womens Premier Soccer League national championship in their expansion season. It was then on to the University of Georgia, where she made 316 career saves, ranking third all-time at the school, and second in shutouts (26) and wins (48).
During the 2009 W-League season, Betos played for the Atlanta Silverbacks. She led Atlanta to the Southeast Division title with a 10-1-1 record and was named W-League goalkeeper of the year. In 2011, Betis played keeper for the WPSLs Boston Aztec Breakers reserve team. She was in goal for the New York Fury of WPSL Elite last summer, then for Cyprus Apollon Limassol in the UEFA Champions League.
Betos, who can speak a little Greek, talked about communication with her defense.
As a goalkeeper, its obviously very important to communicate so the Apollon players and I created our own language a mix of English and Greek that allowed our points to get across in the run of play, she said.
In youth soccer, Betos played for the Olympic Development Program of the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association and Region 1 ODP Team, both for three years, fitting the pattern that 86 percent of the American players in NWSL were members of ODP as teenagers. She also played for the Albertson Fury 87 of the Long Island Junior Soccer League.
Paul Riley coached her on all three Fury teams Albertson Fury 87, Long Island Fury and New York Fury.
Michelle has developed through a tough training regimen and a desire to play at the highest level," he said. "She is a true professional with great hands, brilliant agility and solid feet. Terrific organizer and locker room personality. From the day I met her with Albertson Fury 87, I knew she would be a professional goalkeeper. She will be training with Hope Solo everyday and her competitive nature with show itself for sure.
Betos completed her youth career by serving as team captain for two years and was the 2005 Most Valuable Player of St. Francis Preparatory School in Queens.
She started playing soccer at age 5 but how exactly she ended up in goal is a story that she is not shy about sharing.
I figured out early on that I could have pockets in my shorts and keep some Skittles in them, and thats literally how I started playing goalie," Betos said. "I didnt want to run and then I realized that I could just have some candy during the game."


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OWENSBORO, Ky., Aug. 7 (AP).-- Urey Woodson, former Owensboro newspaper publisher, who resigned on July 24 as Federal Alien Property Custodian, died today at his home here of a heart ailment. He would have been 80 years old on Aug. 16. Mr. Woodson had returned from Washington to vote in the State Democratic primary last Saturday.
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The Czech Republic's Vladimir Smicer wheels away in delight after scoring the match-winning goal in the closing minutes.
The Czech Republic has become the first Euro 2004 quarter-finalist after beating the Netherlands 3-2 in one of most entertaining games in the championship's 44-year history.
The thriller even overshadowed Latvia's amazing performance in holding three-time champion Germany to a 0-0 dr aw in Porto in one of the most stunning results. And Latvia was unlucky not to have been awarded at least one penalty.
The Czechs hit back from 2-0 down in Aveiro with substitute Vladimir Smicer scoring the winner two minutes from the end.
Wilfred Bouma and Ruud van Nistelrooy had put the Dutch ahead inside 19 minutes. Jan Koller quickly pulled one back before Milan Baros made it 2-2 with 19 minutes to go.
In the end-to-end game of high-quality soccer, with both teams playing attacking formations, Edgar Davids hit the post and Pavel Nedved the crossbar, while goalkeepers Edwin van der Sar and Petr Cech made world-class saves.
"For us, it was a fantastic day, a fantastic game to come back from 2-0 and beat Holland," said Juventus star Pavel Nedved, who starred in the fightback.
"We fulfilled the instructions of the coach. Thank God we scored and came back into the game. Now we have to fully concentrate on Germany."
The result meant that the Czechs became the first team to qualify for the last eight after being the only team with two victories and six points.
The Germans have two points the Dutch and Latvians one each going into the final round of games - Czech Republic versus Germany and the Netherlands versus Latvia on Wednesday.
The Latvians were also celebrating. Playing in its first major championship, 500-1 outsider Latvia celebrated on the field at Boavista's Bessa stadium in Porto, while the Germans walked off in disgrace after the scoreless draw.
The Latvians, who were supposed to be easy fodder for the Germans, Dutch and Czechs in group D, also had a clear penalty turned down in the second half when Maris Verpakovskis was brought down by Frank Baumann, but English referee Mike Riley turned it down.
The result means that Latvia, which knocked out World Cup semi-finalist Turkey in the November playoffs to qualify, has tied with the World Cup runner-up for its first point.
Rudi Voeller's team has only two points from two games and is in danger of going out in the first round for the second European championship in a row.
"We tried to win," Voeller said. "It wasn't for lack of dedication, we did create our chances, but Germany just doesn't score enough goals, not here, not in qualifying."
Meanwhile, Swiss striker Alex Frei joined Totti in the UEFA disciplinary dock for allegedly spitting at an opponent. Totti, who spat at Denmark's Christian Poulsen, is already serving a three-game ban, while Frei has been charged with spitting at England midfielder Steven Gerrard.


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Smuggling tunnel
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Smuggling tunnels are secret passages used for the smuggling of goods and people. The term is also used where the tunnels are built in response to a siege.
The Sarajevo Tunnel operated during the Siege of Sarajevo as a passage underneath the no-man's land of the city's (closed) airport, providing a vital smuggling link for the beleaguered city residents. Guns were smuggled into the city and people were smuggled out. After the war, the Sarajevo Tunnel Museum was built onto the historic private house whose cellar served as the entrance to Sarajevo Tunnel
It features in the British film Welcome to Sarajevo. A similar tunnel in an unknown city, probably Belgrade, features in a dark Serbian satire of conflict, Underground.
Gaza Strip[edit]
The Gaza Strip smuggling tunnels connect Egypt and the Gaza Strip, bypassing the Egypt-Gaza Strip barrier built by Israel along the international border established by the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. The tunnels pass under the Philadelphi corridor, an area specified in the Oslo accords as being under Israeli military control, in order to secure the border with Egypt.
North America[edit]
Derby Tunnels[edit]
In 1801, Elias Hasket Derby, Jr. extended the tunnel system in Salem, Massachusetts, in response to Thomas Jefferson's new custom duties.[1] Jefferson had ordered the local militias to help collect these duties, but in Salem, Derby had hired the local militia (later the United States's first National Guard unit), the 101st Engineer Battalion, to dig the tunnels and hide the spoils in five ponds in the local common.
This extension was funded by the Salem Common Improvement Fund, whose members included Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story; Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Crowninshield; Congressman Jacob Crowninshield; Senator Nathaniel Silsbee; lawyer Daniel Webster; Senator William Gray; Senator Benjamin Pickman, Jr.; and the London banker and JPMorgan Chase founder Joseph Peabody.
The head of customs, Joseph Hiller, was also a member, and Benjamin Crowninshield was head of customs for Marblehead, Massachusetts. Presidents George Washington, James Monroe, and John Quincy Adams might have walked in the tunnels as well. At a minimum, they visited many homes that were connected to the tunnels. John Quincy Adams dedicated the East India Marine Hall, which had four sub-basements and was connected to the tunnels.
The East India Marine Society Museum had many locations in town that were connected to the tunnels. The society became the Peabody Academy of Science with the support of Joseph Peabody, and the tunnels became part of the Peabody Essex Museum after it merged with the Essex Institute in 1992.
The Essex Institute — established by Edward Augustus Holyoke, founder of the The New England Journal of Medicine — was also connected to the tunnels.
The tunnels were used by Charles Lenox Remond to move runaway slaves along the Underground Railroad.[citation needed] They were also used to transport illicit liquor during the Prohibition Era.[citation needed] The tunnels extended three miles from the town's wharfs to an underground train station built by the superintendent of the Eastern Railroad, John Kinsman. Along the way, they connected several homes, stores, and banks. Two large brick homes were built at fixed distances to conceal the purchases of bricks needed for the tunnel. Many large churches were made out of bricks for the same reason.
Samuel McIntire fashioned the Federal style of architecture after Charles Bulfinch, who would become the architect of the Capitol. In both of these men's designs, homes had exterior chimneys that connected to the tunnels through watertight fireplace arches.
These arches and their flues provided not only a dry entrance to the homes but also a draw system up through the chimneys for the tunnels. Bulfinch connected his Looby Asylum, Essex Bank Building, and Old Town Hall to the tunnels in Salem. He would also build tunnels from the State House in Boston and the National Capitol.[2]
In early 2005, a group of Canadian drug smugglers took up the idea, and constructed a tunnel between a greenhouse in Langley, British Columbia, and the basement of a house in Lynden, Washington, which lay across the ditch marking the Canada–US border (the house on the Langley side was on 0 Avenue ("Zero Avenue"), which runs parallel to the border and is the baseline of Langley's avenue-numbering system). They bought the two properties and began construction work. Authorities were alerted when a neighbor noticed the large-scale construction work being undertaken in the greenhouse. On inspection, it was apparent that tons of construction material were entering, and piles of earth were coming out.
It became known within a short time by both American and Canadian border authorities that a tunnel was being built. Video and audio devices were installed secretly by customs officials both at the termini and in the tunnel itself. On July 14, the tunnel having been completed, the first packs of marijuana began going through. Officials raided the home soon after and arrested the three men. They then appeared before court in Seattle.[3]
150 tunnels have been found since 1990, most of them incomplete.[4]
On January 25, 2006, a tunnel was found on the US-Mexico border by a joint US Drug Enforcement Administration, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and US Border Patrol task force. The 2,400-foot (730 m) long tunnel runs from a warehouse near the Tijuana airport to a warehouse in San Diego. When discovered, it was devoid of people, but it did contain 2 short tons (1,800 kg) of marijuana. It was 5 feet (1.5 m) high and up to 90 feet (27 m) deep. The floor was made of cement and the walls were exposed clay, with lights lining one side, a ventilation system to keep fresh air circulating, and a water drainage system to remove infiltrating ground water. Authorities said it was unclear how long the tunnel had been in operation.
On January 30, US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a Mexican citizen, who was linked to the tunnel via the US warehouse, operated by V&F Distributors LLC. On the Friday before, January 27, immigration authorities reportedly received information that the Mexican cartel behind the operation was threatening the lives of any agents involved with the construction or occupation of the tunnel. US Customs and Immigration, however, pledged to protect them as best they could. Authorities believe Tijuana's Arellano-Felix drug syndicate, or some other well-known drug cartel, was behind the building and operation of the tunnel.[5]
On November 26, 2010, a 2,600-foot (790 m) tunnel was discovered linking Tijuana to Otay Mesa, California.[6] In the same month another tunnel was discovered between these two cities. Both tunnels were discovered by a San Diego task force and are believed to be the work of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel. Over 40 short tons (36,000 kg) of cannabis was found and confiscated between the two.[7]
An analysis of US-Mexico smuggling tunnels, the US-Canada smuggling tunnel, and the smuggling tunnels in Rafah, Gaza Strip, was completed by Lichtenwald and Perri as part of a transnational analysis of smuggling tunnels.[8][9] Lichtenwald and Perri outlined sources and methods for evaluating which tunnels are used by different populations in various parts of the world to smuggling contraband that does not threaten a nation's security, as opposed to tunnels that smuggle contraband that do threaten a nation's security.
Hybrid tunnels (tunnels that smuggle contraband that threaten a nation's security as well as those that do not) are detailed.
In December 2012, a tunnel 3 feet in diameter and 100 yards long, with electricity and ventilation, was found near the Nogales, Arizona, port of entry.[10] Since 1990, there have been almost 170 tunnels found leading into Mexico, mostly in Arizona and California.[11] On February 14, 2014 another underground drug tunnel was discovered in Nogales.
The tunnel spanned 481 feet (147 m), or longer than 1.5 American football fields. The tunnel was being used to smuggle marijuana and other drugs into the US. Another 590 pounds (270 kg) of marijuana was seized after federal agents stopped a vehicle they saw driving away from the residence. Some 46 pounds (21 kg) of marijuana and 0.5 pounds (0.23 kg) of heroin were found inside the tunnel. Three people have been arrested in connection with the bust.[12]
United Kingdom[edit]
Many villages on the southern coast of England have a local legend of a smugglers' tunnel; the entrances to most of the actual smugglers' tunnels have been lost or bricked up.
Some tunnel stories turn out to be plausible, such as the tunnel at Hayle in Cornwall which really does seem to have been built specifically for smuggling but tunnels often double as a storm drain or some other functional channel, or else is an extension of a natural fissure in the rock as at Methleigh and Porthcothan[13] but tunnels and caches (both wholly excavated and formed by extending natural formations) are more commonplace where covert landings in areas with few sheltered beaches exposed smugglers to the attentions of the Revenue Men.
While many sites are rudimentary, extensive workings have been found which show evidence of skillful excavation, strongly implying the assistance of tin miners, doubtless the case in the recent example of extensive excavations discovered in 2008 when builders renovating a waterfront warehouse in Penzance took up hatch covers and found several tunnels, one extending some three hundred yards and emerging into the cellar of an 18th-century public house after passing beneath several roads.[14]
Beith in North Ayrshire was a notorious haunt of smugglers at one time, and legend has it that a tunnel ran from the town centre down to Kilbirnie Loch.
A 700-meter smuggling tunnel with a narrow gauge railway was revealed in July 2012 between Uzhgorod, Ukraine, and Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia, at the border of Schengen Area. The tunnel used professional mining and security technologies. It was used primarily for smuggling of cigarettes.[15]
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- ^ Ken MacQueen (2 November 2005). "B.C.'s tunnel busters". Macleans.ca. Archived from the original on 2010-12-06.
- ^ "4 sophisticated drug tunnels found on border". KCRA. Tijuana, Mexico. Associated Press. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "Drug haul in secret border tunnel". BBC News. 27 January 2006.
- ^ "Second Mexico-US drug tunnel found in Tijuana". BBC News. 26 November 2010.
- ^ "Mexico's army finds drug tunnel to Arizona". GlobalPost. 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ^ Lichtenwald, Terrance G.; Perri, Frank S. "Smuggling Tunnels: The Need for a Transnational Analysis Inside Homeland Security Spring 2011" (PDF).
- ^ Lichtenwald, Terrance G.; Perri, Frank S. (2013). "Terrorist Use of Smuggling Tunnels" Check
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- ^ "Mexican Authorities Find Smuggling Tunnel Equipped With Electricity Near Border". KILT (AM). Associated Press. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ Billeaud (14 January 2014). "How tunnels are built, used along U.S.-Mexico border". KPBS. Nogales, Arizona. Associated Press. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ "Largest-ever drug tunnel in Nogales found". azcentral.com. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
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- ^ Salkeld, Luke (27 February 2008). "Daily Mail". www.dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ "Slovaks find railway smuggling tunnel to Ukraine". Reuters. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
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USC Downed by Hot-Shooting San Diego State, 80-46
Nov. 30, 2012
SAN DIEGO - Despite a close start, San Diego State proved to be too much for USC, riding a hot-shooting hand to a 80-46 victory on Friday evening at Viejas Arena.
The Women of Troy (3-3) were led by Cassie Harberts, who finished with 15 points and five rebounds, could not keep up with the hot-shooting Aztecs (4-2), who shot 50 percent in the second half and 46.4 percent for the game, They were led by a season high performance from Courtney Clements, who finished with 25 points.
Things were tight through the first four minutes of the game, with both sides trading baskets and keeping the score within one. The Aztecs extended their lead to 11-7 with 15:53 to go in the half, but a long two-pointer by Kiki Alofaituli right before the first media timeout at 15:27 pulled the Trojans within two, 11-9. A three-pointer by Ariya Crook brought USC within three, 15-12 with 13:55 to play.
The Aztecs opened up a 23-16 lead through the 8:28 mark, but the Women of Troy stayed in the game with plenty of opportunities, due in part to six hard-fought offensive rebounds.
Both teams went cold on the scoring end for close to three minutes, with Brianna Barrett's layup at 6:15 marking the first basket for either team since 9:04 in the half, pulling the Women of Troy within five, 23-18. On the next offensive possession for USC, Christina Marinacci connected on her first basket of the game, a layup to pull the team within three, 23-20. The Aztecs answered with back-to-back baskets of their own, extending their lead to seven, 27-20 with 4:15 left in the half.
Coming out of the final media timeout of the first half, the Aztecs when on an 8-1 run, including knocking down two three-pointers to extend their lead to 35-22. Harberts knocked down a jumper to put the score at 35-24, but a three-pointer with the shot clock winding down by Courtney Clements of San Diego State pushed their lead to the biggest at halftime, 38-24.
Harberts led the Trojans at the half with nine points, while Jordan Adams led Troy with three rebounds. USC shot 30.3 percent from the field, compared with San Diego State's 43.2 percent.
The Aztecs started things off with a 5-0 run, extending their lead to 47-26. Harberts and Crook hit back-to-back jumpers to put the score at 43-28, Aztecs. They continued their hot shooting, going on an 11-3 run to extend their lead to 23, 54-31 with 14:23 to play.
The second half continued to be all San Diego State, as their hot second half shooting of 50 percent (16-32) from the field and 60 percent (3-of-5) from behind the three-point arc led to their biggest lead of the day, 34 points, 78-44 with 49 seconds left in the half.
Along with Harberts' 15 points, Crook also hit double-digits, knocking down 11 points.
Redshirt freshman Deanna Calhoun and sophomore Rachel Totten made their USC debuts in the loss.
The Women of Troy will look to get back to winning was as they remain on the road, traveling to Fresno State for a tilt on Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. PT.


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3. How long dose it take to have my orders shipped after the payment is made?
1.Processing time 1-2 business days normally: During this period, we do strict quality-control tests and get the items carefully packed.
2.Sometimes the item in your order is really a hot seller and it may be just sold out at that time. It will take us 1-2 more days to get it available in stock again. In this case, The processing time will be 3 business days.
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Rarely, rough handling by the courier can lead to physical damage to your goods, e.g. broken screen.
If this has happened, please follow these steps:
If possible, raise a complaint directly with the delivery representative of the courier company before you sign for the goods. They will advise you on the complaint procedure.
If you already signed for the packet, take photos showing the damage and contact the local office of the courier/delivery company to complain. They will have a complaining procedure which will enable you to get compensation.
Next, contact TOMTOP immediately with your order number and a full description / pictures of the broken item issue. We will contact the courier company from our end.
Once the courier company confirms that the case is valid, they will compensate TOMTOP, and we will pass on this compensation to you. The compensation varies from case to case and is different for each delivery company. In some cases you will need to pay to post the broken item back to TOMTOP in order for us to send out a new piece.
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Gunmen kill 13 on Pakistan bus
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Complete Pair of OEM Bi-Xenon Headlight Assemblies Facelift Sedans
Bought them for my 02 325i, had no fitment issues, they are in perfect working condition. They are out of a 2002 325i wagon. Includes everything-projector, bulbs, ignitors/ballasts. Found it too difficult to find a dealer to flash my ECU, and did not want to buy relays. So, I'm putting these up for sale. The top tabs were broken, but they are epoxied and seem fine. Also, the inner tabs are missing, but the lights stay in place securely. Wish it worked out for me :cry: but hopefully these will help someone else upgrade to xenons. $600 shipped obo for the pair
any dealer can easily do the xenon reprogram in less than 5 mins.. what are u talking about :dunno:
How much are you asking? And what is required for installation. (Software etc.)
Can the parts be taken out and fit to prefacelift sedan headlamp?
Sale pending with someone...
Asking price was in the original price...$600 or best offer. All that is required is an ecu reprogram from the dealership...and I believe that the parts could be taken out, but don't you think that it would be easier to wait and find a prefacelift xenon assembly?
and to e46boy-I know, it is an easy reprogram from what I understand, but I ran into trouble finding a dealership to do it (I posted a few times with my troubles)
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Boats 4 Less234 S. Federal Highway Pompano Beach, Florida USA
Boats 4 Less David Spikings Christian Tombly Used Boats 4 Less Shady Boat consignment shop, sells boats but never pays off Pompano Beach Florida
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Sellers and buyers beware. This consignment shop has a long history of shady dealings. Wish I had heard the cops description of them before I took them my boat to be sold.
Short version; they took my boat to sell on consignment. Thrub sold the boat and helped arrange to ship it to Panama. All without my knowledge. Then they simply kept the money!
My repeated contacts with them led to vague promises of payment, delays and stories. They would not tell me where the boat is, or when it was sold. Now they just refuse payment. I still have the title ,(they apparently are unconcerned with selling a boat without transferring the title)
Capt. Dave (a real admiral in his own mind), has shifted ownership of contracts, debts and businesses ... But still works there!
if you are selling a boat, the best you can hope for is to be on the good end of their Ponzi scheme. Beware!
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SUBMITTED: Wednesday, February 12, 2014POSTED: Wednesday, February 12, 2014
It only gets better:
While the original owner of Boats 4 Less, aka Usedboats4less.com was in a coma, the general manager, David Spikings was buying and selling boats with no intent on giving money to the sellers, or titles to the buyers.
He then brought in his foreign friend; Christian Tromblay to buy the business. Msr. Tromblay assured sellers they would all get made whole....then promptly offerred .30 on the dollar to "settle the debt". Just what the situation needs: another French Canadian Lawyer coming in to save the day!!
Criminal Charges are forthcoming, buyers are left without titles, and over $180,000 is missing thanks to these charlatans. They even have the nerve to continue to sign up boats on consignment in this pyramid scheme.
If any of this seems crazy, call BSO and ask them their opinion of the "Largest Boat Consignment Shop" in South Florida.
They have made so many enemies, one of these bananas will end up in jail, the other will unceremoniously be kicked back north of the border.
Ask the dozen boat sellers that would willingly help do so.
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