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NEW YORK -- Three of the NHLs top five most valuable teams are based in Canada for the first time since Forbes started tracking the value of teams in the
league 15 years ago. Jakub Voracek Jersey . The Toronto Maple Leafs are worth an NHL-high $1.15 billion, followed by the New York Rangers,
Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks and the defending champion Chicago
Blackhawks, according to Forbes annual valuations announced on Monday. Forbes
says Canadian teams usually have higher attendance, helping them generate more
revenue from their arenas as compared to U.S.-based franchises. NHL teams are
valued at an average of $413 million, Forbes estimates. The Boston Bruins rank
sixth on the list followed by the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins,
Detroit Red Wings and Los Angeles Kings. Flyers Jersey . With Nadal and Ferrer focusing on the ATP season and Almagro injured, Moya has called on veterans Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano
Lopez to team with debutants Roberto Bautista and David Marrero. Steve Mason Flyers Jersey . Ricciardos exclusion from the results tarnished what had been a day of celebration for
local fans, who were jubilant that the Red Bull driver had apparently become the
first Australian to finish on the podium at his home race. However just before
midnight, stewards ruled that Ricciardos car had "exceeded consistently the
maximum allowed fuel flow" and that the team refused an instruction from the
races technical delegate Charlie Whiting to change the fuel-flow sensor before
the race and a further request during the race to reduce the fuel
flow.Huntsville, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - They didnt meet in the regular season,
so Sam Houston State might be saying it won the de facto title game between the
two Southland Conference co-champions Saturday. Oh yes, the Bearkats are even
happier to be advancing in the FCS playoffs after they defeated Southeastern
Louisiana, 21-17, in the first round. Sam Houston (9-4) will travel to
third-seeded Jacksonville State (10-1), the Ohio Valley Conference champion, for
a second-round showdown next Saturday. Sam Houston and Southeastern (9-4) tied
for the Southland title with 7-1 records, but they didnt face each other in the
11-team conference. The Bearkats, under first-year coach K.C. Keeler, overcame
four turnovers, playing well defensively in the second half and getting an
important block of a Southeastern field goal attempt during the fourth quarter.
The Lions were trying to extend a 17-14 lead, but Michael Wade blocked Ryan
Adams 46-yard attempt with 8:37 left. The Bearkats then drove 59 yards in seven
plays, going ahead 21-17 on Donovan Williams 5-yard run. Southeastern had three
final drives, but one started at their 6-yard line and their final one from
their 1. Williams also ran for a 1-yard touchdown and Jalen Overstreet scored
from 3 yards out for Sam Houston, which trailed 10-0 at halftime. Southeastern
quarterback Bryan Bennett, who wasnt 100 percent healthwise, ran for the Lions
two touchdowns, but struggled to gain 181 yards on 17-for-48 passing, and was
limited to 14 yards on 16 carries.
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44, Sacred Heart 22 New York, NY - Jack Coffey Field has been good to Fordham in
recent years, but the Road to Frisco passes through top-seeded New Hampshire,
and the Rams feel up to the task after an impressive start to the FCS playoffs
Saturday.. Mike Nebrich threw for 421 yards and four touchdowns as Patriot
League champion Fordham passed by Sacred Heart in the first round for the second
straight year, this time by a 44-22 score. Fordham (11-2) will head to Durham
next Saturday to face New Hampshire (10-1), the nations No. 1-ranked team, in
the second round. It wont be the same as playing at home, where the Rams have
won 10 straight games and 17 of their last 18. But the Rams appear ready for the
challenge. Nebrich, who completed 29-of-50 pass attempts with two interceptions,
threw two touchdowns each to Brian Wetzel (eight receptions, 166 yards) and
Tebucky Jones Jr. (eight receptions, 139 yards). Fordham took command of the
game by scoring on its final play of the second quarter - Wetzels 14-yard
reception with nine seconds left to make it 24-16 - and its first play of the
third quarter - Jones 97-yard reception at the 11:45 mark to make it 31-16. The
Rams outgained Sacred Heart 511 yards to 314. Chase Edmonds rushed for 91 yards,
including a 26-yard touchdown. RJ Noel threw two touchdown passes to Tyle Dube
for Sacred Heart (9-3), a co- champion out of the Northeast Conference, but was
intercepted twice by All- Patriot League cornerback Ian Williams. Sean Bell
rushed for 112 yards on 15 carries and Keshaudas Spence scored on a 22-yard run
in the loss. Fordham won last years first-round matchup, 37-27.
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46, Morgan State 24 Richmond, VA - Richmond had won a playoff game already, so
there was no stopping the Spiders and quarterback Michael Strauss when the
actual FCS postseason began Saturday. Strauss threw four touchdowns to power
Richmond to a 46-24 win over Morgann State in the first round. Eric Lindros Jersey. The Spiders (9-4) will travel to seventh-seeded Coastal Carolina (11-1) next Saturday for a
second-round game. Coach Danny Roccos team basically won a playoff game last
weekend at William & Mary. The winner of that game was going to be the
fourth and final playoff team out of CAA Football, and the Spiders won going
away, 34-20. They rolled the momentum right into their game against Morgan State
(7-6), jumping to a 22-0 lead after the first quarter. Strauss capped the games
first drive with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Diggs and Seth Fisher scored
on two runs. Diggs (eight receptions, 132 yards) ended the first-half scoring
with another touchdown reception - an 11-yarder with 20 seconds left in the
second quarter - giving Richmond a 29-10 halftime lead. Strauss completed
22-of-32 pass attempts for 272 yards and one interception. He also threw
touchdowns to Rashad Ponder and Fisher. Richmond has struggled with turnovers in
its losses, but gained a 4-2 advantage in turnover margin, intercepting Morgan
State quarterback Moses Skillon three times and forcing him into a fumble.
Skillon rushed for a touchdown and threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns. Herb
Walker Jr. carried the ball 21 times for 120 yards for the Bears, who made their
first-ever playoff appearance. They earned the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conferences
automatic bid off a tiebreaker between five first-place teams. MEAC teams have
lost in the playoffs every year since 1999.
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State 36, Eastern Kentucky 16 Richmond, KY - Indiana State played in its first
FCS playoff game since 1984 on Saturday. Maybe the Sycamores just needed some
extra time to warm up. After surrendering the first 16 points to Eastern
Kentucky, Indiana State scored the final 36 points for a 36-16 first-round
victory over the Colonels. The Sycamores (8-5), one of a record-tying five
playoffs teams from the Missouri Valley Football Conference, will visit
eighth-seeded Chattanooga (9-3), the Southern Conference champion, for a
second-round game next Saturday. Senior quarterback Mike Perish led Indiana
States comeback win, completing a school-record 41 passes in 57 attempts for 407
yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions. He now has 6,545 passing
yards for his career, also a school record, and his 20 touchdown passes this
season tied Ronnie Fouchs school record set in 2010. Indiana State was nearly
shut out in the first half, but Perish connected with Robert Tonyan for a 4-yard
touchdown pass with two seconds left, pulling the Sycamores within 16-7 at
halftime. They then ran off 24 points in the third quarter. Eric Heidorn kicked
a 47-yard field goal, Perish fired touchdown passes to Kyani Harris (57 yards)
and Gary Owens (38), and safety Mark Sewall returned an interception of EKUs
Bennie Conney for a 48-yard touchdown. DyShawn Mobley scored on an 18-yard run
and finished with 96 yards on 22 carries, and Andrew Lloyd kicked three field
goals as the Colonels (9-4) from the Ohio Valley Conference built their 16-0
lead in the first half. The playoff win was Indiana States second in three
seasons of playoff appearances. EKU fell to 16-19 all-time in 21 playoff
appearances.
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