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LONDON, Ont. - Joseph Raaymakers made 35 saves for the shutout as the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds blanked the London Knights 4-0 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action.Vancouver Canucks prospect Jared McCann scored twice — once shorthanded and once on the power play — while adding an assist for the Greyhounds (21-6-1). Blake Speers and Gabe Guertler also chipped in.Michael Guigovaz made 43 saves for London (15-10-2), which hasnt won in four games.Sault Ste. Marie went 2 for 7 on the power play while the Knights were scoreless on four chances.---FRONTENACS 2 BULLS 1KINGSTON, Ont. — Samuel Schutt scored the game-winning goal in the third period as the Frontenacs edged Belleville.Juho Lammikko had Kingstons (12-10-3) other goal.Niki Petti opened the scoring in the second period for the Bulls (14-13-2).---STING 5 BATTALION 2SARNIA, Ont. — Troy Lajeunesse scored his seventh goal of the season as the Sting skated past North Bay for their fourth straight victory.Patrick White, Alexandre Renaud, Kevin Spinozzi and Stephen Pierog rounded out the Sarnia (14-11-2) attack.Mike Amadio and Miles Liberati had a goal for the Battalion (14-6-5).---STORM 5 PETES 3GUELPH, Ont. — Jason Dickinson struck twice and added an assist as the Storm downed Peterborough.Robby Fabbri, Tyler Bertuzzi and Pius Suter also scored for Guelph (16-10-1).Josh MacDonald, Nick Ritchie and Hunter Garlent supplied the offence for the Petes (9-13-4).---ATTACK 3 RANGERS 0KITCHENER, Ont. — Michael McNiven made 31 saves as Owen Sound shut out the Rangers.Kyle Platzer, Zach Nastasiuk and Damir Sharipzyanov scored for the Attack (13-9-5), who snapped a four-game losing streak.Dawson Carty turned aside 31 shots for Kitchener (13-7-6) in the loss.---STEELHEADS 4 WHALERS 3MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Jared Walsh had the game-winning goal for the Steelheads as they edged Plymouth.Nathan Bastian, Jimmy Lodge and Sam Babintsev also found the back of the net for Mississauga (12-13-1).Matt Mistele struck twice in the first period for the Whalers (10-15-2), who lost their third straight. Sonny Milano added the other.---67S 4 ICEDOGS 2OTTAWA — Dante Salituro had a goal and an assist as the 67s doubled up Niagara.Travis Konecny, Jacob Middleton and Dylan McDonald also scored for Ottawa (13-11-2), to snap a three-game losing streak.Brendan Perlini and Carter Verhaeghe chipped in for the IceDogs (8-19-0), for their third-straight loss.---GENERALS 7 WOLVES 2SUDBURY, Ont. — Aidan Wallace had two goals and an assist in Oshawas rout of the Wolves.Michael Turner, Sonny Hertzberg, Tobias Lindberg, Stephen Desrocher, and Mitchell Vande Sompel supplied the rest of the offence for Generals (22-3-1). It was Oshawas third-straight win.Danny Desrochers and Matt Schmalz replied for Sudbury (5-21-1). Fake Shoes For Sale . Rookie Christian Vazquez got his first three major league hits and drove in three runs, while David Ortiz had three RBIs to break open the game in the sixth inning and lead Boston over the Houston Astros 8-3. Fake Sneakers . Karlovic of Croatia used his big serve to beat Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic 7-6 (6), 7-6 (7). Kohlschreiber had lost all of his three previous matches against Istomin but the German broke serve for a decisive 3-2 lead in the third set and held on to reach his first final of the year. https://www.fakeshoes.net/ . The Calgary skip fell 10-8 to Swedens Oskar Eriksson in semifinal action Saturday and will face Switzerlands Peter de Cruz for the bronze medal (Saturday at 10pm et/7pm pt on TSN2). Wholesake Fake Air Jordan 1 . LOUIS - Two-thirds of the St. Discount Fake Shoes . This week, topics cover the World Series champion Red Sox, John Farrell and what to look forward to this off-season.Sensational skates at the Grand Prix Final are boding well for Sochi, as the fields close in and rivalries heat up. As the season progresses, the gaps are narrowing and the fields are closing in on the leaders. A week ago, there wasnt an obvious challenger in the mens or pairs event. In fact, heading into the Grand Prix Final in Japan, it was difficult to imagine that the defending champions could be beaten. Patrick Chan had an enormous 30-point lead over the rest of the men in this seasons scores and so did the defending world pair champions from Russia - Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov - who had the same 30-point margin over the rest of the teams. Patrick faltered in the short program in Japan and Tatiana and Max in the free program to open the door, but what was intriguing in both cases was the way that the challengers stepped up and that the underdogs won. Yuzuru Hanyu from Japan hit one out of the park in the short program breaking Patricks world record that he set just two weeks ago. It all came together for Yuzuru in that performance, as he aggressively attacked the jumps and played with the music to sell his program to his hometown audience. It was an easy sell and they ate it up to help lift Yuzuru to a record-breaking skate where he missed the 100-point mark by a slim .16. As Coach Brian Orser said when the marks were posted, "Sooooo close!" Patrick and Yuzuru both delivered strong free programs each with one mistake, but the edge went to Hanyu and Patrick had his first loss of the season. Patrick, of course - barring injury - has his Olympic spot locked up. Theres no doubt he will go as this countrys No. 1 guy. Thats not the case for Yuzuru, whos fighting for his Olympic life. Hes up against five other guys who are all capable and who are all fighting for three spots. With the new world record in the short program, the second best freeskate and total scores ever and with the win over Chan, one would think Yuzuru might be awarded one of those coveted spots to Sochi. But no such spot has been given and the Japanese team will be named after their nationals - which take place just before Christmas. Patrick can find new motivation in the fact that hell be pushed and he will indeed need two great skates like he had two weeks ago in Paris to win Olympic Gold. The Russian pairs take the same knowledge into the holiday season with the loss to the German team of Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy. It is the kind of knowledge one needs at this time of year, lest one sits back and gets too comfortable. It was expected that the Ice Dance would be a close contest in Japan. While defending world champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White received betterr scores all season than Olympic Champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, one could sense that Tessa and Scott were working out the kinks early in the series.dddddddddddd And in Japan they put the technical glitches behind them and had stunning performances in both the Short and Free Dance. Meryl and Charlie brought their A game as well and came away with the win. And once again we were reminded how lucky we are to have two teams of their calibre at the same time. It was a terrific event and a moment that stood out for me was the look on the faces of Tessa and Scott after the free dance. Total satisfaction - a look thats been missing of late. When youre competing there are always the little things that youve done better in practice or things you had to fight through, that werent quite right and when you finish your skate those things immediately flash through your mind and the instant self evaluation is briefly written on your face. Tessas appraisal was immediate. Her eyes flashed in delight and she said yes. Totally satisfied. That was the performance they had been reaching for. They now have the momentum and as their rivalry demands, will have to build on it. They have to dig deep and soul search in order to answer the questions. "What more can we do?" "Whats next to fine tune?" The same questions that Meryl and Charlie are now asking in light of their narrow win. This is why were so fortunate to have these two great teams. As they drive each other to strategically find the edge, they find new levels of excellence and we the audience are ultimately the winners. In the ladies event the clear winner in Japan was indeed the favourite going in, hometown heroine Olympic Silver medalist Mao Asada. While it was no surprise to me that Mao won gold what was surprising, actually I was quite shocked, was her captivating short program. In fact, it ranks as one of my all time favourite skates. In a word, she was brilliant and when I rack my brain for comparisons, it would be Olympic champion and the defending world champion Yuna Kim. Yuna missed the Grand Prix season due to injury and competed in a B international to gain some competition mileage for her new material, while the Final was taking place. She received some impressive scores and so the stage is set for a showdown in the ladies event in Sochi. Mao and Yuna - a rematch from 2010. Yuna by all accounts is on track to be as good as ever, while Mao is new and improved. Her jumping arsenal is bigger and better and artistically she is skating, with more joy, heartfelt emotion and conviction than ever before. Let the games begin! ' ' '