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Bridgeview, IL (SportsNetwork. Jeff Teague Jersey .com) - The United States womens national team rolled a 5-0 victory over Guatemala on Friday in their second CONCACAF Womens Championship group stage match, but suffered a major loss as star forward Alex Morgan was injured in the first half at Toyota Park. Tobin Heath hit for a brace, while Megan Rapinoe, Whitney Engen and Carli Lloyd all found the back of the net as the U.S. earned its second win of the tournament. Jill Ellis team struggled in their opening match before being rescued by an Abby Wambach goal to top Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday, but Fridays match began with a much different tone. The home side opened the scoring after just seven minutes when Ali Krieger drove to the end line on the right flank and whipped a cross into the box where Heath got to it, stabbing it past Guatemala goalkeeper Alicia Navas. The visiting side bunkered in after the goal and sat back, absorbing pressure, and hoping to hit on the counter-attack. The U.S. continued to apply pressure as the first half wound down, creating several scoring chances, but lacking the final touch. The injury bug struck for the U.S. in the 38th minute as Morgan got tangled up with a Guatemala defender while going for an aerial ball and went down with a left ankle sprain. The Portland Thorns forward, who missed seven months with an injury to the same ankle, was carried off the pitch and substituted in the 42nd minute, with Christen Press coming on in her place. Things really opened up for the U.S. in the second half and Ellis side doubled its lead just moments into the second 45 minutes when Sydney Leroux fired a great cross to the back post from the left flank that was nodded back across and home by Lloyd. The hosts made it 3-0 in style in the 57th minute as Rapinoe sent an excellent corner kick into the box that was flicked on goal by Lloyd and touched past Navas by Heath for her second goal of the night. Two minutes later it was 4-0 through some more set-piece magic as Rapinoe sent another perfectly-struck corner kick into the area and Engen rose highest to nod home her third career international goal. After playing provider on two goals, Rapinoe got into the scoring mood in the 67th minute as she latched onto a loose ball outside the box and smashed it past Navas with pace into the top right corner for a 5-0 margin and her 28th career international goal. Hope Solo had very little to do in goal on her way to a 75th career clean sheet in international competition. The Americans will continue their CONCACAF Championship slate on Monday against Haiti. Wholesale Timberwolves Jerseys .Y. - Phil Varone was the lone scorer in the shootout as the Rochester Americans edged the Toronto Marlies 3-2 on Sunday in American Hockey League action. Terrell Brandon Jersey .com) - Delon Wright scored 17 points and No. https://www.cheaptimberwolves.com/860j-treveon-graham-jersey-timberwolves.html . DeGrom outpitched Jake Peavy in a tantalizing hitless duel that carried into the seventh inning Saturday night before the New York Mets broke loose and beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2.DENVER - The Toronto Maple Leafs filed into their locker room after the first period and saw Daniel Winnik walking around and feeling fine.That sight softened the blow of what ended up as a 4-3 shootout loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.Knowing their teammate was fine after a scary headfirst fall in the opening minute of the game helped calm the Maple Leafs. They rallied to tie the score late but Colorados three shooters scored in the shootout to end a three-game losing streak.He was in the room when we come off the ice, Toronto coach Randy Carlyle said. He was walking around, hes fine. Its one of those situations where youre expecting a lot worse and he isnt any worse for wear.Alex Tanguay also scored in regulation and had the decisive goal in the shootout. Nathan MacKinnon had the other shootout goal and Nick Holden scored his first goal of the season.We wanted it tonight. We need to want it more than the other team, said Matt Duchene, who had one of the shootout goals to go with one in regulation. Thats what we did last year. Its been tough at times this year, thats when you really have to be a man and step up and make it happen.Reto Berra had 33 saves through overtime in his first start in six games.Its an important win for us. We had a great game, an outstanding start of the game, coach Patrick Roy said. We were outstanding with 12 shots in the first 10 minutes. Plenty of good chances and looks at the net and their goalie had plenty of good saves.That was overshadowed by Winniks injury suffered when he collided with Avalanche defenceman Jan Hejda near the Colorado blue line. He fell awkwardly on the right side of his head and shoulder and flipped onto his front. He lay motionless while trainers from both teams secured him on a backboard and took him off the ice.The team reported on Twitter that Winnik was alert and moving all of his extremities while being examined by the team doctor. The team said Winnik was not transported to the hospital but he did not return.That was one of the most scary things Ive been a part of and watched live, Toronto defenceman Dion Phaneuf said. Anytime a teammate gets hurt its something that effects you, but when you see the stretcher come out and hes motionless thats something you dont want to go through as a team. Were really happy to see him uup walking around and he seems to be fine. Wesley Johnson Jersey. Tyler Bozak scored in regulation and had Torontos only goal in the shootout. Phil Kessel and Richard Panik also scored for the Maple Leafs.Duchene gave Colorado a 3-2 lead with a wraparound goal at 11:45 of the third. Toronto pulled goalie Jonathan Bernier with 1:29 left and Panik scored 16 seconds later on a shot off defenceman Nate Guenins skate to send it to overtime.Bernier finished with 31 saves.It seems like thats our luck this year, Duchene said. We do so much to score and we cant get anything to go, we only get a few to go and they pull the goalie and we have guys in great position and it hits (Guenins skate) and goes in. It was going four feet wide.Winniks injury came immediately after Holden scored 31 seconds into the game to give the Avalanche an early lead for the second straight game.Toronto was able to overcome Winniks injury and get back in the game. Kessel tied it with his seventh of the season when he batted a puck out of the air and past Berra with 3:40 left in the period.The next few shifts youre trying to get back into it, Phaneuf said.Bozak gave Toronto the lead when he scored a power-play goal at 4:43 of the second. Colorado had killed off 29 consecutive penalties before Bozaks tally. Tanguay responded a minute later when he got a stretch pass from Zach Redmond behind the Maple Leafs defence and beat Bernier on a breakaway.Toronto controlled play in the final minutes of the second. The Leafs nearly scored when the puck went under Berra and stopped in the crease but was lost under a pile of bodies.Toronto then held the puck in Colorados zone for nearly two minutes but couldnt score.Toronto lost defenceman Jake Gardiner later in the first when he took a puck off his right leg and missed the rest of the game. Team officials said he suffered a lower body injury.He has a deep bone bruise. Its not broken, Carlyle said. Hit him in the spot with equipment.NOTES: The NHL suspended Toronto RW Carter Ashton for 20 games without pay on Thursday after failing a drug test. Based on his salary, Ashton will forfeit $169,185. ... Avalanche D Brad Stuart (hamstring) will miss at least two weeks. ... Maple Leafs D Morgan Rielly was scratched. ... Colorado RW Daniel Briere was a healthy scratch for the fifth straight game. ' ' '
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