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The Montreal Canadiens have filed for arbitration with their starting goaltender Carey Price , according to RDS.ca. Price was set to be a restricted free agent on July 1 , and by offering arbitration, no club can give Price an offer sheet to lure him away from Montreal. The 24-year-old netminder went 26-28-11 last season with a 2.43 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage for the Canadiens. Price's most recent deal with the club was for two years, $5.5 million , that he signed in 2010.Related Topics Articles：

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Ryan Howard injury update Phillies first baseman t

PHILADELPHIA― Ryan Howard admits this: He won't be stealing bases the way he used to. In other words, the Philadelphia Phillies' burly slugger thinks he's the same player he was before tearing his left Achilles' tendon. Ryan Howard will begin a rehab stint Thursday night, a day after Chase Utley returned to the Philadelphia Phillies' lineup. (AP Photo) Howard will begin a rehab stint Thursday night, a day after Chase Utley returned to the Phillies' lineup. The 2006 NL MVP hasn't played since getting injured on the final swing of the 2011 season in Game 5 of the NL division series against St. Louis. Howard will serve as the designated hitter for Class A Lakewood. He could return to the Phillies within three weeks. "Hitting-wise, I don't feel any difference," Howard said Wednesday night. "It's one of those things I don't even think about. I'm able to get up on the ball of my foot on my swing, on my follow through. Swing-wise, I don't feel any difference. "Speed, we knew I was a blazer out there. For all the fantasy people, I'm not going to be stealing bases this year. It saddens me. But hitting-wise, it's fine. I'm able to do everything in the box that I need to do in the box. It's the strength aspect from a running standpoint, either jumping off or something like that. It's not going to be all the way there yet. Spring training, it will be back at 100 percent." Howard has 12 career stolen bases in 1,027 games. He knows he's paid to hit the long ball , so he jokes about swiping bases. Power could be a problem, though, given the severity of his injury, and the fact he's rehabbing his back leg, which provides the torque on his swings. "My swing has been normal," he said. "I haven't toned anything back, or tried to hold anything back from my swing. I've been able to get my legs in my swing. During the simulated games and whatever games I was playing in Clearwater, I was able to focus on finding my swing again and just getting my approach back and all of that stuff. As far as getting my legs into my swings , I have been able to let it go and let it do what it does. There was no trying to hold anything back." Howard was in the dugout when Utley homered in his first at-bat after missing the first 76 games with a chronic problem in both knees. He had a big smile on his face and was one of the first teammates to greet Utley. The five-time defending NL East champion Phillies struggled without their Nos. 3-4 hitters , going 36-40. They could make a run once Howard and ace Roy Halladay join Utley on the field.Related Topics Articles：

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Sonoma road race Rough stuff is par for the course

SONOMA, Calif.―The race track in this northern Bay Area suburb no longer has a corporate sponsor, so track officials have spent the past few months seeking a financial backer and name for the venue that they simply call "Sonoma" for now. Maybe "Old Bristol" would be appropriate. Drivers are preparing for Sunday's 3 p.m. ET Sprint Cup race on the 1.99-mile road course as one of the most physical―in terms of contact with cars―of the 36-race season. Limited passing zones mixed with drivers becoming adept at road racing year after year as well as the precarious position of drivers trying to make the Chase For The Sprint Cup creates a recipe for increased roughhousing that was the signature of Bristol for years. Not all 110 laps of the Toyota/Save Mart 350 will feature contact among drivers trying to hold their positions or make a pass, but contact is all but guaranteed with every double-file restart. The potential for contact increases as the race moves into its final laps. "This is probably our roughest race that we go to throughout the year now ," said Richard Childress Racing's Kevin Harvick, not exactly known as the most courteous of drivers. "It has been for the last few years. … When you get those opportunities to pass, you have to dive in there and take that opportunity and sometimes you make a mistake and get into a guy and get into his door or whatever the case may be." Drivers seem ready, and somewhat willing, to accept the more physical nature of road-course racing. Maybe it's because they only do it twice the year and because it's so unnatural for many of them, mistakes are more accepted by their peers. "Last year I think we saw one of the most aggressive races I have seen here," Roush Fenway Racing's Carl Edwards said. "You have to do a really good job at this race of standing your ground and treating everybody the way you want to be treated and the key is to stay up front." But even those up front aren't immune to trouble. NASCAR has created incentives for wins in recent years that encourage drivers to be more aggressive when racing for the trophy. When Chase drivers have their points reset to 2000 for before the final 10 races, those drivers who qualify for the Chase by being in the top 10 get an extra three points for every regular-season win. And then there's NASCAR's wild-card provision ― the two drivers with the most wins who are between 11th and 20th in the standings after 26 races get in the Chase. So trying to protect a position for the win will result in contact as well. "Consistent blocking, guys just get sick of it and will dump you for it," race pole winner Marcos Ambrose said. "We know the rule. It is a self-made rule and we police it ourselves and you just have to choose who you are racing against, what time of the race it is and be smart. "We aren't Sprint Cup series drivers because we are dummies. We have earned our way to this point and we should know how to conduct business out there." Last year, Tony Stewart took matters into his own hands as he spun Brian Vickers because he believed Vickers was blocking him. Stewart expected retaliation , and he got it ― Vickers spun Stewart so hard that Stewart ended up with his rear tires atop a tire barrier with his nose pointing toward the track pavement.Tony Stewart knows a thing or two about blocking during a road race. (AP Photo) Stewart said there is an easy way to determine who is conducting business of racing and who is merely protecting position. "When somebody runs a different line than what they would run by themselves to keep somebody from passing―that is blocking and that is easy for everybody to see," said Stewart, a three-time Cup champion. "Everybody stays on the outside until they get to the corner then they come down to the inside so if a guy half-ay down the straightaway changes lanes he is not doing it because it's a faster line to get him in the corner. "He is doing it because he's blocking." Blocking increases on the restarts. Because there is primarily one preferred line on the track, those double-file restarts create mayhem as everyone jockeys for position. NASCAR instituted double-file restarts three years ago, which has increased the probability of contact. "All the etiquette is out the window and you run side-by-side in places you were told not to before ," 2003 Cup champion Matt Kenseth said. "It has really changed a lot. "I think the two-wide restarts has really thrown almost all of that out the window and everybody is bunched up. … You might lose eight or 10 sports before you know it." With the Sonoma race being the 16th of the Cup season, many drivers also enter it with angst. They either have had bad seasons and need to win to have a shot at making the Chase or they have had simmering feuds that come to a boil on the road course. "Guys have had enough of being pushed around and certain guys, we're going slow enough here and close enough to one another that things start shaping up and a guy has been giving you a hard time for a while and if he comes across your nose, you're not going to back out of that hole," five-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson said. "You're going to get into him." The race almost is guaranteed to leave drivers frustrated. The nature of road-course racing has most of the cars on the lead lap, meaning a last-lap accident can cost a driver 20 spots. "I've been here and gained 10 spots at the very end of the race because some moron plowed the field in front of me and took out six cars," Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin said. "And I've been in those six cars at times. "That's when you're frustrated because you had a good day and minding your own business and you're part of someone else's wreck." So what's the goal? "You don't want to be the moron at the end of the day," Hamlin said.Related Topics Articles：

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U.S. Women's World Cup team receives a warm welcom

NEW YORK ― One by one, tired and disappointed members of the U.S. Women's World Cup team trudged off the bus and were greeted with cheers and waves from appreciative fans who didn't seem to mind a bit that they came up short of a championship. About 24 hours after the Americans squandered a pair of late one-goal leads and were beaten in penalty kicks by Japan in the tournament's final game Sunday, they arrived from Germany to Newark, N.J., and heard the first rounds of applause Monday. Alex Morgan greets fans after she and other members of the U.S. soccer team arrived in New York's Times Square on Monday, July 18, 2011, the day after the team's loss to Japan in the Women's World Cup final in Germany. (AP Photo) From there they took a police-escorted bus ride into Manhattan and encountered a few hundred fans who waited on the sidewalk in sweltering heat to welcome them back to friendly turf. "Really humbling, and truthfully it's probably brought my spirits up more than anything else could have," Abby Wambach said. "I am so disappointed for my teammates, myself. I am so disappointed for our country because I really feel like we had it. It was so close. "Coming home to this kind of reception is truly one of the best things that has ever happened." It started before they even gathered their luggage at the airport. Fans met them there </a>, and often stuffy security personnel posed for pictures instead of worrying about patdowns. Many passers-by who encountered a crowd of reporters and television cameras in front of the team's New York hotel stuck around once they heard the squad that captured the nation's attention the past few weeks would soon be arriving. "We're hoping it's not just bandwagon fans," goalkeeper Hope Solo said. "We're hoping that we gain some longevity, and I think we did. I am not surprised by it because I know that we women can play, we can fight. There is such a strong mental spirit among the team, and it's a special team. I am not surprised that people are jumping on the bandwagon. "I am hoping I get out of my funk in a little bit because we have Olympic qualifications. I am taking it pretty hard right now. You've just got to take it one step at a time. That is what we do as athletes. You bounce back up and go at it again." While many players will rejoin their Women's Professional Soccer teams, collectively this group is already looking ahead to the 2012 Olympics in London. While they still need to qualify for that tournament, they are expected to and will be looking to repeat their 2008 gold medal. "This one will sting," Heather O'Reilly said. "I don't think we will ever forget this loss, but hopefully we have another chance. With the Olympics right around the corner, we're going to be back into our training regimen right away." Nothing will take away all the hurt from Sunday's loss except a World Cup victory in four years. "It's all how the media wants to spin it," Solo said. "Everyone talked about 2007 for me, World Cup experience and wanting redemption in 2011. But everyone failed to remember that we won the Olympic goal in '08. So when it comes to World Cups and Olympics </a>, nobody seems to compare them. "I want a World Cup trophy four years from now and I want an Olympic gold medal, but it's completely different." Most of the players managed to smile some upon their arrival, even while talking about the bitter defeat. Before they get back on the field, there will still be public appearances on tap as the excitement of the World Cup winds down. Solo, Wambach and Megan Rapinoe will make appearances on ABC News "Good Morning America" on Tuesday, and Solo and Wambach will be on "Late Show With David Letterman" at night. "At some point we are going to all need some rest </a>," Carli Lloyd said. "It's been pretty much three, four years of just going straight." This was the last World Cup for 36-year-old team captain Christie Rampone, but she took it all in stride while toting her two young girls ― Rylie, who is nearly 6 years old, and 16-month-old Reece, who was pacing up and down the sidewalk when she wasn't being held by her mom or Wambach. Both girls proudly wore Stars and Stripes dresses. "At the end of the day, we did better than the last World Cup," Lloyd said. "We made it to the finals after not having been there since '99. We have to keep things in perspective. We created a buzz back here. We lifted women's soccer around the country and even around the world. "It was fun. It was just a sad ending, but at the end of the day we are second and that is a pretty big accomplishment." They will likely realize that and appreciate it more as time goes on. For now, the wounds are still fresh, but sticking together as a team has helped somewhat in the first day following the loss. "It's obviously been a big disappointment," Heather O'Reilly. "A lot of tears, a lot of laughter, telling stories of the last month together ― one that we will never forget. This group is special. We will bounce back. We have shown our resilience this whole tournament. I think Americans know that we will bounce back."Related Topics Articles：

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David Clarkson's game-winning goal lifts New Jerse

NEW YORK―Basketball season at Madison Square Garden is over, courtesy of the Miami Heat. That didn't stop the New Jersey Devils from putting on their own version of a tip drill. Ryan Carter and David Clarkson scored on redirections past Henrik Lundqvist to give the Devils a 3-2 win and even the Eastern Conference finals at one game apiece. Lundqvist finished with 24 saves on 27 shots, while New Jersey's Martin Brodeur, despite knocking in a goal himself, was the winner with 23 on 25 shots. The pace to start Game 2 was significantly faster than the first few minutes of New York's 3-0 Game 1 win. New Jersey drew the first break when Carl Hagelin went to the penalty box at 5:38 for holding Mark Fayne. The Devils, though, didn't get much done on the ensuing power play; Ilya Kovalchuk in particular was hesitant to pull the trigger on his shots from the point, opting instead to jab and fake in what appeared to be a reaction to the Rangers' shot-blocking tendencies. After Hagelin left the box―New Jersey had managed a single shot in those two minutes―Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh had his team's best chance of the period on a wraparound attempt with an open net, but he pushed the puck across the crease. Patrik Elias's retaliatory penalty put the Rangers on the power play at 10:13; Elias was called for roughing when he hit Ryan Callahan from behind after Callahan crunched defenseman Andy Greene along the boards.Martin Brodeur made several big saves for the New Jersey Devils. (AP Photo) Less than a minute after Elias left the box, Rangers forward Brian Boyle made a trip himself, for a slashing minor. During that penalty play </a>, the Devils' hesitance gave way composure, and Kovalchuk found himself alone in the faceoff circle, where he time to carry the puck toward the slot and rip a wrister at the far post, over Lundqvist's shoulder. The Rangers' equalizer came 2:23 into the second period when, with Alexei Ponikarovsky in the box for interference, Marc Staal's shot from the point bounced off the glass and back toward Brodeur, who kicked it backwards into the net. Derek Stepan was in front of Brodeur and initially was credited with the goal, but he didn't touch the puck. Several minutes later, Devils defenseman Marek Zidlicky fumbled a bouncing puck and created a 2-on-1 break, but Brodeur turned away Kreider's shot from 27 feet out 8:31 into the period. McDonagh started quite a bit of action at 10:34; the young defenseman blocked a shot by Zidlicky with his left hand </a>, hit Devils winger Zach Parise </a>, then, in front of New York's net and away from the puck, was laid out by Travis Zajac. Zajac couldn't start serving his interference penalty for several minutes because of a malfunction with the penalty box door. When Zajac did make it to the box, he was there for less than two minutes; Chris Kreider tipped in Anton Stralman's shot to give New York a 2-1 lead with 7:41 remaining in the second period. Inside the two-minute mark, Devils forward Ryan Carter evened the score on―naturally―a tip, redirecting Bryce Salvador's shot past Lundqvist after the Rangers struggled to clear the zone. Rangers winger Marian Gaborik turned the puck over, leading to the chance―and he was promptly benched until there was 8:45 left in the third period. The Rangers, who'd scored a pair of power-play goals in the second period, had another chance with the man advantage 1:18 after Clarkson gave New Jersey the lead, but couldn't convert; their best opportunity came when Marc Staal, uncovered below the circle, fanned on a shot attempt, leading to a backhand attempt that Brad Richards couldn't bury.Related Topics Articles：

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Rockies activate INF Jonathan Herrera from DL

ARLINGTON </a>, Texas — The Colorado Rockies have reinstated infielder Jonathan Herrera from the 15-day disabled list and optioned infielder DJ LeMahieu to Triple-A Colorado Springs.The team announced the moves before Friday night's game against the Texas Rangers.Herrera opened the season with the Rockies and batted .239 with two home runs and four RBIs in 26 games before going on the disabled list May 23 with a strained right hamstring.LeMahieu hit .205 with two RBIs in 19 games with Colorado.Related Topics Articles：

The Truth About Living With Bipolar Disorder

Is Bipolar Disorder Destroying Your Loved One Does someone in you life exhibit extreme mood changes swinging from depressed to over active? Do they engage in risky behavior or extreme monetary indiscretion that they would not normally engage in? This person may be a candidate for a Bipolar Disorder consultation by a qualified professional. If left undetected Bipolar Disorder can cause extreme harm in people’s lives and the possibility of hospitalization or even death. When the sufferer sees no way out and they “just don’t want to feel the pain any longer”, many of them turn to the abuse of drugs , sex , gambling or smoking. They want to “numb the pain” so bad that they turn to anything for temporary relief. There is hope and with the help of a qualified psychiatrist and the proper diagnosis these individuals can improve their life and enjoy a better quality of life. There are many things people can do to stop or lessen the pain and mood swings that come with Bipolar Disorder. Some things that can help are, proper medication, exercise, cognitive behavioral therapy, discontinuing the use of mood altering substances and support groups. Each individual must go through their own process and heal in their own way. The proper use of medications is crucial to ones success. The following journal entry is one person’s experience and life struggle with Bipolar disorder. Hopefully you will gain some insight into the disease and the pain and struggles that come with it. “Dear Bipolar Disorder , Do you know that you have totally damaged me? I hate you. I never asked for you to be in my life and I don’t want you. You cause me hardship </a>, pain, anxiety and suffering. You have done extreme damage to my family life and my undeserving family. You have been a huge detriment to my self esteem. This has been so damaging in my life and it has spread throughout all areas of my life, you have left no stone uncovered. This has damaged my relationships with family, friends and strangers. You lead me to believe that there are positive aspects of Bipolar Disorder in my life. The manic stages can feel so good </a>, almost like a drug. Why must you tease me with the manic stages when all along you know that all they are going to do is send me into depression, the next day or even the next week I hate how you drag me down for no apparent reason and then limit me to sleeping for 24 hours straight. I do not like the fact that you cause me to be unproductive and lower my self esteem. I often feel like a dumb or insignificant person. I buy into all the crappie negative tapes that you run thru my head. I am sometimes a worse parent than I know I could be if I didn’t have you in my life. You encourage me to get angry at my family and be very short with them. I take my negative attitudes and behaviors out on my family and it is hurting them in ways that I thought I would never ever repeat because I know that they are very destructive to the people around me. Because of you I need more sleep than the average person (8-9 hours per night) and I can’t drastically alter my sleeping schedule without possible negative side effects. Because of you I need more “down time” than most people need. I can’t be as productive as a “normal” person because you are present in my life. I am less motivated than I would like to be. I feel like I get less done than my piers. I have limitations and restraints that other people don’t have. I have less focus and concentration than most. I hate the idea but, I will probably need to take medications for the rest of my life.” Bipolar Disorder is a confusing and sometimes unmanageable disease. This disorder causes tremendous pain and suffering in people’s life until it is identified and dealt with. Unfortunately we will always have people in this world that live their life undiagnosed and suffer the consequences. The hope is that this article can help to save the life of one person or many </a>, many people.

What's So Great About The USB Turntable

The USB turntable is one of the most striking examples of old technology merging seamlessly with new. The USB turntable acts like a traditional turntable in that it allows you to play vinyl records however it also allows , thanks to a USB connection, you to transfer the vinyl music onto MP3 through your computer. Having recently become a proud owner of this type of turntable I can vouch for its ease of use and have really enjoyed cracking open my vinyl collection and enjoying the songs again. I had sadly lost use of my original record player a few years ago and I had found at the time that repairing it would have cost an incredible amount of money. I baulked at the thought of shelling out loads of money and decided that I would instead, rather reluctantly </a>, join the digital age and I got myself an MP3 player. Enthused and ready to embrace this modern technology I thought I would probably purchase my favourite tunes online and somewhere along the way I forgot about my old vinyl. Rediscovering it with the USB turntable was an absolute joy and I have been able to not only listen to the tracks but actually upload them to my MP3 player so that I can listen to them as I walk to work - brilliant. Better still I have a speaker system for my MP3 player so that I can listen to the vinyl tracks through my stereo without having to take the record out of its sleeve </a>, load it up and move the needle to the correct place. It really makes listening to my favourite old tracks easy. Better still they are all in a single , manageable, format so that I can listen to various albums consecutively without going through the hassle of changing the record.The USB turntable can read all types of record so that whether you have a stack of old 45s, 33s or if you're really old 78s then you can transfer them to your computer. Once they are on the computer you can turn them in to CDs or transfer them on to your portable MP3 player. This means that you do not have to leave your old music behind just because technology is enhancing. An extra feature of these USB turntables is that you can attach a cassette player and record all of your old cassettes onto the computer so that they can be converted to new format MP3 tracks and can be turned into CDs. This is all in addition to the fact that the USB turntable can simply be attached to an amp and some speakers and be played in the same way as a typical record player.I for one was worried that the software that you have to use to make the most of the USB turntable would be confusing and beyond my very limited computing abilities. Fortunately I soon found that the software that comes with the turntable is very easy to use. The software is very easy to install. All you have to do is put the CD into the computer and follow the on screen advice. This carefully details what you need to do and in a few simple clicks you can download the software. After it has been downloaded it is very easy to use the software as the system is very clear and functional. Even if, like me </a> , you are a bit of a technophobe it is possible to use the software and you can record your vinyl quickly and simply.