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BERLIN - Two-time Olympic champion Katarina Witt has ended her show career on ice with a final performance as Carmen - the role that accompanied her greatest triumph. Wholesale Jerseys. Witt drew thunderous applause in Hannover on Tuesday on the last night of her farewell tour, capping her six routines clad as Carmen as bowls of fire lit the rink. "I have to say, honestly, that you prepare a tour like this and think of everything," Witt said. "Then I totally forgot to think of what I would say at the very end.

CALGARY – Quinton Howden is being treated for concussion-like symptoms, TSNs Farhan Lalji has confirmed. Aaron Hernandez Jersey. The Team Canada forward was hit hard into the boards by Brett Connolly during Monday nights intra-squad game at the national junior team selection camp. Head coach Don Hay refused to go into detail regarding Howdens injury Tuesday morning, only saying it was an upper-body problem and that the Florida Panthers prospect was feeling "a lot better." Howden, listed as day-to-day, will not play Tuesday night when the junior team hopefuls face a group of Canadian Interuniversity Sport all-stars.

TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays came to terms with left-handed pitcher Matt Smoral on Tuesday. Rashard Mendenhall Jersey. The Jays selected the 18-year-old Ohio high schooler with the 50th pick in the 2012 draft earlier this month. The six-foot-eight, 230-pound Smoral was projected to go in the first round by many scouts before breaking his foot in the spring. The Blue Jays have now signed 23 of their 44 selections in the 2012 draft, including top pick D.J. Davis, who went 17th overall. The signing deadline is July 13. Calvin Pace Jersey. A couple weeks later, theres a whole new picture.

TORONTO -- There was considerable buzz around Julian de Guzman when Toronto FC signed him to a lucrative contract almost three years ago. Tom Brady Womens Jersey. A local talent who made a name for himself in one of the top leagues in Europe, he was counted on to be a catalyst for turning the young Major League Soccer club into a playoff contender. Those plans came to an official end on Friday as de Guzman was traded to FC Dallas, capping an inconsistent tenure for his hometown club. TFC received forward Andrew Wiedeman in return.

DUBLIN, Ohio -- That other Rory -- Rory Sabbatini -- played his best golf in the worst weather Friday at the Memorial and made a surprising appearance atop the leaderboard. Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys. Right behind him was a Tiger Woods that looked all too familiar. Sabbatini played bogey-free over his final 12 holes, and despite missing a five-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole, put together a 3-under 69 in the cool, blustery conditions at Muirfield Village to take a one-shot lead going into the weekend. Woods looked strong for the second straight day, though he also had another double bogey that slowed his progress. What pleased him was controlling his ball in the wind for plenty of birdie chances that led to a 69.

LEXINGTON, Ky. Ben Roethlisberger Jersey. - Canadian David Marcus scored two more victories on Sunday to put himself firmly in contention for the Canadian dressage team headed to the 2012 London Olympic Games. The 31-year-old native of Campbellville, Ont., won both the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Special at Lexington, an international dressage competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park from May 24th to 27th. "I am actually a bit without words," said the American-born Marcus, who was granted Canadian citizenship on December 28, 2011, just before the December 31 Olympic deadline.

OAKLAND, Calif. Bart Scott Jersey. - Kevin Towers sees an opportunity for the Arizona Diamondbacks to defend their division title, and he isnt about to sit still. The NL West champion D-backs added a front-line starter Friday and boosted their bullpen, acquiring pitchers Trevor Cahill, Craig Breslow and cash from the Oakland Athletics. And Towers isnt done -- he still hopes to add another starter, though its unclear if that will be Joe Saunders with the sides still far apart in negotiations. The As received starting pitcher Jarrod Parker, outfielder Collin Cowgill and reliever Ryan Cook in the trade Friday, all players the As envision could be on the major league roster in 2012.

Beijing - As Britons began voting Thursday in their parliamentary election, Chinese experts said that regardless of which party rules next, China-Britain relations will barely be affected. Ben Roethlisberger Jersey. Reuters said David Camerons Conservatives, who have been leading in the most recent polls, are battling hard to clinch a plurality of seats in parliament to form a majority government. A barman pulls pints of beer from pumps displaying caricatures of the leaders of Britain’s three main political parties on election day Thursday.?

The State financial aid program for poverty-stricken senior high school students is undoubtedly another step towards education equality, after the removal of school sundry fees for primary and middle school students in rural areas three years ago. Lance Briggs Jersey. The ministries of education and finance released a joint document at the weekend, announcing that a fund will be established by the central and local governments to provide financial aid to students in financial straits at senior high schools. They will receive financial aid of 1,500 yuan a year on average, starting this autumn. The document also requires senior high schools to exempt these students from tuition fees.

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