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WROCLAW, Poland -- After rating his team as an outsider before the European Championship started, Russia coach Dick Advocaat may have to revise his opinion. NFL Jerseys China. The Russians put on a clinical attacking display Friday, scoring two goals in each half in a 4-1 win over the Czech Republic in Group A. Post-victory, Advocaats only regret was that the score wasnt higher. "If you score four goals against the Czech Republic in an international, you have played a good game," the veteran Dutch coach said.

PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Steelers no longer have a Tom Brady problem. Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping. And that may be a problem for the rest of the NFL. Old, slow and over? Not quite yet. Ben Roethlisberger picked apart the NFLs worst defence and the Steelers rattled the nearly unflappable Brady in a 25-17 victory on Sunday, putting an end to the two-time MVPs decade of dominance over the defending AFC champions. Brady came in 6-1 all-time against the Steelers, putting up eye-popping numbers in the process. He never got the chance on a chilly day at Heinz Field. Pittsburgh (6-2) controlled the ball for nearly 39 minutes and never let Brady get into a sustained rhythm.

PITTSBURGH - Familiar surroundings allowed Brad Lincoln to be aggressive in his quest to remain part of Pittsburghs starting rotation. Cheap Jerseys. Lincoln allowed two hits and a run in six innings, Andrew McCutchen hit a three-run homer and the Pirates won for the sixth time in seven games with a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. Lincoln (4-2) carried a no-hitter through five innings before Ramon Santiago singled to lead off the sixth. Moved into the rotation June 6, Lincoln had allowed 13 runs in 11 2-3 innings in three previous starts -- all on the road. Counting his time in the bullpen, Lincoln had pitched 15 1-3 scoreless innings at PNC Park this season until Miguel Cabrera led off the seventh with a home run.

ERZURUM, Turkey -- Canada is the lone team to remain unbeaten in its group at the world mixed doubles curling championship. Chantelle Eberle and Dean Hicke of Regina beat China 8-5 on Thursday to improve to 6-0 atop its group. China meanwhile also beat Finland 11-1 and Latvia 8-4 to trail Canada at 5-1. "We watched (China) play a little bit and they are quite defensive," said Hicke. "They would throw guards up early. So we wanted to get a feel for how they would play the game." Canada plays Norway on Friday. There are 27 teams competing at the event. Teams are divided into three round-robin groups -- red, blue and yellow. Round-robin play continues through Saturday. Quarter-finals, semifinals and medal games will be played Sunday.

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Lubomir Visnovsky felt a bit like a character in a science-fiction film awakening in a strange, ugly world. The Slovak defenceman returned from a month on the Anaheim Ducks injured reserve to a club with a new coach, a lengthy losing stretch and an unfamiliar spot in last place in the overall NHL standings. Visnovsky and three new teammates immediately showed why the Ducks movie still might have a happy ending. Niklas Hagman scored two goals, Jonas Hiller made 19 saves and Anaheim earned its second win in six games under new coach Bruce Boudreau, 4-1 over the slumping Phoenix Coyotes on Wednesday night. Rod Pelley scored in his Anaheim debut and Kyle Palmieri also had a goal for the Ducks, who climbed out of 30th place in the NHL with their fifth victory in 25 games.

KRAKOW, Poland - Even fully fit, the Netherlands defence was always going to be the teams soft spot at the European Championship. Struggling with injury makes it even worse. On Tuesday, central defender Joris Mathijsen only briefly rejoined group training with the team, raising questions about his fitness for Saturdays opening Group B game against Denmark. And his partner at the heart of defence, John Heitinga, reduced himself to cycling on a stationary bike while his teammates had a light training session. The Everton player warned it was just a bit of rest after a long season. Mathijsen was finally back on the field Tuesday after a left hamstring injury kept him sidelined for 10 days of vital championship preparations. He was injured during the 2-1 loss to Bulgaria on May 26.

CHICAGO -- Dale Sveums approach is low-key and universal. Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping. He can converse with the clubhouse attendant, relate to the 25th man on the roster and chat up the multimillionaire-dollar star. Hell demand as much accountability from the Chicago Cubs veterans as he will from the younger ones. Whining will not be tolerated. Ground balls will be run out at full speed. And hell address problems directly -- face-to-face. "We wouldnt have brought him into the interview if he wasnt so well-respected by all the players hes been around," Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer said when Sveum was introduced Friday as the teams new manager. Now, of course, the big question: Can he win?

NEW YORK -- Adam LaRoche grabbed a different bat and suddenly solved the enigma of R.A. Dickey. LaRoche hit a tiebreaking homer and the Washington Nationals handed Dickey his first loss in three months, beating the sinking New York Mets 5-2 Tuesday night behind Gio Gonzalezs seven crisp innings. At the suggestion of injured teammate Ian Desmond, LaRoche switched bats in the sixth to a lighter model that belonged to speedy outfielder Roger Bernadina. "Ive been using a heavier bat and obviously it hasnt been working against Dickey, so I figured it was time to try something new," said LaRoche, who was 2 for 14 against the knuckleballer before his long home run.

NEWTON, Iowa -- IndyCar drivers Will Power and Scott Dixon, who rank first and second in the points chase, will face 10-spot starting grid penalties for this weeks race in Milwaukee after blowing their engines testing at Iowa. IndyCar director of engine development Trevor Knowles says Dixon blew an engine Tuesday morning testing on Iowas .875-mile oval, while Powers went out later in the day. IndyCar has mileage minimums before teams can change engines, and neither Power nor Dixon had reached those yet. The setback shouldnt be bad for either driver, though, since there is usually room to pass on Milwaukees oval. Takuma Sato and Josef Newgarden also have to serve penalties this weekend because they didnt refit their Indy practice engines when their racing engines recently expired.

NEW YORK -- Tim Tebow will probably fling a few passes in big moments for the Jets this season. Clay Matthews Jersey. He might also run the ball a little. And hand it off, too. The NFLs most popular backup quarterback could also play some on special teams as the punt protector and throw his body around while clobbering returners. "Whatever Im asked to do," Tebow said during minicamp last month, "Im going to do it." And everyone will be watching. With plenty of scrutiny. Hes New Yorks not-so-secret weapon -- and the teams biggest mystery heading into training camp. Tebow is not a starter and has no defined role yet, but is expected to be a major part of the offence.