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Madison, WI (SportsNetwork. Nike Air Max 90 Mujer Blancas .com) - The marquee matchup on Wednesdays docket takes place in the Kohl Center, as fourth-ranked Duke takes on second-ranked Wisconsin as part of the 2014 ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Mike Krzyzewskis Blue Devils have lived up to the considerable hype poured on them to start the season. Duke is off to a 7-0 start, including capturing the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic title and posting a win over powerhouse Michigan State (81-71) as part of the Champions Classic. More recently, the Blue Devils dispatched the previously unbeaten Army Black Knights, 93-73. The win improved the nations longest non-conference home win streak to a staggering 113 straight games. Bo Ryans Badgers havent disappointed either this season, as they sport an identical 7-0 mark coming into this game. Wisconsin returns home after winning the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament knocking off UAB (72-43), Georgetown (68-65) and Oklahoma (69-56) in succession. The Badgers are off to a 7-0 start for the second straight season, opening up last year at 16-0. The team has now won 24 straight regular season, non-conference games. These two teams have met just twice, with each winning on its home floor as part of this event. The Blue Devils have some youngsters in the lineup (three freshmen in the starting rotation), but that hasnt stopped the team from dominating at both ends of the floor thus far. Duke is enjoying a gaudy +31.3 scoring margin, averaging 90.4 ppg, while allowing just 59.1. The team is shooting an impressive .527 from the floor and is living comfortably in terms of rebounding (+9.9) and turnover (+5.7) margins. Freshman center Jahlil Okafor came in as the nations top recruit and has done nothing to suggest otherwise, as the 7-footer is shooting .636 from the field, while averaging 17.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. Senior guard Quinn Cook pours in 15.6 ppg, while freshman forward Justise Winslow adds 13.0 ppg. Junior forward Amile Jefferson (9.3 ppg, 8.9 rpg) and freshman point guard Tyus Jones (8.9 ppg, 6.0 apg) round out the starting five. Coach K led his team against his alma mater last time out and Duke made light work of Army in a 20-point rout. Okafor was once again dominant in the middle, posting a game-high 21 points to go with eight rebounds. Jones was lethal at the point, registering a double-double with 16 points and 10 assists. Cook and Rasheed Sulaimon added 13 points apiece, while Jefferson (7 pts), grabbed a game-high 12 boards. Duke held a huge advantage in rebounding (43-25) and forced the Black Knights into 14 turnovers. It may not be as impressive as Dukes, but Wisconsin is still getting it done at a high level at both ends, sporting a +24.0 scoring margin heading into this contest. The Badgers are shooting the ball at a .505 clip and putting up 74.6 ppg, while holding foes to a meager 50.6 ppg and well under 40 percent shooting (.371). The team has also taken very good care of the basketball, averaging under 10 turnovers per game (9.3). One of the premier players in the country, senior Frank Kaminsky has shown his complete game. He is shooting .563 from the floor overall and putting up 16.6 ppg, but the 7-footers range is what separates him from most players. Kaminsky can dominate inside as evidenced by his 8.7 rpg and team-best 16 blocks, but he can also extend defenses by shooting .407 from behind the arc (11-of-27). Kaminsky gets offensive support from both Nigel Hayes and (13.6 ppg, 8.3 rpg) and Sam Dekker (12.7 ppg). The Badgers had a tough matchup with a talented Oklahoma squad last time out and managed to earn the win by turning up the heat defensively in the second half. The Sooners were within one point at intermission (34-33), but were held to a poor .292 shooting effort over the final 20 minutes, as Wisconsin ran away with the game and the tournament crown. Kaminsky was named the tournament MVP and scored a game-high 17 points against Oklahoma. Four other Badgers managed double figures as well. Traevon Jackson and Duje Dukan added 13 points each to the cause, while Dekker and Hayes finished with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Nike Air Max 90 Flores Mujer .Desperately needing a win to revive its campaign, Ghana looked to be on the brink of elimination before Gyan ran onto a desperate long ball right at the end and scored past Rais Mbolhi in the Algerian goal. http://www.airmax90blancas.es/nike-air-m...s-372.html . Atletico is tied on 70 points with Madrid, which hosts Barcelona later Sunday. Barcelona has 66 points. Gabi Fernandez opened the scoring in what had been a hard fought contest until Bryan Rodriguez was shown a second yellow card for blatantly swiping at the ball with his hand in the 55th minute.Either way, good chance Encarnacion goes yard.THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2014: MIKE GALLAYS BREAKING POINTIt was a lovely late afternoon in May when I rode by bicycle, short-sleeved, to the Rogers Centre. Numerous situational forces were aligned to create a fantastic night. No rain in the forecast for days, not too hot, just crisp enough to keep you foul ball-ready. The Jays, newly in first place, had won nine in a row, and a battle of aces (R.A. Dickey versus James Shields) was on tap. What commenced would live up to the billing: multiple towering homers, herculean Bautista throws conjuring memories of Jesse Barfield, the consumption of Rolling Rock tallboys, and timeless records being matched and smashed—where even the bitterness of an extra inning defeat could not diminish a fine night at the yard.Instead of basking in the exceptional circumstances, my buddy Shecky and I spent the bulk of the game cursing the teams roof policy, as an enjoyable evening was marred by a closed dome. 17,978 fans sat in a windowless room for three and a half hours wondering if theyd ever see another rainbow. The air was thick with our exhales, the yard more a convention centre with a shaggy plastic floor. Why was the roof closed?This has been a continual angst—and yawn—inducer since the SkyDomes inception, and a blight Ive attempted to expose and exorcise for years. Who is in control? Scouts, team lawyers, operational staff...not one has ever given me a straight answer.The Rogers Centre website responds to the question, "How do you decide whether to open or close the roof for an event?" with the following nebulous answer: "The decision to host an event, baseball game or football game with an open or closed roof, is based upon detailed weather information gathered by our Roof Technicians."Wait, weather-gathering Roof Technicians? According to a 2012 Toronto Star column, once reasonably warm weather has arrived, as long as the temperature is 10 degrees Celsius or above, opening or closing the roof is not a risk. Then and current Blue Jays SVP of Business Operations, Stephen R. Brooks explained that "at around 10 degrees, if we were to open the roof, and the temperature then dropped, we risk not being able to close it" because the metal rails may expand and contract depending on temperature.Fine. But who decides on a day with a high of 19, a game time temperature of 17, a low of 15, and a next day high of 23, that the roof should be closed? A Roof Technician? Pish posh. Who is this Grand Arbiter of the ceiling, and why will he or she not show a face or present a name? Is it a coach or the general manager acting as The Domes Official Roof Keeper (AKA The D.O.R.K.)? Or is there a mysterious cabal, with a velvet hooded helmsman at control, operating as The Master Of Roof Open Ness (AKA The M.O.R.O.N.)?And if so, did this covert M.O.R.O.N. not survive the same winter as the rest of us—the one that ended roughly three weeks ago? Seventeen degrees is bikini season. Seventeen degrees brings non-smokers out to patios. Seventeen degrees brings all the boys to the yard. Seventeen degrees and you keep the roof open. Nike Air Max 90 Hombre Outlet. REASONS TO HAVE A ROOF OVER A BASEBALL FIELD1. The weather is truly terrible.2. It is 1989, and for a few more months this novelty will seem like a good idea.In 1989, when the team was legitimately selling out the building with over 50,000 bums in seats and thousands of outlaw bags of peanuts being sold on Blue Jay Way, team brass presented Torontonians with a seemingly paradisal venue: watch the games in the comfort of the great outdoors and, should need arise, never miss a match due to inclement weather. According to RogersCentre.coms own Q&A, "the roof takes just over 20 minutes to open or close." Wow, so our emergency hot dog consumption preparedness plan is not just total, but nimble.Except, the team has abused its privilege. It has become an anxious parent, coddling the child in the playground. Fear not, dear executives. Little B.J. must learn to scrape his knees. People will survive. They may even purchase an eighty-five dollar long sleeve shirt at one of your conveniently-located Jays shops.I know Im not alone in this frustration. There exists a website dedicated to alerting would-be attendees — http://www.isthedomeopen.com — and a Twitter feed with nearly 2,500 followers — twitter.com/IstheDomeOpen — to the same end (its followers consistently demonstrate understandable bias towards keeping the roof open).Listen, if this whole rigamarole relates to on-field issues, lets address it now, and I will live with the stuffiness and dead air. Trying to boost offence? Okay. Trying to help Dickeys knuckler get even knucklier? Fine. Think the Blue Jays have better juju with the lid closed (which, historically, is technically true)? Okee-do-kee. But if its not because of these reasons, lets get some easy to follow rules going.RULES FOR A CLOSED ROOF1. If it is snowing within three hours of game time.2. If the heavens have been angered, and are creating a three-inch layer of ice around Toronto within three hours of game time.3. Locusts. Maybe frogs.4. If it is raining within 45 minutes of game time or predicted to rain during the game. *caveat: If it is not raining, the roof should be opened to a fractionally open position. Just the slightest breath of wind or the sight of a small window of sky is deeply comforting to the fan who wants to feel alive. Also, a great way to keep fans awake.5. If it is below 10 degrees Celsius at game time (since roof function apparently becomes an issue). *caveat: again, a fractionally open roof would be welcome in these conditions.6. If it was actually shown to help R.A. Dickeys effectiveness which it absolutely has not.Note: If you or a loved one is the M.O.R.O.N. I seek, please get in touch. Baseball is a grand game, often simply because it is played outside during the most pleasant section of our calendar. Please, mystery decision maker, lets hash this out to develop a system fans can anticipate. These life-affirming changes could both increase beer sales and prevent post-game sleepy driving conditions.Time to rally.GALLAYS POLL #12My favourite Blue Jays games are when the dome is:A) openB) OpenC) OPEND) I watch the games on tv. Cheap China Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China China NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys China ' ' ' Cheap NFL China Jerseys