MIAMI -- Dwyane Wades rookie season ended with a playoff loss to the Indiana Pacers. Christine Michael Sr Jersey . The next year, the Miami Heat were headed to the Eastern Conference finals and certain that an NBA championship was in their sights. Thats when Wade learned a valuable lesson: Never take playoff chances for granted. Wade hurt his rib cage on a simple crossover dribble during that 2005 East title series, and the Heat season ended with a Game 7 home loss to Detroit. Hes been to the East finals three times since, prevailing in them all, and on Wednesday will look to take a first step toward a fourth conference championship when the Heat play host to the Pacers in Game 1 of their playoff rematch from a year ago. "I know Im blessed to be going to the Eastern Conference finals for my fifth time," Wade said. "But I would like a lot more in my career. Its a good thing. Weve been very successful in my tenure here. But I want more." For Wade and Udonis Haslem, this marks five East finals appearances in nine years. For LeBron James, its a fifth trip to this round in the past seven years, now three straight with Miami after a pair of trips to the East finals with Cleveland. For Ray Allen, its a fourth East title-round trip in six years, the first three of those coming with Boston. Experience, it all favours Miami. For the Pacers, this is pretty much uncharted waters. Only one current Pacers player has ever appeared in a conference-final game, and that was backup big man Ian Mahinmi, who played exactly 71 seconds in one game of the 2011 West title series without so much as taking a shot. Nonetheless, the Pacers seem far from bothered by the fact that this stage is a new place for them. "Theres four teams left playing basketball in the NBA and this is something weve been looking forward to all year," Pacers forward David West said. "We lost to this team in the second round last year, so weve already gotten a step farther this season." Indiana took Miami to six games last season, leading the series 2-1 at one point, and left an impact on the Heat with words, actions and play. The series was always physical, at times bloody, and it took some superb efforts by Wade and James for Miami -- which was without Chris Bosh for 5 1/2 of those six games -- to put the Pacers away. Its not in the nature of either of these teams to back down from physicality, and tough play will almost certainly be a theme in this series. But if theres one thing the Pacers and Heat agree upon, its that this series will be decided by execution, not intimidation. "I think this will be about substance," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. "This series has plenty to offer without hard fouls and trash-talking. Its going to be about basketball." The Heat are overwhelming favourites, at least according to the Las Vegas oddsmakers, who apparently arent putting much stock in that it was the Pacers who prevailed in two of the three meetings between the teams this season. In turn, the Heat arent putting much stock in expectations. Even though its starting to seem like an annual event, getting to the conference final round, Heat players insist that its still as big a deal now as it ever was. "Its an opportunity for me to continue my dream and thats to compete for a championship," said James, the leagues reigning MVP for the second straight year and fourth time overall. "Im happy that Im in the position Im in, with great teammates and a great organization. Ive just got to do my part." Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was an assistant on that team -- Shaquille ONeals initial season in Miami -- that fully expected to be Finals-bound in 2005. Then Wade got hurt, and everything changed. "I let myself get too far ahead," Wade said. "I was thinking, Championship, were on our way. I was riding the wave. It was awesome. Then it smacked me -- Pow! -- and it just takes one moment to change. Stupid. All I did was crossover. Did a stupid crossover pullup, I dont know what happened and it changed everything for us. Thats when you learn, you dont know whats going to happen." Wade isnt 100 per cent this time around either, though has said in recent days that his bruised right knee is good enough for him to play. He doesnt even plan on missing any more practice time this season. The Pacers have some mild injury concerns as well, with West dealing with an injury to his lower right leg and 7-foot-2 centre Roy Hibbert needing a tape job on his right thumb after a hit in practice earlier this week. Theyre both expected to play Wednesday. "I think it will be a good series," Pacers forward Paul George said. "Obviously, we remember what happened last year and it will be on our mind when we face this team. Were not just happy to get to this stage, we want to get past this one, too." George has deservedly earned high marks this season for his offensive growth. The Pacers hopes in this series might hinge upon his defence. He went from guarding Carmelo Anthony in the second round to knowing that hell be facing off plenty in this series against James -- who Vogel called "the best player, the best offensive player in the world." "He has to do the same kind of thing he did on Carmelo," Vogel said of George. "He has to come out and compete the best he can and do it without fouling." James told teammates on Tuesday that hes raring to go, especially so since the Heat havent played in about a week. He was working after practice on his floating jumpers, something he employed against the massiveness of Hibbert last season and a trick he wont be afraid to pull out and use again in this series. "Its been go time," James said. "Since the playoffs started, its been go time. 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TORONTO -- DeMar DeRozan and the Toronto Raptors showed last spring that they have what it takes to win in the NBA playoffs.Now all the Raptors need to do is figure out a way past LeBron James.Nothing to it, right?Back in May, the deepest postseason run in Raptors history ended with a six-game loss to James and the eventual champion Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. Between Cleveland and Miami, James has represented the East in six straight NBA Finals.All-Star guard DeRozan, who signed a $139 million, five-year deal to remain a Raptor, believes having a healthy DeMarre Carroll will be big help in trying to control James.Knee surgery in January derailed Carrolls first year with the Raptors, limiting him to 26 games. He returned in April and appeared in every playoff game, despite not being completely recovered. After Toronto was eliminated, Carroll took a month off to let swelling subside. With the new season set to start, hes finally back at full strength.It was tough for us last year to figure out ways to play without him, DeRozan said. Even when he came back he wasnt his full self and we still managed to make history. To have him back at the start of the season fully healthy is going to give us everything weve been searching for.Toronto wont have to wait long to see how it measures up against James and the Cavs -- the teams meet twice in the first 10 games, then dont face off again until the final night of the regular season next April.DeRozan said theres no shortage of motivation when it comes to trying to close the gap on Cleveland as a new season starts with every team on level termsIts the motivation of knowing what it felt like being two games away from having an opportunity to compete for a championship, DeRozan said. Were at the bottom of the hill now. 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But the Portugal star was unable to match Sergio Aguero, who netted a hat trick with Manchester City.After a one-year absence in the tournament, Dortmund celebrated its return by putting six goals past Legia Warsaw, while French clubs Monaco and Lyon made both winning starts.Heres a roundup of all the action on Wednesday:---GROUP E:Thrashed by Tottenham 4-1 at White Hart Lane last season in Europa League, Monaco took its revenge on Europes biggest club stage with a 2-1 win at Wembley.The match was moved to Englands national stadium because of construction work at Spurs home ground and drew 85,011 fans, a club-record home attendance and a record for an English club.The crowd did not impress the French league leaders as Monaco playmaker Bernardo Silva, who impressed throughout, opened the scoring after only 15 minutes before Thomas Lemar doubled the lead near the half-hour mark.Spurs reduced the deficit through Toby Alderweirelds header in the 45th minute but couldnt make the most of lots of possession in the second half.Bayer Leverkusen failed to hold onto a 2-0 lead in the groups other game, letting CSKA Moscow come from behind and rescue a point in a 2-2 draw. All four goals were scored in the first half.Leverkusen missed plenty of opportunities after racing to a two-goal lead in the space of 15 minutes with goals from Admir Mehmedi and Hakan Calhanoglu. The Russian champion responded with two goals in three minutes courtesy of Alan Dzagoev and Roman Eremenko.---GROUP F:Sporting showed it has the quality to get through the group phase with a spirited performance that stifled the defending champions.But Zinedine Zidanes coaching skills made the difference, as his decision to bring in Morata and James Rodriguez paid off. Rodriguez provided the assist, curling a perfect ball for Moratas header.Its a coachs job to make substitutions and were happy that they paid off, Zidane said. You make substitutions in order to change the game and thats what happened today. This is Real Madrid and we know we can always turn things around in a minute. We played a little better after conceding and we finally did it.Sporting had the match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium largely under control and was rewarded when Brazilian midfielder Bruno Cesar gave scored with a shot from inside the area in the 48th minute. Ronaldo equalized from an 89th minute free kick.Borussia Dortmund, the 1997 champion, enjoyed a stroll in the park at Polish champion Legia Warsaw, scoring with six different players in a 6-0 rout.---GROUP G:Riyad Mahrez scored twice as Leicester opened its maiden Champions League campaign with a comfortable 3-0 victory at Belgian champion Club Brugge.Sixteen years after its last European game, the English Premier League champion was unfazed by the occasion and got off to a strong start, with Marc Albrighton scoring after just five minutes.Mahrez then curled a free kick home and scored his second goal from the penalty spot.The victory gave Leicester the lead in its group after FC Porto and Copenhagen drew 1-1.---GROUP H:Playing with a depleted side, Lyon relied on its homegrown players and the class of teenager Maxwel Cornet to open its Champions League campaign in style with a 3-0 defeat of Dinamo Zagreb.Lacking five regular starters, including striker Alexandre Lacazette, Lyon dominated with a fine display of one-touch football. It quickly opened the scoring courtesy of Corentin Tolissos goal.Jordan Ferri, who honed his skills at Lyons renowned academy with Tolisso, made it 2-0 four minutes into the second half from Cornets assist. 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It only indirectly involved Central Arkansas taking another step toward giving itself the chance to play on those same NCAA tournament fields, the Sugar Bears wrapping up the Southland Conference regular-season title in unbeaten fashion against Northwestern State this past Friday.Johnson started the game for Central Arkansas but came off after just 17 seconds, long before Alex Moores goal put the team ahead or Ashley Smith doubled the lead. But those 17 seconds came after nine months of waiting. Nine months of hoping she would get that chance to play, even as she confronted a reality that made a game inconsequential by comparison. Diagnosed with a benign brain tumor this past winter after suffering lingering headaches following a minor car accident, Johnson had surgery to remove it in May.She hoped all along that she would return to the field for her senior season but was unable to gain medical clearance while undergoing post-surgery radiation treatment, even as she continued with her classes and as a part of the soccer team from the sideline. Until Fridays home finale, that is. Still not fully cleared, she played anyway.I get doubts in my mind and obviously everyones going to think of the worst-case scenario every once in a while, Johnson told Littles Rocks KATV in April. But I have a great feeling Im going to get out there again.No one in the month ahead will get more joy out of being on a field than Johnson did.West Virginia closes out regular season in styleDont even bother trick or treating at Dick Dlesk Stadium in Morgantown. If the current residents havent given away a goal in months, what are your odds of getting free candy off them? Not satisfied with just dominating the Big 12, No. 1 West Virginia completed a shutout of the league with a 3-0 win over Oklahoma State this past Friday. Eight conference games, 12 hours of soccer and not a single goal scored against the Mountaineers by a Big 12 opponent.Like any successful defense, some of that is about not having to defend -- the Mountaineers outshot the Cowgirls 26-4. But a lot of it is also just that Kadeisha Buchanan and the rest of the defensive core are just better than everybody else.The Mountaineers face Texas Tech in a Big 12 tournament quarterfinal Wednesday in Kansas City, with the potential for a semifinal against No 24 Oklahoma after that.Florida States not-so-secret weapon returnsEliminating No. 6 Duke in an ACC quarterfinal penalty shootout, a week after beating the Blue Devils at home, enhances Florida States resume. To a small degree that is because of the result itself, officially a draw, but mostly because it presents a needed opportunity to earn more resume points against No. 14 Clemson in Fridays ACC semifinal in Charleston, South Carolina.Now 4-1-2 this season against teams ranked in the most recent RPI top 50, there still appears to be a path for the Seminoles, No. 16 in that RPI release, to swoop in and claim a valuable top-eight seed in the NCAA tournament if they run the table in Charleston. (As there is for No. 16 North Carolina, which had its best week of the season by beating Florida State to close the regular season on Thursday and routing No. 7 Virginia 3-0 in a weekend ACC quarterfinal).No matter where they play their games, the Seminoles will be better for freshman Deyna Castellanos being there rather than in Jordan. Thats where she spent most of October, leading Venezuela to the semifinals of the FIFA Under-17 Womens World Cup (a longer stay than the American entry enjoyed). 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That had happened just once since 2008, which also happened to be the year that SIU-Edwardsville moved to Division I.But after playing Notre Dame to a 0-0 draw over 110 minutes Friday night, literally saved by eight stops from Rossi, SIU-Edwardsville advanced on the strength of two more Rossi saves and five conversions from her teammates in a penalty shootout that stretched six rounds.That video you probably saw last week of an iguana running a nightmarish gauntlet of snakes? There were moments, especially in the two overtime periods when watching Rossi dive, stretch and scramble across the goal mouth in South Bend that felt not entirely dissimilar. Perhaps her form wasnt perfect. Perhaps she let a rebound stray. But she kept the ball out of the net.If only in the soccer sense, it was her own survival mode.Rossi didnt play a game in her first two college seasons. 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But it is also frequently more fun to watch than it is useful. The aim and trajectory that can be accomplished with a regular long throw are sacrificed. But in the hands of Colorados Evans it is both crowd pleaser and game changer. Evans finished off Colorados 3-1 win against Oklahoma State with a goal of her own, but the game turned on her flip throw that set up Colorados opening goal. She was consistently able to put throws in the 6-yard box with the kind of pace and trajectory that create stress for a defense -- and mistakes like the own goal directly off a throw in the 18th minute.Colorado and Utah, which beat Texas Tech 1-0, are in the tournament in the same season for the second time since joining the Pac-12. They helped the league advance five teams and go 5-0-1 (Pepperdine eliminated Cal in a shootout). The Buffaloes also did this.Nikki Walts sense of timing: The Ohio State junior entered Saturdays game against Dayton with two goals in 19 games. She picked opportune moments to double that total and help the Buckeyes advance to the second round. First, after Dayton solidified the momentum of a goal just before halftime by scoring again to take a 2-1 lead early in the first half, Walts responded with a goal just 30 seconds later to restore order at 2-2. Then with overtime looming, she drilled a free kick from 20 yards into the top corner in the 86th minute for a 3-2 win. It was the latest non-overtime winner of the first round.NC States long wait: When NC State survived a penalty shootout at No. 4 Minnesota -- goalkeeper Sydney Wootten making two saves in the shootout and German youth international Ricarda Walkling clinching it after being helped from the field with an apparent injury -- it marked the first time the Wolfpack advanced in an NCAA tournament since 1995. In the intervening years, neighbor North Carolina won 82 tournament games. Even Duke, with its own legacy of living in the shadow cast by the Tar Heels, won 26 tournament games in that span.Illinois States streak: Illinois State lost its first three games this season and was 2-5-0 after nearly a month of competition. The number in the loss column hasnt budged, and the Redbirds will join SIU-Edwardsville and Northwestern in Durham, North Carolina, this weekend as No. 3 Duke hosts what are officially second and third round games and unofficially the Land of Lincoln invitational. By eliminating host Michigan in a penalty shootout Saturday, Illinois State became one of those four road teams to advance and extended its unbeaten streak to 15 games.Looking out for No. 1sTop seeds Florida, South Carolina, Stanford and West Virginia advanced by a combined 17-0 margin in the first round. Only Florida, which not coincidentally had far and away the toughest assignment at home against Florida Gulf Coast, had to sweat a tie into the second half.History favvors the top seeds to make it through the second weekend, too. Nigel Bradham Jersey. Since the carnage of 2010, when only one No. 1 seed reached the quarterfinals, 19 of 20 top seeds made it at least that far over the past five tournaments. That doesnt mean it will be easy for this years aspirants.It wont be easy for West Virginia, a potential Sweet 16 pairing against No. 4 UCLA, most of all. Stanford hosts old rival Santa Clara in the second round. And Floridas entire bracket looks like one big trap. But all can look at South Carolinas path and be grateful it isnt theirs.The Gamecocks face the potential of a Sweet 16 game against fourth-seeded BYU, the same team ranked one spot behind them in the NSCAA Top 25 (and with two more first-place votes). That semifinal-quality matchup will only happen if South Carolina first handles ranked Colorado, which tied for second place in arguably the nations toughest conference, and if BYU gets by ranked Oklahoma, which, by the way, already tied South Carolina this year.In six games this season against teams that entered the NCAA tournament ranked, South Carolina scored more than one goal just twice. It also didnt allow many goals in those games, of course, and its defense at home is a formidable thing. But while the Gamecocks remain the favorites, theyre going to have to play like it to survive the week ahead.Second-round must-seesNo. 4 Auburn vs. Connecticut: It wont get as much attention as the matchup that follows on the list, but this could be the College Cup spoiler special. Auburn throttled South Alabama 4-0 in the first round and is 10-2-0 with 30 goals since a narrow loss to South Carolina in September (half of those games against NCAA tournament teams). But Connecticuts Rachel Hill and Stephanie Ribeiro have 37 goals between them this season, including two in a 4-2 first-round win over Albany.Penn State vs. No. 3 Virginia: Its the defending national champion Nittany Lions against a program that reached at least the Sweet 16 in each of the past 11 tournaments. Up and down all season, Penn State was very much up in a 6-0 win against Bucknell in the first round. The sum of individual parts like Frannie Crouse, Nickolette Driesse, Megan Schafer, Charlotte Williams and Salina Williford still has the potential to add up to much more than the typical unseeded offense.Rutgers at No. 2 Georgetown: The first sign that Georgetown was a team of consequence this season, before it beat Virginia and West Virginia, was a 2-1 win over Rutgers. Rachel Corbozs second goal of the game ended matters just 35 seconds into overtime. The Scarlet Knights enter the rematch in a good run of form, comfortable 3-0 winners against Harvard in the first round after wins over Penn State and Northwestern in the Big Ten tournament.Texas A&M at No. 2 USC: One of the most appealing games of the entire week ahead is a potential Sweet 16 encounter between USC and Florida State, the storied Seminoles on the road against a senior-laden success story. But those USC seniors first have to deal with an opponent that has a lot of institutional memory when it comes to the postseason. By winning 1-0 at TCU in front of the second-largest crowd of the first round, the Aggies continued a streak of reaching the second round every year since 1998.Wisconsin at No. 1 Florida: While the FIFA Under-20 Womens World Cup is underway in Papua New Guinea, this game marks the end of the collegiate road for two alums of the 2014 U-20 World Cup. Either Floridas Savannah Jordan or Wisconsins Rose Lavelle will have to turn their attention to the NWSL. Lavelle steered the Badgers here with a long-distance strike for the only goal in a 1-0 win at Marquette, but Jordan has a lot of help in Gainesville.Where are all the people?South Carolina lived up to its seed in a 7-0 first-round rout of Alabama State. But it came close to losing another No. 1 ranking in the process. The Gamecocks entered the first round as the nations attendance leader, averaging more than 3,000 fans per game. But because BYU drew the largest crowd of the first round against UNLV and South Carolina drew just 939 fans to its game, the gap between first and second shrank to almost nil (2,970-2,957).Unfortunately for the tournament, BYU was the exception to the rule with its crowd of 3,276.In all, 19 of 32 first-round hosts drew smaller crowds in the first round than each of those schools averaged in the regular season. The difference was marginal in some cases, but it was also striking in others -- beyond just South Carolina. Penn State drew 573 people, nearly 800 fewer than it averaged in the regular season. Notre Dame drew just 261, down from more than 1,000 per game in the regular season. Virginia drew nearly 1,100 fewer than its average.There were unique circumstances -- it was a decidedly cold night in State College, Pennsylvania; there was a basketball game going on next door at Notre Dame, etc. And there is always the issue of NCAA tournament ticket prices, which are higher than regular-season prices almost across the board (in a handful of cases replacing free admission). But if part of the objective in reshaping the tournament format from 16 sites the opening week to 32 sites was to boost attendance (while simultaneously lowering travel costs), the evidence of success is scarce. Wholesale Authentic Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Cheap Jerseys 2018 Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys 2020 Jerseys From China ' ' '

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He said that wasnt the case in the locker room.Its pretty smoky, Mullen said.The Bulldogs had good reason to celebrate on Saturday night following a dominant 55-20 road victory over rival Mississippi in the Egg Bowl.Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald ran for a school-record 258 yards and two touchdowns and also threw for three touchdowns to bring The Golden Egg trophy back to Starkville after two years in the Rebels possession.The Bulldogs (5-7, 3-5 Southeastern Conference) have won five of eight Egg Bowls under Mullen. This rivalry victory -- in front of a 66,038 fans on the Rebels home turf -- was particularly impressive.Every time you win it, its awesome, Mullen said. Every time you lose, its awful. Because it sticks with you. What an unbelievable feeling.The Bulldogs finished with 457 yards rushing and averaged nearly 10 yards per rushing play. Aeris Williams added 191 yards rushing and two touchdowns, but it was Fitzgerald who had the biggest gains, including runs of 70 and 61 yards.Its a phenomenal feeling, Fitzgerald said. Its always great when youre running and no ones around you. To do it in a big time game like this in front of this crowd -- its unreal.Ole Miss (5-7, 2-6) was led by freshman quarterback Shea Patterson, who threw for 320 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Akeem Judd led the Rebels with 107 yards rushing.Mississippi State jumped out to a 27-10 lead by midway through the second quarter largely thanks to big running plays for Fitzgerald and Williams. Ole Miss has struggled with its linebacker play all season and the Bulldogs were eager to exploit that weakness in the middle in the field, hitting the Rebels again and again for big gains.Ole Miss rallied late in the second quarter with 10 straight points to pull within 27-20 by halftime, but the Rebels were outscored 28-0 in the seccond half. Chad Williams Jersey. By the fourth quarter, Vaught-Hemingway Stadium was strangely quiet except for a small contingent of Mississippi State fans who cheered every moment.It stinks and I hate it for the fans, the university, the seniors and everybody involved with this program, Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze said. Its a very disappointing night.THE TAKEAWAYMississippi State: The Bulldogs earn a satisfying ending to the regular season after several frustrating moments this fall. Whats even better for Mississippi State: Several of the teams star players like Fitzgerald (sophomore), Williams (sophomore) and linebacker Leo Lewis (freshman) should have plenty of football left in Starkville.Ole Miss: Its been a disastrous season for the Rebels, who started as the No. 11-ranked team in the country. A porous defense, combined with season-ending injuries to key players like quarterback Chad Kelly and cornerback Kendarius Webster was too much for Ole Miss to overcome.BREAKING RECORDSFitzgerald ran for a 70-yard gain in the first quarter to break the school record for yards rushing by a quarterback. The previous record was 986 by Dak Prescott during the 2014 season. Fitzgerald entered the game with 985.WOMMACKS LAST STANDOle Miss announced about an hour before the game that defensive coordinator Dave Wommack would retire following this season. It was a tough final game for the veteran coach -- the Rebels gave up 566 total yards.Freeze didnt rule out big changes outside of Wommacks departure.We will look at everyone and everybody, Freeze said. That starts with me. When you cant stop their base stuff, its the process or the people. We will evaluate both and weve got to recruit better. 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