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OSAKA, Japan - Canadas Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford finished first in the short program at the NHK Trophy on Friday. Fake Hockey Jerseys .Duhamel, from Lively, Ont., and Radford, from Balmertown, Ont., had 72.70 points. Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov of Russia were second with 64.60 points and world junior champions Xiaoyu Yu and Yang Jin of China were third with 60.15.The way we skated today is how we skate every day in practice, said Radford. This is how we aim to skate at every competition. It feels amazing to skate like that and were really looking forward to carrying the momentum into the long program.Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu fell twice in his short program and finished fifth in his comeback from injuries after a collision in warmups at the Cup of China.Before Fridays short program, Hanyu conceded that he wasnt in top condition and it was evident early when he fell on his opening quad toeloop. He hit his next jump — a triple axel — but fell again on a triple lutz-triple toeloop to finish with 78.01 points.Takahito Mura of Japan finished first with 86.28 points, ahead of Jeremy Abbott of the United States, who earned 81.51. Daisuke Murakami of Japan was third with 79.68 points.Elladj Balde of Montreal was seventh and Jeremy Ten of Vancouver was eighth.Hanyu was diagnosed with bruising to his head and chin after colliding with Chinese skater Yan Han in warmups at the Cup of China three weeks ago. He wasnt sure until Wednesday if he would take part in the NHK Trophy but decided to participate because he felt good during practice.I feel like Ive recovered enough and just tried to skate as normal, Hanyu said. Obviously this is disappointing. But the free skate is one Im confident with and I will do my best tomorrow.Hanyu is bidding for one of three available spots for the Grand Prix Final next month in Barcelona.Right now, Im not thinking about the final, I just want to go out and have a successful NHK, Hanyu said.Mura, skating to Carmen, opened with a quad toeloop-triple toeloop and hit all his other jumps to record a season-best score.Abbott, who is also bidding for a spot in the GP Final, didnt have a quad jump in his program but skated a clean routine that included a triple flip-triple toeloop, a triple lutz and a triple axel.Im very pleased, Abbott said. I love this program.Gracie Gold of the United States took the lead after the womens short program, boosting her chances of qualifying for the Grand Prix Final.Skating to Adagio, the U.S. champion hit all her jumps to score 68.16 points and finish ahead of Alena Leonova of Russia, who had 68.11. Kanako Murakami of Japan was third with 64.38 points.Gabrielle Daleman of Newmarket, Ont., was seventh.I skated a really nice short program, Gold said. Im happy because I made a lot mistakes at Skate America. I had solid jumps and spins today and want the same consistency tomorrow.Gold is vying for one of two open spots for next months GP Final in Barcelona. She earned a bronze medal at Skate America last month.I think there are positives and negatives in qualifying for the GP Final, Gold said. When you consider the U.S. Nationals are in January, it kind of interrupts your schedule for that but of course it means you have done very well.———With files from The Canadian Press. Fake Jerseys From China .com) - Richard Shermans two interceptions highlighted a dominant defensive effort, as the Seattle Seahawks routed the San Francisco 49ers in a highly anticipated NFC West Thanksgiving clash. Fake Baseball Jerseys . It certainly isnt a coincidence that Dwight Howard has scored at least 20 points in each game of the winning streak. http://www.fakejersey.com/ . Ronaldo netted his 14th goal of the season in Europes top competition to give Madrid a clear advantage ahead of next weeks quarterfinal return leg in Germany. But it came at a price as the Portugal forward, who came into the first-leg nursing a sore left knee, came off in the 80th minute.(SportsNetwork.com) - The first-place Nashville Predators will try to match their longest winning streak of the season when they shoot for a fourth consecutive victory in Tuesdays home clash with the Vancouver Canucks. The Predators, who lead the Central Division by two points over Chicago, have been the model of consistency during what has so far been a superb showing in 2014-15. Nashville has yet to lose consecutive games this season, but the clubs longest winning streak is still a modest four-game run from Nov. 22-29. Nashville has earned its fourth three-game winning streak of the campaign thanks to recent wins over Carolina, Dallas and Minnesota. The Preds also are currently on a 6-0-2 point streak that has the club in a tie with Anaheim for the most points in the NHL with 60. As a result of their strong showing so far, the Preds will be well-represented at this seasons NHL All-Star Weekend later this month in Columbus. One of the All-Star teams will be led by Nashville head coach Peter Laviolette, while his goaltender Pekka Rinne and defenseman Shea Weber were named as All-Stars. Also, forward Filip Forsberg was among six rookie skater chosen to partake in the All-Star Skills competition on Jan. 24 at Nationwide Arena. The All-Star Game will be played on Sunday, Jan. 25. Rinne is 28-6-2 with a sparkling 1.98 goals against average and .930 save percentage this season and he came up with 36 saves to anchor Saturdays 3-1 win at Minnesota. Calle Jarnkrok and Colin Wilson scored in the third period to help the Preds pick up the win at Xcel Energy Center. Mike Fisher added an early score for Nashville. Were going to have our off-nights, but when we have those kind of games we still find a way to win. Thats why were at where were at, Wilson said. Nashville is kicking off a brief two-game homestand tonight when it aims for a sixth consecutive win at Bridgestone Arena. All told, the Preds boast a 16-2-1 record on home ice this season. They willl complete the homestand Friday against Washington when former Nashville coach Barry Trotz returns to Bridgestone Arena. Fake Nike Jerseys. . Trotz was the head coach for the Predators for 15 seasons from the franchises inception until he was let go at the end of last season. The Canucks enter the second of three meetings this season against Nashville having dropped two of the past three encounters. Vancouver lost a 3-1 home decision to the Preds on Nov. 2, with Forsberg posting two goals and an assist and Rinne stopping 26-of-27 shots for the win. Vancouver has fared well in Music City, however, claiming three straight and five of the past six meetings at Bridgestone Arena. The Canucks are 12-6-2 as the visiting club this season and are kicking off a five-game road trip tonight. The Canucks went 2-3-0 on a recent five-game homestand and lost the final two tilts of the residency against Florida and Calgary. The most recent setback came in Saturdays 1-0 defeat at the hands of the Flames, who saw Joni Ortio make 36 saves to record a shutout in his first start of the season. Mikael Backlund also provided the game-winning goal on Calgarys first shot. Eddie Lack saved all but one of the 23 shots he faced in the loss. Sometimes you play well and dont win, that was tonight, Canucks head coach Willie Desjardins said. Ryan Miller will start tonight for Vancouver and he is expected to face Rinne. Miller is 5-2-1 with a 2.17 GAA in eight career outings against the Predators, while Rinne is 6-7-1 with a 2.74 GAA when playing against Vancouver. The Canucks, who are tied with San Jose for the third automatic playoff bid in the Pacific Division, will continue their swing on Thursday when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers. Vancouver could get defenseman Dan Hamhuis back at some point during this trip, but he is expected to miss tonights contest. Hamhuis has been out since suffering a groin injury on Nov. 20, missing Vancouvers last 20 games. ' ' '