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With a stout defense that has held the last two opponents to single digits, the British Columbia Lions try to continue their strong play on Sunday when they entertain the Saskatchewan Roughriders at BC Place. You can watch the game live on TSN and TSN Mobile TV, tonight at 7pm et/4pm pt. Since losing to Edmonton on July 20 by a score of 27-14 at home, the Lions have dialed up the pressure on defense and played much better in the last two road outings, defeating Calgary 34-8 and then stopping Toronto, 18-9, in the most recent contest back on August 6 before the bye week. Thanks to the latest victory, BC currently has the best record in the CFL at 4-2. Against Toronto, the Lions held the hosts scoreless in both the first and fourth quarters and kept the Argos out of the end zone altogether by allowing a mere three field goals to Swayze Waters. The Argonauts generated just 252 yards of total offense against BC and while the score could have easily been even more one-sided, Toronto benefited from the visitors being flagged 16 times for 100 yards in penalties. Quarterback Travis Lulay converted 18-of-27 passes for 205 yards and a score, while Mike Reilly sealed the victory with a one-yard run in the final period to cap off a seven-play, 69-yard drive that ate up 4:29 off the clock. As for the Roughriders, they were most recently in action on August 10 when they came out on the short end of a 28-20 final versus Edmonton on the road. The defeat, the third in as many games for a team that opened 2012 with three straight victories, saw Saskatchewan score a couple of rushing touchdowns, one each by Drew Willy and Darian Durant, as the squad generated a hefty 507 yards of total offense. However, the Riders lost 90 yards of field position due to 13 penalties, were guilty of one lost fumble and two interceptions. Durant, who has spent all seven of his CFL campaigns with the Roughriders, had his best game of this season in terms of passing yardage with 401 as he converted 24-of-35, but he also failed to throw a TD for the third time in five games and was picked off twice. Through the first three games of the season Durant had more than 700 yards and four touchdowns, without a single INT, but now his numbers have begun to level off a bit. When Durant isnt exploiting defenses, Kory Sheets tends to be the one who steps in and picks up the slack. Here in his CFL rookie campaign, Sheets has been a steady producer with a total of 440 rushing yards, second-most in the league. Up until the last game when he was kept out of the end zone, Sheets had also scored at least one TD in five straight contests to begin his career. While he didnt score last time out, Sheets did counter by turning six receptions into a game-high 138 yards versus Edmonton. Right behind Sheets with five catches for 84 yards versus the Eskimos was Weston Dressler, a slotback who already is nearly halfway to his career high of 81 receptions, sporting 40 grabs for 513 yards and four TDs thus far in 2012. Averaging just under 13 yards per catch, Dressler is first in the league in total receiving yards after six games. While Dressler is at the top of the receiving list as far as yards is concerned, the Lions dont have a single player within the top-12 in that department right now. Geroy Simon, who kicked off the season with a bang by becoming the leagues all-time leading receiver, has turned his 22 catches this year into 329 yards to pace BC, but for someone who now has 957 receptions to his name and needs just two TDs to reach 100 for his career, he has yet to cross the goal line in 2012. You have to go all the way back to 2002 to find a longer stretch to open a season where Simon has been shutout in this manner. Because of the last two games, British Columbia is now first in the league in defense, holding the opposition to just 277.1 ypg. Combine that with the fact that the Lions are also first on offense with 400.5 ypg and those numbers would indicate a dominating club. Being tied for the top spot in the turnover department with a plus-6 is certainly another strong indication of how good the Lions can be when they put all the pieces together for a solid 60-minute effort. The Roughriders won the first meeting of this season back on July 14 with a 23-20 triumph at home. In that contest Saskatchewans Tristan Jackson returned a missed field goal a staggering 129 yards for what proved to be the winning score in the fourth quarter. The Riders generated just 266 yards of total offense, while giving up 460 to the visitors. Lulay threw for 345 yards and a couple of majors for BC, but he also tossed a pair of interceptions in the setback as well. BC ran the table against the Riders last season, winning all three matchups by at least double figures and by a combined score of 95-34. The all-time series now stands at 91-80-4 in favor of Saskatchewan when considering just regular- season matchups dating back to 1954. The teams are set to meet two more times during the 2012 regular season, late September in Saskatchewan and then November 3 in the regular-season finale back at BC Place. The Lions have shown opposing crowds that they can dominate games and now the squad just needs to make that happen in front of the faithful in Vancouver. Wholesale Jerseys Supply . The 18-year-old forward has six goals and 12 points during a current five-game scoring streak and his 16 goals and 36 points in 18 total games is good for third in league scoring. Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping . The Mets said in a release Wednesday that Gee could have further surgery to prevent a possible recurrence of the clot in the same location of his arm. 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A trio of influential players has been ruled out of the tournament with injuries even before the team travels to its Polish base, while both warmup matches have produced unconvincing 1-0 victories over sides which failed to qualify for Euro 2012. WIMBLEDON, England -- The Brits know how to stage a coronation, and theyll do so Sunday for either regal Roger Federer or one of their own, Andy Murray. Queen Elizabeth II has another commitment, but the former Kate Middleton and the British prime minister will be on hand to see who reigns at Wimbledon. You can see the match live on TSN and TSN.ca on Sunday beginning at 9am et/6am pt. Plenty of history will be written in the mens final at tennis most tradition-rich tournament. Federer can add to his record 16 Grand Slam championships, and he would tie a record by winning Wimbledon for a seventh time. He also would claim the ATPs top ranking for the first time since June 2010, and match Pete Sampras record of 286 weeks at No. 1. "Theres a lot on the line for me," Federer said. Murray, meanwhile, is merely trying to become the first British man to win a Grand Slam title since Fred Perry took Wimbledon and the U.S. Championships in 1936. "It has been a great tournament so far," Murray said. "Ive just got to try to keep it together for the final." Britains abuzz. Even without the queen, the Royal Box is certain to be packed, along with the rest of Centre Court. Tickets are going for more than 2,600 pounds ($4,000). Thousands have bought 8-pound ($12.40) grounds passes to picnic near Wimbledons practice courts on the grassy hill known these days as Murray Mount, watching the match on a huge video screen. Loyalties will be divided. Brits love Federer, the celebrated Swiss whose graceful game is so well suited to the All England Club. Hell receive sentimental support because he has endured a reign delay, going 2 1/2 years without a major title while being eclipsed by Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Now, at 30, he could become the first thirty-something man to win Wimbledon since Arthur Ashe in 1975. Allegiance for the stolid Murray is more a matter of geography, and even then its complicated. Hes a native of Scotland, where theres a campaign afoot to break away from Britain. Whenever Murray loses, the English tend to call him Scottish, not British. But for the moment, when it comes to lawn tennis, the United Kingdom is united. Brits invented the game and, in 1877, started Wimbledon. Theyve won the mens title 35 times, more than any other country, but not since before World War II. And no British woman has won Wimbledon since Virginia Wade in 1977. Londoners have accepted the championship drought with good humour, especially where Murray is concerned. Waitresses at restaurants in Wimbledon village roll their eyes at the mention of his name. Last Sunday at the villages Emmanuel Church, when the pastor noted from the pulpit that Brits are rooting for Murray, the congregation responded with groans and giggles. It doesnt help that he has been beaten in the semifinals each of thhe past three years, nor that he has lost every set in his three Grand Slam finals, including against Federer at the 2008 U.ddddddddddddS. Open and 2010 Australian Open. A breakthrough victory came Friday versus Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, making the 25-year-old Murray the first British man to reach the final since Bunny Austin in 1938. "People have been talking for 10 years that finally he was going to be the one to do it," three-time Wimbledon champion John McEnroe said. "There were starting to be questions. He shut that talk down. Its rather amazing, because some people were starting to wonder, including myself, whether this day would actually come." A part-time resident of Miami, Murray said he draws inspiration from Miami Heat star LeBron James, who was much maligned before winning his first NBA title last month. Murray has also benefited from the help of Ivan Lendl, his coach since the start of the year. Lendl lost the first four Grand Slam finals he played, then won eight major titles. The Scotsman speaks in a mumbling monotone, and on court he tends to go about his business like a condemned man. At the French Open in May, Wade described him as "a drama queen." But while Murrays no Federer when it comes to style, some find appeal in his broad repertoire of shots. "I love watching Andy play, because I think its so exciting," said Serena Williams, who won her fifth womens title Saturday. "You never know what hes going to do. Hes running every ball down. He looks tired, and then he comes back. I think its awesome. Hes really one of my favourite people to watch. If thats being a drama queen, its really exciting." Murrays accustomed to carrying the weight of a skeptical countrys hopes. Shouts from the stands of "Come on, Andy" have been common for years at Wimbledon, and are occasionally heard at matches where Murrays not even a contestant. "There is obviously a lot of pressure and stress around this time of year," he said. There will also be pressure on Federer, whos mindful of his place in history. He beat defending champion Djokovic on Friday to reach the final for the first time since 2009, and now he has a chance to tie the tournament record of seven titles set in the 1880s by William Renshaw -- an Englishman -- and tied in 2000 by Sampras. "Its a big match for me, and I hope I can keep my nerves," Federer said. "Im sure I can." Like London bookmakers and most other observers, Sampras considers Federer the favourite. "But if Andy serves well and gets aggressive and can get the crowd behind him and use a little bit of destiny, he can pull it off," said Sampras, speaking by phone from his home in Los Angeles. "Too bad its on at 5 in the morning. Im going to have to TiVo it." ' ' '
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