Newly crowned British champion jockey Jim Crowley has been named first-choice rider to Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum.The sheikhs racing manager Angus Gold said he expected Crowley to take up his position starting with the Dubai carnival in the new year.Hell be going out to Dubai for the carnival, which starts in early January, and Im sure hell be in place for that, Gold said.In the meantime, Dane ONeill is still second jockey and hes out in Dubai anyway, so Jim will go out to help him.We bought a lot of young horses this year and I think well have more horses in training than ever next year, so theres plenty for Jim to look forward to.Crowley expressed delight at having landed such a coveted role.Im very much looking forward to it. 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That was commissioner Gary Bettmans strong stance Thursday after a board of governors meeting that included an update on the Coyotes situation but not much else in the way of progress, as the league waits on the process in Arizona. Renaissance Sports & Entertainment has agreed to buy the team, but everything is contingent on an arena management deal getting done. "If the council doesnt approve it so that this transaction can close, I dont think the Coyotes will be playing there anymore," Bettman said. Strengthening his position from the Stanley Cup final -- the original target for the city of Glendale to finish the deal -- Bettman explained that the NHL has "lots of options" if the Coyotes must relocate, even if that plan B hasnt yet been ironed out. "I find it difficult to conceive of why, if the council turns this down, we would want to keep the team in Glendale any longer," Bettman said. "And so we will then, if they turn it down, have to deal with the possibilities and the options that will be available to us, and they are numerous." Deputy commissioner Bill Daly didnt want to get into specific cities that could get the Coyotes if keeping the team in Glendale doesnt work out. Asked specifically about Seattles Key Arena, he said it could house an NHL team. Asked about Quebec City being an option, Daly said, "I wouldnt rule it out." "I think we tried to be clear that obviously there are a number of alternatives, and we have to decide which one is best for us in the short term," Daly said.dddddddddddd The short term would begin in 2013-14. Bettman and Daly confirmed there is enough time to move the Coyotes to another city without them playing a lame-duck season in Glendale. If the Coyotes move, the conference and division alignments wont change, according to Daly, even if it means a less-than-ideal situation like what the Winnipeg Jets went through after moving from Atlanta. Not knowing whether the Coyotes will be in Glendale or somewhere else is holding up the release of the next NHL schedule. But so is completion of an agreement to send NHL players to the Olympics in Sochi in 2014. Bettman said the board of governors gave him authority to get a deal done and that theres a meeting Monday in New York "to hopefully conclude that." The board discussed rule changes such as hybrid icing being tested in pre-season and visors being made mandatory for incoming players, but Bettman declined to give details as to whether they were approved, deferring to the NHLPA, which meets next week and must formally approve them. The Coyotes situation obviously drew the most attention. Colorado Avalanche executive vice president of hockey operations Joe Sakic said the board was "brought up to speed" but declined to reveal much more. At this point, the NHL has to wait. "Were anticipating or hoping that the Glendale City Council passes the proposed deal with the Renaissance group for the operation of the building and the club playing there going forward," Bettman said. "Thats an essential ingredient to this moving forward." Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '