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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. -- Olympic champion Alexander Tretiakov of Russia won the gold medal at a World Cup mens skeleton race on Friday, holding off Matt Antoine of the U.S.Tretiakov finished his two runs at Mount Van Hoevenberg in 1 minute, 46.49 seconds. It was the first competition since international officials elected to pull this seasons world bobsled and skeleton championships out of Russia, where Tretiakov won his Olympic gold in 2014.Antoine was second in 1:46.92. South Koreas Yun Sungbin was third in 1:46.94.Tretiakov, Yun and Antoine have shared the medals in each of the first two World Cup stops this season. Latvias Martins Dukurs, the seven-time reigning overall World Cup champion, failed to reach the podium for the second time in as many races, placing fifth on Friday behind his brother Tomass Dukurs.The silver was the best finish of Antoines World Cup sliding career.Hes stronger, hes faster, hes a lot more competitive at the start and its put him in a great position at the start, U.S. skeleton coach Tuffy Latour said. Were really excited about where Matt is right now and looking forward to carrying it into the second half of the season.Antoine was third after the first heat, then rallied in the second to claim the silver. The air temperature was minus-14 when the competition started Friday morning.I think this is the coldest weather Ive ever raced in, Antoine said. Fortunately yesterday, we got the opportunity to slide, which gave us an idea of what it was going to be like today. On the whole, Im pretty happy with my runs, there were a couple of small mistakes that Id maybe like to have back. But overall, Im pretty pleased.Also for the U.S., Nathan Crumpton was 11th place and Kyle Tress was 19th.The womens skeleton race at Mount Van Hoevenberg starts Saturday morning. Nick Foles Eagles Jersey . -- Sergey Tolchinksy scored his second goal of the game 3:56 into overtime as the Sault Ste. Brian Westbrook Womens Jersey .Y. - New Orleans forward Anthony Davis was chosen Friday to replace the injured Kobe Bryant in the NBA All-Star game that will be played in his home city. http://www.theeaglesshoponline.com/Youth-Chuck-Bednarik-Eagles-Jersey/ . Speaking Thursday on TSN 1050 Thursday, the Leafs GM also touched on the questions surrounding the teams leadership and the struggles of his big-name free-agent signing. “Its not from lack of effort from the coaching staff. DeSean Jackson Eagles Jersey . -- Team after team passed on Andre Ellington in the draft. Wes Hopkins Eagles Jersey . Tests earlier this week revealed a Grade 2 left hamstring strain for Sabathia, who was hurt in last Fridays start against San Francisco. Its an injury that will require about eight weeks to heal. He finished a disappointing campaign just 14-13 with a career-worst 4. NEW YORK -- The Toronto Blue Jays are squandering opportunities in their series at Yankee Stadium.Every time the Blue Jays miss a chance to add runs, the New York Yankees exhale.After two dramatic games, the American League East rivals conclude their three-game series Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium, when New York will be looking for complete a sweep.The Blue Jays (77-61) have dropped four of five and are tied with the Boston Red Sox for first place in the division. The Blue Jays have held at least a share of the lead every day since Aug. 16, and this is the fifth time they have been tied.The Yankees (72-65) have won three straight and nine of 13 to stay 3 1/2 games behind the Baltimore Orioles for the second AL wild card. New York also is within 4 1/2 games of the division lead -- its smallest deficit since April 28.We have been playing good baseball, Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner said. Im sure teams in front of us have taken notice.This series has featured two close games with late-inning dramatics.On Monday, Toronto cut a four-run deficit in half on Edwin Encarnacions bases-loaded, seventh-inning single. However, Russell Martin lined out to end the inning, and the Yankees held on to win 5-3.On Tuesday, Kevin Pilars two-run double gave the Jays a short-lived, 4-3 lead in the top of the eighth. The Yankees responded with three runs in the bottom half of the inning, and Chase Headleys two-run homer gave New York a 7-4 lead.After Toronto scored twice in the ninth off Dellin Betances to climb within 7-6, and the bases were loaded when Blake Parker replaced the New York closer with two outs. Pillar struck out Justin Smoak was robbed of a go-ahead extra-base hit by Gardners leaping catch in front of the left field wall.A lot of lost opportunities along the way, no doubt about that, Toronto manager John Gibbons said.Betances is unlikely to be available Wednesday after pitching for the third consecutive game. Normally he would have been unavailable Tuesday, but September circumstances are different, especially in the situation the Yankees are in.As for the starting-pitching matchup for the series finale, Toronto right-hander Marcus Sttroman (9-6, 4.dddddddddddd58 ERA) gets the call, while the Yankees may employ Bryan Mitchell. Before Tuesdays game, the Yankees were leaning toward using the 25-year-old right-hander, but after the game, their starting pitcher was listed as TBA.Stroman will pitch nearly a year after returning from an ACL injury and throwing five innings in Torontos 10-7 victory Sept. 12, 2015, at New York. He allowed two runs and three hits in eight innings April 14 against the Yankees in Toronto.Stroman has pitched eight innings five times this season but has not done so since July 20 in Arizona. He has a 3.65 ERA in his past seven starts, and he allowed four runs and five hits in six innings Friday during an 8-3 loss at Tampa Bay.My stuff feels as sharp as its been all year, Stroman said. Its just frustrating not getting the results I want to get.Whoever starts for the Yankees will be taking the place of Chad Green, who is out for the season with an elbow injury.Mitchell would be making his season debut after missing most of the year due to a toe injury sustained in the final week of spring training.Mitchell made six rehab starts, including two with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre. In two starts for the Yankees top farm club, he threw a total of nine innings and allowed two runs (one earned) while striking out 14. He threw 91 pitches on Friday.Its crazy, Mitchell said. It feels weird to be coming back at this point, but its exciting. Im ready, Im excited.So are the Yankees, who are still in a playoff race a month after deciding to rebuild and jettison veterans following four months of maddening inconsistency following a 9-17 start.Bottom line is that we hadnt played up to our capability, general manager Brian Cashman said. When you dont do that and underperform, it can bite you in the (rear), so we had to dig ourselves out of a deep hole, but in the last month, weve given ourselves a chance. Hopefully we can take advantage of it. Our guys are having fun competing on a daily basis, and the hope is that we can keep that up. ' ' '