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Nico Rosberg eased Mercedes fears about its pace in Singapore by topping second practice, though teammate Lewis Hamiltons disjointed session ended prematurely with a hydraulics issue.It was in FP2 last year where Mercedes struggles first became apparent in a weekend which saw the team qualify nearly 1.5s off the pole and finish off the podium for the first time in the V6 era. The team came into the weekend hoping to have solved those issues and the evening session under the lights suggested progress has been made, with Rosbergs 1:44.152 a full 0.3s quicker than Kimi Raikkonen in the quickest Ferrari.Mercedes optimism will be tempered by Hamiltons session, however, with the reigning world champion aborting his first qualifying simulation and then enduring a messy series of laps of the ultra-soft tyres afterwards. He then returned to the pits, where the cover was taken off his engine, something Mercedes later confirmed was to investigate a hydraulic alert while on the circuit. The team decided the issue could not be resolved in the final 15 minutes and he did not return to the circuit. It means the world champion missed out on the long runs at the end of the session -- a significant blow in Singapore as FP2 is the only practice session which is considered relevant to the rest of the weekend as the full session takes place under floodlights.?Max Verstappen finished third as Red Bull struggled to live up to its favourites tag, though he and teammate Daniel Ricciardo both appeared to struggle to get the most out of their cars in the final sector. Sebastian Vettel could only manage fifth, though he clearly did not nail a perfect lap and finished 0.7s off teammate Raikkonen. Force Indias Nico Hulkenberg finished an impressive sixth for Force India, suggesting once again the team has made huge strides in development in recent months. Hamilton finished seventh and only completed 20 laps.Carlos Sainz finished eighth for Toro Rosso at a circuit which could be the last chance for a strong result in 2016. Fernando Alonso finished ninth, two positions down on where McLaren expects to qualify tomorrow, though Friday practice is rarely an accurate predictor of every position on the grid. However, the Spaniard pulled up at Turn 16 at the end of the session with what he reported to be a gearbox issue, which could have ramifications for the Spaniard later in the weekend. Daniil Kvyat rounded off the top ten on a weekend he will hope ends his long and painful wait for points.Sergio Perez, who was complaining about issues during the session, had to settle for 11th ahead of Jenson Button and Esteban Gutierrez. Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas took the next two spaces and, though Williams often makes a big step forward on Saturday it seems to have a lot of work to do to catch Force India overnight. Kevin Magnussen and Valtteri Bottas finished 16th and 17th, ahead of Felipe Nasr, who earned the wrath of Ricciardo late in the session for holding him up after exiting the pit lane.Romain Grosjean finished 19th but lost his rear wing early in the session, spinning out of the last corner and tapping the barrier. He finished ahead of Marcus Ericsson and Pascal Wehrlein. Manors Esteban Ocon rounded off the timing screens a full three seconds down, though he was lucky to return his car to the garage in one piece after clouting the wall on two occasions at the end of his ultra-soft qualifying simulation. Vans Store Near Me .Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have placed centre Cody Hodgson on injured reserve and recalled two players from their AHL affiliate in Rochester. Vans Shoes Sale . P.A. Parenteau scored early in the third period to help the Avs edge Toronto 2-1 on Tuesday night. Cory Sarich also scored for Colorado (3-0-0), which is off to its best ever start. http://www.vanssalestore.com/vans-slip-on-clearance.html . -- James Young couldnt wait to apply those tweaks to his jump shot, and the first one he made against UT Arlington told him it could be a good night. Vans Old Skool Clearance . -- For the first time in two months, an opponent was standing up to Alabama. Vans Slip On Sale . -- Linebacker Myles Jack ran for four touchdowns, defensive end Cassius Marsh caught a scoring pass, and No. When Kwynn Perry landed in Los Angeles a decade ago to start a masters program at USCs film school, she was itching for more than just a directors chair. What she was craving more than anything, it turns out, was an extra.As in extracurricular.When I got to grad school I knew I really missed playing, Perry said. I wasnt sure exactly what I wanted, but I looked around L.A. for sports to get back into.Her search started with the sports with which she was familiar. There was soccer, which she enjoyed as a kid playing goalkeeper. And basketball, her familys sport. And volleyball, which she played at the club level at Vanderbilt.But it was a different sport that caught her eye.It wasnt until I started roller derby that I knew what I had been missing, she said. And what it was I needed.One of the things she missed, she said, was the thrill of competition. Roller skating just might have been in her genes, too.My mother always tells stories about skating with me until she was nine months pregnant, Perry said. And of us skating in crowded roller rinks together when I was a toddler.After seeing her first derby game in Ventura, California, Perry joined a local outfit called the L.A. Derby Dolls. Perry said that she was drawn to the speed and danger she perceived in LADDs style, played on a tilted surface called a banked track.Banked-track roller derby called up my inner thrill-seeker, Perry said, adding that roller derby got her reacquainted with the camaraderie of being part of a close-knit team that she cherished in high school.Seven years on, Perry is a 36-year-old Ph.D. candidate and married mother of a kindergartner. She has switched to flat-track derby and plays for the Angel City Derby Girls.She is recognized as one of the best defensive players on one of flat-tracks best teams.This weekend, the skater who plays under the name Hunnie Brasco will try to help Angel City, ranked fifth in the world, advance to the Womens Flat Track Derby Association championship when it plays in the Division 1 playoffs in Vancouver, British Columbia. As the No. 2 seed in the WFTDAs third of four playoff tournaments, Perry and her teammates need to win their first two games to book a ticket to Champs, which takes place in Portland, Oregon, Nov. 4-6.Perrys switch from LADD to Angel City had less to do with playing on a different surface than what she calls her need for more personal athletic challenges.dddddddddddd She also wanted to play a wider variety of teams across the world, something offered by the WFTDAs several hundred leagues, spanning Seattle to Sydney, Australia.The opportunity to travel across the country and really bond and get to know your team intimately was very part and parcel with what I wanted out of a sport, she said.After Perrys switch in 2014, Angel City crept up the rankings. Now Angel City is a formidable rival to other world-class roller derby teams such as reigning world champion Rose City of Portland, five-time world champion Gotham from NYC, and perennial powerhouse Texas based in Austin.Angel City has made a name for itself with its top-notch athleticism.We have athletes from a diverse set of backgrounds -- everything from hockey to gymnastics, CrossFitters too, Perry said. I love [derby] players who have played other sports, and watch other sports, because you can always learn from other disciplines.Known informally as the Sequoias, many of Angel Citys key players, including Tui Lyon and Rachel Johnston, are 5 feet 10 or taller. Perry, known for her hard hits (and sense of humor), is 5-11.Hunnie is cripplingly funny. She brings a kind of levity every team needs, Johnston said. Her mile-long legs carry her at terrifying speeds -- shes a jammers worst nightmare.Lyon, a key acquisition from No. 2-ranked Victoria (Australia), says Perrys athleticism matches her cool head and competitive temperament.She hits walls with such incredible force and tenacity, Lyon said. Shes like a Tasmanian devil.As important as the friendship and the competition, Perry says her league is extremely supportive of her as a mother.I feel very fortunate at ACDG that I have support from my league. For some leagues it might be a contentious point, Perry said, noting the time commitment and fitness level demanded of derby athletes. We have eight mothers on our all-star team alone.My son always wants to go to practice with me, because its just like a big gymnasium for him.But thats not all that is good about Angel City, and the league she lives to compete for.Our team is also very ethnically diverse, and that for me is wonderful, Perry said. Its not something that I can put into words, but playing here just feels so welcoming. ' ' '