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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Just a few years ago, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver had a hard time envisioning seeing this day come.He stood outside a Sacramentos new state-of-the-art downtown arena and welcomed Kings fans to the home opener for a franchise many believed was on its way out of town just over three years ago.I think its a borderline miracle from where we were in 2013 to be here in 2016, a year earlier than they originally pledged to have an arena done, Silver said Thursday before the Kings hosted San Antonio in the first regular-season game at the Golden 1 Center. To be done, to be here on opening night with the building completely finished with strong local ownership, its everything a league could hope for.The idea seemed far-fetched back in the spring of 2013 when the Maloof family was poised to sell the team to a group of Seattle investors seeking to move the franchise to the Pacific Northwest.But tech mogul Vivek Ranadive stepped up to buy the team for $534 million and keep it in Californias capital city with a new arena that Silver calls the new standard in the NBA.The 17,500-seat arena is the first professional sports venue powered completely by solar energy, will save about a million gallons of water a year compared to a typical venue of its size, was built with recycled material from the mall that stood at the site before construction began and will get 90 percent of its food and beverages from within 150 miles.It became the first indoor venue to receive LEED Platinum certification -- the highest level of recognition for environmentally conscious buildings.There are other features like the NBAs first 4K ultra HD videoboard -- providing a picture four times clearer than HD -- and an in-arena app that allows fans to control the temperature at their own seat.The arena is part of a $1 billion development project that includes 1.5 million square feet of mixed-use property that will have a hotel, restaurants, retail shops, offices and condos. About $500 million in outside investment is also expected in the area.These are true modern day town halls, Silver said. You can see from the smiles on the fans faces as they were walking in, there was sort of a collective `Wow!Among the most unique features are the airplane hangar doors that can be opened to turn the venue into an indoor-outdoor arena. The team tested it out for parts of three preseason games and saw no measurable differences in temperature, humidity or wind on the court and would like to be able to open the doors during games eventually.The league wants to do additional tests and consult with other teams before coming up with a protocol for when the doors can be open.Because its so new, we want to make sure we get it right, he said. It will probably be a few more weeks. Our hope is it will be done well before this season will be over.Silver also said there is an opportunity for an All-Star game to come here, saying the team has presented a plan to have visitors stay on cruise ships in the Sacramento River delta to make up for a lack of hotel rooms.Sacramento has beaten the odds so many times before, Silver said. Initially at first blush, it was `Wed love to come here but you dont have enough hotel rooms. But there is a true can-do attitude here in Sacramento. Wholesale Custom Patriots Shirts . -- Sergey Tolchinksy scored his second goal of the game 3:56 into overtime as the Sault Ste. George Mira Jersey .Y. -- Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Wednesday that J. http://www.custompatriotsjersey.com/ .Y. -- Injured Buffalo Sabres forward Marcus Foligno did not practice with the team Monday and head coach Ron Rolston said its unlikely hell play in Wednesdays season opener in Detroit. 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He changed our (running backs) room at Ohio State with that.Elliott went on to get drafted fourth overall by the Dallas Cowboys last spring, in part because of his complete skill set. Not only did he eclipse Hydes Ohio State rushing total by 763 yards in three seasons (Hyde played four), Elliott was widely considered the best blocking back in the 2016 draft.Hes not a guy that you have to take off the field, 49ers coach Chip Kelly said of Elliott. Hes got speed. Hes got power. You know, hes kind of the best combination. ... and I think everybody agreed, that he was the top back in the draft last year.Elliott entered the NFL two years after Hyde was taken in the second round by the 49ers. They square off Sunday at Levis Stadium when Dallas (2-1) visits San Francisco (1-2).For the season, Elliott has 274 yards rushing on 71 carries with one touchdown. His former teammate has four touchdowns with 225 yards on 58 carries for San Francisco.Hyde said he hasnt paid attention to the fact hes playing against his college pupil. After all, hes going against Dallas 10th--ranked rushing defense, while Elliott will be looking to make his mark against a 49ers defense that allowed 947 yards combined in its consecutive losses to Carolina and Seattle.ddddddddddddBut Hydes All-Pro teammate NaVorro Bowman thinks the game Sunday has personal meaning for the running back.I think Carlos had (Elliott) underneath his wing for sure at Ohio State, Bowman said. So he cant let the young guy get the best of the game. I think Carlos will be holding this one special in his heart.Ohio State won a national championship during Hydes rookie season with San Francisco. Hyde made sure to be on the sideline during the championship game against Oregon that January after the 49ers finished 8-8 and missed the playoffs for the first time in three seasons.The Buckeyes rolled 42-20, with Elliott setting a season high with 246 yards rushing and four touchdowns. It was the third straight game Elliott had at least 200 yards.When I was there, (Elliott) was in the room with us and my position coach, coach (Stan Drayton), made us feel like a family in that room. . . . It was just exciting to see that, Hyde said.Game notes 49ers TE Vance McDonald (hip) returned to practice Thursday after missing Wednesdays session. ... CB Jimmie Ward missed practice (quadriceps) for the second straight day. ... Cowboys WR Dez Bryant (knee), QB Tony Romo (back), LT Tyron Smith (back) and G Lael Collins (toe) have not practiced this week.---Online: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '