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PHOENIX - Suns coach Jeff Hornacek wondered if his team would be a little tired after a six-game road trip that ended with a long flight home from Toronto on Monday night. Stitched Soccer Jerseys .Gerald Green quickly put to rest any concerns about jetlag, scoring 24 points in helping Phoenix race to a 120-112 win over the Denver Nuggets Wednesday night.Eric Bledsoe had 21 points as seven Suns players scored in double figures.Green made 6 of 11 3-pointers, four in the second half when he scored 16 points, and the Suns won for the fifth time in six games. Goran Dragic added 20 points for Phoenix, which ended Denvers five-game winning streak.It was probably a tough game for us coming off of the long road trip, Hornacek said. To fight through that little bit of tiredness ... these guys just kept playing and Im proud of them.Timofey Mozgov had 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Nuggets (7- and Ty Lawson added 17 points and 12 assists.Green carried the Suns (10-6) to a big lead in the third quarter after the score was tied at halftime. He hit three 3-pointers in the third, the first of which gave the Suns an 85-74 lead at the 4:26 mark.Denver came back with an 8-0 run that ended on a soaring dunk by Alonzo Gee, but Green made two more 3s, both from the right baseline, that put Phoenix up 93-86 after three quarters.His reverse jam with 8:57 to play in the game put the Suns up 105-94, and an alley-oop dunk off a feed from Bledsoe gave Phoenix its largest lead of the game, 16 points at 110-94 with 6:46 left.Hes just been a Nugget killer, all last season and this season to this point, Denver coach Brian Shaw said of Green. He just finds an opening, its just like he has a target on us every time we play him.Green had 36 points against Denver in a game last season.Bledsoe finished with 10 assists and three steals despite landing hard on his left hip with 4:37 to play in the third quarter, the result of some contact with the Nuggets Wilson Chandler when going up for a layup.Bledsoe hobbled back to the Suns locker room for treatment, then jogged back out to the bench before the start of the fourth quarter. Hes not expected to miss any time.The Suns were without leading scorer Isaiah Thomas, who was on the bench in street clothes with his 15.5 points per game and bruised right ankle. He was hurt against Toronto on Monday.Both teams shot the ball well with plenty of easy baskets in the first quarter. The Suns led 34-30 at the end of the quarter, with centre Alex Len scoring eight points in three minutes of playing time off the bench.The first half ended tied at 64, with Bledsoe and Aaron Afflalo scoring 14 points each. Afflalo finished with 18 points and Chandler 19 for Denver.___TIP-INSNuggets: G Randy Foye (right quadriceps injury) and C JaVale McGee (left lower leg strain) did not play. F Danilo Gallinari played nine minutes of the first half but missed the second half with a sore left knee.Suns: Five Suns entered Wednesdays game averaging at least 14 points per game. ... Dragic was handed a microphone before the game and wished the crowd a happy Thanksgiving. ... C Miles Plumlee blocked four shots, a season high.UP NEXTNuggets: Host Phoenix on Friday.Suns: At Denver Friday night.ALLEY-OOP ACTIONNuggets F Kenneth Faried didnt have much impact on the game, but he made one highlight-reel play in the first quarter. He soared high above the rim for a rainbow-like lob pass from Chandler and dunked over the Suns Markieff Morris, who was given a technical foul right after the play.SWEET SWATSMorris leaped high to reject a 3-foot layup attempt from Faried with 4:45 left in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Plumlee denied Alonzo Gee at the rim on a dunk attempt, to the delight of the home crowd.NOTABLE NUMBERS— The Nuggets shot 13 more free throws then the Suns but made six fewer shots, including five fewer 3-pointers.— Phoenix has won five straight games against Denver. Soccer Jerseys China . Crawford hit his slam off Pirates starter Edinson Volquez to give San Francisco a four run lead in the fourth and they never looked back. Brandon Belt had three runs batted in as well. Bumgarner pitched all nine innings and allowed just four hits. Cheap Soccer Jerseys . As each game passes (each has played close with the exception of last night) it becomes clearer just how evenly matched these two teams are and how one mistake, or one bad inning, is likely to sway the result. https://www.soccerjerseyschina.us/ .C. -- Jackson Whistle made 26 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Kelowna Rockets blanked the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes 5-0 on Saturday in Western Hockey League action.BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Pack up the pom-poms in Buffalo, because the Bills will be playing without the support of their official cheerleaders this year. Stephanie Mateczun, whose company manages the Buffalo Jills cheerleading squad, said Thursday she has suspended operations through at least the end of the season. The decision was made two days after five former Jills filed a lawsuit complaining they worked hundreds of hours for free, and were subjected to groping and sexual comments. The civil action was filed in state Supreme Court and seeks unspecified back pay and legal fees. It names Mateczuns company, Stejon Productions Corp., the Bills, and the Jills former manager, Citadel Communications Co., as defendants. Stejon took over managing the cheerleaders in 2011. Mateczun is in the process of hiring legal representation, and declined further comment. The Bills have been made aware of the Jills decision to suspend operations, but otherwise declined comment. Lawyer Frank Dolce, who represents the five cheerleaders, said the decision to suspend operations wont affect his case because it addresses past complaints. Dolce, however, did question Mateczuns motives, saying her decision to suspend the squad was unnecessary. "If they cease operations, they will blame the lawsuit for the destruction of the Jills, when that was not intended at all," Dolce said, noting there is not much money at stake in the lawsuit. "We love the Bills. We love the Jills," he said. "We do not love the travesty of its management that has occurred over the last few years." According to the Buffalo Jills Alumni website, the squad was formed inn 1967, eight years after the Bills were established as founding members of the American Football League. Soccer Jerseys Outlet. In 1986, the Bills relinquished managing the cheerleaders to private companies. Cheerleaders have launched similar suits against the Oakland Raiders and Cincinnati Bengals. The case against the Bills claims the Jills are wrongly classified as independent contractors and subjected to policies that violate the states $8 per hour minimum wage law and other workplace rules. The Jills arent paid for games or practices and have to make 20-35 appearances, most of which are unpaid, at community and charity events each season, the lawsuit said. On top of that, they have to pay $650 for their uniforms and are not reimbursed for travel or other expenses, the cheerleaders said. All five cheerleaders said they had to take a "jiggle test" so that Mateczun, Stejons president, could assess their physiques. And Mateczun, they said, controlled everything from their hair and nail polish colour to what they could post on Facebook. The time and expense, as well as rules governing their personal lives, far exceeded what they signed on for, the women said. Dolce and his clients hope their legal action leads to policy changes within the Bills organization that ensure future cheerleaders are paid and treated better. "A decision to disband the Jills as an entity is a tremendous mistake for community spirit," Dolce said. "We do not feel bad that Stejon Productions has ceased operations. We think thats a good thing. We just hope the Bills dont trivialize the Jills because of the poor management of them." ' ' ' |
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