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VIENNA, Austria—Canadian Daniel Nestor and partner Max Mirnyi lost their bid
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side faded away in the second set of the 74-minute match with their longtime
American rivals. “We played well in the first set, but didnt take our chances
like we should have,” said Nestor. “Its too bad, since we felt we had gotten on
a roll over the last few weeks. “Today we fell a bit short but hopefully we will
get another chance. The brothers are the best team in the world and they showed
us why.” The 39-year-old Toronto native was bidding for a third Vienna trophy,
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Indiana watched starting forwards Danny Granger and David West leave with
injuries.NASHVILLE—Near the end of the off-season, the Tennessee Titans
rewarded safety Michael Griffin with a five-year, $36 million contract
extension. Now, the Titans want Griffin to reward their faith in him by becoming
the leader of the defence. “What Mike needs to do is . say Im going to be the
leader of this defence, and were going to go this way. All the great safeties
that Ive been around have done that,” Titans defensive co-ordinator Jerry Gray
said. “They take it upon themselves. Really good safeties take ownership and
say, Im going to put you on my back, and lets go. And then they challenge
everyone around them.” In his time as a Titan, Griffin has had his moments of
excellent play—17 career interceptions and two Pro Bowls attest to that. But
there were moments of inconsistency, too, and that is what Griffin wants to
eliminate from his game. “I just want to be the same guy, but get better and
work on the things I need to work on. I want to be more consistent,” said
Griffin, who was given the franchise tag by the Titans in March. Many players
tagged in the NFL hold out of off-season work and training camp as leverage. Not
Griffin. He signed a waiver that allowed him to take part in the Titans
off-season, something that no doubt earned him respect from teammates and
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enjoying the role.” For his part, Griffin said the leadership role isnt
something he necessarily has sought out. “Being a leader, that just comes from
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dont really think of themselves as leaders, but when people look up to guys and
want to work as hard as they do or whatever it may be, thats when you start
having those leadership qualities and people start looking at you as a leader.”
Just looking around the locker room, Griffin can see why he needs to be more of
a leader. In the past few years, the team has said goodbye to Chris Hope,
Keith Bulluck, Kyle Vanden Bosch and Cortland Finnegan. So now, at just 27,
Griffin is the longest-tenured starter on the Tennessee defence, having been
drafted in the first round pick in 2007. “I was thinking to myself that theres
nobody here that was on this defence from when I first got here,” he said. “I
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