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Canadian rider Hawley Bennett-Awad was thrown from her horse Gin & Juice at the cross country event on Monday. Jeff Saturday Womens Jersey . She was taken to the Royal London Hospital for further examination and is said to be in stable condition. Bennett-Awad wasnt the only Canadian rider who had a rough morning as Peter Barry and his horse, Kilrodan Abbott, crashed while jumping on the cross country course. He was not hurt in the fall but was eliminated from the event. The two Canadians were among a half-dozen riders who fell at Greenwich Park on Monday. Several horses slipped on tight turns. In Bennett-Awads junior years, she was sent to the hospital three times when she was thrown by her pony. The Murrayville, B.C., native made her Olympic Games debut at Athens 2004. The 35-year-old was a member of Canadas team that won silver at the 2010 World Equestrian Games. Bennett-Awad trains at Kingsway Farm in Temecula, Calif., where she is coached by Buck Davidson. She first represented Canada in eventing at the 2003 Pan American Eventing Championships. —With files from Associated Press Randall Cobb Jersey .8 million contract. The Detroit Red Wings traded Stuart – who was a potential unrestricted free agent – to San Jose last week in exchange for forward Andrew Murray and a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2014. John Kuhn Womens Jersey . This is an exercise that Ive undertaken before. In that evaluation, I used a larger sample size, but I received a suggestion (I believe it was from Hockey Prospectus Corey Pronman, but I apologize to Corey if thats not accurate) to use more recent information since scouting has evolved since 1980, theoretically improving the draft-day selections. http://www.officialgreenbaypackersgear.com/randall-cobb-jersey . Soriano hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning and the Chicago Cubs snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 5-3 win over the slumping Cincinnati Reds on a rain-soaked Thursday night. Charles Woodson Pink Jersey . The San Jose Earthquakes defender was chosen by Commissioner Don Garber to the 18-man roster, joining 11 players voted to the squad by fans, and Garbers other pick, Philadelphia Union defender Carlos Valdes. Donald Driver Jersey . LOUIS - The Tampa Bay Lightning have figured out how to win on the road. CINCINNATI, Ohio—The best way for Jason Kubel to protect that balky hamstring? Just jog around the bases. Twice. Out of the lineup for the last four games because of a sore right hamstring, Kubel returned Wednesday night and homered in his first two at-bats, powering the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 7-1 victory that dropped the Cincinnati Reds back into a first-place tie in the NL Central. The outfielder hurt his hamstring when he slipped on wet grass at Wrigley Field during a loss on Friday night. He felt good after a strenuous workout on Tuesday, so manager Kirk Gibson decided to put him back in the lineup for the third game of their series against the Reds. When a thunderstorm hit shortly before the start of the game on Wednesday, Gibson asked Kubel if he felt comfortable playing on another wet field. “I talked to him about it and he said he was fine,” Gibson said. Better than fine. Kubel hit a two-run shot in the first inning and a solo homer in the fourth off Mat Latos (7-3), who lost for the first time since April 18. Latos forced in a run with a bases-loaded walk in his second-shortest start of the season. “That was nice, a fun one today,” Kubel said. “I knew Id be in there today and it would feel good. There wasnt a concern about it.” The two quick homers reminded the Diamondbacks of how much Kubel means to the offence. They had scored one run or less in four of their last five games. “You miss him when hes not in there,” said Ian Kennedy (7-8). “Hes one of our more consistent guys. He has good at-bats even when he doesnt get hits. After a couple of days off, he was fresh. He was hitting the ball really good tonight.” Kennedy made the early lead hold, giving up eight hits and a run in eight innings. He struck out seven and didnt walk a batter. Kennedy used his fastball to get out of early threats, then turned to his breaking ball later in the game. The Reds have lost two of three since learning that first baseman Joey Votto needed surgery on his left knee. Hes expected to be sidelined for three to four weeks. Votto had torn cartilage repaired on Tuesday. He was in the Reds clubhouse on Wednesday, getting treatment and defending the deccision not to have an MRI on the knee for more than two weeks. James Starks Jersey. Cincinnatis offence has struggled without him, knocking the Reds into a first-place tie with Pittsburgh. The Pirates beat Rockies 9-6 earlier Wednesday. Their best chance was another solid start from Latos, who hadnt lost in his last 15 games. The right-hander was 7-0 with 3.43 ERA during that span, which included three blown saves behind him. This time, Latos didnt have it. Aaron Hill singled in the first inning, extending his hitting streak to nine games. Kubel followed with a homer to centre, extending Great American Ball Parks streak to 71 consecutive games with a homer since last July 29. Its the longest such streak since Coors Field had 80 games with a homer in 2002-03. Kubel led off the fourth with his 17th homer, his first multihomer game of the season. Latos failed to make it through the fifth inning for only the third time this season. Hill doubled home a run in the fifth, and the Reds decided to intentionally walk Kubel with two outs to load the bases for Miguel Montero. Latos fell behind 3-0 in the count, got two foul-ball strikes, then threw one up-and-in for a walk that made it 5-1 and ended his outing. Latos took off his red cap and fired his glove into the dugout tunnel when he left the field. The Reds stranded runners in scoring position in each of the first four innings. Drew Stubbs singled home a run in the second, but the Reds couldnt get another clutch hit out of a lineup missing its most dependable run producer with Votto gone. NOTES: It was Kubels seventh career two-homer game. ... The Diamondbacks sent rookie RHP Trevor Bauer back to Triple-A a day after his worst start in the majors. The 21-year-old lasted three innings in a 4-0 loss on Tuesday night. RH reliever Jonathan Albaladejo was called up from Reno. ... The Reds optioned RHP Todd Redmond back to Triple-A Louisville and called up OF Xavier Paul to help the offence while Votto is out. Redmond was with the Reds for only one day, called up for insurance in case RHP Johnny Cueto had problems with a blister on his pitching hand Tuesday night. ... Cincinnati gave away Jay Bruce bobbleheads. He went 0 for 4. ’ ’ ’
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