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PHOENIX —The Phoenix Suns beefed up their frontline Sunday, winning the bidding for rugged forward Luis Scola. Duane Brown Jersey . The Suns parted ways with longtime point guard Steve Nash last month and lost out on a bid for Eric Gordon when New Orleans matched their $58 million, four-year offer to the dynamic scorer. But they got their man this time, adding the 6-foot-9 Scola a couple days after Houston used the amnesty clause to cut him loose. “We are excited to have won the bid for Luis Scola and to add a player of his calibre to our roster,” Lon Babby, the Suns president of basketball operations, said in a release. “We greatly value the production he will bring and the leadership he will provide to our younger players.” Phoenix made room for the 32-year-old Scola by using the amnesty option to cut forward Josh Childress, who was acquired by the Suns in a sign-and-trade deal with Atlanta two years ago. He played in 34 games last season, averaging 2.9 points. A fan favourite in Houston, Scola averaged 14.5 points and 7.7 rebounds in five seasons with the Rockets. He grabbed 2,984 rebounds to rank ninth on Houstons career list. But the Rockets waived Scola on Friday. Scola, who was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is due about $21 million over the next three seasons, and the amnesty provision means his remaining contract will not count against Houstons salary cap or luxury tax. Scola will play for Argentina in the London Olympics. Johnathan Joseph Jersey . Francis XavierCraig Butler, DB, Western OntarioGraig Newman, DB, Saskatoon Hilltops (Jr.)Paul Woldu, DB, SaskatchewanChris Bodnar, K, ReginaChris Milo, K, LavalCory Huclack, LS, Manitoba Of the 24 non-imports on the roster, 11 of them (45.8%) were acquired via the draft. Key Canadian Additions: OG Brendon LaBatte, OC Dominic Picard Key Canadian Losses: SB Andy Fantuz, OG Gene Makowsky, OT Alex Gauthier, SB Jason Clermont, OL Marc Parenteau, RB Stu Foord In The Pipeline: 2011 draftee OL Matt ODonnell remains in Cincinnati, where he spent last season on the Bengals practice roster. Andre Johnson Womens Jersey . —The Baltimore Ravens have signed former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Curtis Painter to a one-year contract Baltimore announced the move but did not release financial terms of the deal. http://www.shopthehoustontexansjerseys.com/andre-johnson-jersey . United had seemed set to defend its title in unlikely fashion when the final whistle blew in a 1-0 win at Sunderland in the final round, with Manchester City trailing 2-1 to Queens Park Rangers as that game went into added time. Danieal Manning Womens Jersey . —Inbee Parks birdie on the 18th hole gave the South Korean a little breathing room with a two-shot lead on Saturday heading into the final round at the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic. Danieal Manning Jersey . —The Langley Thunder took a 2-0 stranglehold on the best-of-seven Mann Cup series with a 15-14 overtime win over the Peterborough Lakers on Sunday, bringing the B.MINSK, Belarus—Canadas London-bound rhythmic gymnastics team delivered a strong performance on Sunday at the final World Cup before the London 2012 Olympic Games. The six-member team showed its goal of reaching the final at the Games is well within reach after placing eighth among the worlds top teams gearing up for the Games. In the three ribbon-two hoops group final, the Olympic favourites from Russia took the gold with 28.225 points. Belarus was second with 27.400 points and Italy third with a score of 27.325. Canada placed eighth with 25.600 points in a tight battle among teams ranked 5th to 8th. “Our goal going into the competition was to makke one final and in that final to compete with no major mistakes and we accomplished that,” said Alexandra Landry of Toronto. J.J. Watt White Jersey. “On day two we were much stronger and stuck all our elements with no drops.” Other members of the team are Anjelika Reznik, Anastasiya Muntyanu, and Rose Cossar, all of Toronto, Kelsey Titmarsh of Thornhill, Ont., and Katrina Cameron of Mississauga, Ont. “With three weeks of training left until we step into the Olympic village, were already feeling ready,” said Landry. The team will continue its final preparation for the Games at its European training base in Marbella, Spain. ’ ’ ’
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