sakura

OWINGS MILLS, Md. Air Max 97 Bordeaux Corduroy . – Time for the Baltimore Ravens to start searching for a new offensive co-ordinator — again.The Ravens thought they might be able to avoid this annual exercise when Gary Kubiak declared last week that he would return for a second season. That, however, was before the Denver Broncos head coaching job became vacant.The vacancy that was created when the Broncos and coach John Fox parted ways put in motion a chain of events that ultimately sent Kubiak to Denver (his hiring was announced Monday) and left the Ravens looking for an offensive co-ordinator for the fourth time in four seasons.Potential replacements include former Broncos offensive co-ordinator Adam Gase and former Chicago Bears coach Marc Trestman.Experience at the position is helpful, but not necessarily a requirement. When Ravens coach John Harbaugh dismissed offensive co-ordinator Cam Cameron in December 2012, he gave the job to Jim Caldwell, who had never worked at the position before.Two months later, the Ravens put up 34 points in a Super Bowl victory over San Francisco.Caldwell stayed at the post in 2013 before accepting the job as coach of the Detroit Lions. That opened the door for Kubiak, who put together the most prolific offence in franchise history.Baltimore set team marks in points (409) and yards (5,838) in 2014. In addition, quarterback Joe Flacco threw for a career-high 3,986 yards and 27 touchdowns while being sacked only 19 times compared to 48 in 2014.After the Ravens fell to New England in the second round of the playoffs, there was hope the offence would be even better in its second season under Kubiak. He seemed to think that way, too, opting to return rather than interview for other coaching jobs.One day after the 35-31 defeat in New England, Kubiak said in statement: This is a special organization and we, like Coach Harbaugh says, are building something great. I want to be a part of that and contribute in whatever ways I can.Now hes headed elsewhere. Although Kubiaks departure comes just one week after he said he would stay put, at least one of the Ravens expressed no hard feelings.How can you be mad at a guy did his job and was rewarded with dream opportunity that WASNT available when he said he was staying? wide receiver Torrey Smith wrote on Twitter.Kubiak probably wont be going alone. It appears likely that quarterbacks coach Rick Dennison and tight ends coach Brian Pariani will also end up in Denver, leaving Harbaugh to fill those voids along with finding a replacement for secondary coach Steve Spagnuolo, who left to become defensive co-ordinator of the New York Giants.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Air Max 97 Miami Hurricanes . — The Los Angeles Clippers chose not to speak publicly about owner Donald Sterling before they faced the Golden State Warriors for Game 4 of their first-round series Sunday. Air Max 97 Pinnacle QS . Bayern winger Franck Ribery marked his league return after recovering from a cracked rib by scoring two goals and setting up two more as the league leaders inflicted the heaviest home defeat on Bremen in the Bundesliga. ANAHEIM, Calif. — Matt Shoemaker is off to a successful start in the major leagues. Just ask a select group of baseballs best pitchers. The rookie right-hander won his fifth straight decision, C.J. Cron and Kole Calhoun homered in the fourth inning against Yu Darvish, and the Los Angeles Angels completed a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers with a 5-2 victory on Sunday night. Darvish is the latest in a group of top-of-the-rotation pitchers that Shoemaker has opposed this season, including Cliff Lee, David Price, James Shields and Chris Sale. The 27-year-old Shoemaker is 3-0 in those starts with a 2.83 ERA. „Its definitely something Ill savour,“ he said. „As a pitcher, your focus is huge, so I think that can definitely help a little bit more. I mean, it doesnt really come into play for me — but in the aftermath, its pretty cool. Those guys have done a lot for this game, and hopefully I can be in their shoes one day down the road.“ Cron went deep for the third straight game, helping the Angels pull within five games of AL West-leading Oakland. Calhoun was credited with the first run of the game on a replay reversal in the first inning that led to the ejection of Texas manager Ron Washington by plate umpire Bill Miller. Shoemaker (5-1) allowed a run and eight hits in 7 2-3 innings with six strikeouts and two walks. The only run against him came in the sixth, when his attempted pickoff throw to first hit Elvis Andrus and rolled away from Cron, allowing Leonys Martin to score. Joe Smith allowed Brad Snyders two-out homer in the ninth before Chris Gimenez grounded out to end the game. Snyder entered in the fourth after first baseman Donnie Murphy left because of soreness in his left knee. Darvish (7-4) allowed five runs and five hits through six innings, striking out nine and issuing four walks — three of them to No. 7 hitter Hank Conger. This was the fourth time in 75 major league starts that Darvish allowed two homers in one inning — and the third time against the Angels. He came in 7-1 with a 3.82 ERA in 11 starts against the Halos, including six straight victories. The injury-decimated Rangers remain a season-worst 11 1/2 games behind Oakland after losing for the fifth straight time and 10th time in their last 14. The play that resulted in Washingtons second ejection of the season began when Martin charged Albert Pujols hit-and-run single to centre field, and then missed the cutofff man as the ball sailed into foul territory between third base and home. Air Max 97 Camo. Darvish alertly backed up the play and threw to Gimenez for the tag on Calhoun, who tried to score all the way from first. But Gimenez took the throw while standing in front of the dish, leaving Calhoun no clear path. And according to the new rules instituted this season by Major League Baseball to cut down on collisions, that was a violation. So when Angels manager Mike Scioscia came out to challenge Millers original ruling, the replay was checked and Calhoun was declared safe. Gimenez was charged with an error. „I saw Darvish up the line and I knew he had to make a tough play,“ Calhoun said. „To his credit, he put it right on the money and I didnt have anywhere to slide. I couldnt go inside or outside because there was no lane, which the catcher is supposed to give now due to this new rule. So I slid right into him. You hope you make that contact and put it in their hands and make them overturn it. And they made the right call.“ Washington, who lost Alex Rios and Michael Choice to ejections in Saturday nights extra-inning loss for arguing balls and strikes with umpire Vic Carapazza, came out of the dugout yelling at Miller — who motioned to him that he wasnt allowed to argue a replay reversal. But the argument continued, and Washington was tossed. „What got me thrown out was the call that was made out of New York,“ Washington said. „Youre not supposed to come out and question that, but you cant stop instincts of the game from happening. And to me, that was an instinctive play. There were no intentions of blocking the plate. The ball took him there.“ NOTES: Shoemakers only loss came in relief against the New York Mets, when he gave up a home run to Anthony Recker in the 13th inning on April 12 at Angel Stadium. … Darvish has allowed just three first-inning runs in his 14 starts this season. The other two also were by the Angels, on home runs by Aybar and Pujols on May 4 at the „Big A“ in his 14-3 victory. … INF Howie Kendrick, whose RBI double off Jason Frasor in the 10th inning Saturday gave the Angels a 3-2 win, got the day off. He is 0 for 19 against Darvish with seven strikeouts. … Rangers closer Joakim Soria hasnt pitched since his last save on June 14. Theres nothing physically wrong with him. Its just that the Rangers have lost six of seven since then, and the lone victory was by a 14-8 score. ‚ ‚ ‚