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GLENDALE, Ariz. Luis Gonzalez Jersey . — Clayton Kershaw and Hyun-Jin Ryu will be the Dodgers starting pitchers in their two-game season-opening series in Australia against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The games will be played March 22-23 at Sydney Cricket Ground. Kershaw will be making his fourth straight season-opening start for Los Angeles. Manager Don Mattingly made the announcement Sunday after weeks of speculation about who would start in Australia. Ryu got the start in Game 2 because of an injury to Zack Greinke, who strained his right calf while throwing four pitches in his only spring appearance on Feb. 27 against Arizona. Before getting hurt, Greinke said there was „zero interest“ in making the long trip. He is not expected to travel. Greinke was scheduled to throw a bullpen session Monday. Don Larsen Jersey .Y. – Brooklyn Nets centre Brook Lopez has a strained lower back and will miss at least a week. Alex Bregman Jersey . It looked like being another miserable day for Moyes when Ashley Westwood put Villa in front from a 13th-minute free kick. But Rooney headed United level seven minutes later, and the striker netted his 16th of the season for the struggling champions from the penalty spot before halftime.BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres are moving on without the longtime face of their franchise. And they know the experience will be anything but ordinary. „When a guy like Ryan Miller gets traded, thats not a normal player getting traded,“ interim head coach Ted Nolan said. „He was the face of the organization for a long, long time. To lose a player like him, its tough.“ Tough, yes, but perhaps good practice for a team that could be offloading several more veterans before Wednesdays trade deadline, as general manager Tim Murray continues efforts to fix the NHLs worst team. Murray traded Miller and captain Steve Ott to St. Louis on Friday. Buffalo acquired goaltender Jaroslav Halak, right wing Chris Stewart, prospect William Carrier, a 2015 first-round draft pick and a conditional pick. Its unlikely to end there. Christian Ehrhoff said Friday that he recently complied with the Sabres request to submit a list of eight teams that would make up the no-trade clause of his contract. Soon-to-be unrestricted free agents Matt Moulson and Henrik Tallinder could also move, and Murray has said contract status doesnt dictate availability. Even Halak or Stewart could be traded. „Theyre pieces that will be Buffalo Sabres when they pass their physicals and after that its the same as everybody else,“ Murray said. „And what I said, if it makes sense it makes sense. … If theyre Buffalo Sabres, they play here and were happy with them.“ The overhaul began under Murrays predecessor, Darcy Regier, who was fired in November. The Sabres traded numerous high-priced veterans last season, including captain Jason Pominville. It continued into October, when Thomas Vanek was traded to the New York Islanders for Moulson and two high draft picks. The Sabres, as a result, have stockpiled picks. They could have as many as two first-round and three second-round selections in this years draft, with 10 total picks over the first two rounds of the next two drafts. Buffalo also has a solid group of prospeccts in its farm system, including defencemen Rasmus Ristolainen and Nikita Zadorov, who were both drafted in the first round in June. Josh James Jersey. Murrays objective is to add more draft picks or young prospects, and hes been clear about his intentions to make the team better regardless of cost. „Theres no untouchables,“ Murray said before the Miller trade. „Its a rebuild.“ And for the players remaining on the team, its a big opportunity to take a leadership role. In the case of Enroth, its a chance to become a teams No. 1 goaltender for the first time in his career. „If you dont call this a chance, I dont know what a chance is,“ Enroth said, later adding, „I truly believe I can be a No. 1 guy here.“ Nolan noticed changes almost immediately after the trade was announced, as Ott and Miller said their goodbyes to teammates. „You could really see it on Drew Staffords face the most,“ Nolan said Friday. „Him and Matt Moulson really took over the leadership tonight with this young group.“ Stafford is now the longest-tenured Sabre and the only player left from the 2006-07 team that won the Presidents Trophy, though Tallinder left as a free agent before being reacquired this summer. The general managers goals arent lost on the players in the room, and Tyler Myers has expressed confidence in the direction of the team in general. „You have to look at what we got, too,“ Myers said. „I think its good for both sides. Im happy for Ott and Miller.“ Murray said the timing of the deal was not ideal for his roster, but the 22-year-old Marcus Foligno and other young teammates almost immediately recognized the bittersweet chance to drive the team into the future. „I looked around with (Brian) Flynn and (Zemgus) Girgensons, and we just said we gotta step up,“ Foligno said. „This is a game where we have to play well and this is something where we lost them and now hopefully were here for the long run and were players that they count on.“ ‚ ‚ ‚