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TORONTO – Dave Bolland repeated himself to hammer home the point. Steven Baker . „Fifty-fifty,“ he said of his odds to return before the Olympic break. „Fifty-fifty.“ Bolland, who took part in his first full practice Friday since returning to the ice, continues to inch back toward a return from a severed left ankle tendon, one that has kept him out of the Toronto lineup since Nov. 2 – a stretch of 41 games and counting. Whether he returns before the Leafs conclude their pre-Olympic schedule – they have four games left – is a matter of some uncertainty and will depend entirely on the state of his recovery. „Im not going to get back into it if Im not ready,“ said Bolland, joining the team for a brief 35-minute skate. „Theres no point in me getting back into it if Im not ready … I dont want to be back in there and take a minus and be a liability out there. I want to be back and be 100 per cent.“ Bolland seemed to hint toward a target of Feb. 8, the teams final game before the Olympic break, giving him an opportunity to test the recovered area in a string of practices before potentially returning. „Well see,“ he said. „If Im ready then Im ready. If I feel that I can contribute out there in that last game. If not, then Ill take those two weeks to get back into it.“ „Theres no rush,“ added Leafs assistant GM Claude Loiselle. „You always hope that you can get a player like that back [sooner].  „But to get back sooner when youre not ready is the wrong thing to do.“ Describing the rehab as „grueling“ recently, the three-month recovery process has not been easy for the native of nearby Mimico, Ontario. Forced onto crutches and glued to a whole lot of Apple TV for a month after the injury, Bolland began skating in mid-January, joining the team for the first time earlier this week. A two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Chicago Blackhawks, he was arguably Torontos best skater in October, totaling six goals and 10 points in 15 games. Winners of eight of their past 10, the Leafs will be mindful of not rushing him back, especially with the upcoming two-week layoff.  „Its a long process coming back from an injury like that,“ said Joffrey Lupul. „I dont think anything is going to happen overnight, but yeah he looks good out there. I think for him its probably just increasing the workload a little bit every day. And its certainly not something you want to rush, especially with a couple weeks off here. We in the room want him back as soon as possible, but were going to need him at 100 per cent eventually so hopefully [the organization] take[s] the right course.“ Chuck Sieminski .Y. – Referee Ed Hochuli referred to replay official Tom Sifferman by his nickname Jungle Boy, which was heard on the in-stadium microphone during the Arizona Cardinals-Carolina Panthers NFC wild-card game Saturday. Oscar McBride .com) – NFL owners have unanimously approved the sale of the Buffalo Bills.The Canadian Soccer Association is accusing a group of top women’s players of waiting “until what is effectively the 11th hour” to complain that games during next year’s Women’s World Cup will be played on artificial turf, and accuses lawyers for the players of misrepresenting how many players are upset about the turf controversy. “The use of high quality turf is integral to soccer in Canada and the CSA’s bid on behalf of Canada to host the competition was always premised on the use of turf,” the CSA wrote in a filing with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. “The (women players) have been aware of this for at least a year and a half, and probably for three years, since Canada was awarded the right to hold the competition in 2011.” Last Thursday, the players filed a complaint with the tribunal alleging they are victims of gender discrimination because male players in the men’s World Cup only play that tournament on grass. Playing on artificial turf leads to injury more frequently than on grass, the women complainants charge. The complainants include Abby Wambach of the U.S. and Germanys Nadine Angerer, FIFA players of the year for 2012 and 2013, respectively. The players who filed the complaint charge FIFA is discriminating against women by having the tournament played on artificial turf since the 2014 FIFA World Cup for men in Brazil was played on grass. Some professional football leagues, including Major League Soccer, and some FIFA World Cup matches, are played on artificial turf. The women asked for the tribunal to fast-track their filed complaint, since the World Cup begins in eight months. But the CSA says that those players did not complain to FIFA and failed to file their complaint to the tribunal “in a timely way.” “On this basis, not only should the demand for an expedited hearing be rejected, but the CSA will be applying to dismiss the complaint in its entirety for being out of time,” the CSA says in its filing. On March 21, 2013, over 18 months before the players filed their complaint, the match schedule for the Women’s World Cup was announced indicating the stadiums to be used. “That very day, Abby Wambach, one of the playerss listed in the complaint and a major international soccer star, began tweeting about her opposition to the matches being played on turf,” the CSA wrote. Cheap NFL Jerseys China Store. . “To the CSA’s knowledge, no one filed any claim of discrimination in relation to the competition until this complaint was filed.” The CSA’s filing late Thursday amounts to literally the first public statements the organization has made about the controversy. “The assertion that turf fields are ‘second class’ is highly contentious,” the CSA wrote. “The applicants cannot seriously contend that the CSA’s decision to bid on the competition, proposing to use Canada’s best available facilities, constitutes discrimination.” The CSA said the complaint was filed as a way to publicize players’ dissatisfaction with FIFA’s decision in Zurich in 2011, to allow Canada to host the games. Canadian soccer officials say that while a lawyer for Wambach and other players contended that 18 players were compainants, “the complaint is authorized to be brought by only seven players who have delivered consents to counsel advancing the case.” “None of the seven players (or even the 18) is resident in Ontario or plays on an Ontario or on a Canadian team,” the CSA wrote. “They are not authorized to and do not speak on behalf of the teams which have qualified or are attempting to qualify for the competition.” The CSA also wrote that “most elite players spend a significant amount of their playing time on turf. This is particularly the case in Canada. If the complaint proceeds, the CSA will demonstrate that there is no increased risk to players from the use of turf rather than grass.” Data will not dispute the fact that grass has been used at every men’s and women’s World Cup,” David Wright, a lawyer for the players, wrote in a letter Friday to the human rights tribunal. “The fact that the women feel demeaned by being forced to play on an inferior surface while millions watch is indisputable. Applicants allege unequal, discriminatory treatment that does not require extensive data and expert reports to prove, and the applicants deserve a ‘day in court’ before it is too late to remedy this injustice.” ‚ ‚ ‚