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OTTAWA -- The Canadian Curling Association has unveiled the 12 rinks that will be part of the organizations National Team Program for the 2014-15 season. The six mens teams are skipped by Olympic champion Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Mike McEwen of Winnipeg, John Morris of Calgary, Brad Gushue of St. Johns, Kevin Koe of Calgary and Glenn Howard of Penetanguishene, Ont. The six womens teams are skipped by Olympic champion Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg, Rachel Homan of Ottawa, Stefanie Lawton of Saskatoon, Val Sweeting of Edmonton, Sherry Middaugh of Coldwater, Ont., Heather Nedohin of Sherwood Park, Alta. The teams qualified for the National Team Program (NTP) based on their standings on the Order of Merit following last season. "The depth of curling talent in our country is ....., and the international results continue to prove that," CCA chief executive officer Greg Stremlaw said Thursday in a release. "We were the only country in the world to have no team finish outside of the top six in traditional four-player world and Olympic championship events last season, and the National Team Program has played a significant role in those ongoing successes." As part of the NTP, the teams will have funding to cover some competition and training costs. They will also be able to access high-performance resources in the areas of sports science, sports medicine and coaching from either inside or outside of the CCA. "As always, the objective of the National Team Program is to achieve podium results at international competitions, and were excited about the potential of the group of athletes that is part of the NTP for the 2014-15 season to continue to maintain those high expectations," said CCA high-performance director Gerry Peckham. "Thanks to this program, these teams, based on their proven performance levels, will be given every competitive advantage possible to keep Canada contending for international medals." All 12 teams will be participating in the Dec. 3-7 Canada Cup of Curling at Encana Arena in Camrose, Alta. Its the opening event of the CCAs Season of Champions. Cheap NHL Jerseys China . Cincinnati has lost back-to-back games in overtime, wasting a chance to take a commanding lead in their division. Wholesale NHL Jerseys . "Weve given ourselves now a tougher task," said Carlyle after the Friday practice, the Toronto head coach notably chipper and upbeat throughout. "But the bottom line is we just have to win our share of games [and] not worry about what anybody else is doing. http://www.cheapnhljerseysauthentic.com/.ca. Kerry, In the closing minutes of the second period of Game 4 between Pittsburgh and Columbus there were the remnants of two broken sticks behind the Pittsburgh net. 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Roma has four points from two games, three ahead of City and two behind Bayern.We have shown tonight we are at the height of this group, Roma coach Rudi Garcia said. We played against the champions of England, one of the richest teams in the world ... and my team played with personality and a certain confidence.Totti a€” playing as a lone striker in front of a lively Roma midfield a€” celebrated his goal with the familiar thumb-sucking routine that has followed so many strikes down the years. He broke the record held by Manchester United great Ryan Giggs, who was 37 years and 9 months when he scored against Benfica in 2011.I took great pleasure in his goal, Garcia said. His talent is what made the difference in front of the keeper.Aside from a strong final half-hour, Citys performance was as subdued as the atmosphere inside Etihad Stadium, where there were about 10,000 empty seats for one of the top games in Europe this week.City manager Manuel Pellegrini persevered with two strikers in Aguero and Edin Dzeko but that meant the teams midfield was overwhelmed at times, like it had been in games against Champions League heavyweights Barcelona, Bayern and Borussia Dortmund in recent years.Roma thrived in the first half, with Gervinho ubiquitous in his roving attacking role and Miralem Pjanic showing vision as the playmaker in a fluid midfield that had too much movvement for City.ddddddddddddMaybe we were not very accurate with our passing, Pellegrini said, so when we started losing too many balls we did not have enough midfielders to recover.City improved after bringing Frank Lampard on for Dzeko and shifting to a 4-5-1 formation, but never seriously threatened Lukasz Skorupskis goal despite dominating possession late on.After opening with a 1-0 loss in Munich, Citys Champions League struggles continue. Despite the vast sums of money in the six-year regime of Sheikh Mansour, the club has only advanced from the group stage once in three seasons.We have just one point, Pellegrini said, but also we are just three points behind Roma so there are a lot of things, to play for.Citys only clear-cut chance of the first half was the penalty, awarded when Maicon tugged Aguero as the striker ran onto David Silvas pass. Maicon, who endured a disappointing year at City in the 2012-13 season, was the last man but received only a yellow card.Aguero picked himself up and sent Skorupski, standing in for the injured Morgan De Sanctis, the wrong way from the spot.City described Totti as a legendary player in a post on the clubs Twitter account before the game, adding: Hes never scored in England, has he?Obviously, that was tempting fate.Totti created a chance for Maicon with a brilliant through ball with the outside of his foot in the sixth minute. 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