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TORONTO - With a decent crowd on hand and a national television audience watching at home, the top players from the Canadian Womens Hockey League wanted to deliver in their inaugural all-star game Saturday. Dikembe Mutombo Nuggets Jersey .Mission accomplished.Team Red, led by captain Charline Labonte of the Montreal Stars, came through with an exciting 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Team White in front of 6,850 fans at Air Canada Centre.A total of 42 players — including many from Canadas gold-medal winning Olympic team — participated in the CWHL showcase. Rebecca Johnstons goal stood up as the winner as Team Red scored three unanswered goals in the third period.I think its important for us, I think the big thing for us and our league is to get it out there, get people aware of our league and where were playing outside of Olympic years, said Johnston.Stars forward Lisa-Marie Breton-Lebreux and Jamie-Lee Rattray of the Brampton Thunder had the other goals for Team Red. Natalie Spooner of the Toronto Furies and Kelli Stack of the Boston Blades scored for Team White, which was captained by Calgary Inferno forward Jessica Campbell.Johnston, an Inferno forward, completed the comeback as her low snapshot eluded Team White goaltender Genevieve Lacasse of the Blades. Despite a late charge with the goalie pulled, Team White could not beat Thunder goalie Erica Howe, who took the crease for the final 15 minutes.It was a great way to end a great day, said Rattray. There was awesome fan support. Its not often you get to play in front of a crowd like that, in a venue like that. I think its huge for the league. You look at how far its come, and having fans show up like they did is pretty special.Team White controlled the play in the early going. Labonte turned aside 10 of 11 shots with her only blemish coming after Inferno forward Haley Irwin scored on a tap-in after a nice passing play with Spooner.Christina Kessler of the Furies replaced Labonte in net for the second period. She shut down Thunder forward Carly Mercer on a breakaway after a nice stretch pass from Montreal Stars forward Carly Hill, but gave up a goal on the next shift when Stack scored on a rebound.Team Red came out strong in the third with three goals in five minutes. After the final buzzer, fans were treated to a skills competition that included a fastest-skater contest and a shootout.It capped a day that was viewed by many as a step forward for womens hockey.Weve now (taken) the next step (by having) an all-star game, said Spooner. To promote our top 42 players I think is really good for our league moving forward. Allen Iverson Nuggets Jersey . The 23-year-old Neustaedter will move at the end of the season when his contract with Moenchengladbach expires. He signed a four-year deal with Schalke. Swingman Allen Iverson Jersey . The two-time Olympic halfpipe gold medallist informed ESPN on Monday he plans to compete in Apsen, Colo. http://www.officialnuggetsstore.com/Alex-English-Nuggets-Jersey/ . This week, topics cover the World Series champion Red Sox, John Farrell and what to look forward to this off-season.For a fleeting moment on Friday when I saw that the New York Yankees had designated Vernon Wells for assignment, I wondered if the Blue Jays would take him back or even want him back. After all, the Jays are looking for a right-hand hitting platoon partner for Adam Lind. Wells fits the bill in that department, but outside of a solid six weeks or so sto tart with the Yankees last season, his numbers over the past two years with the Los Angeles Angels and in New York have been in serious decline. Consider this, though: Last season Wells hit .281 against the Jays with three home runs and 10 runs batted in. At Rogers Centre, he batted .357 with two homers and six runs batted in. Granted, both are extremely small sample sizes, but the pride he showed facing his original team has to count for something. Then, there is, of course, the economics. Of the $21 mill. Wells is owed in the final year of his contract, the Angels are responsible for $18.6 mill. Its possible, then, that after the Yankees share is factored in, a team could get Vernon Wells for $500,000 for this season. He has said in the recent past, he will retire after this contract is up, so there isnt a major risk involved. In fact, its the same situation the Blue Jays found themselves in with lefty reliever Darren Oliver last season and now Oliver has retired. The Blue Jays are hoping that after back surgery Melky Cabrera will return to form and play left field, but Wells would offer insurance in left and, as mentioned earlier, could split the DH duties with Adam Lind. I dont know that it will happen, and actually doubt that it will, but there is another angle to consider and thats the Blue Jays history of bringing back veterans over the years. I havent done an in depth study on this, but I doubt any team in baseball has brought back more franchise veterans than the Blue Jays have. Just consider some of the names. Alfredo Griffin, the Blue Jays shortstop in the late 70s and early 80s, was traded away to the Oakland Athletics for would-be closer Bill Caudill. Griffin was brought back as a free agent and collected World Series rings with the club in 92 and 93 as a utility infielder. Tony Fernandez, who succeeded Griffin at short, was dealt to the San Diego Padres along with Fred McGriff in the franchise changing-deal for Roberto Alomar and Joe Carter. Fernandez was brrought back in a trade in time to play for the World Series winners in 1993. Swingman Emmanuel Mudiay Jersey. Dave Stieb, the franchises first ace, was out of the game for four years when the Jays brought him back for a comeback in 1998 that lasted through the end of the season. Stieb went 1-2 with a couple of saves at age 40 in a swing role, before ultimately retiring for a second and final time. Pat Borders, stalwart catcher and MVP of the 92 World Series, returned as a free agent for a brief stint in 1999 and actually added one more homer to his Blue Jays resume. And there were others, Pat Hentgen returned as a pitcher and later as a coach. Lloyd Moseby returned as a coach, as did Pete Walker, who pitched for the team and is now the pitching coach. It goes even higher up the ladder than that. Cito Gaston, who managed the Jays to both of their World Series titles and then was fired late in the 1997 season, came back as a hitting coach under Jim Fregosi and then managed the team again for two-plus seasons. John Gibbons, too, has managed the team twice and Paul Beeston has been with the Blue Jays on two separate occasions sandwiched around a brief time working in the commisioners office. All of this doesnt even include the rollercoaster journeys of lefty David Wells and the "Beeg Mon" Rico Carty, who both played for the Jays multiple times The Jays have already brought back one storied veteran this season in Roy Halladay, who signed with the club for a day in the off-season so he could officially retire with the team that drafted him and helped forge his career. I dont know what, if anything, Vernon Wells has left, but at worst he is a very cheap risk and, at best, another classy Blue Jays veteran who would look good ending his career in Toronto. Players can begin filing for arbitration on Tuesday. The Blue Jays have three players eligible in lefty reliever Brett Cecil, swing starter Esmil Rogers and outfielder Colby Rasmus. Rasmuss situation is the most interesting, since he is going into his final season before he can become an unrestricted free agent. GM Alex Anthopoulos appears willing to let this one play off well into the season before deciding on whether or not to re-sign Rasmus to a long-term deal. Based on what the Blue Jays have done the last two seasons, that is probably the right decision. NFL Jerseys China ' ' '