Archiv » ending an attempted comeback she started nearly

Kara Langs brave bid to return to Canadas womens soccer team is over. The 27-year-old from Oakville, Ont., has suffered a third devastating knee injury, ending an attempted comeback she started nearly a year ago. Lang tweeted the news early Thursday morning. "2 days after being cleared to train w/ #CanWNT my knee literally exploded yesterday. Ive torn just about everything you can in a knee," Lang wrote. The former national team star striker launched a comeback last March nearly two years after two torn ACLs forced her to walk away from the game at the age of 24, tearfully announcing her retirement at a news conference in Oakville. She put her broadcasting career on hold last March in hopes of returning to the game, and then spent three weeks out of every month in Montreal training with athletic therapists, in a total "rebuild" -- a tedious breaking down-building up process meant to prevent her from reinjuring her knee. She joined the womens residency program in Vancouver in the fall. "Thank U to everyone whos been there for me along this crazy trip. Staying positive b/c I have the best support system anyone could ask for," Lang tweeted Thursday. The five-foot-eight striker, known for her booming shot, scored 34 goals in 92 games, and played in two World Cups -- in 2003 and 2007 -- as well as the 2008 Beijing Olympics. "Its just kind of one of those things where I have to try it," Lang told The Canadian Press last summer. "Nothing is guaranteed when you really look at it. I just need to know that I tried." Having Lang back in the lineup would have been a big boost for Canadas World Cup campaign, and great news to the fans whove followed the five-foot-eight striker since she was part of Canadas silver-medal performance at the FIFA U-19 world championships in Edmonton in 2002. Lang, who was 15 at that tournament, scored three goals in six games. Shes also the youngest player to be named to the national senior side, making her debut at 15 in March of 2002. Cheap Australia Jerseys . The thunderous cheers quickly changed to an appreciative chant: "Ma-son! Ma-son! Ma-son! Headed to New York with new life, Mason sure earned this curtain call. Cheap Iceland Jerseys .com) - Wimbledon runner-up Eugenie Bouchard notched a win, while second-seeded two-time champion Ana Ivanovic, third- seeded Australian Open runner-up Dominika Cibulkova and fifth seed Sabine Lisicki all exited the draw at the Generali Ladies Linz tennis event. http://www.cheapsoccerjerseysoutlet.com/?tag=cheap-as-roma-fc-jerseys . The 26-year-old Sobotka injured his left leg playing for the St. Louis Blues in a 3-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday. The Blues said he would not recover from the injury in time for the Olympic tournament. China Soccer Jerseys . This week, topics cover the World Series champion Red Sox, John Farrell and what to look forward to this off-season. Cheap Colombia Jerseys . - The Seattle Sounders busy off-season continues with the team acquiring defender Chad Marshall from the Columbus Crew in exchange for a 2015 third-round pick and allocation money.ST. LOUIS - Shaun Hill got his job back, finally. Then he got the best of Peyton Manning.After eight weeks on the bench, the journeyman was ready.Obviously, we were facing one of the best teams in the league, Hill said after the Rams surprised Denver 22-7 on Sunday. Everybody stepped up, for sure.The 34-year-old Hill got a game ball from coach Jeff Fisher after the Rams (4-6) beat an elite team for the third time this season. Hill kept it clean with a turnover-free outing that complemented a defence that had two interceptions and made the stops that counted.Critical mistakes landed Austin Davis a spot on the bench. Hill needed two weeks to recover from a thigh injury that sidelined him in the opener, but after that he needed lots of patience.Its a constant process to stay up, especially as a backup, its tough, Hill said. But its something youve got to do.The Rams had already beaten the past two NFC champs — Seattle and San Francisco. And they had blown big leads at home against the Cowboys and the first time they played the 49ers.This time, they finished the job against the NFLs No. 2 offence, which hadnt scored fewer than 21 points and had scored 30 or more five of the previous six.Its not too bad to beat a guy who can put up 40 points in no time, defensive end Robert Quinn said. Hes a future Hall of Famer.Rookie Tre Mason had 29 carries for 113 yards, the most against the Broncos top-ranked run defence.Kenny Britt had four catches for 128 yards with a 63-yard score and Greg Zuerlein was a career-best 5 for 5 on field goals for the Rams (4-6).Manning was 34 for 54 for 389 yards with two interceptions, but was held to a 42-yard touchdown pass to Emmanuel Sanders, ending a streak of 15 consecutive games with at least two touchdown passes. He refused to lean on injuries that sidelined Julius Thomas, Montee Ball and Sanders.We didnt execute very well and I just think I didnt play very well, Manning said. No excuses. I have to play better and we have to score more points than seven.Demaryius Thomas had seven receptions for 103 yards, his seventh consecutive 100-yard game to match the Cowboys Michael Irvin (1995) for second-longest single-seasonn streak in NFL history.dddddddddddd Calvin Johnson holds the record with eight straight.The Broncos (7-3) failed twice on fourth down deep in St. Louis territory. Manning threw incomplete from the 37 in the first quarter and rookie Aaron Donalds sack helped end a drive in the fourth quarter on fourth-and-4 from the 28.Quinn spun Manning around before Donald took the quarterback down.I got the opportunity to clean him up, Donald said. Youve got to take a big quarterback down when you can.Thomas (ankle) was sidelined in the first with two catches for 3 yards and ruled out in the third, Ball (groin) got limited work before aggravating an injury that kept him out the previous five games. Sanders (concussion) was ruled out after a hit from Rodney McLeod on a deep sideline throw in the third.Hill was 20 for 29 for 220 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions in his first start since injuring a thigh in the first half of the opener.The 34-year-old Hill guided a turnover-free offence.I certainly had the butterflies going, Hill said. It was a lot of fun to be back out there.Zuerlein hit three short field goals earlier, then connected from 55 and 53 yards in the fourth quarter. He last kicked five field goals in 2011 for Division II Missouri Western against Missouri Southern.Lots of times, you dont get many opportunities, Zuerlein said. Today, they came in bunches.Notes: LB Alec Ogletree and CB Trumaine Johnson had interceptions for St. Louis. Ogletree has an interception each of the last two games. ... Masons 100-yard game was the first of his career and the third allowed by the Broncos this season. Denver had allowed 47.8 yards rushing the previous six games. ... The Broncos had won their previous nine games against losing teams dating to 2012. ... Manning has passed for 300 yards against every opponent. His best in three previous games against St. Louis, all with Indianapolis, was 235 yards passing in 2009. ... The Broncos had been the lone NFL team to go unbeaten on the road against teams with losing records since 2012 according to STATS, going 9-0.___AP NFL websites: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '