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The first round of TSN.cas 2013 Play of the Year Showdown keeps cooking with two fantastic entries from some very talented, passionate players. An incredible play by Pittsburgh Penguins superstar, Sidney Crosby (with the help of Pascal Dupuis) goes up against a stellar individual effort by Winnipeg Jets winger, Evander Kane. Does one of these star players have what it takes to capture the 2013 POY crown? Sidney Crosbys POY entry will certainly impress you. His hockey IQ shines bright in this play, with incredible vision, fast reflexes and pinpoint accuracy. Crosby shows why he is the best player in the game, using his creativity to feed Pascal Dupuis the puck who then wraps up this gorgeous play with a quick shot that beats a scrambling James Reimer. Kanes POY-nominated goal is much more of a strong individual effort, and coincidentally, also against the Leafs. Weaving through the neutral zone, Kane out-races a tired Nazem Kadri, and then puts a fantastic move on Torontos last man back. A great finish caps off this POY play from Evander Kane. You can watch the highlights and make your decision here (http://poy.tsn.ca). Every vote counts so watch all the plays and take part in the TSN.ca Play of the Year Showdown. Player Facts: - In his young hockey career, Crosby has won a Stanley Cup, World Jr. Hockey Championship gold medal, and scored the game-winning goal to capture Olympic gold against the Americans in 2010. He also led the NHL in scoring (2009-10) with 51 goals and points (2006-07) with 120. - Kane had a very successful junior hockey career, winning the always-tough Memorial Cup with the Vancouver Giants in 2007 and gold medals in both the World U18 and World Jr. hockey tournaments. Kane holds the Vancouver Giants franchise records for most goals in a single season with 48 in 2008-09. Fun Facts: - Crosby lived with Mario Lemieux and his family from 2005 until 2010 when he purchased his own home nearby. On his way home from a gold medal performance at the 2005 World Junior Hockey Championships, his game-worn (soon to be auctioned) jersey was stolen by a baggage handler. The jersey was later recovered in a mailbox in Montreal. The story was picked up by major news outlets in North America and the jersey later sold at auction for over $20,000, all of which was donated to charity. - Kane drew the ire of media and fans alike with he tweeted a photo of himself in Las Vegas posing while holding stacks of $100 bills like a cell phone. Kane was also the first NHL player to sign with a KHL team during the lockout. Ecco Shoes Sale Clearance Canada . Los Angeles star goalie survived those perilous gymnastics with no problem, and he eventually backstopped the Kings to a skid-snapping win. Quick stopped 27 shots in his return from a 24-game injury absence, Jeff Carter scored the tiebreaking goal with 7:55 to play, and the Kings snapped their five-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night. Ecco Shoes Sale Online Canada .C. United of Major League Soccer. United chose the defender in the second round of the 2013 MLS re-entry draft. http://www.eccocanadaoutlet.com/ . Pence singled in the winning run with no outs in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Ecco Shoes Discount Canada . Miikka Kiprusoff had just announced his retirement after a decade-long run in Calgary and it would be up to Berra and Ramo to fill the void. Ecco Shoes On Sale Canada . Jeff Green scored 13 points and Kris Humphries 12 for the Celtics, who nearly blew an 18-point, second-half lead. Sullingers 20-20 was the first by a Celtics player since Kevin Garnetts first game in Boston in 2007. Garnett was dealt -- along with Paul Pierce -- to Brooklyn during the off-season. Test matches in Australia will be in need of a new naming rights sponsor from mid-2017 after it was revealed that Commonwealth Banks new $15 million deal to support diversity in the game over the next three years is in fact a reduction of the banks investment in cricket by more than a third.The previous deal between the bank and Cricket Australia, announced in May 2013, was set to last four years to a value of no less than about $50 million. It included name sponsorship rights to the Australian Test team playing at home and home Test series. But ESPNcricinfo has been told this will not be renewed beyond July next year.Commonwealth Bank remains a proud partner of Cricket Australia and is excited to rebalance its sponsorship to help even up the gender and diversity scales in professional sport, a Commonwealth Bank spokesperson said. On top of the initiatives announced yesterday, we will continue to support the Test series until July 2017 and throughout the upcoming summer series.At the time it was a significant expansion of the banks role in support of Australian cricket, for its previous deal had covered the Southern Stars womens team and grassroots competitions for a far less significant sum. It arrived at a febrile time for the game down under also, with Mickey Arthur about to be sacked as coach and replaced by Darren Lehmann ahead of back-to-back Ashes series.Over the last 26 years we have been involved with Australias favourite sport from grassroots to grandstands, the Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev said at the time. Test Cricket is the pinnacle of Australian cricket, so we are proud to strengthen our commitment to the game by becoming the new sponsor of the Australian Test team and Test series.The bank was duly the beneficiary when a team clad in their logos not only won the Ashes 5-0 at home but also went on to win 2-1 in South Africa. Qantas subsequently took up sponsorship of Australian touring teams.dddddddddddd Vodafone had previously been the naming rights sponsor for home Tests, a deal that began in 2010.The rebalance of the banks sponsorship will now be directed at womens cricket, indigenous players, players with a disability and local clubs. However the downgrade in financial investment will also leave a shortfall for CAs commercial and financial divisions to have to work through unless the next Test match naming rights sponsor can match or improve on the 2013 deal.We have had excellent partnerships with CBA over nearly three decades, and we welcome their continuing involvement in Australias favourite sport, the CA chief executive James Sutherland said when announcing the new deal. It is significant that they, like Cricket Australia, wish to be deeply involved in supporting and promoting the diversity of our community.We have taken this opportunity to review our sponsorship structure, and have decided to separate Naming Rights Sponsorship for the mens international team and the series itself, a CA spokesman said. This means that, from summer 2017-18, the mens team will have one naming rights sponsor, and the Test series will have another. Next year will be an Ashes series, which presents a very attractive proposition for any of our existing or potential partners.We have already tested this proposition with the market, where we have received a very enthusiastic response. An association with the Australian mens cricket team is clearly a highly attractive proposition for corporate Australia and we anticipate that this rebalancing of the portfolio will lead to significant revenue growth in corporate sponsorship. We have full confidence that we will have new commercial partners in due course. ' ' '