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BEIJING -- Kaetlyn Osmond of Canada was the leader after the ladies short program at the Cup of China on Friday, while Jin Boyang of China was tops for the men.Osmond, the Skate Canada runner-up, scored 72.20 points to take a narrow lead over Elena Radionova of Russia in second and Mai Mihara of Japan in third.Ashley Wagner of the United States, the 2016 world silver medalist, was in fifth place.The mens favorite, three-time world champion Patrick Chan of Canada, stumbled on his triple Axel landing and doubled a triple lutz to finish in third after the short program.Chan was far behind Jin, the 2016 world bronze medalist, who skated a flawless routine and scored 96.17 points. Daniel Samohin of Israel was in second.In the short program, those little mistakes become very big mistakes, Chan said. You do lose a lot of points. I call myself lucky today, I was able to stay in the top three, which is a good spot to be in for the free (skate).?In the ice dancing, Canadians Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje were the leaders after the short dance with 73.78 points, edging the American duo of Maia and Alex Shibutani by less than a point.And in the pairs, the new Chinese team of Yu Xiaoyu and Zhang Hao, who have only been skating together since last spring, finished first after the short program with 72.49 points, ahead of Canadas Liubov Ilyushechkina and Dylan Moscovitch in second and Chinas Peng Cheng and Jin Yang in third. Nike Shox Clearance Sale .C. -- After a listless first half, the Washington Wizards used a big third quarter run to beat the Charlotte Bobcats Bradley Beal scored 21 points and the Wizards used a 17-0 run in the third quarter to take control of what had been a close game and beat the Bobcats 97-83 on Tuesday night. Cheap Nike Shox Online . -- The Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake played to a 0-0 tie Saturday night that left the top of the Western Conference standings unchanged. http://www.nikeshoxaustralia.com/ .Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone has drawn on his Syracuse connections once again by hiring Rob Moore to take over as receivers coach. Nike Shox Clearance Australia .C. -- Manny Malhotra had two goals and an assist, leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Cheap Nike Shox Retro . The native of Mont-Tremblant, Que., captured a World Cup downhill event Saturday, his second this year and fifth career victory on the circuit. The process of selecting Sidney Crosby as Canadas captain for the World Cup of Hockey was a simple one.It was: `This is what were going to do. Any questions? Next, general manager Doug Armstrong recalled.Crosby wearing the C for Canada was a no-doubter given his track record of scoring the winning goal on home ice at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, serving as captain for the undefeated, gold medal-winning team at the 2014 Sochi Games and leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to two Stanley Cups.Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews and Montreal Canadiens defenseman Shea Weber will be the alternates.That was the leadership group in Sochi under coach Mike Babcock, and as much as everyone knows the upcoming World Cup is a different tournament, Hockey Canada doesnt want to fix whats already golden. That includes Crosby, who Armstrong said was the unanimous choice to be captain.If we had gone the other direction we wouldve been trying to out-think ourselves, and that wasnt necessary, Armstrong said in a phone interview Thursday.It was going to be Sid. What hes done obviously -- the `Golden Goal and then the big gold in Sochi, the Stanley Cup -- hes the face of hockey and hes a great captain. Were not looking to reinvent the wheel here on that front.Crosby scored the most important Canadian goal in a generation when he beat U.S. goaltender Ryan Miller in overtime to win gold in Vancouver, then handled a different role in Sochi. Opponents focused on shutting down Crosby, but he performed stellar in a two-way role along with Toews and the rest of the forwards.ddddddddddddHe played as hard as he could, Babcock said on a conference call. Every shift he was on the ice for 37 seconds at a time and led that way.Crosby is 29 and is coming off another Cup run with the Penguins. He was the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as playoff MVP, adding that to his career accomplishments.Armstrong called Toews and Weber being the alternates another no-brainer. Beyond their NHL accomplishments, they along with Crosby have experience leading a veteran group of talented stars in international competition.Because everyone on our team is capable of being a captain, for them to be a bunch of leaders is going to be important for our group to have success, Babcock said, adding that the familiarity helps. They know me. I know them. They know whats expected.Toews has won three Cups as Chicagos captain. Babcock said hes thrilled to coach Toews, whos determined like no other player.Hes a humble leader, Babcock said. He takes his business very seriously and very personally. He goes about his job with such determination that he makes you a better person and a better coach just to be around him. Weber spent six seasons as captain of the Nashville Predators before being traded to Montreal for P.K. Subban in late June.Canada begins training camp Sept. 5 in Ottawa. The World Cup begins Sept. 17 in Toronto.---Follow Stephen Whyno on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SWhyno . ' ' '