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BUFFALO, New York -- Before Harrison Browne could walk, he could skate.Last season the 23-year-old forward nicknamed Brownie helped his pro hockey team in Buffalo to the championship series, and with the season opener Friday, Buffalo aims for more than just a shot at a title in 2016-17.Its the first game against the team that beat us in the finals last year, Browne said. Its going to be a really good test.It is a reset for Buffalo -- but for Browne, it is a historic, new chapter. Browne, a rising star on the Buffalo Beauts of the National Womens Hockey League, is the first openly transgender player in?American professional team sports.I identify as a man, Browne said in an interview in New York City, before catching a flight to make practice in western New York. My family is starting to come to grips with it, now its my time to be known as who I am, to be authentic and to hear my name said right when I get a point, or see my name on a website.Browne, a former junior circuit player from Canada, was recruited by the University of Maine to play Division I hockey on scholarship, and graduated in 2014.It was at Maine where Browne first identified himself privately to coaches as transgender -- a step that he credits today with improving his game.On the ice, when I put that equipment on, Im a hockey player. I dont think about who Im playing with, I dont think Im playing with women. I dont think Im in the wrong body, he said.Off the ice, I felt more comfortable having my friends call me what I wanted to be called, referring to me with the pronouns that I wanted. If anything, my product on the ice was let loose and I could be myself.The plan was to medically transition after college -- but the creation of the NWHL in the spring of his senior year led to a decision to put off the transition. Browne acknowledges he is in limbo as a transgender man on a womens team but you have to be your authentic self to be happy ... hockey makes me extremely happy.NWHL commissioner Dani Rylan said the league is now working on a policy that will include transgender athletes, and that the womens league is accepting of a transgender man on a team roster.At the end of the day, Harrison is the same player he was last year, Rylan said. Were here to support him. Its really not a big deal when you look at it, were respecting his name, the pronouns and his request to be his authentic self.Support has been a major thread of our team unity and success, Beauts GM Ric Seiling said. And that goes beyond the rink.Browne has decided to postpone a medical transition until hes done playing in the NWHL, and hes not changing his legal name right now for visa reasons. Browne says he is not closing the door to transitioning to the mens side of the sport one day depending on how his body changes.Im still the same player, Im still playing in the body that I did last year, Im still the same exact person. Im just a different name and different pronouns, thats it. Im still Brownie. Jason Kidd Suns Jersey . -- Three close looks at the bucket, three misses. Dan Majerle Jersey . Perhaps Carroll was so prepared for a break because he believes there is very little the Seattle Seahawks need heading into the off-season. "I dont see anything that we need to add. We just have to get better," Carroll said. http://www.officialsunsfanstore.com/deandre-ayton-suns-jersey/ . 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Quarterback Dakota Prukop will head into No. 24 Oregons season opener against UC Davis as the starter.Prukop, a graduate transfer from Montana State, will be the second consecutive graduate transfer to start a season opener for the Ducks, following in the footsteps of Eastern Washington graduate transfer Vernon Adams Jr.The last week or so, I think he really settled down, and instead of trying to win the job, he just concentrated on that individual play. And just all those singular plays add up to a body of work, Oregon coach Mark Helfrich said Saturday. Right now, he has performed at the highest level from a production standpoint, efficiency standpoint.Unlike Adams, who didnt join the Ducks until a few days into fall camp last season, Prukop arrived in Eugene early. He got to campus in January and went through all of the spring with the Ducks.Redshirt freshman Justin Herbert will be Prukops backup. He was second best, Helfrich said. Terry Wilson will be third string QB and Travis Jonsen rounds out the depth chart at the position.Through spring practices, the coaches gave looks to Prukop and Jonsen. Heading into the summer, coaches wanted to see Prukop get a better grasp on the play calling and playbook, while they wanted to see Jonsen become smoother running the offense. However, all signs pointed toward Prukop having the advantage of maturity and experience.Early in fall camp, it appeared Prukop might not hold on to that advantage, as coaches said he was playing a bit carelessly and turning the ball over.dddddddddddd. Prukop finally settled in and established himself as the most consistent quarterback in Oregons stable.I think his biggest thing in terms of being careless was just trying to win the job with every throw, Helfrich said last week, which is a very natural thing to do for a quarterback competition. The guys put a lot of pressure on every single throw. ... He has been better with the ball.Prukop on Monday said he was focused on doing his best to show progress over fall camp.I think a couple days into fall camp I started just forgetting about the competition and just mostly thinking about progressing each day and working on not making the same mistake on certain plays I made the day prior, he said.Prukop said he had an individual meeting with Oregon QB coach David Yost after being named starter.Herbert, a Eugene native who arrived on campus this summer, was thought to be a distant fourth in the pecking order coming into fall camp, but he gradually garnered more praise from the coaches and players.He has really shocked me, Oregon wide receiver Dwayne Stanford said. Over the summer, I didnt know how he was going to look once he put on pads, but he has looked even better as fall camp has gone along.Oregon opens with UC Davis on Sept. 3 before facing Power 5 opponents Virginia and Nebraska to close out the nonconference schedule. ' ' '