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SANTA CLARA, Calif. Air Max Plus 270 Sale . - An off-balance Colin Kaepernick improvised, threw across his body and across the field, finding Frank Gore open near the opposite sideline more than 20 yards away.Gore bailed out a broken play and helped get the San Francisco 49ers back on track with a big day.He caught that career-best 55-yard touchdown and ran for 119 yards in his first 100-yard game of 2014, leading San Francisco past Philadelphia 26-21 on Sunday to hand the Eagles their first loss.I dont think Ive ever had one quite like that, Kaepernick said. It was a great job by Frank.Great job by Kap, Gore offered, standing next to his quarterback on the postgame podium.Coach Jim Harbaugh didnt see Gore open and had no idea where Kaepernick was going on that play.Kap did a great job keeping his eyes up field. I had no idea. When he stopped, pulled it up and started to throw, I didnt know where he was going with the ball, Harbaugh said. The speed, the angle, the way he got into the end zone was something. I didnt think he was going to get it in.Regardless, the 49ers got Gore involved in the offence again, and it returned them to their winning ways. Hard-nosed defence helped, too.At least for one Sunday, it seems the Niners reclaimed their offensive identity and defensive swagger.The 49ers (2-2) avoided their first three-game losing streak under Harbaugh, containing the leagues top passer.Nick Foles threw two incomplete passes from the 1 in the waning moments after gaining six first downs on a lengthy drive, more than the five the Eagles managed before that.We just didnt execute, its as simple as that, Foles said. Im not going to break it down or anything.Foles completed a 22-yard pass to Jeremy Maclin on the right sideline on that late drive. The 49ers challenged whether he had possession, but the play stood, costing the 49ers their final timeout.The Eagles couldnt pull off the second-half magic that had carried them in their three wins.On a day the 49ers gave up big plays on special teams, Gore delivered. Kaepernick also threw a touchdown pass to Stevie Johnson and Phil Dawson kicked four field goals a€” two of at least 46 yards. Kaepernick finished 17 for 30 for 218 yards, two TDs and four sacks.Darren Sproles had a career-best 82-yard punt return for a touchdown, Malcolm Jenkins ran an interception 53 yards for a score for the Eagles (3-1). Brad Smith recovered Trey Burtons blocked punt against Andy Lee for a TD.The 49ers produced in the second half for the first time this season to give Harbaugh a win against former Pac-10 foe Chip Kelly.Antoine Bethea intercepted his first pass with the 49ers and forced a fumble, then the secondary kept the pressure on in the red zone. Perrish Cox made an interception with 41 seconds left to seal it.Gores score on the first play of the second quarter was the longest TD catch by a running back this season.It was an improvisational play, but thats one of his strengths, Eagles defensive co-ordinator Bill Davis said of Kaepernick. Its the skill set that he possesses. Hes able to make plays like that happen.But on San Franciscos next series, Kaepernick threw right to Jenkins and he broke three tackles on the way to the end zone.The 49ers won their first game at new Levis Stadium, where thousands of fans skipped out at halftime.San Francisco outgained the Eagles 232-73 in the first half, but still trailed 21-13. Then Johnson tiptoed both feet inbounds inside the left pylon in the third quarter for a 12-yard catch, the first second-half TD of the season for San Francisco after it had been outscored 52-3 after halftime in the first three games.Dawson kicked a 51-yarder before halftime, but the NFLs most-penalized team hurt itself with seven more flags for 60 yards in the first half and 10 total for 80 yards a€” but none on defence. The Eagles also had 10 penalties for 70.San Francisco right tackle Anthony Davis made his season debut but went down on the final play of the first quarter when Kaepernick took a sack right into the back of Davis left knee.Tight end Vernon Davis was sidelined with a back injury early in the third quarter and he was still experiencing spasms after the game, though an X-ray was negative. Davis missed last Sundays loss at Arizona with a hurting left ankle.Foles was 21 for 43 for 195 yards and two interceptions.NOTES: Foles missed a chance to join Peyton Manning, Steve Young, Kurt Warner and Drew Brees as the only QBs to open the season with four straight 300-yard passing games. ... 49ers Anquan Boldin and Michael Crabtree had five catches each.___AP NFL website: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL Vapormax Plus White Cheap . The right-hander said he threw about 30 pitches in a routine bullpen session Sunday at Yankee Stadium, his final hurdle before starting Tuesday night at Tampa Bay. Air Max Plus Se Sale .A. Happs hold on a spot in the Blue Jays starting rotation is in question. http://www.airmaxplusstoresale.com/air-m...count.html . -- Keith Aulie has joined the Tampa Bay Lightning.(SportsNetwork.com) - The top-seeded Anaheim Ducks will aim for a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference first round series tonight when they host the Dallas Stars at the Honda Center. The game can be seen live on TSN and TSN GO at 10pm et/7pm pt. Ryan Getzlaf will play after suffering a deep facial laceration late in Game 1 because of getting hit with a puck. He required multiple stitches to close the cut, but that x-rays were negative. "He has no one to impress. He has a wife and kids. I think he looks good. This is playoff hockey," quipped Ducks defenseman Ben Lovejoy. Getzlaf, a Stanley Cup winner in 2007 with the franchise, has 22 goals and 39 assists in 70 postseason appearances. Getzlaf and his wife, Paige, had a baby girl this morning as well.   The Ducks Matt Beleskey suffered a lower-body injury in Game 1 and will not play Friday. Devante Smith-Pelly will likely start in place of Beleskey, but head coach Bruce Boudreau said others might get the chance to play on that line as well. The Ducks led the West with 116 points -- 25 more than Dallas -- and their supremacy showed in the early portion of Wednesdays Game 1 victory. However, after jumping out to a four-goal lead, Anaheim was forced to hang on for a 4-3 decision in the opener. Anaheim held a 4-0 lead just over nine minutes into the second period, but Dallas cut the deficit to two goals by the end of 40 minutes and made it a 4-3 game when Tyler Seguin scored with a little over six minutes remaining in the third period. However, rookie goaltender Frederik Andersen, who got the start in net for Anaheim over Jonas Hiller, turned away all comers over the final six minutes to help the Ducks grab the early edge. Andersen finished with 32 saves in his postseason debut for the Ducks, who used a 54-20-8 regular-season record -- the best in franchise history -- to secure the conferences top spot. "We let up a little bit in the third after our fourth goal, so this is a good lesson for us," said Andersen, who became the first rookie goaaltender in club history to win his playoff debut. Air Max Plus Sale. "Hopefully we can prevent that from happening again." Anaheim plans on sticking with Andersen in Game 2. Hiller led Anaheim with 50 appearances in net this season, but the veteran did not play in seven of Anaheims final eight regular-season games. Getzlaf and Beleskey each supplied a goal and an assist for the Ducks, with Kyle Palmieri and Mathieu Perreault supplying a goal apiece. Anaheims Teemu Selanne notched an assist for his 83rd career postseason point (42 goals, 41 assists) in 119 games. The 43-year-old future Hall of Famer plans on retiring at the end of the season. Jamie Benn and Colton Sceviour scored 1:33 apart late in the second to kick off Dallas valiant comeback effort. Sceviour added an assist on Benns goal while Kari Lehtonen allowed four goals on 35 shots for the Stars, who claimed the Wests second wild card spot to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2008. "We had a tough start," Benn admitted. "They came out hot in their building. They are really good in this rink. I thought we battled back pretty good there but it just wasnt enough." Benn and Sceviour were both making their playoff debuts, while the 22-year-old Seguin, a former Boston Bruin, now has 19 points (7 goals, 12 assists) over 43 postseason contests. This series marks the third all-time playoff meeting between these clubs and first since the Stars bested the Ducks in six games during the 2008 Western Conference quarterfinals. After Game 2, the series will shift to Dallas for the next two meetings. The Stars will host Game 3 on Monday with Game 4 scheduled for Wednesday. Projected Stars Lines Benn - Seguin - WhitneyRoussel - Eakin - ChiassonCole - Horcoff - GarbuttSceviour - Fiddler - Nichuskin Goligoski - DaleyNemeth - BennConnauton - Gonchar Lehotenen Projected Ducks Lines Smith-Pelley - Getzlaf - PerryWinnik - Bonino - PalmieriCogliano - Koivu - SilfverbergMaroon - Perrault - Selanne Lindholm - BeaucheminFowler - Lovejoy Allen - Robidas Andersen ' ' '
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