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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Calgarys Elisabeth Vathje won the silver medal in the season-opening World Cup womens skeleton race on Friday.Vathje finished with a two-run time of one minute 51.90 seconds in the World Cup debut.Britains Elizabeth Yarnold finished first in 1:51.13, while Austrias Janine Flock slid to bronze in 1:52.04.Im so excited and a little overwhelmed, Vathje said. My goal was top-six today, but I really had no expectations.My first run was pretty good so going into that second run, I just relied on my years of experience here and let er fly.Vathjes silver medal was a strong start to the season for Canadas new-look skeleton squad. Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton is sending five new athletes onto the World Cup circuit this year.I know the skeleton program is struggling right now so I really saw these first World Cups as a great opportunity to say Canada is still here, and we can win, said Vathje. With this result, I will now be a lot more relaxed heading into Calgary next week. I have a lot of experience there so Im looking forward to it.Calgarys Lanette Prediger finished 11th, while Madison Charney of Brooks, Alta., placed 19th.In the mens race, Latvias Martins Dukurs won the gold with a time of 1:47.42, while his brother Tomass Dukurs slid to the silver at 1:47.72. Matthew Anotine, of the United States, claimed the bronze at 1:47.86.Dave Greszczyszyn of Brampton, Ont., led Canada with an eighth-place finish.Barrett Martineau of Calgary finished 16th. Mitchell Marner Jersey . The 25-year-old Brazilian player has only made four Premier League appearances for United this season and underwent a medical test in Italy on Friday. Darryl Sittler Jersey . Toronto dropped a 7-2 decision to the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon, with only a pair of late runs preventing a second straight shutout loss. Josh Willingham belted a two-run homer in the first inning and Kendrys Morales hit a bases-clearing double in the seventh as the Twins took the rubber game of the three-game series. http://www.officialmapleleafspro.com/Wendel-clark-maple-leafs-jersey/ . Cabrera is hitting .218 with three homers and 16 RBI in 80 games this season. The Padres recalled second baseman Brooks Conrad from Triple-A El Paso to replace Cabrera on the roster. John Tavares Jersey . Rodriguez, who has steadfastly denied using banned substances while with the New York Yankees, made the decision nearly four weeks after arbitrator Fredric Horowitz largely upheld the discipline issued last summer by baseball Commissioner Bud Selig. "I think its a good move for him," former Commissioner Fay Vincent said. Borje Salming Jersey . "I have had no discussions with Chad Johnson or his representation," Popp said Friday in an email. However, he appeared to confirm a report on Twitter from TSN this week that Johnson was on Montreals negotiation list.BILBAO, Spain -- Athletic Bilbao striker Aritz Aduriz scored goals at the start of each half to help the Basque club beat Malaga 3-0 on Monday, strengthening its hold on Spains final Champions League berth. Bilbao dominated the one-sided match at its New San Mames Stadium, with Malaga never able to counter the hosts up-tempo attack. Aduriz took his first goal four minutes in when he shook his marker to head in Markel Susaetas corner kick at the near post. Aduriz tapped in another Susaeta pass seconds after halftime, and Ander Herrera hit from long range in the 62nd. Adurizs double increased his team-leading tally to 15 goals in league play this seasoon.dddddddddddd The win restored Bilbaos hold on fourth place. Sevilla was left six points behind with five rounds to play. "We are satisfied because we needed to take these three points," Aduriz said. "There are still many points in play and we need to earn as many as we can because other teams are coming on strong behind us." Malaga remained in 11th place at seven points above the relegation zone. Atletico Madrid leads the league by three points over Real Madrid, with Barcelona another point behind. Madrid and Barcelona meet in the Copa del Rey final in Valencia on Wednesday before the league returns on Friday. ' ' '