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WASHINGTON - On the same day the Marlins ended their 2014 season by getting no-hit by Jordan Zimmermann of the Washington Nationals, Miami began looking ahead by giving manager Mike Redmond a two-year contract extension. Authentic NHL Jerseys .Redmonds deal, which runs through 2017, was announced Sunday by team president David Samson during Miamis 1-0 loss to NL East champion Washington.Im just excited to continue this process of building this team and this organization in the direction that we know were headed, Redmond said after the game, which ended when Nationals rookie Steven Souza Jr. made a sensational catch of Christian Yelichs drive to deep left-centre.What I came here for, Redmond added, is to turn this thing around and to get us to win ballgames and get back to the playoffs.The centerpiece of Miamis rebuilding is outfielder Giancarlo Stanton, who led the NL with 37 homers despite missing the final 17 games after getting hit in the face by a pitch. Hes the franchises first home-run champion.Mike Hill, the clubs president of baseball operations, said Tuesday that when Stanton gets back from vacation, the Marlins will begin negotiating a long-term contract for the slugger.We said we would respect his wishes, and during the season we wouldnt discuss it, but now were into the off-season, Hill said. Our plan is to talk to him about extending him beyond his arbitration years.Sundays loss left the Marlins with a 77-85 record and fourth in the five-team NL East, 19 games behind Washington, and two behind both the Braves and Mets.Redmond entered the weekend hoping to finish second.Still, the Marlins wound up with their most wins in a season since going 80-82 in 2010. They also ended a slide of three consecutive last-place finishes, including when they went 62-100 in 2013, Redmonds first year as a major league manager.We sat down as a group and an organization and tried to figure out how we could get better and improve the ballclub. And weve been able to do that by 15 games in one year, which is not easy to do, Redmond said.Weve got a lot of great talent in that room and with the help of those young guys, were learning how to win and learning how to compete, he added. For me to know that Im going to be here for that long is great. I think it sends a message of the direction that were headed and thats the right one.This was the second consecutive season that the Marlins were involved in a no-hitter on the final day: In 2013, Miamis Henderson Alvarez didnt allow a hit to the Tigers.On Sunday, Alvarez (12-7) was on the mound facing Zimmermann and allowed the games only run in the second inning, on Ian Desmonds 24th homer.Zimmermann (14-5) struck out 10 and allowed just two baserunners. After retiring the first 14 batters, he walked Justin Bourn on a low, full-count fastball with two outs in the fifth. In the seventh, Garrett Jones reached first base on a strike-three wild pitch; moments later, catcher Wilson Ramos picked him off.With two outs in the ninth and a 2-1 count, Yelich turned on a 94 mph fastball over the plate. Souza, who came in as a defensive replacement in the ninth, was shaded well over toward the left-field line at a coachs prompting.Souza sprinted, extended his glove and leaped to make the grab, using his bare hand to squeeze the ball in his mitt as he fell.The one thing on my mind is, no matter how Im going to get there, Im going to get there, Souza said. Getting there, I kind of blacked out.Souza held his glove aloft to show he had the ball.With that on the line, that might be one of the best plays Ive ever seen. Ever, Yelich said.Zimmermann raised both arms. Nationals relievers in the home bullpen lifted their arms, too. So did thousands in the Nationals Park crowd of 35,085, who roared with every pitch late.I dont think anyone in the stadium expected Souza to get to that, Zimmermann said.Indeed, Miamis Mike Dunn said he and other relievers in the left-field visitors bullpen started cheering as the ball headed their way.When he caught it, Dunn said, it was just like, Really? Did that just happen?___AP freelance writer Ian Quillen contributed to this report.___Follow Howard Fendrich on Twitter at http://twitter.com/HowardFendrich NHL Jerseys 2020 .com) - The collective hearts of Chicago Bulls fans sank on Friday night when Derrick Rose went down with a leg injury against the Cleveland Cavaliers. NHL Jerseys China . Petersburg of the KHL. Belov was a free agent last summer when he signed a one-year contract with the Oilers. In 57 games this season he had one goal and six assists with 34 penalty minutes in Edmonton. https://www.cheapnhljerseysjustwholesale.com/ . Teams one through twenty competing in Englands top flight are each fatally flawed. A wide-open, highly competitive and mistake-filled season has followed. SOUTHPORT, England -- One year later, Inbee Park is still chasing history at the Womens British Open. Instead of trying to win an unprecedented fourth straight major, Park has a chance to become only the seventh woman to win four of the LPGAs majors. Instead of photographers capturing her every move at St. Andrews, the 26-year-old South Korean has gone about her work without fanfare at Royal Birkdale. That changed Saturday with a remarkable start, and a late ruling that put Park in the lead. On the tough opening stretch at Royal Birkdale, she ran off three birdies that sent her to a 4-under 68. Then, Park went from a one-shot deficit to a one-shot lead when Ahn Sun-Ju was penalized two shots after her round for building a stance in the bunker on the 18th hole. "I definitely enjoyed it last year," Park said. "But this year has just been a little bit different. Last year I enjoyed it and having pressure and experiencing something I never have experienced before. If I end up winning tomorrow, Ill definitely enjoy this year better." The 18 holes remaining could be a sprint among a dozen players. Park had a one-shot lead over a pair of major champions -- Suzann Pettersen of Norway (68) and Shanshan Feng of China (69) -- along with Ahn. Julieta Granada (72) and Amelia Lewis (71) were another shot behind. Ahn appeared to be the player to catch after what she thought was a 69 for a one-shot lead. She was summoned to the rules trailer, where officials determined she used her left foot to build her stance in a pot bunker left of the 18th green. Ahn was assessed two shots for violating Rule 13-3. Her par turned into a double bogey. Her 69 became a 71. And she went from a one-shot lead in the final group to having to make up ground against Park, the LPGA Tours reigning player of the year. "Its disappointing, but its my mistake and I have to follow the rules of the game," Ahn said through an interpreter. "I still have a day to go and I have to stay focused and try my best tomorrow." The penalty also created a wide-open final round at Royal Birkdale. Park was at 4-under 212, though 12 players were within three shots of the lead. One of them was Charley Hull, the go-for-broke English teenager who made ninee birdies early Saturday for a tournament-best 66 that suddenly put her into contention to become the youngest major champion in LPGA Tour history. Wholesale NHL Jerseys. She was at 1-under 215. Also in the mix was Mo Martin, the 31-year-old American done in by a four-hole stretch on the back nine that sent her to a 77. She also was at 215, along with former U.S. Womens Open champion So Yeon Ryu, who made one bad decision and one bad swing, both leading to double bogey. Ryu had a 74. Defending champion Stacy Lewis had a 70 and was three shots behind. Park has been virtually ignored all week, a big difference from last year. That could be about to change. "Yeah, I start to feel a little bit of pressure from now and tomorrow," Park said. "But Id rather be having the pressure than not being in contention." Ahn took the outright lead with a 25-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole, and was poised to stretch the margin. Her penalty on the 18th actually began with a photographer who took a sequence of pictures at the top of her swing on her second shot. She caught it heavy and pulled it left, into the bunker, as she and her caddie looked back to see who was the culprit. She blasted out of the sand and over the green, and did well to get down in two putts. Only later did officials determine she had built her stance. She said the ball was on the slope of the bunker and it was hard to make a stance. "So what I was trying to do was fix a stance," she said. "But after the review, it was determined that I used my feet to try to make an even lie. My intent wasnt to break the rules. It was just to set my feet firm in the sand just to be able to make the shot. But thats the rule. There was no intent and I cant do anything about it." A one-shot lead is next to nothing in golf. Three shots can disappear quickly. And what could make this Womens British Open go down to the wire is the finish at Royal Birkdale -- three par 5s over the last four holes. "You can make a double so quick on this golf course that youve just got to keep hanging in there," Lewis said. "I you get in trouble, get out, and just stay patient. If you make a bogey, its OK because youve got some par-5 finishing holes here." ' ' '

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