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early mistakes into late-game mettle
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MELBOURNE, Australia - FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein says FIFA will be a more transparent and progressive governing body if he is successful in defeating incumbent chief Sepp Blatter in an upcoming election.Prince Ali, 39, announced his presidential plans this week and vowed sweeping reforms to clean up an administration that he feels has become bogged down by bribery allegations and scandals in the awarding of World Cup tournaments.FIFA as an organization tends to be a bit secretive, the Jordanian prince said in Melbourne on Saturday where hes attending Asian Football Confederation meetings running alongside the Asian Cup football tournament.But its the most popular sport in the world — we should be confident and happy to be open and engaged with everyone. We have to bring the administration of the sport into the current time that we live in. Change is inevitable and Im here to work for a positive change.Blatter, 78, is seeking a fifth term in the job he assumed 17 years ago. The election will be held in Zurich on May 29.Prince Alis decision to run against Blatter came as a surprise to his own confederation president, Sheik Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, with the Asian football chief saying he would support Blatter.Prince Ali, head of the Jordanian national football association, conceded he has a huge task ahead of him to win the support of the majority of the national federations around the globe, but he pledged to spend the coming months building consensus in the football world.Im not worrying about numbers at the moment, he said. We have a few months to go before the actual election, but I have total faith that they are decent people who will vote for what they view as the future of football.Prince Ali, who is also currently a FIFA vice-president, renewed his call for FIFA to publish former prosecutor Michael Garcias full report into corruption allegations surrounding the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, but stopped short of promising to re-open the controversial bidding processes should he be elected president.I believe we should be totally transparent in that respect, he said. I would hope this would happen before Im elected to be honest.My position is that the world needs to know. We made a big deal out of having this investigation in the first place. We cant do that and then shut the door. Dorian ODaniel Jersey . In the days leading up to the draft, TSN.ca and TSN Radio basketball analyst Duane Watson looks at some of the names that will be headlining the event. 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It turns out the Magic werent quite done turning heads. Victor Oladipo had 23 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter, and the Magic rallied to surprise East-leading Indiana Pacers 93-92 on Sunday night. Indiana stole Orlandos inbounds pass with nine seconds left and Paul George was able to get off a 20-foot jumper. But it came up short and was rebounded by the Magic, who ran out the clock. "Today going into the fourth quarter (coach Jacque Vaughn) just simply told us whoever plays hard is going to win the game. If you really want to win youll play harder than them," said Oladipo, who played the entire fourth quarter for the second consecutive game. "That second unit played hard, played together, and most of all we just played D, let our defence juice our offence." Orlando has now beaten the top teams in both conferences in back-to-back games, following its 17-point comeback against the Thunder. The victory ties the Magics season-high win streak of three games. It also extends their home win streak to five consecutive games. Nik Vucevic added 19 points and 13 rebounds. Vaughn praised the energy that Oladipo played with late. "It starts with his enthusiasm for basketball, and its really infectious to his teammates," Vaughn said. "They want to play for him, they want to play with him and Im sure glad hes in a Magic uniform." Before the game, Pacers coach Frank Vogel said that he didnt think his team was taking any games for granted prior to the All-Star break. He went as far as to recite Chuck Dalys old line to "never trust happiness in the NBA." There wasnt much Sunday as the Pacers had multiple defensive lapses in both halves which helped the Magic to hang around and eventually steal the game late. George led the Pacers with 27 points. Lance Stephenson added 16. The loss ends Indianas win streak at four games. Vogel said his teams inability to stave off a third quarter push by the Magic was the difference. "They piccked up their energy," he said.dddddddddddd "Weve got to handle it. There was a stretch there in the third where we could have put them away. We were a little careless with some possessions ... and it was costly." The Pacers carried over some of their momentum from the first half and built as much as a 17-point lead in the third quarter. That advantage was cut to 10 entering the fourth. Orlando recovered some of its early-game energy, and started the final quarter on a 14-3 run to take its first lead of the second half -- 78-77 -- with less than 8 minutes to play. It would grow as high as 88-81 before the Magic cooled off -- missing four straight shots -- to allowed the Pacers to cut it to 88-86 on a 3-pointer by George. But the Magic found their shot and got their lead back up to six with just over a minute to play. Another 3-pointer by George on the other end trimmed it back to 92-90 with 37.7 seconds remaining. That was followed by an offensive foul on Oladipo which turned the ball back over to Indiana. George got free at the top of the key for another attempt from 3, but his shot bounced off the back of the rim and was grabbed by Oladipo, who was fouled. He connected on 1 of 2 free throw attempts, leading to a scramble for the rebound that ended up in a jump ball between David West and Glen Davis. West tapped it near midcourt, and George Hill was able to scoop it up and sprint ahead for a layup to cut it to 93-92 with just 14.9 seconds left. It wasnt enough, though. "We are good," George said. "This is obviously a game we got to take care of ... but we are still positive. It happens. We just have to do a better job and learn from this." And for the second straight game, the Magic were able to turn their early mistakes into late-game mettle. While it is only two wins, Magic veteran guard Jameer Nelson said they are certainly victories to build on for this young team. "Ive always said its a process," Nelson said. "Youre not gonna just become a great team overnight. Not too many teams have done that. You have to work on it; you have to learn and get better." Note: Nelson celebrated his 32nd birthday on Sunday. Jerseys Wholesale Wholesale NFL White Jerseys Stitched NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys NFL Jerseys Outlet Cheap NFL Autographed Jerseys ' ' '
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