The World Cup of Hockey kicks off for the first time in 12 years on Saturday, Sept. 17, with eight teams vying for the title. The international competition will run for two weeks in Toronto, with two teams eventually playing a three-game final series for the championship.Canada opens as the obvious favorite -- they lack any major weakness, and even after losing a few key pieces to injury, their roster is still almost unfair. The forwards are the best in the tournament, the defensive group isnt far behind, and the goalies will be hard to beat.However, their 10-11 odds make them difficult to bet on. The risk isnt worth the amount of money that you would have to wager on them to make a sizable gain. Even with the top-tier talent of this team, the field is wide open, so well pass on Canada.Corbin Burnes Jersey . In the lead up - which seemed to begin the moment Mike Geiger blew the whistle in Houston last Thursday night - the Impact rumour mill went into overdrive. The speculation went into meltdown mode, of the golden nugget variety. Freddy Peralta Jersey . Its 1987 and a Brazilian playmaker, known as Mirandinha, is being paraded around St James Park to the passionate Newcastle fans. https://www.cheapbrewers.com/1059y-orlando-arcia-jersey-brewers.html . After Martin Skrtel put the Reds in front from close range at Stamford Bridge after only four minutes, Hazard hit back in the 17th with a superb strike. Etoo gave Jose Mourinhos team a decisive lead from Oscars back pass in the 34th. Jordan Lyles Jersey . Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek defeated Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (4) on the indoor hard-court at Belgrade Arena. The victory improved the Czech pairs impressive cup doubles record to 14-1. Milwaukee Brewers Store . The team said Saturday that Lopez was hurt during its 121-120 overtime loss at Philadelphia on Friday. The Nets said they would issue another update next week after consultation with their doctors.The Associated Press has been selecting a college football Coach of the Year since 1998 and no one has yet to won the award three times.Alabamas Nick Saban could be the first.For the first time, the AP asked its poll voters to cast a ballot for national coach of the year with a top three, in order. Three points are awarded for a first-place vote, two for second a one for third.The voting was conducted after championship weekend and 10 coaches received support, including Saban, who won the award in 2003 when he was at LSU and against in 2008 with Alabama.The winner will be announced Thursday. Here are the top three vote-getters in alphabetical order:James Franklin, Penn StateIn the offseason, Franklin brought in a new offensive coordinator, Joe Moorhead, to overhaul that side of the ball and promoted Brent Pry to defensive coordinator to maintain recent success on that side. Both moves worked, but Penn State needed some time to settle in. After a 2-2 start that had some Penn State fans questioning how long the third-year coach would be around, the fifth-ranked Nittany Lions won nine straight and the Big Ten championship for the first time since 2008.Mike MacIntyre, ColorradoMacIntyre entered his fourth season at Colorado under pressure to produce results.dddddddddddd The Buffaloes had improved in his first three seasons, but still managed only two Pac-12 victories. The rebuild took a huge step forward this season. The 11th-ranked Buffaloes won the Pac-12 South and had their best season in more than a decade. Their seven-win improvement in Pac-12 play is the largest in the history of the conference. MacIntyre has gone from hot seat to hot commodity.Nick Saban, AlabamaSaban is arguably the most successful coach in college football history. He could be Coach of the Year every year but his accomplishments at Alabama tend to get overlooked during award season because he has established such high standards with the top-ranked Crimson Tide. After winning a fourth national championship at Alabama, he brought back an even better team led by a freshman quarterback that is undefeated heading into the playoff.---Follow Ralph D. Russo at www.Twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '