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ONTARIO, Calif. -- Meryl Davis and Charlie White picked up where they left off last season -- atop the medals podium. The Americans skated an elegant routine to win the ice dancing title at Skate America on Saturday, following up the world championship they claimed in April. Davis in a sparkling purple dress and White in black tails floated over the ice to classical music and were rewarded with a standing ovation from the sparse crowd at the first Grand Prix meet of the season. "We definitely felt the crowd behind us and that definitely makes a difference, especially when its your first time out there and you might be a little nervous," White said. The Americans totalled 178.07 points to win for the second consecutive year, beating Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat by 21.78. The French couple -- he dressed as a pharaoh and she as a mummy in bandages -- had 156.29. American Isabella Tobias, a former New York City Ballet dancer, and Deividas Stagniunas of Lithuania took the bronze at 132.58. They got into the event when another couple dropped out. Kharis Ralph of Toronto and Asher Hill of Pickering, Ont., finished in fifth place, while Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam of Barrie, Ont., were eighth in their season debut. In the mens competition, Michal Brezina of the Czech Republic hung on to win despite a slew of mistakes in his free program. The Chinese duo of Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao led after the pairs short program with 62.85 points. Americans Caydee Denney and John Coughlin were second at 59.62. Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov of Russia were third at 59.62 despite him falling on the couples opening triple toeloop. The two couples from Germany also had falls. In fourth place at 59.60 were Canadian pair Kirsten Moore-Towers, of St. Catharines, Ont., and Dylan Moscovitch of Waterloo, Ont. In the womens short program, American Alissa Czisny hit a triple lutz-double toeloop on her opening combination in an elegant performance that put her first at 64.20. "I guess that was OK," she said. "I was really nervous." Carolina Kostner of Italy made a couple of minor mistakes, but was good enough for second at 60.23. Caroline Zhang of nearby Brea, Calif., stumbled out of a double axel in an otherwise clean routine to take third at 55.05. Davis and White received five perfect 10s -- one for performance, two for choreography and two for interpretation/timing. "Its a good sign were heading in the right direction," White said. "We want the whole thing to flow seamlessly. Its just a matter of repetition and focus." Bourzat has been sick with a cold and bronchitis and he had a coughing fit afterward. "It was a nightmare for me, but we made it through the end without any major mistakes," he said. "I will go to the doctor and then take some rest." Brezina hit his opening triple axel and then things went downhill quickly, but he won in part because of his commanding lead following the short program Friday. Brezina didnt do his first planned quad toeloop and instead did a triple skating to music from "The Untouchables." He popped his attempt at a quad salchow, popped a triple loop and then fell on a triple lutz late in the program. He earned $18,000 for his first-ever Grand Prix win. Kevin van der Perren of Belgium was second at 212.48, narrowly edging Takahiko Kozuka of Japan, who totalled 212.09. American Richard Dornbush was fourth at 202.27. Van Der Perren and Dornbush were the only two men to land fully rotated quads. Brezina pounded his head after he finished in front of a sparse crowd at Citizens Business Bank Arena in this city 65 kilometres east of Los Angeles. He had vowed to do consecutive quads in his free skate, but after watching several of his competitors fall, his coaches told him no. "They saw everything and I kind of think they want to play the game in the casino. If you can play safe, play safe," Brezina said. "I was kind of mad. Im pretty sure if I would go for a quad it would be OK." He plans to try it at his next competition. "I want to prove to my coaches the quad will be in there, even if they say no," he said. Brezina missed last seasons Grand Prix circuit while recovering from surgery to repair a varicose vein his stomach. "It messed up your head," he said. "There was something I was always scared about." Van Der Perren, a two-time European bronze medallist who at 29 is contemplating retirement, won his first medal at a Grand Prix meet since Skate Canada in 2007. He hit his opening quad in a routine to "The Man in the Iron Mask" and won the free skate after being fourth in the short program. Kozuka, silver medallist at worlds, fell on both his quad and his triple lutz. wholesale jerseys . "Yeah, [I heard them]," he said. 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She can barely express what a breakthrough win on the LPGA Tour might bring.BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Jacobs family is, in fact, involved in helping secure the Bills future in Buffalo, and hasnt ruled out getting involved in buying the team. Jeremy Jacobs Jr., the son of Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Sr., told The Buffalo News on Wednesday that the family has been engaged in discussions involving the franchises future, but said it was too early to say whether it will make an attempt to buy the team. "We are using our resources, our contacts, our relationships to do everything we can to ensure the Bills stay in Buffalo," Jacobs said in a story published on the newspapers website. Jacobs, however, stopped short of saying his family would be involved in a prospective ownership group. "Its still early in the process, and its impossible to say either way," he said. Jacobs comments were the first made by any family member expressing interest in the team. Bills owner Ralph Wilson died last month. And his comments do not contradict a statement his father issued last week. In a released statement, Jacobs Sr. said he has no intention of selling the Bruins in order to purchase the Bills, a move that would be required because NFL rules do not allow owners to control major sports franchises in separate markets. Jacobs statement failed to address whether any of his three sons would be involved in an ownership group. Several people familiar with the Bills future had previously told The Associated Press that Jacobs and his sons were linked to discussions involving the teams. "He is definitely a player," one person told the AP, speaking on condition of anonymity because Jacobs has not revealed his plans. Members of the Jacobs family have deeclined interview requests with the AP over the past three weeks.dddddddddddd The Jacobs are from Buffalo and own Delaware North food service company, which has its headquarters in the city. Jeremy Jr., Louis and Charlie Jacobs are all listed as principals at Delaware North. Charlie Jacobs is also a principal of the Bruins. In 2010, the NFL allowed Stan Kroenke to take over as the St. Louis Rams majority owner after he agreed to turn over operational and financial control of the NBA Denver Nuggets and NHL Colorado Avalanche to son Josh. Wilsons widow, Mary Wilson, has taken over as the teams controlling owner until the franchise is expected to be placed on the market. That wont begin until Wilsons estate hires an investment banking firm, which will oversee the sale process. That leaves the teams future in Buffalo uncertain, because a sale opens the possibility of the team relocating. The Bills are essentially locked into playing at Ralph Wilson Stadium through the 2019 season because of the lease they negotiated with the state and Erie County in December 2012. The team would incur a $400 million penalty by even broaching the prospect of moving during the leases term. There is a one-time exception allowing the Bills to break the lease for just under $28.4 million in July 2020. The Jacobs do face one obstacle because of NFL rules barring owners from having links to casinos, racetracks and other gaming interests. Delaware Norths holding include numerous racing and gambling operations across the country. "We have warts," Jeremy Jr. acknowledged, referring to leagues anti-gambling rules. ___ AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL cheap jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '
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