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KANSAS CITY, Mo. cheap jerseys from china . -- Former All-Star catcher Ramon Hernandez has agreed to a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals. The 37-year-old is a career .263 hitter in 15 seasons in the major leagues. His 757 RBIs since the start of the 1999 season are fifth among major league catchers during that span, and his 169 homers are seventh-most among big league catchers. Hernandez played in 17 games last year for the Los Angeles Dodgers, batting .208 with two doubles, three home runs and six RBIs. He was released June 22. He was an All-Star in 2003 with Oakland, hitting 21 home runs. He also has played for San Diego, Baltimore, Cincinnati and Colorado. Kansas City announced the agreement Tuesday. wholesale jerseys . -- Michael Bennett gambled last off-season that playing on a one-year deal in Seattle would pay off in the future with the long-term contract he always wanted. cheap nfl jerseys . Owens was roughed up in Torontos 20-9 defeat to Montreal on Tuesday, needing treatment twice after hurting his neck and taking a hard shot to the abdomen. In other news from Fridays practice, Jerious Norwood took most of the snaps at running back for Curtis Steele. Norwood also did some returning, although Milanovich said returns would likely be done by committee.MADRID, Spain -- Cristiano Ronaldo matched his own Spanish league record of 40 goals in a season by netting a hat trick that included two spectacular long-range strikes as Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 4-1 Wednesday to restore its four-point lead over Barcelona atop the standings. Ronaldo opened the scoring in the 25th minute by bending a stunning free kick from 40 metres (yards) out of reach of Atletico goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois before Radamel Falcao equalized with his 21st goal of the season a half hour later. But Ronaldo used another dipping shot -- this time from outside the left edge of the area -- in the 68th for his second, then added a late penalty to take his season tally to 52 goals in all competitions. Jose Callejon also scored late for Madrid, which hasnt lost a city derby since 1999 and is only three goals away from matching its 22-year-old league record of 107 in a season. Most importantly, Madrid regained its four-point lead over three-time defending champion Barcelona, with the pair set to meet in 10 days after one more league round. Ronaldos 16th career hat trick marked a tremendous night at the Vicente Calderon for the 27-year-old Portugal forward, who became the first player to score 40 league goals in consecutive seasons in Europes top leagues. Barcelonas Lionel Messi trails Ronaldos league tally by one, but has netted 61 goals overall this season and became the first player to score 20 away goals in a Spanish league campaign. Atletico started briightly as it looked for its first victory in 23 games against its crosstown rival, and Iker Casillas had to deny Falcao early on before Ronaldos long-range free kick went over Atleticos defensive wall before sharply swerving down and away to leave Courtois flat-footed and looking on in astonishment. cheap jerseys. Ronaldo kept Courtois busy throughout, while Casillas was also being tested. The Spain keeper was beaten by Falcaos header, which left the Colombia striker third in the league scoring charts behind Ronaldo and Messi. Knowing another draw would give Barcelona renewed hope ahead of their April 20 matchup, Madrid pressed relentlessly and eventually wore down Atleticos resistance. Courtois denied Ronaldo again before the former world player of the year fired a wicked shot over the outstretched Courtois that dipped under the far corner for his second goal. Diego Godin muscled substitute Gonzalo Higuain to the ground to set up the 83rd-minute penalty which Courtois couldnt keep out despite diving the right way. Callejon added the last goal as Madrid picked up a much needed victory ahead of Saturdays game against Sporting Gijon, while Barcelona plays at Levante. Earlier, Europa League favourites Athletic Bilbao scored twice in the final 10 minutes to draw 2-2 at 10-man Granada, Valencia beat Rayo Vallecano 4-1 to provisionally move ahead of Malaga into third, and Sporting Gijon rallied for a 3-2 victory over Levante to move off the bottom of the standings. cheap nfl jerseys ' ' ' |
