Neuigkeiten » Kevin Klein switch places. T

SEATTLE -- Edwin Diaz allowed a run in the 10th inning, and the Seattle Mariners playoff hopes ended with a 9-8 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night.Joey Wendle snapped an 8-8 tie with a one-out RBI double in the 10th.Nelson Cruzs comebacker with a man on in the bottom of the inning deflected off pitcher Ryan Madson (6-7) almost directly to first base, preventing Ben Gamel from scoring from second base.Madson also escaped a bases-loaded situation in the ninth.Seattle needed to win out to have a chance at an AL wild card.The Mariners were hoping to take their playoff chances to the final day of the regular season for the second time in three years. After rallying for three runs in the seventh and one in the eighth to tie it 8-8, the Mariners couldnt make game No. 162 count.Bruce Maxwell opened the 10th with a double off Diaz (0-4) and Wendles fourth hit of the night put Oakland in front. Alexander Mattison Vikings Jersey . -- Matt Ryan needed one of the best games of his career to lead the Falcons and their depleted offence out of their three-game losing streak last week. Alan Page Youth Jersey . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . http://www.authenticvikingspro.com/Brian-oneill-vikings-jersey/ . -- PGA TOUR Canada member Steve Saunders took a three-stroke lead Saturday in the Web. Mike Hughes Vikings Jersey . Numbers Game examines the deal that sees Michael Del Zotto and Kevin Klein switch places. The Predators Get: D Michael Del Zotto. Brian ONeill 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. The ACC/Big Ten Challenge tips off on Monday with conference bragging rights on the line. Through 17 years of the Challenge, the ACC holds the overall series lead 10-5-2, but it hasnt won in seven years (0-5-2), including last seasons 8-6 loss.This 14-team Challenge has no shortage of storylines, with elite coaches (Mike Krzyzewski vs. Tom Izzo), teams (North Carolina vs. Indiana) aand players (Wisconsins Ethan Happ vs.dddddddddddd Syracuses Andrew White) facing off. But given the ACCs current drought, using ESPNs Basketball Performance Index (BPI) lets discuss the most important one: Which conference will win this years challenge? ' ' '