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MONTREAL - Aging junior-middleweights Delvin Rodriguez and Joachim Alcine will get to fight again another day. Wholesale Shoes USA . The pair battled to a draw over 10 clench-filled rounds on Friday night at Montreals Olympic Stadium. Judge Jack Woodburn saw things for the hometown fighter Alcine with a 96-94 scorecard while Benoit Roussel scored the action for the visiting Rodriguez, 97-93. Judge Pasquale Procopio scored things even at 95-95. "We upset the apple cart just a little bit," said trainer Buddy McGirt, who reunited with Alcine for the first time since 2009 when he guided the Haitian born fighter to a pair of victories. "Im happy with the draw, I dont think they could have called it any other way. It was close. All we had to do with this fight was keep it basic, use the jab" Rodriguez, who was coming off a three destruction at the hands of former champion Miguel Cotto, maintained he won the fight but thought that his own performance could have been better. "Coming back I was tight in there, really tight. I couldnt get my combinations going in there like I usually do. But I still believe I won the fight cleanly. He never caught me with a clean punch and was never able to hurt me." The bout often resembled exactly what was, two fighters on the back-nine of their careers, often sloppy, filled with lots of holding and ordered breaks from referee Michael Griffin. Alcine (35-7-2) was at his best when working his jab but only occasionally was he able to follow it up with anything significant. The former world champion was a long way from his glory days of 2007 where he held the WBA championship belt at 154 pounds. The Montreal fighter who now calls California home once again kept his best for the crowd of approximately 1,500 who were clearly on his side. It is the second time Alcine has been brought in as an opponent, and the second time he has surprised. In 2011 he was brought in as fodder for middleweight hopeful David Lemieux who was coming off his first career loss. Alcine shocked the Lemieux and the world with a majority decision in their 12 round bout. Instead of reviving his career, Alcine proceeded to lose his next five fights. At 38, Alcine was supposed to have been the perfect tonic for Rodriguez (28-7-4) who fallen against Cotto and in his shot at the 154-pound crown in 2012 versus Austin Trout. "We were brought in to lose," said McGirt, glad of the effort his fighter put in. "It was a frustrating fight, anytime I got close to the guy, he kept on grabbing me," said Rodriguez. "Im sure when I get back home and watch the fight, Ill see I clearly won it." Alcine predictably also thought he was on the winning side. "This was not the right decision for this fight, The guy is young," said the former champ of his 34 year-old opponent. All the eyes are on him and for them, Im old. I think for next time, there wont be any doubt, I will win by knockout. No doubt." Wholesale Shoes For Sale .The South African had three birdies on the front nine and another four after the turn at Leopard Creek Country Club to move to 16-under 128 overall.Grace, who won all four of his European Tour titles in 2012, dropped his only shot of the competition on the par-3 fifth. Wholesale Shoes Nike .Y. - Major League Soccer is prepared to start its season this weekend even if there isnt a labour deal with its referees and other on-field officials. https://www.wholesaleshoesforcheap.com/ . -- Cam Newton pranced into the end zone, placed his hands over his chest and did his familiar Superman pose.(SportsNetwork.com) - The New York Rangers aim for a third consecutive victory when they begin a home-heavy stretch of the season with Tuesdays battle against the Ottawa Senators. Beginning tonight, the Rangers will play five of six and six of their next eight games in the comfort of Madison Square Garden. New York is 13-6-3 as the host this season and had won five straight at MSG before the rival Islanders notched a 3-0 win there last Tuesday. Tuesdays contest will be New Yorks final game before the All-Star break, as it wont play again until visiting the Islanders for a rematch next Tuesday. The Rangers also followed last weeks loss to the Isles with another 3-0 setback in Boston on Thursday, but Alain Vigneaults club rebounded with victories at Columbus and Pittsburgh. New York slammed the Penguins, 5-2, on Sunday as Rick Nash and Derek Stepan each scored twice to lead the Blueshirts to the key road victory. The win moved the Rangers within two points of Pittsburgh for second place in the Metropolitan Division. Derick Brassard added a goal and an assist on Sunday, while Chris Kreider and Martin St. Louis each had two helpers for the Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist allowed two goals on 34 shots. It took all of 26 seconds for the Rangers to get on the board, as Pens defenseman Kris Letang misplayed a puck at the right point in the New York end, and Nash went the other way on a 2-on-1. Skating down the left wing, Nash opted to shoot and beat Marc-Andre Fleury to the short side for a 1-0 advantage. Just under six minutes later, New York took a 2-0 lead when Brassard slapped a shot home for his 12th of the season. Im real pleased with how we played this afternoon, said New York head coach Alain Vigneault. I thought we played a real solid game on both ends of the ice. Replica Wholesale Shoes. New York is currently even with Washington in the Metro standings at 56 points, but the Rangers hold the tiebreaker due to having played two fewer games. The Blueshirts are seven points behind the Islanders for second place in the division. Ottawa, meanwhile, is 10 points out of a playoff spot in the East and lost for the fifth time in seven games when it played Saturday against visiting Carolina. The Senators lost 3-2 to the Hurricanes despite taking a one-goal lead early in the third period. Mark Stone tallied for Ottawa at the one-minute mark of the third, but Justin Faulk tied it for Carolina only 1:21 later and Nathan Gerbe scored the game-winner with 5:41 remaining in regulation. Cody Ceci also scored for the Senators, while Craig Anderson stopped 25 shots in the loss. I thought we didnt have a great start, but we were able to hang in there, said Ottawa head coach Dave Cameron. As the game went on, we got better, but they did a good job of clogging things up and slowing the game down. The Sens are on the road for just one game before kicking off a three-game homestand tomorrow night against Toronto before heading into the All-Star break. Ottawa is 9-12-4 on the road this season and 9-6-4 in Canadas capital city. Tonights test marks the first of three meetings between the Rangers and Senators this season. Ottawa has won seven straight at MSG and also has claimed six of eight and eight of the past 11 in this series overall. Anderson will get the start in net for Ottawa tonight. He is 7-4-1 with a 1.94 goals against average in his career against New York. Lundqvist expects to get the call for the Rangers and owns a lifetime 12-15-3 record in this series despite posting a career GAA of 2.17 when facing the Senators. ' ' '