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TORONTO -- Getting skated out of two rinks by a group of players age 23 and younger was the best thing to happen to Team Europe.I thank the kids for spanking us so hard because we had adversity early, which brought us together and clarified what we needed to do, coach Ralph Krueger said.Melding together players from eight countries wasnt an easy job, but post-spanking Team Europe shut out the United States 3-0 on Saturday in the World Cup of Hockey opener. The upset, a shocker on paper, gives Europe a very real chance of getting out of Group A and advancing to the semifinals.It set us up for some fun now in the tournament, Krueger said. We didnt just come here to have one nice game. Weve come here to compete and to be around next weekend.Krueger said Saturday afternoon that his players were ready to look America in the eyes. A team thrown together from Slovakia, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Norway, France and Slovenia didnt look like it could hang with the deep Americans, but Europe was opportunistic and efficient.We realize we cant really run and gun with teams and (our plan is) staying patient and waiting for our chances and help our goalie out and all those things, captain Anze Kopitar said. Its not the flashiest thing. Its actually pretty boring, but it works.Despite self-inflicted mistakes from roster construction and lineup decisions to poor execution and ill-timed turnovers, the U.S. credited Europe for putting together a winning recipe. Slovakias Jaroslav Halak made all the saves in goal while on the wrong side of a 35-17 shot differential, but Europe helped limit the quality scoring chances to almost none.Exhibition play against 23-and-under Team North America and Sweden gave Europe enough time to blend together on and off the ice. Krueger noticed players sitting at separate nation tables for meals early on but began integrating to the point where you dont know whos from where anymore.On the ice, Europe looked like a team in the purest sense of the word.We stayed as a unit of five, and I think the key is staying most of the time out of the (penalty) box, said Halak, who was playing his first meaningful game since March because of a groin injury. For the most part even tonight thats what we did.Gifted a 2-on-0 rush by Patrick Kane on an unacceptable turnover, Germanys Leon Draisaitl and Switzerlands Nino Niederreiter looked like they had been playing together for years. Draisaitl knew to expect a pass back on an uncontested give and go, making the most of a pro hockey rarity.Asked the last time he had a 2-on-0, Draisaitl said: Probably sometime in Pee Wee. I probably missed it, too.Draisaitl didnt miss Saturday, and neither did Slovakias Marian Gaborik or Frances Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. With goal differential a potential tiebreaker, every goal counts, and Europe will try to keep things rolling against the Czech Republic on Monday and Canada on Wednesday.These are going to be tough games, Krueger said. Weve got a lot of work to do.Europe has rightfully welcomed the underdog role at the World Cup, but now its game on with higher expectations.We didnt see ourselves as just a sideshow ever, Krueger said. We have a difficult challenge still ahead of us. We havent accomplished anything yet.---Follow Stephen Whyno on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SWhyno . Custom Detroit Tigers Jerseys Cheap . Klitschkos management company says the bout will be the Ukrainian fighters 25th world championship fight. The 1.83-meter (6-foot) Leapai defeated the previously unbeaten Denis Boytsov in November to become the WBOs mandatory challenger. Custom Los Angeles Angels Jerseys Cheap . 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CULLOWHEE, N.C. -- Tyrie Adams threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to Terryon Robinson with 54 seconds to play to lift Western Carolina to a 32-29 win over VMI on Saturday.The Catamounts (2-7, 1-6 Southern Conference) went 80 yards in five plays after Tahjai Watt blocked a 34-yard field goal attempt by Dillon Christopher of the Keydets (3-6, 1-5) with 1:37 left in the game.Adams completed four of five passes on the final possession and hit Spearman Robinson for a 2-point conversion.On the final possession, a Trey Morgan interception was wiped out by a peersonal foul penalty that moved the ball to midfield.dddddddddddd. Another penalty put the ball at the WCU 35, but on third down Morgan intercepted Austin Coulling again at the Catamounts 11 with 15 seconds to play.Adams finished 21 of 31 for 207 yards for Western Carolina and Detrez Newsome ran for 111 yards.Coulling was 18 of 25 for 261 yards but was intercepted three times. Daz Palmer ran for 136 yards and a touchdown. ' ' '