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BOSTON -- Manager Joe Girardi turned down Alex Rodriguezs request to play third base in his final game as a Yankee on Friday in the Bronx.Tuesday, I came into his office, Rodriguez said. He told me what the plan was and I said, Well, any chance I could play third base on Friday? He just said no.A-Rod started at third base twice last year. He has not played the field at all this season.We thought about it, but he hasnt done any work, Girardi said. We are still in the business of trying to win games.Rodriguez started at DH, going 0-for-4 with an RBI in the eighth inning of a 4-2 win over the?Boston Red Sox?in what was A-Rods final road game with the Yankees.For Friday, the Yankees (58-56, 3.5 games back in the wild card) have pushed back the start time of their game with the Tampa Bay Rays from 7:10 p.m. ET to 7:35 to host a pregame ceremony.Chris Archer will start for the Rays. A-Rod has two hits, both homers, in 15 at-bats against Archer.After Fridays game, Rodriguez, 41, will be released. He has agreed to become a special adviser to team owner Hal Steinbrenner, but he has refused to rule out playing for another team if someone calls.As for not playing third base Friday, which A-Rod first revealed on the Michael Kay Show on 98.7 FM in New York, the slugger took it in stride.It would have just been fun, Rodriguez said. Look, it wasnt a big request. I get that we are playing games. I totally get the answer.This is my last day, I would hope that a couple of balls didnt hit me in the mouth. It was a fun request.Rodriguez tried to play down any dissension.I wouldnt make a big deal about it, Rodriguez said in front of his locker before Thursdays game. They are probably saving me some embarrassment.Rodriguez pinch hit Wednesday, flying out to left in the seventh. He was booed.It was louder than usual, Rodriguez said. One last lick before I go back to Miami.Rodriguez lives in Miami, leading to speculation he could end up with the?Marlins. He said if he ever decides to play for another team, he will first consult with Steinbrenner.When asked directly if he views Friday as his last game as a Yankee or his last game ever, A-Rod was fully clear with his intentions.Im focusing on this is it, Rodriguez said. Im not looking beyond that. I value pinstripes. I value this organization. To me, this is it.Chuma Edoga Jersey . "Hes going to have hip surgery on Jan. 7, and hell be expected to rehabilitate for four to six months beyond that," Canucks general manager Mike Gillis said Friday in an interview. C.J. Mosley Womens Jersey . According to a report from the Winnipeg Free Press, the Bombers will name Acting GM Kyle Walters to the post full time. http://www.jetsrookiestore.com/Jets-Jachai-Polite-Jersey/ . 31, the CFL club announced Monday. 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Though he led the Canucks to what was then a franchise record-shattering campaign in just his second season, Nonis was gone and replaced one year later.SESTRIERE, Italy -- Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin remains unbeatable in slalom.The American won the 11th consecutive World Cup race that she has entered in the discipline Sunday, adding to a slim first-run lead with a dominating performance in her second trip down the icy Giovanni Agnelli course.Shiffrin finished with a 1.09-second advantage over Veronika Velez-Zuzulova of Slovakia, with Wendy Holdener of Switzerland placing third, 1.21 back.I pushed, and it felt really good, Shiffrin said. The first run I felt tight, and the second run I tried to let it fly and thats such a good feeling.Shiffrin missed two months last season after tearing a ligament in her right knee during a training fall in Sweden. She has won six straight slaloms since her return.The 21-year-old Shiffrin increased her lead over defending champion Lara Gut in the overall standings to 105 points.Gut, who rarely races slalom, finished 28th.It was the 23rd win of Shiffrins World Cup career, with 21 coming in slalom and one in giant slalom.As she seeks her first overall title, Shiffrin is branching out into the speedd disciplines of downhill and super-G this season.dddddddddddd The multi-event approach has meant she has had less time to dedicate to slalom, which showed with an uncharacteristic mistake in her first run Sunday.On the upper section of the course, Shiffrin lost control briefly and had to spread her skis apart to regain her balance.In her second trip down, Shiffrin was cautious on the top but then gained huge chunks of time on her challengers the rest of the way down -- as she normally does.Upon completing her race, Shiffrin let out an adrenaline-filled fist pump.I tried to have some fun in the second run, Shiffrin said. Im trying to entertain myself.Shiffrin also led the first run of Saturdays giant slalom but finished sixth.The womens World Cup circuit had not stopped in Sestriere, which hosted Alpine skiing races during the 2006 Turin Olympics, since 2008.The women travel to Val dIsere, France, for Alpine combined, downhill and super-G races next weekend. ' ' '