Finland has not medaled at the WJHC

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BELMONT, Mich. Stephen Drew Jersey . -- Sandra Gal made six straight birdies on her back nine Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Meijer LPGA Classic, while Michelle Wie withdrew because of a wrist injury. Gal, the 29-year-old German who won her lone LPGA Tour title in 2011, birdied Nos. 3-8 and finished with a par on No. 9 for a 6-under 65 at Blythefield Country Club. "I was in a zone, I was really relaxed," Gal said. "I was talking a lot to my caddie and to my playing partners, just kind of letting it happen instead of forcing it." Wie was 5 over after nine holes when she pulled out. She fought injuries to both wrists in 2007. "It just started hurting last week and kept getting worse," Wie said in the parking lot outside the medical trailer. "It got to the point where I really couldnt hold a club today. Im going to try and get an MRI right now and see what my next steps are. So well see." The U.S. Womens Open winner in June for her second victory of the year, Wie said she hoped to be able to play next week in the LPGA Championship -- the fourth major championship of the season. South Koreas Inbee Park was a stroke behind Gal. Australias Katherine Kirk opened with a 67, and Azahara Munoz was another stroke back along with IIhee Lee, Katy Harris, Gerina Piller, Amy Young and Line Vedel. Second-ranked Lydia Ko, the 17-year-old star coming off a victory in the Marathon Classic in Sylvania, Ohio, matched Paula Creamer with a 69, and top-ranked Stacy Lewis shot 70. Gal played in the morning wave in the LPGA Tours first regular tournament in Michigan since the Oldsmobile Classic ended its nine-year run in East Lansing in 2000. Gal said her birdie run, which tied the best string on the tour this season, was a combination of hitting her iron shots inside 10 feet on each of the holes and then making solid putting strokes. "You have to be on the right side of the hole to have chances at birdies and I was on the front nine," she said. "I like this old-style type course and the greens are perfect. There were no long putts, just solid ones after good iron shots and I hit a couple real close, like 3 or 4 feet. It was a little bit of everything." Park has one victory this year after winning six times last season. "Everything was working really well today, especially the iron shots," she said. "The greens are rolling really well, too. Theyre rolling really true. I hit a lot of good putts so thats giving me confidence going into the next three days." Lewis, who has three wins and 13 top-10 finishes this year, said she played better than she scored. "Ive been working on a few things with my golf swing and was pretty happy actually with the way I hit it -- just had a bunch of putts right over the edge," Lewis said. "Overall, pretty happy with it even though the score is not quite what I was looking for." Ko had the same issue with putts just missing. "The golf course is in great shape so the birdies are there to be made," she said. "I just didnt make as many as I would have liked. I really like the way Im playing, though." David Dellucci Jersey .com) - The Los Angeles Kings werent playing their best hockey before the league went on break during the Winter Olympics. Lyle Overbay Jersey . -- At the beginning of training camp, Andrew Bogut set a goal to play all 82 regular-season games and regain his place among the NBAs best centres. https://www.cheapdiamondbacksjerseys.us/278l-stefan-crichton-jersey-diamondbacks.html . -- Thirty years ago, the Detroit Pistons beat the Denver Nuggets 186-184 in triple overtime, a game that remains the highest scoring in NBA history.Finland is the next obstacle in Canadas way of playing for another World Junior Hockey Championship title. Anthony Mantha and Canada meet the Finns in Saturday afternoons semifinal. Catch all the action on TSN starting at 12:30pm et/9:30am pt. You can follow the game on TSN Digital with our live chat, GameTracker and in-game highlights. Finlands road to the semis wasnt an easy one. Down 3-1 to the Czechs after two periods, the Finns scored three unanswered goals in the third to win 5-3 and make sure that they wouldnt make a fifth quarterfinal exit in six years at the WJHC. Nashville Predators 2013 draft pick Saku Maenalanen had a pair of goals for Finland, while goaltender Juuse Saros, another Predators prospect, had 20 saves for the win. Arizona Diamondbacks Gear. Finland has not medaled at the WJHC since a team backstopped by Tuukka Rask captured bronze in 2006. Canada defeated Switzerland 4-1 in its quarterfinal, getting goals from Mantha, Griffin Reinhart, Curtis Lazar and Derrick Pouliot. Reinhart also added an assist. Zachary Fucale made 19 saves in the victory. Finland, led by Chicago Blackhawks draft pick Teuvo Teravinen (nine assists,) isnt unfamiliar opposition for Canada. The two teams met in pre-tournament play last month when Canada, on two goals from Mantha, defeated the Finns 4-2. The winner of Saturdays semifinal will meet the winner of the days other semifinal between Russia and Sweden in Sunday afternoons gold medal game on TSN at 1pm et/10am pt. ' ' '