New Geelong forward Aaron Black says his AFL trade wasnt about getting away from North Melbourne but rather about the opportunity the Cats presented.Black played all 25 games for the Roos, including their preliminary final loss to Sydney, in 2014 but managed just three in 2015 and none at all last year.The 25-year-old forward said it was obvious he could benefit from a fresh start elsewhere.Like any job, sometimes you kind of just get stuck and I just felt I needed a change of environment, Black said.A new set of eyes, something to spark me, and as soon as the trade went through I was over the moon.We actually didnt speak to Geelong until quite late, so it came as a bit of a surprise.North traded Black for pick No.92, a pick they are unlikely to use at the draft, in a deadline day trade with the Cats.Black couldnt break into the AFL after the Roos started this season on a nine-game winning streak and then suffered a serious ankle injury.He admitted it has been a battle to maintain self-belief at times in the past two years, but harbours no ill will toward the Kangaroos.You do wish that you could play AFL every week, but it doesnt pan out like that (for everyone), he said.It was frustrating but at the same time I wanted to better myself every time I went back to the VFL. There are parts of my game I really improved there.I did a lot of work on my contested marking last year ... I was pretty happy with how that went but I think Ive spent enough time there and Im ready to really have an impact at AFL level again.Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys . McPhee said that Ovechkins father Mikhail is in stable condition after having the surgery this week and is no longer in intensive care. "Weve told him to stay as long as necessary with your dad," he said. Ovechkin and his Russian national team were eliminated from the mens hockey tournament in Sochi on Wednesday with a 3-1 quarter-final loss to Finland. Cheap NFL Jerseys China . Thousands of Southern California fans enveloped the Trojans to celebrate an improbable win secured by an interim coach, an inconsistent kicker and a thin defence that wouldnt break. http://www.cheapjerseyssupplychina.com/ . Thousands of Southern California fans enveloped the Trojans to celebrate an improbable win secured by an interim coach, an inconsistent kicker and a thin defence that wouldnt break. Clearance Jerseys . The incident occurred at 19:56 of the second period of the Kings 4-2 road win over Edmonton on Sunday. Nolan punched Oilers forward Jesse Joensuu in the jaw in front of the Kings goal during a scrum. Cheap Jerseys Online .Y. -- Leading 3-0 with only 11:25 left, the Colorado Avalanche committed a seemingly meaningless penalty to give the New York Islanders a power play.SAN FRANCISCO -- One year after pitching a no-hitter, right-hander Chris Heston was traded from the San Francisco Giants to the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday for a player to be named.The Giants did not have a spot for the 28-year-old in their rotation featuring Madison Bumgarner, Johnny Cueto, Jeff Samardzija, Matt Moore and Matt Cain. Seattles need for additional rotation depth made the Mariners a perfect partner.After going 12-11 as a rookie in 2015 and no-hitting the Mets on June 9 that year, Heston spent most of this season in the minors, making just four appearances for San Francisco. He went 1-1 with a 10.80 ERA in five innings of relief.Heston showed enough as a rookie for Seattle to view him as a worthwhilee option for its starting staff.dddddddddddd The Mariners rotation was thinned significantly when they traded Taijuan Walker to Arizona last month in a deal that brought back shortstop Jean Segura. Segura filled a crucial hole, but his acquisition came at a significant cost in Walker.Seattles rotation for next season now includes Felix Hernandez, Hisashi Iwakuma and James Paxton as certainties, leaving Ariel Miranda, Nathan Karns and Heston as the trio likely to compete for the final two spots.To open a roster spot, Seattle designated infielder-outfielder Richie Shaffer for assignment. ' ' '