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TORONTO -- Canada is turning to Carey Price to start the World Cup of Hockey.Coach Mike Babcock designated Price as Canadas starter Saturday night against the Czech Republic .Price has always been the presumed No. 1 for Team Canada. The lone question was the 29-year-olds readiness after a long layoff. He started and completed two of Canadas three exhibition games, including his first game action in nearly 10 months last week.He looked predictably rusty in that 4-2 loss to the Americans, allowing three goals on 24 shots. Babcock said the performance wasnt Carey-like for obvious reasons: Price hadnt played since late November after a knee injury cost him nearly all of last season with the Montreal Canadiens.Babcock was satisfied with Prices second start, against Russia. The 2015 Vezina Trophy winner stopped 24 shots in a 3-2 overtime victory.Its just about getting minutes played and getting a few shots and getting the tempo of the game going, Price said Friday.His backup for the opener will be Corey Crawford, and not Braden Holtby, the 2016 Vezina Trophy winner.More pressing for Babcock in the waning minutes of training camp, however, were matters up front and on the power play.Babcock was happy with how John Tavares looked alongside Ryan Getzlaf during training camp, but was still debating whether Steven Stamkos or Corey Perry was a better fit at right wing. A prospective top unit of Sidney Crosby, Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand looked good in exhibition play, as did the pairing of Jonathan Toews and Logan Couture.The Canadians looked dominant in winning two of their three tournament exhibition games. They had a 129-74 shots edge, including 99-52 at even strength. Canada fired more than 40 shots twice, including a 48-shot barrage against Russia in the pre-tournament finale.Still, the games were tight and Babcock said he believes that is how the tournament will be, too.Weve got nothing to lose, Czech forward Michael Frolik said. Just play hard, make sure were ready and go after them.Canada is seeking its second straight World Cup title, albeit 12 years after the last one in 2004.Tomas Plekanec led the Czechs with three goals in three pre-tournament games. Ondrej Palat, Michal Kempny and Ales Hemsky each had three points.With Canada there is going to be lots of pressure on them for sure, defenseman Roman Polak said. Home building and everything, in Toronto. Theyre going to be desperate to win. If (we) have a good start and maybe we score a goal (early), it could be a different story.Jaromir Jagr declined an invitation and Tomas Hertl and David Krejci are sidelined by injuries.Were more confident than we were at the beginning when everybody was saying that were underdogs, Polak said. We could be a good surprise in the tournament and we can start tomorrow against Canada.Game notes Canadian defenseman Shea Weber sat out the final practice Friday but is expected to play against the Czechs. ... Czech forward Vladimir Sobotka was expected to be available after injuring his shoulder in a loss to Russia in the pre-tournament opener. Tyler Lydon Jersey .Y. -- Marcell Dareus and the Buffalo Bills defence made life miserable for Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco. Denver Nuggets Jerseys . It might not have mattered. While the Dodgers are preparing for the playoffs, the Padres showed their future has promise behind two rookies. http://www.nuggetsproshop.com/Alex-English-Nuggets-Jersey/ . 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It was just enough to help lift Golden State to a 102-101 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night.(Sports Network) - The Texas Rangers pay a visit to Rogers Centre tonight to open a three-game set with the Toronto Blue Jays, in what is the first of seven meetings over the next 10 days between the two teams. The Rangers entered the day with a half-game lead over Oakland in the AL West. They dropped two out of three in Boston after falling in Thursdays series finale, 6-3. Texas coughed up a 3-0 lead and eventually lost on David Ortizs three-run, walkoff home run. Starter Derek Holland pitched six innings and gave up two runs. Hot-hitting Adrian Beltre will likely fill the designated hitter slot for this series, given Torontos artificial surface and the third basemans tender left hamstring. Beltre, who went 3-for-4 with a home run on Thursday, is hitting at a .435 clip with four home runs and eight RBIs during an 11-game hitting streak. Manager Ron Washington could turn to utility infielder Leury Garcia to man the hot corner for the series. "One thing about Leury is he can catch the ball," Washington said. "You hit it to him, hell catch the ball ... and he will throw it. It may end up in the stands, but hell throw it." This marks the Blue Jays only pit stop at Rogers Centre in a stretch that will see them play 11 of 14 on the road. After suffering a two-game sweep in San Diego over the weekend, they traaveled to San Francisco and took two out of three from the Giants.dddddddddddd "It seems like weve been gone a couple of weeks," manager John Gibbons said after Wednesdays 4-0 victory. "With an off-day (Thursday), itll be big. The guys can use it, especially since were coming off the West Coast." R.A. Dickey was the key figure in Wednesdays win, as he allowed only two hits and came two outs short of his first shutout with the Blue Jays. Torontos rotation has been hit hard by injuries. Esmil Rogers will move from the bullpen to start Fridays series opener. His first start since 2011 came on May 29 against Atlanta, and he held the Braves scoreless in 3 1/3 innings. The Blue Jays hope Rogers can pitch deeper into the game this time around. Meanwhile, Rangers rookie starter Nick Tepesch will hope for some more run support than he has gotten of late. The right-hander is winless over his last three starts despite a 2.12 ERA in that span, as the offense has totaled only five runs. Against Kansas City on Saturday, Tepesch gave up just one unearned run in 6 1/3 innings and did not issue a walk. This marks the first meeting of the season between these two teams, although they will be plenty familiar with one another after the next 10 days. Texas won two of three in its last visit to Toronto from Aug. 17-19. ' ' '