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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Al Horford, Paul Millsap and Jeff Teague were picked Thursday as reserves for the Eastern Conference All-Star team, giving the sizzling Atlanta Hawks three selections.Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook made the West team despite early season injuries for the Oklahoma City stars. The Miami Heat also had two reserves in Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade.But Portland surprisingly only had one in LaMarcus Aldridge. Point guard Damian Lillard was not among the seven reserves.Atlanta has won 17 in a row and has a 38-8 record, second-best in the NBA. The Hawks were hoping for four spots, but Kyle Korver was not chosen by East coaches.Our whole starting five deserves to be there, Teague said before the results were announced. We have a good ballclub. Were all playing at a really high level right now. And were playing as a team. Thats all you can really ask for.Clevelands Kyrie Irving, last years All-Star game MVP, and first-timer Jimmy Butler of Chicago were the other players announced to the East roster.The rest of the West reserves for the Feb. 15 game at Madison Square Garden in New York are James Harden (Houston), Klay Thompson (Golden State), Tim Duncan (San Antonio) and Chris Paul (Clippers).Head coaches in each conference had to vote for two guards, three frontcourt players and two players regardless of position. They couldnt vote for players on their own teams.The starters were voted by fans and announced last Thursday. LeBron James (Cleveland), Pau Gasol (Chicago), Carmelo Anthony (New York), John Wall (Washington) and Kyle Lowry (Toronto) will start for the East. Stephen Curry (Golden State), Kobe Bryant (Lakers), Anthony Davis (New Orleans), Blake Griffin (Clippers) and Marc Gasol (Memphis) were voted in from the West.Bryant is out for the rest of the season after surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff in his shoulder and his replacement on the roster will be chosen by Commissioner Adam Silver. West coach Steve Kerr of the Warriors will decide who takes Bryants spot in the lineup.With their backcourt of Curry and Thompson, the Warriors have two All-Stars for the first time since Chris Mullin and Tim Hardaway in 1993.Atlantas Mike Budenholzer will lead the East. He will get to coach three of his players, the first trio of Hawks All-Stars since John Drew, Eddie Johnson and Dan Roundfield in 1980.We love for our players to have success and for our players to be appreciated, Budenholzer said. Yeah, theres a sense of pride. They work really hard. They do a lot of things we appreciate. If other people are appreciating them, thats a good thing.Korver, shooting 53 per cent from 3-point range, still might have a chance if Wade isnt able to play in his 11th consecutive All-Star selection. The Heat star is battling a strained right hamstring.The powerful West has many more snubs, including Lillard, whose Trail Blazers are tied for third in the conference and who is averaging 21.8 points.Sacramentos DeMarcus Cousins wasnt picked despite averaging 23.8 points and 12.3 rebounds as perhaps the best big man in the league this season, and neither Memphis nor Dallas had a reserve selected despite their strong play and worthy candidates.Marc Gasol said he thought both Mike Conley and Zach Randolph should have been chosen.Were the second-best team in the West. I feel like us being there, both (should be there) because they are a huge part of what we do, Gasol said. All-Stars should be about winning and telling guys thats how you play. You play well on a winning team, youre supposed to be there.Duncan did make it for a 15th time, joining Shaquille ONeal and Kevin Garnett with the third-most selections behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19) and Bryant (17).Durant will get the chance to improve his 30.6 points per game average in the All-Star game, best all-time. West coaches went with the leagues reigning MVP even though he has missed 25 of the Thunders 46 games and the team is only 23-23, currently out of playoff position.I love Kevin Durant, but he hasnt played enough games, TNTs Charles Barkley said. This isnt a lifetime achievement award. Lillard is having a terrific year.___AP Sports Writer Paul Newberry in Atlanta contributed to this report.___Follow Brian Mahoney on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Briancmahoney Lite Racer Sko . This is not some token job for a prominent, popular former player. All of those areas need a lot of work, so Molitor is going to be busy. "Hes certainly got a history and knowledge and a high baseball IQ," general manager Terry Ryan said. Adidas Neo Sko . -- 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. http://www.yeezysnorge.com/yeezy-boost-adidas-sko-outlet.html . - Diego Fagundez scored his team-leading 13th goal of the season in the 76th minute to lift the Revolution to a 3-2 victory over the Columbus Crew on Saturday night that kept New Englands playoff hopes alive. Yeezy Norge Fake .com) - The fading Ottawa Senators have a chance to make up some ground in the playoff race on Tuesday night as they play host to the New York Rangers. Fake Yeezy Norge . With Bernard hurt, the second-round pick has emerged.Hill ran for 152 yards during a 27-10 win at New Orleans on Sunday, his second big game. He also ran for 154 yards against Jacksonville earlier this season.2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 1977-1981 Canada: 2 W - 0 T - 5 L, Eighth Place After five straight gold medals, Canada fell to a dismal eighth place showing in 1998, finishing up with a 6-3 loss to unknown and unheralded Kazakhstan that had the nations deep thinkers scrambling to find out what was suddenly wrong with the Canadian system. There were warning signs early on for the Canadian side. An opening loss to the host Finns was the first blow, followed by a 4-0 shutout to the Swedes. Canada rebounded to blank the Czechs and the Germans, and all seemed well again. But the 2-2 start handed the Canadians a bad draw for the playoff round, as they were matched up against a strong Russian team. Maxim Afinogenov gave the Russians a 2-1 overtime win, and the demoralized Canadians packed it in for the rest of the playoffs. After falling 3-0 to the United States, Canada dropped the eighth place game to Kazakhstan and the inquisition began. The lone bright spot for Canada was goaltender Mathieu Garon, who tied a tournament record with two shutouts. In contrast, Finland hammered Kazakhstan 14-1 in their quarterfinal match and went on to defeat the Russians 2-1 in the gold medal game on an overtime goal by Niklas Hagman. Olli Jokinen scored four goals and ten points while being named the tournaments top forward. Goaltender Mika Noronen was also outstanding for Finland, especially in the final game. The top goaltender in the tournament, however, was David Aebischer. He led Switzerland to a surprising third place finish, beating the Czech Republic 4-3 in the bronze medal game. Group A COUNTRY GP W L T GF GA PTS Finland 4 3 0 1 17 10 7 Czech Rep. 4 2 1 1 16 12 5 Sweden 4 2 2 0 16 6 4 Canada 4 2 2 0 9 7 4 Gerrmany 4 0 4 0 1 24 0 Group B COUNTRY GP W L T GF GA PTS Russia 4 3 0 1 22 6 7 Switzerland 4 2 1 1 14 8 5 United States 4 2 2 0 17 12 4 Kazakhstan 4 1 3 0 9 15 2 Slovakia 4 1 3 0 8 29 2 MEDAL GAMES Gold - Finland 2, Russia 1 Bronze - Switzerland 4, Czech Republic 3 (OT) Team Canada Roster (GP - G - A - Pts) Josh Holden (7 - 4 - 0 - 4) Daniel Tkaczuk (7 - 2 - 1 - 3) Alex Tanguay (7 - 2 - 1 - 3) Daniel Corso (7 - 0 - 3 - 3) Matt Cooke (6 - 1 - 1 - 2) Vincent Lecavalier (7 - 1 - 1 - 2) Brett McLean (7 - 1 - 1 - 2) Matt Bradley (7 - 1 - 1 - 2) Sean Blanchard (7 - 0 - 2 - 2) Eric Brewer (7 - 0 - 2 - 2) Brian Willsie (7 - 0 - 2 - 2) Jason Ward (7 - 1 - 0 - 1) Corey Sarich (7 - 0 - 1 - 1) Brad Ference (7 - 0 - 1 - 1) Zenith Komarniski (7 - 0 - 0 - 0) Steve Begin (7 - 0 - 0 - 0) Mike Van Ryn (7 - 0 - 0 - 0) Jean-Pierre Dumont (7 - 0 - 0 - 0) Manny Malhotra (7 - 0 - 0 - 0) Jesse Wallin (4 - 0 - 0 - 0) Team Canada Goaltending (W-L-T - GAA - SO) Mathieu Garon (2-3-0 - 1.dddddddddddd91 - 2) Roberto Luongo (0-2-0 - 3.70 - 0) Tournament All-Stars G - David Aebischer (SUI) F - Maxim Balmochnykh (RUS) D - Pierre Hedin (SWE) F - Eero Somervuori (FIN) D - Andrei Markov (RUS) F - Olli Jokinen (FIN) Top Scorers PLAYER GP G A P Jeff Farkas (USA) 7 6 4 10 Olli Jokinen (FIN) 7 4 6 10 Eero Somervuori (FIN) 7 3 6 9 Ladislav Nagy (SVK) 6 6 2 8 Brian Gionta (USA) 7 5 3 8 ' ' 'See: Czech Rep 0-1 Scotland Strachan: Players should be proud ' ' 'he second division next season. 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