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CALGARY -- After seven years of learning the ropes in Phoenix, Brad Treliving says hes ready to return home and take the reins of an NHL team in a hockey-mad market. The Flames announced Monday that Treliving, a former assistant general manager with the Coyotes, will take over the vacant GM spot in Calgary. "Im ready for this,"Treliving said. "I know the challenges here we have ahead of us as a team ... I know the expectations of this market. I know the expectations of this fan base. And I want you to know Im prepared for this and Im ready for this challenge." Team president of hockey operations Brian Burke officially announced the hiring at an afternoon news conference. "Make no mistake about it folks, Brad is the general manager of this team, effective right now," Burke said, adding that Treliving was the only candidate the Flames interviewed. "Its important people understand that. It speaks volumes for what we think of Brad as a general manager," Burke said. Treliving, a native of Penticton, B.C., referred to himself a "proud Western Canadian" and said he welcomed the move. "In a lot of ways I look at this as a homecoming," the 44-year-old said. "Coming in yesterday, seeing the Rocky Mountains ... I appreciate Brian and (Flames president and CEO Ken Kings) hospitality. You got rid of the snow for a guy whos had his blood thinning in the desert the past few years." Treliving also had kind words for the Coyotes organization, where he worked closely with GM Don Maloney and was in charge of their AHL affiliate in Portland. Treliving worked for the Coyotes while they were on shaky ground and administered by the NHL before being bought by a Canadian-led group last year. "I know for a lot of people up here and outside of the Phoenix market over the past few years, theres been a lot of stories written (but) it was a great experience there because of the people there." Treliving will take over general manager duties from Burke, who served as interim GM after firing Jay Feaster in December. "He is the single most significant factor for me being here today," Treliving said of Burke. Treliving is also assistant GM for Team Canada at the IIHF world championship. He previously served as president of the Central Hockey League and president and director of hockey operations for the Western Professional Hockey League, which he founded. The Flames missed the playoffs for the fifth straight season after finishing with a 35-40-7 record for 77 points. Calgary was 13th in the Western Conference standings. As the Coyotes vice-president of hockey operations, Treliving worked closely with Maloney on personnel matters and helping build a team despite the financial limitations of being run by the NHL for four seasons. "Brad has learned at the knee of a general manager for whom I have great respect, Don Maloney. Hes been directly and actively involved in every facet of the general managers job," Burke said "He has a keen mind and a reputation as an extremely hard worker. Its my job to provide Brad with whatever guidance and leadership I can." The team made the playoffs in each of their four seasons without an owner before failing to reach the post-season the past two seasons. Trelivings duties also included managing the professional and amateur scouting staffs and making player personnel assignments to the teams minor-league affiliates. Treliving, who played in the International Hockey League, AHL and ECHL, is the son of Boston Pizza co-owner Jim Treliving. Rollie Fingers Padres Jersey . - Chris Davis hit a two-run double, scoring Nelson Cruz in his Orioles debut in Baltimores 9-7 win over to the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. Craig Stammen Padres Jersey .J. -- Rampage Jackson scowled, howled, then bellowed to the crowd: "Im back! Im back!" 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Belfort was originally schedule to fight Chris Weidman at UFC 173 on May 24, but a Nevada State Athletic Commission ban on testosterone replacement therapy forced the former light heavyweight champ to withdraw.Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Winners of the 100th Grey Cup, the Toronto Argonauts get to work on winning a second straight championship as they kick off their 2013 campaign against the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Rogers Centre this evening. Catch all the action live on TSN and TSN Mobile TV beginning at 7pm et/4pm pt and you can listen to the game on TSN Radio 1050. Toronto, which sputtered a bit in the second half of the 2012 campaign, losing three straight and five of six during one stretch, thrilled the hometown fans in late November when it delivered a 35-22 win over Calgary in the title tilt. The championship was the first for the Argos since 2004 when they topped British Columbia, 27-19, in Ottawa. The Argonauts logged a regular-season record of just 9-9 a year ago and won back-to-back games only three times, numbers that clearly dispel the myth that a team has to be good all year long in order to be around at the end and hoist the Grey Cup. Although there were several bumps in the road en route to the title, Scott Milanovich took it all in stride as he was named the 2012 CFL Coach of the Year in his first season at the helm with the Argos. As for the Tiger-Cats, they won a total of six games a season ago, three of those coming in consecutive weeks in July. Because of the dismal display, head coach George Cortez was dismissed after just a single season with the Ticats, a position that is currently being filled by Kent Austin, a former CFL quarterback in his own right between 1987-1996. Hamilton, which will be a temporary resident of Guelph Alumni Stadium for this year while the teams new stadium is set to be completed in time for the 2014 campaign, was actually the highest-scoring team in the league a year ago with 29.9 ppg, but even so the wins were hard to come by. Victories were scarce because the defensive pressure was lacking, as the squad surrendered a massing 32.0 ppg, most in the league as well. Only once did the Ticats limit an opponent to single digits on the scoreboard in 2012, holding Edmonton to a mere eight points in a 43-point blowout in the middle of September. A big part of the problem for Hamilton was turnovers. The team was second-to- last in turnover margin with minus-11, having double-digit giveaways of their own in all three phases (interceptions, fumbles and downs). A key to reducing miscues on offense will be the decision making of quarterback Henry Burris. A constant in the league since 1997 when he broke in with Calgary, Burris needs just 3,399 passing yards to reach 50,000 for his career, a number that should be easily within reach (barring injury) since he threw for a career-high 5,367 yards a year ago. Burris, who led the league in passing yards and passingg touchdowns (43), unfortunately also tossed a league-high 18 interceptions as well, but that comes with the territory when you throw the ball more than 600 times.dddddddddddd What Burris and the Ticats need is more production from Chevon Walker, second on the team and seventh in the league in rushing last year with 656 yards, leading to 4 touchdowns. The good news for Walker is that he wont have to wait his turn behind Avon Cobourne, the former West Virginia star no longer on the roster after being released in February. Unfortunately, a major distraction for Hamilton could be the absence of wide receiver/returner Chris Williams who was third in the league last season in combined yards with 2,681 and scored a staggering five touchdowns on punt returns alone and six on returns overall to set a new CFL record. Williams, who scored a club-record 17 majors a year ago and was named the leagues outstanding special teams player, has been suspended by the Ticats because he did not show up for training camp. Wanting to give the NFL a shot, Williams still has a valid contract with the Ticats for this season and may never see the field in 2013 if the issues are not resolved. While Hamilton has trouble getting one of its stars back in action, Toronto made sure to avoid any confusion with their top performer as they recently signed Chad Owens to a two-year contract extension. The CFLs reigning Most Outstanding Player, led the league in both receiving yardage (1,328) and kick return yards (2,418) in 2012, setting the single-season record for combined yards in the process. Rated as the top overall player in the league heading into the season, Owens now has 3 straight seasons with more than 3,000 combined yards, setting the bar quite high for himself moving forward. Not to be overlooked on offense for the defending champs is quarterback Ricky Ray who had some struggles early on with his new team, but came alive when it counted most and responded with 4,069 passing yards and 20 TDs. Another top-notch performer for the Argos is Chad Kackert who led the team in rushing with 638 yards on 100 carries. Kackert scored five times on the ground, but as a unit Toronto had just 11 rushing majors, second-fewest in the league and an area that needs to be improved for sure. During the 2012 campaign these teams matched up a total of four times, with Hamilton capturing a 36-27 victory in the third week, but then the Argos putting together a three-game run with a back-to-back victories in early September, and finally a 43-40 decision at home in the final week of the regular season. The teams are slated to compete against each other two more times during the regular season, clashing in consecutive weeks in October. ' ' '