e goal -- but we know there is a long way to getting the chance, said Taylor, who has two Olympic silver medals and, at 35, will be the oldest member of the squad.Taylor plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and has regular exposure to the top Americans.They are the defending gold medalis

WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Thursday nights game between the Edmonton Oilers and the Winnipeg Jets is shaping up as a modern-day battle of McDavid vs. Laine.Rather than slingshots, the two budding superstars will be armed with speed (Oilers captain Connor) and pinpoint shooting accuracy (Jets sniper Patrik).With McDavid leading the NHL points race with 31 and Laine among the goal-scoring leaders -- and tops among rookies with 13 markers -- plus their offensive-minded supporting casts, this game could very well turn into a track meet.In many ways, the rosters featuring forwards Mark Scheifele, Bryan Little and Blake Wheeler on the Jets and Jordan Eberle, Milan Lucic and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in Oilers colors are reminiscent of the Wayne Gretzky-led Oilers and Dale Hawerchuks Jets in the 1980s.Thats great for fans, probably not so much for the nerves of Jets coach Paul Maurice and his Oilers counterpart, Todd McLellan.Maurice is relieved, however, that he will have Marko Dano at his disposal, only 48 hours after the Slovakian winger took a high stick to the face from Kyle Quincey of the New Jersey Devils in the first period of the Jets 3-2 victory Tuesday night at the MTS Centre.Dano suffered a gash to his nose that required a half-dozen stitches and a cut just below his right eye on the play -- neither of the referees noticed the infraction so Quincey wasnt penalized -- and missed the rest of the game while team officials tried to control the swelling.Hes doing really well, Maurice told the Winnipeg Sun. Hell have another appointment (Wednesday night) just to make sure that nothing has changed from the first look at it. If hes cleared and the swelling subsides -- we believe it will -- then hell be available to play.The Oilers come to town having dropped a 4-2 decision at home to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.McLellan hopes Nugent-Hopkins, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 amateur draft, can up his offensive production to take some of the pressure off McDavid, who was selected first overall in 2015.I think Nuge checks first and commits to doing that well. At the beginning of the year he was phenomenal in that area with some tough matchups, McLellan told the Edmonton Journal.We may be talking about a different night (Tuesday) if Nuge rings one off the inside rather than the outside of the post. 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"The car balance is decent, but I think we can still improve," Vettel said.GOLD COAST, Australia -- Former WNBA center Liz Cambage has been included in a 12-strong Australian squad that is aiming to win a medal at a sixth consecutive Olympic womens basketball tournament.This time, the so-called Opals want gold in Rio de Janeiro.Cambage, Laura Hodges and Rachel Jarry return from the squad which lost the semifinals to the United States at London 2012 and finished with the bronze. Penny Taylor and Erin Phillips return after missing the London Games.Gold is always the goal -- but we know there is a long way to getting the chance, said Taylor, who has two Olympic silver medals and, at 35, will be the oldest member of the squad.Taylor plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and has regular exposure to the top Americans.They are the defending gold medalists and are the pinnacle of our sport, she said. Theyre always who we see as our biggest competitor and we just want to give ourselves another chance to get in a position to be able to face them.Australia coach Brendan Joycce left out three-time Olympic medalist Suzy Batkovic and picked seven first-time Olympians in his squad.dddddddddddd. Lauren Jackson, who won three Olympic silver medals and one bronze, retired earlier in the year because of knee injuries.Marianna Tolo, Australias highest scorer at the 2014 world championships, recently returned from a 10-month injury layoff for an eight-game trip to Europe to confirm her place in the Olympic squad.The Australians travel to Dallas next week for warmup matches against Canada, France and the Olympic and world champion U.S. team.The Opals open their Olympic campaign against Brazil on Aug. 6 and have group matches against Turkey, France, Japan and Belarus.Squad: Liz Cambage, Marianna Tolo, Cayla George, Stephanie Talbot, Rachel Jarry, Nat Burton, Katie-Rae Ebzery, Tessa Lavey, Leilani Mitchell, Laura Hodges, Erin Phillips, Penny Taylor. ' ' '