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PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns have made the signing of Jared Dudley official, and the nine-year NBA veteran pronounced himself the perfect person to bring veteran leadership to the young team.Dudley signed a three-year, $30 million contract and was introduced at a news conference on Friday, although he really didnt need an introduction. He spent 5 1/2 seasons with the Suns, and was part of the latter stages of the franchises high-energy Steve Nash era.He knows how to wear this jersey with pride, Suns coach Earl Watson said.The Suns have also agreed to terms on a two-year deal with another ex-Sun, guard Leandro Barbosa, but that signing wont become official for several weeks because he is in Brazil with the national team that will host the Rio Olympics.Dudley said hes secretly been wanting to come back here for years.Although hes only 6-foot-7, Dudley will play the stretch power forward role with Phoenix, a position he played last season with the Washington Wizards and on occasion with Milwaukee the season before.We wanted somebody to lead our group, general manager Ryan McDonough said, somebody with high-level experience in the NBA, Somebody whos been playoff tested, battle tested and somebody with leadership characteristics to teach our young players how to play, how to be professionals as well on and off the court.Dudley fit all those requirements.I dont think theres a more perfect person for this job at this time with this young team than me, he said.The Suns two first-round draft picks -- Dragan Bender and Marquease Chriss -- are just 18 years old. Nineteen-year-old Devin Booker, who made the NBA all-rookie team last season, was the youngest player in the league.Dudley said he has no problem knowing he is grooming Bender and Chriss to replace him.A lot of vets kind of fear that, Dudley said. I embrace it in the sense that theyre going to take over eventually. For me ... its an everyday process to help them get better and Im excited about that.Dudley, who turns 31 on Sunday, has averaged 8.4 points in his career. Last season, he averaged 7.9 points for the Wizards, shooting 42 percent from 3-point range. He is a career 40 percent shooter on 3s.Dudley arrived in Phoenix as, as he described it, a throw-in in a trade with Charlotte midway through the 2008-09 season. But he worked his way onto the court and was part of the Suns team that lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009-10 Western Conference finals. 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After Martin Skrtel put the Reds in front from close range at Stamford Bridge after only four minutes, Hazard hit back in the 17th with a superb strike. Etoo gave Jose Mourinhos team a decisive lead from Oscars back pass in the 34th.ETOBICOKE, Ontario -- Amis Gizmo will look to earn his first graded stakes victory and bolster his case to be Canadas champion 3-year-old male in Saturdays Grade 3, $150,000 Ontario Derby for 3-year-olds over 1-1/8 miles on Tapeta at Woodbine.Amis Gizmo will be looking to bounce back off a sixth-place finish in the third jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown, the Breeders Stakes over 1 1/2 miles on turf. He made a bid for the lead on the far turn in that race before tiring in the final furlong under jockey Luis Contreras.A cutback to nine furlongs should suit Amis Gizmo well since he won the Plate Trial Stakes at this distance in June with an 85 Beyer Speed Figure. He also recorded a dominant victory on dirt in the Prince of Wales Stakes over 1-3/16 miles at Fort Erie on July 26 after running second in the Queens Plate over 1-1/4 miles on Tapeta at Woodbine on July 3.Amis Gizmo is competing for a Canadian divisional title with Queens Plate winner Sir Dudley Digges, who was nominated to this event but did not enter. Sir Dudley Digges was second in the Breeders Stakes, third in the Plate Trial, and sixth in the Prince of Wales.Key ContendersAmis Gizmo, by Giant Gizmo Last 3 Beyers: 74-88-86The Ontario Derby will be just the second start in open company for Amis Gizmo.dddddddddddd He ran fifth in the open Wando Stakes in his first start of the year in April but is a much-improved horse since that race.Dragon Bay, by Parading Last 3 Beyers: 85-85-84Hes run well but has been disqualified in his last two starts while pairing up 85 Beyers.In his two stakes starts on Tapeta, hes been beaten a neck both times, including in the Grade 3 Marine Stakes in May.Berliner, by Bernardini Last 3 Beyers: 91-82-83Hes won three straight starts on grass, including when he earned a 91 Beyer in a second-level allowance going a mile Aug. 20.He will make his first start on Tapeta after racing exclusively on turf, but he did record a quick five-furlong work in 59.80 seconds on Tapeta on Sept. 8.Thatlookonyerface, by Summer Bird Last 3 Beyers: 79-82-71He won the Marine Stakes on Tapeta in May but hasnt hit the board since. 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