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The process of selecting Sidney Crosby as Canadas captain for the World Cup of Hockey was a simple one.It was: `This is what were going to do. Any questions? Next, general manager Doug Armstrong recalled.Crosby wearing the C for Canada was a no-doubter given his track record of scoring the winning goal on home ice at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, serving as captain for the undefeated, gold medal-winning team at the 2014 Sochi Games and leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to two Stanley Cups.Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews and Montreal Canadiens defenseman Shea Weber will be the alternates.That was the leadership group in Sochi under coach Mike Babcock, and as much as everyone knows the upcoming World Cup is a different tournament, Hockey Canada doesnt want to fix whats already golden. That includes Crosby, who Armstrong said was the unanimous choice to be captain.If we had gone the other direction we wouldve been trying to out-think ourselves, and that wasnt necessary, Armstrong said in a phone interview Thursday.It was going to be Sid. What hes done obviously -- the `Golden Goal and then the big gold in Sochi, the Stanley Cup -- hes the face of hockey and hes a great captain. Were not looking to reinvent the wheel here on that front.Crosby scored the most important Canadian goal in a generation when he beat U.S. goaltender Ryan Miller in overtime to win gold in Vancouver, then handled a different role in Sochi. Opponents focused on shutting down Crosby, but he performed stellar in a two-way role along with Toews and the rest of the forwards.He played as hard as he could, Babcock said on a conference call. Every shift he was on the ice for 37 seconds at a time and led that way.Crosby is 29 and is coming off another Cup run with the Penguins. He was the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as playoff MVP, adding that to his career accomplishments.Armstrong called Toews and Weber being the alternates another no-brainer. Beyond their NHL accomplishments, they along with Crosby have experience leading a veteran group of talented stars in international competition.Because everyone on our team is capable of being a captain, for them to be a bunch of leaders is going to be important for our group to have success, Babcock said, adding that the familiarity helps. They know me. I know them. They know whats expected.Toews has won three Cups as Chicagos captain. Babcock said hes thrilled to coach Toews, whos determined like no other player.Hes a humble leader, Babcock said. He takes his business very seriously and very personally. He goes about his job with such determination that he makes you a better person and a better coach just to be around him. Weber spent six seasons as captain of the Nashville Predators before being traded to Montreal for P.K. Subban in late June.Canada begins training camp Sept. 5 in Ottawa. The World Cup begins Sept. 17 in Toronto.---Follow Stephen Whyno on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SWhyno .Best Fake Jordan 1 . -- Charlie Graham stopped 67 shots as the Belleville Bulls edged the visiting Guelph Storm 6-5 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. Fake Jordan 1 Black .S. Open champion Justin Rose birdied the first hole with a blind shot he hit to a foot of the pin, and he stayed in front Tuesday until he completed a 4-under 67 for a two-shot lead over Jason Dufner in PGA Grand Slam of Golf. http://www.bestfakejordan1.com/ . -- Three close looks at the bucket, three misses. Fake Jordan 1 Banned . Just as Montreal was settling into the first full working week of a new year, the Impact announced the appointment of their new head coach. Jordan 1 White China . Pence singled in the winning run with no outs in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday.Perhaps motivated by wanting to fill up the seats for Saturdays fights in Las Vegas, the UFC has slashed prices on tickets for UFC 202 over the past 24 hours.Some upper-level seats at T-Mobile Arena that originally cost $365 were reduced by 41 percent to $215. The best seats, located right by the Octagon, cost $9,995 earlier this week. By Friday morning, the face value on those seats were cut by 20 percent to $7,995.Other premium seats that cost $2,950 were reduced to as low as $1,850.UFC 202 will be headlined by the main event pitting Conor McGregor against Nate Diaz.UFC spokesman Dave Sholler declined to ccomment.ddddddddddddEven with the price cutting, UFC figures to pull in at least $7 million in gate revenue, which would make it among the most successful cards in history.However, it still can be viewed as a disappointment given McGregors status in the sport. Reasons given by insiders for the lack of interest is a drop-off in the crowd traveling to town from Ireland and a local Vegas audience that is somewhat tapped out from UFC 200, the card McGregor-Diaz was supposed to be on. ' ' '