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PARIS -- Former Olympic champion Florent Manaudou is taking a break from swimming to focus on playing handball.Manaudou, a gold medalist in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2012 London Olympics, says he has started training with French club Aix-en-Provence.Manaudou insisted that he will keep swimming at some meetings, including the French interclub championships in November, but will ease up his workload in the pool.The 25-year-old Frenchman said he made the decision because he wants to preserve and keep intact the pleasure that has been my main drive over the past eight years.Manaudou, who also claimed a silver medal in the 50-meter free at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, says his ambition is to give my best and find a different source of pleasure in handball. Chris Lindstrom Youth Jersey . -- An ugly goal by Nick Bonino helped the Anaheim Ducks overcome the defensive-minded Phoenix Coyotes on a night when their ragged power play continued to struggle. Kaleb McGary Youth Jersey . The defence is doing its part, too. Drew Brees threw a pair of touchdown passes in the first half and the guys on the other side made sure that was enough, sending the Saints to a 17-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night. http://www.falconsrookiestore.com/Falcons-Qadree-Ollison-Jersey/ . With the first unit struggling of late and Amir Johnson - one of the teams iron men - hobbling on an injured right ankle, Patterson knew he could get the nod in a challenging matchup against one of the leagues up and coming players at his position. Chris Lindstrom Womens Jersey .B. -- The Baie-Comeau Drakkar took over sole possession of first place atop the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League on Thursday with their sixth straight win. Deion Sanders Falcons Jersey . "Thank you for the warm welcome," Beckham said on an 80-degree February morning. In this case, it was soccer weather. The sport moved a step closer to returning to South Florida on Wednesday, when Beckham confirmed he has exercised his option to purchase a Major League Soccer expansion franchise in Miami. LOS ANGELES -- Unlike the Los Angeles Kings, the Vancouver Canucks are off to a solid start.A club that many hockey experts picked to be at the bottom of the barrel in the NHL, the Canucks are the only unbeaten team heading into Saturday nights clash at Staples Center with the Kings.Expectations are whatever they are. You have to play the games, said Jannik Hansen, who scored his 100th NHL goal in a 2-1 decision over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. Every player in this league is so good. If you put your best game forward, you have a pretty good chance of winning.Where we are going to get into trouble is if we start slacking a little bit, not playing to our system, not doing the right execution. Then we are going to have a hard time if we are going to rely on individual performances. This team isnt deep enough for that.Vancouver is embarking on its first road trip of the season. After successful outings at home against Calgary, Carolina, St. Louis and Buffalo, the Canucks open a two-game swing in L.A. followed by a back-to-back game at Anaheim on Sunday.We have a tough road trip. We are playing two good teams and its never easy going down to California, said Vancouver center Brandon Sutter, nephew of Kings head coach Darryl Sutter. Brandon Sutter leads the Canucks with four points (one goal, three assists), with two of those against the Sabres.It will be a good test for us. Weve played some good teams so far.Hansen said, Id love to keep playing at home. It seems to be working for us right noow.dddddddddddd Its a very tough road trip. I know its only two games, but its back-to-back in California. Two teams that havent got off to the best start. I know they are going to be hungry.The Kings (1-3-0), last in the Pacific Division, dropped their opening three games before posting a 4-3 overtime victory in a chippy and controversial finish Thursday at Dallas against the Stars. Alec Martinez delivered the winning goal at 1:20 of the extra period that had the Stars screaming for interference on goalie Kari Lehtonen.It was a terrible call at the end of the game, said Dallas coach Lindy Ruff, according to the Dallas Morning News. Ruff challenged the goal to no avail.The win provided a significant boost to the Kings, who started the season reeling from the loss of standout goalie Jonathan Quick in their opener at San Jose with a groin injury that is expected to sideline him for three months.Los Angeles has been outscored 15-9 in four games.Jeff Carter and Tanner Pearson, both of whom have a team-high four points, each scored a goal against the Stars. Pearson has provided a sudden burst on a line with Carter after sitting out the initial two games of the season because of a suspension.I like the speed of our team, quite honest, Darryl Sutter said, according to LAKingsInsider.com. Other than parts of one period this year, its given us a chance to win every game. ' ' '