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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- Kenenisa Bekele wont compete at next months Olympics, perhaps the distance running greats last chance at the games, after he was left off Ethiopias final team for failing to meet the countrys qualifying criteria in both the marathon and the 10,000 meters.Bekele, the world-record holder in the 5,000 and 10,000, had appealed his exclusion in the marathon but the Ethiopian Athletics Federation released its final list for the Rio de Janeiro Games over the weekend, confirming Bekeles absence.Bekele was first denied a place in the marathon when the federation said he hadnt run enough big races over the last year to meet the selection criteria, which have been criticized by Bekele.Bekele then made a late attempt to get on the team in the 10,000. He failed to finish the race at a trials event in Hengelo, Netherlands, last month.Almaz Ayana, Ethiopias rising star, was selected to run in the womens 5,000 and 10,000 in Rio. Shell come up against compatriot and double Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba in the 10,000. Dibaba was only named as a reserve for the 5,000, an event in which she is a former Olympic champion, two-time world champion and the world-record holder.The 24-year-old Ayana is the current world champion in the 5,000 and ran the second-fastest time in history over the distance last month in Rome, just missing Dibabas record by a little over a second.Ethiopias other strong medal contender is Tiruneshs sister, Genzebe Dibaba, the world champion and world-record holder in the 1,500. Former world champion Mohammed Aman is Ethiopias lone hope in the mens 800.Bekele didnt even make it as a reserve for the marathon or the 10,000, meaning at the age of 34 the four-time Olympic and five-time world champion could be unlikely to compete at a future games.Bekele had targeted the marathon as his next challenge but an injury prevented him competing last year and limited his preparations. 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Next, they try to avoid their first home loss.Now we go back (home) with a better feeling, left winger Mike Cammalleri said.New Jersey is 4-0-1 at home, a mark that has allowed them to avoid a miserable start to the season.The Hurricanes have been decent on the road, picking up points in five of eight games on the way to a 2-3-3 road record.In the first meeting with the Hurricanes this season, the Devils benefited from Cammalleris hat trick after he hadnt scored in the first 10 games of the season.He had an urgency level to his game, New Jersey coach John Hynes said. (On his) first goal, there was a second and a third chance he had to keep the puck in and really worked to be able to get himself in that scoring situation. It was nice to see him moving his feet. Thats when hes at his best.The Devils are looking for the sudden sparkk from Cammalleri to create momentum.dddddddddddd. Theyve seen him go on tears before.That was good to see, New Jersey goalie Keith Kinkaid said. He definitely deserves it.The Hurricanes are in a wait-and-see situation regarding defenseman Justin Faulk, whos considered one of the teams anchors. He left in the third period of the last game with an undisclosed injury. In vague terms, Peters described the ailment to be an upper-body or middle-body injury.Regardless, the Hurricanes are in search of consistency and something to jolt the offense into shape.Our transition game could be better, Peters said.Carolina went 0-for-4 on power plays Sunday and the Hurricanes will look for better production in that area in the rematch.It comes down to execution, Peters said of the power play. It comes down to confidence and it comes down to all five guys doing their part. If you start getting frustrated and you start taking it easy, youre out. If you think its going to be easy, its not. Penalty killers are hard workers on every level, especially in the National Hockey League.Perhaps sensing the workload piling up after games on the weekend on back-to-back nights, Peters called off Mondays scheduled on-ice workout. The Hurricanes are amid a stretch of five games in eight nights.For New Jersey, Tuesday nights game will be one of only two home outings during a 10-game span of the schedule. ' ' '