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EDMONTON - Edmontons mayor says hes optimistic about a special council meeting on the proposed downtown arena. Stephen Mandel wont give any details, saying councillors need to hear about and discuss the issues at the meeting Wednesday afternoon. Councillors dont know what exactly the arena update will be, but Don Iveson thinks it must be something of substance. Last week, Mandel asked for and got the support of the Capital Region Board to support Edmontons bid for a $25 million portion of the Regional Collaboration Program. The program is expected to offer $141 million over the next three years for projects that benefit regions as a whole. If the application is successful, and the city receives the full amount, Edmonton would still need to find $30 million to cover the remaining amount for the arena. City council voted unanimously last week to defer the debate on funding for the downtown arena to a later date, to give time to explore other funding options for the project. The city has already agreed in principle to build a rink and share the costs with Edmonton Oilers owner Daryl Katz. The Katz Group wouldnt confirm if theyd have someone at Wednesdays meeting, but officials seemed encouraged by the mayors optimism. The arena has divided citizens and detractors say the deal is too lopsided in favour of Katz if public money is needed for the rink. Edmonton taxpayers will pay $219 million toward the 18,559-seat facility, which has a futuristic design of metal and glass. The Oilers share will be $143 million. Another $125 million will come from a ticket tax that wouldnt exceed seven per cent of the total cost of a ducat. (CHED, The Canadian Press)Germany Schaefer Jersey . 10 Texas Rangers jersey for one last time. Young formally announced his retirement Friday after returning to Rangers Ballpark, his baseball home for all but the last of his 13 major league seasons. Spencer Turnbull Jersey . Miller finished in two minutes, 6.09 seconds, one day before the first medal race on the Alpine schedule. The 36-year-old American also turned in the top time in Thursdays opening training session. https://www.cheaptigers.com/1099z-david-mckay-jersey-tigers.html . Catch all the action on TSN2 at 11pm et/8pm pt. The nine-time Big 12 champion Jayhawks are positioning themselves for another title, as they have run out to a flawless 6-0 mark in conference play thus far. Sergio Alcantara Jersey . MORITZ, Switzerland -- Fog prevented downhill racers from getting their Olympic dress rehearsal. Hughie Jennings Jersey . Down by seven with 90 seconds left in regulation, thats where they looked comfortable.PHILADELPHIA -- Carson Wentz owes some of his success to Sam Bradford.Bradford certainly wasnt thrilled when the Eagles drafted Wentz with the No. 2 overall pick, but he served as a mentor to the rookie throughout the summer until he was traded to Minnesota on Sept. 3.When I first got here, it was good to have Sam and Chase (Daniel), Wentz said Wednesday. I talked to Sam quite a bit and really wanted to dive deeper into this offense. Sam had some good insight on our offense, and he was in a number of other systems as well. We had good conversations. I really built a good relationship with him and I look forward to playing against him.Wentz leads the Eagles (3-2) against Bradford and the unbeaten Vikings (5-0) on Sunday in Philadelphia. While much of the focus centers on the quarterbacks, Wentz isnt getting caught up in the hype.The Vikings are the next game on the schedule. Were excited for it, Wentz said. We have had two tough losses where we didnt execute the way we wanted to. We dont put pressure on ourselves, but at the same time, we play with a sense of urgency that we have to be better. We know that, and we will.Bradford, a former No. 1 overall pick by the Rams, set franchise records in his only season in Philadelphia wwith 346 completions and a 65 percent completion rate.dddddddddddd His 3,725 yards passing in 14 games was the fourth-most in Eagles history. Bradford passed up free agency and signed a two-year, $36 million contract with $22 million guaranteed in March.Then Philadelphia moved up to get the second pick and selected Wentz. Bradford figured his days with the Eagles were numbered. Still, he thought hed get one more season.I was really excited about the year there, Bradford said. I felt like I had a really good spring. I felt like I played well in the preseason. I felt like things were really coming together on offense for us. I looked forward to playing this year there and continuing the chemistry we had built last year.But the Vikings were desperate for a quarterback after losing Teddy Bridgewater to a serious knee injury and they moved quickly to acquire Bradford for a first-round draft pick and a conditional fourth-round.Its turned out to be a win-win trade for both teams.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Rob Maaddi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP-RobMaaddi ' ' '