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SAO PAULO - Traditional Rio de Janeiro club Botafogo was relegated to the second division of the Brazilian league after a 2-0 loss at Santos on Sunday.Former Brazil striker Leandro Damiao scored twice in the second half to give Santos the win and seal Botafogos demotion for the second time in its 110-year history. The two-time Brazilian champion also played in the second division in 2003.With one round left, Botafogo is second-to-last in the 20-team standings with 33 points. It is six points behind Palmeiras, the first team outside the relegation zone. The bottom four clubs are demoted.Cruzeiro, which clinched its second consecutive league title last week, drew Chapecoense 1-1 in Chapeco using its second stringers. The four-time national champion reached 77 points, one more than it needed to win last years competition.Second-place Sao Paulo drew Figueirense 1-1 at the Morumbi Stadium in Kakas last home game before moving to Major League Soccer.Also Sunday, Fluminense routed Corinthians 5-2 in Rio with goals by striker Fred and Argentine playmaker Dario Conca. Peru striker Paolo Guerrero scored one of Corinthians goals.Botafogo needed to beat Santos to remain with hopes of escaping relegation, but it lost for the sixth time in a row after Damiao scored in the 49th and 90th minutes at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in Santos.Theres not much to say, Botafogo defender Andre Bahia said. Its just sad. We fought hard but it wasnt enough.One of the top four teams in Rio de Janeiro, Botafogo has struggled financially in recent years and hasnt been able to pay players salaries on time. The clubs president drew criticism after he released some of its best players a few months ago, saying they were not providing good leadership.Its tough with everything that weve had to go through this year, but what happened off the field shouldnt be an excuse for our poor performances, defender Regis said. The fans didnt deserve this, we have to apologize. We are ashamed.Botafogo made headlines in 2012 when it signed Dutch star Clarence Seedorf, who led the club to the Rio state title in 2013.At the Maracana Stadium, Guerrero put Corinthians ahead in the fifth minute, but Fluminense rallied with two second-half penalty kicks converted by Fred and a last-minute goal by Conca. Fred is one of the tournaments leading scorers with 15 goals.Corinthians guaranteed a place in next years Copa Libertadores despite the loss.On Saturday, third-place Internacional beat Palmeiras 3-1 in Porto Alegre and also secured a berth in Latin Americas most important competition next season.The result left Palmeiras in danger of relegation. The eight-time national champion has lost five in a row, being outscored 11-1, and must beat Atletico Paranaense at home in the final round to avoid being demoted for the second time in three years.Palmeiras is one point ahead of Vitoria, the first team inside the relegation zone. Vitoria lost 4-0 to Flamengo in the jungle city of Manaus.Bahia also has a chance to escape relegation thanks to a 1-0 win over Luiz Felipe Scolaris Gremio in Salvador.Criciuma had already been relegated.In the final round of the second division on Saturday, Avai became the last team to secure its place in the top flight after a 1-0 win over Vasco da Gama, which had already sealed its return. Joinville, the tournaments champion, and Ponte Preta also had clinched a berth in the first division in advance.___Follow Tales Azzoni on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tazzoni Ron Artest Jersey . The four-time Grand Slam champion has beaten Hantuchova nine straight times, with the Slovaks only win coming when they first played 10 years ago. "I had a tough first opponent who can play extremely good tennis," Sharapova said. Jim Pollard Jersey . -- The Denver Broncos retired John Elways No. https://www.lakersjerseycheap.com/121j-a...sey-lakers.html. 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Ottawa inked Nick Setta, a 32-year-old native of Lockport, Illinois, to a contract.SASKATOON - Kale Kessy hopes to one day provide the grit the Edmonton Oilers have been missing from their lineup in recent years.Kessy tried to show what he can do playing left wing for the Oilers in 5-0 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday in pre-season action.He rocked Blackhawks defenceman David Rundblad to the ice in the second period, which drew a lot of cheers from the 10,303 onlookers in attendance at Saskatoons Credit Union Centre, and a couple more crowd-pleasing hits followed from the second-year pro.I just have to play my role, said Kessy. I just have to keep it simple and finish my checks.Kale has had a good training camp, said Oilers coach Dallas Eakins. He is a kid that worked extremely hard this summer on his strength, his conditioning, his speed...He has worked a ton on his skating, and he has come a long, long way, and he has moved himself up the depth chart. We like the way he fights for every shift, and he is just trying to stay another day right now.Scott Darling made 26 saves to earn the shutout in goal for the Blackhawks.Garrett Ross and Teuvo Teravainen scored 54 seconds apart in the second period to give Chicago (2-2) a 3-0 lead. Bryan Bickel scored in the first period, while Andrew Shaw and Kris Versteeg rounded out the scoring for the Blackhawks in the third.Richard Backman made 17 stops in goal for the Oilers (2-2).Kessy knows the Oilers arent looking at him for his offensive ability. Last season, he collected two goals, four assists and 88 penalty minutes playing 54 games with the Oklahoma City Barons in the American Hockey League.ddddddddddddThe six-foot-three, 212-pound grinder spent most of his four seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Medicine Hat Tigers and often found himself watching because of league discipline. The Tigers traded him to the Vancouver Giants early in the 2012-13 season after he received a 12-game suspension for a head hit he delivered to Lethbridge Hurricanes defenceman Ryan Pilon.It was Kessys seventh suspension of his major junior career, which also turned out to be his last suspension at that level as he found his balance with his physical play.The power forward was later dealt to the Kamloops Blazers during that final major junior campaign, as the Blazers were loading up for a long playoff run.In his overage season, Kessy piled up a 106 penalty minutes in 60 games, which marked the fourth year in a row he eclipsed the century mark for penalty minutes in a season. He also, finally, showed an offensive touch in that season, posting 21 goals and 22 assists.For the moment, Kessy is trying to extend his stay as long as possible with Edmonton. He knows he has to focus on what he can control to convince the teams management to keep him on their NHL roster.It is up to the brass to decide, said Kessy. I just have to go out every day and work hard every day like I can. Everything else will take care of itself. ' ' '