Newcastle Jets Croatian connection has strengthened with the A-League club securing talented young defender Ivan Vujica from Dinamo Zagreb.The 19-year-old Sydney-born left back moved from Australia to play in Croatia in 2011, linking with the top-tier clubs under-19 squad and representing the country at youth level.Vujica says hes ready to graduate to first-team football.I havent come here only to develop, he said.I have come to play my part for the first team in the A-League as soon as possible.The signing boosts an already strong Croatian representation at the Jets, with recent signing Mateo Poljak and midfielder Steven Ugarkovic on the roster.They (Poljak and Ugarkovic) have told me good things about the club, team and city, so I am looking forward to meeting my new teammates this morning, Vujica said.Newcastle coach Scott Miller said Vujicas Croatian education will serve him well in the A-League.Ivan has been well educated technically in Croatia and has an aggressive, dynamic style which we believe will help our group both physically and tactically, he said.He rates very favourably statistically compared to his peers in games. Paul Hornung Youth Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Ray Nitschke Packers Jersey . LOUIS -- The New Orleans Saints looked like a team playing out the string. http://www.packersrookiestore.com/Packers-Reggie-White-Jersey/ . Defencemen Drew Doughty, Shea Weber and forward Ryan Getzlaf also scored for the Canadians, who started their gold-medal defence 2-0. Goalie Roberto Luongo, getting the call in place of Game 1 starter Carey Price, was solid when needed in making 23 saves for the shutout. Darnell Savage Jr. 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. Bart Starr Jersey . The Montreal Canadiens announced on Friday that the veteran forward will return to the teams line-up on Saturday night when the Habs visit the Nashville Predators. (STATS) -- The turf at Central Arkansas Estes Stadium has purple and gray stripes, but Illinois State may have been seeing black and blue after the Bears scored 24 points in the fourth quarter to rally for a 31-24 victory in the first round of the FCS playoffs Saturday.Antwon Wells 4-yard touchdown run with 1:28 remaining was the game-winner, sending Central Arkansas (10-2) to a second-round matchup at No. 2 seed Eastern Washington (10-1) next Saturday.Wells broke the 24-24 tie on the play after he turned a short catch into a 39-yard reception from quarterback Hayden Hildebrand to the Redbirds 4.Very proud of the resiliency of our football team, said UCA coach Steve Campbell said. I thought we played extremely hard. And I thought today we had a couple of opportunities to turn and go the other way. But you know what, they kept battling and kept battling and just kept fightingIllinois State (6-6) led 17-7 after three quarters, but Central Arkansas comeback started in the first minute of the fourth when George Odum blocked Reece Attards punt deep in Redbirds territory and Jakari Dillard scooped the ball up for a 4-yard touchdown return.ddddddddddddHildebrands 2-yard touchdown pass to Desmond Smith with 9:51 left gave the Southland Conference runner-up its first lead at 21-17. After the Bears recovered an onside kick, Matt Cummins kicked a 28-yard field goal to extend the lead to 24-17.But Illinois State tied the game 24-24 on Jake Kolbes second touchdown pass to Anthony Warrum, a 55-yarder with 6:22 remaining.Hildebrand finished 18 of 36 for 268 yards and two touchdowns to Smith, throwing one interception. Smith caught six passes for 61 yards, setting Central Arkansas career record for receiving yards (2,804) one week after he became the Bears all-time receptions leader.I think the guys saw we had 15 minutes left in the season, Campbell said. Its now or never. Its do or die time.Illinois State, from the Missouri Valley Football Conference, was only the second team in FCS playoff history to earn an at-large bid after a 6-5 regular season. ' ' '
