REGINA -- Thomas DeMarcos encore performance Sunday went considerably better than his first. Josh Norman Jersey . Making his first CFL start, the B.C. Lions quarterback threw two second-half touchdowns and helped set up Paul McCallums game-winning field goal with no time on the clock as the Lions took over second place in the West Division with a 24-22 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. DeMarco was pulled from the game midway through the second quarter in favour of Buck Pierce but returned to start the second half. The win was the second straight for B.C. (8-4) while Saskatchewan (8-4) lost its third in a row. "I have a lot of great people on the sidelines right now," said DeMarco, who started in place of the injured Travis Lulay. "Travis was very calm. Buck was very calm. Joey (Elliott) helped me out as well. "The biggest thing is just to keep you calm and help you with seeing the field. They really helped me out today and allowed me to talk through things and we got the victory at the end." Pierce replaced DeMarco briefly after DeMarcos first 13 pass attempts yielded just 52 yards and five straight two-and-outs. DeMarco had started the game with five straight completions. But he made up for a shaky first half with the Lions trailing 12-6 early in the third quarter when he hit Nick Moore with a 43-yard touchdown strike. The Lions got the ball right back when Saskatchewan quarterback Darian Durant fumbled for a second time. DeMarco threw a 20-yard TD to Shawn Gore to make it 20-12 and McCallum then kicked an 84-yard kickoff single to extend the lead to nine. "Hes just a very well-composed individual," McCallum said. "Playing his first start, going in there, getting pulled, going back in and making things happen, that shows a lot about his character." Durant threw an eight-yard touchdown to Weston Dressler with 38 seconds left to make it 22-21 as the Roughriders appeared poised to overcome two costly fumbles and snap their losing streak. But Marco Iannuzzi returned the kickoff 28 yards and DeMarco passed for a pair of key first downs to set up McCallums winning kick from 42 yards out. "Pauls amazing," said DeMarco. "You dont even have to say anything to him. He gets in, he looks like hes bored out there, he turns his chinstrap, kicks the ball through, doesnt even celebrate with me and Im jumping on his head. "Hes done this for a long time and theres no doubt in our mind he is our guy." DeMarco finished 18-of-33 passes for 208 yards while Pierce went 2 for 3 for 16 yards. Durant replied with 35-for-52 passing for 326 yards. The Roughriders appeared to have the game won after Dresslers touchdown but, for the third straight game, ultimately paid the price for their turnovers and undisciplined ways. Durant -- who battled a bruised finger on his throwing hand -- also fumbled on the games second play from scrimmage, giving B.C. the ball at the Riders 46-yard line. That set up a 12-yard field goal from McCallum. In the second quarter, with DeMarco on the sidelines, the oft-injured Pierce drew a roughing-the-passer penalty on his first series to move B.C. into scoring position and McCallum hit his second field goal of the game, from 32 yards, to make it 6-2. A second roughing-the-passer penalty against Saskatchewan followed Durants second fumble and put the Lions in scoring position for Gores touchdown. Saskatchewan had its own issues on offence in the first half as well, scoring only two punt singles despite starting six of its first eight possessions from its own 43 or better. "Those guys are good, especially that secondary," said Riders slotback Geroy Simon, who played his former team for the first time after 12 seasons in B.C. and tied Ben Cahoons all-time receptions mark in the fourth quarter. "Theyre a veteran group, they really know how to make plays and they know how to hold in tough situations." The Riders took their first lead of the game when Durant hit Chris Garrett -- who started in place of injured running back Kory Sheets -- with a 37-yard pass to the front corner of the end zone with two seconds to play in the half. Chris Milo extended the lead to 12-6 when he hit a 15-yard field goal on Saskatchewans first drive of the third quarter. After the Riders fell behind again, Milo made 21-15 by hitting a 47-yarder after previously missing two in the game by hitting them off the right goal post. "Weve got to get back to playing good football," said Saskatchewan head coach Corey Chamblin. 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Tippett, whose Phoenix Coyotes narrowly missed the playoffs, was named to that post Wednesday and will be joined by assistants Peter DeBoer of the New Jersey Devils and Paul Maurice of the Winnipeg Jets. Itll be up to that staff to try to make the most of a roster that wont be as star-studded as the group that won gold at the Sochi Olympics. "Thats the exciting thing for me is to try to get players in, get them in roles and get them in situations where they can succeed at," Tippett said in a phone interview. "Thats always been our philosophy in Phoenix is we might not be a cap team, but we got players that can do jobs in certain areas and really excel at it. "Once the team gets settled in here well try to figure out where everybody kind of fits, but thats one of the challenges, whether youve got young players or veteran players or superstar players, is getting your group together and getting them all in situations where they can play well." This Canadian team will include David Perron of the Edmonton Oilers, Sean Monahan of the Calgary Flames, Morgan Rielly and James Reimer of the Toronto Maple Leafs, forwards Jonathan Huberdeau of the Florida Panthers, Cody Hodgson of the Buffalo Sabres, and Mark Scheifele of the Winnipeg Jets, along with defenceman Jason Garrison of the Vancouver Canucks among already confirmed theyll go to Minsk, Belarus, for next months tournament. Five more players have accepted invitations to play for Team Canada at the World Championship, including forwards Jonathan Huberdeau of the Florida Panthers, Cody Hodgson of the Buffalo Sabres, Nazem Kadri of the Toronto Maple Leafs and MMark Scheifele of the Winnipeg Jets, along with defenceman Jason Garrison of the Vancouver Canucks. Trent Murphy Redskins Jersey. There isnt Olympic experience there, but Jason Chimera of the Washington Capitals was there in 2007 when Canada last won gold at the world championship, and Reimer went 4-0 at the 2011 tournament. Tippett, from Moosomin, Sask., was an assistant coach in 2009 and 2013, and DeBoer, from Waterloo, Ont., was on staff in 2010 and 2011. Maurice, from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., has experience with the bigger, international-sized ice surface from coaching in the KHL. Theres a certain style of play that has come to be expected from Tippett-coached teams. The ice means there are some adjustments, but dont anticipate that changing too much. "Theres some things that you have to be aware of: spacing and sometimes running around where youve got to be a little more position," Tippett said. "I think the Canadian teams that have done well over there have gone over and played a real simple, hard, Canadian style of hockey. Those are principles that we want to put into place." One challenge for Tippett is to do that with just a couple of days of practice in Zurich. "Youve got to get everybody on the same page as quick as you can," he said. "I know every Canadian team that goes over there, its about continuing to try to improve as the tournament moves on." Tippett wants to get a team mind-set in place right away. Dont be surprised if it mirrors what Team Canada did in February. "Were very fortunate," Tippett said. "We have a very good template just from a few months ago of the Olympic teams." The IIHF world hockey championship runs from May 9-25 in Minsk. Canada opens the event on May 9 against France (TSN, 9:30am et/6:30am pt). Cheap Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys ' ' '
