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CHAPECO, Brazil -- The president of Brazilian club Atletico Mineiro said Thursday the team will not play its final-round match of the Brazilian league season against Chapecoense.Nineteen of the Chapecoenses players were killed Monday in an air crash in Colombia. Three survived but are hospitalized in Colombia.Chapecoenses acting president said earlier in the week that the head of the Brazilian Football Confederation, Marco Polo Del Nero, had ordered Chapecoense to play their final match using a team made up mostly of junior players.We believe in sport, Atletico Mineiro president Daniel Nepomuceno said. We respect the pain. Its not the moment to demand that players play this match.Nepomuceno said he had talked with Del Nero, and said the CBF head had changed his mind. Nepomuceno said the match would not change the final standings, and said it was completely insignificant in light of the tragedy.Del Nero was widely criticized on social media for nearly demanding the game.Del Nero is facing heat from many sides. He has been indicted by U.S. authorities on corruption charges, but has not been extradited. He has not traveled from Brazil in more than year, fearing arrest if he does.Del Neros predecessor, Jose Maria Marin, is under house arrest in New York on fraud and bribery charges. Ricardo Teixeira, the president before Marin, has also been indicted and remains free in Brazil.The CBF has called for seven days of mourning. The final round of top league matches in Brazil is set for Dec. 11.Antonio Brown Steelers Jersey . The (11-11-4) Jets are seventh in the Central Division with 26 points. Fifth place Dallas and sixth-seeded Nashville also have 26 points, but the Stars have three games in hand on Winnipeg while Nashville has two. Hines Ward Steelers Jersey .Y. -- Leading 3-0 with only 11:25 left, the Colorado Avalanche committed a seemingly meaningless penalty to give the New York Islanders a power play. http://www.steelerspronfl.com/Youth-Jerome-Bettis-Elite-Jersey/ . Then the Pacers gave Oladipo and his Orlando teammates the cold shoulder. Paul Georges buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter spurred a 21-4 run, finally sending Indiana past the Magic 97-87 in a tougher-than-expected opening night matchup. Mel Blount Womens Jersey Dermontti Dawson Jersey . Philadelphia is 2-0 against the Senators this season and scored five goals in each victory. The Flyers recorded a 5-0 win in Ottawa on Nov. 12 and then earned a 5-2 home decision on Nov. 19. The Flyers have claimed three straight and four of the last five encounters with the Sens overall and Philly has won two in a row and three of its past four tests in Canadas capital city.NEW YORK -- The Brooklyn Nets have agreed to a contract with forward Andrei Kirilenko, another strong addition for a team that has loaded up on talent this off-season. Kirilenko accepted the taxpayers mid-level exception worth about $3.2 million this season. The contract includes a player option for the second year, a person with knowledge of the deal said Thursday on condition of anonymity because it has not been announced. The Russian forward opted out of his $10.2 million deal for next season with the Minnesota Timberwolves and found a home with the Nets -- owned by fellow Russian and former CSKA Moscow owner Mikhail Prokhorov. The versatile forward is the latest acquisition for a team whose previous moves this off-season include a pending trade to acquire Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett from Boston. Kirilenko can back up or play allongside either with the Nets and likely will be popular in Brooklyn, where there is a strong Russian presence.dddddddddddd The 6-foot-9 Kirilenko averaged 12.4 points, right at his career average, last season for the Timberwolves. But his strength is his versatility on defence, where he can match up with forwards and guards. Its another costly move for the Nets, who already were facing a league-high tax payment of more than $70 million next season, the first of the most severe penalties for the NBAs biggest spenders. But Prokhorov has set a goal of a championship within five years and the Nets have clearly upgraded after winning 49 games and losing in the first round of the playoffs last season. Earlier Thursday, they announced the re-signing of forward-centre Andray Blatche and the signing of guard Shaun Livingston. ' ' '