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ANNONAY, France -- Australian rider Matt Goss was dealt a setback on Friday in his bid to win the sprinters green jersey on the Tour de France, picking up a 30-point penalty for coming out of his sprint line at the end of the 12th stage. Aldon Smith Jersey . After moving ahead of green jersey holder Peter Sagan at the intermediate sprint, Goss paid the penalty for closing the door on his Slovakian rival in the final straight to the finish. Under the Tours rules, Goss kept the 23 points he earned during the 226-kilometre stage won by David Millar of Britain, but was docked 30 for his move. Sagan leads the green jersey standings with 254 points, 56 more than Goss. "I need to move on, weve got more days left in the Tour de France," Goss said. "Its definitely going to make my job harder." Goss move prompted angry gestures from Sagan, who looks all but guaranteed to win the sprint category in his first Tour, having already claimed three stage wins. "If he had beaten me normally, I would have accepted it," said Sagan. "I wouldnt have been happy, but I would have accepted it. If hes lost points, thats his fault not mine." Sagan said he tried to speak with Goss at the finish but that the Australian made it clear he didnt want to talk. Despite the setback, Goss said he was not giving up and had set his eyes on Saturdays flat stage to the seaside resort of Le Cap dAgde. "I have the same goals: to win a stage and win the green jersey," Goss said. "Im definitely concentrated on tomorrows stage. Lets see what we can do." Randy Moss Super Bowl Jersey . -- The Oakland Athletics have had a different star for just about every monumental win theyve had this season. Randy Moss Jersey . -- San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh is taking on another coach. http://www.49erssuperbowl47fan.com/navorro-bowman-jerseys . Shaw recorded his first two-goal game, and the Blackhawks defeated the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Sunday night for their third straight win. Viktor Stalberg, Patrick Kane and Bickell also scored for Chicago, which is 7-1-1 in its last nine despite playing without captain and leading goal scorer Jonathan Toews. Patrick Willis Elite Jersey . Sakaris had a goal to end the second period and then scored 26 seconds into the third as the Cataractes dumped the Sea Dogs 4-1 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Thursday. Colin Kaepernick Womens Jersey . While they all enjoy playing in their home state, none excels here quite like Beaumont native Jay Bruce. HOUSTON -- The shortest player in the majors is a big reason the Houston Astros are finding some success early in the season. Jose Altuve, all of five-foot-five entered Thursday ranked fourth in the National League with a .358 batting average. He was first in the NL with 13 multihit games and third with 34 hits. Altuve has the best batting average and most hits for a second baseman in either league, and his .404 on-base percentage is also tops at his position. Hes already gained a fan in Craig Biggio, who spent most of his two decades with the Astros manning second base before retiring in 2007. Biggio currently works for the Astros as a special assistant to the general manager. "He doesnt let his size get in the way, and thats what I love about him the most," Biggio said. "He plays like hes 6-4. He plays the game the right way, and hes pretty good at it." Quiet and modest, the Venezuelan still seems to be getting used to the fact that hes not only in the majors, but is one of the leading hitters in the NL. The baby-faced Altuves eyes light up when hes asked about keeping pace with some of the stars of the game so far this season. "When we go to other fields and they have the top hitters in the National League on the board and I see guys like Matt Kemp and David Wright and those guys are like superstar guys that I used to watch on TV, and now Im with them and I think thats really good," he said. The 21-year-old Altuve is also the youngest player on a team filled with young players, and one of the youngest in all of baseball. "Weve always felt he was mature beyond his years," Houston manager Brad Mills said. "But when youre in a situation where youre seeing him make adjustments from at-bat to at-bat, from pitcher to pitcher, thats been really impressive." Altuve never played in Triple-A and all of his 35 games in Double-A came last season before he joined the Astros in July. Despite his batting .361 with five homers, 25 RBIs and 52 hits in Double-A, many doubted that he could succeed in the majors because of his size. "Everywhere I go, I know people are going to talk about my height, but that just encourages me to keep playing hard and prove to everybody thatt short guys can play too," Altuve said. Michael Crabtree Womens Jersey. It didnt take long for Altuve to quell some of the doubt. He hit .359 through his first 11 games last season and entered September with a .305 average. He slowed down a bit in the last month of the season, hitting just .209. It was that tough month that taught him a lesson he believes has propelled him to this seasons hot start. "When I came here last year in the beginning everything was good, but like half of the season they started throwing pitches that I didnt want and I kept swinging," he said. "When I went back home I started thinking about adjustments. Theyve made that adjustment and now its time for me to do it." Altuve never looks big on the field, but he looked especially tiny on Tuesday night when he faced Mets reliever Jon Rauch, who at 6-11 is the tallest player in major league history. Tim Collins, a 5-7 pitcher for the Royals, is the only other player on an active roster listed below 5-8, and there are only a handful of players that size, notably Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia and Phillies star Jimmy Rollins. Mills, who was the bench coach for the Red Sox before joining the Astros, said Altuves play and attitude remind him a lot of Pedroia. "Dustin really took care of his body because he was (smaller) than everyone else," Mills said. "The bigger guys can dive head first and tear their bodies up and they can take it, but the little guys cant." Altuve leads a core of young talent the Astros are hoping to build their team around. At 11-14, the Astros arent off to a great start, but the solid play of Altuve, Jordan Schafer and J.D. Martinez has Houston optimistic that the team is much better than last season when it finished a franchise-worst 56-106. "Theres so many young guys that are working together right now to help the team win, and I think thats real exciting and I feel real good about that," Altuve said. "When you see the roster, you see a lot of young guys that are trying to prove themselves and show that they belong here. So its really fun right now." Houston was off Thursday and takes a three-game winning streak into Fridays game against St. Louis. ' ' '
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