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BEIJING -- Former basketball star Dennis Rodman apologized on Monday for not being able to help an American missionary detained in North Korea while he played there to celebrate the birthday of his friend and leader Kim Jong Un. Wade Davis Jersey . "Im sorry, Im sorry I couldnt do anything," Rodman told media on his arrival at Beijing airport from a weeklong trip. "Its not my fault. Im sorry. I just want to do some good stuff, thats all I want to do." He said he would return to North Korea next month, but gave no details. Rodman and the squad of retired NBA players he took to North Korea for an exhibition game marking Kims birthday have met with criticism in the U.S. because of North Koreas human rights record and its development of nuclear weapons. Acknowledging the controversy surrounding the trip, one of the players, Charles D. Smith, said Rodman "opened the door and he did some missteps along the way." In an interview in Beijing, Smith said Rodmans singing of "Happy Birthday" to Kim before the exhibition game at a Pyongyang stadium was something that he alone had decided to do. "I think that it might not have been the right thing to do, but he did it ... if it was done in private it would be different, but when its done in the open like that, people are going to have opinions." During the trip, Rodman was also slammed for not using his influence with Kim to help free Kenneth Bae, the missionary in poor health who has been detained for more than a year for "anti-state crimes." Rodman apologized last week for comments he made in a CNN interview implying Bae was at fault, saying he had been drinking and was upset because some of his teammates were under pressure to leave. Smith said the controversy surrounding Bae was a "bad situation" that "overshadowed some of the things that we were doing." "Dennis is not a member of the State Department, he is not a member of the UN," Smith said. "For them to put the flag in his hands and say go and negotiate and talk about it, he probably would have made it worse, you know." He said North Korean officials had invited the team back "at any given time." On Monday, Rodman reiterated that his trip was one of goodwill. "This is not a bad deal," he said. "I want to show people that no matter whats going on in the world, for one day, just one day, no politics, not all that stuff. "Im sorry for all the people and whats going on, Im sorry," he continued. "Im not the president, Im not an ambassador, Im just an individual that wants to show the world the fact that we can actually get along and be happy for one day." Rodman and Kim struck up a friendship when the basketball-player-turned-celebrity first travelled to the secretive state last year. Yadier Molina Jersey . It was almost exactly like the way Babcocks Team Canada won gold at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The result was a 2-1 Red Wings victory on Swedish Olympian Gustav Nyquists rebound goal with 28 seconds left in overtime. Michael Wacha Cardinals Jersey . -- Ex-Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was arrested and jailed Wednesday on new child sex abuse charges brought by two new accusers, including one who claims Sandusky molested him numerous times in a basement bedroom, according to authorities.MONTREAL -- The Montreal Canadiens responded positively to a grim reminder that when teams slump, jobs are in danger. Max Pacioretty had two goals and an assist as the struggling Canadiens broke out with a 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night. Yannick Weber, Andrei Kostitsyn and Michael Cammalleri also scored for the Habs (2-5-2), who had not won since Oct. 9 in Winnipeg and announced the firing of assistant coach Perry Pearn before the game. "It was a big shock to all the players. We didnt see it coming at all," said Pacioretty. "When things are not going your way youve got to mix things up and it kind of sent a message to the players that theyre willing to do what it takes to win hockey games." Pacioretty was expected to miss the game with what was being reported as ligament damage in his wrist. "Hes obviously a big part of our lineup. Hes a threat offensively every night and brings a lot of energy," said goalie Carey Price of Pacioretty. "If we were going to be missing him that was going to be a big hole." Tomas Plekanec and David Desharnais had a pair of assists each for Montreal, while Price stopped 21 shots for his 100th career win. He earned his first back on Oct. 7, 2007, a 3-2 final against the Penguins in Pittsburgh. Jaromir Jagr scored the lone goal for the Flyers (5-3-1). It was his third of the season. Its not the first time Pacioretty made impact in his return to the ice following an injury. In his second pre-season game this year -- just the second game he played after Bostons Zdeno Chara guided him into a stanchion in March, leaving him with a severe concussion and broken neck -- he scored twice and added another in the shootout. "I talked to (Aaron) Palushaj a bit and he said that even back to college, I always play better after an injury," Pacioretty, who donned the University of Michigan blue alongside Palushaj. "I dont know what it is. Maybe its just in my head, but Ill take it. Matt Holliday Cardinals Jersey. " Price played a strong game with several key saves to keep the Canadiens in it. Midway through the second, he got a leg out to deny Claude Giroux. He then stopped James van Riemsdyk on a breakaway early in the third. Jagr opened the scoring at 10:43 of the first when he took a cross-ice pass from defenceman Matt Carle and slipped the puck into the net before Price could get over. Weber put the Canadiens on the board with just three seconds remaining in the opening period. Benefiting from a late power play, Desharnais fed Weber at the blue-line and the Swiss defenceman rifled a shot from the middle to beat Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov. Montreal has now scored power-play goals in back to back games. "I like how we competed, how we went to the net," said Montreals head coach Jacques Martin. "The difference was special teams -- we got a key power play goal, last seconds of the first period and didnt give anything against tonight. We also got some key saves from our goalie." After Kostitsyn gave the Canadiens their first lead of the game when the puck caromed of his skate midway through the second, Pacioretty put his team ahead 3-1 two minutes later. Pacioretty, who leads the team in scoring with nine points, sent the Bell Centre into a roar at 3:16 of the third pushing a loose puck in the crease into the net. "Hes a beast," Price said of Pacioretty. "Obviously its not fun to play hurt but right now, we need everybody going." Cammalleri finished off the scoring with his third at 15:36. Bryzgalov made 23 saves on 28 shots for Philadelphia. Notes: The Flyers were without captain Chris Pronger, who suffered an eye injury after taking a high-stick from Torontos Mikhail Grabovski on Monday. Winger Andreas Nodl was also scratched. ... The Canadiens scratched Alexei Emelin for a second straight game and Hamilton call-up Aaron Palushaj. Cheap China Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China China NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys China ' ' '
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