With training camp three weeks away, it seems Toronto FC are set to bolster their backline with the signing of Chilean Miguel Aceval. wholesale nfl jerseys . The defender turns 28 on Sunday and can play in the centre of defence or on the left. Aceval has made one appearance with the Chilean national team, playing in a 1-0 defeat against Mexico in an international friendly last September. He has spent most of his career in his native country since beginning in the youth system of Colo Colo. Toronto FC are yet to comment on the signing of Aceval, but reports from Chile say a deal has been agreed and it is understood paperwork is currently being finalized. If the signing is completed, his arrival would help strengthen a defence that conceded a league and franchise-worst 59 goals in 2011. It will be a while before Toronto can call upon their two injured defenders Adrian Cann and Dicoy Williams. They continue to make progress as they recover from injury, but wont be able to participate fully in pre-season. Winter expects Cann to be the first of the duo ready for action, but that is not expected to be before April at the earliest. Winter arrived in Fort Lauderdale late Friday night to join the rest of his staff at the MLS Combine. The teams new Academy Director Thomas Rongen watched Day 1 of action in Florida along with Reds assistant coach Bob de Klerk and Director of Player Development Paul Mariner. Winter told me Friday that he has no intention of trading either of the First Round SuperDraft picks currently held by his club. Check back on Monday for more detailed thoughts from the Toronto boss regarding his philosophy heading into the SuperDraft. Impact Adding Experienced Coach One other piece of news coming from the Combine at Fort Lauderdale is an addition to the coaching staff in Montreal. The Impact are bringing in Denis Hamlett as an assistant coach. Hamlett knows Impact Head Coach Jesse Marsch very well from their time together at Chicago Fire and his arrival would provide the Expansion Club with another extremely experienced MLS coach amongst its ranks. Hamlett was an assistant coach with Vancouver in 2011 but was released from his role at the end of the season. He spent a decade in Chicago as a coach. TSN 2 will broadcast the 2012 MLS SuperDraft live from Kansas City on Thursday, January 12 at 12pm et/9am pt. Join Luke Wileman for a live chat on TSN.ca. cheap jerseys from china . No matter, the Bulls still won handily. Deng had 19 points, 11 rebounds, nine assists and five steals to lead Chicago to a 97-73 victory over Utah on Friday night that snapped the Bulls two-game skid and kept the Jazz winless. cheap nfl jerseys . -- Ryan Spanglers intense play has fueled Oklahomas growth this season.Australian freestyle skier Dale Begg-Smith saw his moguls career end with a thud on Monday, failing to advance to the finals in Sochi after a hard crash in the second run. Begg-Smith was born in Canada but has competed for Australia since 2001. He won gold in Turin in 2006 then took the silver medal behind Alex Bilodeau four years ago in Vancouver. He took several years off following the last Olympics, but resumed his career in time for Sochi. His opening run wasnt good enough to crack the Top 10 and advance to the semifinal, but he got another chance in the second qualifier. After a hard crash in that attempt, he failed to qualify. That brings an end to his last stab to return to the sport he once dominated. "It was a desperate move to come back this year," he said inn the finish area, a rueful smile on his face. wholesale jerseys. "I was looking for a miraculous performance." Begg-Smith posted a fifth place showing in his first event back this year, but the rest of his results were consistently mediocre. On Monday night, his three years away from competition showed. "I just wasnt feeling it tonight," he said about his run. "The snow was soft and I havent skied on soft snow for four years. I wasnt feeling it, I just got a little bit off." Asked directly if he would ski in the world cup again, he replied simply, "no." As for his future plans, he smiled again: "Im an international man of mystery. Im going to keep you guys guessing." (With files from the Olympic News Service) ' ' '
