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MONTREAL -- A roar went up and Romanian flags waved when Simona Halep finished off the error-prone Madison Keys 7-6 (2), 6-3 in the Rogers Cup final. Halep claimed the title in Canada on her second try, one year after heat stroke forced her to retire from the final in Toronto.I like being here in Montreal at lot, said Halep, seeded fifth and set to jump to No. 3 in the world. With all the Romanians, I felt like at home. Many people were coming every day. It was an amazing atmosphere down there. The man that announced us on the court said two words in Romanian, so that motivated me a lot.Halep has three singles titles this year and 14 overall. She has won nine consecutive matches, including a victory at her home tournament two weeks ago. She called the Bucharest event a small tournament that nonetheless showed she was playing strong tennis.Halep later played in the doubles final, teaming with compatriot Monica Niculescu in a 6-3, 7-6 (5) loss to Russians Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina. Halep was attempting to become the first to sweep the titles at the Rogers Cup since Martina Hingis in 2000.Halep was not the only Romanian athlete in the spotlight of late. She arrived last week in time to take part in the 40th anniversary of the 1976 Montreal Olympics. The star guest was Nadia Comaneci, the Romanian who dazzled the Games with the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics history.When I arrived here first day, I went to that big event for her, Halep said. It motivated me a bit. It feels nice that 40 years later I won here in Montreal. Its a nice thing for Romanians. Im happy that I could do it.Halep outlasted the 10th-seeded Keys in a messy first set and dominated the second in a 1-hour, 16-minute hardcourt match in warm, sunny weather.Keys has the more powerful serve, but the 21-year-old struggled to get in her first attempts. That played to Haleps strength as a strong rallier and baseline player. Keys repeatedly ended rallies with shots into the net as Halep patiently kept the ball in play.I dont think I was serving as well, Keys said. I think it was just a matter of close points here or there.That was really the whole match. I was starting to press a little bit. There were some times when I maybe could have taken a step back and hit a safer ball. I was just going for some shots too early.Keys will climb to ninth in the world, matching her career best. She beat Venus Williams in the third round of the Rogers Cup.I think I played really a pretty good tournament, said Keys, set to play in the Rio Olympics.Halep opted not to go to Rio de Janeiro, so she plans to relax and celebrate for a few days and then prepare for her next WTA event in Cincinnati. Jeremy Hellickson Nationals Jersey .Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone has drawn on his Syracuse connections once again by hiring Rob Moore to take over as receivers coach. Frank Robinson Jersey . James, who turned 29 on Monday, injured his groin Friday during the Heats overtime loss at Sacramento. He sat out the following game, a 108-107 win Saturday in Portland, before coming back to help send the Nuggets to their seventh consecutive loss. https://www.cheapnationals.com/ . The No. 1-ranked Nadal tweaked his back warming up for the Australian Open final, which he lost almost four weeks ago in a major upset against Stanislas Wawrinka. 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The only thing he will promise right now is that both are going to play.Buechele was the standout during spring practice but Swoopes has starting experience over the past two seasons.Its a critical decision for the third-year coach who is 11-14 after two seasons and facing intense pressure to turn the program around and get Texas back to a bowl game.The decision has swirled around the program for months, yet Strong kept deflecting about a dozen quarterback questions in his weekly news conference. He laughed as they became more repetitive.He also sent some mixed signals. Strong said both Buechele and Swoopes will play, but one of them will be the clear starter.Kind of.When we name the QB he is our starter and he will be our starter, Strong said, unless he gets beat out.And then theres the experience factor. Strong loves to praise Buecheles work ethic as a young player, using the basketball teerm gym rat to describe his passion for the game.ddddddddddddhen he notes that as a freshman, Buechele hasnt been here in the spotlight of a nationally televised game between two storied programs.Swoopes has. It didnt go well.After starting most of 2014 when Texas went 6-7, Swoopes beat out Jerrod Heard to the earn the start in the 2015 season-opener at Notre Dame. Texas lost 38-3 and Swoopes lost his job and didnt get it back until Heard got injured late in the season as the Longhorns finished 5-7.Texas hired new offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert, giving all the quarterbacks a fresh start. Buechele made the most of it by enrolling early and participating in spring drills. He emerged -- at least publicly -- as the favorite to start this season with 299 yards passing a pair of touchdowns in one half of the spring scrimmage.But clearly Swoopes has done enough behind closed-door practices to make a case to be the senior starter.Strong said his team will know who the starter is this week even if the fans dont.We really have no idea, linebacker Malik Jefferson said. We go to practice every day and see both. ' ' '