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It was a mixed day for Australians in the NFL, with offensive lineman David Yankey cut by the Carolina Panthers and defensive end Adam Gotsis making the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos.The Panthers announced on Saturday they had released Yankey, a 198cm tall, 141kg Sydney-born guard.It came just days after the San Francisco 49ers cut another Australian offensive lineman, Blake Muir.NFL teams had to reduce their squads from 75 to 53 on Saturday, ahead of Thursdays opening of the regular season.Yankeys release spoils an Aussie against Aussie match-up in Thursdays Super Bowl repeat to start the season between Gotsis champion Broncos against the runner-up Panthers.Australia will still be well represented in the NFL this season with Gotsis and punters Brad Wing (New York Giants), Jordan Berry (Pittsburgh Steelers) and Lachlan Edwards (New York Jets).Gotsis, a 195cm tall, 127kg rookie defensive end, is a rising star in the NFL, surviving Saturdays cuts to cement a place in the Broncos, who were ranked the No.1 defensive team in the NFL last year.Another Panther player cut on Saturday and well known to Australian sports fans was Eric Wallace, an American who made the jump from US college basketball to the AFL in 2012, where he was signed by North Melbourne.Wallace was attempting to make the Panthers as a tight end.Yankey was a two-time All-American selection during his four-year stint with Stanford University, but struggled after being drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in 2014 and waived by the team ahead of the 2015 season.The Panthers signed Yankey to a futures contract in January, but he faced a tough task to make the team as cutting the Australian did not cost the team money and eat into their salary cap compared to other contracted players.A year ago Australias main focus at the 53-man roster deadline was NRL convert Jarryd Hayne, who made the 49ers.Hayne, who quit the 49ers in the off season in a failed attempt to make the Fiji rugby sevens Olympic team before returning to the NRL with the Gold Coast Titans, may have made the NFL team again.Haynes biggest rival at the 49ers for punt and kick return, Bruce Ellington, was ruled out for the season earlier this week with a torn hamstring.In the off season Australia had 10 potential NFL players, but Hayne defected and Yankey, Muir, punter Tom Hackett (New York Jets), kicker Brad Craddock (Cleveland Browns) and former AFL player and cornerback hopeful Joel Wilkinson (Arizona Cardinals) were cut. Matt Harpring Jersey . -- If this was Aaron Gordons final home game at Arizona, and it almost certainly was, then he went out in style. Jameer Nelson Jersey . While hell be dialed in to that tournament on a course he loves, you can forgive him if his eyes glance down the calendar just a bit, towards April. https://www.cheapmagiconline.com/308i-grant-hill-jersey-magic.html . 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. Nick Anderson Jersey .J. Ellis hit two-run homers and the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 4-0 Saturday night. D. J. Augustin Jersey .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. STORRS, Conn. -- The former longtime head coach of the Connecticut Huskies ice hockey team, who transitioned the program to Division I status, has died. Bruce Marshall was 54.The University of Connecticut and New Hampshires Franklin Pierce University, where he was the current head hockey coach, said Marshall died Saturday.A four-year letter winner in the UConn hockey program himself, Marshall became the teams third coach in 1988, just three years after he graduated.Under his leadership, the Huskies posted 20 wins in their inaugural Division I year, and in 2000 they won the Metro Athletic Conference title.ddddddddddddarshall resigned in 2013.Franklin Pierce said Marshall had already laid the groundwork for the current mens ice hockey team in only his first year as head coach.Marshall was born in Massachusetts. He leaves behind four children. ' ' '