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MARSEILLE, France -- When Cristiano Ronaldo failed to deliver, it fell to an 18-year-old newcomer starting his first game to help Portugal reach the semifinals of the European Championship.Teenager Renato Sanches had a coming-of-age outing for Portugal, scoring with a stunning shot from distance to cancel out Robert Lewandowskis early goal for Poland, and then converting his penalty in Thursdays shootout.At 18 years and 316 days old, Sanches became the youngest player to score in a knockout round at the continental competition, quite a way to return the trust placed in him by coach Fernando Santos on his first start of the tournament.Things werent going our way and I called Renato to change something. and we were lucky enough to have him score, Santos said. He played a great game. He is still growing and has a lot to offer. He will be a better player in the future.Ronaldos teammates then searched him out in the second half, while their captain let them down with a series of misses.Ricardo Quaresma had to seal a victory again after coming off the bench, stepping up to score the decisive penalty in the shootout following Rui Patricios outstanding save to deny Jakub Blaszczykowski. Five days earlier, Quaresma had scored in extra time to give Portugal a 1-0 win over Croatia in the last 16.However, he would never have had to be the teams savior a second time if Ronaldo had shown his usual ruthlessness in front of goal.Ronaldo appeared to get rattled after the Real Madrid forward fired Nanis pass into the side netting, giving Polands supporters a chance to mock with him chants about his Spanish league rival, Lionel Messi.And it only got worse when he failed to connect with three passes that teammates set up for him in scoring positions during the latter stages of the match.Despite the missed chances, Santos strongly defended Ronaldos performance.Cristiano played an amazing game, Santos said. People always focus on Cristiano because he has to score, but he has been playing amazing football.More likely, it was the latest instalment in his up-and-down time at Euro 2016.Ronaldo has reached three milestones in France. He surpassed Luis Figos record of 127 appearances to become Portugals most capped player, set a record for final appearances with 19, and became the only player to ever score in four different editions of the tournament.But the three-time world player of the year has also lost his composure at times, both on and off the pitch, and his two strikes against Hungary are his only goals in five matches so far.All eyes now will be on his next chance to redeem himself, against either Belgium or Wales in Lyon on July 6. Colorado Avalanche Gear . PETERSBURG, Fla. Avalanche Jerseys 2021 . Both players have lower body injuries that will keep them out of the lineup until at least January 31, which is the first game they can be activated from IR. https://www.cheapavalanche.com/ . 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THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands -- Shakayla Thomas picked the right time to come up with her first double-double of the season.Thomas had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 10 Florida State pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Michigan 76-62 on Saturday in the final day of the Paradise Jam tournament.Imani Wright added 19 points, Ivey Slaughter had 15 and Leticia Romero 10 for the Seminoles (6-1), who won their third straight game.We just had to come together as a team, and keep the momentum, Thomas said after her fourth career double-double. It was all about our momentum. We had it on the court, and all about staying positive. Even when we got down, we just got back on defense and started working.Katelynn Flaherty scored 18 points, Kysre Gondrezick added 17 and Hallie Thome 13 for the Wolverines (6-1), who fell behind in the second quarter but stayed close until the Seminoles opened the fourth quarter with a 16-8 run.Theyre a really tough team to guard, Florida State coach Sue Semrau said. But we did a great job of fighting through the fatiguee.dddddddddddd We did a much better job of rebounding the ball. Shakayla rebounded the heck out of the ball.Thomas layup with 2:54 left capped the run, putting Florida State up 69-56.We just went on a scoring drought, Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico said. I dont know if we got worn down a little bit or what. We started to press a little bit and started to force things instead of sharing the ball. We were in a great spot, we just didnt come out the way we needed to.BIG PICTUREMichigan: Snaps the Wolverines six-game winning streak, the second straight year theyve opened the season 6-0, and drops their record against No. 10 teams to 0-11.Florida State: Keeps the Seminoles unbeaten since losing to No. 2 Connecticut as they played the first of two straight games against Big Ten opponents.UP NEXTMichigan: At Georgia Tech in the Big 10-ACC Challenge on Thursday.Florida State: At Minnesota in the Big 10-ACC Challenge on Wednesday. ' ' '