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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann stayed with basically the same starting lineup against Costa Rica that opened Fridays 2-1 loss to Mexico but switched to a conventional 4-4-2 formation.Brad Guzan was in goal for Tuesday nights World Cup qualifier at sold-out Estadio Nacional after entering in the 40th minute against Mexico due to Tim Howards right leg injury.Tim Chandler was at right back, John Brooks and Omar Gonzalez in central defense, and Matt Besler at left back. Michael Bradley and Jermaine Jones were in the midfield along with 18-year-old Christian Pulisic and Fabian Johnson, and Jozy Altidore and Bobby Wood were up front.Midfielder Alejandro Bedoya did not dress because of tightness in his left hamstring.Klinsmann started with a 3-4-1-2 formation against Mexico that had Brooks, Gonzalez and Besler as center backs, and Chandler and Johnson as wingers, then switched to a 4-4-2 midway through the first half after Mexico went ahead. Wood tied the score, but Rafa Marquezs goal on an 89th-minute header sent the U.S. to its first home loss in qualifying since 2001.The U.S. entered 0-8-1 in qualifiers at Costa Rica and was in danger of an 0-2 start in the hexagonal, the format for the final round of qualifying in the North and Central American and Caribbean region since the 1998 tournament. Each team plays 10 games in the round, which runs through next October.Costa Rica made three changes from the starting lineup in Fridays 2-0 win at Trinidad and Tobago, when center back Francisco Calvo got hurt and right back Cristian Gamboa was given a yellow card that caused a one-game suspension.Johan Venegas started at forward, Jose Salvatierra took over for Gamboa and Michael Umana for Calvo.The rest of the 5-4-1 formation had Keylor Navas in goal; Kendall Waston and Jhonny Acosta with Umana at center back and Ronald Matarrita at left back.Randall Azofeifa, Celso Borges, Christian Bolanos and Bryan Ruiz were in the midfield, with Venegas up front. Tyler Kroft Jersey . Burris threw two TD passes, including a key 15-yard fourth-quarter strike to Bakari Grant that effectively countered a Toronto comeback bid and led Hamilton to a 33-19 victory. Josh Allen Jersey . Miller finished in two minutes, 6.09 seconds, one day before the first medal race on the Alpine schedule. The 36-year-old American also turned in the top time in Thursdays opening training session. http://www.wholesalebillsjerseys.com/?tag=youth-garrett-mcghin-jersey . Three came down to the fourth quarter while quarterbacks continued to shine in all four games; so important to the overall quality of the game. Cheap Bills Jerseys Authentic . The Montreal Canadiens announced on Friday that the veteran forward will return to the teams line-up on Saturday night when the Habs visit the Nashville Predators. Stephen Hauschka Jersey . The Vancouver coach and an announced sellout crowd of 18,910 watched in dismay as the Canucks lost 7-4 to the New York Islanders on Monday night by squandering a 3-0 lead in the third period. What do you need to know about last nights big stories? Pierre LeBrun gives us his take on the biggest and best.Knights still need a plan: They have a name, the Vegas Golden Knights. Cant wait for that first game versus the Angeles Kings. OK, OK, I get just one joke. In all seriousness, now we need to see if they have a plan. Front-office types from the other 30 teams have speculated to me about how Las Vegas respected general manager George McPhee will build his team. Does he try for instant results, drafting a more veteran team to create a quick buzz in the first season or two? Or does he go young all the way and who cares how many games they lose in the first few years, as long as a Stanley Cup contender is slowly but surely built through the amateur draft? What I can tell you is that the Vegas front office has not answered this question internally. They have two or three more mock expansion drafts left over the next few months to use different methodologies to that end. How they decide to proceed will greatly influence the age and type of player they go after in the expansion draft.Burns stays a Shark: Speaking of Vegas, I think it was a decent bet the Golden Knights would have given Brent Burns a look, had he gone to free agency after the season. Why not, if youre an expansion team in the worlds entertainment capital, looking to add pizzazz to your hockey entry? Burns, one of his snakes hanging around his neck and perhaps a smaller one roaming in his beard, would have been a fascinating character to unleash on Las Vegas. Theres also the fact that he is one of the NHLs top five defensemen. But of course, its for that reason the San Jose Sharks stepped up to ensure their superstar doesnt hit the market July 1, signing Burns on Tuesday to an eight-year, $64 million deal. Now, it didnt long for people to criticize the term, given that Burns is 31 and will be 40 when the deal expires. But the Sharks were justified in doing this for a bunch of reasons, first among them that you simply cannot replacce a player of this unique talent.dddddddddddd Thats like asking the Los Angeles Kings to replace Drew Doughty or the Ottawa Senators to replace Erik Karlsson. It would be one thing if the Sharks thought their Stanley Cup window was closing, but with many of their core players in their prime, the only solution was to pay up to keep Burns in the fold. The fact that the contract does not include a no-movement clause and only a limited no-trade clause also affords the Sharks flexibility on the back end of it. But dont count against Burns playing the entirety of this deal. The dude keeps himself in insane physical condition.Matthews just not scoring: Its hard to believe after I was at opening night in Ottawa and witnessed pure magic in Auston Matthews scoring four goals in his debut that there would be a time when we would see him go 13 games without a goal. But thats where it lies now, after the 19-year-old phenom was left off the score sheet in Tuesdays 2-1 loss by the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Carolina Hurricanes. I also think the past few games have begun to affect his confidence -- I mean, how could it not? But I also see a young player who is doing all kinds of good things elsewhere on the ice. He led the team with five takeaways on Tuesday night, while also putting up seven shot attempts. Many a coach would protect a teenage center by starting him on the wing in the first season or two, in order to limit his responsibilities. Think of the way the Montreal Canadiens brought along Alex Galchenyuk, a winger the first 3? years before finally switching to his natural center in the second half of last season. Matthews is learning how to play 200 feet of ice, while playing mostly with two other rookies in William Nylander and Zach Hyman. No veteran insulation. And thats fine. Matthews is a big boy, hell fight through this. And hell come out of this adversity better for it. ' ' '