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MONTREAL - In his first two and half seasons, Calum Mallace was a bit player for the Montreal Impact.But things can change quickly in sports.Suddenly, with injuries and personnel changes, the Scottish-born Mallace has become a regular defensive midfielder with the Major League Soccer club through the final weeks of a rough season for the 6-18-6 Impact.And he is staking a claim for regular work next year as well.There are some injuries now and thats obviously going in my favour, the 24-year-old said Wednesday. Im trying to take advantage of that.After starting only two games through the first five months, Mallace has now been in the first 11 in six matches in a row, and seven of the last eight. He has appeared in nine straight games.An imposing figure at six-foot-three, he has brought an energetic, physical game to the defensive midfielder position. And he scored his first MLS goal along the way at New England.It helped that designated player Hernan Bernardello joined Mexican club Cruz Azul in mid-season, and that Colin Warner was traded to Toronto FC.When team captain Patrice Bernier returned with an injury from a stint with Canadas national team in August, it left a void at the back of midfield that Mallace was eager to fill.Hes got opportunities and thats what its all about, said coach Frank Klopas. Sometimes injuries occur and players get chances to play and hes taking advantage of that.Hes done well. He can always improve at times making better decisions with the ball, but hes had some very good games in the middle for us.For the first time since he was drafted in the second round, 20th overall, by Montreal in 2012, Mallace looks like he has found his niche.He was used sparingly at fullback as a rookie under coach Jesse Marsch in Montreals MLS expansion year. And when it didnt get any better under Marco Schallibaum last season, he was loaned out Minnesota United of the NASL for the rest of the campaign.With former Chicago Fire boss Klopas in charge this season, Mallace turned up at training camp determined to earn a spot in the midfield. It took most of the season, but hes finally getting his shot.Over the last few games Ive been getting my confidence up, said Mallace. Im showing that Im a player in this league that can play game in, game out, and can play with confidence in the middle of the field.I can keep the ball for the team, win tackles, distribute the ball and get forward and maybe get some assists and score some goals.With three head coaches in as many seasons, there have been wild shifts in the fortunes of several players, who are favoured by one coach only to be shunned by the next or vice versa.Mallace described his path as steady but upwards.Its been a long run, he siad. When youre young and youre not playing in this league, its difficult. I made that decision last year to go on loan and I think it helped me on and off the field, and helped me grow as a player.This year, Ive got the most minutes of my career and I think Im making the most of it.Mallace was born in Torphichen in West Lothian, Scotland, and his family moved to Mendota Heights, Minn., when he was nine. Only a trace of a Scottish accent remains.He made his mark in soccer at Marquette University, where he was Big East midfielder of the year in 2011.When Montreal participated it its first MLS SuperDraft in 2012, all the attention went to first overall pick Andrew Wenger, a big, fast forward from Duke University who never quite found his groove and was traded this season to Philadelphia for striker Jack McInerney.Now Mallace has to keep the niche he has carved for himself through the inevitable personnel changes that will come this winter. Also, Bernier is due back from his injury soon, and Klopas will have to decide whether to use them as a twosome at the back of midfield or relegate one of them to the bench.Either way, Mallace has had a string of consecutive games to show what he can do.I want to be a player every week, said Mallace. Not will he be in the squad? I want it to be: Thats our guy in the middle for next year. Vapormax Womens Clearance . Raymond, 31, started 15 regular-season games for the Stamps in 2013, racking up 51 tackles. He also returned two kickoffs for 79 yards including a 61-yarder. Cheap Vapormax Womens . Fielder ended 4-for-5 with a solo homer, while Avila was 4-for-4 with two runs scored for the Tigers, who put the brakes on a three-game skid and rebounded from a loss in Mondays opener. Victor Martinez and Austin Jackson both contributed two hits, an RBI and a run scored as Detroit maintained its healthy lead atop the AL Central. http://www.clearancevapormax.com/cheap-o...-clearance.html. 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Sims threw touchdown passes of 87 yards to Kenyan Drake on the opening play and 79 to Cooper later in the first quarter. Still, 400 yards for an Alabama offence known more in the past for bruising running games? "I didnt think it was possible," Sims said. "I just try to take what I take and what the defence gives me, and just try to trust my guys that theyre going to be there." Cooper, who came in leading the nation in receptions, caught 10 passes for 201 yards and three touchdowns. He broke Dennis Homans 47-year-old record of 18 career touchdown catches. The Tides turnovers and miscues kept the game close into the fourth quarter. Alabamas 645 total yards was the most the Gators have allowed. The previous high was Nebraskas 629 yards in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl. Sims was 23-of-33 passing with four touchdowns, and was already up to 335 by halftime. That placed him a yard shy of the Tides Top 10 passing games. "People have to respect his passing," Tide coach Nick Saban said. "He has made too many plays for people not to respect him as a passer." Derrick Henry gained 111 yards on 20 rushes. Sims deflected much of the credit, saying that when you have Alabamas offensive line, receivers and tailbacks, "Youre bound to have a good game." The Gators offence wasnt much more successful than its defence. Floridas Jeff Driskel was harassed and ineffective passing. He was 9-of-28 passing for 93 yards and was intercepted twice while the offence produced just 200 yards. Driskel did run for 59 yards, but it got sso bad that Florida legend Emmitt Smith called for the quarterbacks benching on Twitter.dddddddddddd Demarcus Robinson, who had 15 catches in an overtime win over Kentucky, was held to two receptions for 14 yards. Florida failed in its bid for a statement-making performance after a 4-8 season and to perhaps lift coach Will Muschamp, whose mentor Saban was on the opposite sideline, from the hot seat. The Tides blunders kept the game from being even more lopsided. "We had our chances and we didnt do it," Muschamp said. "Thats the frustrating thing." It was all Alabama after Driskels 14-yard touchdown run tied the game at 21-21 early in the third quarter. That came two plays after Neiron Ball got his left hand on a Sims throw at the line and Antonio Morrison scooped it up for a 20-yard return. All three of the Gators touchdowns came after turnovers. "Obviously everybody that watched the game could tell that there were some things that we did extremely well and some things (that) were pretty sloppy," Saban said. "But I thought in the second half we really controlled the game." Alabama answered the tying score with a 16-play drive sustained despite two penalties and a sack. Henry dodged a couple of defenders for a 29-yard catch on third-and-23 and scored on a 3-yard run on the next play with 5:27 left in the third quarter. "We didnt make the plays and they did," Driskel said. "We didnt get it done. Its a matter of execution. "It was a game of big plays. Alabama had a lot more than us." The Tide did get a scare when Sims went to the locker room after getting hurt on a 24-yard run late in the third quarter. He appeared to be clutching his right shoulder on the sideline but played again. Sims returned shortly after backup Jake Coker hit Cooper for a 4-yard touchdown and received a big ovation as he sprinted across the field to the sideline and congratulated Coker with Alabama having just extended its lead to 35-21. Saban said Sims had a bruised right shoulder, but the Tide has an open date next week to heal. ' ' '