One series. Four teams. Four new captains.The inaugural Netball Quad Series opens on Saturday with new skippers at the helm of competing powerhouses New Zealand, Australia, England and South Africa.Silver Ferns enforcer Katrina Grant stands in for the absent Casey Kopua, while Diamonds defender Clare McMeniman does the same for the rested Laura Geitz.Proteas midcourter Bongi Msomi also holds the fort for incumbent captain Maryka Holtzhausen, who was felled by a knee injury on the eve of the series.Roses veteran Ama Agbeze was named England team captain in April and has already led the side through Mays Netball Europe tournament.Its been a long road, a very long road, Agbeze said on Thursday.Ive experienced lots of things, been to lots of places and met lots of people, and Im still here.McMeniman, who led the Diamonds in Geitzs absence in their 3-0 series whitewash over England in January, was clear on what style of leadership she preferred.She hoped to make the most of the experience.Im quite direct and honest, I like to be myself and I dont pretend to be anyone else, the 31-year-old Queensland Firebirds star said.I like to hold people accountable for what theyre meant to be doing, to drive standards, and I can be a stickler for the rules.Grant, who also skippers club side Central Pulse, said shed transfer some of the lessons learned in Wellington to the international stage.Vice-captain Laura Langman would be a constant point of reference.This is an amazing bunch of girls to lead, so Im very privileged to have the honour of doing that, the 29-year-old Grant said.Ill still be the same me, the same leader.The tournament starts off in Auckland with Australia meeting South Africa, before the Silver Ferns try to make home advantage count against the Roses.None of the captains took their opponents for granted, with the Diamonds on red alert for the Proteas high-octane approach.We dont have much exposure to them but theyre only going to have strengthened their skills and line-up, McMeniman said.In that situation its about focusing on our own game style.Grant was equally mindful of Englands strengths.Theyve come a very long way and we had some close games against them in the World Championships, Grant said.Theyll start strong and we need to be wary of that, and stick to what we do and know best.Msomi, 28, couldnt wait to tussle with the worlds best.Were looking forward to the challenges ahead, to seeing what will come out of this, Msomi said. Glenn Anderson Rangers Jersey . -- Ken Appleby made 32 saves for his first shutout of the season to lead the Oshawa Generals to a 2-0 win over the Belleville Bulls on Wednesday in Ontario Hockey League action. Filip Chytil Rangers Jersey . Reigning world champion Eve Muirhead of Scotland opened with a 12-2 rout of Winnipegs Jennifer Jones in a battle of teams bound for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. http://www.rangershockeyonlineshop.com/brady-skjei-hockey-jersey/ . Pierce was ejected in the third quarter of Indianas 103-86 win Monday. George Hill stole a bad pass and was going in for a layup, and Pierce hustled back and appeared to be trying to wrap him up. Mika Zibanejad Rangers Jersey . The Celtics closed out their first preseason under Stevens on Wednesday night with a 101-97 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, who rested a lot of their lineup including former Celtics Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. Wayne Gretzky Rangers Jersey . This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season. ORLANDO, Fla. -- Larry Brihm Jr. and Akevious Williams teamed up to lead Bethune-Cookman to its sixth-straight Florida Classic victory over Florida A&M with a 39-19 win on Saturday.The Wildcats (4-5, 4-3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) have ended the last six seasons with victories over FAU in the Florida showdown.Brihm was 21 of 27 for 270 yards and a touchdown for the Wildcats. He left the game with an ankle injury at the end of the third quarter and was replaced by Williams, who aadded touchdown runs of 11 and 44 yards.ddddddddddddJamaruz Thompkins ran for two touchdowns, helping Bethune-Cookman roll up 419 yards of total offense.Ryan Stanley was held to just 84 yards on 11-of-25 passing for the Rattlers (4-7, 4-4)Running back Devin Bowers threw the Rattlers only touchdown to tight end Desmond Noird, who ran 27 yards for a touchdown. ' ' '