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Chris Sanderson is gone but the memory of his gutsy goaltending for Canada at the 2010 world lacrosse championship while coping with brain cancer will endure. Rob Gronkowski Jersey . Sanderson, a champion on and off the field, died Thursday. He was 38. "What Chris Sanderson had to overcome physically and mentally to play one more time for his teammates and for Canada is something I will never forget," said Dean French, the teams executive director. Sanderson not only helped Canada win silver in Manchester, England, he was named best goaltender for the third time in the four quadrennial tournaments in which he took part. Hed been a star on the 2006 team that upset the United States to win the world title for Canada for the first time in 28 years. "Canada has been represented by some of the greatest players to ever play lacrosse and Chris Sanderson is the greatest national team player of them all," said 2010 head coach David Huntley. "He has been the leader of our team since 1998 and we will miss him greatly." Chris is survived in New Jersey by his wife, Brogann, and daughters Stevie, 6, and Clementine, 4, by his parents Phil and Sue Sanderson of Orangeville, Ont., and by the extended Sanderson family that has been so vitally involved in Canadas national summer sport for many years. "Chris passed away this morning at 2 a.m. surrounded by family," Brogann said in a post on the familys journal at the caringbridge.org. A legion of supporters followed his battle with cancer that began after the first symptoms in July 2008. Initial surgery was on Dec. 22, 2008, and the prognosis was not good. "It was pretty dire," he recalled in a subsequent interview. "I was given nine to 12 months to live -- best-case scenario -- but one per cent survive the brain tumours and we could be that one per cent. We took that as a challenge. After that point, we didnt want to hear numbers and percentages from the doctors anymore. We set out to beat this thing. A big part of this was lacrosse." He set Manchester 2010 as a goal to work towards. After travelling to New Westminster, B.C., for his induction into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in November 2009, he organized his treatment schedule so hed be in the best possible condition to again compete in the world tournament, and he was so good in workouts that he was named No. 1 goalie. His dedication to the team and his sense of humour made him one of the most popular players. "This tournament and this group of guys has allowed me to be honest about my situation," he said on the eve of the game for gold. "They were interested and open about talking about my cancer, which has been unusual. "A lot of people avoid the conversation. These guys werent afraid to tackle it and wanted to hear about it. That took a lot of pressure off me. It allowed me to focus on lacrosse." Canada led by one in the fourth quarter but lost 12-10 to the Americans. Afterwards, and amazingly given his cancer history, Chris was talking about setting a new goal. "Maybe itll be the 2014 world championship," he said. "To be honest, I think my wife might kill me before the cancer if I told her that but, just being honest to myself, itll probably be something like the 2014 games." Teammates could only hope hed make it. "Chris is the best international goalie in the history of the tournament," said 2006 and 2010 national team defenceman Brodie Merrill. "He thrived in the world championships. They brought the best out of him. "What separated Chris as a goalie was his presence in the net. Chris was such a great communicator, constantly directing the play. It was like having a coach on the field. You felt confident playing in front of Chris. He would make jokes during the course of the play to keep everyone loose. Sometimes he subtly poked fun at opponents with his quick wit. "He was so savvy outside the cage, often throwing behind-the-back passes and scurrying around the cage in man-down situations. He had unbelievable stick skills." It was Sanderson who convinced Merrill and others from their shared hometown of Orangeville to add the field game to a mostly box lacrosse repertoire. "He had a profound impact on me personally," says Merrill. "He took us under his wing and was a friend and mentor. "Getting a chance to play with Chris and win a gold medal with him was a dream come true. And if you trace the recent explosion of popularity of Canadian field lacrosse, Chris was a major catalyst. His impact on Canadian field lacrosse will be felt for many years. Im forever in debt to Chris and will miss him terribly." Chris did well in the indoor game, too, helping the Orangeville Jr. A team win the Canadian championship in 1993 and 1995. He was a member of the 2001 National Lacrosse League-champion Philadelphia Wings and until just recently was their goaltending coach. "This is a very sad day for all Wings fans, Wings players, coaches, management and ownership," said Wings co-owner and president Michael French. "Chris leadership, spirit and sense of humour were just some of his wonderful traits he possessed. As a fellow Canadian I am eternally grateful for all he did for our national team and our sport." On the field, besides his Team Canada heroics, he helped Virginia to two NCAA Final Four field lacrosse tournaments. He operated lacrosse businesses after starting a family in New Jersey. In March 2011, a small tumour was found just below Chriss original tumour in the left temporal lobe. More treatments and further surgery followed. His condition worsened in recent weeks and Brogann updated Chris journal at caringbridge.org earlier this week under the ominous heading of Time To Say Goodbye. "He is still conscious but minimally responsive and I just pray that he feels little pain and so much love," she wrote. Memories of his last Team Canada experience linger. Just before the 2010 title game, Canadas players warmed up for at least 15 minutes before the U.S. side made its appearance by marching in military-style formation behind the Stars and Stripes from an adjacent field. Chris competitive spirit rose up as he put on his game face while standing alone on a sideline. "You guys going to show up and play?" he yelled. "Come on, come on." Back at Pearson International Airport in Toronto at a rail link to a parking lot, Chris left the group he was with to walk cross the platform and extend a hand to a writer. "Thanks for all those stories about the team," he said. The site of Chris holding his stick high to be in position to make a save in Canadas crease is an indelible image. Nate Solder Jersey . 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Geathers returns to the Lions after a one-year absence following a serious knee injury in 2010.Unable to work out an extension with James Harden, the Oklahoma City Thunder traded the Sixth Man of the Year to the Houston Rockets on Saturday night, breaking up the young core of the Western Conference champions. The Thunder acquired guards Kevin Martin and Jeremy Lamb, two first-round picks and a second-round pick in the surprising deal. Oklahoma City also sent centre Cole Aldrich and forwards Daequan Cook and Lazar Hayward to Houston. The Oct. 31 deadline to extend Harden or allow him to become a restricted free agent next July had been hanging over the Thunder from the moment they reported to training camp. "We wanted to sign James to an extension, but at the end of the day, these situations have to work for all those involved. Our ownership group again showed their commitment to the organization with several significant offers," Thunder general manager Sam Presti said in a statement. "We were unable to reach a mutual agreement, and therefore executed a trade that capitalized on the opportunity to bring in a player of Kevins calibre, a young talent like Jeremy and draft picks, which will be important to our organizational goal of a sustainable team." The small-market Thunder had already signed Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka to long-term deals, and apparently realized Harden was going to want a bigger salary than they would offer. The Thunder got back a good scorer in Martin, who has averaged 18.4 points in his eight NBA seasons, and a promising young player in Lamb, the No. 12 pick in the draft who helped Connecticut win the 2011 NCAA championship. He led Houstons summer league team in scoring with 20 points per game. But Harden was a huge part of Oklahoma Citys success and had said he might even be open to sacrifice dollars in order to stay with the Thunder. But theyve been unwilling to climb into the luxury tax, which will only become harsher under the new collective bargaining agreement. Harden averaged 16.8 points and 3.7 assists last season, and joined Durant and Westbrook on the U.S. mens Olympic team. Chandler Jones Jersey. He struggled badly in Oklahoma Citys loss to Miami in the NBA Finals, but the Thunder felt good about their chances of getting back there with another year of experience for their young stars, all 24 or younger. However, Yahoo Sports reported that Harden turned down a four-year contract worth about $52 million, and the Thunder moved quickly to trade him after that. The Rockets rebuilt their roster in the off-season and hoped to land Dwight Howard. Houston traded or released just about every veteran except Martin, who was in the final year of his contract and due about $13 million this season. Martin averaged 17.1 points and 2.8 assists last season, his eighth in the NBA and third in Houston. He missed the last 26 games last season with a shoulder injury, though he also developed a rift with Houston coach Kevin McHale late in the season. The Rockets have until Wednesday to sign Harden to the extension that Oklahoma City couldnt. "While I never like having to send out quality players like Kevin Martin and Jeremy Lamb, this trade gives us a chance to make an immediate impact on the future of our franchise moving forward," Rockets owner Leslie Alexander said. "James Harden was part of Team USAs gold medal team at the London Olympics and is one of the most skilled shooting guards in the NBA." New Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin also chimed in about the trade on Twitter. "Really sad to see Kmart and JLamb go," Lin wrote. "...both class acts and great teammates. Welcome Harden, Cook, Aldrich and Hayward to Houston!!" Houston collected draft picks while it was making a flurry of deals, part of a package to offer Orlando for Howard. The Rockets traded point guard Kyle Lowry to Toronto for a lottery-protected first-round pick, one of Oklahoma Citys acquisitions on Saturday night. The other first-round pick was acquired by Houston when it traded Jordan Hill to the Los Angeles Lakers last March. The second-round pick came to the Rockets in a deal that sent guard Courtney Lee to Boston. ' ' '