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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Ashley Wagner comes off a strong season. Jason Brown comes off a wasted one.So both Americans are at much different junctures in their careers as they begin the Grand Prix season this weekend at Skate America in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.Wagner brought home the first U.S. womens medal in a decade at the world championships this year when she grabbed silver. The three-time U.S. champion and 2014 Olympic team bronze medalist believes she needs to build off of that silver medal, not gloat about it.This season is, I think, a very important season for me, because I got so much momentum coming off that world silver medal, the 25-year-old Wagner said. It was huge for my career. Something I kind of have to make sure is I keep my focus. I cant rely on going into competitions being a world silver medalist. Its something I have, but it is the past.My focus is getting to worlds and getting back on that podium.Skate America, which begins Friday, is a good place to start. Shell face current U.S. champion Gracie Gold (fourth at Sochi) and three-time world winner Mao Asada of Japan as the six-event series begins. For Wagner -- and Gold -- the goal is to perform well enough to get to the Grand Prix Final in Marseille in December. A win in suburban Chicago would nearly assure that.I would love to establish myself as the leading U.S. lady, Wagner says. In order to do that, I need to put out two solid programs.Brown didnt get the opportunity to do that last season. His quick rise through the figure skating ranks -- from the junior level in 2013 to Olympic team bronze medalist at Sochi to U.S. champ in 2015 -- took a detour.Brown barely competed last season because of lower back pain that began plaguing him at Skate America. The always bubbly skater tried to take a positive approach to being off the ice.I look at it as more experience, said the 21-year-old Brown. Whats it like missing out on part of a season, when you dont get to do as many consistent drills because your body is rehabbing? At the same time, youre having the confidence you can do it. So you are finding other places to get that confidence.I looked at it as gaining experience rather than missing out on more and more events. I never looked at it as a negative. ... This is another opportunity for me to grow and gain experience in a different way.He won the U.S. International Classic last month in Salt Lake City. The Skate America field is stronger, with Shoma Uno and Daisuke Murakami of Japan, Maxim Kovtun of Russia and Jin Boyang of China.Brown is from nearby Highland Park, and he has been doing work with Ronald McDonald House in the Chicago area. Not only is he thrilled to be back competing, but hes extra jacked-up -- hard to imagine with him -- that its a home game.Im excited to get to perform at home and head home, and get to perform in that hometown environment, said Brown, adding hell have definitely over 30, maybe like 50, including relatives and family friends in his rooting section.I think there could even be more. The family/friend/family tree goes on and on. The Browns are coming and they are ready to cheer. Fake Jerseys 2019 . You can watch the game live on TSN at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. The Flyers had won seven of eight before dropping their last two outings on consecutive days over the weekend. Philadelphia was handed a 6-3 loss by the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon before dropping a 4-1 decision to the Rangers the following night in New York City. Fake Jerseys Free Shipping . Down by seven with 90 seconds left in regulation, thats where they looked comfortable. http://www.fakejersey.com/ . 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Draymond Green should have been called for a foul on a decisive steal of Anthony Davis with 4.5 seconds left in the Golden State Warriors 113-109 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday, according to the NBA.The leagues Last Two Minute Report -- which assesses each call made in the final two minutes of any game within five points -- deemed that Greens steal of the ball was legal but that he puts two hands on Davis back and bunches his jersey in a hand, which should have resulted in a personal foul. The Warriors were up two, 111-109, when the play occurred.Davis earned a technical foul -- his second of the season -- while protesting immediately after the call was made.It is what it is, Davis said Wednesday after reviewing the game film but before the Last Two Minute Report was released. Cant do nothing about it now.Green tweeted his reaction to the NNBAs decision.ddddddddddddThe Pelicans were held scoreless over the final 4:45 of the game, and they earned just two points on their final 11 offensive possessions.I knew he wanted to drive left, Green said of Davis on Tuesday night. Thats always when hes on that block. He probably go left 85 percent of the time on that block. So I knew he wanted to go that way. So once he opened up, which is what he do on that block, I just took a swipe at the ball.The call was the only one deemed incorrect in the game report, which was released on Wednesday.The loss marked the Pelicans eighth in their past 10 games and dropped them to 8-18 on the season. The Warriors lead the NBA at 22-4.ESPNs Ethan Sherwood Strauss contributed to this report. ' ' '