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MIAMI -- Bartolo Colon took his thumping on an emotional night with grace, and only regretted that Jose Fernandez didnt get the win.Colon allowed a season-high seven runs in 2 1/3 innings, and the New York Mets lost 7-3 to the grieving Miami Marlins on Monday.New Yorks loss tightened the NL wild-card standings, but the playoff race was temporarily overshadowed by a succession of heart-tugging moments as the Marlins mourned the death of Fernandez in a boat accident early Sunday.It was very difficult for everything theyre going through, Colon said through an interpreter. Its very difficult for me, too, because it was someone that I had some sort of relationship with. Jose looked up to me, and we got along well.Colon gave up a homer to Dee Gordon leading off the first inning, and by the third the score was 7-0.It was great for them that they were able to win, Colon said. You know what, though, I really would have enjoyed it if it was Jose who got the win over me.Fernandez had been scheduled to pitch for Miami.The blowout was a big change for the Mets, who began the week on a stretch of outscoring opponents 25-0 over a two-game span. New York still leads the San Francisco Giants by a half-game for the top spot in the wild-card race.I know (tonight was) all for Jose and the memory of Jose, but I like to win, Mets manager Terry Collins said. This night is over, and hopefully we can get back to do what we do and start winning some baseball games.The left-handed-hitting Gordon paid tribute to Fernandez by stepping to the plate in the first inning as a righty.That was incredible, Colon said. He did that in honor of his teammate.After one pitch, Gordon switched to his customary left side, and pulled a 2-0 delivery from Colon into the upper deck for his first homer of the season.The improbable clout brought tears, even from Gordon. After crossing the plate Gordon tapped his chest and waved toward the sky, and sobbed as teammates hugged him in the dugout.Even the Mets appreciated what Gordons homer meant.I saw him crying when he rounded first base, Mets catcher Travis dArnaud said. I was crying too.Each of the Marlins wore black jerseys bearing Fernandezs No. 16 and name, a tribute they had suggested. Slugger Giancarlo Stanton delivered an emotional speech as the entire team gathered at the mound moments before the game, and then contributed a hit, a run and a running, lunging backhanded catch in right field to rob Jay Bruce.PREGAMEThe pregame ceremony included a slow, solemn solo trumpet rendition of Take Me Out to the Ballgame. Following the national anthem, Collins led his Mets across the field to share hugs with the Marlins. The mood was such that Miami batting coach Barry Bonds even hugged each of the umpires.This is bigger than baseball tonight, Collins said. This kid touched a lot of people; he touched the game. There were a lot of people affected by what happened.TRAINERS ROOMMets: RHP Noah Syndergaard, who missed Saturdays start with strep throat, was cleared to pitch Tuesday. ... LHP Steven Matz (shoulder) was examined by a doctor Monday and isnt expected to pitch this week, making it unlikely hell be available in the postseason.UP NEXTSyndergaard (13-9, 2.63 ERA) is scheduled to start Tuesday against RHP Tom Koehler (9-12, 4.02 ERA). Syndergaard lasted only 3 2/3 innings in his most recent start.Air Force 1 Norge . Thats about all he can do right now, so hes trying not to think about when he might be able to play again for the Los Angeles Lakers. Nike Air Force 1 Billig . A big centre with all the tools to be an elite player, Johansen paced the Blue Jackets with a standout game Saturday night. He had a goal and two assists for a career-high three points as Columbus beat the New York Islanders 5-2 to snap a five-game losing streak. http://www.airforce1norge.com/air-force-1-dame-norge.html . -- Kyrie Irvings last-minute 3-pointer helped seal another victory for Cleveland -- and the Cavaliers longest winning streak since LeBron James left. Air Force 1 Herre Norge .C. -- Rodney Hood connected from all over the court while freshman Jabari Parker was busy swatting shots and scoring in transition. Nike Blazer Norge . JOHNS, N.Former Sri Lanka and Canada wicketkeeper-batsman Pubudu Dassanayake has been appointed USAs coach by ICC Americas. The ICC regional body also appointed Eric Parthen as the new Project Manager to oversee the strategic plan to grow cricket in the USA.I am delighted to have been given the opportunity to coach USA, especially at what is an exciting time for USA cricket, Dassanayake said. I believe there is a great deal of talent here; it will just require hard work from everyone involved to get the best out of these players and hopefully see US cricket progress to higher honours.Our initial focus is on preparing the senior team for the WCL Division 4 event in LA next month. That is the first step on what I hope will be a successful journey.Dassanayake played 11 Tests and 16 ODIs for Sri Lanka in 1993 and 1994. He moved to Canada in 2001 and represented the Canada national team in 2005 and 2006, captaining them in the Intercontinental Cup. After retiring, he served as Canadas national coach from 2007 to 2011, and Nepals national coach from 2011 to 2015. Along with captain Paras Khadka, Dassanayake has been credited with lifting Nepals fortunes in their rise from WCL Division Four to the top flight of Associate cricket in the WCL Championship.Nepal also qualified for their first major ICC tournament during Dassanayakes tenure, reaching the 2014 World T20 in Bangladesh where they recorded wins over Hong Kong and Afghanistan. He stepped down from the Nepal role in October 2015, citing personal reasons. He moved back to his home base in Canada but briefly returned to Nepal in a consultancy coaching role for the teams WCL Championship wins over Namibia in April and their tour of England in July ahead of WCL Championship fixtures in the Netherlands in August.Dassanayake was shortlisted as a finalist for the USA coachiing job in July and confirmed his interest in the role to ESPNcricinfo during a USA 30-man national squad camp in Florida, where he attended in a guest coaching capacity during a series of training sessions as well as two 50-over intrasquad matches to familiarize himself even more with the team ahead of his anticipated appointment.dddddddddddd. Nepal, they were from Division Four to Division One and played a World Cup and I want to do the same for USA, he said.Dassanayake also traveled to St Vincent in August where he coached an ICC Americas combined U-19 squad in the WICB Regional U-19 tournament. He is expected to be in New York this weekend where a New York invitational XI, which includes ten USA national squad players, will be playing two 50-over matches against a Marylebone Cricket Club touring side on September 10-11. He will also be in place to lead USAs five-day national team camp in Indianapolis from September 17-21, which includes two 50-over matches against the same MCC tourists as well as three days of intrasquad training and trial games.Parthen, who has previously served as Executive Director of USA Boxing and Chief Executive of USA Taekwondo, will be tasked with overseeing the implementation of plans to expand cricket in the USA. Since July 2013, Parthen served as the executive director of the El Pomar Youth Sports Park in Colorado Springs, where the ICC Americas office recently shifted from its prior location in Toronto.I am thrilled to be joining ICC Americas at such a pivotal point in its history, Parthen said. My focus will be on working with the whole cricket family here in the US and creating a sustainable structure to allow cricket to flourish at all levels. ' ' '