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Philadelphia, PA - Rory McIlroy won his third major title last weekend with a 2-shot victory at the Open Championship, and that saw him jump up to No. 2 in the world rankings this week. McIlroy, who held off Sergio Garcia and Rickie Fowler and finished at 17- under-par 271 for the championship, jumped six spots from No. 8 and replaced Swedens Henrik Stenson as the No. 2 player in the world. Adam Scott held on to the No. 1 ranking yet again after an impressive 12-under 276 put him in a tie for fifth at the Open. Stenson managed to finish his week at 1-under and he fell one spot to No. 3. Also dropping a spot was Justin Rose, who had won his previous two events entering the Open. Rose is now at No. 4. Garcia vaulted four spots to No. 5 in the world after his second-place finish, while Masters champion Bubba Watson, Matt Kuchar, Jason Day and Tiger Woods all fell two spots and are six through nine, respectively. Jim Furyk rounded out the top 10 after jumping one spot. Furyk ended in fourth place with a 13-under 275 performance. Furyk swapped spots with Jordan Spieth, who fell to No. 11. This years U.S. Open winner Martin Kaymer stayed put at No. 12. Phil Mickelson and Zach Johnson also remained where they were at 13 and 14. Dustin Johnson and Graeme McDowell each jumped a spot to 15 and 16. Dustin Johnson replaced Hideki Matsuyama, who fell two spots to No. 17. With his third top-5 finish in a major this year, Fowler improved seven spots from No. 25 and is now the 18th ranked player in the world. Rounding out the top 20 was Jimmy Walker and Steve Stricker, both of whom fell one spot to 19 and 20. Rashaan Gaulden Jersey . HEROES Alex Ovechkin – Scored a pair of goals in Washington’s 4-0 win over Pittsburgh. With 13 goals in the past 13 games, Ovechkin now has 29 goals on the season to lead the league. Custom Carolina Panthers Jerseys . Plata blasted a rising shot to the upper left corner for his team-leading seventh goal of the season. 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Clark hit his first homer, Wily Peralta pitched into the seventh inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Miami Marlins 4-1 Wednesday night.BOCA RATON, Fla. - Fans and executives of teams that can spend up to the salary cap should put their rivalries aside to root for the Canadian dollar.Thats because the value of the loonie for the rest of this NHL season will help determine just how far the cap deviates from the preliminary estimate of US$73 million the board of governors was given Monday. Commissioner Gary Bettman, owners and general managers will continue to watch the loonie carefully.Our best guess, and its got some variation in it, is that if the Canadian stays where it is now for the rest of the season, which is about 88 cents, that the cap for next season would be approximately $73 million, Bettman said. Thats a guess, its subject to variation, and it also assumes that the Canadian dollar stays where it is now.The NHL, more than any other major professional sports league, is beholden to the Canadian dollar because it has 23 U.S.-based franchises and seven in Canada. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens generate significant revenue, but when the Canadian dollar is weak, that amount is less when its converted to U.S. fundds.ddddddddddddBettman cautioned that the estimate of $73 million (and floor of $54 million) is not carved in stone. Much of the uncertainty has to do with the fluctuation of the Canadian dollar.Obviously if the Canadian dollar rises relative to the U.S. dollar, the cap will go up a little bit, and if it goes down the Canadian dollar, the cap will go down a little bit, but thats the universe that were in, Bettman said.Bettman added that any speculation about the cap going down from $69 million would require either a lack of understanding of the way the system works or the economy of Canada ceasing to exist, and thats not going to happen.General managers, even those of U.S.-based teams, have to care about the health of the loonie because of what it means to next years budget.Here we are in (December) and we have the Canadian Dollar fluctuating so much, you sort of look at it, digest it, talk about it when you get home with your people, your general manager, your cap people, Columbus Blue Jackets president John Davidson said. 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