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MONZA, Italy -- Nico Rosberg picked up where he left off in Belgium by topping the opening practice session of the Italian Grand Prix, edging teammate Lewis Hamilton to the fastest time by 0.2s.Rosbergs 1:22.959, set on soft tyres, led the way in the opening session on Friday morning, and was over a second clear of the nearest Ferrari. Championship leader Hamilton was two tenths of a second behind in a scrappy session which saw him miss the Roggia chicane apex on three occasions.Both Mercedes drivers displayed ominous pace, initially going fastest on super-soft tyres before improving on their next run with soft tyres on the car. Raikkonen finished 1.088s off Rosberg and some 0.3s up on Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel. Ferrari has spent its three remaining engine development tokens ahead of this weekend but it is unlikely the team significantly stretched the new power unit in the opening hour and a half of the weekend.Sergio Perez finished fifth for Force India, continuing the encouraging form the team showed in Belgium. Haas driver Romain Grosjean also benefitted from a new Ferrari engine and was sixth, albeit with a time set on super-softs, ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen. Esteban Gutierrez finished in ninth on the super-softs ahead of Daniel Ricciardo, although the other Red Bull driver completed only 17 laps and set his fastest time on the softs.Jenson Button finished 11th for McLaren ahead of Mexican driver Alfonso Celis, competing in one of his stand-in FP1 appearances in Nico Hulkenbergs place. Fernando Alonso finished 13th for McLaren using the soft-compound prototype tyre before a suspected engine issue brought an early end to his session. Felipe Massa also had a power unit problem during the session, but Williams was able to rectify it to send him back out to set the 14th fastest time.Marucs Ericsson finished ahead of Toro Rosso pair Carlos Sainz and Daniil Kvyat in 15th. Esteban Ocon finished in 18th, an impressive four tenths up on teammate Pascal Wehrlein, though FP1 is a rarely a good time to compare driver times. Felipe Nasr split the Manor drivers in 19th, while Renault pair Jolyon Palmer and Kevin Magnussen claimed the bottom two places in the Renaults. Adidas NMD R2 γυναικεια . But when it comes to determining if Raymond will find a place on the Leafs roster when training camp concludes in a week, well, that decision will ultimately fall to the head coach. Adidas NMD Ελλαδα .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. http://www.nmdgreece.com/adidas-nmd-r1-greece.html . James, who turned 29 on Monday, injured his groin Friday during the Heats overtime loss at Sacramento. He sat out the following game, a 108-107 win Saturday in Portland, before coming back to help send the Nuggets to their seventh consecutive loss. Adidas Superstar ανδρικα φθηνα . Just as Montreal was settling into the first full working week of a new year, the Impact announced the appointment of their new head coach. Adidas Superstar προσφορα . Jeff Green scored 13 points and Kris Humphries 12 for the Celtics, who nearly blew an 18-point, second-half lead. Sullingers 20-20 was the first by a Celtics player since Kevin Garnetts first game in Boston in 2007. Garnett was dealt -- along with Paul Pierce -- to Brooklyn during the off-season. TORONTO -- DeMar DeRozan had clearly been itching for the start of the regular season. Like so many other veterans, he had to grind his way through exhibition games in training camp, gradually moving from 11 points in his first preseason game, to 15, to 20 and finally to 34 in the final warm-up game last week.His patience was rewarded Wednesday night as the Olympic gold medalist had 40 points in the Toronto Raptors 109-91 season-opening victory over the Detroit Pistons, his third career 40-point outing and just two off his career high.Preseason (stunk), he said. But youve got to do it and now the real deal is here and youre just trying to catch a rhythm.DeRozan made a career-high 17 field goals on 27 shots and was a perfect 6 for 6 from the free throw line, while Jonas Valanciunas was 10 for 15 from the field to go along with 11 rebounds. Valanciunas previous career high was 31, also against the Pistons, on Jan. 12, 2015.According to Elias Sports Bureau, the duo became the first teammates in NBA history with a 40-point game and a 30-point game in a season opener. DeRozan also broke Vince Carters opening-night franchise record of 39 points, set against the-then New Jersey Nets in 2003.I never keep track, DeRozan said of his record-breaking exploits. Somebody always informs me after the game.Valanciunas also played down his accomplishment, despite registering his second career 30-point game, as the Raptors led from the 5:13 mark of the first quarter and never looked back.Eighty-one games to go, he said. We should not get too excited; this is just the start.Tobias Harris had 22 points and Marcus Morris had 17 points and nine rebounds for the Pistons, who lost for the eighth time in their last 11 games against Toronto.Coach Stan Van Gundy was particularly irked with his teams defensive play in losing their season opener for the fifth time in seven years, especially the fact that Detroit was outrebounded 51-40. It didnt help that center Andre Drummond left the court after getting elbowed in the jaw by Valanciunas early in the first quarter, though he later returned.The rebounding was a major concern, he said. (Giving up) 54 points in the paint was a major concern and 29 frree throw attempts, so that just means the team took it right at you.ddddddddddddTIP-INSPistons: Henry Ellenson, Detroits first-round draft pick last June (18th overall) went scoreless in 2:10 of play, while second-round selection Michael Gbinije (49th overall), had two points in 2:10.Raptors: C Lucas Nogueira (ankle) sat out. . DeRozan started his franchise-record eighth straight season opener, breaking a tie with Carter. . First-round draft pick Jakob Poeltl became the first Austrian to play in the NBA. He finished with two points in 12:47 of court time. . Oct. 26 is the earliest date that Toronto has ever had a home opener. . The Raptors are 13-9 on opening night and have won four straight.HE SAID ITIts one thing to watch somebody on TV and see what he does every single night and actually being there and seeing how effortless it was. It was amazing, he was just getting to his spots, shooting over people and its like, `How does he do that?Rookie Pascal Siakam, drafted 27th overall in June, on the play of DeRozan. Siakam became the first Toronto rookie to start a season opener since Valanciunas in 2012, and rose to the occasion, hauling in nine rebounds to go along with four points in 21 minutes.UNITED NATIONSWith the draft-day additions of Poeltl (Austria) and Siakam (Cameroon), Torontos roster has players representing five countries other than the United States. Valanciunas (Lithuania), Cory Joseph (Canada), Nogueira and Bruno Caboclo (Brazil) round out the group. In their 21 seasons, the Raptors have had players representing 16 countries.ANOTHER DIMENSIONEvery fan at the Air Canada Centre was given a pair of 3D glasses. As the Raptors opened their season some of the players were jumping out of the Jumbotron to highlight some of the more spectacular plays from last season.UP NEXTPistons: Host Orlando on Friday in their home opener. Van Gundy is 6-1 against his former team since taking charge in Detroit.Raptors: Host Cleveland on Friday in an early season rematch of last years Eastern Conference Finals, won by the Cavaliers in six games. ' ' '