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SAN FRANCISCO -- Mark Melancon sat patiently as his name circulated in rumors leading up to the trade deadline.Ive been through it before, so I realize that until it happens its not a big deal, Melancon said. I just waited until I got the phone call.The call finally came on Saturday, and he was no longer the closer for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Instead, the All-Star was joining the NL East-leading Washington Nationals.By Sunday, Melancon had joined his new team for a game in San Francisco.A lot of different emotions going on just because Ive been with the Pirates for a while, said Melancon, who was in his fourth year with Pittsburgh. Its a little sad to leave those guys, but at the same time Im really excited to be here on a first-place club.Washington sent reliever Felipe Rivero and pitching prospect Taylor Hearn to the Pittsburgh Pirates to acquire Melancon, who supplants the struggling Jonathan Papelbon as Washingtons closer.Melancon exchanged text messages with Papelbon on Saturday while he was between flights.Papelbon is 2-4 with a 4.41 ERA and has allowed eight runs and seven hits in his past three outings.Hes been awesome about it, Melancon said. Its a tough situation, so I understand . Like he said, were here to win a championship, whatever it takes.The deal reunites Melancon with his Team USA teammate Max Scherzer. He also works out with Anthony Rendon in the offseason.The 31-year-old right-hander goes from the fringe of the wild-card race to a team thats building a nice lead in its division.It gives you a nice little boost, I know that, Melancon said. For me it was really exciting. Whirlwind of a day yesterday, but Im here and everythings great.Melancon has converted 30 of 33 saves with a 1.51 ERA this season. He joins his fifth organization in eight years.He is making $9.65 million and is eligible for free agency after the World Series; as part of the swap, the Pirates will pay Washington $500,000 on Sept. 1.Melancon broke into the majors in 2009 with the Yankees, where he was considered a possible successor to Mariano Rivera. He also pitched for Houston, Boston and the Yankees.He credits the famed Yankees closer with helping him develop the cut fastball that he considers his best pitch.I got to watch that a lot from (Rivera), Melancon said. Just sit behind the plate, sit behind him pitching. Not only did I notice how important the cutter and the movement, when to throw it in and back door and all that stuff but just his location and how important that was. With him only having one pitch it meant a lot that he hit his spots, so I picked up a lot on those subtleties.Air Max 270 Discount .Y. -- Jayna Hefford scored the winning goal Friday as Canada survived a scare with a 4-3 win over Sweden at the Four Nations womens hockey tournament. Cheap Air Max 270 Wholesale ., for the next three years with the signings on Monday of Daryl Townsend and Michael Carter. http://www.airmax270shoescheap.com/ . The 18th player to shoot 60 on the tour, Jamieson settled for par on the final hole when his 15-foot birdie chip grazed the edge of the hole and stayed out. After opening with rounds of 66 and 73 to make the cut by a stroke, he had 11 birdies in the bogey-free round. Cheap Air Max 270 Sale . MORITZ, Switzerland -- Fog prevented downhill racers from getting their Olympic dress rehearsal. Wholesale Air Max 270 . -- Anaheim Ducks captain and leading scorer Ryan Getzlaf has been scratched from Sunday nights game against the Vancouver Canucks because of an upper-body injury.The WWE Network launched its brand new cruiserweight show, 205 Live, on Tuesday night, and in the closing moments Rich Swann was crowned the new WWE cruiserweight champion.In a 20-minute main event, Swann defeated The Brian Kendrick via pinfall following three consecutive spinning heel kicks. Swann is the third WWE cruiserweight champion in this new title lineage, joining inaugural champion TJ Perkins and Kendrick, who won the title on Oct. 30 at the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view.Swann, 25, a Baltimore, Maryland native, was one of 16 superstars announced as part of the 205 Live roster at the start of its debut episode. Other members of the roster include Kendrick, Perkins, The Bolllywood Boyz, Drew Gulak, Tony Nese, Jack Gallagher and Ariya Daivari; the last six were all in action during the hourlong program.dddddddddddd205 Live aired live from Columbia, South Carolina, immediately following Tuesdays episode of SmackDown Live. Designed to be a showcase for the WWEs developing cruiserweight division, the 16 superstars selected fit one specific criteria -- they all weigh in at less than 205 pounds.All 16 of these competitors were initially featured as part of the WWE Cruiserweight Classic, which was won by Perkins in September. ' ' '