A below-par Sydney FC have escaped a first A-League defeat but dropped another two points in an uninspiring goalless draw with Adelaide United.The Sky Blues spurned the chance to go nine points clear at the top of the table on Saturday night at Allianz Stadium, in a performance as anaemic as the scoreline.They equalled their record nine-game undefeated streak of 2006-07 but were fortunate, given last-placed United played with a confidence that belied their winless season, in a sign a victory is close.Suspended coach Guillermo Amor neednt have worried how his defending champions would fare without him on the sidelines, as the Reds attacked with venom in and end-to-end start barely resembling its top-versus-bottom billing.Ryan Kitto found joy on the left flank as he and Ben Garrucio targeted the in-form Rhyan Grant.But the frenetic opening exchanges sn dissolved into scrappy play rife with turnovers that yielded few chances for either side.Isaias and an under-performing David Carney went into the bk while tough defender Matt Jurman suffered a horrible head clash during an aerial challenge with James Holland that left him bleeding heavily.A bandaged Jurman eventually returned and earned enthusiastic cheers from the 13,179 crowd for each of his three headers in quick succession.That was the main first-half entertainment apart from a sole opportunity apiece.The first belonged to Adelaide defender Tarek Elrich, who fired off a 20-metre left-fted strike that shaved the outside of the post.Sn after, a quiet Filip Holosko burst into space but, under pressure from Iacopo La Rocca, applied t much angle on his finish.In the second half, Sydney coach Graham Arnold sensed the need for change and replaced Holosko with skipper Alex Brosque and eventually Bobo with Matt Simon, while Henrique returned for Adelaide at the expense of a cramping Nikola Mileusnic.Holland came closest after the break, skipping past three Sydney defenders only to botch his finish, while Simon sent one wide and Alex Wilkinson tk a feeble stab that was indicative of a squad perhaps more focused on next weeks FFA Cup final.Arnold said his side struggled to deal with Adelaides long balls and slow play in a cynical match featuring a total 36 fouls.It was two desperate teams trying to win, he said.Adelaides position on the table doesnt reflect the type of team they are ... but they tk the tempo out of the game and it was hard for us to get going.Every time we tried, there was a foul, they tk their time on throw-ins and goal kicks and slowed the game up a lot.We have to be honest - the players are disappointed in their own performance.Reds assistant coach Pau Marti was happy to keep a first clean sheet.To get a point here was a gd result, Marti said.I think the way we played, we deserved to get three points - we had the chances ... we stopped them playing. Nike Tanjun Nere . The Nashville Predators were glad their captain was still on their side. Weber had a goal and two assists, and Roman Josi scored the shtout winner to lift the Predators to a 4-3 win over the Flyers on Thursday night. Nike Air More Uptempo Rosse . -- Team after team passed on Andre Ellington in the draft. http://www.scarpenikescontate.it/nike-free-scontate.html . Peter Gammons, an analyst for Major League Baseballs network and website, drew the ire of hockey fans on Sunday when he criticized the two NHL teams on Twitter for their physical game the night before. Nike Cortez Gialle . Team physician Dr. Steve Traina performed the surgery Friday. Robinson was injured in a spill underneath the Nuggets basket during the first quarter of Wednesday nights loss to the Charlotte Bobcats. Nike Air Force 1 Saldi . -- Mike Smith never saw his first NHL goal go in. RICHMOND, Ky. -- KD Humphries threw for 338 yards and three third-quarter touchdowns as Murray State raced past Eastern Kentucky in the second half to post a 41-28 victory.Freshman James Smith Jr. scrambled 33 yards for a touchdown and Nigel Bethel added a two-point conversion to get the Colonels off to a fast start and Ethan Thomas added a six-yard scoring run and Lucas Williams kicked a 21-yard field goal as Eastern Kentucky (2-7, 1-5) tk an 18-7 lead at intermission and pushed it to 200-7 when Humphries was sacked in the end zone for a safety 32 seconds into the third quarter.dddddddddddd.Humphries rallied the Racers (4-5, 4-2 Ohio Valley Conference) with a pair of touchdown passes to Jordan Gandy just minutes apart, the first from 9-yards out, the second a 74-yard bomb. A minute later he found Jonathan Moss from 10-yards out to make it 28-20. ' ' '