OTEPAA, Estonia - Russia and Sweden won mens and womens World Cup cross-country skiing team sprints Sunday, showing good form ahead of next months world championships.The mens 6x1.5km race on relatively flat ground in Estonia was a straight fight between Russia and Norway, with Russias Sergei Ustyugov and Alexei Petukhov winning in 19 minutes 39.1 seconds, 0.4 seconds faster than Norways Anders Gloeersen and Finn Haagen Krogh.The bronze went to Italys Dietmar Noeckler and Federico Pellegrino, 12.5 seconds further back. Neither of two U.S. mens teams reached the final.Canadas Jesse Cockney and Len Valjas joined forces, finishing in eighth spot with a time of 20:01.9 in the final.Swedens Ida Ingemarsdotter and Stina Nilsson won the womens 6x1.2km race in 16 minutes, 11.1 seconds, taking the win by 0.8 seconds from a Norwegian duo that paired Olympic team sprint champion Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg with individual Olympic sprint gold medallist Maiken Caspersen Falla.Poland took a surprise third place, 0.1 seconds behind Norway, off a strong performance from two-time Olympic champion Justyna Kowalczyk, who showed signs of regaining her form after a tough season, and her partner Sylwia Jaskowiec.A U.S. team of Ida Sargent and Rosie Brennan was sixth, while the other American team of Sadie Bjornsen and Sophie Caldwell was eliminated in the semifinals.Many of the worlds top skiers skipped the Otepaa meet, which on Saturday saw individual sprint wins for Norways Tomas Northug and Flugstad Oestberg.Sundays team sprints were the only World Cup team events of the season and are preparation for the freestyle team sprints Feb. 22 at the world Nordic ski championships in Falun, Sweden. Prior to Sundays races, no international-standard freestyle team sprints had taken place since the 2013 world championships. Omar Narvaez Mariners Jersey . It was well worth the wait. Manning and the Denver Broncos waited eight long months, then another 33 minutes to get the season started because of a lightning storm. Bret Boone Mariners Jersey .com) - Troy Brouwer scored the game-winning goal with just 12. https://www.cheapmariners.com/ . Wheeler scored two goals, including the winner, as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota Wild 6-4 on Friday in a game that featured a seven-goal first period. Kyle Lewis Mariners Jersey . A Swiss Federal Tribunal ruling published Friday said that FIFAs disputes panel and the Court of Arbitration for Sport correctly imposed the sanction for Nantes enticing Guinea forward Ismael Bangoura to break his contract with Dubai club Al Nasr in January 2012. Donnie Walton Jersey . According to a police report, Douglas is accused of grabbing his girlfriend by the neck and slamming her against the wall several times while he carried her from the elevator to their Hartford hotel room early Sunday morning.Allen Park, MI (SportsNetwork.com) - Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson missed his second straight practice Thursday with an ankle injury he suffered Sunday against the Packers. The star receiver is one of four Detroit players who havent practiced this week as the Lions gear up to play the New Yorkk Jets.dddddddddddd Safety Don Carey (hamstring), linebacker Travis Lewis (quad) and cornerback Cassius Vaughn (ankle) have also sat out the last two days. Lions coach Jim Caldwell said tight end Joseph Fauria missed practice Thursday with a twisted his ankle he suffered at home. ' ' '