Niall McGinn experienced the grit to go with the glamour as he scored in Aberdeen's 3-1 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round opener at home against Fola Esch just five days after playing in Northern Ireland's 1-0 loss to Wales in the UEFA EURO 2016 round of 16.McGinn put his side 2-1 up with the first of two added-time goals for the Dons, his strike coming just 14 days after he scored his nation's second in a 2-0 win against Ukraine in the EURO group stage. Meanwhile, on the night that he featured for his nation in a shoot-out loss to Portugal (though he did not take a penalty), 19-year-old wonderkid Bartosz Kapustkas' club in Poland – Cracovia – lost
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Winter Storm, Logan Airport’s Closure Forces Jets to Stay in Ottawa Thursday Night
The Winnipeg Jets were planning to splash down in Boston following their loss to the Senators Thursday night in Ottawa. Mother Nature had other plans. Thursday’s winter storm forced Boston’s Logan Airport to close down from Thursday night through Friday morning, meaning the Jets were stuck in Ottawa Thursday evening, after falling to the Sens 4-3. The Jets take on the B’s Saturday at 1 p.m. ET. Photo via Twitter/JoshuaCooper