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BARCELONA, Spain -- Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel posted the fastest time ahead of archrival Fernando Alonso in the second practice session of the Spanish Grand Prix on Friday. Alonso had the best time in the rain-affected first session, where Vettel drove more cautiously, but the Spaniard finished .017 seconds behind the German as sunshine bathed the Circuit de Catalunya for most of the afternoons run. Vettel clocked 1 minute, 22.808 seconds -- considerably faster than the 1:25.252 Alonso managed for Ferrari in the morning run. "Overall, we can be happy with today," Vettel said. "This afternoon was fairly conclusive, but this morning wasnt really much good with the weather." Vettels Red Bull teammate Mark Webber was third quickest and the Australian was .083 behind, with Finlands Kimi Raikkonen fourth fastest in his Lotus. "We couldnt have got more out of it today really, the weather made things a bit tricky," Webber said. "We had a few things to test this morning which we had to move to the afternoon when the weather was better, but it was okay. We still have work to do tonight." Saturdays qualifying promises to be highly competitive, with the top six in the second practice separated by .332 seconds. Ferraris Felipe Massa was sixth, followed by Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton. "The team have done a great job to bring our upgrades here this weekend and whilst I could feel the impact immediately, its difficult to quantify how much of an improvement has been made at this early stage," said Hamilton, who has two third-place finishes this season. "After the first session this morning, I felt there was some good promise and the car was well-balanced, but I was a little less happy in the different conditions this afternoon." Every driver apart from Max Chilton and Paul di Resta managed at least 30 laps, with Nico Rosberg getting 45 laps out of his Mercedes. Rosberg thinks the car needs more durability on a heavier fuel-load to go along with its excellent short-burst speed. "It seems that we are quick again (for) one lap but we need to focus very much on achieving a good race pace," the German said. "There is still a lot work to do but in general I felt that we had a good test program today and learned quite a lot. Its difficult to manage the tires in these conditions." Vettel, who finished the first practice down in 19th place, flew out as soon as the afternoon session began. The track design, with its long corners and changes in speed, offers a good test for the car upgrades providing it stays dry, and the afternoon conditions were perfect. Times dropped considerably as drivers tested out Pirellis new modified hard tires. Pirelli has made them slightly harder and longer-lasting after complaints they were wearing out too quickly, leading drivers to save up tires for race day and cutting short their practice runs. "Difficult to say too much (about) the new hard tire. We didnt expect any miracle and I dont think its a massive difference," Vettel said. "We see how it behaves on Sunday and I dont think it helps us in terms of changing the race, so we will see a similar amount of pit stops as the last race (in Bahrain)." But there appeared to be an issue with Di Restas rear tires, however, when he went off track and banked onto the grass after completing 25 laps. "Were going to investigate the cause of that fully," Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery said. "Whatever the cause this is not something we like to see, and once we have established all the facts we will decide whether some further modifications to the tires are required to help avoid this type of issue." The upgrades are likely to prove especially crucial to McLaren, however, as Jenson Button and Sergio Perez try to kickstart their bitterly disappointing seasons. Perez tried out the cars new nose late in the afternoon session, which he finished in 13th place, a place behind Button, who did not do a timed lap in the first practice. "The thing is with this sport everyones moving forward," Button said. "Were working flat out to improve at the moment." Button and Perez have managed only one fifth-place finish between them, and have had to clear the air after clashing during last months Bahrain GP. Corey Davis Jersey . -- Patrick Reed got an early start in golf. Bruce Matthews Youth Jersey .J. -- New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz will miss the rest of the season after having surgery on his left knee. http://www.titansstoreonline.com/Black-17-Ryan-Tannehill-Womens-Jersey/ . -- Five former Kansas City Chiefs players who were on the team between 1987 and 1993 filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the team hid and even lied about the risks of head injuries during that time period when there was no collective bargaining agreement in place in the NFL. 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Jaroslav Halak made 32 saves until he was pulled after the Blue Jackets scored four consecutive goals in the third period.Anderson put Columbus ahead 3-2 at 2:19 when he picked off a defensive pass and banged it in from the slot seconds after coming onto the ice for his shift.Saad, Sedlak and Jones scored in a 5-minute span to make it 6-2 with 5:37 to go.Youre not going to play good when you make dumb decisions with the puck, Islanders coach Jack Capuano said. It has nothing to do structurally. It has nothing to do goaltending-wise. We just made some bad decisions.New Yorks third-string goalie Jean-Francois Berube then replaced Halak and stopped the one shot he faced in his season debut.The Islanders came out quick and it took Columbus a while to get going. New York took a 1-0 lead 5:59 in when a defensive pass by the Blue Jackets Sam Gagner at the boards was deflected by Bailey, and the popup was bobbled by Bobrovsky into the net. Bailey was given credit for an unassisted goal.We just had to keep on playing, get our feet, simply our game, and I thought we did a good job with that, Columbus coach John Tortorella said of the Blue Jackets slow start. Weve done a good job of that all year long, as far as just trying to play and not worry about what happened.Thee Blue Jackets tied it up on a power play with 6:01 left in the first when Johnson wound up from just inside the neutral zone and fired a bullet past Halak.dddddddddddd It was Johnsons first goal of the season.Columbus Brandon Dubinsky and New Yorks Travis Harmonic went to the penalty box for 5 minutes each when both threw down the gloves and threw punches near the end of the first quarter.Columbus took a 2-1 lead when a speeding Atkinson took a pass from Johnson in the neutral zone and beat Halak on the breakaway 10:16 into the second. New York tied with 7:28 left in the period when Tavares lifted the puck over Bobrovskys pad from in front of the net.The Blue Jackets took off in the third period.After Anderson gave Columbus the lead for good, Saad made it 4-2 on a wrister from the high slot at 9:23.Sedlak, who scored his first NHL goal on Friday night, scored another when he tapped in a loose puck with 7:21 to go. Jones capped it with just over 5 1/2 minutes remaining.Our mindset is, whether were down by a goal or up by a goal, were still trying to press and get the next goal. Atkinson said.Game notes Columbus is 9-1-1 in its last 11 home games. ... Blue Jackets F Nick Foligno was a scratch because of illness for the second straight day. Oliver Bjorkstrand was called up from Cleveland (AHL) on Friday to replace him. ... The Blue Jackets loaned D Dalton Prout to Cleveland on a conditioning assignment. ... C Ryan Strome was back in the lineup for the Islanders after missing one game due to illness. ... Islanders scratched G Thomas Greiss, D Scott Mayfield and LW Anthony Beauvillier. ... Bobrovsky has allowed two goals or fewer in 18 of 23 games.UP NEXTIslanders: Host Washington on Tuesday night.Blue Jackets: At Edmonton on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game trip to western Canada. ' ' '