STOKE, England - Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao rescued a 1-1 draw at Stoke on Thursday to extend his teams unbeaten run to 10 matches in the Premier League.Although United has collected only five points from its three games in the congested Christmas program, Louis van Gaals team remains third.Ryan Shawcross stunned United by scoring in the 2nd minute against his old club but Falcao levelled in the 26th with his third goal since joining on loan from Monaco in September.Peter Crouch hit a post in the second half at Britannia Stadium and the former Tottenham striker felt he should have been awarded a penalty when his header struck Chris Smallings arm.Mame Biram Diouf, who managed to score just once in 2 1/2 years at United, wasted a great chance to put Stoke 2-0 up after an error by Jonny Evans, who had a shaky game at centerback.Despite a stellar cast of forwards including Wayne Rooney, Falcao, Juan Mata and Robin van Persie, United rarely looked threatening on the attack. A clever second-half volley from Van Persie was the closest the visitors came to adding a second goal.Just 109 seconds into the match, Hughes team went ahead. Crouch headed Marko Arnautovics corner goalward and Shawcross, the former United trainee, was there to guide the ball home.Diouf exposed the visitors defensive troubles when he dispossessed a nervous Evans and looked down on goal, but he curled his shot high and wide.Then, completely out of the blue, United equalized. Michael Carrick ran to the near post and flicked on Rooneys corner to Falcao, who skilfully tapped in from close range.United started the second half poorly. There were too many attempts at complicated passes and threaded through-balls that did not come off, thanks partly to the heavy rain that was now falling on the uneven surface.Stoke was adamant it should have had a penalty when Crouchs header struck Smallings outstretched arm.Van Gaal brought Adnan Januzaj and Ander Herrera on for Luke Shaw and Falcao, which allowed Rooney to move up front as both teams unsuccessfully chased the win.Mata lobbed the Stoke defence to find Van Persie, who chested the ball down and volleyed just wide.At the other end, Crouch hit the woodwork from Arnautovics corner and Dioufs deflected volley flew inches wide. Jean-Gabriel Pageau Senators Jersey . As if he had been rehearsing it, Vasquez looked around with a grimacing stare as he clinched two fists and flexed his muscles. What do you think of DeMar DeRozans face after he hits a big shot, he was asked moments earlier. Mark Borowiecki Jersey . Many of those eyes are in the United States of America, a country that the sport has wanted on its side for some time. On Sunday the football Gods delivered once again, only this time it was time for good old USA to experience as much heartache as joy. http://www.senatorssale.com/authentic-daniel-alfredsson-senators-jersey/ . It was my fifth straight year attending and, as always, there are many interesting matters discussed as it pertains to the use of statistics in sports. Bobby Ryan Jersey . Sure, Josh Browns 45-yard field goal on the third drive of overtime lifted the New York Giants to a 23-20 win over Detroit on Sunday. But the Lions (7-8) dropped themselves out of the NFC North race by losing five of their last six games, blowing fourth-quarter leads in each setback. Jason Spezza Senators Jersey . Two-time Olympic bronze medallists Savchenko and Szolkowy received 79.02 points to finish ahead of world bronze medallists Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford of Canada, who had 77.01 points.FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Retired Brazilian superstar Ronaldo has joined the ownership group of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.Ronaldo said in a statement by the North American Soccer League team on Thursday that he plans to be very involved with the managemennt of the club and hopes to help make the Strikers a global powerhouse.ddddddddddddThe Strikers are named after the original NASL franchise. They play in a new version of the NASL, which is in the second tier of North American pro leagues. ' ' '