Charlotte, NC (SportsNetwork.com) - The Golden State Warriors struggled for three quarters until Marreese Speights woke them up in the fourth. Speights netted Golden States first 16 points in the final frame and the Warriors defeated the Charlotte Hornets, 106-101, on Friday night. Speights, who scored 27 points overall on 12-of-20 shooting, hit eight of his first nine shots in the stanza after entering the period 4-of-9 from the field. Golden States first non-Speights score in the fourth came on a Klay Thompson pull-up right wing 3-pointer with 4:30 left. The guy saved us again, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. He carried us offensively when we were in a funk. Stephen Curry added 26 points and six assists for the Warriors, who have won eight in a row. Brian Roberts put in 20 points off the bench, Cody Zeller posted 15 points and 14 rebounds and Al Jefferson put in 18 points for Charlotte, which has dropped eight consecutive games. If we dont start hitting and rebounding, nothing else will matter, Hornets coach Steve Clifford said. The Warriors trailed 80-74 heading into the fourth, but Speights up-and-under reverse along the left baseline capped a 14-6 swing and gave them their first lead in the quarter, 88-86, with 5:25 to play. Thompsons triple made it 93-88 and Curry scored the Warriors next six points, with his layup providing them a 99-93 advantage with 1:43 to go. Charlotte never cut the deficit below three, but that came on Zellers layup in the waning seconds. Curry made two foul shots to seal the outcome at the other end. Golden State led 28-24 following a quarter of play, but the Hornets outscored the Warriors 31-21 in the second and went into the break with a 55-49 lead. Game Notes Golden State pulled down 16 offensive rebounds and tallied 18 second-chance points ... The Warriors shot 42.4 percent (42-of-99) from the field and made 15 of their 16 foul shots. Wholesale China Shoes Free Shipping . The Calgary skip fell 10-8 to Swedens Oskar Eriksson in semifinal action Saturday and will face Switzerlands Peter de Cruz for the bronze medal (Saturday at 10pm et/7pm pt on TSN2). Replica Shoes Wholesale .A. Happ. The Toronto Blue Jays will be looking to improve the starting rotation ahead of next season and pitchers like Happ have a chance to show they belong as the disastrous 2013 campaign draws to a close. http://www.wholesaleshoes.us.org/. Its the second time this season that Milan has been sanctioned by the league judge, after fans also subjected Napoli supporters to discriminatory chants. The ban will come into effect for Milans next match, against Udinese on Oct. Cheap Shoes China Free Shipping . "Its way better than running gassers, thats for sure," the inside linebacker said Monday, when the Chargers started their third and final week of organized team activities, which are practices in shorts, jerseys and helmets. Shoes Wholesale China Market . - In about six minutes, the Memphis Grizzlies had allowed their 23-point lead to be cut to seven.TORONTO -- Major League Soccer has suspended Toronto FCs Brazilian midfielder Jackson one game and fined him for "aggressive inflammatory behaviour" in Saturdays 1-0 win over D.C. United. Jackson was yellow carded for an off-the-ball incident in the 50th minute at BMO Field. Jackson and D.C. United midfielder Davy Arnaud were mixing it up in advance of a Toronto FC free kick when the Brazilian elbowed Arnaud. Jackson will miss Torontos game Saturday at Real Salt Lake. MLS did not detail the fine but the Brazilian will continued to be paid during the ban. Toronto coach Ryan Nelsen said Wednesday he expected a suspension, although he had some sympathy for his player whom he said was goaded by Arnaud.dddddddddddd. Still, Nelsen said Jackson should not have retaliated. The Brazilian said he did not think the incident warranted further discipline. The MLS disciplinary committee also suspended Portland Timbers goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for "serious foul play" against Colorado Rapids forward Deshorn Brown. Ricketts went out to get a ball and hit Brown in the stomach with his boot. And Columbus Crew forward Federico Higuain was fined an undisclosed amount for simulation in the weekend game against the Philadelphia Union. ' ' '