New A-League boss Greg ORourke says expansion of the competition is inevitable and needs to happen sooner rather than later.Former Football NSW chairman ORourke was unveiled as Damien De Bohuns replacement by Football Federation Australia (FFA) on Thursday.Also a former operations director of PepsiCo Australia and New Zealand, ORourke is tasked with increasing the leagues commercial performance against the backdrop of negotiations for a crucial new broadcast deal.He said the top priority when he starts next month would be improving the financial security of all 10 existing clubs.Then he hopes to make the competition bigger to capture the excitement of fans and give other markets across Australia and New Zealand renewed hope they too can have a club to cheer for.I think an expansion of the number of teams is inevitable, and its exactly the right thing to do, ORourke said.The first step is to actually make sure the 10 teams we currently have are sustainable and can stand on their own feet.Theres no use in bringing new teams into a competition where some existing teams are still shaky.Once achieved ORourke said new clubs should be added sooner rather than later.Im not talking about next season necessarily, but that would be one of the primary things to focus on, he said.Id like to think its going to happen inside my tenure.To lay the foundations, ORourke will set about building relationships with clubs, an aspect somewhat strained during De Bohuns tenure.Part of that will be correcting the number of things wrong with the current approach to converting footballs massive participation numbers into A-League fans.My background is that I build relationships and they work, he said.Theres a lot more similarities between the corporate world and the football world than differences.Most people just want to be heard, most people want to be respected and want you to align to their brand.Theres no use FFA having a strategy thats not aligned with the clubs, and the clubs not being aligned to what the fans want.FFA chief executive David Gallop said ORourke possessed a unique blend of financial and leadership experience and a love of the game, evidenced through previous roles as Football NSW chairman and president of Sutherland Shire Football Association.It was why he got the job ahead of numerous other applicants including experienced overseas administrators running European leagues, marketing and TV executives and senior figures within the AFL and NRL.Its understood Perth chief executive Peter Filopoulos was also in the running.People who had run leagues or are running leagues overseas obviously had an appeal to us as well because of the direct parallel, Gallop said.But understanding the Australian sporting and corporate landscape, and appreciating were in a competitive environment, meant a local candidate came out on top. Cheap NHL Jerseys China . One game after a miserable showing in Oklahoma City, Gay tied a career high with 41 points and the Sacramento Kings cruised to a 114-97 victory at the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. Wholesale NHL Jerseys . -- Lou Brocks shoulder-to-shoulder collision with Bill Freehan during the 1968 World Series and Pete Roses bruising hit on Ray Fosse in the 1970 All-Star game could become relics of baseball history, like the dead-ball era. http://www.cheapnhljerseysusa.com/ . -- PGA TOUR Canada member Steve Saunders took a three-stroke lead Saturday in the Web. Cheap NHL Jerseys Online .com) - Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Roger Federer were easy first-round winners Tuesday at the Australian Open. Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys . The No. 1-ranked Nadal tweaked his back warming up for the Australian Open final, which he lost almost four weeks ago in a major upset against Stanislas Wawrinka. His first stop after the layoff is the clay in Rio as he tests the back and tries to stay healthy for the French Open in three months. JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- Diamond DeShields had 28 points, 10 rebounds and six assists to lead No. 13 Tennessee to an 83-58 win over ETSU on Tuesday night.Mercedes Russell added 15 for the Lady Vols (3-0), whose first appearance in Johnson City since 1981 drew an ETSU record 6,072 fans.DeShields hit three 3-pointers and 8 of 12 shots overall as Tennessee shot 58 percent in the first half to take a 46-27 lead.The Lady Vols finished at 56 percent despitee making 6 of 17 3s after coming in 22 of 39 (56 percent) behind the arc.ddddddddddddThe biggest lead was 28 points in the third quarter.Micah Norris had 13 points and Tianna Tarter 12 for the Buccaneers (1-1). ETSU shot just 31 percent and was outrebounded 40-30 as Tennessee had a 50-22 advantage on points in the paint. ' ' '