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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- A day before the host city vote for the 2020 Olympics, Madrid predicted its low budget would become a model for future games and Tokyo said its safety and certainty were positives after problems in Sochi and Rio de Janeiro. Istanbul emphasized its firsts: First Olympics in Turkey, and first in a majority Muslim country. Madrid began the three cities final push on Friday before the International Olympic Committee vote. "We believe that having a responsible budget represents the new way to understand the games," Madrid Mayor Ana Botella said. "We believe that its a new model to organize the games at a time marked by political and economic turbulence around the world." Spains economic struggles, highlighted by a 27 per cent unemployment rate, are regarded as the main weakness of Madrids bid. But Madrid regards its streamlined proposal as a strength. "We are proposing a new model of games which are adjusted to the current times," Botella said. "We believe that having this type of budget is something really good for the future because otherwise there would be many cities in the world which would not be capable of hosting the games." Madrid, in its third straight attempt to win the bid, claims it has one of the lowest Olympic budgets ever, and that 80 per cent of the venues are in place in a compact layout. The 2014 Sochi Winter Games will be the most expensive in Olympic history, and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games are proving to be an expensive and critical endeavour for Brazil. Tokyo bid organizers gave the clearest explanation so far of the radioactive water leak at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. Hiroshi Hase, a former Olympic wrestler and member of the Japanese parliament, minimized the problem with a detailed presentation -- a strategy that has been lacking for several days as Japanese officials struggled with the subject. "There is a very limited area where contaminated water is leaking out in the port. ... But we will monitor it, remove it and contain it. That is the gist of the strategy," Hase said. Istanbul bid leader Hasan Arat reiterated the citys novelty and played up the countrys youth. "Istanbul 2020 will be held against the backdrop of one of the most magical cities on the planet: A bridge between continents, cultures and generations for thousands of years," Arat said. Custom New Jersey Devils Jerseys . -- The Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a minor league contract with reliever Brandon Lyon that includes an invitation to their big league camp for spring training. Andy Greene Jersey . Alvarez hit his first career home run, pitched six innings and hurt his right hamstring while running the bases in the Miami Marlins 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. http://www.devilssale.com/authentic-will-butcher-devils-jersey/ . - The Denver Broncos kept rookie wide receiver Tavarres King from joining the Green Bay Packers by promoting him to their active roster Tuesday. Martin Brodeur Devils Jersey . -- The Chicago Bears have agreed to a one-year contract with cornerback Kelvin Hayden. Blake Coleman Devils Jersey . Lost to Los Angeles in first round of playoffs.TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays signed Canadian left-hander Andrew Albers to a minor-league contract Friday with an invitation to attend major-league spring training.The 29-year-old native of North Battleford, Sask., pitched last season with the Hanwha Eagles of the Korean Baseball organization.Albers had a 2-5 record and 4.05 earned-run average in 10 starts with the Minnesota Twins in 2013.Also Friday, the Blue Jays released a listt of appointments for their minor-league affiliate staffs.ddddddddddddThe 2015 managerial list includes Gary Allenson at triple-A Buffalo, Bobby Meacham at double-A New Hampshire, Omar Malava at high-A Dunedin, Ken Huckaby at low-A Lansing, John Schneider at Vancouver (short season), Dennis Holmberg at Bluefield (rookie advanced), Cesar Martin at Gulf Coast (rookie) and Jose Mateo at Dominican Summer League (rookie). ' ' '