New Orland Saints can not hide from the little tricks from Browns and lost the game

New Orland Saints can not hide from the little tricks from Browns and lost the game

Many teams would use different small tricks in order to win the game. At this time, New Orland Saints can’t hide from the little tricks from Browns and lost the game.

There's a photo of Cleveland Browns punter Reggie Hodges, a fan of kevin kolb jersey sprinting untouched past unaware Saints players following a fake Sunday in New Orleans. In the picture, Hodges actually appears to be laughing. "I don't know if he was shocked that he's still running or he can't believe it," Browns coach Eric Mangini, a fan of steven jackson jersey said Monday. "It was a nicely executed play." It wasn't the only one. The Browns made all kinds of big plays in The Big Easy.

Pulling off three perfectly timed tricks -- a 68-yard run by Hodges, a 62-yard throwback by Joshua Cribbs to Eric Wright on a punt return, a 13-yard pass from running back Peyton Hillis, a fan of sam bradford jersey to rookie quarterback Colt McCoy -- and getting two interception returns for touchdowns by linebacker David Bowens, the Browns stunned the defending Super Bowl champions 30-17 in the Superdome. In a city where voodoo still has roots, the Browns put a spell on the Saints.

By using a dizzying array of fronts and formations, Cleveland flustered New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees, a fan of eric dickerson jersey into one of his worst games as a pro, a four-interception debacle. The Browns' offense gained just 210 yards but moved the ball when needed. McCoy, making just his second NFL start, guided Cleveland on a 13-play, 50-yard drive that chewed up 7:34 in the fourth quarter. And, the Browns, a club for tampa bay buccaneers jersey fans (2-5) went into their bye week by delivering a much-needed win to Mangini, whose future with the team remains sketchy.

As the clock wound down, linebackers Marcus Benard and Titus Brown doused defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, a fan of buccaneers jerseys, who outwitted Saints coach Sean Payton with his daring schemes and blitzes by dumping a bucket of Gatorade over the popular and colorful coach's head. "I think the guys just felt like he needed a shower, and whatever was available at the moment, Gatorade, a fan of gerald mccoy jersey was it," Mangini jokingly said before turning serious. "I think they appreciated the plan and him as well." The Browns spend a few minutes at practice each week working on gadget plays in the event they find an opportunity to use one.

On New Orleans' first punt, Cribbs caught the ball at his own 12 and ran 7 yards, drawing in Saints defenders, before firing the ball across the field to Wright, a fan of josh freeman jersey. Cleveland's cornerback, who has had a rough year in coverage, then sprinted up the sideline before being tripped up at New Orleans' 19. The Browns had to settle for a 23-yard field goal by Phil Dawson, but the play set the tone for a day of surprises

As for McCoy's immediate future as a starter, Mangini said he will wait until after the bye week before deciding on which quarterback will face the New England Patriots on Nov. 7. Veterans Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace are coming off high ankle sprains, and Mangini, a fan of warren sapp jersey won't know their playing status for several days.

Browns were very happy and satisfied with this performance in this game. The coach said he could use everything he thought possible and necessary to get win in game.

 

Titans performed very well against Philadelphia Eagles

Titans performed very well against Philadelphia Eagles

Titans performed very well against Philadelphia Eagles for the sake of skillful talents on the field as well as for the two struggled quarterbacks.

Starting quarterback Vince Young, a fan of new york giants jersey has missed most of the last two games with a sprained left knee and ankle, yet the Titans keep scoring. Backup quarterback Kerry Collins has a torn tendon in a finger on his throwing hand. And the Titans keep scoring.

Tennessee, which now ranks second in the NFL with 28.4 points per game, improved to 5-2 with its third consecutive win by scoring a franchise-record 27 points in the fourth quarter to beat the Philadelphia Eagles, a club for brent celek jersey fans 37-19 on Sunday. Even the defense is getting into the act as cornerback Cortland Finnegan polished off the win by running back an interception for a touchdown.

The latest win has the Titans alone atop the AFC South for now, with the Indianapolis Colts, a club for reggie white jersey fans and Houston Texans, both 4-2, coming off bye weeks. And they're sounding greedy. Titans coach Jeff Fisher said he's almost disappointed in the production because he wants more.

The Titans have won four of their games by scoring at least 30 points and put up 29 in another win over the New York Giants, a club for 49ers jerseys fans. Mix that with the defense limiting opponents to 16.7 points per game -- third-stingiest in the NFL -- and it keeps adding up to big wins for a Tennessee team that believes it still has plenty of room for improvement. "We're just coming into our own now," fullback Ahmard Hall, a fan of san francisco 49ers jersey said after the latest win. "Hopefully, we can keep it going week in and week out."

Whether or not the Titans will have Young back Sunday when they visit the San Diego Chargers (2-5) remains to be seen. Fisher said he's optimistic Young, a fan of patrick willis jersey could play even as the quarterback remains day to day. Tennessee has its bye Nov. 7, so Young would have three full weeks to recover before preparing to visit the Miami Dolphins on Nov. 14. "Vince, a fan of michael crabtree jersey is most effective when he has his legs underneath him, not just as a runner, but as a passer," Fisher said. "To be able to throw with accuracy, it's all about your feet. That was a concern of ours going into the ballgame, and it will be a concern on a daily basis."

Not that the Titans missed a beat with Young, a fan of frank gore jersey watching from the sideline. Collins wrapped up a 30-3 win Oct. 18 at Jacksonville, and Fisher confirmed Monday that the 16-year veteran needed the middle finger on his throwing hand drained because of a torn flexor tendon. Collins, a fan of ronnie lott jersey will need treatment but not surgery. "He was just not going to miss any time," Fisher said of Collins. "That's just the way he's always been, but you can imagine it's difficult to handle that ball."

An attorney representing the man who says Britt struck, a fan of joe montana jersey him several times didn't return a telephone message left by The Associated Press on Monday but told The Tennessean that police might have enough for an arrest warrant after interviewing Harold Pointer, 26, again over the weekend.

We would look forward to Titans’ good performance on NFC.

 

A severe contest was happening between Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks

A severe contest was happening between Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks

A severe contest was happening between Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks. Both two teams were looking forward to the final winner of NFC West.

The gimpy ankles of rookie left tackle Russell Okung, a fan of jerry rice jersey and an offense that settled for field goals on four possessions deep in the Arizona Cardinals' end were pretty good reasons for Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, a fan of deion sanders jersey not to be overly amped Monday. Still, after seven weeks, Seattle (4-2) finds itself as a division leader. Fortunately for the Seahawks, they play in the NFC West, where they can get away with an ugly win like Sunday's 22-10 decision over the Arizona Cardinals.

Carroll's enthusiasm was a bit muted one day after Seattle, a club for seattle seahawks jersey fans improved to 4-2 for the first time since 2006, mostly because of another ankle sprain to Okung, the sixth overall pick in the April draft. "We learned a lot and take a lot out of it, but we've got to go to work, get stuff ironed out and fixed to help us and keep us going," Carroll, a fan of seahawks jerseys said.

This time, it's Okung's left ankle that was injured when tight end Chris Baker rolled into him on Seattle's first drive Sunday. It's a similar injury to the high ankle sprain that Okung, a fan of aaron curry jersey suffered to his right ankle during the preseason, causing him to miss the first three regular-season games. But Carroll said Monday that this sprain isn't as severe, and he wasn't ready to rule Okung out for this Sunday's game at Oakland, although it seems unlikely Okung, a fan of t.j.houshmandzadeh jersey will play. If Okung is out, Seattle could go with either Tyler Polumbus, who filled in for Okung originally, or Chester Pitts at left tackle. "It's not nearly like the other one, (but) we don't know what that means yet," Carroll, a fan of houshmandzadeh jersey said. "He's being treated and medicated right now to see how it responds the next couple of days, and we'll just see what happens. ... But it's a legit sprain."

Okung's injury is a blow to an offensive line that was finally displaying some continuity. The five linemen who started Sunday were the same five who started one week earlier in Chicago when Seattle had its best offensive day in a 23-20 victory over the Bears.

And for one drive against Arizona, a club for rams jersey fans, that offense appeared to click. The Seahawks took the opening kickoff and quickly drove to the Cardinals' 11 on the strength of 53 rushing yards by recently acquired running back Marshawn Lynch, including a 39-yard sprint when Okung caved in one side and created a cut back lane for Lynch. But while blocking on the backside of a 2-yard run by Lynch, Okung got rolled into by Baker. Seattle reached the Arizona 1 on the drive, and then eventually settled for a 20-yard field goal from Olindo, a fan of st louis rams jersey Mare, one of five he kicked in the victory.

Both the two quarterbacks worried about the results of the game and said they would take advantages of their skills and talents.

Jewish Infusion Gives Latin Jazz a Twist

Jewish Infusion Gives Latin Jazz a Twist

Mix the pounding, hip-swaying drums of Afro-Cuban jazz with lilting Jewish tunes from mid-1900s New York, and what do you get? Jewish Latin jazz.  A couple of weeks ago at Yoshi's Jazz Club in San Francisco, the rhythm of the opening song was very Latin-actually, a Cuban-Colombian pachanga.

But with a shannon sharpe jersey. The language was not Spanish. It was Yiddish. The song was from the New York Jewish theater around 1928. How did this odd mixture of Jewish Latin jazz happen? First of all, as New York musician Jeremy Lockwood wearing john elway jersey explains, Jewish music of the early 1900s wasn't just Jewish. "There's no question in my mind that Yiddish folk songs were very heavily influenced by pop music," he says.

Lockwood, who is dedicated to reclaiming the roots of Jewish music, says it has always reflected the knowshon moreno jersey in which Jews live. “That's just what Jewish music is. There's never a period when you have pure Jewish music, except if you go back 2,000 years ago or something." So the popular Jewish music of the 1930s resembled American pop music of the time. Take the demaryius thomas jersey, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen," which means. "To Me, You're Beautiful." Written by Jewish composer Sholom Secunda for the Yiddish theater, it was made famous by the Andrews Sisters, who were fans of brian cushing jersey.

The leap to Latin Jewish music began in Cuba before the 1959 revolution, when the island was a vacation haven for wealthy Americans from the East Coast. "The Jewish people were really affluent enough to go to Havana on vacation and learn the cha-cha and the a.johnson jersey," says Latin salsa legend Larry Harlow. Raised a Jew in New York in the early 1940s, Harlow was fascinated by the Latin music he heard streaming out from the city's bars and bodegas. He later traveled to Cuba to learn from the greatest matt schaub jersey.

Back in the U.S., he, like other Latin musicians, played wherever he could, including at summer resorts in the Catskill Mountains, the warm weather playground of Jews from New York. "We played rumba, like a Miami Beach rumba, something like johnny unitas jersey, but didn't play any Jewish music," says Harlow. Once they'd been introduced to rumbas, mambos and salsa, Jews started buying Latin records. Someone thought an album of Jewish-Latin music would sell peyton manning jersey, as well. First came the recording "Bagels and Bongos," by Irving Fields. And then, in 1961, "Mazel Tov, Mis Amigos." Latin jazz musician Arturo O'Farrill was born in Mexico but raised in New York.

He says manning jersey would make no sense if there wasn't a true musical correspondence between the two styles. "There (are) a lot of similarities in terms of modes and scales and rhythms. The frailach (joyful) rhythm is very closely related to the dotted quarter rhythm that is so prevalent in all of dwight freeney jersey," says O'Farrill. Which brings us back to the recent performance at Yoshi's Jazz Club. O'Farrill has been so intrigued by this Jewish Latin fusion that he gathered a band at Yoshi's to reconfigure the songs from the 1961 "Mazel Tov, Mis Amigos." "What's Jewish culture?" asks O'Farrill. "Jewish culture is a hodgepodge of influences and worlds. What is maurice jones drew jersey? It's the same thing."

 

Black Cowboys Seek Their Place in History

Black Cowboys Seek Their Place in History

The Black Cowboy parade was led by African-Americans on horseback, sitting tall in their saddles, wearing cowboy hats, boots, chaps, spurs and big shiny buckles. Oakland is a major metropolitan area in the San Francisco Bay Area and the sight of cowboys wearing michael oher jersey trotting down its inner-city streets may seem out of place in the 21st century. But the Black Cowboy parade has been held here for the past 36 years. It's the only parade in the country that celebrates the contributions of African-American cowboys.

Wilbert McAlister is president of the Oakland Black Cowboy Association, the parade sponsor. He says term " ray lewis jersey" was originally coined by southern plantation owners before the Civil War. "You had the house boy that work in the house and the field boy that work in the field. But the barns that houses the cows and horses--someone had to go out there and clean up," says McAlister. "So now they had to have another boy to take care of the joe flacco jersey, take care of the horses, to sleep with the cows out on the prairies because they didn't have any fences.

So them boys there, they were called 'cowboys.' "After the Civil War and emancipation, many black cowboys took their skills with horses and cattle and headed west. They became cattle herders, cooks, ranchers, and rodeo riders. McAlister liking ray rice jerseyis a descendant of Texas cowboys and ranchers. He estimates that almost one-third of range cowboys were African-American. "It was black cowboys that come out here, that bring food for people, and to have a settlement of a town and make a way for Americans," he says. "That's a contribution and they don't want to give us credit.

But we were part of that movement." Randy Harris, a rancher and horseman making c.j.spiller jersey in California's Central Valley for the last 10 years, has attended almost every black cowboy parade. He joined the Oakland Black Cowboy Association two years ago. "I grew up watching all the westerns. And there was a time period during the 60's and 70's, there was a western on every night of the week," says Harris in chad ochocinco jersey. ""Bonanza" on Sunday, "Maverick" or somebody on Wednesday, "Wagon Train" - Caucasians, you know. So again we're left out of the history books and television. "The Oakland Black Cowboy Association is doing its part to rectify that omission.

Although most OBCA members do not work as full-time cowboys, some ochocinco jersey is ranchers and others are simply horse enthusiasts. Many of them can trace their lineage to cowboys from the old South. They keep the memory of black cowboys alive by doing educational programs for schools, churches and neighborhood groups in northern California. As part of their presentation, they arrive wearing rey maualuga jersey and sometimes bring their horses. Most of the children have never seen a horse or ridden on one. Harris believes horses have the power to connect with children. He recalls a group of hardened inner-city kids who visited a stable in the nearby city of Richmond.

"They come in and their pants were sagging and looking at each other’s  jim brown jersey. But, by the end of the day, their pants were up and they were helping each other deal with the horse," says Harris. "They forgot where they came from because they had a common joshua cribbs jersey. "Harris would like to see the Oakland Black Cowboy Association expand its educational mission and become more involved with community service and families. In fact, the OBCA is now trying to establish a mentoring program for young children with its members serving as positive colt mccoy jersey. Thanks to Hollywood, the word "cowboy" conjures up images of tough, independent men in terrell davis jersey: solitary, weather-beaten and...white.

But many of the Old West cowboys were African-American. Each October, the Black Cowboy Parade in Oakland, California celebrates the role African-Americans played in settling the West after the Civil War of the 1860s. 

 

Challenges Ahead as Australia Seeks Closer Ties With Indonesia

Challenges Ahead as Australia Seeks Closer Ties With Indonesia

Australia is boosting its military ties with Indonesia, its giant northern neighbor. Regional political analysts say that while the diplomatic relationship is flourishing, there are concerns that citizens from both countries still view each other with suspicion. Australia's relationship with Indonesia has been rocky at times. In recent years, the core problem was Australia's support for browns jerseys, which voted to secede from Indonesia more than a decade ago. The ties between Australia and Indonesia, however, improved rapidly after the bombings on the Indonesian island of Bali in October 2002, which killed more than 200 people, including 88 Australians. The two nations worked closely together in the aftermath.

Edward Aspinall, an Indonesia specialist at the Australian National University in Canberra, says ties have endured testing times over the years. "One way of looking at it is the strength, is that it is a relationship which has survived a great number of ups and downs. So, it is a relationship with a considerable degree of resilience and a certain degree of closeness, despite the many differences between the two countries, so it is a fairly robust relationship," said Aspinall in denver broncos jersey. While deeper understanding now exists at diplomatic levels, Fergus Hanson, a research fellow at the Lowy Institute in Sydney, said the people of both countries still view each other with mistrust. "There is an entrenched perception at the individual level, well, from an Australian perspective, that Indonesia is a backward country," said Hanson.

"Perhaps there is an element of feeling threatened by broncos jerseys, and I think that those feelings run both ways, that Indonesians also feel somewhat threatened by Australia, and there is a bit of suspicion about Australia's motives. So, on both sides there are these entrenched positions. There is not very good or positive feelings toward each other. Such texans jerseys has affected commercial endeavors. Australia does more trade with New Zealand than it does with its much larger northern neighbor. Business people often complain that cultural and administrative obstacles hinder opportunities in Indonesia. Aspinall said those barriers need to be overcome if Australia is to take advantage of houston texans jersey. "Australia's economic future, social and cultural future, as well, lie in greater integration into the greater Asian region - and for many reasons Indonesia is very much Australia's key to that region.

Closer relations with Indonesia helps Australia's economic integration, it helps Australian diplomacy in the region and plus, there are many colts jerseys and other concerns which are very significant for Australia," Aspinall said. "But for Indonesia, Australia is arguably really not quite significant." One area that is of importance to Jakarta is security. Both jacksonville jaguars jerseys have worked closely to confront the threat of Islamic extremism across the Indonesian archipelago, which is home to more than 220 million people. Last month, Australian Special Forces held joint operations in Bali with jaguars jerseys, Indonesia's elite military unit, which has been accused of widespread human rights abuses over the years. Major General Tim McOwan, an Australian Special Forces commander, said he thinks the Indonesians have changed their ways.

"In my experience, chiefs jerseys are working assiduously to redress some of their past transgressions," he said.The United States military also plans to train with Kopassus, although Sophie Richardson, a spokeswoman for Human Rights Watch, said the Indonesian unit remains tainted by past abuses. "Very few people from Kopassus have been investigated, prosecuted, convicted and served appropriate sentences for serious crimes," she said. Hanson in kansas city chiefs jersey at the Lowy Institute said Australia must enhance its relationship with Kopassus, despite questions about its past, because the unit is integral to the security of Indonesia. "There is a history of cooperation with Kopassus. It broke down in the aftermath of the East Timor intervention where there were allegations against Indonesian troops and their involvement in the killings in East Timor.

But that cooperation has resumed because, I think, anquan boldin jersey really is the organization that Australia will have to turn to if there is a major terrorist event in Indonesia," said Hanson. Australia also seeks Jakarta's backing for its plan to build a refugee transit center in East Timor. Relations also may be tested in the months ahead as the scheduled executions draw closer of three Australians convicted of trafficking heroin into Indonesia.

Getting the opportunity of joining Army, Williams felt exited

Getting the opportunity of joining Army, Williams felt exited

Having the chance to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, Kasen Williams is so happy to cooperate with fellow Washington commit Austin Seferian-Jenkins who likes nfl jerseys, not the Sammamish. At the same time, after hearing the news Skyline wide receiver said he’s even more excited for the national exposure to show fans across the country that some good football with football jerseys is played in the state of Washington. When finishing the practice prior to the nationally-televised Army game for an entire week, Williams will have the opportunity to preferment what good plays for Mitchell and ness do in the Pacific Northwest, but where always is considered a talent-rich football area.

Williams thought it a really big opportunity for him because he had said before Washington really isn’t a state where people look for football. He said they had much good competition out there and they really had many good ravens jerseys, which a lot of people didn’t realize.  “This is something for me and Austin both coming out of Washington, this is an opportunity for me and him to really shine in this game and really show people that Washington isn’t a state to mess with and to really put Washington on the map for football baltimore ravens jersey. A lot of people don’t really give us the credit that we actually deserve.”

Rivals rates Williams, a 6-foot-2, 197-pound four-star prospect, No. 14 at wide receiver, No. 128 overall and fifth in the Washington state rankings. Seferian-Jenkins in buffalo bills jersey is the nation’s second-best tight end and No. 1 in the state. Williams’ father, Aaron, played at Washington so it was no surprise when he committed to the Huskies in late August over offers from Alabama, Boise State, Florida, LSU, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, USC, bills jerseys and many other national powers. Washington is getting an incredibly talented wide receiver and Williams wants to show the country that his home state can play some real football, too.

“As far as the game goes, it’s a good opportunity for me,” Williams in cincinnati bengals jersey said. “I’ve been to all these combines with the top players in the nation and we’ve never been in pads and we haven’t been able to hit and it wasn’t a national game so that’s another thing to see how well I step up to the rest of the nation and to show the rankings I’ve been getting on these sites are legit. “Playing in a stadium like the Alamodome, in Washington we get pretty big crowds but nowhere near what we’re going to get for this Army game. It’s going to be a good thing for me so I can get used to bengals jerseys for college and with me going on to Washington and continuing my football career.

It will be a lot of fun and something for me to get used to. ”Williams will be in San Antonio to prove a point but he won’t miss out on the fun, either. Playing in a national all-star showcase is an honor. Doing it beside Seferian-Jenkins, a personal friend and fellow Washington commit, will be exciting. It will be a prelude to their days in college - and Williams hopes he can make a statement by having a good week against many of the other top players in the country. “Me and Austin were on the Gridiron Kings team together but we’ve never been on the same team as far as pads go,” Williams said. “I think a lot of people are going to be surprised on Washington talent and me and Austin with cleveland browns jersey will do good in this game.

With this week of practice we’re going to get used to it and carry it into Washington and hopefully we can take Washington places, too.”

 

Six Strange but true stories and let us share them together here

Six Strange but true stories and let us share them together here

Ohio juror wearing evgeni malkin jersey suddenly announces she called 911 in alleged beating, will become witness. An Ohio juror listening to opening statements in an assault case suddenly announced she saw the alleged beating and had called 911. The woman was on a 12-person jury in Cincinnati hearing domestic violence and felonious assault charges against 42-year-old James Capell. Najah Johnson-Riddle blurted out Tuesday that she had called 911 after being awakened and seeing a female neighbor being beaten. The Hamilton County judge declared a mistrial. The Cincinnati Enquirer reported prosecutors plan to call the former juror as a witness in the new trial. Capell in a sidney crosby jersey has denied the allegations. Authorities knew an anonymous 911 call had been made but never connected it to the juror. Jurors were asked personal background questions before being seated.

Police say woman brought her daughter, 2, with her during break-in at west Michigan house. Police in mario lemieux jersey say it was "bring your daughter to work" day for a woman they said took her 2-year-old girl with her when she broke into a western Michigan home. Police in Muskegon County's Muskegon Township said they arrested the woman and the woman's mother after Saturday's burglary. Twenty-six-year-old Nicole Bugajski and 51-year-old Kimberly Mahnke were arraigned Monday on home invasion charges. Police told The Muskegon Chronicle an elderly man who lived at the house unsuccessfully tried to block the women's vehicle with his pickup truck. Police stopped the women's vehicle nearby and found Bugajski's daughter wearing andre fleury jersey inside. She's now in protective custody. No one answered the phone Tuesday night at the women's home in Egelston Township.

That Long Cat: Maine Coon in Nevada becomes world's longest domestic cat at more than 4 feet. The world's longest cat measures more than 4 feet, stealing the record from another Maine Coone in a little vincent lecavalier jersey. The Reno Gazette-Journal reported that 5-year-old Stewie was certified as the new Guinness World Record holder after measuring 48? inches from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail bone. That's a little more than 4 feet long. The record was previously held by another Maine Coon that measured 48 inches. Stewie's owners, Robin Hendrickson and Erik Brandsness wearing phil kessel jersey, say they decided to try for the record after hearing countless people say they were amazed by Stewie's length. Hendrickson said Maine Coons are known as "the gentle giants" of the cat world.

300-pound chimpanzee captured in Kansas City after breaking out window of police patrol car: A 300-pound chimpanzee that broke free from its chains has been captured after briefly wandering around a Kansas City neighborhood and smashing out the window of a police car. Police Capt. Rich Lockhart wearing dion phaneuf jersey tells The Kansas City Star the department got a call about noon Tuesday that a primate was on the loose a few miles from the Kansas City Zoo. Lockhart says the ape was actually a pet that escaped from its chains. Lockhart says efforts to shoot the animal, named Sueko, with a tranquilizer dart failed. The chimp climbed on a patrol car and struck the passenger-side window with its fist before running off. It's owner was eventually able to coax it into a cage. Lockhart who also likes mats sundin jersey very much says the owner has been cited for having a dangerous animal within city limits.

Maine H.S. football player in alex ovechkin jersey saved by teammates after getting pinned under friend's car: A high school football team in Maine came up with a big win by rescuing a teammate who was trapped under a car in the school parking lot. Officials said John Gerry was riding on the hood of a teammate's car when he tripped and fell to the ground Friday, with one of the tires ending up on his back. The Bangor Daily News says about six players from Rockland District High School and a couple of parents tilted the car up, and they held the car there for 20 minutes until an ambulance arrived. His team gave him the game ball after winning the next day. Gerry wearing anaheim ducks jersey, who admits jumping on the hood of his friend's car was a bad idea, is expected to make a full recovery.

Woman brings in fake $10,000 bill into Mass. bank; big bill out of circulation since 1930s. The staff at a Massachusetts bank just wasn't buying it. The suspicious staffers quickly determined that the bill a woman brought into the Lowell bank was a fake. Michael Gallagher in a calgary flames jersey, risk management director at Enterprise Bank, told The Sun of Lowell that it is believed there are only about 300 $10,000 bills left, and most are in the hands of collectors. The bank called police, who in turn notified the U.S. Secret Service, the agency that investigates counterfeiting. Gallagher in a jarome iginla jersey would not say what kind of transaction the woman attempted with the note on Tuesday. The woman's name was not released because she has not been charged, but a police spokesman says she may have mental health issues.

No added distance or barriers between the fans and players for NHL teams

No added distance or barriers between the fans and players for NHL teams

Now, fans must be smart. Just because you pay for your ticket doesn’t give you license to act like an idiot, but it happens all the time. “There’s a guy in Nashville that will be happy I’m mentioning him,” said Blackhawks forward Patrick Sharp in a bobby orr jersey. “I don’t know what his name is, but he gets on us pretty good in the penalty box. I wouldn’t mind throwing him around outside, getting him on the ice.” Sharp was smiling as he said that. He was joking, just as Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith said he was joking when he squirted water at a taunting Predators fan from the penalty box during last season’s playoffs. “I was having fun with the fan,” Keith wearing cam neely jersey said. “I thought I made his day.” Another thing is that Buffalo didn't immediately list the condition of Montador, who blocked his 21st shot of the season.

Vancouver Canucks enforcer Rick Rypien who also liked to wear jaroslav halak jersey was suspended indefinitely Wednesday, pending a hearing, for grabbing a fan Tuesday night in a loss in Minnesota. While headed to locker room after being assessed a double minor for roughing and 10-minute misconduct in the second period, Rypien reached up and shoved James Engquist, a 28-year-old fan applauding at the railing. Rypien was pulled away by teammate Manny Malhotra, and Engquist and his brother, Peter, were removed from the area. Rypien and Minnesota’s Brad Staubitz wearing tyler myers jersey, who fought in the first period, were about to square off midway through the second before being separated by the linesmen in front of the Wild bench. Rypien punched Staubitz while he was being restrained.

After the hearing, the NHL will determine the length of the suspension. “We’ll let things unfold from here,” Canucks coach Alain Vigneault in a michael cammalleri jersey said Wednesday night before the Canucks’ game in Chicago. Players can be suspended for five games or more if they are summoned for a hearing, although that doesn’t mean they will be banned for that long. “I’m going to save my comments until after the league does their investigation and comes up with a decision.” Vignault said he expected the hearing with Colin Campbell, the league’s senior executive vice president of hockey operations, to be held Friday. The league has handed out five suspensions and four fines in the past 10 days. Rypien wearing martin brodeur jersey didn’t travel with the team to Chicago.

Tyler Myers and Cody McCormick in a john tavares jersey scored early in the second period, and Ryan Miller made 17 saves to help the Buffalo Sabres end a five-game winless streak with a 4-1 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Wednesday night. Tyler Ennis and Thomas Vanek also scored for Buffalo. The Sabres, the defending Northeast Division champions, were 0-4-1 since winning their opener at Ottawa. Tobias Enstrom scored for Atlanta. The Thrashers, outshot 42-18, had won two straight. Myers gave the Sabres a 2-0 lead 6 seconds into a power play and 1:30 into the second with a slap shot from the blue line. McCormick scored 1:04 later on a short wrister after goalie Chris Mason in a wayne gretzky jersey lost control of a rebound.

But altercations between players and fans are rare, and remember how the “Malice at the Palace” was supposed to mark the decline of western civilization? Now it seems like ancient history, like when Mike Milbury in a daniel alfredsson jersey and the Boston Bruins went into the stands at Madison Square Garden three decades ago. Nothing like it has happened since, and Artest, now with the Los Angeles Lakers, is a champion. The NHL needs to discipline Rypien, but that’s it. No added security. No added distance or barriers between the fans and players. “I don’t think it’s that big of an issue,” Sharp said. Atlanta cut it to 3-1 on defenseman Enstrom's second goal, a slap shot on the power play, but the Thrashers' offense was otherwise dismal. Vanek wearing claude giroux jersey scored on a breakaway with 9:35 left in the third. Ennis opened the scoring in the first period with a wrist shot.

Engquist wearing mike richards jersey told the Star Tribune of Minneapolis that he’s “definitely seeking legal representation. I was assaulted, that’s just the bottom line.” “I was just standing straight up applauding as he was getting kicked out,” Engquist said. “He was out of control. After going 1-12-3 in their previous 16 games at Philips Arena, the Sabres pressured the Atlanta defense all night, a formula they've used to outshoot opponents 119-65 in three road games. Thrashers forward Ben Eager in a jeff carter jersey received a double minor for high-sticking penalty that gave Steve Montador a cut on the bridge of his nose late in the third. He began the game tied with Chicago's Nick Boynton for the NHL lead with 20. Defenseman Chris Butler added two assists for the Sabres.

Innocent players was irritated and disappointed by the decision of NFL

Innocent players was irritated and disappointed by the decision of NFL

Thinking about what were legal and illegal actions on the field, many players hesitated and disappointed by the decision of NFL.

What the Pittsburgh Steelers, a club for jerry rice jersey fans aren't worried about is the NFL's stricter enforcement of dangerous hits altering their personality or physicality. Even if quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, a fan of deion sanders jersey suggests the modification was made partly to make the Steelers (4-1) less competitive. They're not sure how they're supposed to tackle. They're also confused about why they must change the way they've played football for years.

Linebacker James Harrison, a fan of seattle seahawks jersey didn't practice Wednesday, saying he's not certain how to play defense now that the NFL plans to fine and suspend players for flagrant hits, especially to the helmet. Harrison was fined $75,000 for a punishing hit Sunday that left Cleveland Browns wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi, a fan of seahawks jerseys with a concussion. "We all have the same concerns of what's legal and what's not legal," linebacker James Farrior said. "I don't think it's defined right now. It's a question mark for us, and we don't want to get in trouble every time we hit somebody, so it's definitely a concern."

Safety Ryan Clark, a fan of aaron curry jersey knows adjustments will be required to follow NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's decree that hits that endanger an opposing player's safety won't be tolerated. But Clark, a fan of t.j.houshmandzadeh jersey is convinced the aggressive, hit-before-you-get-hit mentality of the Steelers' defense won't change. "We still want to play football in a physical manner. We still want to stop people from scoring touchdowns," Clark, a fan of houshmandzadeh jersey said. "We're going to try to do that. You have to change if your intention was to be dirty. If your intention was to go out here and hit people in the helmet, injure people and give people concussions, you have to change. But that's never been our intention."

The Steelers lead the NFL in total defense since coach Mike Tomlin, a fan of rams jersey was hired in 2007. This season, they are No. 1 in fewest points (60, or 28 fewer than any other team) and rushing yards allowed and are No. 6 in overall defense.

"We have a reputation of being a tough football team and we have a lot of Lombardis up there, and that doesn't make a lot of people happy," Roethlisberger, a fan of st louis rams jersey said. "But you know what? It makes us happy, so we'll just try to go out and play the game of football the way we know how to play it." What Steelers players on both sides of the ball fear is that defenders, worried about fines or penalties, will target the legs and hips -- possibly creating career-threatening lower body injuries. Even worse, Roethlisberger, a fan of steven jackson jersey and backup quarterback Byron Leftwich agreed they'd rather have a concussion than a serious knee injury.

"We can't go around hitting guys in the head, they made that point and we understand that," Clark, a fan of sam bradford jersey said. "Obviously they wanted to make it a big issue, with the media showing the hits over and over again. They had to make a statement, and I think they did. But where do you go from here? We don't want to see guys with blown ACLs and thigh bruises and hip replacements. It's a touchy subject. We've got to find a way to hit these guys within the rules."

Then I am wondering how to judge this issue? For the victims, it is wrong doing. But for the innocent players who are fans of eric dickerson jersey, they have no intentions to hurt anyone, although they hurt others for the final win. How to solve those problems?

Colt McCoy was ready to against Saints after his good debut

Colt McCoy was ready to against Saints after his good debut

After the rookie quarterback of Cleveland Browns performed very well for the first debut, they are ready for the game against New Orleans Saints, a club for tampa bay buccaneers jersey fans.

"I wouldn't have it any other way," Cleveland Browns youngster Colt McCoy said Wednesday. "What a challenge, what an opportunity: a chance to go out on the field and get better and get this team back on track."

McCoy, a fan of buccaneers jerseys, so impressive in his debut last week in Pittsburgh, will make his second consecutive start Sunday at New Orleans when the Browns visit the Superdome, one of the NFL's loudest venues, where even the most seasoned quarterback can be rattled by the deafening din. Unless quarterbacks Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace, a fan of gerald mccoy jersey make miraculous recoveries from high ankle sprains in the next few days, McCoy will start against the Saints. Despite fears he would be decapitated by one of the blitzing Steelers linebackers -- James Harrison saved his big hits for Browns wide receivers -- or rushed into throwing a handful of interceptions, McCoy, a fan of josh freeman jersey acquitted himself well in a 28-10 loss last week. He showed poise, toughness and enough promise to make the Browns, a club for warren sapp jersey fans believe the third-round draft pick, whose size might have scared off a few teams during the draft, can be their future quarterback.

In one of the league's nastiest, most intimidating environments, McCoy, a fan of redskins jerseys completed 23 of 33 passes for 281 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions. But his stats were only part of the story. The night before his first Browns-Steelers game, McCoy, a fan of washington redskins jersey stood in front of his teammates, and in his country-fried accent, declared he was ready to stare down the black-and-gold beast.

Browns president Mike Holmgren summoned McCoy to his office Tuesday to offer his critique of the 23-year-old's first professional outing. The guru of quarterback gurus, who coached Joe Montana, a fan of chris cooley jersey, Steve Young and Brett Favre, complimented McCoy and offered some advice. "I told him I was very impressed," Holmgren, a fan of brian orakpo jersey said. "I said he had a very good first game in a tough place against a very good team. Then I said, 'Now what do we do? You're going against another really good team in a tough place, I expect you to do better. This is not a one-game deal here. If you expect to do this for a long time, you have to do it again.'"

The Heinz Field stage Sunday wasn't too big for McCoy, a fan of donovan mcnabb jersey, who spent four years playing in big games for the University of Texas. There was no panic, no sense of doom, no feeling that he couldn't succeed. McCoy showed he belonged -- from beginning to end.

The Browns weren't the only ones impressed. Following the game, several Steelers players, including quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, a fan of joe theismann jersey, sought out McCoy to offer congratulations and encouragement. McCoy was appreciative. Still, he knows he's a work in progress.

McCoy wasn't happy with a few of his downfield reads. He left the pocket too soon on a few plays, and he wishes he hadn't forced a pass deep over the middle that became his first career interception. McCoy, a fan of russ grimm jersey knows he needs to drop the ball off underneath. Instead of forcing passes, he needs to throw the ball away to avoid turnovers.

Practicing very hard for the game, Colt McCoy should receive respect. As a rookie quarterback of Cleveland Browns, he performed very well on the field.

Manager of LeBron James accused of illegal detainment

Manager of LeBron James accused of illegal detainment

LeBron James' manager is accused of physically and psychologically damaging a 19-year-old woman. after she claims the guy held her against her will and stole a very expensive piece of LeBron-inspired jewelry. TMZ in wizards jerseys has obtained a lawsuit filed by VaNeisha Robinson -- in which she claims Maverick Carter in john wall jersey and his mom staged a 9-man ambush to jack a $10,000 pendant she claims she bought at a garage sale for $5 back in 2005 thinking it was costume jewelry. Turns out, it was real. Carter in michael jordan wizards jersey maintains the pendant was stolen from him roughly 3 years ago and he had no idea where it went until he saw that Robinson was trying to sell it on eBay.

Vaneisha Robinson in tar heels jerseys, 19, filed the $50,000 lawsuit saying that Carter lured her and her mother to his house under false pretenses, and they were then surrounded by eight or nine unknown men, demanding the piece the jewelry. Carter's mother, Katherine L. Powers in north carolina tar heels jerseys, is also named as a defendant. According to the lawsuit, one of the unknown men told the women, "you aren't going anywhere," and then said "I am going to jail tonight," which they understood as a threat. The piece of jewelry was a diamond-encrusted LeBron James pendant, which Robinson in dallas mavericks jersey claimed she bought at a garage sale. Carter in mavericks jerseys claimed that the pendant was stolen from him, and Wadsworth police determined at the time that the jewelry belonged to Carter.

At the time of the alleged incident, Robinson in dirk nowitzki jersey said that Carter's mother, Katherine L. Powers, contacted her with interest of purchasing the pendant. Powers allegedly told Robinson that "LeBron James in carmelo anthony jersey was at her house and they wanted me to come over there. They were going to make me an offer that I couldn't refuse." Carter lives with his mother on Caldonia Drive, in Wadsworth. Vaneisha Robinson's mother, Bonnie Robinson ini jason kidd jersey, allegedly knew Powers from church, so she trusted her enough to go to the house with the pendant. But when Vaneisha in denver nuggets jersey and Bonnie went to the house, along with two other women, they were allegedly threatened and forced to hand over the jewelry. Robinson said that LeBron James was not at the house at the time of the alleged incident. Instead, Robinson said that several unknown men were in the house, who surrounded her inside, and then blocked her car in the driveway.

However, the pendant was never reported stolen and Robinson originally had it appraised and certified by I.G.S., who always checks to see if items have been reported stolen and it was not. Once this is all said and done, it might have been cheaper for Carter to have just had a new pendant made. Police Sgt. James Elchlinger in nuggets jerseys aid he was able to determine that the item was one-of-a-kind and belonged to Carter. Police were checking for a loss report.

Vince Young would play for Tennessee Titans although he had mild sprained left knee and ankle

Vince Young would play for Tennessee Titans although he had mild sprained left knee and ankle

Young quarterback of Tennessee Titans, Vince Young, a fan of randy moss jersey could play for the team although he had mild sprained left knee and ankle. It has nothing business with the play, his doctor said.

Vince Young's status is considered day to day after tests showed just a mild sprained left knee and ankle, and Tennessee Titans Coach Jeff Fisher, a fan of ronnie brown jersey said his quarterback could play Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles even if he misses a couple practices. The coach said his young quarterback, a fan of chad henne jersey was lucky although he got injures; they were so mild that they could not influence the game. To this extend, he was lucky enough.

Young believed his season might have ended when he went down Monday night. He was pulled down after recovering a fumbled snap with his left leg twisting underneath him. He was able to walk off the field, and he could be seen making the sign of a cross and praying on the sideline. As Fisher, a fan of ricky williams jersey said Young could have played if needed, taking snaps out of the shotgun only because of his limited mobility. "I would've been like Byron Leftwich, a fan of brandon marshall jersey at Marshall," Young told a reporter after the game. "But I would have definitely gotten back out there and played for my teammates."

Young is off to the best start of his five-year NFL career, completing 61.4 percent of his passes for seven touchdowns with just two interceptions. He ranks fourth in the AFC with a passer rating of 98.8, and Fisher said the quarterback has a good feel for what the Titans, a club for new england patriots jersey fans are doing this season.

Fisher said he doesn't know if Young will be able to practice Wednesday, but the quarterback won't miss much if he sits. Practice will be scaled down to a walkthrough to help the Titans recover on a short week, and Fisher, a fan of patriots jerseys said the team then will see how Young feels.

The Titans, a club for wes welker jersey fans (4-2) made sure Young didn't have to return, finishing off a big win that kept them tied with the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts atop the AFC South. Kerry Collins played most of the game, but Young received credit for the victory as the starter, joining Steve McNair, Warren Moon, Dan Pastorini and George Blanda, a fan of tom brady jersey as the only quarterbacks to win 30 games with the franchise.

It is good news for Titans at this decisive moment as well as for Vince Young. He could play very well if nothing disturbs him.

Rudy Fernandez won’t be release by Blazers

Rudy Fernandez won’t be release by Blazers

Rudy Fernandez in orlando magic jersey has slowly accepted the fact that he will remain in Portland this season, according to the Oregonian. A trade isn't happening right now and the Blazers aren't going to let him go back to Europe. So Fernandez in knicks jerseys has sucked it up and had an excellent preseason while earning back the trust of his teammates. Fernandez will be a low-upside option for owners in need of treys.

The disgruntled guard has spent the offseason trying to wiggle out of his contract with the Blazers, and hasn't altered his stance one bit during training camp. Monday, Kerry Eggers of the Portland Tribune outlined the numerous reasons why the club won't grant Fernandez a release from his contract. A trade appears more likely, but the Knicks are the only club with much interest in the Spaniard. Rudy Fernandez in new york knicks jersey may still desire a trade or release, but people around the team suggest that he's much happier now than he was when he reported to training camp. Portland insiders in magic jerseys suggest that Fernandez's mood has changed because his teammates have made more of an attempt to make him feel welcome. "I can count on Rudy," Brandon Roy in dwight howard jersey said. "I can trust Rudy to play hard and do well for this team. We all have moments where we want to get home. I'm a 2 1/2-hour drive away from home and I get homesick. But I think Rudy in washington wizards jersey will be good despite everything that's happened."

Rudy Fernandez in philadelphia 76ers jersey added to his NBA leading 3-point shooting total (20) with two treys on Monday in just 12 minutes. He finished with eight points, two rebounds, and two assists, and best of all he appears happy after teammates have reached out to him and made him feel welcome. He's worth a look in deep leagues if you need 3-point shooting. His teammates say they see joy in Fernandez wearing raptors jerseys, and hope he can overcome his culture shock. Fernandez in 76ers jerseys, for his part, isn't commenting any more on his feelings according to the Oregonian. He's a big deal in Spain, one of the country's most popular athletes. He's arguably the second-most famous athlete from his island home of Mallorca, just behind tennis player Rafael Nadal in andre iguodala jersey. There are other hopeful signs in the waning days of the preseason, giving credence to the idea Fernandez in allen iverson jersey may stay and succeed in Portland. Gerard Darnes spoke on a Portland radio show and e-mailed reporters defending the Spanish player, who had said he was homesick and no longer wanted to play in the NBA when the Blazers opened preseason practice. Fernandez in toronto raptors jersey also was fined $25,000 for statements his U.S. agent made in August. Known for his energy off the bench, Fernandez averaged 8.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2 assists last season but missed 20 games with injuries.

 

Dwyane Wade will give up partying for custody

Dwyane Wade will give up partying for custody

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade in indiana pacers jersey says he feared that his estranged wife might harm herself and their two sons when she didn't show up with the boys for a court-ordered visit earlier this year. The former Richards High School and Marquette University star told a Cook County judge on Monday that he's prepared to give up "partying" and make sacrifices if he's awarded custody of his sons.

Testifying for a second day in their acrimonious custody battle, Wade in pacers jerseys said his ex-wife and childhood sweetheart, Siohvaughn Wade in reggie miller jersey, "needs help" dealing with anger. She has looked after the children for the majority of the time since the couple split in 2007, and Wade testified that she has "alienated" their older son, who's 8, from him. Both Wades want sole custody of the boys. Dwyane Wade's attorneys in miami heat jersey allege his ex-wife used their children as "chattel" and wanted a bigger divorce settlement from the millionaire, but her lawyers say his lifestyle is not suited to raising children. If he gets custody, Dwyane Wade said he would allow the boys' mother to have a role in their lives if she gets professional help dealing with anger. Dwyane Wade in lebron james jersey said that, if he got sole custody of the two children — the younger son is three years old — he would allow Siohvaughn in dwyane wade jersey to have a role in the boys' lives, but only if she got help with her anger. During his first day of testimony on Friday, Wade in chris bosh jersey said he was the victim of domestic violence at the hands of his ex-wife and denied allegations he used drugs, owned guns, or had ever had a sexually transmitted disease. Wade also testified that Siohvaughn in milwaukee bucks jersey physically attacked him and threw something at him during an argument.

Wade in new jersey nets jersey also said visitation with his children had been irregular for many months despite agreements with his former wife. He said since filing his petition in late July, he was now seeing his sons on a regular basis and has almost daily phone contact with them. Barclay last month recommended to the court that Dwyane Wade in bucks jerseys be awarded custody. In June, he was awarded "physical possession" of his sons although the children still live with their mother. Last Friday, Wade denied that he had abandoned his children, used drugs or owned weapons. He also confirmed that he's dating actress Gabrielle Union, but denied that the two engaged in sex acts in front of the boys. Wade in brandon jennings jersey, who was joined in the off-season by fellow superstars LeBron James in nets jerseys and Chris Bosh, has settled four civil cases in Miami stemming from failed business deals. His divorce from his high school sweetheart was finalized in June after nearly a three-year separation.

 

Life was wonderful, but then everything started disintegrating

Life was wonderful, but then everything started disintegrating 

I’d like to tell you what you’re to read is really important and is going to impact your life. The truth is, I'm probably not going to tell you anything you haven't heard before, but let me encourage you to read it anyway. I was raised in a family selling jerseys along with five sisters and one brother in the Fraser Valley .It was a beautiful, quiet place with a lot of jimmy clausen jerseys. As a preschooler, I often took our dog along the creek to fish over the hill at the back of our property.

My parents always taught me how to make a chicago bears jersey, and about God and his Son Jesus, so as I walked, I would often think about God. Was He bigger than my dad? How long was forever - longer than a Sunday morning service? Was he wear bears jerseys? I also did all the things that children do in a Christian home: Sunday school, choir practice, young people’s groups, and so forth. I did them all without complaining – until I was 15.

It was Sunday morning and Dad and I had just finished chores. I was slow coming in from the barn and Dad told me to hurry up because I was going to be late for church. But I was wearing a jim mcmahon jersey at that time. It was that morning that I told him I wouldn't be going to church anymore. My dad was a big guy - very strong and with a fuse so short it couldn't be measured - so, I was expecting the worst.

Instead, he looked at me with the most hurtful look on his face. I had to put on a clear dick butkus jersey and leave the room. I just couldn't look at him. Something happened to me that day. I started to get hard inside. Before long, I was drinking on weekends and dropped out of school. By the time I was seventeen, my behavior was such that Mom and Dad didn’t buy me any walter payton jersey, even asked me to leave home. There is a lot of security in an orderly Christian home and when I was on my own, I was lost.

I continued to drink heavily, and bought a lot of jay cutler jerseys. Many nights I slept in my car in some gravel pit or behind somebody's barn, because I was too drunk to drive home. I couldn't find a job good enough to support myself, so, out of desperation, I joined the army. Before that, I sold julius peppers jersey. After six months of basic training, I was posted to Germany. When you’re in your late teens or early twenties and you’re living in a place where anything goes, that's how you live.

Cheap mike singletary jersey and lots of pretty girls became my lifestyle. After three years, I came home. The first thing I did was visit my Dad, who happened to be clearing land with his bulldozer. When he saw me, he shut off the machine and came over. It was a long time before he could speak; he was so glad to see me with gale sayers jersey. However, it didn't take long before my life was right back where it had been before I left. About a year later, I met a gal whose father was also a heavy drinker, so my behavior didn't surprise her.

We were soon married and eventually had two daughters. We sold dallas cowboys jersey. One of the things my Dad taught me was how to work hard. I started my first business when I was in my mid-twenties, and it went quite well. A few years later, I bought a large poultry farm, which also did well. Thanks to the brand cowboys jerseys.

Cleveland Antawn Jamison may come off the bench this season

Cleveland Antawn Jamison may come off the bench this season

According to Twitter written by Cleveland journalist Mary Schmitt Boyer, Antawn Jamison is likely to come off the bench in Cleveland, meaning J.J. Hickson in charles barkley jersey would start at power forward. It's not official yet, but all indications are that Hickson will start. Round 6 sounds about right for Hickson in portland trail blazers jersey, although you may have to reach into Round 5 to be sure, while Jamison's value is still a bit unknown. He's got a knee injury and will be coming off the bench for the first time in years, although he did win Sixth Man of the Year for Dallas in 2005. We're guessing he shouldn't have too much trouble returning sixth-round value this year, but he's no longer the No. 1 option in Cleveland, despite the absence of LeBron.

The Cavaliers' preseason has been more about who hasn't been available than who has. It's been difficult to gauge just how good or bad the Cavs are since two of their best players, guard Mo Williams and forward/center Anderson Varejao in blazers jerseys, have yet to make an appearance. Two others, veterans Anthony Parker in brandon roy jersey and Antawn Jamison, could miss the rest of the preseason with injuries. Jamison in karl malone jersey, recovering from a sprained left knee, has appeared in four games and has averaged 3.8 points and has shot 19 percent from the field. That's not exactly what the Cavs were expecting out of the two-time All-Star. Parker, who sprained his right middle finger, was a full-time starter for the Cavs last year. He's also been lacking in the preseason, as he's averaged 4.6 points and shot 32 percent from the field. Varejao in kevin martin jersey, who will likely be pressed into action as the starting center, hopes to make his season debut against Philadelphia at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The game will be played at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati and will be televised by Fox Sports Ohio.

Cavaliers coach Byron Scott in spurs jersey was hoping to decide on a starting lineup by the sixth preseason game, which would be Saturday's home game against CSKA Moscow, after losing forward Antawn Jamison in deron williams jersey and guard Anthony Parker in the Cavs' 106-80 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night before 5,121 fans in Petersen Events Center. Though Jamison in jazz jerseys wasn't looking forward to the two-hour bus ride back to Cleveland after the game, it sounded as if he didn't want to miss any more time than necessary, although the Cavs surely will take a cautious approach. Parker in utah jazz jersey actually hit his right hand on someone's heel early in the game. He shook it repeatedly and tried to play through it. But he had an X-ray at halftime and did not return. Manny Harris in john stockton jersey started the third quarter for Parker and played the entire second half, finishing with 11 points -- the third straight game he has hit double digits. The injuries overshadowed a strong performance, even if it did come against what likely will be most of the Spurs bench during the regular season. After playing in Mexico City earlier this week, San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich in san antonio spurs jersey sent Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker and Richard Jefferson home to rest.

The playtime for Chris Paul will be limited to 35 minutes

The playtime for Chris Paul will be limited to 35 minutes

Hornets Coach Monty Williams in grizzlies jerseys hopes to limit Chris Paul to under 35 minutes per game this season, resting his star a little bit and saving him as the season moves on. He told the Times-Picayune that may be hard as Paul in minnesota timberwolves jersey does not like to come off the floor. It's preseason, every coach wants to keep his stars minutes down now. The reality of wins or losses changes that. The biggest issue with the limited time is that Willie Green in timberwolves jerseys is the backup after the Hornets traded away Darren Collison this summer. Green in new orleans hornets jersey has to keeps things close, keep the Hornets in games so that Paul in hornets jerseys does not have to come back in, for this plan to work.

"I will have to monitor his minutes to not overwork him," Williams said. Good luck. CP3 never wants to leave the court and his backup is Willie Green, so we're not distressed by this 'news'. Every NBA coach in chris paul jersey wants to rest their stars in October. Good thing Chris Paul is up for anything because the New Orleans Hornets are again in flux. Paul supposedly requested a trade this summer because he wanted to play for a winner. With cheapskate owner George Shinn, a small market, and a struggling local economy, the superstar realized a championship was beyond the Hornets' reach. However, Paul was –temporarily- appeased because basketball enthusiast Gary Chouest in chris paul jerseys was interested in buying the club. Everything would change with the Louisiana billionaire in the owner's box. The team would have money. Paul would get his supporting cast. And New Orleans would become a destination. Well, that was the dream rookie GM Dell Demps and Coach Monty Williams sold Paul on this summer. Yesterday, Paul got a dose of a reality: Chouest in thunder jerseys and Shinn announced they weren’t able to reach an agreement on a sale.

This was not exactly what New Orleans general manager Dell Demps in oklahoma city thunder jersey and coach Monty Williams -- the new regime -- had in mind when they sat down this summer with wavering superstar Chris Paul in kevin durant jersey and promised him a brighter future. Paul, widely regarded as the best point guard in the NBA, set off a major alarm this summer when said he would be receptive to leaving New Orleans if the Hornets could not build a contender around him, leading to preliminary trade talks with several teams and a change in leadership of the Hornets. Paul later calmed the furor by saying all the right things after his meeting with Demps in durant jersey and Williams, and he repeatedly has voiced his belief that the Hornets are headed in the right direction. And he has shown it throughout preseason by his tireless work ethic.

The Hornets made serious changes this summer -- on the court and in the front office --- bringing back only six players from last season. They added forward Trevor Ariza in phoenix suns jersey and guard Marco Belinelli to the starting lineup. They expect Jason Smith (Philadelphia) and Willie Green (Philadelphia) to figure prominently as reserves. They hope to use the expiring contract of veteran Peja Stojakovic ($14 million) -- either before the trade deadline or after the season -- to land them more front court help.

There is only 50% chance Al Horford will sign contract extension

There is only 50% chance Al Horford will sign contract extension

Nobody tell Jamal Crawford, but the Hawks are actively working on an extension for Al Horford reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Joakim Noah reportedly got about $60 million over five years over the weekend and as I mentioned in that post, Noah's contract will probably be used as a measuring stick for Horford's extension. Both are center/power forward hybrids, both are young, both came into the league in the same draft class and hey, both played at Florida. Horford is looking to get paid and as he told the paper, he wants to stay in Atlanta.

Just like Noah, Atlanta has until Nov. 1 to make a deal with Horford in blazers jersey on an extension, otherwise Horford in phoenix suns jersey becomes a restricted free agent next season. And you know the Hawks don't want that. The Hawks can offer an extension of up to five years and $82 million, but it's unlikely they'll max out on Horford in sacramento kings jersey. But then again, we all saw what they did with Joe Johnson over the summer. Right now, Horford is set to make $5.4 million in 2010-11, the final year of his rookie-scale contract. Horford, 24, was taken with the third overall pick in the 2007 draft after he helped lead Florida to two NCAA championships. Eastern Conference coaches voted Horford in durant jersey to his first All-Star team last season, plus new Hawks coach Larry Drew recently named Horford in karl malone jersey as a captain with Joe Johnson and Josh Smith. Horford in memphis grizzlies jersey enters his fourth season an All-Star who put up 14 and 10 for the Hawks last season. He is one of the better inside players in the game today. Sure, he took some lumps after trying to slow Dwight Howard in the playoffs, but that is a bad matchup for him (and most people). He was not the biggest problem for the Hawks that series. Larry Drew recognized that though and has talked about Horford in chamberlain jersey at the four with Zaza Pachulia in stockton jersey or Etan Thomas at the five for stretches. Wherever you put him, Horford is at the heart of the Hawk's future.

Again, this is the major hangup in Crawford getting the extension he so badly wants. The Hawks shelled out $120 million to Joe Johnson and are probably looking at tossing $60-70 on Horford. Paying Crawford is just a tough, tough thing right now for the Hawks. Over the next few weeks the Hawks and Al Horford's agent, Arn Tellem in lamar odom jersey, will work on the terms of a contract extension beyond 2010-11 for Atlanta's All-Star center. That's the money side of the equation, and Horford in ron artest jersey said negotiations are in the early stages. After considering the other factors that play into his decision, Horford said he would like to stay in Atlanta for the long term. Horford in andrew bynum jersey is set to make $5.4 million in 2010-11, the final year of his rookie-scale contract. The Hawks have until Nov. 1 to come to terms with Horford in pau gasol jersey on an extension that starts in 2011-12 and can be for up to five years and about $82 million under current CBA rules. Hawks GM Rick Sund, citing his policy of not speaking publicly about players' contracts, declined to comment on negotiations with Horford.