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ST. Wilt Chamberlain Jersey . LOUIS -- Chris Johnson became a star under Jeff Fisher, rushing for 2,000 yards in 2009 a year after the Tennessee Titans drafted him in the first round. On Sunday, Johnson got the best of his former coach. "C.J., when he gets on the edge he goes," Fisher said after Johnsons second touchdown of the game was the go-ahead score in the Titans 28-21 victory over the St. Louis Rams. Fisher has seen Johnson run wild plenty of times, just not from the opposite sideline. He again downplayed the matchup against the franchise he coached for 16 years, saying it was "another week for me," although he expected the loss to hurt more for former Titans players now in the St. Louis lineup. "I think this one probably at the end of the day, its probably going to last a little longer, hurt a little bit more," Fisher said. "Because it was important to them." Titans coach Mike Munchak, a longtime former Fisher aide, also said this game was nothing personal. The postgame handshake was brief. "Thats something we can talk more about in the off-season and having bragging rights about who beat who," Munchak said. "But this is all about us vs. them. "Players are the ones who win the games." Johnson ran for 150 yards on 23 carries for the Titans (4-4), who ended a three-game losing streak after their bye against a team on short rest. The Rams lost 14-9 to Seattle on Monday night and have dropped three in a row. Johnsons 19-yard scoring run snapped a tie with 2:54 remaining the play after Jurrell Casey sacked and stripped quarterback Kellen Clemens, and Derrick Morgan recovered. Clemens landed on it first, but the ball squirted away. "Its a mistake that cant be made," Clemens said. "And unfortunately I made it." The Rams (3-6) have lost three in a row despite a second straight 100-yard game from rookie Zac Stacy, who had 127 yards on 27 carries and two touchdowns. St. Louis drove to the Titans 26 in the final minute, but Austin Pettis could only get a hand on Clemens high throw to a corner of the end zone on fourth down. Johnson gained his most yards since Week 7 last season against Buffalo when he had 195. In the previous four games, hed totalled 110 yards with a 2.4-yard average per carry. "It helps my confidence, sure," Johnson said. "I felt like I was getting close to breaking out." Rookie Tavon Austins 24-yard punt return gave the Rams a final chance at their 39 with 50 seconds to go and no timeouts. Chris Givens had a 25-yard catch to put them in position. Rodney McLeod intercepted an overthrown pass by Locker with 4:44 left, less than two minutes after former Titan Jared Cook tied it at 21 with a 10-yard catch from Clemens. Locker put the Titans up 21-14 with 9:42 to go on a 4-yard run, breaking a tackle by linebacker Alec Ogletree about 2 yards from the end zone. Stacy gained more than 100 yards for the second straight week on the next drive with a 32-yard carry topped off by a horse collar penalty on Casey after hed stepped out of bounds. The Rams had a sloppy start with three straight penalties helping the Titans score on their opening possession capped by Shonn Greenes 5-yard run. Cortland Finnegan, Darian Stewart and Jermelle Cudjo were whistled for horse collar, holding and illegal use of hands. Stacys 3-yard run in the second quarter was St. Louis first rushing touchdown of the season. It also was their first TD in two games overall, to snap a 1-for-8 slump inside the 20. Clemens was 7 for 7 for 75 yards to open the game, and 0 for 6 to finish the half -- with two dropped passes. The Rams failed to capitalize on Cortland Finnegans interception in the final minute when Greg Zuerlein pushed a 44-yard field goal attempt just wide to the right -- his first miss inside 50 of the season in 15 attempts. Notes: "Modern Family" star Ty Burrell wore a Rams camp during an interview on the scoreboard during a break in the first quarter. ... Casey got his fifth sack of the season in the first quarter. ... Coty Sensabaughs fumble recovery at the Titans 10 in the first quarter stifled a Rams scoring opportunity and capitalized on a careless play by rookie Benny Cunningham, who lost his grip without contact. ... Locker has two rushing TDs this season and four for his career. Dennis Rodman Lakers Jersey . The Sunday Times said a "senior FIFA insider" had provided "hundreds of millions of emails, accounts and other documents" detailing payments totalling $5 million that Qatari official Mohamed bin Hammam allegedly gave football officials to build support for the bid. 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Hakan Calhanoglu gave the home side a fourth-minute lead with a powerful strike but a mistake from Adler allowed Leverkusen to equalize in the 58th, when he let Julian Brandts harmless-looking effort from distance slip past. Adler otherwise produced an assured performance with a number of important saves. The 17-year-old Brandt became Leverkusens youngest ever goal-scorer in the Bundesliga. Steve Nash Jersey. Hamburgs late surge saw it climb above Nuremberg and Stuttgart in the table, pending their home games Saturday with Borussia Moenchengladbach and Freiburg, respectively. "Its a great feeling for the lads," Hamburg coach Mirko Slomka said. "This win isnt just good for the team; its good for the city, for the fans. I think everyone deserves it." The result increases the pressure on Leverkusen coach Sami Hyypia with fourth place no longer secure. Both Moenchengladbach and Wolfsburg can overtake his side with wins on Saturday. "Were not paying attention to this discussion (about Hyypia)," Leverkusen captain Simon Rolfes said. "Luck isnt on our side." Leverkusen has just one win from its last 12 competitive games. cheap nfl jerseys wholesale nfl jerseys wholesale nfl jerseys cheap nfl jerseys cheap nfl jerseys ' ' ' |
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| ldh2013 | Aug 15 2015, 03:19 AM Post #2 |
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Miami, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Brandon Knight scored nine of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to help the Milwaukee Bucks to a 91-84 win over the Miami Heat on Sunday. Knight, a South Florida native, hit three straight 3-pointers as Miami was on the comeback trail late in the fourth to hold off the defending Eastern Conference champions and snap a five-game losing streak in the series. Jabari Parker supplied 13 points, while Larry Sanders and Giannis Antetokounmpo each added 11 for the Bucks, who have won three of their last four. Mario Chalmers led the Heat with 18 points and Shawne Williams deposited 13 points with 11 rebounds. Dwyane Wade missed his second straight game recovering from a hamstring injury. Chris Bosh and Luol Deng each had 10 points on a combined 5-for-28 shooting for Miami, which has lost three straight. Bosh made a 3-pointer, one of his two successful field goals, to tie the game late in the third, but Milwaukee closed the quarter with five straight to take a 64-59 lead into the fourth. The Bucks doubled up the Heat, 12-6, over the first 3:20 of the fourth as Zaza Pachulias jumper gave the visitors a 76-75 lead. Williams and Norris Cole each hit 3-balls later in the frame, but Knight answered each with a shot from beyond the arc to keep Milwaukee in front by seven with over two minutes remaining. The dagger came just over 1 1/2 minutes later, as Knight buried another triple with 47.3 seconds left to make it an 87-79 game. The Heat led 23-19 after 12 minutes and brought a 46-38 edge into the locker room at half. The Bucks held Miami to just one field goal over the first 5:29 of the third, taking a 50-49 lead after Khris Middleton capped a 12-3 run. Game Notes Bosh had five blocks ... Miami was limited to 30-of-73 shooting, but made 11- of-25 shots from deep ... 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Still, Beestons declaration was enough to prompt suggestions that such a development would force the CFLs Toronto Argonauts to look for an alternate venue when their current lease expires after this season. Thats because, according to reports, in order to sustain a grass field, the section of seats along the first- and third-base sides for baseball would have to be anchored in place and unable to move to accommodate a football configuration. Essentially, that would make Rogers Centre a baseball-only facility from April through October and force the Argos to look for a new home as early as next season. But Stenhouse said the Blue Jays havent made any definitive decisions about the playing surface at Rogers Centre. "It has been discussed over the years many times," he said. "But it became more prominent after Paul was asked about the possibility at the state of the franchise event in January. "I think its safe to say leaders of both organizations (Blue Jays and Argos) have open dialogue and continue to talk." Argos president Chris Rudge said while he has met with Rogers Centre officials about a new lease, the CFL club has always kept its stadium options open. "Were always looking at what our alternativees might be regardless of whether this situation arose or not," he said.dddddddddddd "The bigger issue weve been facing for many years is whether or not the Rogers Centre will allow us to create the kind of compelling football experience our fans would like. "That has always been a discussion and always will be. This tends to shed a different light on it and if in fact it were to come to fruition at some point, it would bring a sense of urgency to the decision that we havent had in the past . . . but certainly weve not been given any ultimatums or anything like that. Its another reason for us to re-assess where we can best serve our customers, our fans, but its not something we have to panic about thats for sure." Currently, both the Blue Jays and Argos play their games on AstroTurf, a synthetic surface that can be lifted and reconfigured quickly for baseball and football. It usually takes roughly 30 hours to convert Rogers Centre from baseball to football, 20 hours to remove the baseball diamond to get to the concrete floor and 16 hours go from a full football field to concrete. But questions exist regarding whether a natural grass surface can be configured from baseball to football and if so, for how much? Other issues include the costs of daily maintaining a natural grass field thats used by two pro sports franchises annually --the Blue Jays play 81 home games and the Argos suit up for between nine and 11 -- and what impact that would have on the venues ability to stage various trade shows, concerts, private functions and other entertainment and sporting events. Among the challenges faced with a natural grass field would be ensuring the surface got enough sunlight as well as building a sufficient drainage system. "I talk to Paul Beeston on a regular basis and I know they (Blue Jays) will be fair with us," Rudge said. "They have a lot to go through before this ever even approaches being a reality. "There are many options that might be available to us and I think to put any of them out there would be inappropriate at this time. 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