MINNESOTA (6-7) at DETROIT (9-4)Sunday, 4:25 p. Nikita Kucherov Lightning Jersey Authentic .m. ET, FoxOPENING LINE — Lions by 7 1/2RECORD VS. SPREAD — Minnesota 8-5, Detroit 7-6SERIES RECORD — Vikings lead 69-35-2LAST MEETING — Lions beat Vikings 17-3, Oct. 12, 2014LAST WEEK — Vikings beat Jets 30-24, OT; Lions beat Buccaneers 34-17AP PRO32 RANKING — Vikings No. 22, Lions No. 8VIKINGS OFFENSE — OVERALL (28), RUSH (13), PASS (30).VIKINGS Defence — OVERALL (12), RUSH (23), PASS (6).LIONS OFFENSE — OVERALL (16), RUSH (29), PASS (9).LIONS Defence — OVERALL (2), RUSH (1), PASS (10).STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Lions DT Ndamukong Suh had two of teams eight sacks against Minnesota in October. Detroit DE Ziggy Ansah had 2 1/2 sacks and forced fumble in that game. ... Minnesota QB Teddy Bridgewater has 119 passer rating in past two games. Detroits Matthew Stafford has 123 rating in past two. ... Vikings have lost only two fumbles this season, fewest in NFL. ... Minnesota has allowed league-low 131 points in last eight games. ... Vikings have had 29 red zone chances — league average is 41. ... Detroit WR Calvin Johnson has 19 catches for 304 yards and three TDs in past two games. In last 19 home games, he has 135 catches for 2,343 yards. ... Lions DeAndre Levy has seven INTs since 2013, most in league by LB. ... Detroit S James Ihedigbo trying for fourth straight game with INT. ... Lions have allowed 20 rushes of at least 10 yards, fewest in NFL. ... Detroit is second in league in average time of possession at 32:38. ... Lions are 20 of 32 on field goals for league-worst 62.5-per cent success rate.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Anton Stralman Lightning Jersey Authentic . According to Tony Barrett of The Times, the Liverpool captain is set to announce that he will leave the club at the end of the 2014-15 season. Ryan Callahan Lightning Jersey Authentic . Compared to what hes gone through in recent weeks, that seemed like a breeze. Speaking to The Associated Press on Friday at an NBA Cares event, Silver said hes thrilled that the leagues attention can be on the championship series between the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs -- and not, as it was for so much of the post-season, on the off-the-court matters involving the banishment of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling and now the looming sale of that franchise. CLEVELAND -- No one will fault the Charlotte Bobcats for taking a moment to savour their second post-season appearance in franchise history. Theyve come a long way in a short period of time. Al Jefferson scored 24 points, including seven in overtime, and the Bobcats clinched a playoff spot with a 96-94 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night. Charlotte is in the post-season for the second time in its 10-year history and the first time since 2010. The Bobcats (39-38) are over .500 for the second time this season and hold seventh place in the Eastern Conference. Steve Clifford, the Bobcats third coach in three seasons, praised his teams character. "This is a significant accomplishment for our group of guys, and it puts us in a different place in the league," he said. "The guys in the locker room are excited -- and they should be -- because weve got a good group of guys and a group of guys who are truly deserving." While the Bobcats were celebrating, the Cavaliers slim playoff hopes suffered yet another damaging loss despite a career-high 44 points from Kyrie Irving. Cleveland (31-47) trails eighth-place Atlanta by 3 1/2 games for the final playoff spot in the East. The Bobcats have made significant progress since finishing 7-59 in the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season. Charlotte was 21-61 last season. "Words cant describe it," guard Kemba Walker said. "For me, Gerald (Henderson), and Biz (Bismack Biyombo), we were the original guys here. We were on the worst team my first two years, so to go from there to here, its like night and day." Hendersons basket gave Charlotte a 90-89 lead with 1:08 remaining and the Bobcats made four free throws down the stretch to seal the win. Walker scored 20 points and Henderson added 15 for the Bobcats, who have won four straight and swept the four-game season series with Cleveland. "This means a lot, individually and as a team," Henderson said. "I thought we would be good, but I think weve exceeded everybodys expectations -- even our own." Irving, wwho defended himself before the game over reports hes unhappy in Cleveland, was 16 of 31 from the field, including five 3-pointers. Martin St. Louis Lightning Jersey Authentic. He added eight assists and seven rebounds. The Cavaliers could be eliminated from contention before they play again Wednesday. Irving admitted hell be paying attention to what Atlanta and New York -- the teams ahead of Cleveland -- are doing. "In this game, anything can happen," he said. "I know the Knicks and Hawks play some pretty tough teams coming up. Ill definitely be watching. Well see." Walkers 3-pointer with 32 seconds remaining in regulation gave Charlotte an 82-80 lead, but Irvings jumper 7 seconds later tied the game. Irvings basket gave Cleveland an 89-86 lead with 1:55 remaining in overtime, but Jefferson hit a free throw and Hendersons basket put the Bobcats ahead. Following a Cleveland turnover, Walker missed a jumper, but Cody Zeller got the rebound and passed it out to Walker, who was fouled and made both shots with 17 seconds remaining to make it 92-89. After Dion Waiters sank two free throws, Walker split a pair of foul shots with 11 seconds to go. Following a time out, Irving took the inbounds pass at the top of the key, but his wide-open 3-pointer rimmed out. "Thats as good a look that I had all night," he said. "It was in and out. It was a crucial miss, (but) I can live with that." Hendersons two free throws with 7 seconds left gave the Bobcats a 95-91 lead. Spencer Hawes made a 3-pointer with 4 seconds to get the Cavaliers within one before Jefferson hit a free throw with 2.3 seconds left. He missed the second, but the Cavaliers had no timeouts remaining and Hawes desperation full-court heave was short. NOTES: Charlotte has defeated Cleveland five straight times. ... Bobcats assistant coach Mark Price, who starred for the Cavaliers from 1986-95, got a big ovation when he was shown on the scoreboard in the second quarter. ... The Bobcats are 3-14 all-time at Quicken Loans Arena, the worst record by a visiting team at the 20-year-old arena. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' ' 

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