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Then Samsung launched the Samsung Galaxy Note II which is purportedly thinner yet bigger at 5.5 inches.
Not bad but still a little big for my tastes.
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MELBOURNE, Fla. – Collecting their fourth shutout of the season, the No.18-ranked Saint Leo men's tennis team (5-3, 1-2 SSC) posted a 9-0 win over Sunshine State Conference foe Florida Tech (4-2, 2-1 SSC), Friday afternoon from the Fee Avenue Tennis Courts.
The win marks the men's first SSC victory of the season.
The Lions No.1 team and 21st-ranked pair of Matt Nicholson-Lewis and Victor Lozier paced the Lions in the early portions of the contest as they overpowered Barry Dylewski and D.J. Pate, 8-2. Meanwhile Jacobo Gonzalez-Tarrio and Antonine Raffaelli knocked-off Michael Schmidt and Riley Lorenz, 8-4. Aloua Adjenak and Jake Fleischer put the finishing touches on the doubles sweep as they downed Beau Fieldsend and Daniel Armellino, 8-5.
The Lions remained consistent in singles play as they took each of the matches in consecutive sets. Gonzalez-Tarrio highlighted the session as he dropped Strachen, 6-2, 6-1, while Nicholson-Lewis conquered McLane at No.1 singles, 6-3, 6-1.
"The guys got off to a good start and never looked back," said Head Coach James Bryce. "We've had a good start to the season and looking forward to continuing it."
The Lions will return to the court on Tuesday, February 28, when they host Rollins College in a Sunshine State Conference showdown. First serve is set for 11 a.m. from the Saint Leo Tennis Center.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Kentucky football head coach Joker Phillips and the Kentucky football team hit the Tim Couch Practice Fields for a two-hour practice on Wednesday in preparation for Kentucky's final game of the 2012 slate this Saturday against Tennessee. Kickoff at Neyland Stadium is set for 12:21 p.m. ET and will be televised on the SEC Network.
After practice Wednesday, Phillips laid out the schedule for the Wildcats as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches. Phillips said the team will practice early Thursday morning before breaking for the holiday after practice and reconvening Friday afternoon.
"We will get together tonight and have our team Thanksgiving meal at about 5 o'clock," Phillips said. "Then we will practice first thing in the morning and allow the guys that are local to go home after practice. The non-travel squad will be dismissed and the guys that are traveling will have the opportunity to go either home or with some family or with other players. Many of them are going to some of the coaches' houses and then we will get back here at 1:30 Friday afternoon. So we will give them Thursday afternoon and Friday morning."
As for practice on Wednesday, Phillips was again pleased with the team's attitude in practice the last couple of weeks.
"It was a good practice because we have good kids," Phillips said. "That is the thing that you notice in a time like this. They could easily have attitudes or say, 'I'm not listening to you' but they are allowing us to push them during this time."
Phillips said Monday at his weekly news conference that he and his wife, Leslie, will welcome family members to their house for Thanksgiving. The head coach said he will also have some of the out-of-town players at his house for the holiday. Phillips said his family will also help serve food for those not as fortunate as he and they will use the holiday to teach the younger kids in the family what they have to be thankful for.
"We love having them over there and being around family and friends this time or year," Phillips said. "We will serve food also. My family always goes out this time of year and serves food to the needy and we will do that also and do some things to let all the young ones understand how thankful they are. It is not so much for us grownups, but it's more for the teenagers of the family and let them know how thankful we are."
Phillips said he expects to enjoy and take a step away from things this Thanksgiving holiday more so than when he was in charge of the program's future. Phillips said he and his wife have poured a lot into the UK program and haven't gone a night without thinking about its future.
"Being here, being home and the place that I love the most, your brain never turns off because the whole time, from 2003 to now, my brain never turned off from thinking 'How can we make this thing better?'" Phillips said. "I really never got a good night's sleep because the whole time my mind was churning on how we can make this better. I would wake up in the middle of the night and think about how we could make this better, how can we make this better. Why? Because its home. I wanted to make it the best it could possibly be. I think in the last two weeks that has changed a little bit. When I was talking about trying to separate, I didn't mean separate from wearing the gear, but to separate and let my mind be clear and not always try to think about making this thing better. It gave me a chance to get some rest, and I will do it this Thanksgiving as well. I know that might sound weird, but it's the truth in thinking about this thing, that is how it has been. Same with my wife, she has been the same way."


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These satisfying sub sandwiches from our Test Kitchen staff are a study in simplicity. Offering the seasoned mayonnaise and submarine sandwich dressing on the side makes it easy for guests to personalize their helpings and serve themselves. Look for bottles of submarine salad dressing in the deli section of many grocery stores...or use bottled Italian dressing as an easy alternative.
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- 2 loaves (1 pound each) French bread
- 10 slices deli smoked turkey, halved
- 10 slices deli roast beef, halved
- 20 small lettuce leaves
- 10 slices Colby-Monterey Jack cheese, halved
- 10 slices cheddar cheese, halved
- 2 cups roasted sweet red peppers, drained and patted dry
- 3/4 cup mild pickled pepper rings
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 bottle (5 ounces) submarine sandwich dressing
- Cut each loaf into 22 slices, leaving slices attached at the bottom (cut off and discard end pieces). Between every other slice of bread, place a piece of turkey and beef, a lettuce leaf, a piece of each kind of cheese, red peppers and pepper rings.
- In a small bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, sour cream, lime juice, garlic and chili powder. To serve, cut completely through the bread between the plain slices. Serve with mayonnaise mixture and submarine dressing. Yield: 20 sandwiches.
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So let's say you just didn't get to the store in time to nab a turkey, or perhaps you accidentally set your broccoli gratin on fire. You and your family are gonna need to eat out. The only problem? Many restaurants are closed on Thanksgiving and the few that are opened probably required reservations months ago. Fear not, intrepid holiday diner. You should be able to find a spot at many eateries who not only open their doors on this sacred day, but even offer up some great specials. Here are some places to get grub on Thanksgiving day.
Boston Market – Boston Market offers Thanksgiving food year-round so there is no way they'd miss this opportunity. The chain is open for both dine-in and take-out all day.
Cracker Barrel – The ubiquitous "right off the highway" chain will be opening at 11 AM and serving a special Thanksgiving menu all day. Kids eat for under $5!
Golden Corral – Get your all-you-can-eat on with a $13 Thanksgiving buffet at each participating location. Call your nearest location for the hours.
Popeye's Chicken – Sure, it may not be the classiest option but Popeye's is offering up a 10 pound "Cajun" turkey, with all the fixings, for just $40.
Denny's – Denny's never closes and Thanksgiving is no exception. In addition to their regular menu, they will also be serving up a turkey and dressing dinner.
Ruth's Chris – A good steakhouse is not just the place you bring your parents when they visit, it's also the place you sit down for a Southern-inspired Thanksgiving meal. $36 for adults and $13 for kids.
TGI Friday's – As long as football is playing somewhere on a television, TGI Friday's will be there to serve you nachos while you watch it. They'll be offering up a special game-day menu tomorrow along with half-off appetizers.
Maggiano's – Combine the best of both worlds at this popular Italian eatery. They are offering a full Thanksgiving spread, along with pasta and everything else they are famous for. $37 for adults. $18 for kids.


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Global crude oil prices have increased significantly over the past two months. Since reaching a 2012 low of $89 per barrel on June 21, Brent spot prices have increased almost $25 (27 percent) to more than $113 per barrel on August 28, after reaching a high of almost $117 per barrel on August 16. Evidence of a tightening market can be seen in the increasing backwardation of the Brent futures curve and the related steady decline in crude oil inventories in the United States. While total U.S. crude oil inventories remain above their five-year average level, U.S. crude oil inventories outside of PADD2, which holds large inventories in transportation-constrained locations (notably Cushing, Oklahoma), are close to their seasonally typical level (Figure 1) despite today's inventory build.
Globally, oil balances have been tightening over the course of the third quarter. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) August Short- Term Energy Outlook (STEO), global liquid fuels supply is expected to average 88.73 million barrels per day (bbl/d) in the third quarter, a decrease of 70,000 bbl/d from the second quarter. Lower production from members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is driving the reduction in global supplies. Crude oil production from OPEC is expected to be 370,000 bbl/d lower in the third quarter than in the second. A major part of this decrease comes from lower Iranian production. Iran's crude oil production capacity is being eroded due to the country's inability to carry out investment projects necessary to offset the natural decline in production from existing wells, as well as the impact of lower Iranian crude oil exports due to recently enforced EU and U.S. sanctions. The decrease in OPEC crude oil production is expected to be offset somewhat by increases in both non-OPEC liquid fuels supply and OPEC non-crude liquids. At the same time, global consumption is expected to increase 1.70 million bbl/d in the third quarter. Higher global consumption is being driven by seasonal demand increases in Europe, the United States, and the Middle East.
This tightening of global supply-demand balances, along with market expectations of reduced crude oil loadings in September from the North Sea, has put upward pressure on the front end of the Brent futures market. After briefly slipping into contango in June, front-month Brent futures steadily increased their premium to third-month futures contracts during July and the first half of August. That spread reached almost $3 per barrel on August 15, the day before the expiry date for the September contract, before falling back closer to $1 per barrel as the October contract became the front month contract. The October contract is set to expire after the expected return of a significant portion of production in the North Sea that has been curtailed for maintenance.
Increasing backwardation has prompted participants in the seaborne physical crude market to shed inventories. Since reaching a record high of 387.3 million barrels on June 15, U.S. crude inventories have fallen by 22.8 million barrels (325,000 bbl/d). This draw is significantly larger than the 8.0-million-barrel draw typically seen over this period. The largest draws have been on the Gulf Coast, where inventories have decreased 8.1 million barrels since June 15, a period during which they are typically flat. Reduced import flows are supporting the inventory draws on the Gulf Coast. Weekly data indicate that for the week ending August 3, four-week average crude oil imports on the Gulf Coast reached their lowest point since 1996. This low can be partially attributed to depressed differentials for light sweet U.S. coastal crude grades, such as Louisiana Light Sweet, relative to comparable globally traded crudes. Increased tight oil production in the United States has backed out demand for imports into the Gulf Coast. Moreover, relatively favorable economics have incentivized high levels of runs at U.S. refineries this summer.
As of August 24, total U.S. crude oil inventories were 25.4 million barrels above their five-year average level. However, because of infrastructure capacity constraints to ship crude oil from PADD 2 to the Gulf Coast, a large portion of these inventories are accessible only to the limited number of refineries with connections to the Cushing hub. In contrast to the backwardated global oil markets, the high levels of crude inventories in Cushing and PADD 2 as a whole continue to keep the time structure of the NYMEX light sweet crude oil futures market, which has its trading hub at Cushing, in contango. Depressed prompt prices in the central United States have persisted since growing production volumes outpaced the capacity of pipelines to bring sufficient volumes of the landlocked crude to global markets, and the price structure of the NYMEX futures contract reinforces high inventory levels at the hub.


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SMWC launches new minor in equine therapy
June 15th, 2012 |
What do a child with autism, a woman coping with depression and a man struggling with a traumatic brain injury have in common? A life changing experience with an unexpected partner – a horse.
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, known for distinguished programs with creative techniques in mental health (art therapy and music therapy), will unveil a new minor in the fall of 2012, where undergraduate students can explore the use of horses to promote growth, learning and psychological well-being.
The Equine Assisted Therapy minor, developed by the department of social sciences and the department of equine studies, reflects SMWC's mission to prepare students for meaningful careers and service to others, said Janet Clark, Ph.D., vice president for academic affairs.
"This unique minor is a natural extension of SMWC's strengths," Clark said. "Capitalizing on our nationally renowned equine program and excellent social sciences program creates a powerful combination for delivering another program of distinction. Our students care deeply about service to others and this new minor gives them another outlet to make a difference."
Equine-based approaches are emerging as valuable components of counseling, education and leadership development programs. The interaction of the individual with the horse leads people to think beyond their usual patterns to increase confidence, self-esteem and an understanding of themselves and others.
The equine assisted therapy minor enables students to apply therapy principles and practices to their own field of study. Each student selects an emphasis in one of three areas: mental health, education or organizational leadership. The minor will complement a major in business administration, education, equine studies, human resource management, human services and psychology. Pursuing this minor will add a new facet to a career, particularly if the objective is to become a counselor, educator or business leader.
"We are excited about teaching in new ways. This minor emphasizes leadership and applied skills, transcending disciplinary boundaries," said Christine Wilkey, associate professor of human services. "This program will develop skills that our graduates can take with them anywhere they go."
The equine assisted therapy minor emphasizes "on the ground" approaches rather than those that include riding. Students will study equine and human behavior to design and implement interventions using horses.
This therapy is increasingly used to help people with a wide range of needs. Some of those who benefit from equine-facilitated therapies are:
- at-risk youth
- children with behavioral problems, special learning needs or autism
- adults and children who have experienced family violence
- people in recovery from substance abuse or addiction
- people with depression, anxiety, or post-traumatic stress disorder, and
- returning veterans.
Equine-based learning activities are also widely used for organizational leadership training and in not-for-profit organizations to teach teamwork skills that improve productivity. "Students will master problem solving, leadership, and communication skills, and will deepen their understanding of individuals and groups," Wilkey said. "These attributes are highly valued in the workplace."
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All Heidi James has ever wanted to do on the softball field is pitch. She started out pitching at age 8 or 9 and pitched every year since.
This year, however, the PHS senior had to leave the pitching circle all together when an assortment of hip and rib ailments, left her physically unable to. When she tried to pitch, she faced a week of adjustments from the chiropractor just to get her body back together again.
"It completely shuts her down physically where she can't even play the game. She can't run, she can't bend when it happens," said her father and coach Bob James. "One of the tough things for me as a parent and coach, as many years I saw the kid try to perfect the craft of pitching and all the time and effort put into it and kind have it taken away by injury (is tough), but that's part of the game and part of the things that happen with it."
The reality of leaving pitching behind began to sink in last summer and fall when her ailments would flare up every time she pitched. James, who went 14-7 with a 2.37 ERA last year and has won 25 games over her career, said it was a struggle to deal with at first, "because I've been pitching all my life."
She admits her softball life is a little less stressful these days, not having to carry the weight of the team on her shoulders. She is channeling all her energy instead to her offensive and defensive part of the game.
James has slid in full-time at shortstop where she anchors the Tigresses defense and has become the table-setter for the offense as leadoff hitter, batting .424 with 18 runs scored.
Batting leadoff bring it's own stress, James said, who feels "like a Guinea pig because I've got to the first one up there."
Bob James said his daughter hasn't had said much about it, just keeping it all inside.
"I think with her competitiveness and knowing some of the success she has had in the past, she knows she would have given us more depth and better long-term wise would have helped Madison (freshman pitcher Menzel) a lot. She would haven't had to carry the brunt of the load this year."
Kevin Hieronymus is the BCR Sports Editor. Contact him at email@example.com


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The opportunity for women to attend the Marines' Infantry Officer Course experiment won't be limited to entry-level officers for much longer. Starting this October, company-grade officers — lieutenants and captains — who have already served in another primary occupation will be allowed to raise their hands and give IOC a shot.
The move, announced Thursday in a Marine administrative message, is designed to pull more volunteers through the course as part of the Corps' ongoing study of the possibility of opening more ground combat jobs to women. Marine officials said one goal of the three-year experiment was to have nearly 100 female officers attempt IOC after the nine-month entry-level officer training at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va.; but with a little more than a year to go until the study's conclusion, only 20 female second lieutenants have attempted the course, and none have passed.
The message also implements a new requirement for all volunteers: they must make a first-class score on the male physical fitness and combat fitness tests. For the PFT, this means they must complete a minimum of five pull-ups—assuming perfect scores of 18 minutes on the three-mile run and 100 sit-ups— to achieve an overall score of 225 or higher. Before now, female volunteers for IOC have only had to demonstrate a first-class female PFT, which does not require pull-ups.
Marine Corps officials have been contemplating this change for several months, said Col. Anne Weinberg, deputy director of the Marine Corps Force Innovation Office.
"We started having a couple of female Marines coming to us and saying, 'hey, I want an opportunity to participate in that research. I want to be part of history as well,'" she said. "We conferred with the commandant and Training and Education Command and they agreed that it would be appropriate and also be a great opportunity to get more data points."
The grueling infantry officers course, which has a historical failure rate around 25 percent for male officers, kicks off with the combat endurance test, a broad challenge designed to push physical limits and test decision-making under the strains of stress and exhaustion. All but one of the 20 women who have attempted IOC have failed to make it through this initial test.
Like the basically-trained lieutenants originally invited to participate in the research,these more experienced female officers who volunteer will not receive an infantry specialty upon completion of the course. And the time commitment is significant: they will have to get their orders to relocate to Quantico by August 1 in order to spend 60 to 90 days in the Marines Awaiting Training platoon prior to the course's start in October.
Weinberg said more experienced female officers will give officials more variables to study regarding preparing women for the physical rigors of infantry training.
"They'll have a couple of years of additional maturity under their belts and some additional training that they've gone through," she said. "The data we'll get from that about what they've done to prepare themselves will be informative."
The Marines are not planning to open their enlisted ground combat school, Infantry Training Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, N.C., to female Marines with time in service, officials said. Female Marines had the opportunity to participate in ITB directly after graduating boot camp since late last year, and the course has already graduated some 86 women, with a goal of nearly 300 total volunteers by the end of next year. Marine Corps spokeswoman Capt. Maureen Krebs said officials believe they're on track to meet that goal.
Weinberg said she couldn't speculate on why it has been difficult so far to recruit large numbers of female officers from TBS for IOC, but noted that the course is physically demanding, and the prospect of failing—without a female success story from the course so far—could be a psychological deterrent.
The decision to raise the physical fitness requirements for IOC volunteers was motivated by injury prevention and a study of Marines who successfully passed the demanding course. The average male officer entering IOC has a PFT score of at least 285 out of 300 points, said Krebs, and previous graduates of IOC have averaged a near-perfect PFT score of 290.4, she said.
"Based on historical evidence, successful completion and injury mitigation has a stronger correlation with a [high] first-class PFT score," Weinberg said. The previous female officers who attempted the course were a mixed group, she said: some met the first-class male PFT standard, some did not.
According to the announcement, female company-grade officers currently working in the fleet Marine Corps who want their shot at IOC should apply to TECOM through their chain of command using an administrative action form. All candidates need to have at least six months left on their contracts following the completion of their course and no punitive action pending, officials said.
According to the message, female officers who volunteered for IOC after TBS are not eligible to give the course another shot under this intiative.
These changes come as the Marine Corps enters the next phase of its research on female enlisted Marines entering infantry specialties. Starting next week, female Marines leaving boot camp at Marine Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. will be able to volunteer to participate in seven new ground combat occupational schools, including M1A1 tank crewman, machine gunner, and mortarman.
Later this year, the Marines will stand up their Ground Combat Element Integration Task Force, a group consisting of at least 25 percent women trained in ground combat specialties and headquartered at Camp Lejeune. Researchers will study the female Marines' progress as they integrate into various combat units for the purpose of establishing physical standards and performance standards for the various jobs.
The Marines must make a recommendation to the Secretary of Defense at the beginning of 2016, following the conclusion of their Women in Service Review, either concurring with a plan to open all ground combat specialties to women or petitioning for an exception in order to keep certain specialties closed.


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It's always a challenge to stay motivated at work the week after the holidays. The cure: mid-week happy hour! To help me through my hump-day blues, I joined a friend at Bobby's Restaurant and Jazz Lounge at Kierland Commons for a drink and a few appetizers. At first thought, the perception of Bobby's would be… Read More →


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BOOK-lovers in Malvern are warned that the town's library will be closing down next week to allow the local job centre to move in.
Regular visitors will know that work to alter the interior of the library on Graham Road have been carried out for a number of weeks, while the library has remained open.
But from Tuesday, March 18, library services will be unavailable until Monday, March 24. However, the building will remain accessible, and the Worcestershire Hub will be open as normal from 9am to 5pm on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and 9.30pm to 5pm on Wednesday.
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By Len Pasquarelli, National Football Post
No linebacker has ever led the NFL in interceptions for a season, and none probably ever will, but Buffalo rookie middle linebacker Kiko Alonso certainly has a pretty good chance to top his position in pickoffs in 2013.
A second-round choice in April, the 46th prospect taken overall and the fifth linebacker selected in this draft, the former University of Oregon star already has four interceptions, twice as many as any other 'backer in the league, in his first five starts. In fact, no other NFL rookie linebacker yet has a single interception. The four interceptions tie Alonso with a pair of cornerbacks, New England's Aqib Talib and Alterraun Verner of Tennessee, for the NFL lead.
At this point, Alonso, who was named the league's defensive rookie of the month for September, has accounted for 13.3 percent of the 30 total linebacker interceptions league-wide. At a time when some of the players chosen ahead of Alonso six months ago are having solid but not spectacular seasons, the Buffalo rookie has thrived.
"He's just got great straightline speed," Bills' strongside linebacker Manny Lawson said of the rookie. "He explodes to the ball."
There have been other rookie linebackers, however, who timed quicker than Alonso entering the NFL, and several possessed similar burst in their physical skills-sets. He didn't run at the combine, but clocked a 4.72-second time at his pro day, which was bettered by 10 linebacker prospects at the combine.
So what has made the Bills' rookie, who has registered four passes defensed in addition to the interceptions and also has a forced fumble, so immediately effective in coverage? Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco, who tossed five "picks" to Buffalo defenders a couple weeks ago, including a pair to Alonso, cited the first-year star's "length" as a factor and said he is difficult to throw over. Granted at 6-feet-3, Alonso is taller than a lot of the 4-3 middle linebackers in the league, but there are also a few in his height range. His arm length at the combine workouts in February was 32 1/8 inches, and there were 29 of the 35 linebackers at the Indianapolis sessions who measured longer reaches.
It should be noted that Alonso also has 44 tackles, among the top 10 in the NFL, and the most for any rookie defender. It is his coverage skill, though, that clearly has caught the eye of coaches around the league. Not only can Alonso get out into the shorter "flat" and "swing" zones, but he has been very adept at getting depth in the middle of the field and sitting in passing lanes.
To Bills' defensive coordinator Mike Pettine, it is Alonso's football instincts and the fact he's been forced to "play fast," which have helped set him apart. "His (football) awareness is great," Pettine said. "He's got great feel for what's going on." Another element that Philadelphia assistant secondary coach Todd Lyght, who was part of the Oregon staff during Alonso's two seasons as a starter, noted was the fact that the 'backer practiced every day against an up-tempo offense that threw a lot of looks at the defenders. "He's seen a lot already . . . and he's lined up against about everything that you can imagine," Lyght said.
In his two seasons as an Oregon starter, Alonso demonstrated solid coverage ability, with six interceptions, including four in 2012. But even those impressive numbers didn't unanimously sell league scouts on his abilities to drop and cover. Yet just a month into his professional career, Alonso is only the fourth linebacker in history to post four September interceptions. He is only the second linebacker in franchise history to have at least four interceptions in a season. In the past 10 seasons, there have been only 10 linebackers with more than four thefts in a year.
There was some uncertainty about where Alonso would project when league scouts evaluated him in the spring. Scouts were split about whether Alonso would be best utilized on the outside or in the middle. But the Bills' staff pretty much projected him quickly as a "Mike" candidate. Said one team official: "He's everything you want in (a middle linebacker), really. A lot of guys at the position are two-down players who come off the field on third down. If you get a player who can play there and stay there (on third down), it's a bonus."
Notable is that all but one of the linebackers in league history with 30 interceptions or more were middle linebackers for most of their careers. In recent seasons, guys such as London Fletcher and Brian Cushing led the NFL in interceptions by 'backers from middle or inside spots. It's awful early in his career to compare Alonso to some of those defenders, but he's definitely making a splash right now.
*The Atlanta tag-team of general manager Thomas Dimitroff and coach Mike Smith has garnered rave reviews, and deservedly so, during its stint of five-plus seasons together. When the pair arrived, after all, the Falcons were still reeling from the Michael Vick and Bobby Petrino disasters, and were essentially irrelevant even in their own town, and the two piloted the Falcons to playoff berths in four of their first five seasons. But with a 1-4 start, it's probably fair to nit-pick a bit, even considering the rash of injuries that has beset the team.
Earlier this year, the "Sunday Blitz" noted the failure of the team's brass to draft and develop a viable pass-rush threat, and to have to rely instead on trade and free agency to supply rushmen. So far this season, the offensive line should merit the same kind of scrutiny. There have been some nettlesome constants with the Falcons – the injuries, "red zone" and third-down conversion failures, not finishing drives or winning close games – but the problems on the offensive line might trump them all. And, frankly, are likely responsible for some of the shortcomings. Dimitroff and Smith made a conscious decision to release right tackle Tyson Clabo and to not try to talk center Todd McClure out of retirement, the way they did tight end Tony Gonzalez. McClure suggested this week that he would have come back for a 15th season, but that he was nudged toward retirement, as the team opted to go with younger players on the line.
But the younger players haven't worked out. Former second-rounder Peter Konz, who moved over from right guard to replace McClure, has struggled against some of the league's stronger tackles. Right guard Garrett Reynolds, who lost the starting job each of the past two seasons, likewise has been bullied at times. And second-year tackle Lamar Holmes, a third-round pick in 2012 whom the Falcons appear to have over-drafted, clearly isn't ready yet for prime time. Holmes, who played only seven snaps as a rookie, began the season at right tackle, then switched to the left side when Sam Baker was injured. To shore up the tackle position, the team was forced to sign journeyman Jeremy Trueblood. The result of the mess: Matt Ryan, the club's $100 million quarterback has been hit way too often (despite being sacked only eight times), a reality that must make owner Arthur Blank blanch.
In six drafts, Dimitroff and Blank have chosen seven offensive line prospects, and only Baker has played passably well. And some locals would argue that the six-year, $40.85 million extension to which the club signed Baker in the offseason was misplaced largesse. Smith and Dimitroff have done a tremendous job with the Falcons, to be sure, but they've made some mistakes as well. And right now, those draft misjudgments are biting the team. Smith last week demined it "preposterous" when asked if the team's slow start might prompt the Falcons to deal Gonzalez to a Super Bowl contender. We'd employ the same term to any suggestions a continued slide could put Smith and/or Dimitroff in trouble. But it's certainly fair to cite the "misses" they've had on the offensive line.
*There might not be the kind of feeding frenzy for an Oregon game this season as existed at Louisville on Thursday night, when roughly two dozen NFL scouts descended on Papa John's Cardinal Stadium to eyeball firsthand standout Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. But before the scouts anoint Bridgewater as the top quarterback prospect in the 2014 draft, and perhaps the No. 1 player overall, a lot of talent evaluators want the same kind of chance to scrutinize Oregon's Marcus Mariota. Bridgewater was "very, very solid," according to one of the area scouts who attended Thursday night's victory over Rutgers. But according to the scout, who was reached by NFP at the airport before he boarded a mid-morning flight to go see a Saturday game, the Cardinals' star "didn't close the deal, not that I expected him to." Playing without his top receiver, the injured Davante Parker, Bridgewater threw for 310 yards, his accuracy and velocity were reportedly good, and he demonstrated good pocket presence. But Mariota has created some buzz of late, as has UCLA's Brett Hundley, and it's "way, way too early," the scout said, to declare that a player "is the No. 1 anything right now."
*Most of the culpability for the New York Giants' dismal 0-6 start is being laid at the feet of the offense. Or, more accurately, at the right arm of Eli Manning, who's thrown a horrendous 15 interceptions, already as many as he tossed in all of 2012 and only one fewer than he threw in 2011. The criticism of the unit and of Manning has been earned, for sure. But the New York defense isn't blameless, particularly a pass rush that has produced only five sacks. In coach Tom Coughlin's previous nine seasons with the franchise, the Giants never had fewer than 11 sacks after a half-dozen games, and averaged 17.2 sacks in the first six contests. But the consistent pressure that has marked Coughlin's tenure with the club hasn't been there, and a lot of people are noting that end Jason Pierre-Paul, who has just one sack, simply isn't the same player he was only two years ago. In 2011, JPP notched 16.5 sacks. But he fell off to only 6.5 in 2012, and it certainly looks like injuries (back and knee) have caught up to him. In his last 22 outings, Pierre-Paul has only 7.5 sacks, just one in his last 13 games. Two years ago, JPP registered five multiple-sack games. He's posted only one in the 22 games since. One tackle who played against Pierre-Paul this year suggested to NFP that the former first-rounder is hurting. "He must be," the tackle said. "The explosiveness isn't there. With those speed guys, if they're not (physically) right, they have problems. Even the counter moves that he was starting to develop have fallen off."
*The defense for New York's "other" franchise has been solid, especially against the rush, and that's in large part attributable to a front three that has emerged as one of the NFL's premier line units. The Jets' front includes a pair of former first-rounders, Muhammad Wilkerson (2011) and Sheldon Richardson (2013), and they have keyed a resurgence. Wilkerson felt he should have gone to the Pro Bowl a year ago, and he is playing at that level again in 2013. All but two of the members of the Jets' front seven have three or fewer years of experience, and that bodes well for the defense.
"We feel like we can play with anyone," linebacker David Harris told NFP after the club's victory at Atlanta last week. It's ironic that coach Rex Ryan has been known in some quarters for the pressure his defenses have exerted on quarterbacks. But the reality is that the bodacious Ryan's defenses have never been great rush units, but historically good versus the run. That's the case again this year, but New York has actually been good all the way around, as typified by its No. 2 overall ranking. In Ryan's first three seasons with the franchise, despite twice reaching the conference title game, the Jets were always 28th or worse statistically. Last season, they rose to No. 8, and they've really made a jump in 2013.
*Oakland probably won't win a lot of games, and the Raiders' streak of non-playoff years likely will extend to 11 seasons, but very quietly one of the bigger surprises of the early portion of this campaign has been the continued progress of third-year veteran quarterback Terrelle Pryor. The former supplemental draft choice has started to demonstrate more touch on his passes, better patience in the pocket, and what one Oakland assistant characterized as "a good sense for game situations." The maturing of Pryor probably didn't convince the Raiders to jettison veteran Matt Flynn – the Oakland coaches had already decided he was a mistake – but it might have kept them from going hard after free agent Josh Freeman last week. Oakland offensive coordinator Greg Olson, who coached Freeman in his first three seasons in the league, pushed some for the Raiders to add the former Tampa Bay starter. But the Raiders, brass prefers that Pryor understand he's the starter, not have to look over his shoulder, and continue his growth pattern. Pryor has the second-most running attempts (37) and rushing yards (229) of any quarterback in the league, but the Raiders' staff doesn't feel he's been too quick to abandon the pocket. His 97.6 passer rating is the eighth best among quarterbacks with at least three starts, and his 8.1-yards per attempt average is very good as well.
"Everyone knew all along he was a great athlete . . . but I always felt, ever since I saw him in his workouts before the (2011) supplemental draft, that he would surprise people with how well he threw the ball," longtime NFL personnel chief Ken Herock, who still has some ties to the Raiders, told NFP. "There's something to build on there." Herock credits former Cincinnati quarterback Ken Anderson, who hasn't yet reached the "quarterback guru" status of some, but who worked extensively with Pryor in 2011, for providing the youngster a solid base.
*On the subject of quarterback development from the class of 2011 – or, in some cases, lack thereof – the first round from that year certainly isn't looking too good. Three years into their careers, Cam Newton (No. 1 overall), Jake Locker (No. 8), Blaine Gabbert (No. 10) and Christian Ponder (No. 12) haven't exactly lit things up, have they? There are some who have seen Carolina's Newton this season and feel that he has regressed a bit in terms of decision-making and awareness in the pocket. In fairness, Locker has been hurt some for Tennessee, But Gabbert is barely clinging to his job – he won't play this week because of a hamstring injury and Chad Henne, who will get the start, has taken nearly as many snaps -- and it won't be surprising if the Jaguars choose a potential replacement in the '14 draft. Remember, the current Jacksonville leadership group inherited Gabbert from its predecessors, and isn't as tied to him. Ponder is said to be healthy again, but Matt Cassel is expected to start Sunday for a second game in a row, and the Vikings will shell out a $3 million salary to provide Freeman an audition of sorts over the balance of the season. As noted in last week's "Sunday Blitz," the tackle position is gaining some ground on quarterback in the "boom or bust" category. But the 2011 draft, at least in the first round, reminds that quarterback remains the ultimate hit-or-miss position.
*No matter who is throwing the ball in Jacksonville next year, they could have a big-time wide receiver catching it. Second-year veteran Justin Blackmon returned last week from his four-week suspension for violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy and had a strong game, with five catches for 136 yards. The Jaguars aligned the former Oklahoma State star in at least three different spots, including in the slot, and he demonstrated the strength to "out-physical" defensive backs in all of them. "He's definitely a handful," St. Louis cornerback Janoris Jenkins said afterwards. Team officials feel the forced hiatus from the game matured Blackmon as well. "He doesn't like to sit," one assistant told NFP, "and, while it was a hard lesson, maybe it's (a lesson that) will stick." Although his rookie campaign was regarded by many as disappointing, Blackmon did catch 64 passes for 865 yards and five touchdowns in 2012, well above the average for the last 20 years for first-round wide receivers. In the final four games, he had 25 receptions for 308 yards and two scores.
*Think first-year Kansas City coach Andy Reid didn't know what he was doing when he essentially hand-picked Alex Smith to be his quarterback in the reclamation project with the Chiefs? Reid knows something, of course, about quarterback play in the NFL, and about the priorities and mentality of the position. And while the former San Francisco starter, and onetime top overall draft pick, probably doesn't have the raw physical talent of some of Reid's starters at Philadelphia, neither does he bring some of the same baggage as did Donovan McNabb or Michael Vick. Smith ranks only about the middle of the league pack in passer rating (83.7) and his completion mark (58.4 percent) is fairly mundane in a league where a minimum 60 percent has become the new normal, but the guy is a winner, teammates and coaches agree. And he's basically "got no ego," one Kansas City defensive veteran told NFP. Smith is 24-5-1 in his last 30 starts and has clearly made a difference for the Chiefs on the field and in the locker room as well.
*Offensive left tackle Eugene Monroe didn't play for Baltimore last week after being acquired from the Jaguars in a trade. But the former first-rounder, who most observers feel will upgrade the Ravens at the line's most critical spot, worked with the first unit all week and almost certainly will make his first start on Sunday against Green Bay. The consensus in the league is that general manager Ozzie Newsome made a wise deal in netting Monroe for fourth- and fifth-round picks, especially since the Ravens figure to earn several compensatory choices in '14. One key will be whether Baltimore can retain Monroe, who is eligible for free agency next spring. . . . The Ravens, by the way, are starting to stress the run game more again, as tailback Ray Rice returns to health. One team scout acknowledged that the Ravens had "maybe become a little too (enamored)" of the pass, and had gone away some from their usual mix. . . . Despite his contention that it was a "difficult" decision last week to stick with struggling quarterback Matt Schaub for Sunday's game against St. Louis, folks in Houston contend that coach Gary Kubiak did not agonize as much as he insisted he did. For all his "pick six" foibles, Schaub still gives the Texans the best chance to reverse their slide. . . . Giants' second-year wide receiver Rueben Randle already has more receptions and yards, and just as many touchdowns, as he did in 16 games in 2012. But the former LSU star hasn't been as sharp in his route-running and route conversions as he was as a rookie, and that's hurt the New York offense. . . . As noted above in regards to Bridgewater, league scouts aren't going to start drawing conclusions about 2014 draft prospects in October, but to suggest that South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney hasn't commanded some negative attention with his injury and attitude problems would be a mistake. Scouts definitely have taken notice of Clowney's performances on and off the field in the first month-plus of the season. . . . Smith no doubt has been the Chiefs' most valuable offensive player, but it's notable that tailback Jamaal Charles is the only player in the NFL to lead his team in rushing attempts and yards, and receptions and receiving yards. . . . Representatives for the deposed Flynn, who's earned a ton of money the past two years for a guy who has started just one game and been tossed aside by two franchises, are calling around the league to try to generate interest. They've gotten a couple nibbles, but nothing solid yet. . . . It will be interesting to see if the injury-ravaged Falcons get walking wounded tailback Steven Jackson back on the field after their bye this week. Jackson, who has missed the past 3.5 games because of a hamstring/thigh injury, missed only two games with the Rams the past four seasons. But there are some in St. Louis who privately contend Jackson was a slower healer than advertised, and that he often felt his production was impacted by playing hurt. Some of those same critics note that Jackson has insisted he will not return to the Atlanta lineup until 100 percent.
*In completing 18 of 23 passes for 221 yards, with two touchdowns and no interceptions, in last week's 27-17 victory over San Diego, Terrelle Pryor registered a 135.7 quarterback rating. It represented the highest single-game rating for an Oakland starter since Rich Gannon posted a 138.9 mark in a Sept. 29, 2002 game against Tennessee. The streak in between those two contests: A staggering 177 games. During the streak, Oakland starters compiled ratings of 100 or more just 34 times, with Gannon and Carson Palmer notching seven each among the 11 quarterbacks who accomplished the feat. But, remarkably, Raiders' starters actually had more games (38) with quarterback ratings under 50 during the streak.


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Kuroda hit hard in more ways than one vs. O's
Righty surrenders two homers before exiting early with bruised calf
BALTIMORE -- Hiroki Kuroda said that his early exit from Wednesday's game was precautionary and that he could have continued to pitch. That was good news for the Yankees, who have been elated by the right-hander's success so far this season.
Unfortunately for the Bombers, Kuroda was hit hard in more ways than one, serving up two homers before leaving in the third inning with a bruised right calf. The Yanks never recovered, suffering a 6-3 defeat to the Orioles at Camden Yards.
"I wasn't really too worried that it's a serious injury, but I worried that it could affect him," manager Joe Girardi said. "I just don't think he was able to push off like normal."
Kuroda was charged with five runs in two-plus innings after being struck by Manny Machado's second-inning liner. He recovered to finish the frame and began the third inning, but Girardi pulled him after he saw him trying to stretch the calf on the mound.
"It's a little difficult to move my feet," Kuroda said through an interpreter. "If I had to push myself, I could have continued to pitch. It's not too bad."
Girardi said he would be "shocked" if the injury forces Kuroda to miss a turn in the rotation, guessing that Kuroda will simply be sore for the next day or two. Kuroda also expects to be ready for his next outing.
"It will depend on how I feel tomorrow, but for me, I'm going to make that start," Kuroda said.
After Kuroda exited, rookie reliever Preston Claiborne surrendered a homer to Matt Wieters with Adam Jones and Chris Davis aboard, the first runs Claiborne allowed in his brief Major League career.
"It happens. I didn't execute the pitch, and if I had put it where I wanted it, then I would have more than likely got a good result out of it, just like I did the night before," Claiborne said.
Kuroda, who had been the Yankees' most effective starter going into the evening, also served up homers to Nick Markakis and Davis -- his American League-leading 14th -- among the season-high eight hits he allowed.
"He made some mistakes," Girardi said. "He made some mistakes with his slider; it was kind of flat to Markakis. He just made a few mistakes in the first inning, and they jumped on [them]."
Davis, who finished the night 4-for-4, said the Orioles fine-tuned their approach against Kuroda, who went into the start 2-1 with a 1.85 ERA in three career starts against Baltimore, including an April 14 shutout in the Bronx.
"I think we had a little bit better plan this time," Davis said. "I think we were a little bit more patient today; we made him throw strikes. He's really tough when he's down in the zone. It obviously helped to get him out of the game early, but I thought we had some good swings on him early."
The Yankees did not assemble much of an attack against Orioles starter Jason Hammel, who held New York to two runs and six hits over 6 2/3 innings and won for the first time in three starts. He had surrendered 13 earned runs in his previous 8 2/3 innings of work.
New York's offensive highlights came in large part from Curtis Granderson, who singled, doubled and hit his first home run of the season as he busted out of his slow start at the plate.
"It's a result-oriented game, so you always want to see that stuff," Granderson said. "At the same time, the feel is the most important thing. Whenever you do get the feel, then you're in a better situation to get the results that you want. That's what I'm still working on right now, just getting that feel."
Granderson said that the fans told him about the possibility of hitting for the cycle when he came up for the fourth time, in the seventh inning, but he worked a walk in that plate appearance.
New York also picked up a run-scoring single from Robinson Cano in the third inning with Granderson on base, and Adam Warren turned in four innings of scoreless, five-hit relief.
But the Yanks were held scoreless until David Adams hit a solo homer in the ninth inning, as relievers Brian Matusz and Darren O'Day locked down the series victory for the O's.
"Any time a division rival comes in, you want to try to win the series, especially when you're at home," Davis said. "We avoided the snowball effect to some degree and were able to get back on track."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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NEW ORLEANS — Justin Anderson's role on the Louisiana-Lafayette football team changed just an hour before last year's New Orleans Bowl. And since then, it has only expanded.
The junior linebacker has become the top stopper for the Ragin' Cajuns defense, leading ULL in tackles by a huge margin heading into Saturday's 11 a.m. return to the New Orleans Bowl against East Carolina.
Six times this year, the Foley, Ala., native reached double figures in tackles, and he ranked sixth in the Sun Belt Conference with 101 tackles. His 69 solo stops dwarf the team's next-highest total — defensive backs Jermarlous Moten and Melvin White have 44 apiece — and his overall total is more than 30 ahead of his nearest teammate.
Those figures may not be nearly that high, and the Cajuns' defense may not be as good, had it not been for a scary moment just before ULL's first Division I bowl game last year.
"My preparations are always the same," Anderson said of last year's 32-30 win over San Diego State, "but going in, it didn't look like I was going to get much playing time."
That changed when senior Devon Lewis-Buchanan suffered a strange injury in pregame warmups. During a loosening-up session, Lewis-Buchanan — the team's third-leading tackler — crumpled to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome turf, clutching his knee.
It didn't take long to determine he had dislocated his kneecap and that he wasn't going to be on the field for his final college game. At the time, it looked like a crushing blow for what was a thin linebacker unit.
"I was standing on about the 40-yard line and I saw that someone went down," Anderson said. "I didn't know who it was until some of the coaches came charging up to me, saying I had to be ready."
Anderson eventually posted five tackles in the Cajuns' win, making an early impact when he sacked Ryan Lindley for a 9-yard loss on San Diego State's first drive.
"At first, it was just a matter of hoping (Lewis-Buchanan) was OK and hoping he could play," Anderson said. "But when I knew I had to play, I knew I was ready to go and prove myself. (Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Greg Stewart and graduate assistant/linebackers coach Tom Rybacki) took me inside, went over the playbook and made sure I had everything down. I didn't have time to worry about impressing people. ... I had to go in and trust myself and know what I could do."
He hasn't been out of the starting lineup since and, in his 12 starts this season, he earned a reputation as a ball-hawking defender from his inside linebacker slot. He scored a touchdown on an interception return in ULL's win over Tulane, and he forced two other turnovers during the year while posting eight stops for losses and two sacks.
"There are some guys that just have a knack for finding and being around the ball," coach Mark Hudspeth said. "Some guys in that position are just great athletes, but Justin plays smart and plays instinctive and just finds ways to get to the ball carrier."
It's not like Anderson hadn't seen action before last year's bowl. He had played in 16 games in his first two seasons — at defensive end as a freshman and at linebacker last year, when he also started at Florida Atlantic a month before the bowl. His numbers and playing time could have been higher had he not suffered a broken leg in 2010 spring drills.
It was during that first season and his preceding redshirt year that he picked up the nickname of "Baseball" from then-defensive line coach Gerald Broussard. That wasn't exactly a compliment, even though Anderson was an Alabama all-state baseball standout at Foley High and played in select summer leagues.
"Baseball practices are a lot more laid-back and, when he first got here, he sort of had that baseball mentality," said Broussard, who now serves as color analyst on ULL's radio network. "I got on him good. ... I kept yelling at him that this wasn't baseball, this was football and he had to stop practicing like a baseball player."
Whether that spurred Anderson or not — "I never really asked him why he called me that," Anderson said — he had confidence in his ability even before his break-out 2012.
"My goal that I told someone in an interview on media day was that I wanted to be the leading tackler on defense," he said. "Somewhere around the sixth or seventh game, someone came up to me and asked if I could get to 100 tackles.
"I hadn't even thought about it until then, but I knew I wanted to be one of the leaders on defense."


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