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BEREA, Ohio - Thrown into their first NFL game — in
Pittsburgh, against the vaunted Steelers — rookies
Terrance West and Isaiah Crowell didnt shown any
nervousness or fear. They performed like seasoned
veterans for the Browns. They need to do it again. With
starting running back Ben Tate out with a sprained knee,
West and Crowell will play Sunday as the Browns (0-1)
host New Orleans. After Tate got hurt in the first half
last week in Pittsburgh, West rushed for 100 yards — 91
in the second half — and Crowell scored two touchdowns
as the Browns rallied from a 24-point deficit before
losing 30-27. Browns coach Mike Pettine was pleased with
how his rookie runners fared against the Steelers. "It
was encouraging," Pettine said before practice Wednesday.
"But they need to be able to take the next step, and this
is another challenge for them, to go against this type of
defence and its nothing that either one of those guys
have seen before. It will be a good test for them." West,
a third-round pick from Towson, and Crowell, an undrafted
free agent whose college career began at Georgia before
he transferred to Alabama State, passed their first test
with relative ease. They werent intimidated and Pettine
credited running backs coach Wilbert Montgomery with
having the youngsters ready. Pettine did not provide any
details on Tates injury, only confirming he will sit this
week. However, theres a chance Tate could be out for an
extended period, which would push West and Crowell up the
depth chart. If their debuts were any indication, the
Browns might not miss Tate. West, a 5-foot-10, 225-
pounder, averaged 6.3 yards on 16 carries and became the
first Cleveland back in 27 years to rush for 100 yards in
his first pro game. Crowell, the SECs freshman of the
year before legal problems derailed his career, scored a
3-yard TD on his first carry and on a 15-yarder. The
backs have comparable running styles. Neither has
breakaway speed, but while West admits he wants to score
every time he touches the ball, Crowell is more patient
and takes what defences give him. "Hes a slasher,"
Pettine said of the 5-foot-11, 225-pounder. "He can put
his foot in the ground and cut. Hes decisive. Hes a guy
that, if you polled DBs and said, Hey, do you want to
make a list of guys that you want to tackle? I dont think
he makes that list." "Terrance is more of a can make you
miss guy. I dont know if Crowell wants to make you miss,"
Pettine said. Saints coach Sean Payton became familiar
with West last year on TV. Payton was watching his alma
mater, Eastern Illinois, play Towson in the snow and West
wasnt slowed by the wintry conditions. "He had about 310
yards," Payton said. "354," West said, correcting Payton
and adding he scored five touchdowns. Maybe wearing his
college number again helped. He wore No. 20 during
training camp and the preseason, but after veteran back
Dion Lewis was released, West asked if he could have No.
28. Clevelands coaches told him he had to earn it and by
game time last Sunday he was 28 again. Unfazed by the
stage, West ran against the Steelers the way he did in
college, where he rushed for 2,509 yards last season with
41 TDs. Pettine wants him to "finish" runs better, and
while West understands his coach doesnt want him to force
things, hes got one mission with the ball. "Im always
trying to score, every play," he said. "I mean every
running back should think like that. The great running
backs do." Crowells background — he was dismissed at
Georgia on weapons charges later dropped — had him
wondering about his football future. Looking back, it
changed him. "It just made me work harder, made me
hungrier," he said. Crowell believes hes just getting
started. His debut in Pittsburgh was just his first step.
"I feel I can be great," he said. "I feel like I can be
one of the best. I want to be one of the best, and thats
how Im going to work." NOTES: Pro Bowl TE Jordan Cameron
said an MRI showed no structural damage in his right
shoulder. He was limited in practice and doesnt know if
hell play this week. ... P Spencer Lanning said he did
not speak with Steelers WR Antonio Brown, who kicked him
in the face on a return. Brown had said he talked to
Lanning after the game. "Im not going to say he didnt
talk to me, but I didnt talk to him," Lanning said. "I
didnt see him. I was looking for him. I made a point to
try to look for him." Lanning would not say if he felt
Brown should be fined.
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US$2.5 million by the NBA on Tuesday for racist comments
the league says he made in a recorded conversation. Nash,
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conference assembled by Sacramento mayor and National
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five seasons, the Rockets have done it five times this
season and twice in the last three games.OAKLAND – There
has been a quiet, building frustration in the Blue Jays
clubhouse with Major League Baseballs new replay and
challenge system. After Saturday nights 5-1 loss to
Oakland, Torontos third-straight defeat at O.co Coliseum,
Jose Bautista blew the lid off the simmering pot. First,
the situation: With the Jays trailing 3-1 in the eighth,
Jose Bautista was at the plate with two outs and Melky
Cabrera on first base. Bautista doubled down the
leftfield line off As reliever Luke Gregerson. Third base
coach Luis Rivera waved Cabrera around third. Shortstop
Jed Lowries relay throw to catcher Derek Norris was on
the money and Norris swiped a tag at a sliding Cabrera.
Home plate umpire Bill Miller, the man involved in Brett
Lawries infamous helmet spiking incident two years ago,
called Cabrera out. Manager John Gibbons challenged the
play. It was close. The call on the field stood after a
two-and-a-half minute review. The inning was over; the
Jays wouldnt recover. "I dont really know which replay
they were looking at but clearly they must have had a
different video feed than the one we had," said Bautista.
"Its pretty frustrating for you to battle as a team, keep
the game close, for our pitchers to be doing what theyre
doing, for us to keep grinding through games and facing
some touch pitching and somehow be able to tie the game
in the eighth inning, it all goes down the drain because
somebody first, initially, made a bad call to begin with
and then it gets upheld by God knows who in some room in
New York supposedly." Bautista, the gathered media were
about to find out, was only getting warmed up. "This
whole replay thing has become a joke in my eyes," said
Bautista. "I think they should just ban it, they should
just get rid of it. I dont really understand the purpose
of it but getting the right call on the field is not the
purpose. Thats pretty obvious and evident. I dont know
what kind of agenda the people that are doing the replays
are on, what their plan is, what their purpose is, who
theyre looking after. But obviously getting the right
call on the field is not what theyre doing." There are
those in the organization whove expressed quiet
frustration at other challenges and reviews that havent
gone the Jays way. Another recent example: Last Wednesday
against Milwaukee when Munenori Kawasaki was called out
at first base on a groundball to Brewers shortstop Jean
Segura. Seguras throw pulled first baseman Jonathan
Lucroy off the bag. Lucroy spun and attempted a tag on
Kawasaki. The call was upheld despite evidence to the
contrary. Baseball is cycling umpires through the so-
called replay war room in New York City. When a play is
challenged, the on-field umpire is getting on the headset
and talking to a colleague. Regardless of what is the
reality, the perception is increasing that umpires are
watching out for umpires. Count Bautista in that camp. "I
feel like there was a chance for Adam Lind to tie the
game in the eighth inning (that) was taken away from us,"
said Bautista. "Man on second, two outs, 3-2 ballgame, we
were right in it. Unfortunately some people, I dont know
what the right word is, lack of integrity, lack of
accountability, or some really good camaraderie that are
looking after each othher, are not doing what theyre
supposed to be doing.dddddddddddd Because getting the
right call on the field, which is why instant replay was
instituted, is not the purpose of whats happening. The
best evidence is what happened today." Bautista surely
will be fined for his outburst and his comments reflect a
growing frustration with the clubs play. The Jays are 9-
18 since hitting their season high-water mark of 38-24 on
June 6. A six game lead in the American League East has
turned into a deficit. Following Saturdays loss, Toronto
is a full game back of the Baltimore Orioles for first
place. The team is dealing with injuries, the latest
suffered by Edwin Encarnacion (story here:
http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=456550). Brett Lawrie has
a fractured right index finger and likely wont be back
until August. Bautista is playing with a sore hamstring
and Adam Lind is playing with a bruised right foot. REYES
ON TRADE MARKET Shortstop Jose Reyes weighed in to TSN.ca
about Oaklands acquisition of pitchers Jeff Samardzija
and Jason Hammel in Fridays blockbuster trade with the
Chicago Cubs. "Its good for Oakland," said Reyes. "They
got very good two pitchers. Samardzija, hes been one of
the best this year. To go along with what they have, I
mean thats huge for them. That means theyre pushing and
they want to go all the way." Judging by the package the
Athletics sent to Chicago (2012 first round pick, SS
Addison Russell; 2013 first round pick, OF Billy
McKinney; P Dan Straily and a player to be named later)
its clear the Blue Jays couldnt match unless they were
willing to part with a young pitcher off their major
league roster. Starting pitching may not be Torontos
priority, anyway. The staff has held up well through more
than a half the season. An infielder, a second baseman or
a third baseman, and bullpen help are just as important.
"I think he knows what we need," said Reyes. "As a player
I need to worry about doing my job. Our GM, hes got a job
to do so I dont want to get involved in that and get
involved in his decisions. Of course, our front office
knows what we need. Its no secret to no one." GIBBONS:
BUEHRLES AN ALL-STAR Mark Buehrles skipper thinks his
left-hander should be in Minneapolis on July 15 for the
All-Star Game. "Yeah he should be an All-Star, no
question. No doubt," said manager John Gibbons. Buehrle
(10-6) often jokes about luck and how its the determining
factor in whether hes successful. After a 10-1 start to
his season, Buehrles dropped his last five decisions and
is winless in six-straight starts. Look closer, though,
and youll see hes still pitching well. Four of Buehrles
last six starts, the winless span, have been quality
starts (six or more innings, three or fewer earned runs
against). Buehrles ERA, in 121 1/3 innings this season,
is a stellar 2.60. ITS A CRUEL BUSINESS How is Tommy
Milone feeling right now? The As left-hander tossed six
innings of shutout ball against the Blue Jays on Friday
and had a record of 6-0 with a 2.62 ERA over his last 11
starts dating back to May 9. On Saturday, Milone was
optioned to Oaklands Triple-A affiliate in Sacramento to
make room on the active roster for newly-acquired
starting pitchers Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel.
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