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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- The Minnesota Vikings have begun
the week in ambiguous mode, stung by injuries and
disappointed by a second straight defeat yet buoyed by
the earlier-than-anticipated arrival of their rookie
quarterback. The offence around Teddy Bridgewater has
been depleted of several starters, but maybe the kid will
be all right. Like any debuting first-round draft pick,
Bridgewater brings not a boost of optimism for the team
as well as an undetermined ceiling for his performance.
"A lot of poise for a rookie. I mean, an incredible
amount, and he can throw the ball around the field,"
centre John Sullivan said. "So were excited." Sullivan
went even further in response to a question about the
teams confidence in Bridgewater. "We should win every
single game we play with him at quarterback," he said.
Well, that wouldve been a tall task, obviously, even at
full strength. Bridgewaters first NFL start this Sunday
against Atlanta, with Matt Cassel sidelined for a while
because of broken bones in his left foot, will have the
benefit of being at home. He will likely, however, be
without the No. 1 running back, No. 1 tight end, No. 3
wide receiver and starting right guard the Vikings
expected to have at this point in the season. "You never
plan on having this many injuries as you have, but were
not going to make excuses about it," coach Mike Zimmer
said Monday. Running back Adrian Peterson remains out
indefinitely, of course, with the charge of child abuse
pending against him in Texas. This was going to be the
week that wide receiver Jerome Simpson returned from a
three-game suspension, but the Vikings released him
Thursday after news broke of more off-the-field trouble.
Then Sunday in New Orleans, the Vikings lost more than
just by the 20-9 margin. Five key players had to leave
the game because they were hurt: -- Tight end Kyle
Rudolph aggravated an abdominal injury that had been
bothering him since early in the preseason. Rudolph was
scheduled to fly to Philadelphia on Tuesday morning to
have surgery by Dr. William Meyers, a noted specialist in
dealing with sports hernias. Rudolph is expected to miss
about six weeks but wanted to have surgery as soon as
possible to try and return in time for the second half of
the season. Rudolph signed a five-year contract extension
in July and was poised for a breakout season under new
offensive co-ordinator Norv Turner. "Ive always tried to
demonstrate that these times can define you as a person.
This latest setback will be no different," Rudolph
tweeted. "I will prove that my determination and
dedication to this team, city, and most importantly, our
fans, will carry me back to where I belong." -- Cassel
will see a specialist Thursday before a timetable for his
recovery is determined. Zimmer said signing another
quarterback, and tight end, was under consideration. --
Right guard Brandon Fusco hurt his pectoral muscle, in
the chest area, and was slated for a second medical
opinion. -- Nickel cornerback Josh Robinson hurt his
right hamstring, the muscle that limited him for much of
training camp. -- Linebacker Chad Greenway, who also
played against the Saints with a broken left hand,
aggravated a rib injury he was already dealing with last
week. Asked whether Greenway could play through that
against the Falcons, Zimmer said, "Not like he did this
week." Elaborating, Zimmer second-guessed himself for
allowing Greenway to play after being in too much pain to
practice during the week. "He had a hard game yesterday.
Its my fault," Zimmer said. The defence played well for
much of the afternoon but had a rough start and a costly
stretch late in the game with the Saints clinging to a
13-9 lead. Captain Munnerlyns wrestling-style takedown of
Drew Brees for third-down sack drew an unnecessary
roughness penalty, and the Saints converted two more
third-and-long situations on their way to the insurance
touchdown. "It was a bad call. The referee, he never blew
the whistle," Munnerlyn said, vowing to appeal a fine. He
added: "I feel like it changed the game for my team. So
Ive just got to learn from it and try not to make that
mistake again." On offence, the Peterson-less ground game
has been punchless. Protection by the offensive line,
particularly left tackle Matt Kalil, has become an
increasing concern. "He allows one play to affect the
second play sometimes," Zimmer said, adding: "Its like a
golfer when he misses a putt and then he goes up on the
tee box and has a bad drive. Were all going to have bad
plays. He has enough athletic ability and physical skills
and mental toughness. He has all those things. Now, he
cant compound it by making another mistake."
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Jersey . About seven hours before facing Washington
in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference second round series,
team officials said the oft-injured Bynum would miss the
rest of the playoffs and would not even be with the team
for the rest of the post-season.
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Jersey . Aaron Hill and Cliff Pennington hit home
runs in the first inning for the Diamondbacks, who beat
the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Friday night.
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josh-sitton-jersey.html. Richard Jefferson scored 17
points and Diante Garrett had a career-high 15 points as
the Jazz had seven players with 10 points or more in
Utahs largest margin of victory this season.
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Jersey . 22. Wade averaged 26.3 points, 4.3
rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.0 steals while leading the
Heat to a 3-0 record. The 31-year-old shot 60 percent
from the field and 50 percent from 3-point range en route
to his 17th weekly honor.
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Jersey . Sizemore, who turned 29 on Jan. 4, has
been limited to six games over the past two seasons
because of an injured left knee that twice required
surgery. He originally got hurt on Feb. 25, 2012, during
a fielding drill in Oaklands first full-squad spring
training workout and had surgery that March 21 to repair
a torn anterior cruciate ligament.PARK CITY, Utah --
Calgarys Sarah Reid captured a bronze medal Friday in a
World Cup skeleton event. The 26-year-old posted a two-
run time of one minute 40.60 seconds to capture her sixth
career medal. "I had good training leading into the race
and things went good so Im happy with it," said Reid.
American Noelle Pikus-Pace claimed the gold medal in
1:39.54. Elizabeth Yarnold of Great Britain finished
second in 1:40.22. Robynne Thompson of Calgary was 10th
at 1:41.08 whhile Cassie Hawrysh, of Brandon,
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event, Calgarys John Fairbairn matched his career-best
result, finishing eighth in 1:38.29. Russias Alexander
Tretiakov won his first race of the season in 1:37.59.
Latvias Martins Dukurs was second in 1:37.71 while
American Matthew Anotine took third in 1:37.73. Eric
Neilson, of Kelowna, B.C., was 12th in 1:38.59 while Dave
Greszczyszyn, of Brampton, Ont., was 20th in 1:39.13.
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