HONOLULU -- Kansas City and San Francisco will have plenty of clout in Honolulu if they dont make it to New Jersey for the Super Bowl.
Custom Dodgers Jersey . The NFL revealed Friday that the Chiefs and 49ers each had eight players voted into the Pro Bowl,
including running backs Jamaal Charles of Kansas City and Frank Gore of San
Francisco. Denver quarterback Peyton Manning was selected to his 13th Pro Bowl
after receiving the most votes among fans, 1.43 million. New Orleans quarterback
Drew Brees was second among fans with 1.2 million votes. The NFL combines votes
from fans, players and coaches to determine 86 of 88 Pro Bowl players; the other
two players are long-snappers selected by Pro Bowl coaches. Voting ended
Thursday. Under a new format this year, NFL greats Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders
will divvy up the players in a two-day draft before the Jan. 26 game. Offensive
and defensive players with the most votes who dont make it past the divisional
playoff round will serve as active player captains. Charles said Friday night on
a reveal show on the NFL Network that he should be picked first. "I think I got
the best skillset of anybody on the roster," Charles said. "I think I can play
wide receiver and then put the ball in my hand, also. The only thing I cant do
is throw the ball." Carolina linebacker Luke Kuechly said hell be fine wherever
hes picked. "I dont know, you got to get the guy who scores points," he said.
The schoolyard-style selections mean its likely teammates will be forced to play
on opposite sides. Players on the winning team will earn $53,000 while the
losers will get $26,000 under the collective bargaining agreement. San Francisco
linebacker NaVorro Bowman said he thinks it would be weird to have to tackle
Gore or Pro Bowl tight end Vernon Davis. "I might not tackle him," Bowman said.
"Just let him score and get his yards or whatever. Yeah, thatd be weird because
that hasnt happened since training camp." Rice and Sanders playfully bantered
about possible selections, with Sanders saying he wanted players on his roster
who havent been to many Pro Bowls. "If you have five years or more, dont even
worry about it Im not going to pick you," Sanders said. "Go play for Jerry."
Rice said later: "Youre trying to bait me -- thats not going to happen." Seattle
cornerback Richard Sherman received 552,600 votes by fans, the most for any
defensive player. Houston defensive end J.J. Watt had just under 410,000 fan
votes. San Francisco is set to send eight players to the game for the second
year in a row, though its players missed the game earlier this year because they
made the Super Bowl, losing to Baltimore. Kansas Citys eight selections are up
from six last year. The Chiefs are 11-4 this year -- up from 2-14 last year --
and the No. 5 seed in the AFC playoffs heading into a largely meaningless game
for them against San Diego on Sunday. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Friday he has
never been big on Pro Bowl selections. "Im happy for the guys when and if they
make it. Im proud of them for it," Reid said. "But we dont get caught up in all
of the individual accolades. (Were) just getting ourselves ready to play."
Manning was one of five players selected from Denver, which has a shot at
putting up the most points of any team in NFL history. All but five teams had at
least one player selected. Atlanta, Green Bay, Jacksonville and both New York
teams had zero players selected.
Andre Ethier Dodgers Jersey . Brady XVI is in the books and we might not have to wait until next season to see the next
installment of the rivalry pitting Peyton Manning and Tom Brady (or is it Bill
Belichick?)Im pretty sure well see them again, Broncos cornerback Chris Harris
Jr.
Dodgers Jersey . The Indians are 3 1/2 games out of the second wild-card spot after Oakland, Kansas City and Seattle all lost
ahead of them earlier in the day. The start of the game was delayed for more
than two hours because of rain. INDIANAPOLIS -- Canadas James Hinchcliffe has a
bruise on the bridge of his nose, a black-and-blue reminder of his big wreck. He
can hide it with the helmet hell need now that hes back in the race car.
Hinchcliffe, from Oakville, Ont., was cleared to drive Thursday by IndyCars
medical team following a concussion Saturday in the Grand Prix of Indianapolis.
He passed the post-concussion tests and should be all set to qualify this
weekend for the Indianapolis 500. He couldnt wait another day, hopping in the
No. 27 Honda with 2 minutes left in practice to turn his first lap of the month
on the oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. "I went overkill on resting because
I really wanted to get back out here," he said. "I think a big part of it was my
nose is so big it absorbed a lot of the impact and it left my head relatively
unscathed." He can laugh about it now, but it wasnt so funny Saturday when
debris from Justin Wilsons car flew into the cockpit, striking Hinchcliffe in
the head. He was taken away from the track on a stretcher, transported to a
hospital and diagnosed with a concussion. "Luckily, I dont remember most of it,"
he said. "Its a scary situation any time an injury like that happens."
Hinchcliffe suddenly pulled off the road course at IMS following a restart and
could be seen holding his head with both hands as he exited his car. "Everybodys
been giving a lot of credit for the heads up decision to pull off, but that must
have been a subconscious thing because I have no memory of that," he said. "I
guess I was very lucky to come in time to not get into the wall there." Series
officials said concussions are handled on a case-by-case basis and that drivers
with head injuries must pass an ImPACT test before theyre cleared to compete by
series medical director Dr. Michael Olinger. The 27-year old Canadian passed his
after doing nothing more this week than some light training. He woke up Sunday
with a headache but said he was fine by Monday. He was back in the gym Wednesday
and ready to resume racing for Andretti Autosport. "I went overkill on the
rest," he said. "Everything that they asked me to do I did, and then some. Ive
been wearing my sunglasses for like 96 straight hours, staying away from all
electronics. Anything they asked me to do I went overkill because I knew the
goal was to get back and I really wanted to qualify this car, and it looks like
Im going to be able to do that now." E.J. Viso replaced Hinchcliffe in practice
this week and got a double dose of bad news: He was out of work and the engine
in the No. 27 Honda blew during Thursdays practice. "I really expect that the
help, effort and input I gave during these past few days are going to reflect in
a goood way in the coming days and during the Indy 500," Viso said.
Mike Piazza Jersey. "I feel really proud to be able to help Andretti Autosport and I hope to be driving with them again
sometime in the future." Here are five other things to know from Thursdays
practice: PRACTICE: Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves turned
a lap of 227.166 mph -- becoming the first driver to top 227 this week. Ed
Carpenter was second at 226.257 and Will Power Townsend Bell and Ryan
Hunter-Reay round out the top five. Kurt Busch, attempting to race in the
Indianapolis 500 and NASCARs Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, was ninth. There
were 34 drivers on the track who turned 2,516 laps. Castroneves said hes ready
for the weekends two-day qualifying runs. "You dont realize how tough it is at
this place," he said, "so to do two days in a row, itll be really tough." HELIO
SWAP: Helio Castroneves is trading in the firesuit for a chance to show "who
wears the pants in my family" on "Celebrity Wife Swap." The three-time
Indianapolis 500 champion appears on the May 27 episode on ABC. Adriana Henao,
the mother of Castroneves 4-year-old daughter, Mikaella, moved into the home of
Larry Birkhead in December, while he opened his Fort Lauderdale, Florida, home
for Birkhead. Birkhead had a daughter with late former Playmate Anna Nicole
Smith. "I think it was a great experience for Adriana to try a different
family," Castroneves said. HELMET AUCTION: Takuma Sato will put his Indy 500
helmet up for auction. Sato, who drives the No. 14 Honda, will give up his
race-worn helmet to raise money for "With you Japan" charity, which Sato founded
to help the victims of the 2011 tsunami that wreaked havoc on the island
country. The helmets red, white and blue scheme echoes Satos distinctive helmet
but also integrates elements from Japans only IndyCar race winner and the
Speedways first four-time Indy 500 winner A.J. Foyt, who owns the No. 14 car.
The helmet will feature Satos car number plus bricks to represent the historic
Brickyard. The four white stars atop the helmet were included as a tribute to
Foyts four Indy victories as a driver. CALLING THE ACTION: Former Indy car
driver and team owner Robbie Buhl will join chief announcer Paul Page and
Indianapolis Motor Speedway historian Donald Davidson as an analyst for the IMS
Radio Network broadcasts of Indy 500 qualifying and the race. HAWKSWORTH BACK:
English rookie Jack Hawksworth only turned one lap a day after he became the
first driver to crash on the oval this month. He waited for the call to the
track in the IMS media centre while his Bryan Herta Autosport team worked on the
No. 98. "Im going to give it the beans and see what weve got," he said.
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