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created on 10/12/2013  |  http://fubar.com/ght/b356027

The B.C. Lions delivered a championship-worthy performance over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at B.C. Place en route to victory in the 99th Grey Cup. Lions quarterback Travis Lulay, the leagues Most Oustanding Player, found Kierrie Johnson and Arland Bruce for touchdowns in the second half helping the Lions to a 34-23 victory over the Blue Bombers. Lulay was named Grey Cup MVP after he completed 21 of his 37 passes for 320 yards and two scores. The Lions pivot also added eight yards on the ground. "I missed a few throws that I havent missed in a while, especially in the first half, and that unfortunately ended some drives. But its a championship game, and youve just got to keep on fighting and in the end its feels pretty sweet," said Lulay. The Lions are the first team in CFL history to start the season with five straight losses and go on to win the Grey Cup and they did so in impressive fashion. They also accomplished the feat on home soil, the first time a team has done that since the Lions in 1994. "This is so special to win it at home - it feels amazing," stated wide receiver Geroy Simon. "To come from where we came from and win the Grey Cup, its the best feeling in the world." "Its been a tough, tough journey for this football club,"said head coach Wally Buono, who took home his fifth Grey Cup as a coach. "Im extremely proud of the players, the coaches, the whole organization. We all stuck together when a lot of people were counting us out." B.C. opened the game strong and held the lead from start to finish. Lions running back Andrew Harris broke free for a 19-yard touchdown run midway through the first quarter, capping off a five-play, 45-yard drive to give B.C. an early 7-0 lead. Harris had 65 yards rushing for the Lions offence and helped provide a nice compliment to the Lions aerial attack. Veteran kicker Paul McCallum connected on four of his five field goal attempts, including his longest of the day, a 34-yarder, which gave the Lions a two-score lead late in the fourth quarter. Blue Bombers quarterback Buck Pierce struggled early in the game. The former Lion was intercepted by linebacker Anton McKenzie in the first quarter. In a matchup of the CFLs top two defences, points proved hard to come by, especially for the Blue Bombers. Lulay continued to capitalize off the solid field position provided the B.C. defence, helping the Lions to a 14-0 lead in the second quarter. Pierce settled down after his early interception and helped the Bombers get into field goal range twice in the first half, with kicker Justin Palardy making good on both attempts. The Bombers fought hard, but trailed 14-6 at half-time. A 41-yard punt return by defensive back Jovon Johnson in the third quarter gave the Bombers their best field position of the day and led to Palardys third field goal of the game pulled the score to 14-9. The Lions quickly moved in position to respond with a field goal of their won, but McCallum clanged his 48-yard attempt off upright. When B.C. got the ball back, Lulay directed the offence back onto Winnipegs side of the field, helped by a 15-yard penalty on Odell Willis for a horse collar tackle. The drive set up another field goal kick from McCallum and this time the veteran made good on the 22-yarder. "Travis was a little bit better with his throws [in the second half]," remarked Buono. "He was a little anxious. He did play with a pulled groin and I think that affected his throwing. "[Travis] has been a warrior all year and he didnt let it affect him. He made some great plays and some great throws when it counted." Lulay went deep near the end of the third quarter, finding Johnson for a 66-yard strike. The touchdown was Johnsons first of his career and helped swing the momentum back into B.C.s favour. Bruce was the recipient of another Lulay touchdown pass, giving the Lions a healthy 31-9 lead in the fourth quarter. "We started out slow in the first half, but we kept our composure, took a deep breath and in the second half came out and stuck together, put some drives together, and we did it," said Bruce. The Blue Bombers mounted a comeback late in the game thanks to two second half touchdowns from Pierce to Greg Carr and Terrence Edwards, respectively, but time ran out on the East representatives. This was the third time the two clubs played this season, with the Blue Bombers having emerged victorious in the first two contests. Both games took place early in the season and the Lions were clearly a different team this time around. Coming off of a 30-17 defeat at the hands of the Bombers in Week 7, the Lions clawed back from their 1-6 start to win all but one of their next 13 games, including Sundays Grey Cup victory.www.panthersfootballofficialshop.com/Authentic-Graham-Gano-Jersey-Sk-10.html . -- LaMarcus Aldridge thought the whole thing was strange.www.panthersfootballofficialshop.com/Authentic-Chris-Gamble-Jersey-Zp-82.html . Jets point leader Blake Wheeler is not on the road trip and will not join the team for Tuesdays game in New Jersey. http://www.panthersfootballofficialshop.com/Authentic-Chase-Blackburn-Jersey-Cn-52.html . -- Minnesota Vikings quarterback Rhett Bomar apologized to the team Monday after being arrested on suspicion of drunken driving over the weekend.www.panthersfootballofficialshop.com . -- Lakers forward Lamar Odom didnt show up for Los Angeles first workout of training camp, apparently still furious about the clubs aborted attempt to trade him in a megadeal for Chris Paul. www.panthersfootballofficialshop.com/Authentic-Cam-Newton-Jersey-Pl-46.html . Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins and defending champion Ryder Hesjedal withdrew from the race before the stage began. Wigginss team cited a "worsening chest infection." Hesjedal is more than 32 minutes behind and his team says he pulled out because of a "deteriorating physical condition. SALT LAKE CITY -- Al Jefferson was still feeling a bit queasy from a stomach ailment. He just didnt let it show on the court Saturday night. A day after shooting 1 of 9, Jefferson looked like a new man, scoring a season-high 27 points and adding 14 rebounds in the Utah Jazzs 94-81 victory over the Phoenix Suns. Paul Millsap added 18 points and 13 rebounds for Utah, which built a 22-point lead, then went to its veterans after the Suns pulled within five late. "We knew we had to close it out at the end," said Jefferson, who along with Millsap had six points, four rebounds and a steal in the fourth. "Were two of the three leaders on this team and one of our leaders (Mo Williams) was out. We just had to step up, and finish the game off. It was a big game before we hit the road, and the way we played last night, we had to have a special night." The Jazz lost by 20 to Denver on Friday night. Phoenix, meanwhile, overcame a 26-point deficit to beat Cleveland. The Suns looked as if they might pull off another huge comeback when Michael Beasleys follow dunk after a Jazz turnover cut Utahs lead to 79-74 with about five minutes remaining. But Millsap ended a scoreless streak of nearly 6 minutes with a 19-footer to start a 7-0 run, capped by Marvin Williams 3 pointer. The Suns pulled within seven again, only to have Jefferson hit a 10-foot turnaround jump shot, then block Luis Scola at the other end. Scola led the Suns with 21 points and Jared Dudley scored 16. Goran Dragic added 13 points and six assists. "When youre down 22, it is very difficult," said Scola, who scored eight of his 21 points in the fourth. "We have had a bad quarter in pretty much every game we play. Sometimes we come back, sometimes we dont. It is very difficult. We need to fix it." The Suns trailed 29-19 after one and by 16 in the second quarter, then were outscored 27-18 in the third when they shot just 27.3 per cent. Again Millsap and Jefferson did much of the damage. Millsap scored on a driving layup, then sank a free throw on the next possession to give Utah a 20-point lead with 3:44 left in the third quarter. Derrick Favours dunk made it 77-55, and the Jazz took a 77-61 lead into the fourth. The Jazz won despite missing starting point guard Mo Williams because of a strained adductor. Jamaal Tinsley went scoreless starting in his place but handed out 14 assists for the Jazz, who are 3-0 at home. "I thought he was great," Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin said of Tinsley, who had 10 assists in the first half. "I thought he got a little tired at the end and made some errant plays but for the most part he got us into the stuff we needed to get into. I just respect his professionalism." Suns coachh Alvin Gentry was more worried about Utahs bigs before the game, and with good reason.dddddddddddd Utah held a 52-37 edge in rebounds, 52-36 advantage on points in the paint and held the Suns to 36.8 per cent shooting. While Utah made eight of its first 13 shots, the Suns started 3 of 10. "I dont think we were flat," Gentry said. "You have to get the ball in the basket ... Our defence was pretty good. During one stretch (we made) eight out of 10 stops and we didnt make up any ground because we didnt get the ball in the basket on the other end." The Suns were down 22 points with 2:45 remaining in the third, but opened the fourth on a 9-2 run to pull within 79-70 on Sebastian Telfairs driving layup with 9:24 left. Dudley then stole the ball from Tinsley and dunked at the other end with 6:18 left to pull Phoenix within 79-72, and Beasleys follow made it a five-point game. But Utahs size was too much to overcome. Jefferson and Millsap shot a combined 6 of 9 in the fourth quarter. Gordon Hayward added 18 points for the Jazz but was just 6 of 17 shooting and committed four turnovers. Jefferson was determined to put Friday nights disappointing effort behind him. The Jazz got off to a fast start behind Jefferson, who opened 4 of 5. Jefferson had more points in the first four minutes Saturday (six) than he did in the loss to Denver on Friday (four). He finished 12 of 20, with a pair of blocks and assists. He also got help from Utahs other bigs. Favours score after a behind-the-back dribble in the lane bumped Utahs lead to 22-11 with 4:20 left, and Enes Kanters jam off an alley-oop pass from Tinsley gave Utah a 14-point lead. Favours hit back-to-back shots to open the second quarter and Kanters impressive move on Markieff Morris in the paint bumped Utahs lead to 35-19. But after shooting 52 per cent in the first, the Jazz went cold, hitting just 1 of 6 from 3-point range in the second and shooting 38 per cent overall. Favours aggressive shot-blocking also got him in foul trouble, as he picked up his third with 8:12 left before half after opening 3 of 4 with three blocks. As they did Friday, the Suns chipped away. "We were down 26 last night and ended up winning, but how many times can you do that?" Scola said. "We need to be more solid and play 48 minutes. If we play 48 minutes, well be OK." Notes: Marcin Gortat was 0 of 6 for the Suns and finished with one point . ... Shannon Brown started 0 of 6 and finished 1 of 9 for 4 points after averaging 21.3 points and shooting 54 per cent the previous three games. ... The last time Tinsley had 10 assists in a half was Nov. 21, 2007, when he was with Indiana. ... Scola recorded his first double-double of the season as he added 11 rebounds. ' ' '

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