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NEW YORK -- The New York Jets have parted ways with linebacker Bryan Thomas, their longest-tenured player. Ray Lewis Super Bowl Jersey . Thomas was released Saturday, a day before the teams game at Miami, to make room on the roster for cornerback Donnie Fletcher, who was signed off the practice squad. The Jets also announced that tight end Dustin Keller and fullback John Conner are out for the game with injuries and would not travel with the team Saturday. Thomas was the teams first-round draft pick in 2002 and has been a key part of the Jets defence, mostly as a solid run-stuffing linebacker. He missed most of last season with a torn left Achilles tendon, but was re-signed to a one-year, $900,000 contract in March. Thomas has been dealing with a hamstring injury the last two weeks, and was listed as doubtful for the Jets game at Miami on Sunday. He was replaced in the starting defence by Garrett McIntyre, who had two sacks last Sunday at Pittsburgh. Theres a good chance Thomas could be back with the team because hes still dealing with an injury and is a vested veteran with a guaranteed salary and is not subject to waivers. Backup cornerback Ellis Lankster is dealing with a sore back and unlikely to play, forcing the Jets to elevate Fletcher for depth in the secondary. By cutting the veteran Thomas, the Jets avoided having to subject a younger player to waivers. Thomas, drafted as a defensive end out of UAB, was switched to outside linebacker in New York and has 31 sacks, seven forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries in his career. He has ranks second in franchise history with 11 playoff appearances. Keller was listed as questionable Friday as he recovers from a right hamstring injury. He also missed the game against the Steelers, and the Jets struggled on offence without him. Jeff Cumberland will start in his place. Keller was initially injured in the Jets second preseason game against Carolina, and then tweaked it again during practice a few days before New York travelled to Pittsburgh. Conner was listed as doubtful for the game against the Dolphins after re-injuring his right knee against the Steelers. He sprained the medial collateral ligament in the knee in the season opener against Buffalo. Conner will likely be replaced by tight end Konrad Reuland when the Jets use a fullback in their offence. Ray Lewis Womens Jersey . -- Embattled Saints general manager Mickey Loomis had plenty to discuss before Thursday nights NFL draft, even if his club had no first-round pick. Ray Rice Purple Jersey . In a news release Tuesday afternoon, the school said tests have determined the tumour removed last week from Williams right kidney was an oncocytoma, which is a benign growth often indistinguishable from kidney cancer on X-rays that doesnt spread like a cancerous tumour would. http://www.officialusravensshop.com/justin-tucker-jersey-1 . Harbaugh told a local station that New Englands championships "got asterisks now; its been stained" while referring to the Spygate scandal of 2007. Torrey Smith Elite Jersey . Petersburg has signed Brazil forward Hulk on a five-year contract from FC Porto. Terrell Suggs Jersey . Ike Davis hit a tiebreaking double during a four-run 10th inning, Shoppach had a two-run homer and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-5 Tuesday night for their third straight victory.SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah Jazz point guard Devin Harris was feeling sick to his stomach and couldnt finish Wednesday nights game. By then, the damage had already been done, as Harris pushed the tempo and helped turn an eight-point deficit into a 104-83 blowout victory over the Houston Rockets. "It was all Devin," Jazz centre Al Jefferson of Harris, who finished with 19 points before leaving late in the third quarter. "He attacked. He was a one-man factory tonight. We got behind him. He set the tone, especially after that first quarter." The Jazz initially looked like a team that had dropped four straight, turning the ball over 10 times in the first quarter and falling behind 26-18. The Rockets still led 36-28 after a 3-pointer by Goran Dragic with 7:31 left in the second before the Jazz closed on a 21-8 run, including eight straight points by Harris. "Thats the Devin I used to love and hate because he used to do that to us," Jefferson said of Harris days in Dallas. "He did it the last couple of games, really stepped it up and attacked the basket. Thats going to really get us going." C.J. Miles provided the rest of the offensive punch, scoring a season-high 27 points off the bench on 10-of-16 shooting, including three 3-pointers. He started the comeback with nine points in the second quarter, including six straight and nine of 13 in a 4-minute stretch as Utah pulled to 36-35. "Miles went off on us and we had no answers for that tonight," Rockets coach Kevin McHale said. Utah also stepped it up defensively to halt a four-game losing streak and the Rockets four-game winning streak. Utahs losing streak started in Houston 11 days earlier with a 101-85 loss thanks to several 3-pointers by the Rockets -- 10 in all and seven by point guard Kyle Lowry. This time, the Rockets started 0 of 4 from beyond the arc and finished 6 of 23. And Lowry, who scored 32 points in the first meeting, was held to 13 points on 4-of-9 shooting. Shooting guard Kevin Martin fared even worse, going 2 of 10 and finishing with just six points -- about 12 below his season average. Luis Scola led Houston with 18 points. Jefferson gave Josh Howard plenty of credit on defending Martin. "He had a hand in his face every time he shot the ball," Jefferson said. After the ugly first quarter, Utah won just about every statistical category. The Jazz held a 58-32 advantage on points in the paint, 50-34 edge in rebounds, 30-22 edge on fast-break points, and 14-8 edge on second-chance points. "They pushed us on transition ... and we just didnt get back and play with the defensive intensity that we needed," Lowry said. Paul Kruger Jersey. "I think we definitely felt like we got outworked tonight. Those guys played with the intensity and tenacity that a desperate team, (one on) a four-game losing streak, (that) wanted to get a win." The Jazz won despite playing without injured starters Paul Millsap and Raja Bell. Millsap missed his first game this season because of a bruised heel while Bell sat out his fourth straight with a strained adductor. Jefferson added 14 points and 10 rebounds for Utah, and Howard, starting again with Bell out, finished with 14 points. Gordon Hayward had 10 as five Jazz players scored in double figures. "Its a great win for us," Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin said. "We talked at the beginning of the year about not having losing streaks of three games or more. This is the first one this year for us. We dont want any more of those." As the rout was on Wednesday, the second half turned into the Jeremy Evans show. Evans was honoured before the game as the first Jazz player to win the NBAs Slam Dunk contest. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert declared Feb. 29, leap day in a leap year, as Jeremy Evans Day. Evans didnt disappoint the crowd, which saw him throw down a pair of dunks, block three shots and hand out two assists. "To get the award was amazing, then to come back (home) with a win after All-Star break fun," Evans said. It didnt bother him that fans can only celebrate his special day every four years. "Ill take every four years, every five if I have to," he said. "Its exciting." The win was a needed boost for the Jazz, who started the season 10-5, but lost 11 of 14 in February entering Wednesday nights game. Despite the win, it doesnt get any easier as LeBron James and the Miami Heat come to town Friday night followed by a road game at Dallas. "Its big," Howard said of Fridays game against the Heat. "The atmosphere is going to be crazy because of the guy coming in with that team, but we have to approach it like any other game and try to learn." NOTES: Evans edged Rockets forward Chase Budinger for Saturdays Slam Dunk title, but Budinger insisted before the game there were no hard feelings. "He had a spectacular dunk, a very unique dunk. Im happy he won," said Budinger, who lost by a percentage point. ... Lowry was assessed a fourth-quarter technical after hitting his second 3-pointer. ... Utah outscored Houston 31-18 in the second quarter as the Rockets shot 31.6 per cent and were outscored 18-2 in the paint. ... Utah was 16 of 16 from the free-throw line, and held Houston to 39 per cent shooting. ' ' '
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