Die Allianz T-D-P » (Johnson) has been a great pass rus

The Minnesota Lynx find themselves in the middle of a controversy as the New York Liberty, the Eastern Conferences best team, visit Target Center on Friday.Last Saturday, four off-duty Minnesota police officers who were working security during a Lynx game against Dallas walked off the job in protest of the team wearing Black Lives Matter shirts during warm-ups.Lt. Bob Kroll, president of the Minnesota Police Federation, Minneapolis mayor Betsy Hodges and NBA commissioner Adam Silver have since made public comments on the issue. And the group Black Lives Matter is asking Lynx fans to come out in support at Fridays game.The Liberty also have been speaking out against the recent gun violence in the United States and wore Black Lives Matter warm-up shirts the past two games.New York (16-6) has won four straight and is 12-2 since a June 7 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks. During the surge, the Liberty have opened a 4 1/2-game lead over the Atlanta Dream in the Eastern Conference. Star forward Tina Charles leads the WNBA in points (22.2) and is third in rebounding (9.3).The Lynx (17-4) are coming off back-to-back blowout wins. Minnesota dominated San Antonio 81-57 on Tuesday, outrebounding the Stars 43-26, leading to a 26-1 advantage in second-chance points. Maya Moore and Lindsay Whalen combined for 46 points in the win.Moore is averaging 20.2 points per game, third in the league.Our mind-set is just to be disruptive, try to slow peoples flow and slow their roll by being physical, being aggressive, being aware and connected and just trying to outwork the team that were playing, Moore told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune after the win over San Antonio.Moore scored 25 points in Minnesotas 79-69 road win over New York on June 4.The victory was part of the Lynxs record 13-game win streak to open the season.New York got revenge on June 29, nipping Minnesota 95-92 in overtime. Liberty guard Sugar Rogers had a career-high 30 points in New Yorks fourth victory in its last five meetings with the Lynx.Cheap Giants Jerseys .ca! Hi Kerry, Heres an interesting one. I know its common knowledge that all players are responsible for their sticks. We witnessed that when Zack Kassian hit Edmontons Sam Gagner in the face after a missed check. San Francisco Giants Store . Aside from the trilogy main event title fight, there are a number of intriguing matchups in the heavyweight, welterweight and lightweight divisions. https://www.cheapjerseysgiants.us/ . -- Playing time has been limited for Maxim Tissot this season, so the Montreal Impact defender made the most of his first scoring opportunity on Saturday. Custom San Francisco Giants Jerseys . The formidable trio of Canadian receivers -- individually known as Chris Getzlaf, Rob Bagg and Andy Fantuz -- will share the field at Mosaic Stadium one more time on Sunday. San Francisco Giants Gear . -- Al Jefferson found a groove just in time for the Charlotte Bobcats.CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Just when it appeared the Arizona Cardinals were turning things around, their season has hit another speed bump.The Cardinals (3-4-1) lost 30-20 to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, one week after missing a golden opportunity against Seattle and settling for a 6-6 tie when a short Chandler Catanzaro field goal attempt hit the upright in overtime.Were getting hit in the mouth, Cardinals linebacker Kevin Minter said. We have to stop the bleeding before its too late.Theyll have a bye next week to figure that out.Sundays outing was a mistake-filled affair in which the Cardinals were penalized 10 times for 88 yards, allowed eight sacks, and had one situation when they wound up in a second-and-44 after quarterback Carson Palmer was flagged for an unsportsmanlike conduct for yelling at an official.We had way, way too many penalties and missed assignments, said Cardinals coach Bruce Arians. The pass protection struggled. Ill have to check the film for all of the holding penalties, but penalties were obviously a huge factor in this game.One plus for the Cardinals is division-leading Seattle lost at New Orleans.We harped on (the Seahawks loss) a bit, said running back David Johnson, who caught nine passes for 84 yards, but could manage just 24 yards on 10 carries against Carolina. Were one game away from tying them, and being in the lead. We just have to get healthy, and come out next week after the bye and come out fast.Two of Arizonas next three opponents are road games against NFC division leaders: Minnesota and Atlanta.Other observations from Sundays game:STEWARTS IMPACT: Carolinas running game seems to be rounding into form with the return of Jonathan Stewart, who has four touchdowns in the last two games.Stewart carried the ball for a season-high 95 yards on 25 carries. It was Stewarts second game back after missing three with a hamstring injury. Carolina is 2-1 in games in which Stewart has played. He scored touchdowns on two of his first five carries Sunday.Its been a long time, and you definitely dont want to take these wins for granted, said Stewart, whose team will play at Los Angeles, and then home against Kansas City and New Orleans next.THE FULL NELSON: The Cardinals got John Brown back on the field and Michael Floyd playyed through a hamstring injury.ddddddddddddut it was wide receiver J.J. Nelson, who started opposite Larry Fitzgerald, who delivered a promising game with eight catches for 79 yards and two touchdowns. Nelson was targeted 12 times, the most among Arizona receivers.I was prepared and just tried come out and make plays, Nelson said. I felt like I was in a groove, but I did make a few mental errors that I need to improve. As a group, weve got to clean up all the mental errors and continue to get better.FINALLY, A PASS RUSH: Carolina entered Sundays game against Arizona 22nd in the league in sacks with 12. The Panthers tallied eight against Palmer , the most hes been sacked in his career.Panthers defensive coordinator Sean McDermott called several blitzes, some utilizing nickel back Leonard Johnson.Its a really good front, Palmer said. Kawann Shorts a great pass rusher. Charles (Johnson) has been a great pass rusher for a long time, and Star Lotulelei is a great pass rusher. You throw in Thomas Davis blitzing and (Luke) Kuechly blitzing, and its a very good group.PANTHERS VS. AFC WEST: Its no fun to play a first-place NFL schedule.It can be extra tough when your inter-conference schedule pits your division against the AFCs best. An angry Cam Newton and the Panthers already lost to Denver this season and must still face Kansas City, San Diego and Oakland. Three AFC West teams have winning records.Weve been close a couple of times, Panthers coach Ron Rivera said. A couple of times, we just didnt play to our abilities. . We could have had some better things happen for us. There are some things that still need to get fixed up.INJURY CONCERNS: Both teams have some injury concerns moving forward.Panthers coach Ron Rivera said two-time All-Pro Ryan Kalil has a sprained right shoulder and linebacker Shaq Thompson has a sprained left knee.Arizona safety Tyrann Mathieu left in the first half with a shoulder injury and did not return. Left tackle Jared Veldheer departed in the fourth quarter with an arm injury.---AP freelance writer Eli Pacheco contributed to this report.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '