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CHARLOTTE, N. James Harrison Youth Jersey .C. — Gerald Henderson scored 19 points and the Charlotte Bobcats held off a late rally to beat the Washington Wizards 100-88 in the teams preseason opener Sunday. Byron Mullens added 18 points, including a key 3-pointer down the stretch, and Ben Gordon had 16 for the Bobcats, who closed out the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season with a 23-game losing streak on the way to a league-worst 7-59 record. Charlotte, which led 56-42 at the half, also got 14 points from Ramon Sessions and 12 from first-round draft pick Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. Bradley Beal and Martell Webster scored 18 points each and Kevin Seraphin had 11 for the Wizards, who played without starters John Wall (patella), Nene (foot) and Emeka Okafor (soreness). Isaac Redman Womens Jersey . Sources tell TSN its a four-year deal worth $4.75 million per year. 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Key Canadian Additions: OG Brendon LaBatte, OC Dominic Picard Key Canadian Losses: SB Andy Fantuz, OG Gene Makowsky, OT Alex Gauthier, SB Jason Clermont, OL Marc Parenteau, RB Stu Foord In The Pipeline: 2011 draftee OL Matt ODonnell remains in Cincinnati, where he spent last season on the Bengals practice roster.MINNEAPOLIS—The Minnesota Vikings have released 16-year veteran kicker Ryan Longwell, the latest and perhaps most dangerous turnover to date in their rebuilding project. The surprising move was made Monday, a little more than a week after the team drafted Georgia kicker Blair Walsh in the sixth round. Shortly after Longwell said goodbye to Vikings fans on Twitter—he thanked them for their cheers and said theyve “been awesome” to him and his family—the team announced the decision in a brief news release. “Ryan did a good job for us,” coach Leslie Frazier said. “He is a great person and has been an outstanding player in our league for a long time. I wish him nothing but the best. He has been great for our organization.” Longwell had three seasons and $7 million left on a four-year contract he signed last summer that included a $3.5 million signing bonus. He was due to make $1.75 million salary this season, putting him in jeopardy to join left guard Steve Hutchinson, cornerback Cedric Griffin and right guard Anthony Herrera on the list of expensive veterans let go this year. But few players can impact the outcome of a game like the kicker, and despite a down 2011 season during which he made 22 of 28 field-goal attempts Longwell was still one of the best in the game at age 37. Over just six years with the Vikings, Longwell recorded 633 points, third in franchise history behind kicker Fred Cox and wide receiver Cris Carter. His 94.4 field-goall percentage over the 2009 and 2010 seasons— 43 of 46—was the best in the NFL. Antonio Brown Womens Jersey. Including nine years with the Green Bay Packers, Longwell is 13th in NFL history with 1,687 points and fourth on the active list. His career-long 55-yard field goal came on Oct. 14, 2007, to beat the Chicago Bears with no time left. With punter Chris Kluwe and long snapper Cullen Loeffler together with Longwell since he switched rival teams and first signed with Minnesota in 2006, the Vikings had the longest tenure of special-teams trios in the league. They were close friends, too. “Sad to see Ryan go, both as a teammate and as a friend,” Kluwe said on Twitter. “Unfortunately, thats the business of the NFL; we all get replaced eventually.” The Vikings have enjoyed a remarkable run of reliable kickers, with Longwell and Gary Anderson (1998-2002). Even short-term fill-ins like Paul Edinger (2005) and Morten Andersen (2004) fared well. The only real problem they had in recent history was in 2002, when Doug Brien struggled and was cut in favour of Anderson just three games into the season. Walsh left college as the all-time leading scorer in Southeastern Conference history, but he slumped his senior year and made only 21 of 35 field goals. “He was an outstanding kicker throughout his first three years at Georgia, and we want to see if we can get that form back. We feel like he can,” Frazier said last weekend during the teams rookie minicamp. ’ ’ ’
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