NFL news: Lions' Wright injured, ESPN poll, Monday Night Football tonight

The injury bug continues to hamper the Detroit Lions as projected starting cornerback Eric Wright was injured at practice earlier today. The injury appears to be to his right leg as the UNLV alum most of the remaining practice time. Wright’s injury comes at a bad time as the Lions’ other projected corner, Chris Houston, is out with an injury as well. The Lions will be back in action this Friday when they travel to Cleveland to battle the Browns.


Speaking of the Lions, ESPN has a poll up where you can vote for who you think will win each of the NFL’s eight divisions. As of 1 p.m. EST today, the Lions were getting 12% of the vote in terms of winning the NFC North. The Green Bay Packers lead the way with 73%. You can view the poll at http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/post/_/id/6847270/has-nfl-power-structure-changed.


In other NFL news, tonight’s Monday Night Football match up (preseason edition) will take place in Houston as the Matt Schaub and the Texans host Mark Sanchez and the New York Jets. Kick off is slated for 8 p.m. EST, live on ESPN. The Texans are a three point favorite heading into the game.
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incredible slam dunk, Griffin won the contest

Los Angeles - One of the highlights of NBA All-Star event is the slam dunk contest. This time, Blake Griffin emerged as the winner after doing a brilliant dunk.
Those who witnessed the dunk Griffin's well-deserved admiration. At the Staples Center on Sunday (20/02/2011) afternoon local time, Griffin is getting 95 points in the first round advance to the finals dunk contest for dealing with JaVale McGee.
In the first round, McGee, who is the Washington Wizards center, could make the audience chuckle in awe after he did dunk with three basketballs at the same time. But what Griffin in the last round is more brilliant.
Welcoming assists from teammate on the Los Angeles Clippers, Baron Davis, Griffin jumped over the hood of a car KIA Optima. The 21-year-old forward flight, with the accompaniment of the song "I Believe I Can Fly" song by choir, and finally hit the ring with his dunk.

Griffin won the vote by 68%. Compare with McGee that "only" gets 32%.
Youth born 16 March was indeed grown up watching dunk contest in Oklahoma there. He claimed to get this idea because there are no special rules for the conduct dunk, and try to show a spectacular show for the spectators.

"There is pressure on us to display a good show. But I think, they do a good job," he said in Yahoo sports.
"When they came first to me, they say that there is no regulation. I immediately thought, 'So, I could jump my car?" Yes? Oh, maybe I should do it '.
"I feel, I can do it. Then the Baron came up with the idea that choir accompaniment," he said.

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Arsenal beat Barca only in five minutes

Arsenal struck twice in five minutes late on as they staged a stirring comeback to beat Champions League favourites Barcelona on a night to savour at the Emirates.
Robin van Persie equalised 12 minutes from time with a shot that somehow eluded Barcelona keeper Victor Valdes at his near post before substitute Andrey Arshavin sent Arsenal's fans into ecstasy with a crisp finish that gives them a slender lead to take to Spain.
Barcelona, ironically, looked in control as the game entered its final phase, but once Van Persie levelled the mood inside the Emirates helped sweep Arsenal to victory.
Meanwhile Arsenal's resilience and dogged determination as Barcelona dominated possession for lengthy spells met with Wenger's approval.
Messi, inevitably, was the creator with a pass that cut Arsenal open, leaving the lethal Villa to stride forward and score with typical expertise.
As Wenger's side struggled to recover Szczesny did well to block Pedro at his near post before the Gunners broke the Barcelona stranglehold and Van Persie should have done better than to fire wildly off target when well placed.
Arsenal stuck to their task, despite Barcelona enjoying prolonged periods of possession, and they drew level with 12 minutes left. Arshavin showed the other side of his game when a moment of defensive vulnerability almost let in Dani Alves in stoppage time - but Arsenal survived to keep their Champions League hopes alive. 
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Tottenham win the war on San Siro Stadium

Tottenham Hotspur FC will entertain AC Milan in a fortnight's time with the cushion of an aggregate lead after Peter Crouch's goal earned Harry Redknapp's side a first-leg win at San Siro.

The second half had been largely memorable for the acrobatics of Tottenham goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes, who twice denied Mario Yepes. But with the match seemingly destined for a goalless draw, Aaron Lennon raced from his own half, leaving Yepes in his wake, and into the Milan box where he teed up Crouch to sweep the ball in.

Christian Abbiati was called into action four times in the opening 15 minutes, holding on to shots from Crouch and Rafael van der Vaart and twice beating the lanky striker to the punch after Lennon broke down the right.

Milan, deploying Thiago Silva in central midfield due to injuries, created little in the first half other than Zlatan Ibrahimović's low cross which was destined for Robinho, but anticipated by Gomes, and a wayward free-kick from the subdued Sweden striker on the half-hour. The hosts were grateful to be on terms at half-time after Amelia tipped Van der Vaart's shot over, three minutes before the interval.

The hosts came even closer to breaking the deadlock, Gomes displaying extraordinary athleticism to claw Yepes's goalbound header over the bar on 48 minutes. Milan continued to press forward, Pato combining well with Flamini, whose shot was blocked by Wilson Palacios.
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Tottenham turn attentions to other Milan giant

After getting the better of FC Internazionale Milano in the group stage, free-scoring Tottenham Hotspur FC return to San Siro to take on AC Milan in the first leg of their last-16 tie.
Harry Redknapp's side got the better of Milan's city rivals, FC Internazionale Milano, in the group stage. Previous meetings.
Tottenham prevailed in the clubs' one previous two-legged encounter in the 1971/72 UEFA Cup semi-final. Keeping goal for Milan was Fabio Cudicini, father of Tottenham's reserve custodian Carlo.
Since overcoming Liverpool FC in the 2007 UEFA Champions League final, Milan have failed to win in five meetings with English teams. After a 2-0 aggregate loss to Arsenal in 2007/08, they drew at Portsmouth FC in the 2008/09 UEFA Cup group stage before a 7-2 aggregate defeat by United 12 months ago.

Besides facing Milan and Inter, Spurs' only other encounter with Serie A opposition was a 2-0 loss at Udinese Calcio in the 2008/09 UEFA Cup group stage.
William Gallas captained the Arsenal side that beat Milan in 2007/08.

Heurelho Gomes was in the PSV Eindhoven team defeated on away goals by Milan in the 2004/05 semi-finals.

Tottenham's January signing Steven Pienaar was in the AFC Ajax team that lost 3-2 on aggregate to Milan in the 2002/03 quarter-finals, scoring in the 3-2 second-leg defeat at San Siro. He also played in Ajax's 1-0 group-stage defeat in Milan the following season.

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