Ohio -- The Bengals signed defensive tackle Geno Atkins to a five-year

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CINCINNATI, Ohio -- The Bengals signed defensive tackle Geno Atkins to a five-year contract extension on Monday, locking up one of their best defensive players through 2018. Swingman Mitch Richmond Jersey . The All-Pro tackle, a fourth-round pick in 2010, was entering the final year on his original deal. He made the Pro Bowl each of the last two seasons. Atkins had 12 1/2 sacks last season, the most by any interior lineman in the NFL. Cincinnati has spent more than $180 million since the end of last season keeping the team intact. The Bengals have reached the playoffs each of the last two seasons as a wild card, only to lose to Houston in the first round. The Bengals had a lot of open space under the salary cap heading into the off-season. Rather than go after free agents, they decided to keep their own players. Linebacker James Harrison was the only major free agent signing. "The cap space is there to use, and weve continued to use it," coach Marvin Lewis said. "And we have a couple more to do as well. Thats the thing: The team has really stepped up. By my mere layman calculations, weve been one of the top four or five teams in the league in spending. Thats a big deal. "Weve preserved our young players and weve preserved our core guys." Atkins is the 12th Bengals player to get either a new contract or an extension since the end of last season. "It means a lot to know that they believe in me," Atkins said. "They drafted me in the fourth round and they believed in me. Thats going to show the younger guys that if you do the right things on and off the field, that you will be rewarded, too." Cincinnati has put emphasis on retaining a defence that has finished in the top 10 each of the last two seasons. The Bengals have signed linemen Carlos Dunlap, Robert Geathers, Wallace Gilberry and Michael Johnson; cornerbacks Adam "Pacman" Jones and Terence Newman; and linebacker Rey Maualuga to new deals since the end of last season. Theyve also gotten deals with right tackle Andre Smith, long snapper Clark Harris, punter Kevin Huber and kicker Mike Nugent. Atkins has quickly developed into one of the Bengals top defensive players. Hes content to let others get the attention, preferring a soft-spoken approach he doesnt think will change. "I let my play do the talking," Atkins said. "So Im just going to keep doing what Im doing. A lot of guys look up to me and if they need help, Im going to coach them up a bit. But I let my play do the talking." Jason Williams Jersey . Duhamel, from Lively, Ont., and Radford, from Balmertown, Ont., were third with 210.84 points. Teammates Kirsten Moore-Towers of St. Catharines, Ont., and Dylan Moscovitch of Toronto were fourth. Duhamel and Radford, who were seventh at the Sochi Olympics, also won bronze at last years world championships in London, Ont. Oscar Robertson Kings Jersey . Sources tell TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger that the team is quietly gauging interest on the Senators captain, though Spezza has a limited no-trade clause and carries a large contract. CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Charlotte Bobcats are turning into a difficult team to beat down the stretch, particularly at home. The Bobcats extended their home winning streak to eight games Friday night with a 105-93 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, continuing to inch closer to clinching their second playoff appearance in franchise history. "To me, to become a really good team, you have to win at home," Bobcats coach Steve Clifford. Theyre doing that. The Bobcats, currently the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference, came in averaging 103.9 points and shooting 47 per cent in their last seven homes games. They shot 48 per cent against the Timberwolves. Al Jefferson had 25 points and 16 rebounds to set a single-season franchise record with his 20th 20-point, 10-rebound game of the season and the Bobcats held Kevin Love scoreless in the second half. "They brought me here to be a double-double guy, a 20-10 guy, and Im just living up to my contract," said Jefferson, who inked a three-year, $40.5 million deal this past off-season. Gary Neal, benched Wednesday for an "internal team matter," returned and provided a huge lift off the bench with 19 points on 6-of-10 shooting. He said his comfort level is improving since being acquired from the Milwaukee Bucks just before the NBA trade deadline. "Ive never been traded in the middle of the season before, so that has been tough," Neal said. "That is what I can bring to the team is scoring, but you also want to fit in. You dont want to come in with the second team and think that you can shoot all of the shots. It was a feeling-out process and so far I have done a good job." Kevin Martin had 19 points to lead Minnesota. Love had 18 points in the first half, but was 0 for 7 from the floor in the second half against Josh McRoberts and improving rookie Cody Zeller. It didnt help that Timberwolves centre Nikola Pekovic left late in the third quarter with a sore right ankle. He missed most of February with an ankle issue. "I was particularly tired and it was just a tough game from the start," Love said. "They were hitting a lot shots. They kept making shots and we didnt get any stops. ... I dont think I scored in the second half. It was a tough night for everybody." Said McRoberts: "(Love) is going to hit all seven of those shhots tomorrow even if he faces the same defence. Darren Collison Jersey. When youre that good, as a defence you just try to make it tough for him to get to a spot he wants to get to." The Bobcats entered the night with the seventh-best record in the Eastern Conference and three games below .500. Charlotte led by as many as 18 in the second half and the Timberwolves were never able to get the lead under double-digits after the break. Jefferson, the only player in the Eastern Conference averaging more than 20 points and 10 rebounds per game this season, continued his torrid pace with his 25th 20-point game in the last 28 outings. The 6-foot-10 centre only had eight points in a 119-92 loss at Minnesota on Jan. 10. But he had 12 at the break and helped the Bobcats extend their lead to 18 in the third quarter with an old-fashioned three-point play on an up-and-under scoop shot that drew a foul. He was 12 of 26 from the field. The Timberwolves came in looking for their first four-game road win streak in five years, but instead fell back to .500 on the season and six games behind Dallas in the race for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Bobcats broke up a tie game by outscoring the Timberwolves 32-20 in the second quarter behind 16 first half points from Neal, who was 5 of 7 from the field with a pair of 3-pointers. Charlotte shot 54 per cent in the first half, including 5 of 8 from beyond the 3-point arc. "The start of the second quarter just killed us," Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman said. "They didnt miss many shots. I thought defence was our problem. Second half, it was an even game but we were too far down." The Bobcats (32-34) have won five of six and are trying to catch the Washington Wizards for sixth place in the East. The way things stand now, that would be the difference between playing the Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors in the first round of the playoffs. NOTES: Clifford said before the game he doesnt expect centre Brandon Haywood back this season. Haywood has been out all season with a stress fracture in his left foot that hasnt quite healed. He said the Bobcats will look to sign another centre soon. ... Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 10 points and nine rebounds for the Bobcats. ... Zeller provided a boost off the bench for Charlotte with 10 points and eight rebounds. Charlottes bench outscored Minnesotas 47-32. Wholesale Jerseys China ' ' '
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