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ACKSArizona had both its top quarterbacks healthy again and they split time.Dawkins threw for 107 yards on 9-of-19 passing an
DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki?eliminated any doubt about his commitment to salvage the struggling Mavericks season Saturday night, when he addressed the media for the first time since being shut down a week ago due to lingering soreness in his right Achilles tendon.Im all-in. I want to play, Nowitzki said in front of his locker after his teammates pulled off the Mavs most lopsided win of the season, a 107-82 victory over the Chicago Bulls that improved Dallas record to a Western Conference-worst 4-15. This is obviously not a career-ending injury that Ive got. Its something that just keeps lingering unfortunately. I can hopefully get over it.Theres still a lot of season left. December just started. We know that theres a lot of games coming, so hopefully sometime soon Ill be out there and then stay out there. I dont want to jump in and out of the lineup with soreness or fight this whole year. Id love to be healthy and stay out there once I go.Nowitzki, the sixth-leading scorer in NBA history, has been limited to only five games this season because of Achilles soreness that started after he played 38 minutes in a season-opening overtime loss to the Indiana Pacers.He is out indefinitely but hopes to return before the end of the month.After missing eight straight games, Nowitzki played in blowout losses to the Clippers and Cavaliers last week. He said the soreness and stiffness in his Achilles returned during the second half of the Nov. 25 loss in Cleveland. He has not played since.Its frustrating for me, said Nowitzki, a 19-year veteran who has missed more than 10 games in a season only once before in his career. The whole situation is frustrating to be dealing with something I never have before in my career, so its tough. But once Im out there, I dont want the same thing to happen again that just happened last week, so I want to make sure now its good to go. At this stage of my career, I dont move well anyways, so if Im out there at 80-90 percent, I dont think Im a big help. I want to make sure my bodys responding the right way and well go from there.Achilles injuries are tough, and they just limit your movement a lot. Limit my movement 10 years ago, Id still be able to play effectively out there. But if you limit my movement now, Im already a step slow, and that makes me three steps slow. It just makes no sense to be out there.Nowitzki said the Mavs athletic training staff has been ramping up his workouts recently. He has run on a treadmill and did some work on the court Friday, but he acknowledged that significant progress must be made before he is ready to play in games again.Nowitzki deflected a question about whether his health issues could influence his decision to return for next season, when only $5 million of his $25 million salary is guaranteed. He said his sole concern at the moment is returning as soon as possible.Nowitzki refuses to view this as a rebuilding season for the Mavs. He said they had an extremely difficult November schedule and had to deal with a lot of health issues in addition to his own. But Nowitzki added that the teams prospects have improved with the return of guards Deron Williams and Devin Harris.Hopefully Ill be back soon and we can run off some wins, Nowitzki said. Thats the only way I look at it. Everything else is nonsense.Jaylon Ferguson Youth Jersey . "I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from. Lamar Jackson Womens Jersey . Hargreaves began his career in 2008 with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and has played with the Edmonton Eskimos and last season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. http://www.ravensrookiestore.com/Ravens-Trace-Mcsorley-Jersey/ . 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Justin Tucker Jersey . -- Adam Snyder returned to the San Francisco 49ers this season because the offensive lineman thought it was his best opportunity to win a championship.TUCSON, Ariz. -- Sefo Liufau has his groove back, and so does Colorados offense.It came at just the right time for the Buffaloes with a season-defining stretch up next.Liufau passed for three touchdowns and ran for another, helping No. 16 Colorado roll over Arizona 49-24 on Saturday night for the Buffaloes first four-game winning streak in 14 years.The victory keeps Colorado (8-2, 7-1 Pac-12, No. 12 CFP) atop the Pac-12 South with games against No. 23 Washington State and No. 13 Utah coming up to close out the regular season.Were right where we want to be, Lifau said.Liufau was sharp after being banged up against UCLA, hitting 19 of 27 passes for 213 yards, including two touchdowns to Shay Fields. Liufau also ran for a 2-yard score.Phillip Lindsay ran for 119 yards and three touchdowns, helping the Buffaloes to their best start since opening the 2001 season 8-2.It felt great, especially with the passing game; it has not been there, Fields said. Its something we stressed before this game.While Colorado is on course for the Pac-12 South title, Arizona (2-8, 0-7) is in the midst of its first seven-game losing streak since 2004.The Wildcats moved the ball well on offense but failed to capitalize on some early chances to allow Colorado to pull away.It hasnt been a great season, but were still going to come out and play, Arizona quarterback Brandon Dawkins said. Were not going to hand any teams any wins.Samajie Grant ran for 113 yards and two touchdowns and the Wildcats outgained Colorado 417-388 in total yards. Arizona also had 13 penalties for 143 yards and three drives that ended with missed field goals by Josh Pollack.Those are killers, Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez said of the penalties. Its hard for us to stop somebody and we finally stop them, to give them a first down on a penalty with poor technique. Youre not a good football team when you do those tthings and you dont give yourself a chance to beat anybody.ddddddddddddHE TAKEAWAYColorado: The Buffaloes played the way they were supposed to against a downtrodden opponent to remain a game ahead of No. 13 Utah in the Pac-12 South.Arizona: The Wildcats defense was picked apart yet again and their offense was unable to capitalize on numerous chances. Arizona has two games left to avoid going winless in the Pac-12.LIUFAU-FIELDS CONNECTIONLiufau and Fields had a good thing going against one of the nations worst passing defenses.In the second quarter, Liufau hit Fields on a 47-yard pass, setting up Lindsay for a 4-yard touchdown run. Liufau followed that with a perfectly-placed pass to Fields for a 15-yard score that put the Buffaloes up 21-10.Fields added another score in the third quarter, a 27-yard catch that included a double move to get open and a broken tackle to get into the end zone.Fields finished with six catches for 108 yards.WILDCAT QUARTERBACKSArizona had both its top quarterbacks healthy again and they split time.Dawkins threw for 107 yards on 9-of-19 passing and ran for 81 yards before coming out late in the third quarter. Anu Solomon was 3 of 7 for 48 yards passing and ran for 11 yards before being replaced by Khalil Tate in the final three minutes.Brandon has run the ball well. Hes throwing the ball well, albeit the protection was breaking down, Rodriguez said. I think Anu went in there and did some good stuff. I may start him this week, but its better to watch the film so I can truly judge his performance.UP NEXTColorado hosts No. 23 Washington State next Saturday before its showdown against the Utes on Nov 26.Arizona plays at Oregon State next Saturday, then closes out the season against rival Arizona State. ' ' '