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Carolina released 15-year NFL veteran kicker Olindo Mare on Monday just one year after giving him a four-year, $12 million contract. Bart Scott Jersey . They also parted ways with punter Nick Harris, an 11-year NFL veteran who was signed as a free agent earlier this off-season. Justin Medlock, a journeyman kicker who last played for the CFLs Hamilton Tiger-Cats, appears to have won the kicking job. The Panthers went with rookie sixth-round draft pick Brad Nortman as their new punter. "Both of those decisions at kicker were very difficult," Panthers general manager Marty Hurney said. "In both situations we felt like we had two young kickers with strong legs who had very good training camps. So did Olindo and Nick, but we made a decision to go with the younger guys based on their performances." The Panthers also placed cornerback Brandon Hogan on injured reserve for the second straight year after he underwent arthroscopic knee surgery last Friday. Wide receiver David Gettis, who has missed all of training camp with a hamstring injury, was placed on the physically unable to perform list with a hamstring injury. Gettis was hoping to battle for the No. 3 receiver spot after missing all of last season with a torn ACL. Gettis can be activated to the 53-man roster after the sixth week of the season. The team also waived wide receivers Darvin Adams, Rico Wallace, Brenton Bersin and Michael Avila, running backs Josh Vaughan and Lyndon Rowells, tight end Greg Smith, guards Will Blackwell and Roger Allen, and defensive end Eric Norwood, a former fourth-round draft pick from South Carolina. Mare had the unenviable task of replacing veteran kicker John Kasay, who was cut last season after spending all 16 years with the team. Mare connected on 22 of 28 on field goals attempts last year but had two key misses in losses to Atlanta and Minnesota. With a chance to send the game into overtime he pushed a 31-yard field goal wide left in the closing seconds resulting in a 24-21 loss to the Vikings. A few weeks later he missed a 36-yarder against the Falcons in another late-game situation. The Panthers still must pay Mare $3 million, the remaining portion of his signing bonus. But Medlock, who also played in the CFL with Edmonton and Toronto, is a much cheaper alternative in terms of base salary. Hes set to make the league minimum of $390,000. Mares base salary would have been $2.1 million this year. Mares departure doesnt come as a surprise. The kicking battle had been one of the most competitive in training camp and Medlock appeared to have edged ahead because of his ability to make longer field goals. Mare struggled on kicks around 50 yards out, while Medlock had plenty of leg to get it there. The big question for the Panthers was if Medlock could handle the pressure of kicking in a game. He was perfect during the preseason. Medlock was drafted in the fifth round in 2007 by the Kansas City Chiefs and was 1 of 2 on his field goal attempts before being waived. He hasnt attempted a field goal in the league since. However, hes performed well in the CFL. He earned a tryout with the Panthers after connecting on 49 of 55 field goals last season for the Tiger-Cats, including a 57-yarder. "That was one of the big things that attracted us to Justin is he had a strong leg," Hurney said. "He was a highly touted kicker coming out of UCLA. But sometimes it takes kickers awhile to gain some experience. He went to Canada and really did a nice job there and we decided to bring him in." Hurney said running back Jonathan Stewart will be listed as "day-to-day" after injuring his ankle during Sunday nights preseason game against the New York Jets. X-rays on the ankle were negative but its unlikely Stewart will play in Thursdays preseason finale at Pittsburgh. Sebastian Janikowski Jersey . 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Reserve John Lucas III led the Bulls with 19 points. Kyle Korver replaced a slumping Ronnie Brewer in the starting lineup and scored 14. Over the past two Sundays, the Thunder have handed the Easts top two teams lopsided defeats. Oklahoma City handed the Heat their biggest loss of the season, 103-87, last Sunday. The Bulls, who had not lost by more than 17 this season, only avoided their biggest loss when Lucas hit two 3-pointers in the final minute. Durant and Westbrook were a combined 21-for-34 from the field and Oklahoma City shot 49 per cent while limiting the Bulls to 33 per cent. Chicago came in with the NBAs best road record at 21-6 and on a seven-game road winning streak, two shy of the franchise record set during the 1995-96 season when the Bulls set an NBA record by going 72-10. The Bulls let Oklahoma City score the final six points of the first half to fall behind 49-39, and it quickly got worse after the break. Westbrook was at his best during a 13-0 run that put the Thunder firmly in control in the opening 5 miinutes of the second half. Wade Smith Jersey. He hit a jumper, a pair of free throws and a 3-pointer during the burst but his most dynamic play came when he zoomed in front of Luol Dengs crosscourt pass, snagged it and whipped it back inbounds to a teammate to get the crowd on its feet. Durant followed Joakim Noahs three-point play with a 3-pointer and a two-handed slam off of Westbrooks alley-oop from half court, and Oklahoma City kept pouring it on. Serge Ibaka had a right-handed dunk, Nick Collison had a two-handed slam while getting fouled and Westbrook threw down a right-handed jam over 7-footer Omer Asik, thumping his chest twice after he came down. Durant topped it off by hitting a 3-pointer to close the quarter and make it 80-51. Neither teams starters played in the fourth quarter, when the Bulls fell behind by 30 for the first time this season. Notes: Chicagos Richard Hamilton (right shoulder) was a game-time decision. He has missed 14 straight games and played in only 16 of Chicagos 54 games with a variety of injuries. "Ive just got to be convinced. Its more me," coach Tom Thibodeau said. "He thinks hes ready but I just want to make sure were smart." ... The Bulls have not had consecutive losses in 86 games, the second-longest streak in NBA history behind Utahs 95-game run from November 1997 to March 1999. ... Oklahoma Citys Scott Brooks had high praise for his coaching counterpart. Thibodeau was an assistant coach in Minnesota and New York when Brooks played for those teams. "The guy has no life," Brooks said after a series of compliments. "Even when he was young as an assistant, he never wanted to go out to dinner with me. He had things to do. Hes boring." Thibodeau wouldnt argue but retorted it was "from coaching him." ' ' ' |
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