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Longtime NFL reporter and throat cancer survivor Chris Mortensen will be honored later this month with the NFL Players Associations Georgetown Lombardi Award.The award is presented annually to leaders in the sports community whose lives have been touched by cancer and have faced it publicly with courage. ESPNs Mortensen joins past award recipients Devon Still and his daughter, Leah; Robert Kraft; and Larry Fitzgerald.Chris Mortensen is a trusted voice within the media, one who we have come to greatly respect and value over the years for his work rooted in integrity, NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith said. It is my personal honor and privilege to bestow him with this prestigious award at the Lombardi Gala as we help in the fight against a disease that has touched my own family, and to honor the enduring legacy of coach Vincent Lombardi, for whom the center is named.The Lombardi Gala celebrates the accomplishments and impact made by members of the Cancer Centers community to eradicate cancer. The event brings together some of Washingtons top cancer prevention advocates, philanthropists and cancer survivors to raise awareness and money that directly benefits research taking place at Georgetown Universitys Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.---SHAKE IT: Brandon Marshall is preparing to show off some new dance moves.The New York Jets wide receiver isnt about to make any predictions about the game, but says hes got a special celebration planned if he gets into the end zone Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers.I guarantee you if I score, Im twerking, Marshall said with a big smile. Thats what Im guaranteeing.Steelers receiver Antonio Brown has made a reputation of dancing after touchdowns, and drawing the occasional fine. The one-time Dancing With The Stars contestant was docked $9,115 by the NFL after twerking following a TD in Washington in Week 1.Marshall said he hasnt actually twerked before, but will get his moves together.I know you put your hands on your knees and thrust your butt, he said. Ill figure it out by Sunday.And, no, he wont be asking Brown for any advice.Im trying to win that bet, still, Marshall said.During training camp, Marshall jokingly proposed a bet to Brown that whoever of the two finished with the most yards receiving for the season would win the other receivers car. So far, its Brown by a solid margin: 369-249.Oh, and Marshall believes there should be no fines for NFL players dancing in the end zone. The league, he thinks, should allow for a lot more fun.We talk about, we want to grow the business of the NFL and revenues, Marshall said. We see growth from 10 billion to 20 billion (dollars) by the end of 2022. We need more of that. We need guys to come out of the box. We need Antonio Brown twerking in the end zone. Kids shouldnt be fined for that. Guys should go out there and wear colorful cleats. Thats our culture right now. This is this new era, this hip-hop and lifestyle era. We need to embrace that. You cant just put guys in a box.---NFLS MUSIC MEN AND WOMEN: Step right up for your limited-edition shirts designed by musicians to celebrate their favorite teams.Yep, Eminem and the Lions. Fergie and the Dolphins. Dierks Bentley and the Cardinals. Melissa Etheridge and the Chiefs. Frank Sinatra and, naturally, the Giants.Florida Georgie Line and, uh, the Titans? Well, sure, Tyler and Brian do much of their recording in Nashville, close enough to Nissan Stadium to walk it to a game.Teespring, an on-demand e-commerce platform, has made the very cool-looking shirts available at http://collabs.teespring.com/NFL/.The Denver Broncos have been a longtime favorite of ours, so when Teespring approached us to collaborate on a design we jumped at the idea, says Ryan Tedder of One Republic. Hope all our fans as well as Broncos fans love it as much as we do.Several of the acts are better known locally than nationally, but if the shirts look great, so what. Those bands include All Time Low (Ravens), Trampled By Turtles (Vikings) and Underoath (Buccaneers).---MORE MUSIC: The Pro Football Hall of Fame is letting fans vote.No, not for who gets inducted next summer, but for who they want to see headline the concert the night before the enshrinements at Canton, Ohio.The Concert for Legends featured Aerosmith last year and Tim McGraw this year. Both sold out.The 2017 candidates are Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Kid Rock, Def Leppard, Foo Fighters, Chris Stapleton, Black Eyed Peas and Blink 182. Fans can vote for any of them, or submit other choices, and are invited to vote as many times as they wish through the halls website at www.profootballhof.com/2017-concert-for-...fan-vote/.Later this year, the hall will announce the 2017 Concert for Legends performer. A prize for a fan who voted for the performer selected will include an all-expenses paid trip for two to the concert, enshrinements and Hall of Fame game.---MILLERS MENTOR: If Von Miller spins his way to a sack of Matt Ryan on Sunday, hell have Falcons defensive end Dwight Freeney to thank -- and Atlantas QB will know exactly who to blame.Miller and Freeney were working out in Southern California a few summers ago and Miller asked Freeney to teach him the ins and outs of his swirl and twirl, and Freeney happily obliged.Miller appreciated Freeney not holding back information and him telling me everything about it.He just didnt tell me when you run to them, you turn around and spin. He really broke it down from an approach standpoint, from a footwork standpoint, from a mental standpoint and he helped me a lot with that. I dont know how many sacks I got off of spin moves, but I think its a lot, Miller said.Miller pays that forward, not just with fellow Broncos pass rushers Shane Ray and Shaq Barrett but with players on other teams.Theres a guy on every single team that you can really speak that language with, especially in the AFC West with Justin Houston, Khalil Mack, Melvin Ingram, Miller said. So, its a little fraternity there and we all speak the same language.Surely, Broncos QB Trevor Siemian and offensive tackles Russell Okung and Donald Stephenson wont like hearing about this pass-rushing kinship in their division.A sack is a sack. Im going to get sacks, theyre going to get sacks. You really cant stop that, Miller reasoned. I think you benefit more from really just sharing that knowledge and being the best players you can be. I remember Justin Houston two years ago when he got 22 sacks, he had like a little jab-step swipe with double hands, and watching film, asking about that move, that was one of my moves back then, as well.So, its a copycat league. If it works, people are going to do it. Its just a small community of pass rushers that speak the same language, Miller said. Its one of the beautiful things about the National Football League. Guys really dont just try to hold back secrets or moves. Just put the knowledge out there and if it applies to you, you use it. If you cant, you cant.---AP Pro Football Writers Barry Wilner and Arnie Stapleton, and Sports Writer Dennis Waszak Jr., contributed.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Air Max 95 Online Store . Darren Helm scored on Detroits sixth attempt in the shootout and then Jonas Gustavsson stopped Andrew Shaws shot, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. 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Wales battled back from 13-0 down to draw 16-16 with Ireland at the Aviva Stadium while Scotland were disappointing in their 15-9 loss at home to England.Scotland were not awful against England and at times did put them under pressure, however they could not find the cutting edge to make it count. They have only won four out of their last 26 Six Nations games and that does not look likely to improve as they head down to Cardiff. Wales will be disappointed with the draw against Ireland - they started off far too slowly but showed plenty of character to fight back. They certainly had their chances against Ireland but their execution let them down and they will be relishing the chance to make amends against Scotland.We look at five key talking points ahead of Saturdays clash...Biggar is back Wales fly-half Dan Biggar has recovered from his ankle injury Dan Biggar limped off against Ireland but has recovered from that ankle injury and has been named in the No 10 jersey. Rhys Priestland did a great job for Wales when he came on but Biggar will be keen to assert himself against Scotland.His boot will play a key role in keeping the scoreboard ticking over and kicking for territory. It will be interesting to see if Wales stick with their desire to play more rugby out wide - if so then Biggars playmaking skills will also need to be spot on.Warren Gatland has admitted that perhaps they played too laterally last time out and we could see Biggar sending the likes of Jonathan Davies and Jamie Roberts on a more direct approach.History against Scots Alex Payne gives you his top betting tips ahead of the clash between Wales and Scotland Scotland have won just one of their last 13 matches with Wales - that victory coming back in 2007 when Chris Patterson kicked seven penalties for a 21-9 win at Murrayfield. The chances of Scotland defying the odds in Cardiff on Saturday are slim and while former Scotland scrum-half Rory Lawson is hoping for the win, he says the performance is the most important thing on Saturday.He said: This is a huge game for Scotland. A lot of people wont be expecting Scotland to go down there and come away with anything but within this group there is a great challenge.A big performance against a Welsh side who themselves will be frustrated with their draw against Ireland will be a big measure as to where Scotland are. Im hoping for a win but the performance has to be there to even be in the hunt for that.Centre bearings Scotlands Duncan Taylor is tackled by Englands George Kruis Scotland have made one change with Duncan Taylor coming in at inside centre for the injured Matt Scott. Taylor is used to winning with Saracens and Scotland will be hoping that some of that will rub off.His defence is also pretty solid and it will need to be against Jonathan Davies and Jamie Roberts. Roberts got a lot of headlines for his defensive work against IIreland but Davies was just as impressive with some big tackles of his own and some lovely deft touches from hand and boot.dddddddddddd Scotland are a side that we have a good record against in recent times, but weve had to work hard to attain that record. Jonathan Davies Davies wins his 50th cap on Saturday and is hoping for a better start and a better result against Scotland.Execution against Ireland let us down towards the end but its a result we cant change so our focus has now shifted to Scotland, said Davies in his column for Sky Sports.Scotland are a side that we have a good record against in recent times, but weve had to work hard to attain that record. They have improved immensely under Vern Cotter, so we know we have to work even harder to come away with another win.Possession, Possession, Possession Flanker John Hardie will be key for Scotland at the breakdown Scotland are not blessed with any real cutting edge on attack apart from full-back Stuart Hogg. Their aim will be to control possession and work through the phases, hoping that Wales make a defensive slip or give away a penalty.The key man for the Scots will be John Hardie, who was excellent at the breakdown against England and will once again be called upon to take control alongside John Barclay. Like Scotland, Wales have also opted for two openside flankers in Justin Tipuric and Sam Warburton.Against Ireland, referee Jerome Garces barely penalised the breakdown but referee George Clancy is much more of a stickler in this area and it should be fiercely contested. Throw in two big rampaging No 8s in David Denton and Taulupe Faletau and we are in for a titanic battle.North dilemma Is George North looking for too much work? As already mentioned, it will be interesting to see if Wales persist with their desire to attack the outside. They are still trying to get their new style of play going, however their desire to play a bit more rugby is not quite working at the moment.Wales did not make too many line breaks against Ireland but they did manage to get the ball wide and on the outside of five or six times, but could not make it count.We created the opportunities, we just have to let the ball go and finish them, said Wales skipper Alun Wyn Jones. But you could see a definite shift in the attempt to play that way and finish those opportunities.However, former Wales winger Ieuan Evans believes the pressure on George North to break his try drought is creating a dilemma in attack. North has not scored a try in the last five Tests and his desire to look for more work is at odds with this new style of play.Wales have tasked George North with finding more work, but the problem with looking for more work is that you are often in the wrong areas, explained Evans on the Sky Sports rugby podcast.If North had held his width a couple of times instead of coming in to look for work, then he would have got the ball when Wales went wide instead of second rowers or props.Wales: 15 Liam Williams, 14 George North, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Tom James, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Gareth Davies; 1 Rob Evans, 2 Scott Baldwin, 3 Samson Lee, 4 Luke Charteris, 5 Alun Wyn Jones, 6 Sam Warburton (c), 7 Justin Tipuric, 8 Taulupe Faletau.Replacements: 16 Ken Owens, 17 Gethin Jenkins, 18 Tomas Francis, 19 Bradley Davies, 20 Dan Lydiate, 21 Lloyd Williams, 22 Rhys Priestland, 23 Gareth Anscombe.Scotland: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Mark Bennett, 12 Duncan Taylor, 11 Tommy Seymour, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Greig Laidlaw (c); 1 Alasdair Dickinson, 2 Ross Ford, 3 Willem Nel, 4 Richie Gray, 5 Jonny Gray, 6 John Barclay, 7 John Hardie, 8 David Denton.Replacements: 16 Stuart McInally, 17 Gordon Reid, 18 Zander Fagerson, 19 Tim Swinson, 20 Blair Cowan, 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, 22 Duncan Weir, 23 Sean Lamont. 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