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CLEVELAND (0-13) at BUFFALO (6-7)Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBSOPENING LINE -- Bills by 10RECORD VS. SPREAD -- Browns 3-9-1, Bills 5-7-1SERIES RECORD -- Browns lead 12-8LAST MEETING -- Bills beat Browns 26-10, Nov. 30, 2014LAST WEEK -- Browns lost to Bengals 23-10; Bills lost to Steelers 27-20AP PRO32 RANKING -- Browns No. 32, Bills No. 20BROWNS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (30), RUSH (T25), PASS (28).BROWNS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (31), RUSH (31), PASS (17).BILLS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (20), RUSH (1), PASS (31).BILLS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (18), RUSH (28), PASS (7).STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Teams who share Lake Erie shoreline meet for eighth time in 10 seasons, with Bills having won three of past four. One of more unmemorable games of that stretch was Clevelands 6-3 win at Orchard Park in 2009. Browns QB Derek Anderson went 2 of 17 for 23 yards and an interception and Cleveland won on Billy Cundiffs 18-yard field goal with 23 seconds remaining. ... Browns are NFLs sixth team to open season 0-13. Only three have lost first 14 games, including 2008 Lions, leagues only team to go 0-16 in one season. ... Browns have lost 16 straight since 24-10 win against San Francisco on Dec. 13. They are 0-12 on road since 33-30 OT win at Baltimore on Oct. 11, 2015. ... Cleveland has been outscored by combined 137-49 in past five, and hasnt had lead in past 13-plus quarters, dating to 7-6 halftime edge over Baltimore on Nov. 10. ... RB Isaiah Crowell has four 100-yard rushing games, most in single season since Peyton Hillis had five in 2010. ... WR Terrelle Pryor 142 yards receiving short of becoming seventh Browns player to reach 1,000. ... Bills have lost two straight and in jeopardy of extending NFLs longest active playoff drought to 17 seasons -- worst since Saints ended 20-year streak in 1987. ... At 399-458-8, Bills one win short of becoming 22nd NFL team with 400 victories. ... NFLs top-ranked rushing attack limited to 48 yards against Steelers, fewest since Buffalo managed 13 in 26-24 loss at Oakland on Dec. 21, 2014. ... QB Tyrod Taylor is 2-13 in two seasons as starter when Buffalo trails by four or more at any time of game. ... RB LeSean McCoy is 24 yards rushing short of fifth season with 1,000. With 1,293 yards from scrimmage, McCoy accounts for nearly 30 percent of Bills 4,396 net yards offense. ... Buffalo allowed franchise-worst 236 yards rushing to Steelers RB LeVeon Bell. ... Defense has no sacks in two straight games for first time since Oct. 9-16, 2011. Bills have just one three-game sack drought: Sept. 9-23, 1984. ... Fantasy Tip: McCoy has good chance to run over Browns defense that has allowed 200-plus yards rushing twice and 100-plus yards 11 times this season.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Ferguson Jenkins Jersey Cubs . 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Bobby Cox Jersey Braves .Y. - Detroit goaltender Jonas Gustavsson has earned NHL first star of the week honours after winning in his first three appearances of the season. PHILADELPHIA -- As the years and months dwindle down to precious weeks and days for Ryan Howard in Philadelphia, the signs are trending in a positive direction. Howard is hitting the ball with enough gusto to think he might have a spot on a major league roster somewhere in 2017. The mere suggestion would have seemed ludicrous in late June, when Howard was underwater to the tune of a .140 batting average and a .531 OPS.Phillies fans might even be getting sentimental on him as the end draws near. Last weekend, on Jim Thome Wall of Fame Night at Citizens Bank Park, the crowd summoned Howard from the dugout for a curtain call in response to a grand slam against the Colorado Rockies.Viewed in this context, the latest news out of Major League Baseball was just another item to check off the box in Howards farewell-to-Philly valedictory.At noon Friday, the commissioners office cleared Howard and Washingtons Ryan Zimmerman of any wrongdoing in MLBs investigation of an Al Jazeera report on performance-enhancing drugs in sports. Both players were absolved of any violations of MLBs drug program, and they released statements saying theyre looking forward to a resolution of their ongoing litigation against Al Jazeera.As the Phillies prepared to play St. Louis on Friday, Howard expressed a sense of relief over baseballs decision.Im just glad its behind me, Howard said. Thats about it. The process is the process. Im glad its behind me and I can move forward and just focus on playing baseball.The MLB investigation was just another obstacle in a trying season for Howard. Boos abounded during his early struggles, and he hit rock-bottom in early June when a miscreant fan threw a beer bottle in his direction. A few days later, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin told Howard that Tommy Joseph was the teams new starting first baseman and Howard would have to adjust to coming off the bench.Howard had two ways to go: He could wallow in self-pity and become a negative force, or continue to plug away and maintain a positive attitude in a clubhouse filled with young players. Howards conscious choice to take the high road was a reflection of his character and professionalism.In June, Howard appeared at Citizens Bank Park with his wife, Krystle, for a childrens book reading before a game. A month later, he opened up a 7,500-square-foot youth training center in Philadelphia tthrough his foundation.dddddddddddd His underwhelming stats and the injuries show that Howard hasnt lived up to his $125 million contract by any stretch of the imagination. But hes never brought his baggage into the clubhouse or lost sight of the responsibilities that come along with being a longtime star athlete in a community.Its been a tough year, and Im sure its weighed on him a lot, said Phillies catcher Cameron Rupp. Its the last year of his contract, and Im sure there were many things going through his mind with the way he was treated here by the fans. But he handled it with nothing but professionalism and stayed with it. To see him bust out of it and kill it for the past month, its been fun to watch.This is the Ryan Howard everybody saw when he was winning (the MVP) and hitting 50 home runs a year. This is the Ryan Howard they grew to love, and they stayed with him for the most part. He hit some rough patches. Thats part of the game. But he never got out of being Ryan. For all the stuff hes gone through off the field, youd never know.The numbers, even in a small sample size, are startling. In August, entering Fridays game, Howard is hitting .419 (13-for-31) with a .968 slugging percentage and a 1.422 OPS. With his recent hot streak, he moved into a tie with Carlton Fisk for 75th place on MLBs career list with 376 home runs. Next up: Norm Cash and Jeff Kent at 377.As the Phillies play out the string en route to their fourth straight sub-.500 season, its only natural to wonder if an American League team in need of a power bat off the bench might consider trading for Howard in August. He wont have any trouble clearing waivers, so thats one potential impediment out of the way. .If he keeps hitting like hes hitting, somebodys going to want him, Mackanin said. Im happy for him. I didnt like telling Howie hes not going to play as much. Its not fun doing that kind of thing. But the bottom line is, I pull for him. Hes a great guy. Id like to see him succeed and go on to play as long as hed like to play.Barring a surprise of cosmic magnitude, Ryan Howard wont be back in Philadelphia in 2017, but at least he has a chance to go out on positive terms. There will be a few more standing ovations before he says goodbye. ' ' '