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CHARLOTTE, N. Fake Vans .C. - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will avoid facing Cam Newton for the second time this season.The first time didnt work out so well.Derek Anderson returns to the starting lineup for Carolina while Newton recovers from two fractures in his lower back sustained Tuesday when his truck overturned during a two-car accident that left him hospitalized.Anderson started the season opener against the Bucs and turned in a solid, methodical performance, completing 24 of 34 passes for 230 yards and two touchdowns in a 20-14 win.Its obviously not an ideal situation to lose your starting quarterback, especially in this manner, but we have all the confidence in the world in Derek Anderson, said tight end Greg Olsen, who caught eight passes and a touchdown in the last meeting.Newtons playing status will be reevaluated next week.Anderson said hes prepared and ready to play. He warned the Panthers (4-8-1) cant simply expect to show up and beat the Buccaneers (2-11) because they have a better record.Yeah, theyre 2-and-whatever, but theyve been in every single game, Anderson said of Tampa Bay. They play hard. Theyre scratching and fighting, just like we are every single week. So its not like we just roll it out there and say, Hey, we beat them once. Were going to beat them again.Andersons record as an NFL starter is 19-25.The one game I saw him play in person, he played like a starting quarterback, Bucs coach Lovie Smith said.Despite their record, the Panthers still have plenty at stake. Theyre a half-game behind Atlanta and New Orleans in the NFC South with three games remaining. If the Panthers win all three and the Saints lose one, theyll repeat as NFC South champions. They would join the Seattle Seahawks as the only team in NFL history to reach the post-season with a losing record in a non-strike-shortened season.The Seahawks won a post-season game in 2010 after finishing 7-9. They lost in the NFC divisional playoffs.Its not like teams that get in with (poor) records like that dont deserve to be in it if theyre going to go around and win their first-round game, Panthers coach Ron Rivera said.Things to look for Sunday between the Bucs and Panthers:McCOWN STICKS AS STARTER: Despite Tampa Bays struggles, Smith is sticking with veteran Josh McCown as his starting quarterback. There were some mumblings about Smith possibly turning to Mike Glennon down the stretch with the Bucs out of playoff contention. Were not looking at guys. Just like every other week — the guys that start are the guys that I think give us the best chance to win, Smith said. Thats not going to change.ROOKIES RECEIVERS: Both teams feature outstanding rookie wide receivers. The Panthers have Kelvin Benjamin, who has 59 receptions for 848 yards and nine touchdowns. The Bucs employ Mike Evans, who has 57 catches for 935 yards and 10 touchdowns.I see Mike Evans doing a lot of things that Vincent Jackson was doing when he was younger, Rivera said. Hes a dynamic football player, hes a playmaker (and) hes physical.RUNNING STRONG: Its a little perplexing that Rivera refuses to name Jonathan Stewart the starter, even after he put up 155 yards rushing against the Saints. Rivera seems wary about upsetting the franchises all-time leading rusher DeAngelo Williams, who is recovering from a broken hand. Williams status for Sunday remains up in the air after he missed last week.LOOKING TO REPEAT: The Panthers finally put everything together last Sunday in a 41-10 rout of the Saints in New Orleans, helping them snap a seven-game winless streak. The big emphasis we had going into the game was just get off to a better start, get off to a fast start, Olsen said. ... We accomplished just that and it seemed to kind of set the stage for the rest of the day.HARDY ABSENT: The Panthers wont have defensive end Greg Hardy for this game. Hardy helped hold the Bucs scoreless in the season opener for three quarters before Tampa Bay added two late touchdowns to make the game close. Hardy remains the commissioners exempt list awaiting an appeal on a domestic violence conviction.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL Fake Vans Cheap ." The tournament was set to be held Sept. 15-21 and would have been the first ATP tournament held in Israel since 1996. But amid Israels military campaign against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, ATP President Chris Kermode said "we do not feel we can proceed as planned given the situation in the region. Fake Vans Website .ca. The NHL Play of the Year showdown kicks off with some slick moves going head-to-head with a combination of soft hands and endless patience. https://www.vansfake.com/ . In Europe, top teams seem to be largely happy with their squads after spending nearly $1 billion in the off-season. And although English league clubs are unlikely to splash cash in January, Arsenal and Chelsea could be tempted to strengthen their squads with new strikers.NEW YORK -- Paul Pierce called the Miami Heat a juggernaut. He insisted they are still the team to beat. So yes, the Brooklyn Nets have plenty of respect for the two-time defending NBA champions -- and no fear. Pierce made that clear again Sunday, a day after the Nets Game 3 rout that cut Miamis lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Brooklyn will try to even the series at home Monday night. "Youve got to have that type of mental ego against a juggernaut. You go against the best, a lot of series are won on fear factor, like, or non-belief. When you have that non-belief, then you have no chance," Pierce said after practice. "What I try to do in this locker room, or with my teammates, is just try to give them belief that we can beat this team. Theyre not unbeatable." The Heat had been in these playoffs until the Nets 104-90 victory on Saturday night. Miami hadnt even faced a fourth-quarter deficit, but was out of the game long before then after Brooklyn dominated the third quarter to build a huge lead. "The defeat was complete," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "It was both sides of the basketball. "It was like trying to plug in holes in a leaking dam. There was so many things that were not in our favour really on both ends of the court." The Nets made 15 of 25 3-point attempts, outrebounded Miami 43-27, and limited LeBron James to two baskets over the final three quarters after he had 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting in the first. Brooklyn swept the regular-season series, though none of the games was anywhere near as easy as Game 3. Yet the four victories gave the Nets a confidence against the Heat that some other opponents may not have. "We just had a little success against them during the regular season. We played them well and we feel like we match up well wiith them," Nets guard Deron Williams said. Fake Vans For Sale. "And if were on top of our game, were playing defence the way were capable of playing, like we did the last game, we put ourselves in a good position to win." Pierce did his part after the Nets were routed in Game 1, asking coach Jason Kidd to switch up the defence so he could guard James. And after he and the Nets did such a good job of it over the final three quarters of Game 3, Pierce said the Nets wanted to show the Heat that they werent scared of them. "Why should it be a fear factor?" James said. "Its just basketball. Were not trying to win a war here, its just basketball. Thats all it is. Were all grown men, who cares about whos fearing who? "Weve never been a team that talks. We dont get into that, and weve never been a bulletin board team. We just want to play the game the right way and we give ourselves a good chance to win if we play our type of basketball and last night we didnt do that." Miami had won its previous eight post-season games and followed every loss with a victory last year. To do that in this series, Spoelstra said the Heat would not only need better effort and urgency, but also more attention to the little details. Pierce is expecting that, as well as in Game 5 back in Miami on Wednesday night. Even though the Heat didnt look it Saturday, he believes they are just as good as the recent versions that ended his seasons in Boston. "Definitely. Theyre well-seasoned now. They know how to win," Pierce said. "Theyve won two championships, theres nothing they havent been through. So the one thing you always hear, its kind of a cliche, is never underestimate the heart of a champion, and you know thats what they have under their belts. 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