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• "I hope he doesn't break it against us," wide receiver James Jones said. "Great season he's had. To be even close to the 2,000-yard mark is unbelievable. But hopefully he doesn't break it against us because we've got to stop him and win the ballgame."
• Added outside linebacker Dezman Moses: "We've got a lot of pride. We're men, too. We don't want anybody to (set) a record. We understand what's at stake, and we definitely want to be the team to stop him. That's a big task, but something we're up for."
• NOTES: Three Packers were chosen for the NFC Pro Bowl roster: Quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who could start for the NFC; outside linebacker Clay Matthews; and veteran center Jeff Saturday. Saturday was benched last week in favor of backup Evan Dietrich-Smith. ... Kick returner Randall Cobb and right guard Josh Sitton were selected first alternates. ... Wide receiver Jordy Nelson (hamstring) returned to practice and expects to play Sunday. ... Kicker Mason Crosby was sent home with the flu. . Sitton did not practice because of a concussion, but coach Mike McCarthy was hopeful he'd be cleared on Thursday.
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Heat assign Pittman to D-League's Sioux Falls
• CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra says the team has assigned center Dexter Pittman to the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA's Development League.
• Spoelstra says the move will give the second-year player from Texas more time to develop.
• Pittman has played in only four games this season for the Heat and is averaging 1.5 points and 1.8 rebounds per game.
• Miami has not filled his roster spot.
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Man in standoff could face kidnapping charge
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Turner County Sheriff Byron Nogelmeier says a man taken into custody Monday after a 13-hour standoff at a Marion home could be charged with kidnapping.
• Nogelmeier tells KSFY-TV (http://bit.ly/WH6FvY ) that the 32-year-old man is not yet facing charges for the standoff because he is being held in the state prison for violating parole. But the sheriff says charges could be filed later this week, and the man could face kidnapping charges.
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