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LONG POND, Pa. Joe Johnson Jersey . -- They sat next to each other taking question after question after IndyCar practice, shrugging off the thought that tension might have crept into their everyday lives.For Simon Pagenaud and Will Power of Team Penske -- 1-2 in the driver standings with four races left in the season -- Saturday was just another day at the office at Pocono Raceway.Ive been in that situation before. Nothings changed. We dont talk, Power said, joking. Its good. Its expected, honestly. Every year you come into the season expecting to battle with your teammate. I battled Juan (Pablo Montoya) last year. I think the older you get the less you kind of worry about personalities and all that. It doesnt matter. When you get on the track, the best car is going to win. Its as simple as that.Pagenaud began the season with five straight top-two finishes that included three wins and outraced Power at the end of the last race, at Mid-Ohio three weeks ago, for his series-leading fourth victory.Power has made a steady march back after qualifying first for the season-opener at St. Petersburg and then being forced to sit the race because of concussion concerns. In the past five races, hes duplicated Pagenauds start, winning three times and finishing in the runner-up spot twice, to trim Pagenauds lead to 58 points as the teams prepare for Sundays 500-mile race at the tricky triangle-shaped track.Were going to have to be teammates for a long time, hopefully, Pagenaud said. We come to the track every week. If we dont get along, its going to be a nightmare. We both want to be fighting for the championship. We all want to fight against each other for the championship. That means our cars are the best. I think its the perfect situation. Theres really no point hating each other.Pagenaud barely avoided wrecks in Saturdays morning practice that collected Ryan Hunter-Reay and Penske teammate Montoya. The Frenchman later qualified 14th, his worst qualifying performance of what has been a banner season. Power will start eighth, while teammate Helio Castroneves, third in the standings and within striking distance of the top spot if his teammates have problems, will start fourth.That could be very good for us tomorrow, Castroneves said. The championship is still alive.The series resumes next week in Texas, which will be completed after being called because of rain in mid-June. Thats bad news for Joef Newgarden, fourth in points. He was leading the race when he crashed and wont be allowed to finish it.Im going to be there to support the team. Ive already finished where I finished there, said Newgarden, who trails Pagenaud by 120 points. I would have been crashed out of the race. If the rain didnt come, we finish the race, this would have been a done thing. Its only odd because its never happened before. This is unprecedented.If all goes according to plan, even with Texas, yeah, I think theres a possibility (to win the title), Newgarden said. You never know.For Power, as the season dwindles his mind still wanders back to St. Petersburg.You cant dwell on it, he said. It happened, and it was probably going to be a pretty good race for me. I was starting on pole. It was a huge chunk of points lost.If I win the championship it would not even be a factor. Ten points, though, would haunt me.Haunting, too, is the memory of Justin Wilson, who died a year ago after being hit in the helmet by debris from a late-race crash at Pocono. Pocono Raceway has painted the letters JW on the track at the finish line, Union Jacks are flying at half-staff in honor of the Englishman, and countless fans and crew members wore special socks created in his honor.Its hard to keep your mind off things when everybodys talking about it so much, Graham Rahal said. You just really want to come here and just focus on the job at hand, not what happened last year.Clearly, for a lot of us that were close to him, its tough because every time you drive down pit lane, youre reminded. Every time you look at somebodys socks youre reminded, which is a great thing in its own right. But as a driver, you need to be able to get in and do your job.---AP Auto Racing Website: www.racing.ap.org---Follow Kekis on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Greek1947 Cheap Rockets Jerseys . The Montreal Canadiens announced on Friday that the veteran forward will return to the teams line-up on Saturday night when the Habs visit the Nashville Predators. 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He has yet to throw for more than 300 yards this season, and was held under 200 on one occasion. Is he concerned about his difficulties getting above 300? "Honestly, Im not," he said on the weekend before the Lions headed east Sunday. "If youre thinking about your passing yardage, youre worried about the wrong thing." Of course, wins matter most to Lulay. And, when it comes to leading his team to them, the 29-year-old is over-achieving. The Lions (3-1) can extend their victory streak to four games as they battle the Argos (2-2). Another win will move the Lions into a tie for second place in the West Division with the Calgary Stampeders. Lulay is expecting the defending Grey Cup champion Argos to produce a better effort than they did in a July 4 loss to the Lions in Vancouver. B.C. is coming off a victory over the Edmonton Eskimos on July 20. The win gave the Lions a sweep of home-and-home games with the Eskimos in which B.C. broke open a close game by bettering Edmonton in the second half. Lulay wants his club to end its trend of slow starts. "Thats something that well continue to look at -- how to operate at a high level from the get-go," said Lulay. He is looking for the Lions to duplicate the offensive effort in their home opener against Toronto, when the hosts built a 14-3 lead at halftime and Toronto was forced to make an unsuccessful comeback effort before the Lions prevailed 24-16. "Offensively, we were able to score some points," he told reporters last week. "We were able to run the football well. That was really critical for us, and we got Andrew (Harris) going a good bit (103 yards and a touchdown) in that game. Any time youre running the football well, and you can (increase) time of possession and youre able to finish some of those drives with points, thats a recipe for success. "That wont change, really, in this game in what we need to do to win." Despite the offences occasional offensive sputtering, Lulay has given Lions coach Mike Benevides and general manager Wally Buono little to worry about this season after being rewarded with a new two-year contract in the off-season. While struggling to get his club into the end zone at times, Lulay has been able to move the B.C. offence consistently as the Lions have produced 11 touchdowns, 86 first downs and average time of possession of 31 minutes 27 seconds. Those stats ranked B.C. among league leaders in the resspective categories heading into the weekend. Cheap Rockets Jerseys China. In other words, Lulay has guided a steady, albeit at times unproductive, offence -- and still dazzled occasionally, like he did on a 77-yard touchdown strike to Emmanuel Arceneaux against Edmonton. The QB has provided stability to a position that, circa 2009 and 2010, caused the Lions problems due to multiple injuries to former starter Buck Pierce, now battling health woes with Winnipeg, and the vagaries of Casey Printers, who was released in October 2010 after he went into a tantrum, threw his helmet and berated a teammate following a game-ending interception in a double-overtime loss to Winnipeg. Lulay was anointed the starter after Printers release, and he has kept the job ever since. This season, he has also been able to stay healthy while other clubs have been forced to start backups this season. The Argos will go with their No. 2 quarterback, Zach Collaros as he makes his first CFL start due to a knee injury to Ricky Ray, and Calgary and Saskatchewan won with their backups on the weekend. Accordingly, Lulay, a former NFL journeyman who was chosen the CFLs most outstanding player in 2011 after leading the Lions to the Grey Cup, is revelling in his personal stability, which includes a new year-round home in Blaine, Wash., not far from the Lions practice facility. He coveted a chance to be a team leader almost from the day he arrived in 2009, and now has clearly established himself as one. "This is (the most) comfortable and confident as Ive felt since Ive been here," said Lulay, who is in his fifth season with the Lions. But the Lions will have less room for comfort on offence as wide receiver Arceneaux sits out with a sprained ankle. Arceneaux, who returned to the Lions this season after a two-year NFL journey, has averaged 26 yards per catch on just 13 receptions while also recording three touchdowns. He will be replaced by Ernest Jackson, a second-year Lion, who draws into the lineup for the first time this season. Meanwhile, linebacker Adam Bighill is slated to return after missing the past two games with a high-ankle sprain and some torn ligaments suffered in the previous meeting with the Argos. With the emotion obvious in his voice, Bigill said it was very hard to watch while he was sidelined. Lulay has also been getting restless, considering the Lions will have had a full week off, and then some, before Tuesdays contest. "Were excited to be getting back on the field," said Lulay. "This week has felt like a mini-bye week." Note: Lions defensive back Keynan Parker will play after fellow DB Matt McGarva suffered a season-ending knee injury against Edmonton. Parker, the son of CFL hall of famer James (Quick) Parker, is slated to contribute mainly on special teams, but could also toil as a backup safety. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '