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Chicago Bears rookie linebacker Leonard Floyd was taken off the field on a backboard and a cart after a frightening neck injury Sunday in his teams 22-16 loss to the New York Giants. Cheap Carolina Hurricanes Jerseys .Floyd was taken to a hospital for medical observation, as is standard NFL protocol, and released. He was expected to accompany the team back to Chicago.While Floyd and teammate Akiem Hicks?were converging on Giants running back Rashad Jennings, the crown of Floyds helmet led into Hicks leg and compressed. The injury happened with 5 minutes, 53 seconds remaining in Sundays game.The entire Bears team and several Giants players gathered around in a show of support. Floyd pumped his fist and showed some movement while being carted off.It hurt us mentally and physically to see Leonard go down like that, Bears linebacker Pernell McPhee said. Thats one of our young bucks. Thats one of our playmakers. Thats one of the guys we depend on. Hes a great guy. Hopefully its nothing serious, and our prayers go out to him. Hopefully hes back soon.Bears coach John Fox said following the game that Floyds movement looked good and was encouraging.Its difficult to see a young guy like that [who has] made the strides that hes made get hurt, Bears linebacker Willie Young said. Its definitely tough. But Ive been around long enough to know thats just the game that we play.The first-round pick joined tight end Zach Miller, left guard Josh Sitton and cornerback CreVon LeBlanc as Bears knocked out of Sundays game.Floyd was taken with the No. 9 pick of the 2016 NFL draft. The Bears traded the No. 11 pick and a fourth-round pick to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to move up to get him.He started the season slowly and was sidelined for three games after hurting a calf in Week 4. Since returning to the field in Week 7, Floyd has had 10 tackles, 4.5 sacks and 1 fumble recovery for a touchdown.His five sacks this season lead all rookies.ESPNs Jeff Dickerson and The Associated Press contributed to this report. Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys . Paul Pierce couldnt believe he missed at the end. Young scored a season-high 26 points to spark a huge effort from the leagues most productive bench, and Los Angeles beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-94 on Wednesday night after blowing a 27-point lead. Cheap Hurricanes Jerseys China .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. http://www.cheaphurricanesjerseys.com/ .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. CINCINNATI -- Playing with the highest preseason ranking in its history, Xavier got a win that was too close for comfort.Trevon Bluiett scored a career-high 25 points and led a second-half surge that carried No. 7 Xavier to an 84-81 victory over Lehigh on Friday night.Edmond Sumner also set a career high with 24 points as Xavier (1-0) rallied after letting a double-digit lead slip away. Lehigh (0-1) got the ball back with 17.7 seconds left on Sumners offensive foul and missed a pair of 3-point shots.Really disappointed with our last 3 or 4 minutes of the game, Xavier coach Chris Mack said . Some of the mistakes we made were inexcusable down the stretch and we have to correct those very, very quickly.Sumner opened the game with a three-point play and had 11 of Xaviers first 20 points, showing more patience in his second season running the offense. The Musketeers led by as many as 12 points in the half, with Sumner scoring 15.We couldnt guard anybody, Lehigh coach Brett Reed said. Edmond Sumner was playing like an All-American. He was living at the rim. Our defense got shredded and thats what I was most disappointed in.Tim Kempton , the Patriot Leagues two-time player of the year, scored 25 points and steadied the Mountain Hawks, who took advantage of Xaviers defensive breakdowns. Kyle Leufroys 3 gave them their only lead at 58-57 with 11:39 left.Bluiett then asserted himself, scoring 10 points during a 16-5 run that put Xavier ahead to stay. Xavier had three turnovers -- two by Sumner -- in the final 61 seconds, giving Lehigh a chance to close in after trailing by eight.Very sloppy, said Sumner , who had six assists and six turnovers. We work on thatt at practice, so no excuse. Cheap Hurricanes Jerseys. We were just a little careless.POLL IMPLICATIONSXavier held its ground. The Musketeers were ranked as high as No. 5 last season, a school record.BIG PICTURELehigh: The Mountain Hawks got started on another challenging November. Last season, they lost their opener at Syracuse 57-47 and dropped their first seven games overall.My message was that Im disappointed and I thought this is one we could have gotten, Reed said.Xavier: The Musketeers missed the defense and outside shooting of senior guard Myles Davis, suspended indefinitely while the courts handle a misdemeanor case involving his former girlfriends property.OPENERSXavier has won 27 straight season openers, including 17 at the Cintas Center. Lehigh hasnt won a season opener since 2008.PLAY `EM ALLMack quickly had to go deep into his bench. With 13 minutes left in the first half, Sumner was the only holdover from last season on the floor. Bluiett picked up his second foul with 14:25 left and took a seat.TRY IT ALLLehigh used a press, a half-court trap and a zone defense in the first half to slow Xavier after its fast start.OUCHXavier senior guard Malcolm Bernard went down awkwardly and grabbed his right ankle and foot late in the first half. He limped off and went to the locker room but returned for the second half and finished with five points.UP NEXTLehigh: Plays at Yale on Thursday.Xavier: Hosts Buffalo on Monday. The Musketeers improved to 217-31 at the Cintas Center.---Follow Joe Kay on Twitter: http://twitter.com/apjoekay ' ' '