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NEW ORLEANS -- If Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton wants to get healthy, the NFLs reigning offensive MVP could not find a better tonic than the New Orleans Saints defense. Cheap Buffalo Sabres Jerseys .Newton, who sat out the Panthers ugly 17-14 home loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night due to repercussions from the concussion he sustained in a Week 4 loss to Atlanta, returned to practice Wednesday in a limited role ahead of the Sunday road game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome (1 p.m. ET, FOX).Although Panthers coach Ron Rivera couldnt promise Newton would start Sunday against one of the leagues weakest defenses (allowing 422.8 yards and 32.5 points a game), Newton participated in team drills and looked frisky in working through the NFLs protocol for returning from a concussion.At 1-4 and buried in the NFC South cellar, the Panthers, far removed from the team that sailed through the last regular season at 15-1, sorely need a booster shot of classic Newton against the Saints (1-3). New Orleans is coming off a wild 35-34 victory over the San Diego Chargers two weeks ago and is fully rested after a bye week.(Newton) looked good and threw the ball pretty doggone well (in practice Wednesday), said Rivera, who also gave first-team reps to backup QB Derek Anderson. He was involved with the plays we had scripted for him. Well see.Although Newton has struggled this year in comparisons to his 2015 MVP season -- he has five interceptions to go with six touchdowns -- the Panthers realize they will need him if they are to claw back into the NFC South race against the Falcons (4-1). Last season, Newton threw 35 TD passes against 10 picks.Carolinas ground game has been so anemic this year that Newton, with 147 yards on 29 carries, is the Panthers second-leading rusher, accounting for 24 percent of the teams rushing yards. He also has taken plenty of hits -- 13 sacks in four starts.(Im) just really happy that hes better, center Ryan Kalil said. To have Cam not feeling like he was last week and seeing him more like himself was really good for all of us.Saints coach Sean Payton is well aware of what Newton can do when healthy. Newton torched the beleaguered Saints defense in a 41-38 victory in the 2015 regular-season finale, passing for 331 yards and five touchdowns.In our case, were preparing for him, Payton said. We feel hes going to play. I think thats the only way to approach it, and yet we understand the strengths and weaknesses of Derek.Payton said he realizes the Panthers are a wounded team but have plenty of pride after reaching the Super Bowl last year.I dont think our teams going to take any team lightly, Payton said. Were sitting here at 1-3. I think its a silly question. We know the team were playing is a championship-level team that has lost some tough, close games. Were going to have to be at our best.Saints quarterback Drew Brees is having a stellar season at age 37, averaging 317.3 yards a game on 65.9 percent completions with 10 touchdowns and three interceptions. Brees played well in two close losses to Carolina last year, and he will not have to face cornerback Josh Norman, who signed in the offseason with the Washington Redskins.As I analyze them and from what Im looking at from a defensive perspective, I think theyre as good now as theyve been, Brees said. I know theyve had some tough losses, just like we have. We know exactly what theyre capable of, and we know the mindset they have coming in this week, needing a win just like we do.After Carolinas young corners -- rookies James Bradberry and Daryl Worley -- were embarrassed by allowing Atlantas Julio Jones 12 catches for 300 yards, Rivera said they bounced back in the close loss to Tampa Bay. But they will be right back in the fire against Brees.All you have to do is watch the tape (of Brees), and its scary, Rivera said. Drew Brees is a tremendous triggerman. He uses all his targets.Rivera believes his team will show some fight after the unexpected 1-4 start.Were a team that has been in touch situations before, Rivera said. The biggest thing we have to do is stay focused on what the task at hand is.Carolina linebacker Luke Kuechly added, You dont expect to start out this way, but its a situation we are in now, and its all about how youre going to respond from it. Pierre Turgeon Jersey . In what the team had called a retirement, Ryan said Thursday that he is resigning as chief executive of the Rangers in a move effective at the end of this month. Jason Pominville Jersey . Robredo, ranked No. 16, bounced back from an upset loss to Leonardo Mayer in the second round of the Royal Guard Open in Chile last week to down Carreno Busta in 1 hour, 25 minutes. 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For the first time, the defender, Oracle Team USA, will compete against challengers before the Americas Cup match itself.If the challenger that wins the qualifiers advances to the match, it will begin with a one-point advantage. Likewise, if Oracle, owned by software billionaire Larry Ellison, wins the qualifiers, it will begin the match with a one-point lead.The qualifiers originally were to be sailed in Auckland, New Zealand, but were pulled after Emirates Team New Zealand supported another syndicate in a dispute over an unprecedented midcourse downsizing of the boats.Emirates Team New Zealand, the hard-luck loser of the 2013 Americas Cup, took its case to the arbitration panel.Organizers have attempted to keep the panels deliberations shrouded in secrecy, with violators facing draconian penalties. However, Sail-World.com, citing four sources it didnt identify, reported last month that the panel ruled in favor of ETNZ against the Americas Cup Event Authority, and that a penalty phase has yet to be held. Since its too late to schedule a regatta in New Zealand, Team New Zealand likely is seeking to recoup the millions of dollars in government funding it lost when the qualifier was pulled from Auckland.San Franciscos Golden Gate Yacht Club, the cups trustee, and a majority of challengers, excluding the Kiwis, voted in June to prohibit teams and individuals from discussing or even confirming the existence of a dispute before the arbitration panel. Doing so could draw sanctions including censurre and a fine of up to $1 million. Jacob Josefson Jersey. On Tuesday, an Americas Cup spokesman cited the confidentiality rules in declining to say whether there has been a decision.Russell Coutts, who heads both the event authority and Oracle Team USA, didnt immediately respond to an email seeking comment about the panels decision. Coutts also is one of three people with Oracle connections on the GGYCs five-member Americas Cup Committee.The qualifiers will eliminate one of the five challengers. The remaining four will then go into the playoffs to determine which team will face two-time defending Americas Cup champion Oracle in the best-of-13 match scheduled to begin on June 17. The match is scheduled to be contested over two weekends, June 17-18 and 24-25, with racing on June 26 and 27 if necessary.The top team in the Americas Cup World Series will carry two points into the qualifiers, while the second-place team will carry one point. The final ACWS regatta is next month in Fukuoka, Japan.Britains Land Rover BAR, led by Sir Ben Ainslie, leads Oracle by 14 points in the overall standings, with Team New Zealand in third, three points behind the American-sponsored defender.Rounding out the field are SoftBank Team Japan, Swedens Artemis Racing and Groupama Team France.Oracle started the 2013 match in San Francisco with a two-point deficit against Team New Zealand as part of its punishment for being caught in a cheating scandal. After the Kiwis reached match point, Oracle won eight straight races to retain the oldest trophy in international sports. Coutts then chose to defend the Auld Mug in Bermuda rather than the United States.---Follow Bernie Wilson on Twitter at http://twitter.com/berniewilson Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys Outlet Wholesale NFL White Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Camo Wholesale NFL White Jerseys Wholesale NFL T-shirts ' ' '