Forennews » e-time Pro Bowl selection is not one for ratin

Usain Bolt continued his preparations for the Rio Olympic Games by breaking the 10-second barrier to win the 100 metres at the Golden Spike event in Ostrava on Friday. Bolt, the 100m and 200m Olympic champion in 2008 and 2012, clocked 9.98 seconds after pulling away from the field in the Czech Republic.The Jamaican sprint superstar said he had injured his hamstring in a first outing of the season in the Cayman Islands last week. But Bolt showed no ill-effects after picking up the pace from the 40m mark. Bolt targets 200 metres record Usain Bolt is aiming to break to 200 metres record at the Rio Olympics... He finished well ahead of Ramon Gittens, of Barbados, and Irans Hassan Taffian, who finished second and third in respective times of 10.21secs and 10.25secs.Bolt was making his eighth visit to the Ostrava meeting and had been set to go up against the Olympic decathlon champion Ashton Eaton.But the American Eaton pulled out after reporting a slight pain in his left thigh. Also See: Bolt targets 200 metres record Bolt being treated in Munich Bolt opens with a win Gatlin impresses in Shanghai Marquinhos Paris Saint-Germain Jersey . They started shooting the puck. Joe Pavelski had a hat trick to move into a tie for second in the NHL in goals and the Sharks beat Philadelphia 7-3 Thursday night in the first game for both teams following the Olympic break. Julian Draxler Jersey .com) - In the absence of Dwight Howard, Donatas Motiejunas had a career night to keep the Houston Rockets winning streak alive. http://www.parissaintgermainfcstore.com/. Louis Blues, having added Ryan Miller and Steve Ott from Buffalo, remain the No. Christopher Nkunku Jersey . After a first half in which he thought "the lid was on the basket," the Toronto Raptors coach watched his squad mount a second half surge to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-91. Marco Verratti Jersey . Ryan Getzlaf certainly got them started in the second. Getzlaf scored the first two goals in the second, and Teemu Selanne scored the go-ahead goal late in the period as the Anaheim Ducks beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 Thursday night.ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Jerry Hughes shakes his head in dismay and mutters, Thats crazy.The Bills defensive end has difficulty imagining how the Houston Texans were being second-guessed for selecting Mario Williams with the No. 1 pick in the 2006 draft.No offence to running back Reggie Bush or quarterback Vince Young, who went Nos. 2 and 3, but Hughes makes his case by noting the numbers Williams has consistently put up through six seasons in Houston and the past three in Buffalo.Numbers speak volume, Hughes said. Its tough to (compare) offence and defence. I get that. But just look at the guy. I dont think hes staggered off of anything.Williams hasnt.The 29-year-old defensive end is enjoying what might be his most impactful season by placing a pass-rushing stamp on a defence that ranks among the NFLs best.Williams has a team-leading 13 sacks — one off his career high — on a defence that leads the league with 49. And hes producing game-changing plays for the Bills (8-6), who have already won their most games since a 9-7 finish in 2004. They play at Oakland (2-12) on Sunday.Williams particularly made his presence felt in a 21-13 win over Green Bay last weekend. After blocking a field goal in the second quarter, Williams sealed the victory by forcing quarterback Aaron Rodgers to fumble into the end zone for a safety on what became the Packers final possession.Obviously, great play, said defensive tackle Kyle Williams. I think that kind of signifies him. We got in a position where we needed a play, and he was able to make it for us.In the process, the player nicknamed Super Mario is performing to the $100 million contract he signed in Buffalo in March 2012, and continues to affirm his draft status as a former No. 1 pick.Mario Williams isnt one for introspection or retrospection. Hell call his last game his best only because, as he put it: Youre only as good as your last game. We won.The three-time Pro Bowl selection is not one for rating his seasons. And forget asking whether hes ever been motivated to justify his draft position, or prove wrong anyone who doubted him.If I have to use something from somebody else to prove my worth, then I dont consider that being a man, Williams said, defiantly. The guys in this building, thats all that matters to me. Anytthing else anybody else says is irrelevant.ddddddddddddFor all the money hes made and headlines generated, Williams is a team player at heart. Since arriving in Buffalo and signing what at the time was the most expensive contract awarded an NFL defensive player, Williams insisted he couldnt do it alone.Nothing has changed since.Not one person can do it, he repeated once again on Thursday. I just wanted to be a piece of the puzzle.As puzzles go, Williams is a bigger piece than most, and not simply because of his imposing 6-foot-6, 290-pound frame.Williams drives the Bills pass-rushing attack in part because his mere presence attracts so much attention from opposing teams. As a result, hes opened holes for others, a reason why Buffalo is the NFLs only team featuring three players with at least nine sacks. Marcell Dareus has 10 and Hughes 9-1/2.Raiders interim coach Tony Sparano is all too familiar with the problems Williams poses, having faced him at several previous stops. What sticks out to Sparano is how Williams appears to be playing at an even higher level.Hes kind of helped re-energize that group defensively, Sparano said. You always have to be concerned with where he is and how to block him. And if youre not, a guy like that can wreck the game.Former Texans general manager Charley Casserly still remembers being booed by fans for drafting Williams out of North Carolina State. Young, who hasnt played a down since 2011, was a favourite because he was from Texas and had won a national title.Bush was coming off an accomplished career at Southern California that included a Heisman Trophy and a national championship.Rather than feeling vindicated for making the right choice, Casserly said Williams deserves all the credit.Im more happy for him because he took the criticism that wasnt deserved, said Casserly, now an NFL Network analyst. He should never have been criticized. He was never appreciated in Houston the way he should have been.Theyre not complaining in Buffalo.I dont think theres any think about it, Kyle Williams said of who deserved to be No. 1. Texans fans and football fans in general can look at it and know that now — the right decision was made to begin with.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '