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RENTON, Wash. -- For the first half of the season, Cliff Avril, Michael Bennett and the rest of the Seattle Seahawks defensive line were able to create havoc, getting into the backfield and making opposing quarterbacks aware of their presence.Through eight games, Seattle had recorded 27 sacks and at one point Avril was leading the NFC in sacks.But for the past five games, the pass rush and the ability to sack the quarterback has gone missing. And as Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers showed in Sundays 38-10 thumping of the Seahawks, if given enough time due to the lack of pressure its possible to find holes in Seattles secondary.I am concerned about that. We would like to get those numbers back to going like they were, Seattle coach Pete Carroll said.Over the past five games, Seattle has just five sacks, highlighted by the complete lack of pressure on Rodgers. Seattle recorded one sack -- late in the third quarter when Rodgers fell down -- and had just three quarterback hits. The lack of pressure allowed Rodgers to pick apart Seattles secondary to a passer rating of 150.8, the highest ever allowed by the Seahawks since Carroll took over.Its a growing concern not so much for the final three weeks of the regular season when Seattle faces the other three NFC West teams, all headed for losing seasons, but whether it will be an issue when the postseason arrives.Im disappointed in that because our numbers were rolling just before in the last few weeks, Carroll said. In this game, we tried to keep him in the pocket and we did and he hung around and made the most of it. He did a great job, talking about Aaron (Rodgers). We were surprised coming out of the game that we werent able to get him down.While the Seahawks were upset with the lack of penalties called on the Green Bay offensive line, the trend was pointing downward in pressures for the previous few weeks. Seattle had two sacks each in wins over New England and Philadelphia, but was shut out in a loss at Tampa Bay and a blowout win over Carolina. If not for Rodgers falling down, Seattle would have gone three straight games without a sack for the first time under Carroll.Avril had a huge month of October and second-year defensive end Frank Clark played extremely well in the weeks that Bennett was out with a knee injury. But in the past few weeks, their impact has diminished. The trio of Avril, Bennett and Clark has a combined 10 quarterback hits and one sack in the past four games.Seattle does not blitz extensively, putting most of the onus on the defensive line to get to the quarterback. In passing situations, Seattle has regularly chosen speed over size, using Cassius Marsh and Bennett on the inside, with Clark and Avril rushing from the edges. Its worked in stretches this season, but not recently.Theres no excuse. Weve got to get there, Avril said. (Green Bay) did some good things stalling us out in a sense. There are so many things you could blame it on but at the end of the day Im a professional athlete and I get paid to get to the quarterback. I have to get to the quarterback no matter the circumstances.Game notesSeattle placed FB Will Tukuafu (concussion) and RB Troymaine Pope (ankle) on injured reserve and signed RB Kelvin Taylor and LB Ronald Powell to the 53-man roster. Taylor had been on Seattles practice squad briefly earlier this season. Powell was signed off of Chicagos practice squad.---For more NFL coverage: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFLLeon Goretzka Germany Jersey . The visitors took a deserved lead in the 16th minute with midfielder Yohan Cabaye curling the ball beyond Adrian from inside the penalty area. 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The medical staff initially thought hed torn the ligament, and the test a day later in Cincinnati confirmed it.OLYMPICSRIO DE JANEIRO -- Green, not gold, was the color of the day at the Olympic diving venue.Sure, China won its third consecutive gold medal, but the buzz was about the color of the water in the diving pool -- a murky green.That was in stark contrast to the pools light blue color the previous day and also that of the clear water in the second pool used for the water polo competition at Maria Lenk Aquatic Center.British diver Tom Daley, who earned bronze in mens synchronized 10-meter on Monday, tweeted a photo of the two pools next to each other and captioned it, Ermmm...what happened?!Water quality has been a major issue surrounding the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, but in the ocean and lagoons, not the pools.A statement from Olympic organizers said water tests were conducted and there was no risk to athletes. They couldnt explain the color change, but said its being investigated.RIO DE JANEIRO -- Two windows were shattered when an Olympic bus carrying journalists was hit by an unknown projectile. There were no serious injuries.We dont know yet if the bus was shot, or it was a stone, organizing committee spokesman Mario Andrada told The Associated Press.Andrada said three of the 12 journalists on the bus suffered minor injuries. Two windows were shattered, with tiny chards of glass remaining in place.There was kind of a popping noise and something hit two windows on the side of the bus and left two hole marks, which looked like bullet holes, David Davies, a photographer for the British-based news agency Press Association, told the AP.He said occupants hit the floor, unsure what was happening. Davies said the bus eventually picked up a police escort.The bus was traveling from the northern venue cluster of Deodoro to the main Olympic Park in the suburb of Barra da Tijuca.RIO DE JANEIRO -- A Ukrainian javelin thrower was stripped of his silver medal from the 2012 London Olympics, the latest athlete disqualified after the retesting of stored doping samples.Oleksandr Pyatnytsya tested positive for the steroid turinabol and was retroactively disqualified from the London Games and ordered to return his medal, the International Olympic Committee said.The 31-year-old Ukrainian was one of four more athletes sanctioned by the IOC after retests of stored samples from London and the 2008 Beijing Games. A total of 98 athletes have been caught in retests so far.Also disqualified were Turkish weightlifter Nurcan Taylan, Armenian weightlifter Hripsime Khurshudyan and Belarusian hammer thrower Pavel Kryvitski. None of those were medalists.RIO DE JANEIRO -- Los Angeles leaders pitched their bid for the 2024 Olympics as a risk-free project that requires little construction and could produce a financial surplus.Los Angeles is seeking to host the Olympics for a third time and bring the Summer Games back to the United States for the first time since Atlanta hosted the event in 1996.Los Angeles is competing against Paris, Rome and Budapest, Hungary. All four bid cities have sent leaders to Brazil to observe the Rio de Janeiro Games and lobby IOC members, who will select the host city in September 2017.COLLEGE FOOTBALLOXNARD, Calif. -- Former Bayllor coach Art Briles is confident he will get another chance and says he has learned some lessons after losing his job over allegations that his program mishandled complaints of sexual assault.dddddddddddd.In his most extensive public comments since leaving Baylor, Briles said while visiting training camp with the Dallas Cowboys that the circumstances leading to his departure were unfortunate for a lot of people, victims first and foremost.The 60-year-old Briles said he hadnt thought about whether his former school treated him fairly, but expressed confidence that he would get another job because Ive always led my life in a righteous manner. He expects to be coaching next season.Briles said at his next job he would make sure there were policies in place to protect everyone, starting with students.BASEBALLBOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox canceled a David Ortiz bobblehead promotion when the figurine turned out to be racially insensitive, said team president Sam Kennedy.The bobblehead depicts Ortiz addressing fans at Fenway Park following the Boston Marathon bombings, but Kennedy says it didnt much resemble the retiring slugger and was not fit for distribution.Kennedy saw the final version of the bobblehead for the first time Tuesday afternoon after they were delivered.The giveaway was supposed to be for the first 15,000 fans at Tuesdays game against the Yankees. To make up for the inconvenience, any fan holding a ticket to the game will be able to get a new Ortiz bobblehead once they are reproduced.The rejected bobblehead was made by BDA, Inc., and the company will also produce the replacements.SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- With professional football not working out, Tim Tebow is going to give baseball a try.The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL first-round draft pick plans to hold a workout for Major League Baseball teams to scout him. Tebow last played organized baseball in high school.ESPN first reported the news.Agent Brodie Van Wagenen, the co-head of CAA Baseball, said in a statement that the workout is not a publicity stunt.Tebow, who turns 29 on Sunday, has been training in Scottsdale with former major league catcher Chad Moeller.PRO FOOTBALLSeveral fans who traveled to Canton, Ohio, for the Hall of Fame game that was canceled on Sunday night because of poor field conditions are planning to sue the NFL and the hall.Attorney Michael Avenatti, who represented ticket holders for the 2011 Super Bowl who wound up without seats in Dallas, told The Associated Press that no fewer than 20 individuals have approached him about a class-action lawsuit. He said his firm has fielded another 10 calls about seeking further reimbursements, including travel expenses.Avenatti said his clients are from a variety of states, including Wisconsin and Indiana, who came to see the Packers play the Colts.The game was canceled after paint congealed and hardened on portions of the field at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.Avenatti said the lawsuit will be filed by Monday at the latest. He did not say where it would be filed. ' ' '