ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The Detroit Lions hired Joe Lombardi as offensive co-ordinator, the team announced Tuesday. Lombardi, grandson of Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi, has been an offensive assistant for New Orleans since 2007. He was hired as quarterbacks coach in 2009, the season the Saints won their only Super Bowl over the Indianapolis Colts, who were then coached by current Lions coach Jim Caldwell. Saints quarterback Drew Brees has passed for more than 5,000 yards in a season three times with Lombardi as his position coach. Lombardis first NFL job was with the Atlanta Falcons as a defensive assistant in 2007. He also coached in the XFL for the New York-New Jersey Hitmen. Lombardi also worked at Dayton, Virginia Military Institute, Bucknell and Mercyhurst. Adidas Superstar Scontate . -- Houstons All-Star tandem of James Harden and Dwight Howard refused to let the Rockets give in to fatigue. Adidas Superstar Outlet . - Pierre-Maxime Poudrier scored twice and added an assist, and Antoine Bibeau made 43 saves as the Val-dOr Foreur downed the Baie-Comeau Drakkar 6-3 on Sunday to force Game 7 in their Quebec Major Junior Hockey League final series. http://www.adidassuperstarscontate.it/ . -- The Sacramento Kings and guard Jimmer Fredette have completed a buyout of his contract, clearing the way for the former BYU sensation to become a free agent. Adidas Superstar Saldi . Colton Sissons also scored for Milwaukee (19-12-8), which went ahead with a two-goal third period. Wade MacLeod and Greg McKegg replied for Toronto (23-12-4). Adidas Superstar Uomo Scontate . Smith, who raised eyebrows at the CFL combine in March with his ability on both sides of the ball, confirmed in a statement he tested positive for the anabolic steroid Stanozolol prior to auditioning for league officials.ASHBURN, Va. -- DeSean Jackson wore a white visor instead of a helmet to practice. He sat on the stationary bicycle while his Washington Redskins teammates were stretching. Instead of pedaling, he slowly worked the handlebars back and forth, keeping the muscles loose in his sprained left shoulder. This is the long-anticipated "return to Philly" week for Jackson, his chance to show the Philadelphia Eagles they were woefully mistaken when they suddenly released him in late March with barely a word of explanation. "Obviously its going to be a huge game for myself," Jackson said, "and something I always looked forward to ever since everything went down the way it went down." But fate has a way of complicating such tidy story lines. Jackson fell on his shoulder and sprained the AC joint in the first quarter of Sundays win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Hes determined to play -- he said Wednesday "I dont plan on missing this game" -- but he will need to be a quick healer if hes to face the Eagles this weekend. "Playing a team that Ive been traded from, released from, I kind of know how that feels," cornerback DeAngelo Hall said. "I know hes going to be juiced up. Hes trying to get back out there on that field as quick as possible." Jackson didnt practice Wednesday or Thursday, so its hard to get a handle on his status for Sunday. Much will depend on whether he can regain the full range of motion with his shoulder, and whether he can stand the pain if he gets hit. "Were going to push him a little bit more tomorrow, to see where hes at," coach Jay Gruden said. Players face former teams all the time, but Jacksons circumstance is more curious than most. He caught 82 passes for 1,332 yards last season in the first year of coach Chip Kellys high-paced offence, but the Eagles tried to trade him and then simply released him. Asked this week why he let Jackson go, Kelly stuck to the "just going in a ddifferent direction" company line and suggested that Jackson (5-foot-10, 178 pounds) was too small.dddddddddddd "Yeah, just trying to build the overall team in terms of what we were looking for offensively and how we wanted to get bigger at the wideout spot," Kelly said, "and thats what we did." Jacksons release coincided with stories about off-the-field problems, and he released at statement at the time denying that he was a member of a gang. Kelly said this week that off-field issues had "zero" influence on the teams decision, and Jackson tried to make it sound as if he doesnt care anymore. "They made the decision. They moved on. I moved on," Jackson said. "Im just blessed to have a second opportunity to play here in Washington, and, you know, its not about them anymore. Its about what were doing over here." Less than a week after getting cut, Jackson was snapped up by the Redskins and given a three-year, $24 million contract with $16 million guaranteed. Hes kept a relatively low profile so far in Washington, with barely a whiff of trouble. "As far as anything you do in life, being in the NFL and being in the position that Im at in my career, regardless of what it is, you kind of have to overanalyze anything you do," Jackson said. "Being in the NFL, its like youre under a microscope and everything you do is being looked at. Being able to come here to Washington and play for the Redskins, since Day 1, since I stepped in here with this organization, I was just myself. I didnt really change. They accepted me for who I was." Philly fans are well-known for their hostility. Jackson, if he plays, is ready for whatever they dish out. "I felt I put it on the line for them when I played there, and (I know) what Ive done to help that organization win games," he said. 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