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[b]Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jerseys[/b] .Y. -- Bills defensive tackle Alan Branchs future with the team was in jeopardy even before he was arrested and charged with drunken driving, coach Doug Marrone said Monday. "A lot of things factor in decisions, dont get me wrong, but the main factor was performance. Not even close," Marrone said a day after the Bills cut the eighth-year player. "He didnt perform well." Branch did not attend any of the Bills voluntary spring practices, and then reported to training camp out of shape by failing his conditioning test. Once cleared for practice, Branch spent much of the preseason working with the third-stringers. The last straw came early Saturday, when Branch was arrested after a state trooper noticed him vomiting out the drivers side door of his vehicle in suburban Buffalo. Police say Branch failed a field sobriety test and had a blood-alcohol content of .14 per cent. The legal limit is .08 per cent. Later in the day, Branch did not join the Bills for their home game against Tampa Bay. Marrone referred to what happened as "poor decision" on Branchs part. "We wished him well, and hopefully it changes for him," Marrone said. "But at the end of the day, decisions for players not to be here are based on not being able to help us win." Branch has not spoken publicly since being arrested, and is due back in court Friday. Messages left with his agent, Blake Baratz, have not been returned. The Bills signed Branch to a three-year contract extension in December after he had a career-best 39 tackles in 16 games. On Monday, the Bills cut 11 players, including fourth-string quarterback Dennis Dixon, to trim their roster to 75 players a day before the NFLs deadline. Dixon finished last season on the practice squad and never threatened during training camp to contend for a backup job ahead of Jeff Tuel and Thad Lewis. Also released were running back Ronnie Wingo, safeties Derek Brim and Jajuan Harley, receivers Tori Gurley and Chris Summers, offensive linemen Macky MacPherson and J.J. Unga, and defensive tackle Damien Jacobs. Veteran kicker Dan Carpenter and punter Brian Moorman secured their jobs after second-year kicker Dustin Hopkins and rookie punter Jake Dombrowski were released.
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[b]M.J. Stewart Buccaneers Jersey[/b] . Argentina, who have yet to beat New Zealand in 17 meetings, rocked the All Blacks with an early converted try to backrower Juan Manuel Leguizamon and led 7-0 after five minutes. But Smiths double in the 23rd and 26th minutes - when Argentina was reduced to 14 men by the sin-binning of hooker Eusebio Guinazu - turned the tide of the match and set up New Zealands third straight Championship win.LONDON -- Seven-time champion AC Milan avoided another early-season hiccup by reaching the group stage of the Champions League with a 3-0 win over PSV Eindhoven, and Celtic produced a stunning comeback to join them on Wednesday. After a 1-1 draw in a tense first leg in the Netherlands, Kevin-Prince Boateng scored twice and Mario Balotelli added another to ensure Milan won the playoff 4-1 on aggregate and advanced to Thursdays draw. At Glasgow, Celtic beat Shakhter Karagandy 3-0 to overcome a 2-0 loss in the first leg. James Forrests stoppage-time goal gave the Scottish champions a 3-2 win on aggregate. Real Sociedad and Zenit St. Petersburg also advanced Wednesday along with Plzen, which progressed after beating Maribor 4-1 on aggregate. Milan, which had a surprise 2-1 defeat to promoted Hellas Verona last weekend in its Serie A opener, qualified for the group stage for the 11th time in 12 seasons, and 17th overall. Boateng unleashed a shot from outside the box into the left-hand corner to put the home team ahead in the ninth minute. Stephan El Shaarawy then came close but saw his shot hit the crossbar Balotelli scored his 13th goal for AC Milan since his move from Manchester City with a volley from close range in the 55th after Phlippe Mexes flicked on a corner from the right. "Were happy. We played a great match. We also played well in the first leg," said Balotelli, who could not play for Milan in the Champions League lasst season after a January transfer.
[b]Ronald Jones II Buccaneers Jersey[/b]. "Its the Champions League and it means a lot to us to do well." Boateng scored his second goal of the evening after collecting the ball on the left side of the box and firing a shot into the far corner in the 77th. Celtic will play in the group stage for the eighth time after Neil Lennons team produced one of its trademark comebacks. Celtic erased the first-leg deficit with goals from Kris Commons and Giorgos Samaras on either side of halftime before Forrest sealed the home team win from Anthony Stokes cross. "Its the best feeling ever, we are in the Champions League, where we should be," Forrest said. "Weve done it in 90 minutes and that is what we wanted." Real Sociedad will play in the group stage for the first time in 10 years after Carlos Vela scored twice in a 2-0 win over Lyon. The French side had the upper hand in the first half but failed to create real chances and bowed out from the tournament 4-0 on aggregate. Zenit booked its spot in the group stage after beating Pacos Ferreira 4-2 for an 8-3 aggregate. Portugal playmaker Danny scored twice for Pacos before Aleksandr Bukharov and Andrey Arshavin added goals to ensure their Russian club qualified for the Champions League for the fourth time. Arsenal also qualified via the playoffs with a 5-0 win on aggregate over Fenerbahce on Tuesday, alongside Schalke, Steaua Bucharest and Basel.
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