This, however, should not be subject to the outcome of the Games. That cosmetic exercise will happen: the politicians have mastered the art of gluing bits and pieces. Hence the opening ceremony and the closing will be a gala event with the villains hoping its glitter will blur their crimes."The more he gets healthy and the more he gets comfortable in this offence, the more he gets back to full strength and full speed," Smith said. "He's always been a wily vet, so he knows how to get open, even when he's not feeling 100 per cent. He makes the tough catch..

Unfortunately, it was up to the teams' owners to decide if they want to adopt that 85% threshold. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers adopted the lower "sellout" mark in July and lowered ticket prices after blacking out 13 of their past 15 home games. The Oakland Raiders, Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings have since followed suit, but the Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals and San Diego Chargers didn't fee