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CHARLOTTE, N. Adidas NMD Black Sale .C. -- Panthers quarterback Cam Newton officially has been cleared from the concussion protocol by an independent physician, the team announced Saturday.?Newton will start Sunday at New Orleans, as had been expected barring any setbacks. The reigning MVP was a full participant in practice both Thursday and Friday.Despite being listed as questionable with a knee injury, Panthers wideout Kelvin Benjamin is expected to play, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.?Running back Jonathan Stewart?also will start after missing the past three games because of a hamstring injury.Those who wont play are starting left tackle Michael Oher (concussion), cornerback James Bradberry?(toe), cornerback Robert McClain (hamstring), defensive tackle Vernon Butler?(ankle) and defensive tackle Paul Soliai?(foot).Newton missed his third career start on Monday night, when the Panthers suffered a 17-14 loss to?Tampa Bay?that dropped their record to 1-4.He threw five touchdown passes, including a game-winning 15-yarder to Jerricho Cotchery with 1:05 remaining, in last years 41-38 victory at New Orleans.Over his past three games against the Saints (1-3), Newton has completed 65.7 percent of his pass attempts for 872 yards and 10 touchdowns with only one interception.Newton has declined all media requests this week.Offensive coordinator Mike Shula said there will be no restrictions on Newton as a dual-threat quarterback.Thats his game, Shula said Thursday. We will look at him and talk about it, but part of his game and what makes him so good is that.Newton has rushed for more yards (3,354) than any quarterback in the NFL since he entered the league in 2011. He already has 45 rushing touchdowns, an NFL career record for a quarterback.Newton, built like a linebacker at 6-foot-5 and 260 pounds, takes a lot of punishment. He has been hit while running, throwing or sacked 11.3 times per game this season, by far the highest rate in the NFL.Thats one thing about Cam Newton, Panthers coach Ron Rivera said. We can call a play, and he can drop back and take off running on his own. Were going to play our offense accordingly. Adidas NMD Factory Outlet . 10 VCU 85-67 on Thursday night at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The Seminoles (4-0) have scored at least 80 points in each of their games. Adidas NMD Mens Black and White . LeBron James and Chris Bosh didnt need any more. Williams scored 11 points in 10 minutes, Alan Anderson scored 17 points, and the Brooklyn Nets finished the exhibition season with a 108-87 win over the Miami Heat on Friday night. http://www.cheapnmdonline.com/ . Batiste, who briefly signed with the Eskimos in 2006, has spent time with several NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Angels Tyler Skaggs and the Houston Astros Collin McHugh are the scheduled starters for Saturdays game, but more notable is who wont be there.The Angels made it official Friday when they shut down Albert Pujols for the rest of the season. He will wind up missing the final five games because of plantar fasciitis in his right foot, something that has bothered him for the past month.Many criticized the Angels for signing Pujols to a 10-year contract prior to the 2012 season, knowing Pujols would be 41 by the end of the contract. Injuries would surely slow him down, it was said.And while Pujols has suffered a number of injuries primarily to his legs and feet since joining the Angels, he has managed to stay in the lineup and put up numbers. He is exactly halfway through his contract at five years, and has played in at least 152 games in four of them, including this season.He has hit 28 home runs or more in four of the five seasons, including 40 as recently as last year. And his 119 RBI this season were the most since he had 135 in 2009 with the Cardinals, when he won the last of his three MVP awards.And while Angels manager Mike Scioscia has made Pujols more of a designated hitter than first baseman in order to keep him off his feet as much as possible and keep him healthy, Pujols said Friday he wants that to change.Im going to be ready to play first base, Pujols told reporters Friday. Hopefully Ill get to train the way I want and Ill ccome back as a first baseman. Cheap Mens Adidas NMD Shoes. I want to get back on the field.Pujols accepted Scioscias decision to DH him this season -- he started 28 games at first base and 123 as the DH -- but it wasnt like he loved it.It was all right, he said. (But) Im not going to be doing that next year.That, of course, is up to Scioscia, who wasnt willing to make any decisions just yet.Were a better team when he plays first base, Scioscia said. Hes a terrific first baseman, but not at the expense of losing what he needs to do in the batters box.The Astros George Springer will be in the lineup Saturday as Astros manager A.J. Hinch wants to give his right fielder the opportunity to play in all 162 games. No Astro has played in all 162 since Carlos Lee in 2007.Springer also is one home run away from 30 for the season, and second baseman Jose Altuve and shortstop Carlos Correa are four RBI shy of 100.With the club eliminated from playoff contention, those individual milestones are something Hinch is paying attention to.Theres a couple of guys that are chasing some individual plateaus that are important to them, and if its important to them, its important to me, Hinch said. A hundred RBI for Altuve and Correa would be a great cap to their personal seasons. George is one homer shy of 30 and hes played in (160). So Ill pay attention to a little bit of that. ' ' '