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NEW ORLEANS - Saints linebacker Curtis Lofton drew a personal foul for shoving Carolina quarterback Cam Newton and didnt regret it. Authentic Wendell Clark Jersey .New Orleans defensive captain may have succeeded in standing up to behaviour he viewed as disrespectful. As for stopping Newton and the Panthers from piling up yards and points, there didnt seem to be much Lofton or any of his teammates could do.Newton passed for three touchdowns, appeared to incite a scuffle when he dived over the pile for another score, and Carolina ended a six-game skid with a 41-10 rout of the Saints on Sunday.We were embarrassed, Lofton said. We apologize to our fans and coaches.It was bad, bad football today, he added.Jonathan Stewart added a 69-yard touchdown run as the Panthers (4-8-1) pulled closer to NFC South leader Atlanta (5-7), which plays at Green Bay on Monday night.Newtons jawing and Superman celebration after his 2-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter drew Loftons shove, igniting a scrum that burst through a closed gate behind the goal post and into a tunnel.Newton chalked up the extracurricular roughness to nothing more than a lot of testosterone on that field at one time.Panthers tight end Brandon Williams was ejected for punching defensive end Cam Jordan. Although Lofton was flagged, he was allowed to stay in the game and said hed respond to Newtons actions the same way 100 times out of 100.It was taunting, Lofton said. I saw it as straight disrespect and I did what I thought I had to do.Newtons scoring passes went for 9 yards to Kelvin Benjamin, 16 yards to tight end Greg Olsen and 26 yards to running back Fozzy Whitaker.New Orleans (5-8) lost its fourth straight home game and dropped a half-game behind Atlanta.Saints coach Sean Payton called the loss embarrassing, and emphasized that hell be eager to review the coaches film of the game.Weve got to look closely at everything — preparation, who were asking to do it, Payton said. Were not that good. Thats painfully obvious.The Saints turned the ball over on two of their first three offensive plays. Mark Ingrams fumble on the New Orleans 25 — forced by Josh Norman and recovered by Colin Cole — led to a field goal. Bene Benwikeres interception of Drew Brees led to Newtons rushing TD.The Panthers, who entered with a league-low 30 first-quarter points all season, scored 17 points inside the first nine minutes.Brees was 29 of 49 for 235 yards and one late TD to tight end Ben Watson. Afterward, Brees said the Saints havent responded well to adversity this season.We need to be more professional, Brees said. Certainly, a loss like that is embarrassing. Thats not what were about.Newton was 21 of 33 for 226 yards, was not sacked and was not intercepted. Newton also rushed for 83 yards, but downplayed the part he played in those gains, saying the Saints left him wide open rushing lanes.I feel as if anybody could have run it, Newton said. There were no moves I made. I wasnt touched until I got in the secondary.Stewart finished with 155 yards rushing on 20 carries as the Panthers piled up 271 yards on the ground.The Panthers points total was their highest of the season, surpassing the 37 they scored in an overtime tie at Cincinnati.Carolinas 497 total yards also were easily a season high, albeit against a Saints defence that entered the game ranked second-to-last in the NFL.Carolina scored on its opening possession for only the second time all season, driving 80 yards on seven plays, capped by Benjamins touchdown.Olsens TD gave the Panthers a 24-3 lead that stood at halftime. Boos rained down on the Saints as they trotted to the locker room, and again when they began the second half by punting after three plays.When Whittaker turned a screen pass into a touchdown to make it 38-3 with a little more than five minutes left in the third quarter, much of the Superdome emptied out.NOTES: Saints LT Terron Armstead left with a neck injury in the first half and OLB Junior Galette limped off the field favouring his right leg in the second quarter. ... Saints C Jonathan Goodwin was helped off the field with an apparent leg injury late in the fourth quarter.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Toronto Maple Leafs Outlet Store . -- Clayton Kershaw and Hyun-Jin Ryu will be the Dodgers starting pitchers in their two-game season-opening series in Australia against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Authentic Zach Hyman Jersey . - Anthony Beauvillier had the winning goal in the third period as the Shawinigan Cataractes edged the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 2-1 on Wednesday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League play. http://www.cheapmapleleafsjerseysauthentic.com/?tag=authentic-tie-domi-jersey . The striker headed Spurs into a 35th-minute lead and tapped in their third in the 71st after Chico Flores own goal. Wilfried Bony hit the bar and had a good penalty appeal for a push by Tottenham captain Michael Dawson turned down in the first half, before getting Swanseas consolation late on.CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Right-hander Mat Latos has a bone chip thats causing pain in his elbow and will be unavailable for the Cincinnati Reds wild card playoff game Tuesday in Pittsburgh. The Reds are hopeful that with a couple of days of treatment, Latos elbow might improve enough that he could pitch in the division series if Cincinnati advances. Manager Dusty Baker had been leaning toward starting Latos in the wild card game until the right-hander told him Saturday that the elbow was bothering him. Latos volunteered to pitch in relief if needed Tuesday, but Baker doesnt like that idea. "I dont think were going to take a chance," Baker said Sunday morning. "We havent discussed it in-depth. "Most pitchers have little bone chips or fragments in their elbows. Sometimes they move around. Sometimes they get back in that slot and stay there. His is a little sore." Instead, Johnny Cuetoo will start for the Reds on Tuesday. Authentic Johnny Bower Jersey. Latos will likely be left off the Reds roster for the wild card game. If the Reds win, he could be added for the division series, which would start Thursday in the city of the team with the best record in the NL. "Im pretty sure hell be fine for that," Baker said. "Those things float in and out until you get them taken care of. Guys pitch with them for years, and most people have them." The Reds also are trying to get left-hander Tony Cingrani ready for a possible appearance later in the playoffs. Hes been sidelined twice by back spasms but has been throwing in the bullpen without problem. The Reds plan to send him to their spring training facility in Arizona to keep throwing. Baker said hes not in good enough shape to start a game at this point. The Reds also could use him in relief, a role he filled for part of the season. cheap falcons jerseys cheap ravens jerseys cheap bills jerseys cheap bears jerseys cheap bengals jerseys cheap cowboys jerseys cheap lions jerseys cheap texans jerseys cheap colts jerseys cheap jaguars jerseys cheap chiefs jerseys cheap rams jerseys cheap dolphins jerseys cheap vikings jerseys cheap saints jerseys cheap giants jerseys cheap jets jerseys cheap eagles jerseys cheap steelers jerseys cheap 49ers jerseys ' ' '