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DETROIT (AP) _ A stripper is claiming she was inappropriately touched by Detroit Lions defensive tackle Shaun Rogers. Police and prosecutors are reviewing the claims, Maria Miller, spokeswoman for the Wayne County prosecutor's office, said Monday. The complaint was made to authorities early Friday by the woman, who dances at a club on Detroit's west side. Police have submitted a criminal sexual conduct warrant request to the prosecutor's office, but Miller said charges were not expected to ...

Detroit Lions running back Kevin Jones underwent surgery on his injured left foot this week and is facing a long rehabilitation period. The Lions' leading rusher was injured late in Sunday's 30-20 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Lions trainer Al Bellamy confirmed that Jones sustained a Lisfranc injury, a tearing of the tissues that connect the bones in the middle of the foot. He had the surgery Wednesday. Detroit linebacker ...

Kevin Jones, Detroit's leading rusher and second-leading receiver, was inactive for the Thanksgiving Day game between the Lions and Miami Dolphins. Jones sprained his ankle in Sunday's loss at Arizona. He was replaced by Arlen Harris. Detroit was also without defensive tackle Shaun Rogers (knee), kick returner Eddie Drummond (concussion) and defensive tackle Shaun Cody (toe). Little-used wide receiver Mike Williams, Detroit's first-round pick in 2005, was active. Williams has ...

The New York Jets must be getting used to sweating out victories. Leon Washington rushed for 129 yards on 20 carries and scored the first two touchdowns of his career, and the Jets held on to beat the Detroit Lions 31-24 on Sunday. The Lions put a scare into the Jets, who led the entire game, by getting within a touchdown with 2:22 left when an outstretched Mike Furrey caught ...

Lions defensive tackle Shaun Rogers will be suspended for four games by the NFL for taking a banned, over-the-counter substance, an official within the league told The Associated Press on Tuesday night. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because the NFL is expected to announce the suspension Wednesday. ``We have no comment,'' Lions spokesman Bill Keenist said. An e-mail seeking comment was sent to Rogers on Tuesday night. Losing Rogers will be a blow for the ...

Roy Williams played the best 60 minutes of his NFL career, and the next day it took him almost that long to get out of bed. He didn't mind. Not after setting career highs of 10 catches and 161 yards in the Detroit Lions' first win of the season, a 20-17 decision over the Buffalo Bills. ``That's how this game is,'' he said Monday. ``You have to accept the pain ...

Roy Williams and Kevin Jones ended Rod Marinelli's long wait for a win. Williams had 10 receptions for 161 yards _ both career highs _ and scored a touchdown while Jones ran for a season-high 127 yards and a score to lead the Detroit Lions to a 20-17 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. ``I'm glad we got this because the coaching staff has really been under the microscope ...

The Detroit Lions, the NFL's worst team the past five-plus seasons, are 0-5 and there doesn't seem to be much hope for this season or in the years to come for a franchise that has become the laughingstock of the league. Detroit's short-term future looks bleak in part because injuries have ravaged its offensive line and at each position group on defence. The winless Lions, who host Buffalo on Sunday, ...

Detroit Lions guard Damien Woody will miss the rest of the season with a sprained foot. Woody was placed on injured reserve Wednesday. He was hurt Sunday at Minnesota, another blow for Detroit (0-5) and its already banged-up offensive line. Linemen Ross Verba (hamstring) and Rex Tucker (knee) likely will not play Sunday against Buffalo (2-3), leaving the winless Lions with just two starters protecting quarterback Jon Kitna and opening ...

Rod Marinelli thinks there is one major reason his Detroit Lions are 0-5. Discipline. The day after the Lions blew a 14-point lead in Sunday's 26-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, Marinelli saw what he expected on the game film. ``After having a chance to view the tape, a theme throughout our team is not doing our jobs, understanding our jobs and doing what we are coached to do,'' he ...

The Minnesota Vikings' offence couldn't rally for a touchdown, so the defence did it for them. Twice. Detroit squandered a 17-3 lead in the fourth quarter and the Vikings defence scored two touchdowns on turnovers by Jon Kitna in the final period for a 26-17 victory Sunday. Ben Leber returned Kitna's fumble one yard for a touchdown to cut Detroit's lead to 17-16 and Ryan Longwell made a 20-yard field goal to give the Vikings a 19-16 ...

The Minnesota Vikings will move their game against Detroit from Sunday to Monday night if the Minnesota Twins and Oakland Athletics go to a fifth game in their first-round baseball playoff series. The Vikings-Lions game is scheduled for Sunday at noon CDT at the Metrodome, but Game 5 of the Twins-A's series would also be Sunday at the Metrodome. The football teams will wait until a fifth game in the ...

Maybe the Rams merely needed their old ringmaster back in the building to resemble ``The Greatest Show on Turf.'' In a shootout befitting Mike Martz's return to St. Louis, Isaac Bruce caught a five-yard touchdown pass with 1:56 to play as the Rams rallied to beat Detroit 41-34 on Sunday. Trailing 34-33 with 4:42 to play, the Rams (3-1) got the ball and marched 56 yards in seven plays, scoring ...

Detroit Lions guard Frank Davis was taken off the field on a truck after he was injured on the opening kickoff of the second half of Sunday's game against the St. Louis Rams. Davis was blocking on the return when he went down at about the Detroit 17. Davis was down for several minutes, during which trainers unscrewed the face mask from his helmet. He was placed on a board, ...