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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Julius Peppers doesnt like to take breaks.He has missed just two practices in his three seasons with the Packers. One was late last year, and the other came Wednesday. Both were just days off for rest.Coach Mike McCarthy plans to give Peppers a midweek practice break the rest of the season, his 15th in the league. Peppers is still productive, with a sack in three straight games going into the Packers critical contest Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks.He has a very old-school approach, McCarthy said Thursday. He just does not want to come off the field, and I think hes a tremendous example for your younger players and has been a tremendous asset to our program.Peppers reached another career milestone during the 21-13 win last week over Houston. A sack in the second quarter gave Peppers 142 1/2 for his career, moving him past Hall of Fame defensive end Michael Strahan for fifth place on the all-time list. The four players ahead of Peppers -- Bruce Smith, Reggie White, Kevin Greene and Chris Doleman -- are also in the Hall.In practice, McCarthy said the 36-year-old Peppers will often run with younger, quicker defensive backs.Hes always working different moves, even as a vet, first-year defensive lineman Dean Lowry said. Being a rookie, you look at that and it kind of motivates you to get better each day, too.But Peppers had to adjust to a new role this year. The Packers limited his snaps early in the season, a move made easier in September because Peppers was part of a deep pool of pass rushers.Lately, Peppers snap counts are up, in part because of the mounting injuries on defense.Clay Matthews is bothered by a left shoulder injury, and he was already being counted on to partner with Peppers to rush the passer as well as help fill in for injured inside linebackers Jake Ryan (ankle) and Blake Martinez (knee).But, like Peppers, Matthews has been tough to keep off the field. He was initially supposed to miss two days of practice to help build strength back in the shoulder, but Matthews was back on a limited basis Thursday.You have to be smart but at the same time take your shots, so you just hope for the best, Matthews said. Its moving in the right direction, so hopefully thats good news.Outside linebacker Nick Perry, who has a team-high eight sacks, is also out with a hand injury. And now the Packers have to deal with Seattle dual-threat quarterback Russell Wilson, with the Seahawks coming off 40-7 rout of Carolina.A fresh Peppers should be seeing more time to help fill the void, at a time when his production is up. Capers has said that Peppers will play even more down the stretch, as the Packers try to close a two-game gap with first-place Detroit in the NFC North, with four games left in the regular season.We were going with a pitch count, or however you want to express it, earlier in the season. But just because of a number of different factors, Julius is playing more, McCarthy said.So to help compensate, Peppers will get breathers in practice, whether he likes it or not.Frankly, I did not let him practice Wednesday because hes old-school that way. He likes being out there and doesnt like to miss practice, McCarthy added. That will really be our path every Wednesday from here on out.INJURY REPORT: CB Ladarius Gunter missed a second straight day because of an illness. DT Letroy Guion (shoulder), along with Ryan and Martinez were limited for a second straight day, as was QB Aaron Rodgers (hamstring).---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Genaro Armas at: https://twitter.com/GArmasAPCheap Balenciaga Australia . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team. Discount Air Max 95 Australia . 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He sat out the following game, a 108-107 win Saturday in Portland, before coming back to help send the Nuggets to their seventh consecutive loss.ARLINGTON, Texas -- Now the Texas Rangers wait to find out their playoff opponent.After wrapping up a 95-win regular season on Sunday with a 6-4 loss in 10 innings to Tampa Bay, the AL West champion Rangers will open the AL Division Series at home on Thursday against the wild card winner -- Baltimore or Toronto.That means a possible ALDS rematch against the Blue Jays, who last October overcame a 2-0 series deficit and won the deciding Game 5 at home after the Rangers had a three-error inning and Jose Bautistas emphatic bat flip after he hit the go-ahead homer.When asked if it mattered if the Rangers (95-67) get another shot against the Blue Jays, shortstop Elvis Andrus responded, Not really, because our final prize is not beating one team. We know we have to beat three teams to win it all.In the last regular-season game between the Rangers and Blue Jays in Texas on May 15, second baseman Rougned Odor punched Bautista, igniting a bench-clearing brawl that led to several suspensions.Texas manager Jeff Banister said he isnt concerned about who the Rangers play, or the situation that would surround any opponent.I think that our focus supersedes anything that we might encounter in any location. We dont get to choose whom we play, we dont get to choose where we play, Banister said. We just have earned the opportunity to play someone, somewhere. ... Well stay focused, dedicated to what we need to do, and Ill leave it at that.In the regular-season finale Sunday, Alexei Ramirez had four hits, including a 10th-inning double before scoring for the Rays after Texas had tied the game in the ninth against closer Alex Colome.The Rays then opened the 10th with three consecutive hits off Tanner Scheppers (1-1). Richie Shaffer led off with a single before going to third on Ramirezs double and scoring on a wild pitch. Curt Casali then had an RBI double.While the Rangers fell one win shy of matching the franchise record for victories, they had already clinched home-field advantage through the postseason.The Rays (68-94) finished with their worst record since going 66-96 in 2007, the year before going to their only World Series.Good win on the last day, Rays manager Kevin Cash said. Long game, back and forth, but a nice win.ddddddddddddAndrus went 0 for 3 and had two strikeouts but finished the regular season with a .302 batting average. It is the first .300 season for the Rangers longest-tenured position player in his eighth year -- and the player who had two errors in that decisive seventh inning last October.Ive got to pound the table for a guy that at the end of the year last year, just where he was to where his determination, I think he told you all that this would be a time for him that would be an incredible moment and he was going to come back focused, rededicated and have a significant year, Banister said.Jonathan Lucroy homered for Texas, his 24th this season and 11th for the Rangers since being acquired in a trade Aug. 1 from Milwaukee.Jared Hoying, Robinson Chirinos and Hanser Alberto, hitting in the Nos. 2-4 spots after not being in the starting lineup, had consecutive singles to start the Texas ninth and tie the game 4-4 against Colome (2-4), who had only his third blown save in 40 chances this season.HITTING .300Adrian Beltre went 1 for 2 in the finale, to finish at exactly .300, along with 32 homers and 104 RBI. It is the sixth time in his career to hit .300, and the fourth time in six year with Texas. ... The Rangers had two .300 hitters in the regular season for the first time since 2012 with Beltre and David Murphy.FIRST RUN IN A WHILERamirez had an RBI single in the seventh off reliever Jake Diekman that made it 4-2 and ended the Rangers franchise-record stretch of 35 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings by their bullpen.SHORT HOPSThe game last exactly 4 hours, the second-longest game in length of time for Texas this season. ... Erasmo Ramirez, the seventh Rays pitcher and 14th in the game, worked the 10th for his second save.TRAINERS ROOMRays: CF Kevin Kiermaier missed the finale with a bruised left calf after getting hit by a pitch in Saturday nights game.Rangers: RF Shin-Soo Choo, playing for the third time after missing 39 games because of a broken left forearm, was 1 for 4 while playing seven innings. ' ' '