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New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis is coming off one of his worst games of the season. Philadelphia 76ers rookie center/forward Joel Embiid is coming off his best.The two big men square off Tuesday night, when the Pelicans (9-20) close out a three-game road trip against the Sixers (7-20) in Philadelphia.Davis, the NBAs second-leading scorer (29.6), managed 12 points in Sundays 113-100 loss in San Antonio. It was his second-lowest total of the season, and came two days after he was limited to 22 minutes by a left lower-leg contusion in a 122-100 loss in Houston. He scored 17 points in that one.Embiid, meanwhile, piled up a career-high 33 points in Sundays 108-107 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, and added 10 rebounds and three blocked shots.For the first time, all over, he wanted to dominate the game, coach Brett Brown said.Embiid said he was feeling the effects of a head cold before the game, but he nonetheless made 12 of 17 shots from the floor and added 10 rebounds and three blocked shots. His 3-pointer with 2:43 left put the Sixers ahead to stay, as they snapped an eight-game home losing streak.Philadelphia has, however, won just three times in its last 13 games.There is also some intrigue with the Sixers, as Brown announced before Sundays game that center/forward Nerlens Noel will not be part of the teams frontcourt rotation for the foreseeable future. Noel missed the seasons first 23 games following minor knee surgery, then sprained his left ankle upon returning last Sunday in Detroit.That caused him to miss last Wednesdays loss to Toronto, and he saw only eight minutes of court time in Fridays loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Afterward he complained about his role, as well as the fact that management has failed to alleviate the teams logjam at center. Noel, Embiid and Jahlil Okafor, all highly drafted players in recent years, are all best suited to playing that positionBrown, however, is now starting Embiid and Okafor in tandem, then alternating the two of them at center. The coach believes that trying to find minutes for Noel disrupts the balance and flow of the Eastern Conferences worst team.On Monday general manager Bryan Colangelo told reporters that Brown didnt mean Nerlens wouldnt play at all, though Brown did say Noel would only see the court if someone gets in foul trouble or something of that nature.Were trying to determine if (Noel) is a fit for this roster, Colangelo told reporters.Colangelo also said there is considerable interest in Noel throughout the league, but also trepidation about trading for him, since he has barely played. Colangelo went on to say that he doesnt feel he has to make a deal before the end of this season.Embiid managed 14 points on 5-of-15 shooting in the Sixers 99-88 victory over the Pelicans on Dec. 4 in New Orleans. 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Everton manager Roberto Martinez says that keeping Baines at the club is a "massive boost and exciting for the future" because he brings "maturity and football knowledge in a very specialized position on the pitch" and an "infectious and positive influence to the rest of the squad. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Denard Robinson has a new T-shirt hanging in his locker that he plans to wear under his Jacksonville Jaguars jersey this season.It contains a simple message, one few people will ever see and even fewer would understand.Be Like Carlos.For Robinson, though, it means everything. The former Michigan All-American is mourning the death of one of his best friends, 25-year-old Carlos Senluis. Senluis was shot and killed in a road rage incident in Deerfield Beach earlier this month, and Robinson is still trying to cope with the loss.He was like a brother to me, Robinson said Tuesday. I grew up with him. His mom was my mom. My mom was his mom. He would hang out at my house without me being there, and I could do that same with his family. Thats how close we were.Robinson missed one day of training camp to attend Senluis funeral, but was unable to make a public tribute at Deerfield Beach High School, where Robinson was a football/track superstar and Senluis was a standout baseball player.So Robinson has something of his own planned. A college quarterback turned NFL running back, Robinson plans to dedicate his first touchdown this season to the memory of his friend and give the ball to Senluis mother.He knows it wont take away the pain, but he hopes the gesture will be another reminder of how much he loved and misses his friend.Its been tough, Robinson said. Just seeing somebody that you really care about gone and then you see his mom. Shes like my mom.According to the Broward Sheriffs Office, Senluis and a passenger, another close friend of Robinsons, were driving homme on Aug.dddddddddddd 5 around 10:30 p.m. when Senluis apparently flashed his headlights at another car. The driver of the other car, 28-year-old Clarck Paul, followed Senluis home and then opened fire into the car after an unprovoked exchange.After shooting Senluis, Paul drove to North Lauderdale, where he shot and killed another man. Investigators believe Paul, who has a lengthy criminal record, was on his way to kill the second man because he was a witness in a separate attempted murder.The shootings took place about half an hour apart that Friday night, detectives said.Robinson had just finished a scrimmage at EverBank Field when he got the call that Senluis had been shot. Robinson called his brothers -- he has five of them -- and asked them to go help. They obliged, but there was little they could do.Senluis, who played college baseball at New Mexico Junior College and then Florida Memorial University in Miami, was rushed to a local hospital and pronounced dead.Paul was arrested a few hours later and jailed on two murder charges.Robinson practiced the next day with a heavy heart and has offered to help however the family needs.Carlos mom said this to me and its something that stood out, Robinson said. Paul gets to breathe. He gets to talk to his mom again. He gets to still lift weights and do different things while her son is in the grave. I cant believe that.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '