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ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- In every game theyve played this season, the Detroit Lions have been trailing or tied at some point in the final two minutes of regulation.Perhaps thats why they approached last weekends predicament at Minnesota with so much poise.Down three with 17 seconds remaining and no timeouts, Matthew Stafford completed a 27-yard pass to Andre Roberts. Then the Lions calmly rushed to the line, and Stafford was able to spike the ball, setting up Matt Praters 58-yard field goal that tied it. Detroit beat the Vikings 22-16 in overtime .I think you have to attribute it to the guys that we have on the field, coach Jim Caldwell said. They function pretty well in tight situations. Its that old saying about, you dont rise to the occasion but you sink to the level of your preparation, and our guys have prepared I think pretty well.The Lions (5-4) have had plenty of drama already this season, with every game decided by seven points or fewer. They needed field goals in the final two minutes to beat Indianapolis, Philadelphia and Los Angeles -- and Praters kick against Minnesota saved Sundays game. Detroit also beat Washington last month on a touchdown with 16 seconds remaining.Add it all up, and the Lions are a half-game out of first place in the NFC North as they head into their bye week. Its a far cry from where Detroit was during its open date last season, which came after the Lions got off to a 1-7 start.Detroit shook up its front office during its bye week last season, firing general manager Martin Mayhew and team president Tom Lewand. The Lions won six of their final eight games after that. It wasnt enough to salvage the season, but the playoffs are in reach in 2016.After falling behind 16-13 on Sunday when Minnesota scored a touchdown with 23 seconds left, the Lions took over at their own 25. Golden Tate caught an 8-yard pass and went out of bounds, then Stafford found Roberts in the middle of the field.Detroit hustled to the line, being careful to line up properly and avoid a penalty. Stafford spiked the ball with 2 seconds left, and Praters kick was down the middle.That is perfect execution from everybody, said Tate, who ended up scoring the winning touchdown in overtime. That situation with 23 seconds and no timeouts, I wont say were done, and mentally you know it is not over until it says zero on the clock.Caldwell said his players practice situations like that and have developed confidence.We go through every conceivable situation in the league, he said. If we see some that are a little precarious and a little tough ... well say, `Hey, Im going to use that one for our mock this particular week. We take those real-life examples and utilize those to try to test our team. More often than not, we take a few timeouts off of it so we make them operate with no timeouts rather than giving them a crutch.If the season ended now, the Lions would be in the playoffs as a wild card. After their weekend off, they have a winnable home game against a last-place Jacksonville team, and their final three home games after that are against NFC North opponents.Detroit has been in some difficult spots this season, but the Lions have turned enough of those late-game deficits into wins that theyll have a lot to play for down the stretch.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Noah Trister at www.Twitter.com/noahtristerMike Quick Youth Jersey . Fred Couples, captain of the U.S. side, put it all into perspective. "We know whos in charge," he said. 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Capitals head coach Adam Oates said Ovechkin was injured in the first period against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday and clarified it was not a head injury.NEW YORK -- With each day, with every swing, this run by Gary Sanchez becomes even more remarkable.The New York Yankees rookie hit a home run for the third straight game Saturday, highlighting a 13-5 rout over the Baltimore Orioles.Sanchez hit a drive that bounced off the top of the right-center field wall and over. He reached 11 career home runs faster than anyone in major league history -- 23 games, including two hitless games last year.Its fun to watch, teammate Starlin Castro said. Every time he goes to the plate, we feel like something is going to happen in a good way.The 11 homers are the most in a month by a rookie since Milwaukees Ryan Braun hit 11 in July 2007, and are the most by an American League rookie since Oaklands Mark McGwire hit 15 in May 1987.After the catcher connected, the crowd of 38,843 emphatically chanted his name. Mark Teixeira stepped out of the batters box, pausing the game and allowing the 23-year-old to tip his batting helmet to the fans from the top of the dugout steps.Sanchez said it was his first curtain call.Its very exciting to hear your name being called out by the fans. Its a very exciting moment, he said through a translator.Sanchez is now hitting .400 with 21 RBI in 21 games this year.Castro and Aaron Hicks also homered as the Yankees won their fourth in a row. A day after trouncing the Orioles 14-4, New York moved within 2 1/2 games of them for the second AL wild-card spot.Chris Davis homered twice and Mark Trumbo hit his big league-leading 39th home run for Baltimore, which has dropped three straight.Castro had four hits and drove in three runs, Hicks also drove in three runs and Brian McCann got three hits and drove in two.Every Yankees starter has gotten a hit in back-to-back games for the first time since July 26-27, 2009.ddddddddddddWeve gotten a lot of production up and down the lineup, manager Joe Girardi said. Everyone seems to be contributing.Tommy Layne (1-1) pitched a scoreless inning for the win.Dylan Bundy (7-5) gave up five runs in four innings.Anytime you cant get through five or six innings its not a quality start and I didnt give my team a very good chance to win today, he said. Thats my fault and I got to get better next time.The Yankees got 18 hits and drew seven walks. For all that offensive output, it was a disputed play on the bases that put them ahead.Baltimore led 2-1 in the third when with two outs, singles by Teixeira, Didi Gregorius and Castro brought home the tying run.With runners at the corners, Castro broke for second. Catcher Matt Wieters throw was then cut off by shortstop J.J. Hardy as Gregorius tried to steal home.Hardys throw appeared to be in time, but Gregorius neatly tucked in his right arm and extended his left arm across home plate.Umpire Ron Kulpa called Gregorius out, but the Yankees challenged and the ruling was overturned. After the review, McCann hit an RBI double for a 4-2 lead.TRAINERS ROOMYankees: McCann returned to the starting lineup after being away following the death of his grandmother.UP NEXTYankees: LHP CC Sabathia (8-10, 4.33) was originally scheduled to pitch Monday in Kansas City. But Girardi made a switch, starting Sabathia instead of RHP Michael Pineda. Girardi cited Baltimores better numbers against right-handed pitching and the Royals success vs. lefties.---A previous version of this story mistakenly called Gary Sanchez a switch-hitter. Hes a right-handed hitter. ' ' '