FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Quick.Who are all the tight ends on the Buffalo Bills?In his first week with the Patriots in 2009, Rob Ninkovich was stumped when Bill Belichick surprised him with that question.Afterward, he came up to me and he said, You should also know their shoe size, the defensive end said. So from then on I made sure I knew every single tight end. Couldnt find the shoe size, but I was trying.His coachs pop quizzes — in team meetings, passing players in the hallway or anywhere they meet — can be a source of fear.And that makes them study and so theyll be better prepared for the next game.I think that puts us all on edge, special teams captain Matthew Slater said. Its not about embarrassing a guy. Its not about putting a guy on the spot. Its about us being prepared and being ready to go on Sunday.They better have the answers for the final test on Feb. 1 in the Super Bowl against the defending champion Seattle Seahawks in Glendale, Arizona.Professor Belichick questions both veteran stars and young backups. Sometimes hell ask one player if anothers answer is correct.Hearts pounding, palms are sweating, running back Shane Vereen said of younger players reactions.What might an opposing defence do against a certain formation at a particular spot on the field?What about that new play coaches added the previous day?Weve all gotten caught, safety Devin McCourty said. Some of the questions he asks you, you dont even think about it. I mean it usually results in us being very prepared at the end of the week.Belichick might be an odd choice to go all Alex Trebek on his players.The coach with all the questions is known for giving non-answers to reporters.Were on to Cincinnati, he said repeatedly after being asked about the teams problems following a 41-14 loss to Kansas City one week before playing the Bengals.On Thursday, he said, I dont have an explanation for the Patriots use of underinflated balls in last Sunday nights 45-7 AFC championship game win over Indianapolis.But his players, like school children crouching in their seats hoping not to be called on, know Belichicks surprise quizzes can keep them from being surprised in games.He actually did catch me in the hallway when I was a rookie and he asked me a question a couple of years ago about a play, third-year linebacker Donta Hightower said. Apparently it was a big play by a big player and I didnt get it. Its kind of frowned upon by all the other guys, so I learned my lesson then.For all his obsession with preparation, Belichick knows there are limits. He recently paraphrased former President and five-star general Dwight D. Eisenhower while meeting with reporters.Preparation is everything until the battle starts, and then it doesnt mean anything, Belichick said. Then you react to what happens in the game. In his case, what happens in the battle.So if the Patriots have never seen the opponents first five plays, they fall back on fundamentals such as tackling, covering a receiver or filling a gap, McCourty said.That will never steer you wrong, he said. Its not the same as a battle. Those guys lives are at stake.The Patriots are preparing for their sixth Super Bowl in 14 years, all under Belichick. Theyve won three of them.Bill knows everything about a team, from personnel to the coaching staff, the players, everything, McCourty said. By the end of the week, we usually know it, too.Now they have more than a week to study, practice, and, perhaps, try to avoid Belichicks questions.They havent been strange. They just catch you off guard, wide receiver Brandon LaFell said. Its usually, What did we put in the game plan overnight on Tuesday, just to see if you looked at the game plan.And what if you dont answer correctly?Youve got to, LaFell said, or youll have those questions every day.___NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Kobe Bryant Shoes Sell . - Mike Magee converted two penalty kicks in a 10-minute span of the first half and the Chicago Fire beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Sunday. Kyrie Irving Shoes From China . The kind he has every so often. The kind he has when Dwyane Wade sits. 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Make the extra pass, take care of the ball, play defence and get more out of his bench. The four-pronged approach worked. Danny Granger scored a season-high 16 points, Paul George and Lance Stephenson each added 15, and the Pacers plowed through some rough stretches to pull away from the Orlando Magic, 98-79 on Monday night. "I thought we came out with the right focus and the right fight," forward David West said. "We played hard, played together and got the W." Thats good enough for right now. The team with the NBAs best record came into the game with a 3-3 mark over its last six and seemed to be sliding after a series of slow starts forced it to fight its way back from large, early deficits. Even returning home after a five-game West Coast swing wasnt the fix. The Pacers (37-10) lost to Phoenix last Thursday, then had to overcome a season-high 24 turnovers Saturday to barely get past Brooklyn. On Monday, the Pacers looked like a different team. They started fast, committed only two turnovers in the first 21 1/2 minutes and led from start to finish. Perhaps that much should have been expected against the second-worst team in the league and the worst road team in the NBA. But it was still a tough night. West hurt his right ankle in the third quarter, backup centre Ian Mahinmi left with an injured right shoulder in the fourth and Indiana let Orlando (13-37) back into the game late in the first half before nearly giving all of its 16-point, first-half lead by starting the third quarter with 10 straight misses. The difference: The Pacers heeded their All-Star coachs advice and allowed a season-low 29 points in the second half. "Thats typical of us," Granger said. "You know we hang our hat on defence, and we really want that to carry us the whole way." Arron Afflalo led the Magic with 20 points but was shut out for the final 23:47. Nikola Vucevic added 16 points, getting only four over the final 19 minutes. The only other Orlando player to reach double figures was Tobias Harris, who finished with 11. Rookie Victor Oladipo finished with six points and tied a season high with 11 assists but wass just 2 of 11 from the field in his second game back in his adopted home state.dddddddddddd "They were just more active on their tags and disguising their defence," said Oladipo, who again started in place of injured point guard Jameer Nelson. "They just did a great job of making us take tough shots. Its something we need to learn from." The Pacers, meanwhile, stuck to the Vogel Plan. Granger, a former All-Star who has been working his way back from a strained left calf, broke out of his shooting slump. C.J. Watson had 12 points and Luis Scola added 10 as the Pacers bench combined for exactly half of Indianas total, a season best. Indianas two most prolific scorers did their thing, too. George started with seven points, three rebounds, two steals and two assists in the first quarter. Stephenson, the NBA leader with four triple-doubles, settled for 15 points, 12 rebounds and five assists. It looked as if the Pacers would blow out Orlando when they took a 55-39 lead midway through the second quarter. But the Magic closed the period on a 9-2 run, then watched the Pacers miss their first 10 shots in the third quarter as they crept back within two on Vucevics tip-in with 7:01 to go. Indianas defence then held tight until Stephenson ended the shooting drought with a circus jumper that banked in as he drew a foul on Oladipo. Stephenson made the free throw to give Indiana a 63-58 lead and the Magic never got another chance to tie it. The Pacers closed the third quarter on a 9-1 run to make it 75-63 and opened the fourth on a 11-1 spurt to put it away. "It goes back to passing," Granger said. "You know when once you move the ball, you get a lot more open shots. Weve been trying to do it by ourselves these last 10 or 12 games and our offence has been struggling. So we move the ball, we get layups, backdoor cuts, open 3s. That makes everybody look good." Notes: Vogel gave his starters extra rest in the fourth quarter with the Pacers heading to Atlanta for the second half of a back-to-back on Tuesday. ... Nelson sat out with a sore left knee and is expected to be examined when the team returns home. ... Recently signed centre Andrew Bynum has not yet practiced with the Pacers. ' ' '