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Jim Irsay spent 11 months trying to keep the Indianapolis Colts offensive cornerstones in place.Last summer, the team owner rewarded left tackle Anthony Castonzo and receiver T.Y. Hilton with lucrative contract extensions. Just before the start of free agency, he made an irresistible offer to tight end Dwayne Allen. Then last month, he made Andrew Luck the NFLs highest-paid player.Now comes hard part -- making sure the offensive line holds up.In years past, we havent been up to par, left guard Jack Mewhort said when training camp opened this week. When youve got a guy like that (Luck), you have to protect him.Instead, Luck has taken more hits (375) than any other NFL quarterback since entering the league in 2012. Some of those could be blamed on Luck himself, but many were the result of leaks along the line.The continual shots finally took their toll when Indys brightest young star missed nine games with myriad injuries last season and never really looked like himself in the worst season of his pro career.As a result, the Colts offense was overhauled.After firing Pep Hamilton during the 2015 season, coach Chuck Pagano promoted Rob Chudzinski to offensive coordinator and hired former Miami Dolphins coach Joe Philbin to fix the line and quarterbacks coach Brian Schottenheimer to refine Lucks fundamentals.General manager Ryan Grigson used half of his eight draft picks on offensive linemen, the most important being the selection of Ryan Kelly in the first round.The Colts expect Kelly to solidify a position that has been a revolving door the previous four seasons.He has made mistakes, like everybody is going to make mistakes, Pagano said. But he is unflappable and he doesnt get rattled, he doesnt get shaken. He is able to move on when bad plays happen.With Castonzo, Mewhort and Kelly, the Colts think they have three pieces in place.On the right side, though, its a different story.Indy hopes third-round pick LeRaven Clark or Denzelle Good can emerge as a starter at one spot. Veterans Hugh Thornton and Joe Reitz and rookies Joe Haeg and Austin Blythe are also in the mix for the final two starting jobs.So far, the Colts like what theyve seen.They all can move and run around and they have a tough mentality, so Im excited, Chudzinski said. Im excited about our offensive line.Until Friday, none of the rookies had put on pads as a pro, and they might not get a real chance to flash their talent until the NFLs annual Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, next Sunday.But the biggest upgrade might not be a player.Philbin has a reputation for developing good offensive lines and has taken a more hands-on approach than his predecessor, and it didnt take long for Philbin to earn the respect of Colts players.Hes worked with a lot of guys who have been really successful. You try to be a sponge and get whatever knowledge hes willing to give, said Castonzo, who has repeatedly acknowledged he had a poor season in 2015. Hes out there and he wants us to get reps in. Its a lot of reps on the field so we can watch it on film and correct it. Its great.The question, of course, is can Philbin get these linemen to perform as one unit by the time Indy opens its season Sept. 11 against Detroit?First, the offensive line intends to spend the next two weeks at Anderson University getting accustomed to Kellys protection calls and working in sync.Perhaps then, the Colts will finally get a chance to see how all the offensive pieces fit.Weve got talent, Pagano said about the linemen. Weve got guys that are capable, they are just unproven.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Cheapest Yeezy 350. .ca. Kerry, Just watched the shootout in the Coyotes/Leafs game and I have to ask, why was the James van Riemsdyk goal allowed to count? All of the video replays we were shown on TV were inconclusive about whether the puck had entirely crossed the line or not. 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Theyll take that goal onto the hardwood on Wednesday against the visiting Boston Celtics at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.The Spurs head into the contest against Boston off their best overall performance of the season, a 130-101 destruction of the Brooklyn Nets in which San Antonio led by at least 13 points over the final 2 1/2 quarters. The Spurs established season-highs for points in a game, points in a quarter (41, in the first), assists (38) and 3-point baskets 14 (out of 26 attempted).Can a team thats 19-5 turn a corner and play even better? Guard Manu Ginobili said the Spurs have not yet touched on their potential.Thats not a good sign for Boston, which has lost 10 straight to San Antonio dating to the 2010-11 campaign.(The win over the Nets) was a great step ahead; now we have to make sure we continue to improve and learn from these first 24 games, Ginobili said. You wont find anyone in this locker room whos satisfied with the way we are playing. We all know we can do so much better. We wont look at our record or the success weve had.It was just the 11th time all season that the Spurs preferred starting five -- Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge at forward, Tony Parker and Danny Green at guard and Pau Gasol at center -- played together.The fun is when everyone feels involved, Ginobili said. A lot of times we talk about how good things start for us with our defense, but over the past 15 games or so weve struggled some on offense and thats been whats slowing us down.Leonard scored 30 points iin 27 minutes in the win over the Nets, the 19th time this season and fifth straight game that Leonard led the Spurs in scoring.ddddddddddddBoston hits the Alamo City off back-to-back losses, at home to Toronto on Dec. 9 and at Oklahoma City on Sunday, a 99-96 setback in which the Celtics led in the final minutes but let it get away.Thats a frustrating loss, because we played really hard on the defensive end for most of the night, Celtics coach Brad Stevens said of loss against the Thunder. We had critical turnovers throughout the game. We screwed up a few coverages throughout the course of the night, but not very many.The Celtics (13-11) did play enough defense to stop Oklahoma Citys Russell Westbrooks triple-double streak at seven games.It is frustrating, but we need to look at this film, have a good practice, and get focused, Celtics center Al Horford said. No ones going to feel bad for us. We need to stay together. And we will.Boston has five players who average double-figures in scoring, led by guard Isaiah Thomas 26.0 points per contest. Guard Avery Bradley scores 17.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, 6.3 of those on the defensive end.The Celtics spent the past two days in San Antonio, where they had their first taped full practice in months. It was Boston only consecutive off days on the road in this seasons schedule.San Antonio won the first matchup with the Celtics 109-103 on Nov. 25 in Boston. Leonard led the Spurs with a game-high 25 points and 10 rebounds and guard Patty Mills added 19 points off the bench in that win. ' ' '