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LONDON - All three NFL games in London next season will have early afternoon kickoffs in the U.K., meaning fans back in the U.S. will have to get up early to watch.The NFL announced Thursday that the Nov. 1 game between the Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs at Wembley Stadium will start at 2:30 p.m. local time — 9:30 a.m. on the U.S. East Coast.Early kickoffs had already been announced for the Oct. 4 game between the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins (2:30 p.m. local; 9:30 a.m. EDT) and the Oct. 25 game between the Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars (1:30 p.m. local; 9:30 a.m. EDT).The first NFL game at Wembley played with an early afternoon kickoff was this seasons game between the Lions and Atlanta Falcons on Oct. 26. All other London games had kicked off in the early evening, translating to a 1 p.m. start in the U.S.NFL UK managing director Alistair Kirkwood says our fan research has shown overwhelming support for early kickoffs.The timing also allows the teams to fly home later the same day to begin their bye weeks.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL .5 million contract, according to a person familiar with the deal. Hatcher agreed to terms Thursday, according to a person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract had not been signed. . Tokarski, a somewhat controversial choice -- with his 10 games of NHL experience and all -- to replace an injured Carey Price in Game Two had a night to remember, turning back a Rangers team that was dominating play from the get-go, outshooting the Canadiens 14-4 in the first period and 37-25 overall. http://www.jerseyofficialhockeyflames.c ... ey-jersey/. -- A year ago, Flavia Pennetta was close to retiring from tennis. . On Monday night, many fans in this city placed the blame squarely on the captain for his role in the James Neal overtime winner against the Pittsburgh Penguins. . The Argentina striker has not played for the Premier League leaders since September when he refused to warm up during a Champions League match and only returned last week from a three-month unauthorized absence at home. City coach Roberto Mancini had initially told Tevez he would never play for City again after his act of public insubordination, but later softened his stance and only asked for an apology.KITCHENER, Ont. -- Brock McGinn joined teammate Scott Kosmachuk atop the Ontario Hockey League goal scoring race on Tuesday, getting three goals and an assist while leading the Guelph Storm to a 6-3 victory over the Kitchener Rangers. McGinn scored in every period, while Kosmachuk got his 13th of the season in the first period to make it 2-1 Storm. Zack Mitchell also scored for Guelph (10-3-0). MMcGinn and Kosmachuk both have 13 goals so far this season.dddddddddddd Radek Faksa opened the scoring for Kitchener (5-5-0) 23 seconds into the game. Mike Davies and Hunter Garlent got the other Rangers goals. Justin Nichols made 32 saves for the Storm, while Jordan DeKort turned back 36 shots for the Rangers. Guelph was 0 for 3 with the man advantage, and Kitchener was 0 for 4. ' ' '