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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Kobe Bryant is skipping a game to rest for the fifth time this season when the Los Angeles Lakers host Orlando.Lakers coach Byron Scott announced his decision about 90 minutes before game time Friday night.Scott is trying to keep the 19-year veteran in top shape by resting him, and Bryant has so far agreed with his coachs decisions. The 36-year-old Bryant missed three straight games last month, and the Lakers held him out of last Mondays loss at Portland.Bryant is averaging 23.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game.Forward Ryan Kelly will start in place of Bryant, giving the Lakers a taller lineup against the Magic. Starting forward Wesley Johnson also is out of the Lakers lineup with a strained right hip flexor. Clearance Yeezy For Sale . -- Manager Bob Melvin shuffled the Athletics batting order and got the type of production he was looking for from the top of the lineup. Cheap Yeezy China . scored 18 of his career- high 28 points in the first half, as fifth-ranked Ohio State dominated No. https://www.yeezychina.us/. -- Another baseball tradition is about to largely disappear: a manager, with a crazed look in his eyes, charging the field and getting into a face-to-face shouting match with an umpire. Wholesale Yeezy Shop . The above paragraph could be rewritten, verbatim, with Marcus Stromans name in place of Romeros. After both men had disastrous outings in Tuesdays 18-4 mauling at the hands of the Tigers, its clear that neither is the best option to begin the season in Toronto. Yeezy China . -- Miguel Angel Jimenez quickly shifted his focus back to the Ryder Cup after winning his first Champions Tour event.LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears safety Chris Conte had shoulder surgery in late March and will likely be out at least until the start of training camp, the team said Thursday. The expected recovery period is four to five months. Conte started all 16 games for the first time in his career last season, but struggled along with just about everyone else on defence. His worst moment was when he failed to lock onto Green Bays Randall Cobb in the closing minute of the final game. That led to a wide-open 47-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers on fourth down that gave the Packers a 33-28 victory and kept Chicago out of the playoffs. The Bears have been overhauling their defence, releasing defensive end Julius Peppers and signing Jared Allen to replace him.dddddddddddd Theyve also made several moves at safety, re-signing Craig Steltz and bringing in Ryan Mundy from the New York Giants, M.D. Jennings from Green Bay, and Danny McCray from Dallas. "I know Im going to have to compete for my position on this team," Conte told the teams website. "I am prepared to do that and felt having this surgery was the best way to be 100 per cent healthy and be the best player I can possibly be." The Bears also re-signed offensive tackle Eben Britton to a one-year contract on Thursday. ' ' '