EDEN PRAIRE, Minn. -- The Minnesota Vikings have placed defensive tackle Tom Johnson on injured reserve with an injured right hamstring.The Vikings announced the move on Tuesday, meaning Johnson will miss the final two games of the regular season. Johnson has solidified himself as a versatile and valuable contributor on the defensive line. He had 17 tackles, two sacks and an interception in 14 games this season for one of the leagues best defenses.Johnson was hurt on Sunday in a loss to the Indianapolis Colts that likely knocked the Vikings (7-7) out of the playoffs.The Vikings signed defensive lineman Toby Johnson to take Tom Johnsons place on the roster. Toby Johnson was cut on Saturday to make room for the return of Adrian Peterson.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Adidas Deerupt White . -- About a third of the way through the regular season, the Washington Wizards are at . Yeezy Powerphase White For Sale . A big centre with all the tools to be an elite player, Johansen paced the Blue Jackets with a standout game Saturday night. He had a goal and two assists for a career-high three points as Columbus beat the New York Islanders 5-2 to snap a five-game losing streak. http://www.swiftrunireland.com/adidas-swift-run.html . Burris threw two TD passes, including a key 15-yard fourth-quarter strike to Bakari Grant that effectively countered a Toronto comeback bid and led Hamilton to a 33-19 victory. NMD CS1 Pk City Sock . Colin Wilson had two goals and an assist, and Mike Fisher scored a goal and helped set up two others in the Predators 6-4 victory over the Red Wings on Monday night. NMD Human Race Trail 2018 . -- Matt Ryan needed one of the best games of his career to lead the Falcons and their depleted offence out of their three-game losing streak last week. As the college football season makes the turn into the back half of the season, were due for a startling upset.The first week of the season, two teams ranked in the top 10 lost to unranked teams.No. 5 LSU fell to Wisconsin and No. 10 Notre Dame lost to Texas . Since then we have learned Notre Dame is not all that good and Wisconsin really is.Only one top 10 team has lost to an unranked team since that first week. That was Navy upsetting then-No. 6 Houston .It almost happened last week, when North Carolina State nearly upset Clemson.Maybe Penn State can do it this week against No. 2 Ohio State. N.C. State gets another shot Saturday at No. 7 Louisville.Five things to know for college footballs Week 8:BEST GAMENo. 6 Texas A&M at No. 1 Alabama.Recommended with caution because the Crimson Tide can often turn these marquee matchups into opportunities to watch third-teamers play in the fourth quarter. By the way, many of Alabamas third-teamers are future NFL players.The odds makers dont have much hope for the Aggies, who are 18-point underdogs. Still, it is a huge opportunity for a season-shifting victory. A victory by Texas A&M has the potential to lock Alabama out of the Southeastern Conference championship game and the College Football Playoff.HEISMAN WATCHTexas A&M quarterback Trevor Knight could get the beat-Bama bump with a big game in Tuscaloosa, but lets look a little deeper.Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield came into the season as one of the big-name returning stars getting Heisman hype. Losing two September games pretty much ended that talk, but Mayfield might still have a chance to get the invitation to New York he probably deserved last season.The oh-so accommodating Texas Tech defense awaits the No. 16 Sooners in Lubbock on Saturday.NUMBERS TO KNOOW0-7 -- Penn State coach James Franklins record against Ohio State, Michigan and Michigan State.dddddddddddd0-6 -- Alabama coach Nick Sabans record in games matching top 10 teams.11 for 12 -- No. 20 Western Michigan leads the nation in fourth-down conversion rate (91.67) heading into its game against Eastern Michigan.OFF THE RADARUCF (3-3) visits Connecticut (3-4) in a game between two American Athletic Conference teams hoping to stay in the league title race and inch closer to bowl eligibility. Thats pretty far off the radar.But what you need to know is that last year UConn coach Bob Diaco named this rivalry the Civil ConFLiCT (FL, CT. Get it?) and had a trophy made . Diacos enthusiasm for the rivalry seems to have waned and new UCF coach Scott Frost was not about to get lured in this week .But beyond the comic relief, Frosts Knights are worth watching. The former Oregon offensive coordinator took over a team that was a winless wreck last season. Its already a noteworthy turnaround, but if Frost can get UCF to a bowl his own stock will soar.COACH IN NEED OF A WINSpeaking of Oregon, Frosts former boss is having a tough time. Mark Helfrichs Ducks (2-4) have lost four straight games.If the season is to be salvaged a victory at California on Friday night is almost a must. This is another series the Ducks have dominated in recent years, winning seven straight. But Oregon has already had its five-game Pac-12 winning streak against Colorado snapped, a 12-game streak against rival Washington broken and lost consecutive years to Washington State for the first time in 13 seasons.---Follow Ralph D. Russo at www.Twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP ' ' '
