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LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Matt Barkley is hoping to prove San Francisco 49ers coach Chip Kelly knew what he was doing in the 2013 draft.Barkley never started for Kelly in Philadelphia in 2013-14, and made his first NFL start last Sunday for the Bears as injured Jay Cutlers replacement. He faces Kellys 49ers on Sunday at Soldier Field after he once seemed a misfit for the Eagles.I wasnt too sure what he was thinking right when I got drafted, Barkley said of Kelly.Barkley completed 28 of 54 throws for 316 yards and three touchdowns Sunday in a 27-21 loss to Tennessee, and had to wait four years after Kelly selected him to make his first start.Barkley once had been considered first-round draft material, but eventually went in the fourth round. Not being especially mobile, Barkley wasnt regarded as a good fit for Kellys offense.I knew he had seen me play and I had put up good games my junior and senior year when I had played him at Oregon, Barkley said. So I knew he saw something in me.Wasnt too sure about the offense and all that, but realizing once I got there that he really wants to get the ball to the running back whenever he can, and its just like any other offense.Barkley led a second-half comeback that failed following a dropped pass by Josh Bellamy in the end zone. Barkley called a loss in his first start a minor stumbling block after what seemed a winding road to making any starts.I dont like to look at it as difficult, Barkley said. More so (its) just a time to grow and to learn as an NFL quarterback.I got the chance to learn Chips offense and a new offense that I now have in my back pocket as just more knowledge as a quarterback.Traded to the Arizona Cardinals for a seventh-round pick in 2015, Barkley never played in place of Carson Palmer and was cut this year. The Bears signed him in SeptemberTo learn from guys like Carson and to be with Nick Foles, just guys who helped me grow as a player, Im not complaining that now is the time, Barkley said. Just soaking it up.Barkley found more than a strong performance in a losing effort with Sundays loss.I think just the fight and the resilience of the team at the end and how they didnt give up -- on the sideline, everyone was saying `theres still a chance, we still got this, Barkley said. That was really cool to see even after the game, that guys fought.Whether there is a future for Barkley in Chicago is open to debate. Cutlers status is uncertain at best.With Brian Hoyer and Connor Shaw injured and out for the year, the entire Bears quarterback situation looks open. Barkley hopes to keep impressing after he did so last week.There was a couple plays there that we could have executed better, but for the most part I think he was really good on the sideline, really good with the coaches and his teammates, Bears coach John Fox said. He never blinked.He even handled even some negative things early on.Two interceptions preceded Barkleys three touchdown passes.The Bears on Tuesday added another target for Barkley after a week when receivers dropped 10 passes. Seventh-round draft pick Daniel Braverman, who has a reputation for sure hands, already has a rapport with Barkley after the two worked the scout team offense.Hes in and out of breaks, hes really quick, getting separation, Barkley said. Hes a little smaller target, but I think he plays big. And how hes able to catch the ball, hes got solid hands.But I think especially coming from the slot, whether its working a nickel or even some of the base backers that well get this week, he can make guys miss.Game notesCornerback Kyle Fuller had extensive work at cornerback Wednesday. He could be activated for Sundays game after missing the entire season on injured reserve following August knee surgery. . Linebacker Leonard Floyd practiced on a limited basis without contact after his concussion two weeks ago in New York. Floyd is still in the NFL protocol.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFLAchraf Hakimi Jersey . Ibaka equaled a career high with 20 rebounds, adding four blocked shots and 15 points as the Thunder smothered the Milwaukee Bucks offence in a 92-79 victory Saturday night. Paco Alcacer Dortmund Jersey . 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Varlamov made 33 saves and Ryan OReilly had a goal and scored in the shootout as the Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Thursday night.LeBron James made his third championship-celebrating trip to the White House on Thursday, welcomed as he was for the first two such trips by President Barack Obama.If James returns in the next four years, it may seem very awkward.James is no fan of President-elect Donald Trump, and -- after a most divisive presidential campaign ended this week -- athletes and coaches are dealing with the same emotions as those in everyday walks of life. And many in the sports world havent been shy about expressing their disappointment over Trumps election.I cant say Ive ever been ashamed of our country, Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy said. Until today.James openly backed Hillary Clinton for president, and it just so happened that he and the Cleveland Cavaliers were at the White House -- part of the standard reward for winning a championship -- on the same day Trump was. Obama met with Trump in the Oval Office to talk presidential transition as the Cavaliers were getting a tour, then Obama greeted the NBA champions on the South Lawn about two hours later.There was no mention of Trump during the Cavaliers ceremony.There have been many, many mentions of president-elect in many other realms of the sports world.All of a sudden, youre faced with the reality that the man whos going to lead you has routinely used racist, misogynist, insulting words, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. Thats a tough one. Thats a tough one. I wish him well. I hope hes a good president. I have no idea what kind of president hell be because he hasnt said anything about what hes going to do. We dont know.Its rare that one topic can be the primary discussion point in locker rooms across different sports at the same time.This is one of those times.New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady were peppered with questions Wednesday about their preferences, after Trump indicated he had their support. But in college football, Alabama coach Nick Saban said -- somewhat unbelievably -- he wasnt even aware of Election Day.It was so important to me that I didnt even know it was happening, Saban said. Were focused on other things here.Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta tweeted that its time for Hollywood to pony up and head for the border, what appeared to be a reference to some actors and entertainers saying they would move to Canada if Trump won.dddddddddddd. Trump also had support from others in sports; Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Richie Incognito used Trumps signature Make America Great Again phrase as a hashtag.Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers has golfed with Trump, though didnt support his candidacy. Rivers said if people truly want change in the future, more should vote.Right now, we have a president in office who is terrific, Rivers said. And we have one coming in that has done nothing yet, and youve got to give him a shot. Hes going to be president. Thats a guarantee.Trump and sports are often intertwined, including earlier this year when the PGA Tour announced that his Doral course near Miami would not host an event for the first time in more than 50 years. Part of the issue at Doral, though not the entire problem, was that Trump made plenty of caustic comments during his campaign and that made finding sponsorship for a PGA Tour event on one of his courses difficult.The Doral tournament, somewhat ironically, is headed to Mexico -- the country that Trump wants divided from the U.S. by a wall to combat illegal immigration. On Thursday, Mexican Formula One driver Sergio Perez ended his relationship with one of his sponsors after that company, Hawkers, made a joke that Perez thought was in poor taste about the planned wall.I would never let anyone make fun of my country, Perez said.But the frustrations are certainly not limited to minorities in sports right now. Kerr and Van Gundy, two of the leagues most outspoken coaches about many issues, are white.Van Gundy said he couldnt figure out what was bothering his team Wednesday, before Pistons forward Aron Baynes -- an Australian -- spoke up and suggested that the team vent about the election.And after that talk, Van Gundy let his anger out. He said he lives in Oakland County, Michigan, an area that voted primarily for Clinton.At least I can look around, Van Gundy said, and say we werent the ones putting that guy in office.---AP Sports Writer Tim Booth in Seattle contributed to this report. ' ' '