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SEATTLE -- Seahawks safety Earl Thomas broke his left leg during Sunday nights 40-7 blowout win over the Carolina Panthers and will be out at least six weeks, Pete Carroll said.He broke his leg tonight, so I dont know what that means, but its always six weeks anyway, Carroll said. I dont know how severe it is, but its very unfortunate.He ran into?Kam [Chancellor], and Kams made of steel, so thats going to hurt, and it sure did.Thomas, 27, collided with Chancellor while breaking up a pass intended for tight end Greg Olsen with 10:40 left in the second quarter. Thomas tried to get up and walk the injury off but was unable to and dropped back down to the turf.Members of the Seahawks medical training staff carried Thomas off the field so he wouldnt have to put weight on his left leg. He was later taken off the field on a cart.Carroll said he didnt know definitively whether Thomas has a chance of returning at some point this season.During the game, Thomas tweeted that he had no regrets but that there was a lot running through his mind, including retirement.He also directed a playful jab at Chancellor.Thomas teammates warned afterward not to take the retirement talk too seriously.We all talked to him. Hes in good spirits, said cornerback Richard Sherman. Hes a strong-willed dude, so hell be fine.All of us consider retirement just about every game, Sherman continued. And when you get an injury like that, a lot of stuff goes through your mind.I would think its a little bit of an exaggeration.Chancellor offered his take.When you get injured, it becomes very emotional, Chancellor said. Sometimes you say things you might not mean. Sometimes you say things you might mean. Its one of those things you just have to let him sit back and breathe, let him sit back and go through his process.People are going to take it how theyre going to take it. At the end of the day, hes going to make the decision he wants to make; but right now, its an emotional battle at this moment.Thomas had never missed a game in his NFL career until Week 12, when he was sidelined with a hamstring injury. That broke a streak of 118 straight starts (regular season and playoffs) since he was drafted in 2010.Steven Terrell will take over at free safety for the Seahawks. He has made one start during his three-year career.Asics Shoes Ireland Sale . Hazard cut in from the left and scored with a swerving right-footed shot for ninth goal of the season, which proved to be enough for the victory despite Chelseas forwards again lacking a cutting edge up front. Buy Asics Online Ireland . "Trying to breathe," he said with a grin. Bernier stopped 42 of 43 shots on Monday night, including all 22 in a hectic middle frame, his heroic performance propelling the Leafs toward an undue point in their final game before the Christmas break. http://www.wholesaleasicsireland.com/ . Barcelonas entertaining victory ensured the defending Spanish champions retained their share of the league lead with Atletico Madrid two rounds ahead of their meeting in the capital. Real Madrid needed a late goal by substitute Jese Rodriguez to earn a 3-2 victory at Valencia to stay in third place and three points behind its title rivals. Asics Ireland Sale . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. Asics Shoes Online Ireland .ca NBA Power Rankings, ahead of the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs.EASTON, Pa. -- Hunter Janacek hit six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 22 points as Lafayette snapped a short two-game losing skid with a 104-67 win over Moravian College on Monday night.Janacek made 7 of 13 field goals overall and added five rebounds. Eric Stafford and Kyle Stout each finished with 17 points for Lafayette (4-6), which topped the 100-point mark for the first time since 2008.Overall the Leopards hit 53.7 percent of their shots and 14 of 28 from long range.ONeeil Holder scored 14 to lead the Greyhounds, who were held to just 31 percent shooting and turned it over 20 times.ddddddddddddLafayette led by 11 at the half and blew the game open midway through the second. Myles Cherry hit a jumper for a 70-50 Leopards lead with 10:57 left, and a Stout 3 about three minutes later pushed the lead past 30 to 85-54. ' ' '