SACRAMENTO -- After numerous children expressed appreciation to Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins for giving them a Christmas shopping spree, he expressed appreciation to his coach for supporting him.On Sunday, Kings coach Dave Joerger called The Sacramento Bees coverage of Cousins recent verbal confrontation with Bee columnist Andy Furillo ridiculous.I appreciate it. I think he understands where Im coming from, Cousins told The Undefeated. I dont really think it had anything to do with him trying to show that he has his players back. I generally think he understands where Im coming from.The Bee published video of Cousins cursing out Furillo last week over a newspaper column about the two-time NBA All-Stars recent involvement in an alleged assault on a couple at a New York City nightclub. The newspaper also labeled Cousins a bully and detailed other incidents in a piece written by its executive editor.Cousins showed appreciation for his coachs support after his fifth annual Santa Cuz event Monday night in Sacramento, at which he gave $200 shopping sprees to 100 underprivileged local children.Cousins said Joerger could relate to his situation because the first-year Kings coach also said Sunday he was unhappy with a Bee story in August that stated the names and ages of the coachs wife and two children in a story about his new home in a Sacramento suburb.Of course, he dealt with a similar situation with the same people, Cousins said. He gets it. I respect him for that. I respect him for speaking out. He doesnt have to. He went about it the right way. He spoke out on it. I respect him for that.Joerger had said of Cousins Sunday, This guy is the face of our franchise. Hes done and said some things that he wishes he could do over. Hes improved; hes gotten better. But to go and use other reporters, third person, Oh, he bullies his coaches or he bullies -- that is crap. And to put it out there like that, that is ridiculous.Cousins declined comment specifically on the Furillo incident. Ill let it be, Cousins said.A Kings spokesman said he would not talk about the New York City nightclub incident. Joe Theismann Jersey . Rinne played two periods in his first game since left hip surgery in early May. Gabriel Bourque scored 3:07 into the second period and Austin Watson tallied 5:15 later for Nashville. Charley Taylor Womens Jersey .com) - The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward James Neal on injured reserve Tuesday. https://www.redskinssportsgoods.com/Womens-Wes-Martin-Inverted-Jersey/ .1 million pounds ($61.2 million) on Saturday, giving the beleaguered English Premier League champions a major lift. DaRon Payne Womens Jersey . The injury bothered Bledsoe in the Suns victory over the Clippers on Monday and he sat out the teams home loss to Memphis on Thursday night. Sean Taylor Womens Jersey . -- Chicago Bears cornerback Tim Jennings was selected Monday to his second straight Pro Bowl, while guard Kyle Long made it after a solid rookie season.One year after looking every bit the part of Grey Cup champions during the regular season before flaming out in the playoffs, the BC Lions are the favourite to complete the task in 2013. Bodog released their odds for the upcoming season with the betting website making the Lions the favourite to eventually hoist the Grey Cup at 7/2. And if youre weary BC will once again fall flat in the post-season, the safer bet could be taking them to win the West Division; they are 5/4 favourites for that feat. Odds makers favour a West team as champion this season with the Calgary Stampeders, last years runneer-up in the Grey Cup, given the second best Grey Cup odds at 4/1.dddddddddddd Call it a slight or perhaps its the fact only one team in the past 15 years, and two in the past 30 have repeated Grey Cup wins, but the defending champion Toronto Argonauts have just the fourth highest odds to win it all at 11/2. The Montreal Alouettes are third with 9/2 odds to win the Grey Cup although the teams share top odds (33/20) to finish first in the East. On the flip side, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have the longest odds to hoist the Grey Cup at 10/1, just ahead of the Edmonton Eskimos (9/1). ' ' '