ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Rex Ryan told the New York Post this week that he had his lap band surgically removed in solidarity with his twin brother, Rob, who required his lap band to be removed after complications with the device.Rex Ryan confirmed the procedure Tuesday but gave an alternative, joking explanation for why he did it.I did it a long time ago, so Im not going to get into those things, Ryan said. But as somebody pointed out, several times, we won more games when I was heavier, so Ill do anything for the squad.Rex Ryan told ESPN last month that he has gained 30 pounds since he hired Rob to his coaching staff as assistant head coach/defense in January.Ryan told the Post in 2012 that he had lost more than 100 pounds after undergoing surgery to have a lap band inserted in 2010. Ryan weighed 348 pounds in January 2010 before deciding to have the weight loss surgery. Air Max 97 Rebajas .S. -- Nikolaj Ehlers registered a hat trick for the third straight game and Jonathan Drouin had a goal and five assists as the Halifax Mooseheads hammered the host Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 10-1 on Tuesday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Air Max 97 Baratas España . A forerunning sled crashed into the worker Thursday at the Sanki Sliding Center. The unidentified worker broke both legs and was airlifted to a nearby hospital. http://www.baratasairmax97.es/ . Reassurance came from Paul Tesori, his caddie and close friend whose newborn son is in intensive care in a Florida hospital. "Paul sent me a text this morning, just told me he loved me and wanted to go out and fight as hard as I would any other day," Simpson said Sunday after doing just that. Air Max 97 España . Jon Montgomerys gold medal in skeleton at the Whistler Sliding Centre and his subsequent auctioning off of a pitcher of beer in the village square elevated him to folk-hero status. Air Max 97 Baratas Rebajas . - The Oakland Raiders re-signed offensive lineman Khalif Barnes on Friday. TOKYO -- Second-seeded Gael Monfils overcame an ankle injury to beat Gilles Simon 6-1, 6-4 Thursday and advance to the quarterfinals at the Japan Open.Monfils trailed 4-1 in the second set when he injured an ankle and had to call for the trainer. He won the next five games after receiving treatment.Somehow I got through my shots better when I came back, because maybe I was a bit worried, Monfils said.The Frenchman will face Ivo Karlovic in the quarterfinals. The big-serving Croat had 24 aces while beating Janko Tipsarevic 7-6 (9), 7-6 (5), and has now gone to a tiebreak in all five sets he has played in Tokyo.Last year I was losing a lot of tiebreaks. This year Im a little more relaxed in them and trying not to panic, the seventh-seeded Karlovic said. My game plan today was that I would go to the net more often but it didnt work out like that, so I had to be at the back a little more.Monfils beat Karlovic in Washington in July, the only time they have met since 2011.I waas leading by a set and a break in Washington, Karlovic said.ddddddddddddI was doing really well technically, hitting hard balls and he didnt like it. Hopefully, I can also do that tomorrow and close out the match this time.Also, Gilles Muller of Luxembourg defeated Marcos Baghdatis 6-3, 6-4 to set up a match against Nick Kyrgios, who progressed when Radek Stepanek withdrew because of a back injury.Top-seeded Kei Nishikori, who retired from his second-round match on Wednesday, pulled out of next weeks Shanghai Masters. He said he still hopes to be able to play at the season-ending ATP finals in London.The tests show I have a light strain in my left glute muscle, Nishikori said in a statement. The doctor is recommending at least 10 days rest and heavy rehab. I will do everything I can to get back on court and be ready for the end of the season. ' ' '