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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle SenDerrick Marks clearly felt snubbed by Pro Bowl voting.Marks lashed out at the process Wednesday, calling the Pro Bowl a political thing that shows the NFL is not about players and their performances.Marks was left off the initial Pro Bowl team that was released Tuesday night. He was voted an alternate for the all-star game, which will be played in Glendale, Arizona, in January.Marks said he would accept an invitation to play in the game, but added that hes lost respect for it.I wont hold it in high regards like I used to, he said. I dont get it. I dont understand it. Its more reputation than based on what you did on the field that season. Its a political thing. It shows that the NFL is all about money. Its not about players and their performances.Marks has 8 1/2 sacks this season, tied for second in the NFL among interior defensive linemen. Only Buffalos Marcell Dareus has more (10).Marks surely was hurt by playing for the small-market Jaguars (3-12) and on a losing team. He finished 13th at his position in fan voting, which makes up one-third of the ballot.You play for the guys and you play for the team to win, but the individual goal is to make it to the Pro Bowl, Marks said. You hang your hat on that. If you have a great season, youre credited by a trip to the Pro Bowl. Now, I just wont hang my hat on that.Ill continue to play the way Ive been playing, but its not something that Ill hang my hat on each season. Sure if Im called in, Ill go because its huge for not only me, but its (an honour) for your teammates, the coaches and your organization.Marks leads the Jaguars in sacks. He also has 42 tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and one pass breakup. More than half of his 16 1/2 career sacks have come this season.Coach Gus Bradley said Marks deserves to be a Pro Bowler.I cant say enough good things about him, Bradley said. I used him as an example to the team today about how hes internally motivated, and when you build a team full of guys that are internally motivated you have a really strong mindset and really strong team.I know what we believe in him and what our team thinks of him. Hes a Pro Bowl player, just what he brings every day to our locker room, what he brings to practice and on the field.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Ryan LaMarre Twins Jersey . CSKA received the heavier punishment of playing its next European home game behind closed doors, after its supporters displayed racist and far-right symbols in the Czech Republic during a 2-1 loss to Viktoria Plzen on Dec. 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Cousins overcame a sore shoulder to score 19 points and grab 12 rebounds, leading the Kings past the Phoenix Suns 113-106 on Wednesday night. "To be honest, I didnt ask him once (about the shoulder) during the game," Sacramento coach Michael Malone said. "The way I am, if you ask someone about it, theyre going to start thinking about it. I wanted to play him as much as I could and if he got hurt, fell on it, obviously big picture, wed get him out, protect him and put someone else in." The Kings took control in the third quarter, turning a five-point halftime lead into a 14-point advantage. They finished off a back-to-back sweep after beating Phoenix at home on Tuesday night. The Suns lost their fourth straight game. Defence, especially in the third quarter when Sacramento held Phoenix to 12 points, was what stood out to Malone. "Which was great, because we gave up 44 in that fourth quarter so we bought ourselves a little bit of time," Malone said. Cousins dislocated his left shoulder in Tuesday nights game, though he said afterward it wasnt separated. Malone said the big centre got injured when he was fouled, but he continued to play that night and started Wednesday, playing 27 minutes. Cousins absorbed some contact at the 9-minute mark of the first quarter and grabbed his left shoulder, grimacing in pain. He shot only 4 of 14 but was a force on the glass at both ends of the court. "Its pretty sore," Cousins said. "It usually is the day after (the injury). Found a way to play through it and we came out with a big win." Isaiah Thomas came off the bench to score 23 points and hand out four assists. He was also pesky on defence as the Kings scored 20 points off Phoenix turnovers. The Kings (4-7) held the Suns to 44.7 per cent shooting, outrebounded them 42-37 and forced 17 turnovers to Sacramentos 10. "Its going to take a group effort every night on both ends," Malone said. "Guys are playing for each other on both ends of the floor, which I think is the beginning of us truly changing the culture here in Sacramento."; Point guard Goran Dragic got off to a strong start, scoring the first 11 points of the game for the Suns.dddddddddddd. The first eight all came on drives to the basket; the last three on a 3-pointer with 7:40 left in the first quarter. Dragic made 10 of 20 shots for the game and ended up with 31 points. "They outmuscled us. All the guys were pretty strong and we couldnt find a solution for their toughness," Dragic said. Gerald Green went 6 for 8 on 3-pointers and tied a season high with 23 points for the Suns. He also matched a career high for 3s, but scored 20 of his points in the first half. Green started in place of injured guard Eric Bledsoe, who was a game-time decision and did not play. Bledsoe is dealing with a bruised shin and has missed the past two games. "Its still early. Its not like its March or February," Green said. "We are still trying to figure things out. We can easily lose four games in a row and we can easily win four games in a row." Phoenix (5-6) trailed by as many as 10 points in the first half. The Suns fell behind 81-64 after Kings reserve Travis Outlaw sank a 3-pointer and a long jumper on successive possessions early in the fourth quarter. The Suns cut it to 95-88 with 3:10 to play on a 3-pointer from Marcus Morris, who finished with 13 points off the bench. The Kings took a 62-53 lead with 6:41 left in the third quarter on consecutive baskets by forward Jason Thompson. "We just were talkative," Thomas said of the teams third-quarter defence. "We wanted to protect the paint and I think we did a good job. Im the smallest player on the court, so I have to do something on the defensive end." Cousins scored 10 in the first and the score was tied at 27 going into the second quarter. Sacramento took a 53-43 lead with 2:01 to play in the first half on a basket and free throw from Luc Mbah a Moute. But the Suns closed the half on a 7-2 run, with Green hitting a 3 with 1.7 seconds left. NOTES: The Kings improved to 25-79 in Phoenix. ... Sacramento has won four straight meetings. ... It was the first time this season the Suns didnt hold a lead in the fourth quarter. ... Phoenix made a season-high 15 3-pointers. ' ' '