becoming more of a trend in recent years, with some consumers preferring to cut their cable television subscriptions in favor of viewing their favorite programs through the internet. This occasionally takes away the option of watching the program live as it airs, but not in the case of Twitters agree

MIAMI -- Players have an open disdain for back-to-back games in the regular season, even while understanding theres no way around them when trying to wedge 82 games into 170 days.So some teams are spending part of this preseason trying to get ready.NBA teams get to largely dictate their own preseason schedule, and nine clubs opted to have at least one set of back-to-back games on their exhibition slate. Most are going on this weekend, with five teams -- Toronto, Cleveland, Miami, Golden State and Chicago -- playing either the first or second night of a back-to-back on Friday.Its good practice for us, Toronto coach Dwane Casey said. We want to approach it the way were going to approach it a few weeks from now, because theyre coming. And so the way we mentally approach back-to-backs ... weve got to get excited about it. Even though deep down we know its exhibition, weve got to get into a mindset of how do we prepare mentally, how do we prepare physically.Most teams around the league avoided them entirely. And Torontos isnt a true back-to-back, per se -- the Raptors were playing Cleveland on Thursday, then stepping out of the NBA realm to play the Argentinian club San Lorenzo on Friday.The Heat and the Los Angeles Clippers are subjecting themselves to preseason back-to-backs twice. And it could be argued the Heat are playing three of the dreaded sets, when factoring in their open scrimmage on Monday night that was the prequel to Tuesdays preseason game against Brooklyn.I want our guys to feel a lot of different situations, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.Clippers coach Doc Rivers said he didnt mind them since they allow for more practice time, and he structured his schedule accordingly. Outside of his back-to-backs on Oct. 4 and 5 and Oct. 17 and 18, his team plays only twice during the 11-day span in between.I just think eight games is too many for guys, Rivers said. I think this is nice. You play guys minutes, almost all of them. You give some guys a rest in some of them. I think its good.The Heat, who open their first back-to-back in San Antonio on Friday, have two in the span of a week. That closely mirrors something that happens during the course of the regular season. The NBA has made strides in recent years to reduce how many times each club has to endure games on consecutive nights -- or the even-more-dreaded four-games-in-five-days, something thats now a rarity.Last year I hated it in the preseason, said Heat forward Justise Winslow, entering his second season. But now I realize the purpose of it, just so guys can feel it, feel what it feels like mentally and physically.Minnesota plays its preseason back-to-back on Saturday and Sunday. The other two teams with them on their exhibition schedule are Charlotte and New York, clubs that decided put them toward the end of their preseason slate.Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek said it provides him with a chance to evaluate some players whose roles might still be unclear -- and that, as one might expect, stars like Carmelo Anthony wont log big minutes like they would in the regular season.I dont really anticipate playing Carmelo 35 minutes one night and 35 minutes the next, Hornacek said. So it might give an opportunity to some of these other guys, especially there are some of these guys trying to make the roster. Give them a little more playing time in those back-to-back situations to see what would happen if they were on your team. So for evaluation purposes its good but playing wise, you try not to kill these guys early.---AP Basketball Writer Brian Mahoney in New York contributed to this report. http://www.redskinsrookiestore.com/Redskins-Terrell-Mcclain-Jersey/ . 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The quest begins with what is supposed to be an easy one, although Germany has traditionally been a stubborn opponent to Canadian teams at international tournaments. http://www.redskinsrookiestore.com/Redskins-Sammy-Baugh-Jersey/ .C. -- Todd Fiddler scored a hat trick, including the overtime goal, as the Prince George Cougars survived an 8-7 win against the Kamloops Blazers in Western Hockey League play Sunday. The Buffalo Bills and New York Jets will make some history when they kick off on Thursday night.Not on the field, but on your phone.The game between the AFC East rivals will be streamed live on Twitter, meaning millions around the world can watch the live game action from their smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices.The NFL had a similar venture with Yahoo for a game last season, but the league signed a deal with Twitter in April to deliver 10 Thursday night games through the mobile app.Twitter also announced on Wednesday that its app will be available on Xbox One, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV, just in time for the first NFL game.Here is a look at the details and what it means for fans around the world:HOW TO:Streaming live television is becoming more of a trend in recent years, with some consumers preferring to cut their cable television subscriptions in favor of viewing their favorite programs through the internet. This occasionally takes away the option of watching the program live as it airs, but not in the case of Twitters agreement with the NFL.To access the stream, you dont even need a Twitter account. Simply open Twitters mobile app or go to twitter.com, click on the moments tab and it will show up on the screen . Viewers will see the same broadcast production -- same announcers, camera angles, etc. -- as those who tune in to CBS on television to watch the game.For those who would rather stream the game on a larger screen than their handheld phones or tablets, Xbox One, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV are now equipped with the Twitter app to use on television screens.For those who want to watch the old fashioned way, the game is still available on TV via CBS and on the NFL Network.NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCES:While the production quality and most other components of the broadcast itself will be identical to the one viewed on CBS, those watching through Twitter will see curated tweets related to the game running alongside the video.Twitter has long billed itself as the second screen for the TV viewer, with users having a live, running conversation and commentary about what they are watching on their phones as a companion to the content they are viewing on TV.ddddddddddddThis stream will marry the two screens, allowing users to tweet away to their hearts content while never having to take their eyes off the ball.MONEY MATTERSTwitter paid more than $10 million for the chance to stream the 10 games. In contrast, CBS and NBC are paying $45 million per game for the Thursday night package and Yahoo reportedly paid nearly double that just for the Jaguars-Bills game in London last year.The NFL is not known for offering discounts, but Twitters user base of more than 313 million people worldwide may have helped the company secure the bid. All of the advertising during the streamed version will be the same as those ads aired on television, save for a few that Twitter was able to sell itself.AUDIENCE NUMBERSWhile more and more people are leaving cable television for streaming services, the audiences are still small in comparison. The Yahoo game last year in London averaged a worldwide audience of about 2.4 million viewers, but that game was blacked out on television for any viewers outside the local markets of Buffalo and Jacksonville.To compare, a Jets-Dolphins game from London last year televised on CBS drew 9.9 million viewers in the U.S. alone.But the NFL is banking on Twitters international reach to help draw in audiences from around the world that the league has spent years trying to cultivate.TWITTERS GAMBLEThe short-message service has had difficulty monetizing its popularity. The company has yet to turn a profit despite the hundreds of millions of people who use their product, so hitching itself to the all-powerful NFL is a leverage play to increase the eyeballs and advertisers.---AP NFL websites: http://pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL Camo China NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys Youth NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys 2019 Cheap Jerseys 2019 Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping Wholesale Jerseys 2019 Cheap NFL T-shirts Disocunt Football Jerseys Jerseys NFL Cheap Cheap Jerseys From China Disocunt Football Jerseys Cheap Stitched Jerseys ' ' '