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GREEN BAY, Wis. - Julius Peppers is short and direct when talking in front of the cameras.Not even a looming trip to Chicago to face his old team Sunday will get the Green Bay Packers even-keeled pass rusher to show some emotion.This is just business, Peppers said Thursday. He would know after getting cut by the Bears in the off-season as a salary cap hit.Never hard feelings. Its the business, the 34-year-old Peppers said. People might not go from Green Bay to Chicago, or from Chicago to Green Bay, all the time, but people change teams all the time. Its nothing really extraordinary about this situation.Its also not often that a team gets to add a 6-foot-7 pass rusher who entered the season with 118 1/2 sacks.Yes, I foresee a little extra motivation, but I hopefully dont foresee him having a bigger game against us, Bears running back Matt Forte said. He definitely has found new life over there with a change of scenery and a new team and a new defence.It could have been different had the outcome of the last game between the fierce NFC North rivals gone the Bears way.Fourth-and-8 from the 48 with 46 seconds left. Peppers, with Chicago, rushes free off the right edge.Fullback John Kuhn slides over at the last second and chips Peppers just long enough to allow quarterback Aaron Rodgers to take a step free left. Rodgers finds receiver Randall Cobb down the field with 38 seconds left for a touchdown.Packers win 33-28 to take the division title.If I wouldve made the play, I probably wouldnt be here now, Peppers said.Its kind of like one of those things like, at the time it was the worst thing that couldve happened, he added. But now its like the best thing that couldve happened.Playing mainly right defensive end, Peppers had 175 sacks in his four years in Chicago. His arrival in Green Bay fit with coach Mike McCarthys plan to punch up the pass rush and get more big plays.The Packers, who primarily played a 3-4 defence in recent years, have used more four-linemen looks with Peppers. He has also been asked to cover more than he has had in the past.McCarthy said Peppers is growing more and more comfortable. Last week, Peppers got his first sack with Green Bay, forcing Detroits Matthew Stafford to fumble in the process.Theyre doing a good job of resting him and then playing him so hes staying fresh, Bears offensive co-ordinator Aaron Kromer said. And their defensive line, theyre rotating guys keeping them fresh and thats where you see the difference a€” hes not playing every down so when he comes in he can give it everything.On the field is where Peppers is at his vocal, animated best, Packers defensive lineman Datone Jones said. Midweek in practice, hes a second coach on the field.Jones, a second-year pro, spoke of how Peppers has taught him ways to shed blockers. To Jones, Peppers is a role model.Just how hes studying in meetings, how hes taking notes down and those are some of the things I do every day, Jones said. Its all about the little things, you know you do the little things, you have a bigger payout.Jones said he thought Peppers was going to be very emotional going back to Chicago.If thats the case, Peppers is doing a good job of not letting on.I have nothing but respect for that whole organization, from the ownership to the coaches to the players, Peppers said. This is a business trip. Im a Green Bay Packer now, so thats what it is.But returning with Chicago for the first time to Carolina a€” the team that drafted him in 2002 a€” was different.Going back to Chicago a€” that appears more to be more about business.It was the first time playing against a former team. Its just a little bit different. Carolina is home. So that was the main thing; it was home, Peppers said. Chicago wasnt really home. It was more of a place ... it wasnt home. So, thats the difference.Note: Matthews (groin) was limited for a second straight day in practice, though he said afterward that he would be out there on Sunday. Fellow LBs Nick Perry (wrist) and Brad Jones (quad) were also limited.___AP freelance writer Gene Chamberlain in Lake Forest, Illinois, contributed to this report.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL___Follow Genaro Armas at http://twitter.com/GArmasAP Shon Coleman Jersey . - Jayden Hart scored once and set up two more as the Prince Albert Raiders downed the host Red Deer Rebels 5-3 on Tuesday to clinch the final Western Hockey League playoff berth. 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Chen picked up the Royals beleaguered rotation with seven solid innings, pitching Kansas City past the Detroit Tigers 5-2 Sunday. Chen (7-2), who moved into the rotation on July 12 after 19 relief appearances, limited the AL Central leaders to five hits and two runs. He earned the first victory for a Royals starter on their seven-game homestand. "I was pounding the strike zone, mixing in all my pitches, throwing different angles," Chen said. Eric Hosmer had three hits, including a three-run homer in the fifth inning. The Royals stayed close in the wild-card chase, taking the final two games of the series after losing 16-2 Friday. "After that game, it was a bad feeling," Hosmer said. "They just flat out beat us that day. Just to forget it as a team and bounce back like that shows a lot about the character on the team and pitching staff." The Kansas City starters had an 8.00 ERA in the first six games of the homestand, allowing 24 runs on 41 hits and 16 walks in 27 innings. The other four starters had a 9.43 ERA in that span and had failed to make it beyond 4 1-3 innings in four starts. Hosmer homered off Doug Fister after Alex Gordon and Emilio Bonifacio singled with two outs. Fister (12-8) allowed five runs on eight hits in 6 1-3 innings. Chen kept the Tigers hitters off-balance all afternoon. "We hit a lot of lazy fly balls," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "The credit goes to Chen. He changes speeds and got us out in front a lot. You know what youre going to get with him. He changed speeds and got us out in front and mixed his pitches. He was very effective." Greg Holland allowed Prince Fielders double with two out in the ninth, but collected his 40th save in 43 chances. Joakim Soria, Jeff Montgomery and Dan Quisenberry are the only other Royals relievers to earn 40 saves in a season. Jose Iglesias, who had not played since leaving the game Weddnesday with shin splints, homered in the third inning after Alex Avila had singled, giving the Tigers a 2-0 lead.dddddddddddd "Chen pitched how he always pitches," Avila said. "You can look back at any game hes pitched and its always the same. He mixes a lot of pitches, works in and out, changes speeds, and never gives in. "After he gets you out, you go back to the dugout saying, Man, how did I get out?" Iglesias hit his second home run since the Tigers acquired him in a July 30 trade with Boston. "After that pitch, Chen was locked in the entire day," Hosmer said. "We knew if could get a lead and hand it off to the bullpen, wed be in a good spot." The Royals got a run in the fourth when Billy Butler grounded a single. Jarrod Dyson led off the Royals seventh with a triple into the left-field corner and scored when Gordon dunked a fly ball into shallow right over a drawn-in Tigers infield for a single. Chen pitched out of trouble in the sixth. Austin Jackson led off with a double and Miguel Cabrera came up -- he had five career home runs off Chen in 36 at-bats. This time Cabrera hit a comebacker and Chen threw out Jackson at third. Chen fell behind 3-0 to Fielder, who then looked at the next three pitches -- all strikes. "It was a huge play with Miguel," Chen said. "We have a two-run lead and the first pitch, he hits a groundball to me." NOTES: Fielder played in his 486th consecutive game, the longest active streak in the majors. ... C Salvador Perez, who hit a two-run homer Saturday night, was not in the Royals lineup Sunday. Manager Ned Yost said he decided to rest Perez with temperatures reaching 100 degrees and the Royals in a stretch of 44 games in 44 days. ... Leyland said OF Nick Castellanos would start again Monday after making his first major league start Saturday. "Hes got a feel for hitting," Leyland said. "Hes a confident kid in the batters box. 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