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SEATTLE -- As his career has progressed, Seattles Richard Sherman has become more adept at shadowing a specific wide receiver instead of concentrating on covering one side of the field.He may have quite the challenge coming up Sunday: Atlantas Julio Jones, just two weeks removed from racking up 300 yards receiving against Carolina.I watch the wide receiver play in Julio, hes one the very greatest football minds at his position. He has a real understanding of the game, the coverage, the leverage and that was one of the things when I first met Sherm, said Atlanta head coach and former Seattle defensive coordinator Dan Quinn. I was so impressed with his football knowledge growing stronger through the years. Thatll be a classic matchup that were looking forward to being a part of.Yes, even the coaches are excited to see how this one plays out.While its not certain Sherman will match up on Jones exclusively, there have been plenty of assumptions this week that that will be the case. And should they face off, there wont be any acrimony. Jones and Sherman have become friends off the field after meeting at the Pro Bowl.Hes a fascinating dude, Sherman said.Once criticized for only playing left cornerback, Sherman has taken on more responsibility for following the opponents top wide receiver in recent seasons. Among those hes chased around are Dez Bryant, Antonio Brown, Torrey Smith, A.J. Green and two weeks ago, Brandon Marshall.Marshall got the better of Sherman in the first half of the Week 4 meeting between the Jets and Seahawks. But Sherman came out on top , with Seattle winning 27-17 and Sherman having his first two-interception game since the 2014 season.Jones said he doesnt know what to expect from the Seahawks.If thats what they think is going to slow me down or give them the best chance at being successful, thats what theyre going to do. Im not their coach to decide that. Its whatever they do, Jones said. Im not calling anyone out or anything; nor am I going to shy away from competition. Im definitely going to compete every play, it doesnt matter whos guarding me.Two weeks ago, Jones posted one of the best games ever by an NFL receiver. He finished with 12 catches for exactly 300 yards in the win over Carolina, becoming the sixth player to have 300 or more yards receiving in a game. Jones averaged an astounding 25 yards per reception.But he was quieted last week against Denver. The Broncos werent going to let Jones have another huge game, putting double coverage on him for most of the game and holding him to two catches for 29 yards.The Seahawks are viewing that game against Denver as an anomaly.Hes been a great player for a long time, Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. He came out as a great one. Hes just got marvelous talents, and hes really fast when he gets going down field, and hes a big playmaker and all that.Shermans shadowing of top wide receivers is also an acknowledgement of the versatility in Seattle secondary. DeShawn Shead and Jeremy Lane both have experience playing as nickel cornerbacks defending slot receives and playing on the outside. Their skills give Sherman the freedom to roam.It gets easier the more you do it. If you never dribble with your left hand and they ask you to dribble with your right, youre not going to be great at dribbling with your left hand. But if they ask you to dribble both, youll be adept at it, Sherman said. Its been something thats been fun for me. Whenever they ask me to do it, whenever the challenge presents itself or a team, its always their decision. Its not like I get to pick or choose which games I do it.Game notes Jones (knee) returned to practice Thursday after sitting out Wednesday. Jones said the day off was precautionary. 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INCHEON, South Korea -- Brittany Lang hit a driver for a tap-in eagle on the par-4 15th and birdied the last hole for a 7-under 65 and the second-round lead Friday in the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship.A day after Se Ri Pak ended her Hall of Fame career in front of her home fans, Lang almost aced the 251-yard 15th, her ball hopping onto the green, curling right toward the pin and stopping a foot away.Yesterday that hole was playing into the wind. I just laid up short of the bunkers and wedged on and still made a birdie, Lang said. Today was downwind, so I could carry it. I just hit a nice little high-cut driver just right of the pin. It landed nice and soft and kind of fed down there. ... I swore it was going to go in.On the par-5 18th, the U.S. Womens Open champion rattled the flagstick on the first hop with a wedge, leaving a putt a couple of inches longer than the one on No. 15. She had the eagle and five birdies in a bogey-free round in calm, cool conditions at Sky 72.It was a very enjoyable day, Lang said. The greens are really firm but roll really nice. It was such a perfect day of weather.Lang had a 10-under 134 total. The 31-year-old American won the U.S. Womens Open in July at CordeValle in California, beating Anna Nordqvist in a playoff.Solheim Cup teammate Alison Lee, the first-round leader after a 65, had a 70 to fall a stroke back. She chipped in for eagle on No. 15 to match Lang then bogeyed No. 18. The 21-year-old UCLA student drove in the left rough and hit her third over the green, leaving a downhill flop that raced 7 feet past.Overall today, I feel like I played pretty well shooting 2 under. Unfortunately, on the back nine, I struggled a bit, Lee said. I didnt make any of the putts I looked at on the back. I missed a lot of birdie putts coming down. On 10, I actually three-putted. I think thats what got me scared. I just couldnt get the ball in the hole.Cristie Kerr?made it an all-Solheim Cup final threesome Saturday, shooting a 65 to reach 7 under on thee Jack Nicklaus-designed Ocean Course.ddddddddddddSouth Koreas Sung Hyun Park also was 7 under after a 65. The Korean LPGA player tied for second behind Lexi Thompson last year, opening with a 62.I dont think I have a particular strategy for this course, but I think its a course thats definitely advantageous for long hitters, Park said.Pak retired after her first-round 80, ending her career in South Koreas lone LPGA Tour event. She won 25 LPGA Tour titles -- the last in 2010 -- and five majors, two of them during a rookie season in 1998 that was a catalyst for the boom in South Korean and Asian womens golf.I was definitely teary eyed. A lot of girls around me were teary eyed, Lee said about Paks retirement ceremony Thursday. Just showed what a huge impact she had on all of us. It was really cool to see.Lee is winless on the tour.Its a huge goal/dream of mine to win out here, Lee said. Im going to do my best to try not to think about it the next few days and just play golf, and hopefully everything will just fall into place.South Koreas In-Kyung Kim, the winner two weeks ago in China in the first of six straight events in Asia, was 6 under along with Frances Karine Icher. They each shot 70.Thompson was tied for seventh at 5 under after shooting a 69. She and Lang are the only U.S. winners this year.Ha Na Jang, the winner last week in Taiwan for her third victory of the year, was 3 under after a 70. Shanshan Feng, second in Taiwan after tying for fourth at home in China, tallied a 69 to reach 2 under.Brooke Henderson, the Canadian teenager playing the third of six straight weeks in Asia, had four bogeys in a 73 to drop to 1 under.Top-ranked Lydia Ko followed her opening 75 with a 69 to get to even par. She has four victories this year, one behind second-ranked Ariya Jutanugarn for the tour lead. Jutanugarn was 2 over after her second straight 73. ' ' '