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Chad Hutchinson AHN Sports Correspondent Detroit, MI, United States (AHN) The Detroit Lions are facing major questions heading into their season opener. The Lions are taking the field with a very potent offense, and improved offensive and defensive lines, but their major concern is in their defensive secondary. The Lions are entering the opener with only four cornerbacks. The starting cornerbacks for Detroit are Chris Houston and Jonathan Wade, with little known newcomers Aaron Barry and Alphonso Smith as the backups. Smith arrived in Detroit just a week ago via a trade with Denver, and Barry was signed as an undrafted free agent last spring. Barry played little in the preseason, but impressed coaches enough to warrant a roster spot, as well as being named the starting nickel back. Detroits safeties are in better shape, but not by much. Second year star Louis Delmas is slated to start, but has struggled with injuries throughout the offseason. C.C. Brown is set to start opposite Delmas, but has shown little in the preseason to evaluate him at anything else but average. Undrafted free agent Randy Phillips has shown flashes of greatness during the preseason, but the coaches are still looking for more consistency. Rookie Amari Spievey is still adjusting to his switch from cornerback to safety, but does give the Lions the ability to move him around when necessary. The Detroit Lions are a greatly improved team; anyone around the league can tell you that. Sundays game vs. the Bears is a test for the Lions coaching staff to see if it is able to force Chicago to play to theirstrength and their defensive line, and to keep Cutler from cutting up the secondary. If the Lions can keep consistent pressure on Cutler, it should be more than enough to make up for the Lions unproven secondary. Article AHN All Rights Reserved

If you need to know how Facebook is performing among large brands, look no further than some of the leading brand marketers who are singing praise about Facebooks ad platform. In an interview with CNN Money, Barry Diller couldnt speak highly enough about Facebooks advertising offering. Diller stated, Facebooks great advertising. My company, which spends a huge amount on advertising, we spend every nickel we can on Facebook. Theyre effective. The targeting of the audience is precise enough. While Diller doesnt believe that Facebook will be able to replace traditional advertising, he also didnt believe that Twitter would be able to attract brand advertisers, so it just goes to show that Diller doesnt know everything. You can view the full interview posted below. Via: AllFacebook

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… Obama in an election year. "This bishops' project isn't about religious freedom -- it's about privilege," the Rev. Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, told the Associated Press. "They are asking …

… Murphy operates the Thunder Hawk, Medusa and Frontrunner platforms. "We are monitoring the storm closely," Murphy spokesman Barry Jeffery said. "There has been no impact on operations." The National Hurricane Center said Friday that a large weather system …

… Murphy operates the Thunder Hawk, Medusa and Frontrunner platforms. "We are monitoring the storm closely," Murphy spokesman Barry Jeffery said. "There has been no impact on operations." The National Hurricane Center said Friday that a large weather system …

… the Gulf, is also removing nonessential employees from the area. "We are monitoring the storm closely," Murphy spokesman Barry Jeffery said. "There has been no impact on operations." Apache Corp. (APA), ConocoPhillips (COP) and Royal Dutch Shell …

… against the eurozone's most troubled, Greece. The just-installed Greek leader had no immediate plans to attend. ____ Barry reported from Milan. Geir Moulson in Berlin, Nataliya Vasilyeva in St. Petersburg and Martin Crutsinger in Washington contributed …

… major? "Because they are too good," Tsonga said. "That's it. They're just too good." ___ Associated Press Writer Ciaran Fahey in Halle, Germany, and AP freelancer Barry Wood in Eastbourne, England, contributed to this report.