icane early on. That led a frustrated Rosberg to ask Mercedes What the hell was that? Verstappen was later on his own radio complaining about Kevin Magnussen blocking him on the exit of Ascari, with the Dutchman having to take to the kerbs to avoid the Renault driver.ddddddddddddSergio Perez finish

CINCINNATI -- Randy Bullock had just arrived home in Houston -- unemployed after the Steelers released him -- and was doing his laundry when one of Pittsburghs biggest rivals called.The kicker tossed his clothes in the dryer and packed them again, this time for a trip to Cincinnati.And in his first game with a tiger-striped helmet, hell be trying to take the Steelers down.Pittsburgh waived Bullock on Monday because Chris Boswell had fully recovered from an abdominal strain. The Bengals claimed him off waivers and released the struggling Mike Nugent , who had repeatedly missed kicks wide right.Bullock expected to get released by the Steelers. The call from Cincinnati was a surprise.As a kicker, you never know whats going to happen, he said on Wednesday, wearing a Bengals stocking cap and jacket after a morning walkthrough.Coach Marvin Lewis had stuck with Nugent as he went through the worst slump of his 12-year career, missing five of his last nine extra-point attempts.Lewis felt the team had a better chance of working with Nugent to fix his problems rather than bringing in a new kicker.Lewis said that Nugents wide-right kick on a 36-yard field-goal try during a 23-10 victory at Cleveland on Sunday was the tipping point.Mike has been pretty consistent in practice but for whatever the reason, in the game it just hasnt worked that way -- missing the field goal before halftime last week, one that obviously he should make, Lewis said on Wednesday.Nugents struggles began at midseason. He missed a 51-yard field goal and an extra point during a 27-27 tie with Washington in London, and Bullock was one of the kickers whom the Bengals considered during their following bye week.It went really well, Bullock said of the tryout with Cincinnati. I felt like I stood out, and I was hoping at some point I would get an opportunity. It took a little longer than I expected, but morning came Im here now and Im really excited.Instead of signing Bullock, the Bengals decided to stick with Nugent. Now Bullock gets a chance to claim the job for the final few games and beyond.He was Houstons fifth-round draft pick in 2012 and has played in 45 games with the Texans, Jets, Giants and Steelers. He has made 78 of 96 field-goal attempts and all but four of his 95 point-after tries.I think any game is an audition, so Im thankful for the opportunity, Bullock said. Ive had a couple fill-in positions. Im here to perform at a high level, help this team win and hopefully stick.His first opportunity comes against his former team. The Bengals (5-7-1) need to beat the AFC North leaders (8-5) to maintain their slim chances of making the playoffs.Its always fun to have an opportunity to play against somebody who has released you, whether its recent or some other time, Bullock said.Game notesReceiver A.J. Green returned to practice for the first time since severely straining his right hamstring on Nov. 20, but did little more than jog lightly during the 30-minute part of practice that was open to the media. He didnt participate in drills with the other receivers. ... DE Wallace Gilberry (calf), CB Adam Pacman Jones (knee) and WR James Wright (knee) were held out of practice. ... G Clint Boling (shoulder), DE Carlos Dunlap (neck), WR Brandon LaFell (knee) and TE C.J. 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Having already announced that the race will start May 9 with three stages in Northern Ireland and Ireland and finish in Trieste on June 1, the rest of the route was unveiled Monday.MONZA, Italy -- Lewis Hamilton topped the third and final practice session for the Italian Grand Prix with a healthy 0.4s advantage over Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg.The Mercedes drivers also exchanged quickest times in Fridays two practice sessions and on Saturday morning looked like they were on another planet at F1s most power-dependent circuit. Hamiltons session-leading 1:22.008 was nearly a full second clear of Sebastian Vettels Ferrari in third place. Kimi Raikkonen finished fourth as Ferrari appeared to hold its Friday advantage over Red Bull.Williams drivers Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa took the next two spots after showing their usual Saturday morning improvement. The team will be hoping to carry that form over into qualifying as it looks to overhaul Force India in the battle for fourth. Daniel Ricciardo finished seventh for Red Bull, 1.7s off the lead and half a second off the nearest Ferrari.Max Verstappen finished eighth and continued to be at the center of incidents, blocking Rosberg at the Roggia chicane early on. That led a frustrated Rosberg to ask Mercedes What the hell was that? Verstappen was later on his own radio complaining about Kevin Magnussen blocking him on the exit of Ascari, with the Dutchman having to take to the kerbs to avoid the Renault driver.ddddddddddddSergio Perez finished ninth for Force India as the team continued to struggle to match its pace from Spa. Esteban Gutierrez rounded off the top ten for Haas, which is also running the newly-upgraded Ferrari power unit this weekend. Nico Hulkenberg finished 11th, marginally ahead of Jenson Button in the quickest McLaren. That is likely to be a more representative place in the pecking order for McLaren this weekend on a circuit which will punish any remaining Honda deficiencies.Carlos Sainz ended the session 13th ahead of Romain Grosjean, whose session ended with an early spin at Ascari, prompting a Virtual Safety Car period and limiting his morning to four laps. Jolyon Palmer was 15th but finished his session in the gravel after losing the rear of his car at Parabolica. Sauber pair Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr finished either side of 17th place Fernando Alonso. Magnussen was 19th ahead of Daniil Kvyat.At the back, Pascal Wehrlein beat Manor teamate Esteban Ocon to 21st by 0.1s. ' ' '