Veteran Team Canada member Audrey Robichaud also advanced to Satur

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - SenDerrick Marks will follow his best season with his most challenging off-season.The Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during Sundays season finale at Houston.The teams best defensive player twisted his knee on Alfred Blues 1-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and had to be helped to the sideline. He was on crutches Monday, after tests revealed the extent of the damage.I knew as soon as it happened it was something bad, Marks said as teammates cleaned out lockers around him. I didnt think that it was the ACL.Marks will have surgery after the swelling subsides.My mindset is just to make sure I come back stronger, he said. Im not going to let it get me down. Im going to continue to work and stay positive about it.Marks will miss the entire off-season, but expects to be back in time for training camp.Several teammates, including rookie cornerback Aaron Colvin and veteran defensive end Chris Clemons, returned about eight months after similar knee injuries. Both told Marks the injury would benefit him in the long run.Youve heard of guys coming back playing stronger so Im going to stay positive about it, hopefully have the surgery soon and just continue to work, he said. I feel confident. Im going to keep my mind that way. Im not going to let it get me down. Im going to continue to think that way and stay positive about it.Marks finished with 44 tackles, 16 quarterback hurries and a career-high and team-leading 8 1/2 sacks. His sack total ranked second in the league for interior linemen, an impressive stat considering the Jaguars (3-13) rarely played with the lead.His last sack, which came on the final play against Tennessee on Dec. 18, triggered a $600,000 bonus in his contract. Marks signed a four-year extension worth $22 million last December. It included $8 million guaranteed, and the Jaguars consider him a cornerstone in their rebuilding process.Marks was selected as an alternate for the Pro Bowl last week and he had been hoping for a trip to Glendale, Arizona, next month. Instead, he likely will be rehabbing after surgery.You hate to see that happen, Jaguars linebacker Paul Posluszny said. The last game of the year, were not fighting (for anything). Hes going to fight back and rehab. Hopefully well have him at some point early next season. But you hate to see that because he had such a great year, hes playing so well. You just want to see him get out of the year healthy. 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A strong Canadian contingent battled down the challenging moguls run on Thursday at Rosa Khutor Exreme Park, keeping Canadas hope for another Olympic medal in womens moguls alive. The Dufour-Lapointe sisters — Chloe, Justine and Maxime — along with teammate Audrey Robichaud finished in the top 10 to earn direct berths into Saturdays final. Chloe Dufour-Lapointe led the charge by posting a score of 22.64 to finish second behind reigning Olympic champion Hannah Kearney of the United States, who scored 22.05. Justine Dufour-Lapointe, the youngest sister at 19, finished third with a score of 22.28, while sister Maxime finished the day in eighth after scoring 20.88 on her qualifying run. Veteran Team Canada member Audrey Robichaud also advanced to Saturdays medal round, scoring 20.61 and finishing in ninth place. Robichaud, the only "non-Dufour-Lapointe" on the womenns team, is happy to ski alongside the trio of sisters in Sochi.dddddddddddd "People call me the other, but I think that might be playing into my favour," said Robichaud. "I just do my thing. I do what I love, which is skiing." Canadian coaches Jean-Paul Richard and Marc-Andre Moreau were pleased with the performance of their athletes in Thursdays qualifying runs. "It is a good day at the office," said Richard. "It was the plan and the hope to get all four in the top 10." As for what the womens team can accomplish in Saturdays final, Canadian medal expectations remain high. "All four are capable," said Moreau. "It is a hard course but they have reacted well to it. If they do what they have to do then they all have the potential to get on the podium." The rest of the field will compete for the remaining 10 spots in a second qualification run on Saturday before the final at 10 pm ET. ' ' '