Congratulations Kyle Lowry @Klow7 on becoming an @NBAAllStar. Well deserved. pic.twitter.com/1gy9n7XB9F— TSN (@TSN_Sports) January 23, 2015 JUST IN: @Raptors G @Klow7 voted in a as a starter for 2015 @NBA All-Star Game. #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/NI1xzMNKh1— SportsCentre (@SportsCentre) January 23, 2015 #KyleLowry - #AllStar starter!! @thetorontoraptors #WeTheNorth A photo posted by TSN (@tsn_official) on Jan 22, 2015 at 4:19pm PST We The East. @JohnWall and @Klow7 are ready for #NBAAllStarNYC. #teamadidas pic.twitter.com/5La50IOSwf— adidas Basketball (@adidasHoops) January 23, 2015 Lowry trailed Wade by over 100,000 votes when the balloting was last updated! Kyle Lowry trailed the Heat's Dwyane Wade by over 100,000 votes at the last balloting update. He starts in his 1st NBA All-Star appearance— SportsCentre (@SportsCentre) January 23, 2015 The Raptors had prepared a short quotation from Lowry, thanking his fans for all their support. @kyle_lowry7 WILL start at the 2015 @NBA All-Star Game! Congrats Kyle and a huge thanks to all who voted! #WeTheNorth #RTZ #Toronto #Raptors #NBA #NBAAllStar #Canada A photo posted by Toronto Raptors (@thetorontoraptors) on Jan 22, 2015 at 4:25pm PST The Raptors players were all together at Lowrys house in Philadelphia for the evening and began congratulating their teammate one by one on social media after the announcement. @kyle_lowry7 and the squad await the announcement. #OpenGym #WeTheNorth A photo posted by Jeff Landicho (@thebasketballproducer) on Jan 22, 2015 at 4:09pm PST Congrats to my brotha!!! A photo posted by DeMar DeRozan (@demar_derozan) on Jan 22, 2015 at 4:26pm PST "Woooooo That Boy Good!!!" congratulations not only on making it but starting @kyle_lowry7 #WeTheNorth #CanadaStandUpPhillyToo A photo posted by @iamamirjohnson on Jan 22, 2015 at 4:45pm PST A little blurry but who cares.. Congrats to my big bro @kyle_lowry7.. Proud of u fam. #raptors #wethenorth A photo posted by Patrick Patterson (@pdpatt) on Jan 22, 2015 at 4:20pm PST Blessing to share the moment with your family n the team @kyle_lowry7 congrats A photo posted by @broke_3 on Jan 22, 2015 at 4:30pm PST Congratulations to @Klow7 on his all-star starting spot! #WeTheNorth— Landry Fields (@landryfields) January 23, 2015 Congrats big bro #allstar A photo posted by Terrence Ross (@3tross1) on Jan 22, 2015 at 4:46pm PST Well deserved for @kyle_lowry7 !!! Congratulations and I'm not surprised at all, I know how hard @kyle_lowry7 works.. @kyle_lowry7 se merece ser abridor en el juego de las estrellas por todo lo que ha hecho por nuestro equipo.. Es un profesional de alto nivel. #bigtime A photo posted by #TeamVasquez (@greivisvasquez) on Jan 22, 2015 at 4:57pm PST And even members of the media wanted to congratulate Lowry on his achievement! Yes!!! @Klow7 a starter!!! #NBAAllStar #WeTheNorth— Kate Beirness (@KateBeirness) January 23, 2015 Success! #KyleLowry #NBAAllStar Just sounds right. #RTZ #WeTheNorth— Nabil Karim (@NabilKarimTSN) January 23, 2015 Yes, it happened! You the @Raptors fans did it, congrats to you & @Klow7, you're all All-Stars! #WeTheNorth— Matt Devlin (@Matt__Devlin) January 23, 2015 No question without Bieber and Drake Lowry isn't voted in as an All Star starter . Canada made this happen. Congrats.— chuck swirsky (@swirsk054) January 23, 2015 Not really because he brought attention to Lowry...end result, social media is strong..people figure things out quickly— chuck swirsky (@swirsk054) January 23, 2015 And even the Prime Minister of Canada! Great work by all of Canada's basketball fans for helping to make @Klow7 an #NBAAllStarNYC starter. Congrats, Kyle. #wethenorth @raptors— Stephen Harper (@pmharper) January 23, 2015 And of course, no thanks to Justin Bieber for not following the NBAs rules on how to vote and having thousands of votes not counted (dont worry Bieber, its the thought that counts). Congratulations again, Kyle Lowry! Continue to make the Raptors organization and all of Canada proud! Sandy Alomar Jr. Jersey . - Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Jason Babin is now a free agent. 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But when youre losing, thats when you have to step up and thats when you have to play better.Thats something that Kansas City never could do last season.After winning two games the previous season, the Chiefs began coach Andy Reids tenure by rattling off nine straight victories. They were suddenly the talk of the NFL, the best record in the league. Then they went to AFC West-rival Denver and were flattened, 27-17.The loss began a streak of three straight defeats not unlike this seasons swoon.And while Kansas City bounced back to win twice more, the Chiefs backed into the post-season with losses to Indianapolis and San Diego — granted, they rested nearly all their starters in the finale.They didnt rest any of them in the playoffs, though. And after taking a 38-10 lead early in the third quarter, the Chiefs failed to finish.Andrew Luck and the Colts stormed back to score the eventual winning touchdown on a 64-yard pass to TY Hilton with about 4 minutes left in the 45-44 victory, sending the Chiefs into an off-season with some very bruised egos.You do have to learn from that, Reid said. 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The coachs even demeanour has prevented a young locker room from panicking after three subpar performances, including that disastrous loss a few weeks ago to Oakland.Hes real cool, calm and collected, Mays said. He always stays that medium level, whether its a win or a loss. I think thats great to have in a head coach because if hes not panicking, we cant panic. Hes going to attack his job each and every day the same way.That doesnt mean that Reid is trying to sugar-coat things. He understands that the season has gone from promising to perilous, and that the Chiefs need to find a win on Sunday.You have to be real with that, Reid said. You have to learn from your mistakes in order to do that and be real with that. Thats how well go about it here.NOTES: RB Jamaal Charles, LB Tamba Hali and TE Anthony Fasano did not practice Wednesday with knee injuries. All are listed day to day. ... 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