SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Richard Shermans leaping deflection of a pass headed for Michael Crabtree in the corner of the end zone was the defining moment to seal last Januarys NFC championship game that sent the Seattle Seahawks on their way to a Super Bowl win.The tip landed right in the hands of Malcolm Smith for the interception.Shermans mouthy response afterward — along with a choking gesture toward Colin Kaepernick and the 49ers bench — will certainly fuel San Francisco as the NFC West rivals face off Thursday night for the first of two important matchups in a three-week span.It was cool just to clinch the game like that, defensive end Cliff Avril said. No better person to do it than Sherm and Malcolm getting it.Sherman made the play, then patted Crabtree on the backside while extending his hand for a shake, prompting the 49ers wideout to shove the brash cornerback in the face.After that 23-17 victory at CenturyLink Field, Sherman took it much further.I was making sure everybody knew Crabtree was a mediocre receiver, Sherman said. And when you try the best corner in the game with a mediocre receiver thats what happens.Sherman was later fined for unsportsmanlike conduct and taunting.Obviously you want to win that game, but its in the past now, Kaepernick said. We know weve been through this before. But its a different year, a different season.Its all still plenty fresh as the rivals play another meaningful game merely 10 months later, this time between a pair of 7-4 teams trying to stay alive in the playoff race with a chance to catch first-place Arizona (9-2).I remember just the feeling after we got that interception and sealing our trip to the Super Bowl, Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner said. All that is in the past. Theyre trying to make it to the playoffs this year, just like were trying to.Kaepernick isnt about to get involved in any kind of back and forth with the emotional defensive back. He expects Crabtree to be focused, too.Its another game for him. I dont think hes worried about anything else, Kaepernick said.Here are some things to watch for in the first of two matchups between the rivals in the next three weeks:TWO GAMES IN THREE WEEKS: Seattle coach Pete Carroll is embracing how the schedule worked out, with two late-season matchups against the rival Niners in a three-week span.Two teams that have captured the past three NFC West crowns need to keep winning, though Carroll insists these games are intense regardless of records or standings.Wed still be playing these games as championship games the way we look at it, Carroll said. If we were here and our record was different than it is, we would play every one of these games like its the last game we get to play all year.Thats how we do it. ... We would never look for some cushy way into the playoffs. We dont want to be a playoff team, we want to be a division champion. So were going to continue to fight for that as long as theres hope.BEAST MODE BOUNCE BACK?: Marshawn Lynch managed just 39 yards on 15 carries in a 19-3 win against Arizona on Sunday, and needs to get his body healed up in a hurry. Quarterback Russell Wilson outgained him.His troublesome sore back has hindered him this season.Lynch ran for 124 yards the previous week facing the Chiefs and 140 the game before that against the Giants.49ers coach Jim Harbaugh, for one, is counting on Lynchs best.Beast Mode, Ive heard him referred to that complimentary, Harbaugh said. Hard. Aggressive. Tough runner. Talented.BOLDINS HANDS: Anquan Boldin has 86 receptions for 1,091 yards and three touchdowns in 14 games against Seattle, including the playoffs.Seattles secondary will have its hands full.Boldin has at least five catches in each of his past six games, and had nine for 137 yards in last weeks win against Washington.BOWMAN NO GO: NaVorro Bowman certainly hoped to be back by now, in time to face Seattle again. He went down with a devastating left knee injury in the NFC title game and needed surgery.While his 21-day window to be activated is into its second week, Harbaugh said the 2013 All-Pro still wasnt ready to practice and would continue with his rehab.I wouldnt say disappointing is the word. Obviously we want to have him back on the field, but it has to be when hes ready, when hes healthy, Kaepernick said.___AP Sports Writer Tim Booth in Seattle contributed to this report.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFLPavel Datsyuk Jersey .ca MLB Power Rankings, the third consecutive week that the As have held top spot and the third straight week that they have been one ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays. Bob Probert Jersey . Levante, which had lost five straight including a Copa del Rey game last weekend, fell behind at its Ciutat de Valencia stadium when Ionut Sapanura opened the scoring for Elche in the 26th minute. http://www.redwingshockeyauthentic.com/gordie-howe-jersey/. The Sioux Falls Canaries scored two in the seventh and three more in the eighth to come back from a 3-0 deficit and defeat the Winnipeg Goldeyes 5-3 in front of 6,769 at Shaw Park on Sunday afternoon. 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Hodgson was the first to emerge from the bus, before captain Wayne Rooney led out his fellow team-mates and the England manager admitted it was a relief to finally arrive for the tournament. Englands luxury hotel - the Auberge du Jeu de Paume in Chantilly Its what weve been looking forward to for such a long time, Hodgson told the UEFA website.We qualified quite early so weve had our minds on this moment for a long time and its just great to be here.It will be a very good tournament with a lot of good teams taking part. We are relaxed and we think we are in decent form and just hoping we can show that on the field. England manager Roy Hodgson arriving at the team hotel in Chantilly Local amateur side US Chantilly have handed their training base to England during their stay in France and the specially-developed surface is a synthetically reinforced pipe and slit drained pitch.England will have their first training session in France behind closed doors this afternoon before returning to take up residence at the Auberge du Jeu de Paume hotel. Andy Burton talks us through Englands plans in France The five-star hotel is located in Chantilly - just half a mile from the Stade des Bourgognes - and it will be the base for the squad during their stay in France.ddddddddddddThe Mayor of Chantilly, Eric Woerth, was on hand to welcome the squad to the town and revealed England could not have picked a better place to set up camp. Hodgson and his captain Wayne Rooney boarding at Luton Airport I gave the city medal to the coach and the captain and also a book, in English, telling the story of Chantilly, said Woerth.It is a very English story. The horses and trainers came here from England in the 19th century and the relationship was built.There is no better place for them to be. This is a small part of England in France. Roy Hodgson and Gary Cahill speak to Sky Sports News after arriving in France ahead of Euro 2016 England are expected to spend their first evening in France either in the hotel or familiarising themselves with their surroundings in the historic town. England will then have their second training session on Tuesday, live in front of the Sky Sports News HQ cameras. 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