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TEMPE, Ariz. -- Larry Fitzgerald is a bit beat up, but thats nothing new.Hes taken a lot of hits in 204 NFL games. And it hasnt mattered whether he plays wideout or in the slot, where he is now. Things get more crowded when playing as a slot receiver, but Fitzgerald said the contact is the same.I took a lot of shots outside, too, he said. You play receiver, youre going to get hit. Its the nature of the beast. But its a good problem to have. If youre not getting hit, that means youre not getting any targets.Fitzgerald had a whopping 18 targets in last Sundays 23-20 victory over San Francisco. Statistically, it was his best game of the season -- 12 catches, 122 yards.He played despite a sore knee and ankle. After the game, he acknowledged hes felt better.You dont play 13 years without playing with pain, Fitzgerald said after the game.Its football, he said. Youre going to get banged up. Its just part of it. Theres a difference between being hurt and being injured. A lot of guys are hurting. I dont want to name any on our team but there are guys that are playing through stuff.So there is no doubt that he will play Sunday when he returns to his hometown to face the Minnesota Vikings.Hes a well-conditioned athlete, Cardinals offensive coordinator Harold Goodwyn said. He knows what it takes to be great and he does everything possible as far as getting in the training room and getting the proper rehab that he needs to be successful. So it just comes down to individual want-to. The guy loves football so hes not going to let anybody take him off the grass.This is Fitzgeralds fifth trip to face the Vikings. Arizona has lost the other four.It would bother me if I played for the Vikings (and lost every game there), Fitzgerald joked. Its not like Ive got a big body of work there.Then he reeled off the names of other places where hes never won -- Buffalo, Green Bay, Pittsburgh (as a pro).Theres some places besides Minnesota I havent won, Fitzgerald said.Winning there would be something special, though. Fitzgerald was once a ballboy for the Vikings. He recalled several moments at big events growing up when he was asked about his memories of the late Metrodome.Because his father was a sports writer, he got to know players and was allowed to catch fly balls before some Twins games.I never took it for granted, he said. I was very appreciative of the opportunity.Fitzgerald brushed off the suggestion this might be the last time he plays in Minnesota.I havent thought about that, he said.But hes 33 years old and is in his 13th NFL season. 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World champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia won the gold medal with 237.71 points, Moore-Towers and Moscovitch followed at 208.45 and Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia were third at 187. LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears coach John Fox said quarterback Jay Cutler did not suffer a season-ending right shoulder injury Sunday in a 22-16 loss to the New York Giants.Cutler missed practice Wednesday, but Fox refused to rule him out for Sunday against Tennessee.You know, in my experience with Jay, hes a tough son of a gun, Fox said. ... So, right now he is day to day.Cutler was sacked four times at MetLife Stadium, but finished the game. A source said Cutler underwent tests Monday to determine the severity of the injury.Fox would not say if Cutlers right shoulder injury will eventually require surgery.There are different levels of injury, you know. Tear is kind of a broad term, Fox said when asked if Cutler has a shoulder tear. It is sore. There is soreness to it. But there are a lot of things in the shoulder that can affect the quarterback. Some of them can be just chronic, old, just wear and tear like pitchers or quarterbacks in the National Football Leaguue.dddddddddddd So its injured, but its not season ending.In the likely event Cutler is unable to play in Week 12, fourth-year quarterback Matt Barkley is preparing to start against the Titans. Barkley has appeared in one game for the Bears this season, completing 6 of 15 pass attempts for 81 yards and two interceptions in a loss to Green Bay on Oct. 21.Im preparing like Im starting, Barkley said Wednesday. Getting the reps is big in any quarterbacks development. Im taking advantage of those and getting timing down with my receivers. Whatever happens, Ill be ready.The Bears announced Wednesday that they signed quarterback David Fales off the Baltimore Ravens practice squad. Fales -- selected by the Bears in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL draft -- spent over two seasons with the organization before Chicago released him after the preseason. ' ' '