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Sally Pearson has chosen to give Nitro Athletics a miss but her great American rival Dawn Harper-Nelson is excited to be part of the inaugural team-based series in Melbourne in February.Harper-Nelson and Jamaican Olympic sprint gold medallists Asafa Powell and Michael Frater were revealed on Thursday as part of the Usain Bolt All Stars lineup for the series at Lakeside Stadium on February 4, 9 and 11.Harper-Nelson edged Pearson into the silver-medal position in the 100m hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, with the Australian superstar reversing the result at the 2012 London Games.Nitro can help shine a bigger light on track and fields personalities, said the 32-year-old Harper-Nelson.Competing there and having the opportunity to do relays and have less pressure will help a lot of athletes relax and open up to the fans.They can show more of their personalities and have the fans appreciate that side as well.I think Usain Bolt will be as he always is, energetic, but he wants to give the fans a good show.Pearson has fully recovered from the Achilles tendon and hamstring injuries which cruelled any chance of her defending her Olympic crown in Rio.But the Queenslander has chosen to prioritise some indoor meets in Europe in February over the Nitro Series, where she would almost certainly have been offered the Australian captaincy.Former 100m world record holder Powell and Frater - both aged 34 - have stood atop the Olympic podium alongside Bolt as part of Jamaican sprint relay teams.At the other end of the age spectrum is rising US speedster Jenna Prandini, who has also been included in the Bolt All Stars lineup.The 24-year-old bosts sizzling personal bests of 10.92 in the 100m and 22.20 in the 200m.Prandini finished fourth in her 200m semi at the Rio Olympics, just behind Australian Ella Nelson - who will also strut her stuff at the Nitro Series. 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He lofted a pass toward the corner of the end zone, where Jermaine Kearse caught the ball, but landed out of bounds.It was close. I tried to give him a shot, Wilson said of his last throw to Kearse, adding that cornerback B.W. Webb did a good job of trying to drive him out of bounds. I think he got one (foot) in and was trying to get the second one down. The last drive was a testament to our resilience.The Saints rushed 35 times and passed 35 times -- certainly not the M.O. for a team that entered the game with a second-ranked passing offense and 28th-ranked running game. But it was effective. New Orleans gained 123 yards on the ground with Tim Hightower gaining 102, making him the first Saint this season to rush for 100. New Orleans also kept possession for 36:12 to Seattles 23:48.We knew coming in here it was going to be a physical game, Hightower said. In that fourth quarter, I looked over on their sideline and saw a couple of those guys on their knees and I said, `This is exactly where we want them.Wilson finished with 253 yards passing and was intercepted once by linebacker Nathan Stupar, whose diving snag set up the Saints first TD on Brees 1-yard dive over a pile of players. Brees lone touchdown pass went to Brandin Cooks on a 2-yard slant , which gave the Saints the lead for good early in the fourth quarter.Wil Lutz kicked field goals of 22, 53, 21 and 41 yards for the Saints, the latter coming with under two minutes left to put Seatttle down by more than a field goal.ddddddddddddMINI SLUMP: Seattle has gone two straight games without a win, having tied Arizona last week, but the Seahawks hardly seem concerned.The great thing is we have all the players, we have the right system, we have the right guys, Wilson said. We are going to be able to do it. This is nothing that we havent faced before.MISLEADING STATS: While the Saints held numerous statistical advantages in several categories, big plays on both sides of the ball helped Seattle lead 14-13 at halftime and keep it close throughout.Seattle defensive end Cliff Avril forced Mark Ingrams fumble in the first quarter. It popped straight to safety Earl Thomas, who sprinted into the open field for a 34-yard touchdown.A trick play set up Seattles second score. Wilson threw a backward screen to his left to receiver Tanner McEvoy, who then threw deep back across the field for a 43-yard completion to running back C.J. Prosise to the Saints 2. That set up Christine Michaels TD run, making it 14-3.Seattles defense also forced a field goal in the third quarter after the Saints had a first-and-goal on the 1 and thwarted a Saints 2-point conversion attempt after Cooks TD.BENCHED: Ingram was benched after his fumble on this third carry of the game. It was his second fumble in two weeks while trying to fight for extra yards after contact. A week earlier, Ingrams fumble inside the Kansas City 10 contributed to a six-point loss.Sometimes those things happen and I know hes going to bounce back, Brees said of Ingram. Ive got so much trust, great confidence in him as does this whole offense, so I wouldnt look into that any further.GRAHAMS RETURN: Jimmy Graham was silent about his return to the place where his NFL career started, avoiding media all week. He had a relatively quiet game as well, finishing with three catches for 34 yards. Graham did speak to media after the game, walking from the locker room to the stadium exit wearing headphones and ignoring several reporters questions.BREES AT HOME: Brees now has a TD pass in 58 consecutive home games, extending his NFL-record streak.UP NEXT: Seattle hosts Buffalo in the Week 9 Monday night game, while the Saints travel to meet San Francisco next Sunday.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '