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ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The Detroit Lions made it crystal clear to Golden Tate that he was their top target in free agency. They booked a flight for the wide receiver on Tuesday -- when free agency began -- and courted him the next day at team headquarters. The pitch included a chat with team vice chairman Bill Ford, just three days after the death of his father, team owner William Clay Ford. Tate, who was the top receiver last season for the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, liked what he heard and saw and agreed to join the Lions as NFL free agency reached its second day Wednesday. He got a five-year deal worth $31 million with $13.25 million guaranteed, according to a person familiar with the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced. "Theres a ton of upside to this organization," Tate said. "And one thing that really stood out to me is that Mr. Ford found some time to meet with me. I know hes been going through a lot lately with family issues. So for him to find time in his busy schedule to meet with me and to have a conversation, that meant a lot. I felt like I was wanted here." Tate said the Seahawks made him an offer to stay, and that the New York Jets and Jacksonville Jaguars also expressed interest. He insisted it wasnt tempting to find out if the Jets or Jaguars would offer him more than the Lions did, but acknowledged it was tempting to ask the Seahawks to make another offer. "I had a great four years in Seattle," he said. "Im going to miss that place to death. Great city, great people, great fans. But for me, it just made more sense to come here." First-year Lions coach Jim Caldwell said landing Tate was a big deal for the team, which has been looking to complement All-Pro receiver Calvin Johnson. "We were looking, from an offensive standpoint, to find a guy who could go on the other side and be our No. 2 and play opposite to Calvin and give us some work inside and out," Caldwell said. "Golden Tate is going to be that individual." Tate led the Seahawks with 64 catches and 898 yards receiving last season, both career highs. The former Notre Dame star also scored five touchdowns last season, giving him 15 in his four-year career. He is expecting to flourish with quarterback Matthew Stafford throwing to him in one-on-one coverage while defences assign two or three receivers to slow down Johnson. Stafford threw almost 40 passes a game last season and Russell Wilson threw an average of 25 for the Seahawks. "Im leaving a run-heavy offence to a pass-happy offence and thats exciting," Tate said. "And, I can get to play with one of the best to ever play the game." The Lions also signed running back Joique Bell and confirmed they had hosted centre Phil Costa. They are expecting to visit with fullback Henry Hynoski on Thursday. Costa was cut by the Dallas Cowboys last week. He played sparingly the past two years after starting all 16 games in 2011, his second NFL season. The New York Giants started Hynoski in 17 of 30 games, including 11 in 2012, over the previous three seasons. Bell was paired with Reggie Bush, giving Detroit a formidable backfield. He had a team-high eight touchdowns rushing last season and was second to Bush with 166 carries for 650 yards rushing for the Lions last year. Bell had a total of 105 receptions for 1,032 yards the last two years. The undrafted free agent from Wayne State in Detroit played in half of the games as a rookie in 2010 with the Indianapolis Colts and Philadelphia Eagles. The Benton Harbor, Mich., native found a home with the Lions, who signed him off New Orleans practice squad late in the 2011 season after he bounced around with the Saints, Eagles, Colts and Bills. He has also become rich, getting a $9.3 million, three-year deal. "Its never been about the money, but I dont work for free," Bell said with a smile. Griffin Canning Jersey . The two teams will play through the completion of the game starting at 5pm ct on Wednesday. The regularly scheduled Wednesday night matchup will follow that and will now be seven innings. Don Baylor Jersey .J. Mayo made seven three-pointers and scored 25 points, Ersan Ilyasova added 20, and the Milwaukee Bucks placed seven players in double figures in a 130-110 rout of the Philadelphia 76ers, who lost their 11th straight game on Monday night. https://www.cheapangels.com/. Louis Blues were workmanlike, methodical and -- most of all -- effective on Monday night. Dillon Peters Angels Jersey . TSN 1290s game day coverage begins on Monday, June 9 at 5:30pm ct as the Blue Bombers take on the Toronto Argonauts in pre-season action. 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Eight minutes later the hosts doubled their lead when Welbeck slipped through the Turkish defense and fired home for his second goal of the day. Four minutes before the break it was 3-0 to the home side as Sanchez sliced through the defense to the center of the box and smashed his strike into the bottom right corner to send the Gunners into the break with a comfortable margin. The Gunners poured it on in the second half as Welbeck slipped through the Galatasaray defense unmarked again in the 52nd minute and passed it into the gaping net to complete his hat trick in impressive fashion. Despite the comfortable advantage, not everything went perfectly for Arsenal on the night. Starting goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was shown a straight red card and conceded a penalty kick on the hour mark. David Ospina replaced Szczesny in goal and failed to stop Burak Yilmazs penalty kick as the Turkish side pulled it back to 4-1 in the 63rd minute of play. The visitors creeated a handful of scoring chances over the remaining 27 minutes, but could never get any closer as Arsenal held on to claim all three points.dddddddddddd Also in Group D on Wednesday, Ciro Immobile found the back of the net after just three minutes and scored twice over a span of 10 second-half minutes as Borussia Dortmund moved to the top of the group with a 3-0 win over Anderlecht. In Group A, Markus Rosenberg netted a double to lift Malmo to a 2-0 win over Greek side Olympiakos, while Arda Turans strike 15 minutes from time lifted Atletico Madrid to a 1-0 win over Juventus at the Vicente Calderon. Liverpools second Champions League tilt did not go as planned as the Reds suffered a 1-0 defeat to Basel at St. Jakob Park courtesy of a 52nd-minute strike from Marco Streller off a corner kick. Coming off a 5-1 thrashing of Basel in their opening fixture, defending champions Real Madrid traveled to Bulgaria to face Ludogorets and went 1-0 down after six minutes thanks to a goal from Marcelinho. But Cristiano Ronaldo converted a penalty kick in the 25th minute and Karim Benzema hit for the winner with 13 minutes to play to take Los Blancos to the top of the group with six points. In Group C, Stefan Kiessling, Heung-Min Son and Hakan Calhanoglu all found the back of the to lift Bayer Leverkusen to a comfortable 3-1 win over Portuguese side Benfica at the BayArena, while Group Cs other matchup saw Zenit St. Petersburg and Monaco play to a scoreless draw. ' ' '