I dont care who I race against

RENTON, Wash. -- Thomas Rawls is back practicing with Seattle for the first time since Week 2. C.J. Prosise showed last week that he could be a solution for the Seahawks underachieving run game.And Christine Michael has once again been discarded by the Seahawks.There are definitive changes that Seattle has made in an attempt to spark the 30th-ranked running offense in the NFL, centered on the belief that the combo of Rawls and Prosise can be the answer.Were going with guys that we want to go with, Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. Were excited about where were moving and think its going to fit together really well. Youll find out. Youll have a chance to see what you think here in a couple weeks.The makeover of Seattles run game took a drastic turn in the past few days. First was Prosise becoming the primary ball carrier in last Sundays 31-24 victory over New England , relegating Michael to a supporting role. Prosise had 17 carries for 66 yards, while Michael was on the field for only 11 plays and touched the ball just six times. Seattle finished with 96 yards rushing as a team, which is still a meager total compared to what the Seahawks have done in the past, but was their highest since Week 3.It was clear that a shift was happening and Michaels time as the primary running back was ending, despite rushing for 469 yards and six touchdowns. But the move to waive Michael and replace him on the roster with undrafted rookie Troymaine Pope was a clear indication of what Seattle wants the hierarchy to be going forward.C.J. did a really good job. Hes doing the things we like seeing in him. We look forward to continue growing with him. Thats one, Carroll said. Thomas coming back, thats two, and were all really excited about that. Weve been waiting for that to happen.A year ago, Rawls was a breakout star, rushing for 830 yards and four touchdowns in seven starts while filling in for injured starter Marshawn Lynch. Rawls was on pace for a 1,000-yard season, despite getting limited carries early, before suffering a broken ankle in December against Baltimore.Assuming he makes it through practice without setbacks, Rawls isnt likely to be thrown back into carrying a huge load against Philadelphia. Before getting hurt in the first half of the Week 2 loss at Los Angeles, Rawls had just 19 carries for 25 yards and no run of longer than eight yards.But how the carries are split appears to be less of a concern after what Prosise showed against New England. There were numerous questions about the one-time wide receiver who converted to running back at Notre Dame, most notably whether he had the toughness to be more than a third-down back.That seemed to be answered with one play in the first quarter when Prosise caught a short pass, raced down the sideline and lowered his shoulder into Duron Harmon and sent the defensive back sprawling.I was being physical, running downhill and initiating contact, Prosise said. Thats something Ive been working on my game to get better at.The play resonated with his teammates, who erupted on the sideline after seeing Prosise show a level of physical play that was sometimes missing with Michael.Our whole sideline exploded in excitement about that, wide receiver Doug Baldwin said. Football is a violent sport and when you see things like that in that nature from guys you really havent seen anything from it gets you excited.Game notes Carroll expected LT Bradley Sowell (knee) and TE Luke Willson (knee) to be available this week. But he did not commit to whether Sowell will return to left tackle or if rookie George Fant will continue to start. Carroll noted that Fant had no assignment mistakes in the win over New England. ... DE Michael Bennett (knee) is hoping to return next week against Tampa Bay. ... SS Kam Chancellor was named NFC defensive player of the week.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Ray Nitschke Super Bowl Jersey . Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan scored shootout goals, and backup goalie Cam Talbot earned his second win in two nights as the Rangers shook off a late tying tally and beat the Maple Leafs 2-1 Monday night. Marquez Valdes-Scantling Super Bowl Jersey . 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Alonso has revealed that a deal was proposed by his management team two years ago that would have seen the Spaniard and Hamilton swap their seats at Ferrari and Mercedes.Nico Rosberg, Hamiltons current team-mate at Mercedes, is in the final year of his existing deal with the Silver Arrows while Alonsos decision to leave Ferrari to return to McLaren has been described as a terrible mistake by Sky F1 pundit Martin Brundle. But Hamilton has scoffed at talk in the paddock that Mercedes might consider pairing him with Alonso in a rekindling of the partnership which imploded spectacularly in 2007 when they were team-mates at McLaren.I dont care who I race against, Hamilton told Sky Sports News HQ. Im happy with what we have here. Weve already raced together in the same car and got a result so its not like anything else needs proving.Hamilton and Alonso finished 2007 with the same amount of points but the Englishman - then a rookie - was classified ahead. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton discusses pre-season testing with Sky Sports Mercedes warned both Hamilton and Rosberg at the end of 2015 that they would consider changing their driver line-up unless their two feuding drivers learnt to co-exist, while team boss Toto Wolff has confirmed the team are in no rush to open talks with Rosberg about a new deal.I want to see how the season pans out, Wolff said.Alonso, meanwhile, is in the second of the three-year deal he signed when he moved back to McLaren just overr a year ago.ddddddddddddAlthough the team enjoyed their most productive day of winter testing so far on Tuesday, Alonsos fastest lap time was still nearly two seconds shy of Mercedes benchmark on identical tyres. Every race live in 2016 Sky Sports F1 brings you every race live in 2016. Fast and easy online upgrade - click here Hamilton, meanwhile, was six tenths off Rosbergs best time on soft tyres after finally moving off the medium compound on the sixth day of pre-season running at Barcelona on Wednesday.I got my laps in and Ive got an understanding where the car is good and where the car isnt good, said Hamilton. But generally testing has been great.I havent looked at where everybody else but everyone is naturally going to hype us up. But we dont know what fuel load Ferrari are on and they have a strong package. Even Williams look like they have quite a strong package. So l wouldnt take any notice of what they are saying, to be honest.The first race of the 2016 F1 season, the Australian GP, is exclusively live on Sky Sports F1. The race in Melbourne starts at 5am on Sunday March 20. World champion Lewis Hamilton takes his new Mercedes for a spin during pre-season testing in Barcelona. Also See: Watch: Updates from F1 testing Button: Alonso pairing is perfect ' ' '