Lake Forest, IL (SportsNetwork.com) - Chicago Bears head coach Mark Trestman has decided to start Jimmy Clausen over Jay Cutler at quarterback for this Sundays game against the Detroit Lions. Cutler started the first 14 games of his sixth season with the Bears, completing 66.1 percent of his passes for 3,640 yards, 28 touchdowns and an NFL-high 18 interceptions. He has fumbled 12 times as well, losing six to lead the league in overall turnovers. This is performance-based only, said Trestman during a news conference on Thursday. Were not getting enough out of our quarterback. Trestman added that this decision is for this week only and he will re- evaluate heading into the final week of the season. Were not playing well enough at the quarterback position on a consistent basis, added Trestman. Cutler said Thursday that he wants to stay in Chicago and can see himself working with Trestman in the future. I would like to stay here, said Cutler. I really like it here. I love the guys in the locker room. This is where Id like to be. Clausen, who was signed to a one-year contract in June, hasnt started a game since 2010 while with the Carolina Panthers. He has thrown nine passes in three games for Chicago (5-9) this season, completing three. Before this season, the former Notre Dame star hadnt appeared in an NFL game since playing 13 for the Panthers as a rookie after he was taken in the second round of the 2010 draft. The Bears enter Sundays matchup having lost three straight and six of their last eight games. Salvador Perez Jersey . -- Jonathan Vilmas season is over and his future on the football field is in doubt. Jorge Lopez Jersey .Shipulin pulled away from Martin Fourcade of France, Simon Eder of Austria and Fredrik Lindstrom of Sweden to finish in 35 minutes 16.8 seconds. Fourcade was 1.2 seconds back in second place to reclaim the overall World Cup lead, with Eder another 0. https://www.cheaproyals.com/577a-randy-rosario-jersey-royals.html . 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James had 33 points in under 37 minutes after missing the previous two weeks because of back and knee injuries. He had 12 points in the fourth quarter to help the Cavs come back from 19 down in the third and take the lead four times in the last 7 1/2 minutes. But the Suns took the lead for good on two Eric Bledsoe free throws with 3:31 remaining and P.J. Tucker made two hustle plays that led to four consecutive free throws down the stretch to help them hang on. Goran Dragic added 18 points for the Suns, who started an eight-game homestand by snapping a two-game losing streak. Alex Len had 13 points and 10 rebounds, Bledsoe scored 12 and Tucker added 10 points in the win. Tucker crashed into the lane for an offensive rebound after Morris missed from the left corner in the final minute. There was no way I wasnt getting that one, he said. He was fouled hard, but made both free throws for a 105-100 Suns lead with 26.7 seconds remaining. After James missed a 3-pointer at the other end, Morris won a jump ball and Tucker tracked it down near the sideline. He was fouled and made both shots again with 18.1 ticks left, giving Phoenix its final margin of victory. Its one of those games where every possession counts, said Tucker. James return from a strained back and sore knee didnt shake the Cavs from their funk. They went 1-7 without thee four-time MVP in the lineup and dropped a sixth game in a row upon his return, falling below .dddddddddddd500 (19-20) for the first time since losing their 13th game of the season on Nov. 24. James was 11-of-18 from the field, including 3-for-8 on 3-pointers. He made eight of his 13 free throws and had seven rebounds and five assists. He said he thought hed run out of gas, but ended up feeling better than he did two weeks ago before his injuries. Yesterday at practice my lungs were burning and I guess I was able to get my second wind today, said James. I couldnt make those moves two weeks ago. To come back and feel the way I like to feel was pretty cool. J.R. Smith made his biggest contribution since the Cavs acquired him from New York last week, knocking down eight 3-pointers and pouring in 29 points. But Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving scored just nine points each, going a combined 7- for-25 from the field. Morris scored 12 of his 35 points in the first quarter and the Suns led by as many as nine. He had four points in the second, helping them to a 59-51 edge at halftime. The Suns shot better than 56 percent in the third quarter and went up by as many as 19 after a 15-4 run despite Smiths 15 points for Cleveland in the frame. Game Notes Morris previous career high was 30 in a 118-114 win in Boston on Nov. 17 ... The Cavs will finish a five-game road trip in Los Angeles against the Lakers and Clippers on Thursday and Friday ... The Suns host Minnesota on Friday. ' ' '