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LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- Seventy years ago, a 19-year-old from St. Louis was on a small attack boat launching rockets at the Germans during the Allied invasion of Normandy. Lawrence Peter Berra, a minor league baseball player who would later become known worldwide as Yogi, emerged unscathed from that bloody day. Now 89 years old, Berra was honoured Friday by the New Jersey museum that bears his name, as well as by the Navy and several veterans groups. His age prevented him from participating in ceremonies in France. He sat in a wheelchair, a wearing a Navy blue Yankees windbreaker in the air conditioned room, along with a Yankees cap. Berra did not speak during the ceremony. But he told The Associated Press afterward that D-Day was "amazing" and "awful," as he fired at the Nazis from 300 yards offshore. "You saw a lot of horrors," he said in a voice now grown soft with age. "I was fortunate. It was amazing going in, all the guys over there." Berra, who went on to win 10 World Series titles with the New York Yankees, was part of a 6-man crew operating a 36-foot LCSS boat, the letters standing for landing craft support, small. Berra previously joked that the letters stood for "landing craft suicide squad." Their mission was to fire rockets at German gun targets to protect Allied troops struggling to storm the beach. Three of his comrades died in the invasion, which included 150,000 Allied personnel. It is widely considered the beginning of the turning of the war in the Allies favour. "We had orders not to go on the beach," Berra said. "They went on their own, and they got it. We had to stay back and protect them." During the ceremony, Berra was lauded by the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award Foundation, by the military support group Quilts of Honor, which presented him with a quilt bearing his likeness and several of his remembrances of the day, as well as by several dozen sailors from New Jerseys Earle Naval Weapons Station. Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda also attended but did not speak. "It is fitting that we gather here to honour an American treasure," said Peter Fertig, president of the Bob Feller award group. "Lawrence Peter Berra, better known as Yogi, served on a rocket boat and was at the tip of the spear at Normandy 70 years ago this morning. Imagine how you would have felt sitting in a boat and seeing so many missiles and rockets soaring over your head, and yet you and your comrades still have a job to do. What a debt of gratitude we owe to those who gave up their American dream so that we could live ours." A.J. Green Jersey .A. Happ. The Toronto Blue Jays will be looking to improve the starting rotation ahead of next season and pitchers like Happ have a chance to show they belong as the disastrous 2013 campaign draws to a close. Ryan Finley Bengals Jersey . 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The team of Lars Nelson, Daniel Richardsson, Johan Olsson, and anchor Marcus Hellner cruised to victory in the 4x10 km event, winning in a time of one hour, 28 minutes, and 42.CINCINNATI - With another horrid performance in prime time, the Bengals let it slip away.The defending AFC North champions surrendered their title — and the chance for a home playoff game — on Sunday night. Pittsburgh came away with the division championship by beating the bumbling Bengals 27-17 at Heinz Field.Cincinnati (10-5-1) had to settle for a wild-card berth after leading the division most of the season. The Bengals will play at Indianapolis (11-5) on Sunday in the first round.It was a huge disappointment for a team that hasnt won a playoff game since the 1990 season and has been at its worst in the biggest games, such as the one on Sunday night.Andy Dalton threw two more interceptions, and the defence allowed Ben Roethlisberger plenty of time to throw — two very bad signs heading into the post-season.So last night was kind of a warm-up, offensive co-ordinator Hue Jackson said on Monday. We kind of didnt pass that test. But that one didnt count for what this one will count for, so were lucky that way. But onto the next.Up next is a familiar foe that provided some of the Bengals worst moments of the season.Cincinnati went to Indianapolis on Oct. 19 and lost 27-0, the first time in five years that the Bengals were shut out. They didnt even cross midfield until the fourth quarter and finished with 135 total yards.Receiver A.J. Green was sidelined for the game with an injured big right toe, and rookie Jeremy Hill hadnt yet been promoted to a starting job, so the Bengals will be a bit different in the rematch.Oh, theres a much different mindset, Jackson said. And there should be. There should be a mindset that has some confidence.The Bengals have been knocked out of the playoffs in the first round each of the past three seasons, with Dalton playing some of his worst games. Its contributed to one of the worst stretches of playoff futility in NFL history.Cincinnatis 23-year stretch without a playoff win is tied for sixth-longesst in league history.dddddddddddd Marvin Lewis is 0-5 in the playoffs; a loss on Sunday would tie him with Marty Schottenheimer, Jim Mora and Steve Owen for most consecutive coaching losses in the playoffs.A loss also would leave Lewis tied with Mora for most consecutive playoff losses to start a career.And then theres Dalton, whose 0-3 mark in the playoffs leaves him one shy of tying Warren Moon for most consecutive opening-round losses. Hes thrown for one touchdown and six interceptions in the post-season with a passer rating of 56.2.No, we dont feel any more pressure, Dalton said on Monday. We understand what were trying to accomplish. Its something that ever since I got here weve been trying to do. Weve got a good test this week and a good opportunity to go get our first (playoff) win.The Bengals also have never won a playoff game on the road in their history.Even after a first-round loss at home to San Diego last season, Lewis got an extra year added to his contract, which runs through 2015. And Dalton got a six-year deal in the off-season as well, so hes likely to be around again, regardless of what happens in Indianapolis.With so much focus on just getting one playoff win, Lewis is talking about a bigger picture — winning a Super Bowl, which the Bengals have never accomplished. Theyre 0-2 in title games.In my mind, theres a bigger one than this one, Lewis said.Notes: Green is being evaluated for a concussion after a hard hit knocked him out of the game on Sunday. Its unclear whether hell be available to practice later in the week or to play on Sunday. ... Lewis said several players came out of the game with minor injuries that shouldnt prevent them from playing in Indianapolis. ... The Bengals went 5-2-1 at home and 5-3 on the road this season. Theyre 3-7 all-time in Indianapolis, having dropped their past seven games there since 1998.___Online: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '