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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Randy Moss playfully chased reserve nose tackle Ian Williams toward the locker room after practice and razzed the second-year pro with each step. It was hardly a fair deal, given Moss stellar speed even at age 35 against the 305-pound Williams. "Im not running with you, man," Moss joked amid laughs and smiles from both men. While Moss is having a blast as he begins anew with the 49ers after a year out of football, former San Francisco star Terrell Owens is doing the same thing in the Pacific Northwest. Still bold and brash, T.O. signs autographs shirtless in Seattle -- getting his fresh start at age 38 with the Niners NFC West rival also following a season away from the NFL. Both are determined to once again become the dominating deep threats they were in their primes. Neither cares to speak publicly about his efforts to return to the top form that put them among the best wideouts to ever play. Moss and Owens have a couple of things in common: a shared confidence they can still catch the ball against younger, more athletic NFL defenders, and a defiant attitude aimed at those who want to label them or knock shaky reputations they insist arent all theyve been made out to be. Owens clearly still has some catching up to do. He missed five chances on passes thrown his way in his debut during a 30-10 win at Denver last Saturday. He has struggled to find his role or connect with competing Seattle quarterbacks Matt Flynn and rookie Russell Wilson. Owens dropped a potential 46-yard touchdown against the Broncos and hasnt stood out in practice the same way as Braylon Edwards, the Seahawks other new veteran wide receiver, who played last year with San Francisco. Owens, these days showing a spiritual side after a couple of rough years, has had little time to learn Pete Carrolls West Coast offence. Moss, meanwhile, has looked speedy and in sync playing in the 49ers system since Day 1 wearing his new No. 84 jersey. During Tuesdays practice, safety C.J. Spillman jumped in front of Moss to break up a pass from Alex Smith. Spillman and Moss -- two former college stars at Marshall during different times -- then started laughing in a regular light moment for the defending division champion 49ers (No. 4 in the AP Pro32). Moss has little time to worry about what people might say about him. "I just love to play football," he said. "All that other stuff, I will leave up to you all. I have been playing football since I was 6 years old. The love that I have for the game of football is going to always be in me." Keeping Owens in check mentally will be a big part of Carrolls challenge. In 2006, T.O. made headlines for what police initially considered a suicide attempt but later was classified as an "accidental overdose" of prescription medication. Owens publicist emphatically denied he had attempted suicide, saying an assistant arrived at Owens home after he took a sleeping aid. Following surgery on his left knee in 2011, Owens began his football return this spring with the Allen Wranglers of the Indoor Football League, making 35 catches for 420 yards and 10 touchdowns while playing eight of 11 games. He was then released and lost an ownership stake in the team in May. Not that it seems to have affected his swagger. Hes plenty happy to flaunt his fit physique as he pushes 40. Owens Twitter handle notes that he is "No. 10 for the Seahawks, No. 81 in my heart." "Eighty-one was not available so I took No. 10," he said. "I look good in 10 and its going to be my number." Owens appears as confident as ever as he begins his 16th season with a sixth different team. He last played for Cincinnati in 2010, finishing with 72 catches for 983 yards and nine touchdowns. He has 1,078 career receptions for 15,934 yards and 153 touchdowns -- the second-most TD catches in NFL history behind Hall of Famer Jerry Rices 197. Owens joined the Seahawks (No. 22 in the AP Pro32) on Aug. 6, so he didnt have the same kind of prep time Moss did to get to know his teammates and a new offence through a full off-season program. Moss -- minus those dreadlocks that used to define his look -- is chasing his 11th 1,000-yard season, which would move him closer to Rices record mark of 14. He spent a rocky 2010 season with New England, Minnesota and Tennessee. "I dont know if theres any one thing -- I think the joy of the game comes out for sure," Smith said of playing with Moss. "You can see it out there, how much he likes being out there, how much he likes being around his teammates. Hes got a great sense of humour, but hes out there working." Moss is winning over his coaches and teammates before he has even helped them win a single game. He doesnt need to say much as long as he keeps doing what he has so far, if you ask coach Jim Harbaugh. The 6-foot-4 Moss zigzags to shake defenders, shuffles to show off his fancy footwork and puts just a little bit extra into his routes -- and that effort and energy has rubbed off on Michael Crabtree and others in his unit. They listen to him, intently. Harbaugh loves tall wideouts with soft hands and the athletic ability to outleap cornerbacks and safeties to make game-breaking plays. "Hes always talking about football," Harbaugh said. "Never come up on him when hes in one of those loud, gregarious moods, where hes not talking about football. Trying to catch him in one of those moments, but have not been successful yet, which is a great sign. He really enjoys it, he really loves football." Moss signed a one-year deal in mid-March only hours after he worked out with former NFL quarterback and reigning NFL Coach of the Year Harbaugh. Harbaugh and general manager Trent Baalke hope the risk they took on Moss will pay off considering 49ers receivers produced only one catch for 3 yards in a 20-17 loss in the NFC championship game to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants. Moss presence on the practice field provides a daily push for Vic Fangios defence, too. "You have to be up on your game each and every snap that you face him," said cornerback Carlos Rogers, who shared the team lead with six interceptions in 2011. "We have fun with it. Its something that we embrace. " Moss has said his absence had nothing to do with football. "One thing that I have learned that people dont like the truth, so Ill just wait until my book comes out just to see why I did walk away from the game for a year," he said. Moss best season came for the Patriots in 2007, when he caught 98 passes for 1,493 yards and a single-season record 23 touchdowns in helping lead New England to a 16-0 regular season. "Thats my guy. Hes a living legend right now," Crabtree said. "One of the best to ever play the position. Its just fun to be around him. " Moss told Rogers how much he missed football. Owens has similar sentiments. "Its all about being a part of something, rather than being the centre of something," Owens said. "Ive changed in a lot of ways in things that Ive learned in the last two years, and Ive had a lot of time to think about things. I just want to move forward and leave all the others things in the past behind me." ------ AP Sports Writer Tim Booth in Seattle contributed to this story. Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap .ca MLB Power Rankings, ahead of the Washington Nationals and the falling St. Wholesale Jerseys Supply . Milwaukee placed six players in double figures. The Bucks pulled ahead in the second quarter and led by double figures for most of the second half. C.J. Miles paced Cleveland with 18 points. http://www.wholesalechinajerseysmall.com/ . Fifteen strikeouts by the batters, including four in one inning. CHICAGO -- Richard Hamilton wasnt sure he was healthy enough to return to the game. It didnt matter, he was going back on the floor for the Chicago Bulls. Hamilton left the game in the third quarter with a left ankle injury, then returned to hit three of four free throws in the final 20 seconds to clinch a 93-88 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night. Luol Deng scored a game-high 25 points. He also had a season-high seven assists and has led the team in scoring in consecutive games. He scored 22 in a 101-78 win over the Dallas Mavericks. Hamilton finished with 15 points for the Bulls, who played the 76ers for the first time since last seasons first-round playoff series. Hamilton went down with a little more than three minutes left in the third quarter after elevating off the ground while on offence. Kirk Hinrich and Deng helped him as he limped off the floor. "As soon as I came up off my feet, I felt something on the bottom of my foot," Hamilton said. "I felt something pop." Hamilton did not receive X-rays, but said he is scheduled for an MRI on Sunday. "When Rip (Hamilton) came back, (team trainer) Fred Tedeschi said we could use him if needed," coach Tom Thibodeau said. "We needed him ... we wanted him out there for the free throw situation." Pending the MRI, the decision worked out well for Thibodeau and the Bulls. After missing the second of his first pair of free throws, Hamilton was fouled after grabbing the loose ball batted away by Joakim Noah and made his next two. "I should have had Thad (Young) and Evan (Turner) pinching on Noah and Evan got caught over there on him, so that was my mistake," 76ers coach Doug Collins said. Chicago (8-7) outrebounded Philadelphia 50-37, including 13 rebounds for Noah and 12 for Carlos Boozer. Noah had 12 points and seven assists and Boozer had 12 points, giving him double-doubles in six of his past eight games. Jrue Holiday led the 76ers with 23 points. Thaddeus Young added 22 points and seven rebounds. "There were a lot of loose balls, 50-50 balls that we should have ggot," Holiday said.dddddddddddd "I think there were lots of plays on defence we missed at critical times. It kind of comes down to the details." Philadelphia, which had won three straight and seven of nine overall, failed to reach 100 points for just the second time in six games. The Sixers have won three in a row three times this season, but have not been able to win a fourth. Philadelphia (10-7) shot just 27.3 per cent from long range and 43.8 per cent from the field overall. Chicago moved to 6-0 when holding teams to fewer than 90 points. "The thing for us is to concentrate on improvement," Thibodeau said. "We are moving in the right direction. We are still not a 48-minute team. There were stretches where we played well defensively, we have to do it consistently throughout the game." The Bulls downplayed talk of the rematch from last seasons early playoff exit throughout the week. But the memory clearly lingered with fans, who showered the Sixers with boos during introductions. The Bulls lost reigning MVP Derrick Rose to a torn anterior cruciate ligament in the final 90 seconds of a Game 1 win over the 76ers. Chicago exited the first round in six games, just the fifth time in NBA history a No. 8 seed knocked off the No. 1 seed. Rose had surgery to repair his left knee in May and has been rehabbing since. Philadelphia jumped out to an early 13-6 lead before the Bulls found a rhythm on offence. Deng assisted Noah on a big first-quarter dunk to bring Chicago within two points, then was on the receiving end two possessions later with a dunk to tie it at 17. Deng scored Chicagos final seven points of the first quarter to contribute to a 21-6 Bulls run. Philadelphia regained the lead with a minute left in the second half on Evan Turners fading leaner in the lane. Following another dunk by Noah, Holiday hit one of two free throws with 1.3 seconds left to send it to halftime tied at 41. Notes: 76ers guard Nick Young (left great toe hyperextension) was inactive. ... Turner reached double digits in scoring for a ninth straight game, extending his career high. ' ' '