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INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts enjoyed a perfect bye weekend.Players spent time with their families. They got a chance to relax a bit and ponder this seasons final sprint.Now its time to get back to work -- and back in the playoff hunt.We have to win, safety Mike Adams said Monday. You look around the league and playoff football has already started. So we have to do what we have to do to win.It sure hasnt been easy to do that this season.The Colts (4-5) still havent won consecutive games, have dealt with myriad injuries and have heard a drumbeat of criticism over their repeated mistakes.Indys surprising victory at Green Bay to open November changed everything. Before heading home, players looked at ease, coach Chuck Pagano was smiling and everyone was eager to begin their final seven-game sprint to the finish.When they returned to the team complex Monday, everyone was still upbeat.It was a great opportunity for guys to get away, to let their bodies heal, to mentally refresh, tight end Dwayne Allen said. Weve been at it since July 26 or something and thats a long time. So we needed the break.Of course, the first order of business after returning was checking in with team doctors.Pagano did not address reporters Monday, but what happened on the practice field spoke volumes about the health of the team. Left guard Jack Mewhort (triceps) and defensive tackle Henry Anderson (knee) returned to practice after both missed the past three games. Right tackle Joe Reitz was wearing a non-contact jersey as he continues to progress through the concussion protocol.Now the Colts are onto their next opponent, Tennessee (5-5). The Titans have won two in a row and can put themselves in solid playoff position by snapping a 10-game losing streak to Indianapolis and winning for the first time at Lucas Oil Stadium.The rejuvenated Colts have other ideas, especially now that they seem to have some momentum.Its real important, receiver Phillip Dorsett said of the new attitude. That momentum can take guys far.Nobody in the locker room expects a few days off to be a cure-all.Indy understands it must reduce the penalties and sacks and find ways to keep the offense on the field and the defense off it. The Colts also realize that to get back in the postseason chase they must start playing more consistently in all phases.If they do all that, perhaps they can take advantage of a schedule that looks softer now than it has all season. Their three remaining division games are all at home and they face only three teams with winning records -- Houston (6-3), Minnesota (5-4) and Oakland (7-2).Put together a winning streak and the Colts could claw their way back into the mix for a third division title in four years -- and possibly avoid missing the playoffs in back-to-back years for the first time since 1997 and 1998.But they cant afford to regress any more.Instead, they must find a way to build off the momentum they had last week and fix their flaws.Weve got to win, Adams said. We cant this have roller coaster stuff going on. We had time to regroup, time to get this consistency out of here and weve got to believe we can do it.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Boston Red Sox Gear . The third-ranked Ivanovic, who won the event in 2008 and 10, served five aces and broke Wickmayer, also a former winner in 2009, five times. 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Fernando Alonso has hinted at a future deal with Porsche for the next adventure of his career when he is finished with Formula One.Alonso has been linked with the Porsche drive for many years and had a provisional deal to drive for the German manufacturer in the 2015 Le Mans 24 Hours, only for Honda to block his participation. Force Indias Nico Hulkenberg eventually got the drive and won the prestigious event on his first attempt.Speaking in a video tribute to friend Mark Webber, who bowed out from racing at the weekend at the 6 Hours of Bahrain, Alonso praised the Australian and suggested he could one day be following his route from F1 to Porsche in future.Youve had a fanttastic career and now all your success with Porsche, Alonso said.ddddddddddddYou didnt wait for me there, it could have been nice but I think you will still be around and I will ask you many things when I join your adventure. A really great man and from my heart all the best.Alonsos McLaren deal runs until the end of 2017. He has made it clear on several occasions his future beyond that will depend on whether the new regulations bring back the enjoyment for the drivers in F1, following several years as a vocal critic of the sports current guise. ' ' '