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INDIANAPOLIS - Colts defensive tackle Ricky Jean Francois is spending championship week as the teams locker room lead entertainer. D.J. Fluker Jersey .On Thursday, he grabbed a microphone and started interviewing inside linebacker Jerrell Freeman. On Friday, he delivered a pair of new sneakers to outside linebacker Erik Walden. The rest of the week, well, his deep voice and unmistakable laugh have reverberated.Make no mistake, Jean Francois and his teammates are focused intently on Sundays AFC championship game at New England. Theyre just trying to have a little fun.Theres no need to be uptight and worried, Jean Francois said. We can still be goofy, like we always are in here.Why not? Indianapolis has already defied expectations by winning at Denver. Even fewer people believe the Colts (13-5) will beat the Patriots (13-4) on their home turf.The Colts have gone one step deeper in this seasons playoffs than they went a year ago, and are two games deeper than they were two years ago. So with seven wins in eight games, the locker room chatter and playful banter is a reflection of growing confidence.You should be yourself, Walden said. Look, everybodys locked in, but youve got to be yourself. Your personality has to stay the same, but the preparation goes up.For these Colts, its just the way they do business.Coach Chuck Pagano put a small archery target on an easel in the locker room hallway this week, an effort to emphasize the point he made to his players about being focused on the target.Plus, the Colts can always rely on the calming presence of Andrew Luck. Though hes one of 40 players on Indys roster about to make their championship debut, the third-year quarterback rarely gets rattled.Peyton (Manning) had a different, more strict demeanour, four-time Super Bowl-winning kicker Adam Vinatieri said, remembering that the former star Colts QB didnt like loud music in the locker room. But theres a lot of different ways to skin a cat. I think as long as youre ready to play on Sunday, thats all that matters.Cory Redding is eager to erase the stinging reminder of a 23-20 championship game loss at New England three years ago. It cost the defensive end a trip to the Super Bowl, and the next year, Redding and Pagano were in Indy when the Ravens won the title.Redding wants to make sure another opportunity, perhaps his last one, doesnt slip away. Usually exuberant, he put on his game face in the lead up to the Denver game and hasnt taken it off yet. His teammates dont mind.He wants to play in a Super Bowl because he never got that chance, said Jean Francois, who won an NFC title with San Francisco. Let him be the way he is, well be loose.But the Colts are quick to point out that just because theyre having fun, theyre serious about winning.Pagano has talked all week about how the run defence is playing its best football since he came to Indy while the offence and special teams are playing well, too.Hes not the only one who sees it. Two weeks ago, Reggie Wayne walked to the podium and told reporters that this team reminded him of the 2006 Colts, who won the Super Bowl. He still believes thats true.You know when the offence is starting to hit their stride. You know when the defence is doing their thing. Special teams is right on point. So when I said that, thats what I meant, he said. I felt like everything for us was starting to hit right on time, right in the perfect timing going into the playoff run, and so far, everythings been pretty solid.All the Colts have to do now is prove they can win this way, their way.Were not going to (change things) because of the enormity and the ramifications and all that stuff surrounding the game, weve got to focus on the things that we need to focus on, Pagano said. If Ive got to give some Knute Rockne speech at this point in the season to get them fired up, somethings wrong. That wont be needed. Theyll be ready to go.NOTES: Pagano said cornerbacks Vontae Davis (knee) and Greg Toler (groin) are listed as questionable after being limited participants in practice Friday. He expects both to play Sunday, though. Walden (knee) was a full participant Friday and is listed as probable. 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Then, something astonishing happened: Thanks to a fine bit of acting by shortstop Alexei Ramirez, the White Sox actually got a lucky break. Pinch-runner Chris Dickerson got lost on the bases and was doubled up for the final out, and Chicago ended a nine-game losing streak by holding off the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 Sunday. Down 4-1, Baltimore loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth against Addison Reed. After Ryan Flaherty grounded into a forceout at second base that scored a run, Dickerson ran for him. Dickerson tried to steal second on a pitch to Brian Roberts, who hit a foul pop near first base. Dickerson didnt know where the ball went, and Ramirez made it appear that the ball was in play as Dickerson slid into second. The baserunning blunder made him an easy out at first. "I didnt peek and it ended up in the one place where youre not going to get that awareness reaction from the infielders," Dickerson said. "Especially Ramirez with the deke. That pretty much got me. I assumed there was a groundball hit behind me and he was going to first because I was already there." During a lost season in which the White Sox have had little go their way, this one couldnt have ended better. "I am more glad than surprised," said Reed, who earned his 37th save. "I dont think he knew where it was. Thankfully, he didnt." Rookie Andre Rienzo pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning and Adam Dunn homered for the White Sox. Adam Jones hit his 31st home run for the Orioles, who went 0 for 11 with runners in scoring position and stranded eight. Baltimore began the day one game behind Tampa Bay in the race for the final AL wild-card slot. "I think there are times when I think we put a little too much pressure on ourselves," said Chris Davis, who went 0 for 3. "Thats the nature of the beast. You want to go out there. Everybody wants to be the guy to get the big hit or score the big run. We had a lot of fun last year. We were really enjoying ourselves and enjoying the competition, and the fact that we were in the race. I think thats something we really need to get back to." Dayan Viciedo had two hits and an RBI for the White Sox, who averted a four-gamee sweep and got a victory to cap a terrible road swing that included three defeats apiece in Boston and Yankee Stadium. Barkevious Mingo Seahawks Jersey. Only eight teams in major league history have gone winless on a road trip of at least 10 games. Chicago (57-85) also avoided falling 30 games under .500 for the first time since ending the 1976 season at 64-97. "There was a lot of good stuff today," manager Robin Ventura said. "Dunn hit a homer. Seeing what young guys can do. Thats part of it. Thats part of where were at right now. I dont know if there is any monkey off anybodys back." Making his eighth big league start, Rienzo (2-1) gave up one run and four hits in 6 2-3 innings. The Brazilian native walked two and struck out four in the second-longest outing since being summoned from the minors on July 30. Rienzo left after giving up a two-out single to J.J. Hardy in the seventh. Flaherty followed with a double off Matt Lindstrom, who struck out Roberts to end the threat. Bud Norris (10-11) allowed four runs and nine hits in 4 1-3 innings. He was 4-0 as a starter for Baltimore since being acquired in a trade with Houston on July 31. The White Sox were clinging to a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning when Dunn hit his 31st homer after Alexei Ramirez led off with a single. The drive snapped Dunns 7-for-65 skid and travelled an estimated 424 feet before landing on Eutaw Street, far beyond the right-field wall. "The way the game ended we needed that two run homer," Ventura said. "We have been finding a way to make it a one-run game. Its nice to have a cushion." The four runs the White Sox scored matched their total in the previous three games of the series. NOTES: The Orioles open a four-game series against the New York Yankees on Monday night at Camden Yards. Chris Tillman starts for the Os against CC Sabathia. ... Chicago hosts the Detroit Tigers. "Thats the good news. Were going home," Ventura said before Sundays game. ... Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said OF Henry Urrutia, a Cuban defector, will not be allowed to accompany the team to Toronto next weekend because of visa issues. ... Chicago went 3-4 against Baltimore this year and hasnt won the season series since 2008. ... Urrutia and RHP Mike Wright were chosen as the Orioles minor league players of the year. ... Dunn struck out three times around his home run. 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