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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Dallas Keuchel Jersey . - New England Patriots defensive end Chandler Jones is inactive for the game against the Chicago Bears.The Patriots leader with 4 1-2 sacks is out for the first time this season after sustaining a hip injury thats expected to sideline him for about a month.New Englands inactive list on Sunday also includes cornerback Alfonzo Dennard and receiver Aaron Dobson, who were not on the injury report. Offensive linemen Bryan Stork and Dan Connolly return after missing the last game with concussions.For the Bears, starting safety Chris Conte is active after a shoulder injury kept him out of the previous game. Linebacker Lance Briggs is out for the third straight game with a rib injury. Their inactive list includes linebacker Jonathan Bostic (back), offensive tackle Jordan Mills (foot) and safety Danny McCray (knee).___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Bob Uecker Jersey . "This isnt really the week you want to lose Chris Greaves," fellow lineman Glenn January said Wednesday after practice. Greaves is expected to miss several weeks after suffering a knee injury in last weeks 36-28 win over the Ottawa Redblacks. Kyle Wright Jersey . At least 90 players who had college eligibility remaining are expected to enter the draft, shattering last years record number of 73. "Its a humongous number, so the first reaction is it makes you step back a little bit," said NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah, a former scout with the Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles.TORONTO – Dustin McGowan is determined to get to the bottom of the fatigue which plagues him during his starts. In-between outings, hell become better acquainted with a treadmill. "Actually Im going to start running a lot more, just see if that helps with endurance," McGowan told TSN.ca on Friday afternoon. If only it was that simple. McGowan is a type 1 diabetic. "I think a lot of it, for me, Im starting to figure out its got something to do with my blood sugar," he said. "Its so high." To put it into context, according to the National Institute of Health, the normal blood glucose level for a non-diabetic should be less than 125 milligrams per deciliter. Once McGowan takes the mound, his readings skyrocket to disconcerting levels. "I get so anxious and stressful and nervous leading up to the game," said McGowan. "Before I go out, Ill be fine, itll be 140, 150 and, without drinking anything or eating anything after I come out of the game, its over 300." In the ongoing effort to find a solution, hes going to take in insulin while hes pitching. "I may start wearing my pump during the game just to see if (the blood sugar) levels out a little bit," he said. McGowans injury history is well documented. He was a mainstay in the Blue Jays starting rotation in 2007, winning 12 games in a breakout season, and appeared poised to live up to the promise his status as a top prospect suggested. After remaining healthy through the first half of the 2008 season, he was forced from a July start with shoulder pain. Three weeks later, McGowans season was over when it was announced he would need surgery to repair his labrum. He had knee surgery in 2009 and a second shoulder procedure in 2010, this time to fix a torn rotator cuff. After returning to the rotation in September 2011 and making five starts at the end of the season, he experienced more shoulder problems in 2012, which led to another surgery. McGowan doesnt blame diaabetes for his injuries but he believes the condition has hampered his ability to make hastened returns. Andy Messersmith Jersey . "Recovery has been a pain because even when I get a blister or a cut, it takes forever to heal," said McGowan. "I can only imagine after getting my arm sewn back together what it was like. In that way, its been brutal but I dont think its done anything to cause me to get hurt. Its just the healing process takes a little longer." Finally last season, McGowan rejoined the club in June and settled into a relief role in which he posted a 2.45 ERA in 25 appearances. His return to the rotation this year is a testament to his perseverance but also a reflection of the Blue Jays desperation. There were no other immediate options after Ervin Santana spurned the club for the greener pastures of the National League and a contract with the Atlanta Braves. McGowan would like his blood sugar level to be between 150 and 160 milligrams per deciliter while hes pitching. Hes as concerned with the reading dropping too low as he is with disturbing spikes and so hes okay with a slightly higher count than what a non-diabetic would expect. "When youre doing exercises, its supposed to go down," said McGowan. "I think just because of the stressful situations pitching and stuff like that, it just causes it to boot up a little bit." Manager John Gibbons is openly musing about using a six-man starting rotation with the schedule about to get busier. The Jays have one off-day between the start of the next road trip, Tuesday in Kansas City, and Sunday, June 1. There are only four off-days remaining between now and the All-Star Break in mid-July. After admitting hed wondered to himself if a return to the bullpen makes the most sense, McGowan wants to clarify: he wishes to remain in the starting rotation. "Its something Im not going to shy away from," said McGowan. "Im going to do it until they take it out of my hand." ' ' '

Nasser Hussain hailed Yasir Shahs remarkable performance as the Pakistan leg-spinner took five wickets on day two of the first Investec Test at Lords. Randy Johnson Jersey . Playing in his first ever Test outside of Asia, Yasir took 5-64 to become the first leg-spinner to claim five wickets at the Home of Cricket since Mushtaq Ahmeds 5-57 in 1996.Its remarkable for a wrist spinner to take five wickets on a day two pitch at Lords, Yasir said. The great Shane Warne never took five wickets on this ground. In his first Test away from Asia, and with no spin from the surface, he used his drift, flight, and his change of pace to bamboozle England. He bowled brilliantly.England played him poorly - there wasnt that much spin, maybe just three deliveries that turned big, but England played him like he was turning it miles.He almost bowled it like Anil Kumble used to, rather than a Mushtaq or a Warne, and it worked brilliantly. Joe Root will admit that he opened the door for Pakistan with a loose shot. He and Alastair Cook were bossing the game, but his soft dismissal let Pakistan in.Thats dangerous against Pakistan - give them a sniff and theyll take it, and they did. Yasir Shah stole the show as he claimed five wickets at Lords Root (48) put on 110 for the second wicket with England top-scorer Cook (80), but his wicket - to a top-edged sweep - sparked a collapse that saw the hosts slip from 118-1 to 193-6.Chris Woakes followed up his 6-70 with the ball with an unbeaten 31 to help England up to 253-7 at the close, still trailing by 86 runs.Hussain feels Woakes efforts ensure he will stay in the Test team for a long time, and his batting helps set up a fascinating third days play. Chris Woakes says England are disappointed with their batting performance but feel theyre still in the game He said: England dont need parity because of Pakistans batting line-up - make no mistake, England can bowl Pakistan out cheaply. Its a perfectly set-up Test match.Woakes has to play the next game. He started the day with wickets, he ended it with runs. Every time weve watched him recently he gets runs and wickets. Weve picked Yasir as our player of the day after his five wickets The headache now for England is reserved for Steven Finn and others along the line. After the tour of South Africa, Woakes was the most droppable England cricketer when people talked about who we were going to leave out. The argument was, Hes only a county player.The lad has proved a lot of people wrong. He has proven in the last two months that he is a proper international cricketer.Watch day three of the first Test live on Sky Sports 2 from 10.30am on Saturday, with the Saturday Debate on beforehand from 10am. Also See: Yasir five-for dents England WATCH: Story of Day Two Over-by-over Scorecard Ben Heller Jersey .40 metres at the Drake Relays. Drouin, from Corunna, Ont., bested his own record of 2.38 metres set in Aug. Ron Guidry Jersey . With their coach gone, they finally played offence the way he would have wanted. Amare Stoudemire made all seven shots in the first half, Anthony passed and shot well, and the Knicks shook off the surprising departure of their coach to rout the Portland Trail Blazers 121-79 on Wednesday night, snapping a six-game losing streak. AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- It was one of the most spectacular plays of a dreary season for the Detroit Pistons: Andre Drummond knocked a pass away near midcourt, took off toward the basket and threw down an emphatic one-handed dunk while being fouled by Atlantas Elton Brand. "I knew I didnt have a chance," Brand said. Drummonds dunk propelled the Pistons to a 115-107 win over the Hawks on Friday night that snapped Detroits three-game losing streak and handed Atlanta its eighth straight loss. The Hawks shot 17 of 20 from the field during a 41-point second quarter, but the Pistons rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit. "We came together at halftime. We asked each other if we really want this," Drummond said. "We looked each other in the eyes as men and we all came together and decided we wanted to do this. So we came out firing." Atlanta was without guard Jeff Teague, who was out with a sprained ankle. Al Horford was lost for the season in December with a torn pectoral muscle. Paul Millsap had 23 points for the Hawks. "We had that huge second quarter, but they must have gotten a huge pep talk at halftime, because they really came out for the third with a lot of energy," Atlantas Kyle Korver said. Drummonds dunk on Brand gave the Pistons a 93-88 lead with 10:00 to play. Brand was a good sport about it, smiling a bit and even appearing to look up at the scoreboard for a replay. Drummond finished 10 of 11 from the field, but the Hawks finally started fouling him intentionally. The Detroit big man finished 0 for 8 on free throws, and the Pistons eventually took him out for the final 3:40. "Obviously, were trying to get back into the game, and it helped," Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said. "We didnt score every time that we tried it, but it gave us a chance. It also helps that hes a great young player and we got him off the floor for a couple minutes." It was tied at 104 when Detroits Kyle Singler made a 3-poinnter from the right wing, and Will Bynum doubled the lead with a driving three-point play with 1:06 to go. Lou Gehrig Jersey . A 3-pointer by Singler with 30 seconds left made it 113-106. Greg Monroe had 22 points and 15 rebounds for the Pistons, who stood pat at the trade deadline Thursday. Detroit is now 2 1/2 games behind Atlanta and Charlotte, who are in a virtual tie for seventh place in the Eastern Conference. The Hawks looked unstoppable on offence in the second quarter, scoring at will while going the entire period without a turnover. But the Pistons outscored Atlanta 34-20 in the third. It wasnt a perfect second half by any means for Detroit, but the Pistons did show some urgency. Brandon Jennings, who was having a poor shooting game for Detroit, was fouled twice while shooting 3-pointers. After Jennings missed badly from 3-point range, Josh Smith blocked Millsap at the other end, and Jennings was waiting behind the defence for a layup that gave the Pistons an 82-79 lead. "We made two or three hustle plays that winning teams make," Detroit interim coach John Loyer said. "Two and three bodies on the floor, couple guys going out of bounds. You guys all watch the NBA. The better teams do that." Jennings finished with 12 points and 14 assists, although he didnt play at all in the fourth. Detroit went with Bynum instead, and he finished with nine points and seven assists. "Brandon is a scorer. Brandon has been a great facilitator for us," Loyer said. "He started to attack in the third quarter and Will came in and finished it. Thats what teammates do." NOTES: Atlanta shot 85 per cent in the second quarter, one of the top marks for one quarter in the NBA this season. Denver shot 87 per cent (13 for 15) in the fourth quarter at Toronto on Dec. 1, according to STATS. ... The Pistons outscored the Hawks 66-34 in the paint. ... Kyle Korver was 2 for 4 from 3-point range, extending his NBA record to 123 consecutive games with a 3. ' ' '

Willie Mullins felt Shaneshill and Nichols Canyon were feeling the effects of a long campaign after the Graham Wylie-owned duo finished second and third respectively in the Calvin Houghland Iroquois Hurdle on Saturday. Mark Stone Jersey . Though Shaneshill, the mount of Danny Mullins, rallied strongly after the last flight, he went down by a neck to former Irish runner Rawnaq, partnered by Emma Lavelles former stable jockey Jack Doyle.Nichols Canyon, ridden by Ruby Walsh, was another three lengths away in the Grade One at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tennessee. Mullins said: Nichols Canyon did not jump that well and maybe wasnt best suited by going left-handed, while Shaneshill ran a big race.However, for both horses this was probably one race too many, but we look forward to returning next year.The race is part of the Brown Advisory Iroquois Cheltenham Challenge, which involves the Ryanair World Hurdle and the Tennessee race.If any horse can win the two three-mile Grade Ones within 12 months, connections would earn a US$500,000 bonus.Rawnaqs owner Irvin Naylor said afterwards that he was keen to take up the challenge and head to Cheltenham next March.He said: There were so many good horses in the race and our jockey rode a superb race. He was always in the right place at the right time.The horse jumped flawlessly and the trainer had him tuned to the highest level.It all came together for this most important race. Rawnaq gave it all and you cannot ask for more of a horse than to give his all.He is the best and I think he will represent the US well at Cheltenham. I look forward to going forward with this challenge. Also See: Live results service Full racecards Get Sky Sports Vegas Golden Knights Gear . The Kelowna, B.C. rink made the announcement on their facebook page on Thursday night. Wholesale Golden Knights Jerseys . In Europe, top teams seem to be largely happy with their squads after spending nearly $1 billion in the off-season. And although English league clubs are unlikely to splash cash in January, Arsenal and Chelsea could be tempted to strengthen their squads with new strikers.San Antonio, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - The San Antonio Spurs didnt need their Big Four to make easy work of the Carmelo Anthony-less New York Knicks. Marco Belinelli had 22 points off the bench as the Spurs routed the Knicks 109-95 on Wednesday night. Tony Parker missed his second straight game with a left hamstring strain, Kawhi Leonard sat with a bruised hand and Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili were both held out to rest. Danny Green netted 13 points, while Boris Diaw added 12 points and four assists for the Spurs, who had dropped two of their last four games coming in on the heels of an eight-game winning streak. I havent been this pleased in a while. I just saw a lot of guys who havent played much play the fundamental game, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. Anthony sat out due to left knee soreness. Tim Hardaway Jr. posted 23 points to lead New York, which has lost 10 consecutive games. Theres just a mutual level of respect as competitors that weve always held for each other, Knicks coach Derek Fisher said of Popovich. Hee means a lot to me personally, in terms of what he stands for and the way hes helped develop what this organization has become. Nicolas Hague Jersey . The Spurs were up 29-26 after a quarter of play and led 56-52 at halftime, but pulled away in the third quarter. They began the second half on a 9-2 run, with four straight Aron Baynes free throws capping the surge and staking San Antonio to a 65-54 cushion. A 16-0 burst later in the frame put the game away. Belinelli knocked down a pair of 3-pointers to finish off the swing and give the hosts a commanding 86-61 margin later in the stanza. San Antonio, which outscored New York 38-21 in the third, took a 94-73 spread into the fourth, where it cruised to the easy triumph. Game Notes The Spurs moved to 8-1 at home this year ... The Knicks 4-20 start is the worst in franchise history ... New York has lost 11 straight road games, its longest since dropping 12 consecutive ones from Jan. 15-March 1, 2006 ... The Spurs had seven double-digit scorers. ' ' '