LONDON - England defender Glen Johnson has bad news for his country: his Liverpool teammate and Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has told him he expects to be fit for their World Cup match. Suarez is doubtful for the Group D match on June 19 after undergoing knee surgery last Thursday. But Johnson said he spoke with Suarez earlier this week and the striker did not seem worried. Johnson, who has been included in Englands squad for the World Cup, said Suarez "doesnt think that it is that bad so he thinks he will be OK." Suarez scored a Premier League-leading 31 goals for Liverpool this season and was voted player of the year in England by the players association. England plays its World Cup opener against Italy on 14 June. . Grimes signed a $32 million, four-year contract to remain with Miami. The deal, which includes $16 million guaranteed, rewards Grimes for his recovery from an Achilles tendon injury that forced him to miss almost all of the 2012 season. . When the next inning rolled around Wednesday, though, Nationals manager Matt Williams sent Strasburg to the mound to face the top of the Dodgers order in what would become a 3-2 victory for Washington, the first time this season the No.
http://www.officialhurricanesfanstore.c ... es-jersey/. The kind he has every so often. The kind he has when Dwyane Wade sits. James scored 43 points -- 25 in a bewildering first-quarter shooting display -- and Chris Bosh added 21, leading the Miami Heat to a 100-96 win Tuesday night over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who played their first game without injured All-Star guard Kyrie Irving. . The 33-year-old defender has spent his entire career at Chelsea, scoring 57 goals in 621 appearances. He regained his regular starting place under Jose Mourinho in the season that ended at the weekend without Chelsea winning a trophy. . Team officials travelled to Los Angeles on Thursday night to meet with the free agent, a person with knowledge of the plans said.Count Joe Flaccos Ravens and Drew Brees Saints among the playoff candidates that came out completely flat.The Chiefs, Bills and Eagles all were oddly out of it this weekend, too, despite having plenty to play for.Flacco was 3 of 18 for 27 yards and two interceptions in the first half of a 25-13 loss at Houston on Sunday. The Ravens (9-6) were not eliminated from reaching the post-season, but they certainly didnt help their cause.Its really simple, Flacco said. We did a lot of things not very well.The Saints began the day still in contention for winning the mediocre NFC South but now are done. Brees — like Flacco, a past Super Bowl MVP — was picked off twice in a 30-14 loss to Atlanta that stretched New Orleans home losing streak to five games.The Bills and Eagles also are going to miss the playoffs. Both were beaten by bad teams: Buffalo lost 26-24 to Oakland on Sunday, while Philadelphia lost 27-24 to Washington on Saturday.The Chiefs (8-7), like the Ravens, still are holding onto slim hopes of playing beyond next week, but theyll need the right results in Week 17. Once 7-3 and in good shape, Kansas City has been stumbling for more than a month now, losing four of five games, including 20-12 at Pittsburgh on Sunday.In a curious coaching decision by Andy Reid, the Chiefs went for it on fourth down late in the first half rather than attempting a chip-shot field goal that would have made it a one-point game. Running back Jamaal Charles got stuffed.The kind of pivotal decision — and outcome — that can alter a season.In case you missed it, here are other top topics after the NFLs 16th regular-season Sunday:DIVISION DECIDERS: Three divisions will be decided by head-to-head matchups next Sunday: Detroit at Green Bay (NFC North), Carolina at Atlanta (NFC South; the champ will make the playoffs despite a losing record), and Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (AFC North) at night.SUPER SEAHAWKS: Dont look now, but the Seahawks — who were 3-3 in October — sure look like a team ready to make a real run at a second consecutive Super Bowl championship.dddddddddddd Theyre 11-4 after dominating host Arizona 35-6 on Sunday night and have allowed an average of 6.6 points during a five-game winning streak. Marshawn Lynch sat out the first quarter, but by the fourth, he was shedding would-be tacklers and rumbling 79 yards for an exclamation-point TD. Richard Sherman added an interception. Russell Wilson threw two TD passes to Luke Willson, including one that went 80 yards; he produced a juking, 5-yard touchdown run; and also had a career-best 55-yard run. A victory over St. Louis next week would make Seattle the NFCs No. 1 seed.ROMOS DAY: After so many late-season slip-ups, Tony Romo came up big, throwing twice as many scoring passes (four) as incompletions (two) to help Dallas clinch the NFC East by walloping Indianapolis 42-7. Romo also eclipsed Troy Aikmans club mark for career passing yards.PHILBIN STAYS: Cross Miami off the list of teams that will be hiring a new coach. Dolphins owner Stephen Ross announced after a 37-35 victory over Minnesota — decided by a last-minute safety off a blocked punt — that hell keep Joe Philbin. I believe in this team, Ross said. I believe in the coach. Philbin is 23-24 with zero playoff trips in his first NFL head coaching job, 8-7 this season.RAIOLAS INTENT?: Lions centre Dominic Raiola called it totally unintentional that his foot came down on Ego Fergusons lower right leg while the Bears defensive tackle was on the turf during Detroits 20-14 victory. Come on, now, Raiola said. Im not out here trying to step on people. Last month, Raiola was fined $10,000 by the NFL for unnecessary roughness for a striking New Englands Zach Moore in the last minute of Detroits loss to the Patriots. Raiola, a 14-year veteran, wasnt disciplined for a chop block during a kneel-down at the end of that game.___Follow Howard Fendrich on Twitter at
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