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George Thornes double leg break means he is an absentee for Derby as they prepare for the first leg of the Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final against Hull. Thorne suffered the injury during the final game of the regular season at home to Ipswich last weekend and the midfielder is set to be out for around three months.He is the only player unavailable to Rams head coach Darren Wassall as Jeff Hendrick and Bradley Johnson are fit again after their respective thigh and knee injuries and either could take Thornes place in central midfield. Derbys George Thorne suffered a serious injury against Ipswich last weekend Goalkeeper Lee Grant, along with Hendrick and Johnson, played in a friendly match against Barnsley this week and he too is back in contention following his groin problem. Highlights of Derbys 1-0 home defeat by Ipswich last time out Tigers boss Steve Bruce is considering sending out the same XI that hammered Rotherham 5-1 last weekend.After rotating his squad since securing a play-off berth, Bruce picked what looked a full-strength side against the Millers and was happy with what he saw. Don Goodman looks ahead to the Championship play-offs as Hull, Derby, Brighton and Sheffield Wednesday fight it out for promotion Republic of Ireland international David Meyler has been out for four matches with a hamstring injury but is back in contention and could return to the bench.That leaves Nick Powell (thigh) as the only injury absentee. Highlights of Hulls 5-1 victory over Rotherham last weekend Watch Derby v Hull in the Championship play-offs live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 12pm on Saturday. Get a Sky Sports Day Pass Dont miss Derby v Hull. Watch live on NOW TV for ￡6.99. No contract . The Senators will put the busy off-season and training camp behind them when they open their regular season on the road. They kick things off Friday against the Buffalo Sabres and then head to Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs on Saturday. .ca NHL Power Rankings, ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks, St. Louis Blues and Anaheim Ducks. Moving up, from 10 to seven this week, the Pittsburgh Penguins have won seven straight despite a depleted lineup. . Doug Fister allowed two runs over seven innings and Washington hit three solo homers in a 6-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night. . -- Andy Dorman and Kelyn Rowe scored in the second half to lead the New England Revolution to a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City in the first leg of their Eastern Conference semifinals series on Saturday night. . - Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II says the NFL has told the team it will not be docked a pick in this years draft for coach Mike Tomlins foray onto the field against Baltimore last November.CARACAS, Venezuela -- Andrew Nicholson scored 18 points as Canada topped Uruguay 93-67 on Tuesday at the FIBA Americas Championship basketball tournament. Point guard Cory Joseph had 17 points and seven assists as Canada improved to 3-1 in Group A of the tournament. Bruno Fitpaldo led Uruguay (2-2) with 18 points in a game that started five hours late due to a power outage. The Canadians will play Mexico on Thursday in their first game of the tournaments second phase. Canada built a healthy 29-11 lead after one quarter. Joseph led Canada in the opening 12 minutes with 10 points and four assists. By the end of the half Canada had more than doubled Uruguay with a 51-25 advantage. Nicholson carried the scoring load foor the Canadians in the second quarter, finishing the half with 13 points.dddddddddddd Uruguay played better in the second half, but Canada still added to its lead, outscoring their opponents 24-23 in the third quarter. The final quarter was the only period where Uruguay out-played Canada. The South Americans bested the Canadians 19-18 in the fourth. Canada has four NBA players on its roster for the tournament. Nicholson plays for the Orlando Magic, Joseph is with the San Antonio Spurs, centre Joel Anthony is on the Miami Heat and forward Tristan Thompson is a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The FIBA Americas Championship is a qualifying tournament for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. ' ' '
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