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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Memphis Grizzlies centre Marc Gasol has a left knee sprain that wont require surgery, but the reigning NBA defensive player of the year will be out indefinitely. The team announced the sprain of his MCL after an MRI on Saturday. Gasol suffered the injury early in the second quarter of Friday nights loss to the San Antonio Spurs. Replays indicated there was little if any contact before Gasol grabbed his knee under the Spurs basket. He went to the Memphis locker room and did not return. Gasol was second on the Grizzlies in points, rebounding and assists entering the game. Kosta Koufos, obtained from the Denver Nuggets in an off-season trade, started the second half in Gasols place. Hes expected to fill in for the 7-foot-1 centre. Stitched Jerseys . After a first half in which he thought "the lid was on the basket," the Toronto Raptors coach watched his squad mount a second half surge to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-91. Discount Nike NFL Jerseys . Sterling was banned for life and fined US$2.5 million by the NBA on Tuesday for racist comments the league says he made in a recorded conversation. Nash, who plays for the rival L.A. Lakers, spoke as a representative of current NBA players at a press conference assembled by Sacramento mayor and National Basketball Players Association adviser Kevin Johnson. http://www.jerseyscheapsale.com/. -- The Atlanta Braves added to their extensive wave of long-term deals with their young stars on Sunday by agreeing to a $42 million, four-year contract with All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel. NFL Jerseys Sale . Trailing by a goal after 20 minutes of play, Joe Pavelski responded with three goals and an assist as the Sharks snapped a two-game losing skid with a 5-2 victory over the struggling Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. Wholesale Jerseys Authentic . The premature end left 26 players still to finish the round in the Asian Tour event. Siddikur, who shot a bogey-free first round to share the lead with five others, eagled the par-5 first hole before bogeying twice and rebounding with six birdies.ST. LOUIS - Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright insists hes fine physically, though hes failed to make it through the fifth inning in both of his post-season starts.St. Louis general manager John Mozeliak said Sunday that he thinks Wainwrights workload is simply taking a toll. The GM said it might be a good idea in the off-season to figure how to cut down on all those innings.From an aggregate standpoint, theres a lot of volume that hes exposed to, Mozeliak said. My view on this is there may be a little bit of fatigue, plus he had a robust September. He carried us.Counting the post-season, Wainwright has thrown 512 2-3 innings the last two years. Thats by far the most in the majors.Now, any breather he can get, he may benefit from, Mozeliak said.In nine post-season innings, Wainwright has surrendered eight earned runs and 17 hits. He blamed mechanical woes and not a chronic elbow issue after losing Game 1 of the NL Championship Series to San Francisco on Saturday night.A big September may have worn down Wainwright. He was 5-0 while totalling 39 innings, although he was scratched from the regular-season finale after the Cardinals cclinched the NL Central.ddddddddddddWainwright got 10 days rest before starting the NL Division Series opener at Dodger Stadium. He got seven days off before facing the Giants.Wainwright, a 20-game winner for the second time in his career, would be on regular rest for Game 5 Thursday night in San Francisco. Manager Mike Matheny expects Wainwright to take the ball.Matheny said Sunday the pitcher very adamant that this is the best hes felt after a start in a long time, which is great news.Were beyond the Just tell me what I want to hear kind of garbage and this was sincere, Matheny said. I cant wait to watch him pitch again.After Game 1, both Wainwright and Matheny also blamed defensive miscues that greatly contributed to the 3-0 loss. Wainwright said his biggest problem was out-of-whack mechanics.My arm, it doesnt feel great, he said. But it certainly should be a lot better results-wise than that.Michael Wacha would be the most likely Game 5 potential replacement. But last years NLCS MVP has not been used in the post-season after struggling to regain form from a shoulder injury that sidelined him two months. ' ' '