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HOUSTON -- Rockets starting guard?Patrick Beverley?said he practiced Friday and expects to return this coming week?from left knee surgery.Beverley didnt say which game would be his season debut in, but he proclaimed hes completely healthy. The Rockets first game this coming week is Monday against the Philadelphia 76ers.?I feel very good, excited, cant wait to play, Beverley said Saturday. I cant wait to play with my teammates. I missed them a lot. I missed being on the road and team camaraderie a lot. I missed playing basketball and missed competing.Beverley said he wont be limited in his return and has done some physical contact during his workouts and his lone practice. In his absence, the Rockets started Eric Gordon and Corey Brewer at guard alongside James Harden. In the last two games, coach Mike DAntoni placed Brewer in the starting lineup and moved Gordon to the bench. DAntonis reasoning was that Gordon gives the second unit more scoring power when hes paired with Tyler Ennis in the backcourt.Beverley has better chemistry with Harden, who has moved into the point guard role full time.Ive been working out with three trainers here when the guys have been on the road, and I practiced (Friday) and competed at a high level, Beverley said. I did one-on-one and a lot of contact stuff. Im ready. Im excited to get back out there and compete. Cheap NBA Jerseys . Ibaka equaled a career high with 20 rebounds, adding four blocked shots and 15 points as the Thunder smothered the Milwaukee Bucks offence in a 92-79 victory Saturday night. Clearance NBA Jerseys .Y. - Rob Manfred was promoted Monday to Major League Baseballs chief operating officer, which may make him a candidate to succeed Bud Selig as commissioner. https://www.nbachinajerseys.us/ .Y. -- Paul Byron and Matt Stajan scored as the Calgary Flames started a five-game road trip with a 2-1 overtime win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday afternoon. NBA Jerseys China . The Browns coaching search remains incomplete. Fake NBA Jerseys . They hope to persuade the other team owners and commissioner Roger Goodell to put pressure on Redskins owner Daniel Snyder to drop the nickname they find offensive. "Given the way the meeting transpired," Ray Halbritter, an Oneida representative and leader of the "Change the Mascot Campaign," said Wednesday, "it became somewhat evident they were defending the continued use of the name.OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Baltimore Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta is lost for the season after undergoing hip surgery, a major blow to the teams bid to repeat as Super Bowl champions. Pitta was hurt Saturday, the third day of training camp, when he collided with safety James Ihedigbo in the back of the end zone while going for a pass from Joe Flacco. He was operated on Saturday night. "Dennis out for the year," coach John Harbaugh said Sunday. "Its the type of thing that hes not going to be able to come back from this year. Theres enough damage in there." Harbaugh said Baltimore wont know the full extent of Pittas injury until getting the results of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam. But this much is certain: Pitta wont be part of the teams effort to win back-to-back titles. Pitta was one of the centerpieces of the Ravens offence during their run to a Super Bowl championship last season, and he was exxpected to take on an even bigger role this season after Baltimore traded top wide receiver Anquan Boldin during the spring.dddddddddddd The 28-year old Pitta, a fourth-round pick of the Ravens in 2010, had 61 catches last year, second on the team behind only Boldin. His seven touchdowns ranked second among receivers behind Torrey Smith. Pitta also had 14 catches for 163 yards and three touchdowns in Baltimores four playoff games, including four catches for 26 yards in the Ravens 34-31 Super Bowl win over the San Francisco 49ers. Visanthe Shiancoe, a 33-year-old free agent, played in only four games last season with New England. But he played in all 16 games in each of the previous nine seasons -- the first four with the New York Giants and the next five with Minnesota. He has 243 career catches for 2,677 yards and 27 touchdowns. Shiancoe joined the team for practice Sunday and work Boldins old number, 81. ' ' '