NEW YORK -- Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals, Joe Thomas of the Cleveland Browns and Jason Witten of the Dallas Cowboys are finalists for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award. Nike Free 3.0 V3 Laufschuhe Blau Dunkel Blau Weiß. The award will be presented in New Orleans, when The Associated Press announces the winners of its annual NFL honours, including Most Valuable Player, in a two-hour prime-time special on Super Bowl eve. The show, "NFL Honors," will be broadcast on CBS on Feb. 2 at 9 p.m.

TORONTO -- Canadas Milos Raonic could face a tough test in the third round of the Rogers Cup. Nike Free 5.0+ Laufschuhe Blau. In the draw announced Saturday, the hard-serving 21-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., will meet No. 2 seed Andy Murray if both players advance past the second round. Raonic, who got a first-round bye after Roger Federer pulled out of the tournament, will play his first match against either Russias Alex Bogomolov Jr. or Serbias Viktor Troicki.

NEW ORLEANS -- Hornets owner Tom Benson is changing his teams nickname to the Pelicans and said the switch will create a bond with the city that could lead to a championship. Nike Free 5.0+ Laufschuhe Blau. The Hornets announced Thursday they are going ahead with the name change. The NBA still has to approve it, but Commissioner David Stern has said he wouldnt object to any name Benson chose. The league is expected to expedite the change at the start of next season.

CHICAGO -- For two months the Chicago White Sox had been ahead or tied for the lead in the AL Central. Michael Jordan Schuhe Deutschland. Now, with just a week left, theyre looking up at the Detroit Tigers. Their pitching was wild Wednesday night, issuing 12 walks in a 6-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians that knocked them into second place for the first time since July 23. Losers of seven of their last eight, the White Sox now have seven games left to regroup or a successful season will end in the ultimate disappointment with no playoffs.

PITTSBURGH -- Sidney Crosby has a broken jaw and is out indefinitely after being hit in the mouth with a puck during a win against the New York Islanders on Saturday. Nike Free 3.0 V3 Laufschuhe Blau Dunkel Blau Weiß. The Pittsburgh Penguins said on the team website Sunday that Crosby had surgery Saturday night, and there will be an update on his status later in the week. According to TSN Hockey Insider of Pierre LeBrun, Crosby did not require wiring on his jaw, but hell need more dental work on his teeth at some point.

There will be no supplementary discipline for Montreal Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty after his hit on New York Rangers defenceman Ryan McDonagh on Saturday night. Air Max 2013 Schuhe Herren Weiß. Pacioretty had a phone hearing on Sunday with National Hockey League Director of Player Safety Brendan Shanahan. Pacioretty delivered the hit just over seven minutes into the second period of the Canadiens 3-0 win Saturday night, taking McDonagh hard into the end boards in the Rangers zone.

Its the nature of the CFL - players come from seemingly out of nowhere to become big time performers. Nike Free 3.0 V4 Laufschuhe Lila Grau. In no other league do more previous unknowns become household names overnight; it happens every year. But not all those players can maintain that level of stardom. Sometimes its just a flash in the pan, sometimes its the precursor to a great career. So do this years early breakout performers have what it takes to sustain their success and keep their names in the CFL headlines?

MADRID, Spain -- Seventh-seeded Sara Errani advanced to the second round of the Madrid Open by beating Urszula Radwanska of Poland, 6-3, 6-1 on Saturday. nike Free Online Schweiz. The Italian will face either Sorana Cirstea or Ayumi Morita next. Also, Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia defeated Sloane Stephens of the U.S. 6-3, 7-5, Germanys Julia Goerges downed Serbias Bojana Jovanovski 6-4, 6-1, while Lourdes Dominguez-Lino of Spain beat Simona Halep of Romania 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.

NASHVILLE -- Safety Michael Griffin has been on the Tennessee defence longer than anyone else, and the Titans made sure Tuesday he will stick around as they rebuild the unit with his leadership. Air Max 97 Schuhe Damen. The Titans announced the five-year extension Tuesday shortly after the end of their first session of a three-day minicamp, a deal eased in part by the man quietly taking part in the off-season program despite being tagged as the teams franchise player back in March.

DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers have sent right-handed reliever Bruce Rondon back to the minors, optioning him to Triple-A Toledo after Wednesdays 6-2 loss to Minnesota. Nike Free 3.0 Run+ 2S Laufschuhe. Rondon came on in the seventh inning against the Twins and got only one out. He allowed two runs, two hits and two walks. Detroit says it will call up reliever Luke Putkonen before Thursday nights game at Houston.