San Francisco Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto is slated to return to the rotation on Thursday after suffering a groin strain last week.He missed Sundays start against San Diego. On Tuesday, he threw a bullpen session, with manager Bruce Bochy even stepping into the batters box, and the left groin injury was not an issue.I was throwing everything like Im pitching in a real game, and I noticed nothing was bothering me, Cueto said, according to the Mercury News.Bochy said that Cueto will go through some fielding work on Wednesday as a final check of the injury. If all goes well, he will start Thursday against the Rockies without restrictions.A healthy Cueto is key for the Giants, who are clinging to the second wild-card spot in the National League.Cueto (17-5) was forced out of his start Sept. 20 in the sixth inning because of the injury. Andrew Knizner . The Croatian served 21 aces and hit 42 winners against Sijsling, who double-faulted to give Cilic a 4-3 lead in the deciding set. "All the players, they know me and they were really happy to see me and they were really happy that this is over for me," Cilic said. Paul DeJong . "Trying to breathe," he said with a grin. Bernier stopped 42 of 43 shots on Monday night, including all 22 in a hectic middle frame, his heroic performance propelling the Leafs toward an undue point in their final game before the Christmas break. http://www.custommlbcardinalsjersey.com/custom-yadier-molina-jersey-large-1091q.html . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . Chris Carpenter . Here are his mid-season NBA awards. MVP: (KEVIN DURANT-Thunder) - Has been sensational this season and more importantly, the most consistent player in the league. Considering that his team has been without star guard Russell Westbrook and with the free agent departure of sharpshooter Kevin Martin, hes had to carry the majority of the load to not only keep his team afloat but more importantly, at an elite level. Rangel Ravelo . Brazilian national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has confirmed that the veteran goalkeeper is set to join Toronto on loan, saying it will help him be ready for the World Cup.FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Atlanta Falcons right tackle Mike Johnson was carted off the practice field and onto an ambulance with an apparent left leg injury. Johnson, listed first on the depth chart at his position, was injured on a running play Tuesday. He dropped immediately to ground and rolled over on his back before medical personnel arrived within 1 minute and put an air cast on his left leg. "I dont know the extent of the injury, but when we have concrete information we will get it out," Atlanta coach Mike Smith said after practice. "Right now we cant speculate. We hope Mike is going to be fine." The Falcons and Cincinnati Bengals were practicing together for the second straight day. Both teams will be missing some starters when Atlanta hosts Cincinnati in Thursdays preseason opener. Falcons receiver Julio Jones has sore hamstrings and linebacker Sean Weatherspoon is sidelined indefinitely with a dislocated left finger that resulted in an open wound. Jones was limited in practice, but Weatherspoon stayed inside to get treatment. Receiver A.J. Green has a bruised knee and left tackle Andrew Whitworth a sore knee following arthroscopic surgery for Cincinnati. Reserve receiver Andrew Hawkins is out, too, with a sore ankle. Smith and his staff plan to keep nine offensive linemen on the 53-man roster, but if JJohnsons injury is serious and requires season-ending surgery, Lamar Holmes and Ryan Schraeder are the likely candidates to earn the job.dddddddddddd Johnson was supposed to replace Tyson Clabo, who was cut last spring to create salary cap space and signed with Miami. The Falcons moved Johnson, a career guard, out to tackle to fill the void, but he did not have much experience. He started one of his 16 games last year -- in a formation with three tight ends -- and was limited to two games in his first two years because of injuries and difficulty in making the game-day roster. Johnson was a third-round pick from Alabama in 2010. A foot stress fracture limited Holmes, a third-round draft pick last year from Southern Mississippi, to one game as a rookie. Holmes believes Johnsons situation wont affect the offensive lines unity. "Its all positive spirits," Holmes said. "We really cant speak on anything right now because we really dont know yet." Schraeder joined the Falcons in April as an undrafted rookie free agent from Valdosta State. "When youre out there in the heat of fire, you dont really think about that," Schraeder said. "I just think about my job and what Ive got to do to make the run the offence smoothly. Every day is a learning process, and hopefully I can keep moving in the right direction." ' ' '