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Josh Johnson (P)  FLA Johnson has been ruled out of Friday's start due to back and shoulder pain, and he may get shut down for the rest of the season, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.

Barry Zito (P)  SF Zito fell to 8-12 on the year when he allowed two runs over six innings against the Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

Troy Tulowitzki (SS)  COL Tulowitzki went 3-for-4 with two home runs off Bronson Arroyo in Wednesday's win over the Reds.

Bronson Arroyo (P)  CIN The Rockies hit three home runs and knocked Arroyo from the game after just 4.1 innings Wednesday.

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Knowshon Moreno (RB)  DEN Moreno (hamstring) fully participated in practice on Wednesday, Lindsay Jones of the Denver Post reports.

C.J. Spiller (RB)  BUF While Spiller is the nominal No. 1 running back on the Bills' current depth chart, coach Chan Gailey suggested Wednesday that his star rookie won't be given the heavy workload of a typical featured back in this Sunday's opener against the Dolphins, The Buffalo News reports. "We have to be very smart about how we handle him, especially early in the year," Gailey said. "We have to make sure we don't throw too much on him very early in the season."

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Rodney Carney (G)  GS The Warriors signed Carney to an undisclosed deal on Wednesday, Art Garcia of NBA.com reports.

Marco Belinelli (G)  NOR Coach Monty Williams said that the starting shooting guard spot could be a toss up between second-year player Marcus Thornton and Belinelli, according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune.

Roy Hibbert (C)  IND Hibbert (knee) has gotten his body fat down to 10 percent, the Indianapolis Star reports.

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Milan Lucic (LW)  BOS Lucic said that his left ankle, an issue for much of least season, is feeling back to normal, the Boston Globe reports.

Dennis Seidenberg (D)  BOS Seidenberg said his surgically-repaired left arm is fine, the Boston Globe reports.

Tim Thomas (G)  BOS Thomas, who is bouncing back from offseason hip surgery, was on the ice Tuesday for the first time since having the procedure, the Boston Herald reports.

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Camilo Villegas (PGA) Villegas is in the field this week for the BMW Championship.

Luke Donald (PGA) Donald will tee it up this week at the BMW Championship.

Rory McIlroy (PGA) McIlroy is in the field this week for the BMW Championship.

Ernie Els (PGA) Els is in the field for this week's BMW Championship.

Scott Verplank (PGA) Verplank, who withdrawn from the Deutsche Bank Championship due to left wrist problem, remains listed in the field of the BMW Championship as of 9:05 pm Eastern, Wednesday evening.

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Mark Martin (Sprint Cup) Martin doesn’t know why his Hendrick Motorsports team, which finished second in the Sprint Cup standings in 2009, has struggled this season. The veteran driver sits 14th in the standings and needs a couple of miracles to return to the Chase For The Sprint Cup after Saturday’s race at Richmond, scenedaily.com reports.

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A.J. Green (WR )  Georgia Green was given a four-game suspension, with one of those games already served in Week 1, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Mark Ingram (RB )  Alabama Ingram (knee) isn't likely to play against Penn State, the Associated Press reports.

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Kevin Coble (F )  Northwestern Coble (foot) will pass on playing his senior season, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Justin Cobbs (G )  California Cobbs has decided to transfer from Minnesota to Cal to be closer to his family, Yahoo! Sports reports.

Jamine Peterson (F )  Providence Peterson has been kicked off Providence's basketball team, Yahoo! Sports reports.

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Mario Balotelli (F)  Manchester City The new Manchester City signing will undergo knee surgery in Italy and thus will miss his club's weekend match with Blackburn, Goal.com reports.

John Arne Riise (D)  Roma Riise is expected to miss three matches after suffering a concussion while on international duty, Goal.com reports.

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