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CHICAGO -- Pittsburgh Pirates ace Gerrit Cole expressed confidence hell return this season after returning to the team and playing catch Tuesday.Cole was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday and traveled to Los Angeles for a second opinion with a specialist, who confirmed posterior elbow inflammation.This is very encouraging news, Pirates trainer Todd Tomczyk said. He is now focused on how he is going to help this team win some ballgames the rest of the season.Pittsburgh entered Tuesday nights game against the Cubs 1 1/2 games behind St. Louis for the second NL wild card.Cole, 7-9 with a 3.55 ERA in 20 starts, played catch in right field with Tomczyk before Tuesdays game as pitching coach Ray Searage looked on.Its comforting to have confirmation that youll be OK, Cole said.Cole is on the DL retroactive to last Thursday, meaning he is eligible to return Sept. 9.Cole had a 6.08 ERA in five August starts and said he alerted the team of a level of discomfort that was concerning after allowing five runs and seven hits in five innings last Wednesday against Houston.Tomczyk said its uncertain how Cole was injured. He missed time in spring training with sore ribs and spent more than a month on the disabled list earlier this season with a strained right triceps.That is an ongoing discussion. He did have a slow start to the season with the rib injury, Tomczyk said. That could be a factor. And theres the assumed risk of throwing a baseball.Coles absence means all five starters from the beginning of the season are no longer in Pittsburghs rotation. Yet the Pirates remain in the thick of the playoff race.Its like coming back from a road trip and your wife has rearranged the furniture, manager Clint Hurdle said. After you bump your shin a couple times, youve got to find a different way to cross the living room.Weve had to find a different way to get across the room this year. And its been a really good opportunity to learn. Wholesale Custom Senators Shirts . Canada is now down to its 22-player limit, although but players wont be registered until Christmas Day. Changes could still be made as a result of a suspension or injury. Cheap Senators Jerseys . Mickelson barely made the cut but had the best round of the day with nine birdies and an eagle coupled with two bogeys to sit two shots behind leader Craig Lee of Scotland. Lee shot a 69 for a 12-under 204 total. "I just love the fact I am in contention and have an opportunity in my first tournament of the year here in Abu Dhabi," Mickelson said. http://www.customsenatorsjersey.com/ . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. Custom Senators T-shirts . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. Frank Finnigan Jersey Large .C. -- After a listless first half, the Washington Wizards used a big third quarter run to beat the Charlotte Bobcats Bradley Beal scored 21 points and the Wizards used a 17-0 run in the third quarter to take control of what had been a close game and beat the Bobcats 97-83 on Tuesday night.SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah Jazz have signed draft picks Trey Burke and Rudy Gobert. Burke was the ninth overall pick in the draft, acquired by the Jazz in a trade that sent Utahs 14th and 21st overall picks to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The 6-foot-1 point guard played two seasons at Michigan, averaging 18.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals. He had 255 assists to set the schools singgle-season record.dddddddddddd Gobert, a 7-foot-1 centre from France, was the 27th overall pick in the draft, acquired in a trade with Denver that sent the 46th overall pick and cash considerations to the Nuggets. He averaged 8.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.8 blocks for Cholet Basket of the French League last season. Terms of both contracts were not released on Saturday. ' ' '