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MANKATO, Minn. -- Minnesota rookie defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd didnt think his knee injury was serious and an MRI on Sunday proved it. Floyd said the test showed no damage, and hes ready to resume practice whenever the Vikings coaching and medical staff gives him the OK. "No worries on my part," he said. "At the end of the day, its (coach Leslie Fraziers) call, not mine." Floyds left knee was still sore early Sunday after the first-round draft pick out of Florida was injured in the second quarter of a 27-13 preseason loss to Houston on Friday night. So Frazier said the team decided Floyd would have an MRI to make sure there wasnt any damage. "Not overly concerned by everything I have been told," Frazier said before the test. "Its just sore, so we want to err on the side of caution." Floyd was hit low from behind in the second quarter and did not return. He was on the field for Sundays morning walk-through and the afternoon padded practice, but did not participate. "I knew it was OK right after it happened," he said. "I knew there was no problem." Frazier said he liked what he saw before Floyd got injured, including a tackle for a loss and a deflected pass against the Texans. Also Sunday, cornerbacks A.J. Jefferson and Xavier Rhodes and free-agent linebacker Desmond Bishop returned to afternoon practice after all were sidelined with hamstring injuries. Defensive tackle Christian Ballard (groin) and linebacker Audie Cole (ankle) did not practice. Frazier said cornerback Jacob Lacey will have arthroscopic surgery on his knee and likely be out 2-4 weeks. Authentic Bobby Baun Jersey . Durant finished with 24 points and 13 rebounds, Jackson matched his career high with 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting and Lamb scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, lifting the Thunder to a 94-88 win over San Antonio and snapping the Spurs 11-game winning streak. Authentic Ron Hainsey Jersey . 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Diego Costa headed in Gabis corner seven minutes from time to secure victory ahead of the return match in Madrid on March 11. "We know that at Madrid it will be another game, which will also be important and very difficult," Milan coach Clarence Seedorf said.VANCOUVER - A split-second decision. A fluttering penalty flag. Lives changed.The Ticats had plenty of chances to win the 102nd Grey Cup on Sunday. But people will point to the illegal block by Hamilton linebacker Taylor Reed that negated a 90-yard Brandon Banks punt return with just 35 seconds remaining as the turning point.The electric return would have put the Ticats ahead. Instead they lost 20-16 to the Calgary Stampeders, feeling the pain of a Grey Cup defeat for a second year in a row.Asked about the key play, Hamilton coach Kent Austin stopped just short of pointing the finger at the officials. Instead he managed to talk in pointed generalities, saying he was on record on what needs to be done to improve a lot of areas in this league. And I will take it up behind the scenes.But it can get a lot better in a lot of different areas, he added. We can get better as a league. We can. And we should, we need to.It changes lives. Its importantBanks wasnt talking. Wearing gold headphones around is neck, he stormed out of the Hamilton locker-room as the media waited to get in. Several reporters tried to get a comment, but he kept moving. He just looked back and said: I aint talking to nobody.A free agent, the five-foot-seven 149-pounders future is up in the air.It marked the second week in a row Banks had had a punt return for touchdown called back. The difference was that last week he ran two more in during a 40-24 win over the Montreal Alouettes in the Eastern final.Reed, to his credit, faced the music.I didnt make my block, he said. I made it close enough that they called a penalty on it. Thats 100 per cent my fault.Ive got to be better than that, he added.The block came just feet from Banks at the Hamilton 20-yard line, although it seems unlikely Calgary linebacker Karl McCarthey would have laid a hand on the speedy kick returner. Reed appears to get one hand on the shoulder and the other on the back, sending the Stampeder flying.McCarthey got up, his hands raised in the air looking for the flag.There was sympathy from Stamps star running back Jon Cornish.Brandon Banks, an amazing reeturner, but youre depending on your blockers, and when your blocker doesnt block correctly it sucks, he said.dddddddddddd Its one of the worst feelings, because I know it firsthand.It would have changed the game — won the game for them ... but it didnt, he added.Asked again about the play, Austin said he couldnt comment.You know I cant answer that. And quite frankly Im not in a position right now to answer that. Thats the honest truth. I have to look at the play. I havent reviewed it. I havent looked at it on film.But I know a lot of things happen on special teams in this league. A lot of things. Some get called, some dont get called. Almost every single play on special teams, a lot of stuff happen. I will say that. Austin also gave credit to Calgary and said his team didnt make enough plays. It needed to get better. But he said the loss will haunt him.It will stay with me the rest of my life. For the rest of my life. Just like last year, he said. I hate losing. Just like everybody in that locker-room.The Hamilton dressing-room was like a funeral home. A feisty one. One player, his language blue, yelled at a cameraman to get his lens away, cursing. A teammate quickly told him to dial it down.There was shock and pain. For a time, the Ticats had seemed like the team of destiny after rebounding from a 1-6 start to finish first in the East with a 9-9 record.They outscored Calgary 9-3 in a second half that saw the Stamps defence bend but did not break.To lose like that after thinking we won was very tough. Shattering, said Hamilton offensive lineman Peter Dyakowski.Knowing that all we needed was one play. And then not getting that one play was really tough, he added.Quarterback Zach Collaros got stronger as the game wore on, using his mobility to keep plays alive as Stampeders swarmed him.I dont think we played a bad game, he said. We just didnt score the touchdowns.Austin shared his players hurt. But he saw the bigger picture.Sometimes things dont work out. Welcome to the game of life, said Austin. 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