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created on 10/29/2012  |  http://fubar.com/df/b351055

DALLAS -- Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Kidd is expected to miss another four-game stretch because of a strained right groin that had already been bothering him. The Mavericks were also without forward Lamar Odom for Monday nights game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Coach Rick Carlisle said Odom, who also missed practice Sunday, was out with a stomach illness. Kidd has played 1,309 regular-season games, the most among active players and 10th on the NBA career list. But the 39-year-old Kidd, who was out for two other four-game stretches this season for different reasons, has been dealing with the groin problem. "Its something that has been an issue. Weve got to get it resolved," coach Rick Carlisle said. "The biggest thing is that we get it identified and get it resolved and we believe this can get resolved." Carlisle said Kidd likely wouldnt play this week, meaning he would be out at least four games. Kidd was sidelined in early February because of a strained right calf and missed games in January because of a lower-back injury. "He hasnt missed a lot of long stretches, but whenever he has this year, a couple of times last year he took two games, rested two games, he always comes back and is able to get back in the flow quickly," Carlisle said. "Somebody with that many years of experience, he understands how to get back into it, and thats a special skill." Without Kidd, the Mavericks will be depending more on Delonte West, who has been back only two games since missing more than a month (21 games) because of a broken right ring finger. "There are going to be times he gets it hit," Carlisle said. "He got hit at practice (Sunday) and we had to pull him out of practice. Hes going to get stingers. Going forward, its not like hes all the way." Colin Kaepernick Elite Jersey . Vikings tight end John Carlson missed Minnesotas game against Tampa Bay on Thursday night because of concussionlike symptoms that appeared to result from Johnsons block during a punt. Kaepernick Jersey . -- Royal Delta won the $2 million Ladies Classic by 1 1/2 lengths on Friday at Santa Anita, making the defending champion the only favourite to win on an upset-filled opening day of the Breeders Cup. http://elevatedcolor.com/new.html . Fortunately for the Atlanta Braves right-hander, his poor start was merely a footnote in an otherwise uplifting performance that produced a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday.Canadian rugby international Phil Mackenzie is in good company at London Welsh these days, rubbing shoulders with players from England, France, New Zealand, Romania, Russia, Samoa, Scotland, Tonga and, of course, Wales. And the 25-year-old wing/centre from Oakville, Ont., is fitting in nicely in the top level of English rugby, having scored two tries already for the newly promoted club. The latest came last Sunday in a 29-19 loss to London Irish. The Canadian also scored in a 28-23 loss to Saracens on Oct. 7. London Welsh (2-5-0) currently stand 10th in the 12-team Aviva Premiership. There have been drubbings at the hands of champion Harlequins (40-3) and perennial powerhouse Leicester (38-13) but otherwise the Exiles have kept things closer in the league. "Ive loved every minute of it, to be honest," Mackenzie told The Canadian Press. "Its a great atmosphere here and the chance to play at the highest level week in and week out is what Ive always wanted. Im a very happy camper." The six-foot-one, 213-pound MacKenzie worked his way up the English rugby ranks, playing first for Coventry and then Esher in the second-tier Championship. He scored 12 tries for Esher last season when he was named the teams player of the year by both his teammates and club supporters. "The Championships a really good standard of rugby but I knew that the finer things mattered a lot more in the Premiership, as in the little details of the game. And those are the things that youve really got to focus on. "Thats been really good. I think Ive been improving week in and week out with the coaching stuff weve got here. And the chance to play against some of the best players in the world every week is ideal." "Seems like every weekend youre up against a world-beater," said Mackenzie. Fellow Canadian Jebb Sinclair is also in the Premiership although he has been in South Africa most recently after London Irish loaned the forward to the Stormers and then Western Province. "I actually hung out with Jebb a lot last year because he was just down the road from me," said Mackenzie. "So I understood what he was kind of up to and how things were going for him at Irish." Cracking a Premiership team isnt easy for foreigners. Teamss are restricted to two imports on the pitch at any one time.dddddddddddd. Players from European Union countries dont count as foreigners. Neither do South Africans, thanks to a deal between the two countries rugby unions. Players with EU spouses also avoid the import restrictions. Mackenzie plays his games at Kassam Stadium in Oxford, home of the Oxford United soccer team. His club trains at its longtime home of Old Deer Park in Richmond in suburban London. With London Welsh, Mackenzie has got the chance to line up with mercurial Welsh international Gavin Henson who has made headlines on and off the rugby field. At 30, the former International Rugby Boards Young Player of the Year is on his seventh club team. Away from rugby, Henson was engaged to singer Charlotte Church and made appearances on several reality TV shows, from dancing to dating. "On the pitch I think you always knew he was capable of almost anything. He put in a great pass against Sarries (Saracens) for us to score a really good try a couple of weeks ago that not many players would have been able to do," said Mackenzie. "Hes one of the hardest-working guys here. Theres only positive things to say about him." On the international level, Mackenzie made his debut for Canada in 2008 against Portugal and has won 13 caps, including four at the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand. He scored twice for Canada at the tournament, standing out also for his orange boots and dyed blond hair. These days Mackenzie is sporting lime green boots. "You always need bright boots as a winger," he said cheerfully. "Youve got to, its a prerequisite. "And then I actually cut my hair recently. I finally got the blond out of it so I just have a high and tight haircut right now with no colour, which is a little boring but well see what happens in the future." Mackenzie is part of the Canadian team slated to play against Samoa, Russia and the New Zealand Maori in November in England. His younger brother Jamie was also a member of Canadas World Cup team, one of 13 sets of brothers who competed at the tournament. Jamie, 23, is currently playing club rugby in Victoria and focusing on finishing his university degree. London Welsh hosts Bath (4-3-0) on Sunday. ' ' ' 

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