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INDIANAPOLIS -- IndyCar rookie Josef Newgarden had surgery on his finger Tuesday and will miss this weekends race at Baltimore. Ryan Kerrigan Womens Jersey . Newgarden will be replaced in Sundays race by Bruno Junqueira, who has run just seven laps in IndyCar since 2008. Newgarden broke his left index finger in a frightening crash with Sebastien Bourdais in Sundays race at Sonoma. Newgarden and Bourdais were racing for position when Bourdais went wide on the course. Apparently struggling to turn the car, Bourdais then ran into Newgarden and both cars went off course. Newgarden slammed hard into a wall of tires. "Im really disappointed to not be in the car this weekend but I know Bruno will do a great job for SFHR," Newgarden said. "Ill be in Baltimore helping Bruno and the team in any way I can and focusing on healing for Fontana." Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing hopes to have Newgarden back for the Sept. 15 season finale at Fontana. The team turned to Junqueira, who ran 16 of 18 IndyCar races in 2008. Junqueira has 21 career starts in IndyCar, but ran 101 races in CART. He has eight career victories and finished second in the CART championship three times. "It is lucky that we were able to call on Bruno for this weekends race," team co-owner Sarah Fisher said. "He has had great results prior to climbing into the No. 67 car, and I hope we can give him the right platform to bring home a solid finish this weekend in Baltimore. I know Josef is disappointed in the circumstances, as we all are, but this team is being built around him and his seat will be ready for him when hes ready. We look forward to a healthy and speedy recovery for Josef." Junqueira is running full-time in the American Le Mans Series and won at Mosport Park in Canada. Hell be running both the ALMS race on Saturday for Rocketsports Racing and the IndyCar race on Sunday at Baltimore. "I am very happy to be back in IndyCar with SFHR for the Baltimore race weekend," Junqueira said. "Sarahs team is very organized and has been fast all season. They have done a great job with Josef and I hope to give them a good race weekend in Baltimore while Josef is healing." Sonny Jurgensen Jersey . Alvarez hit his 30th homer, connecting for his first career shot in the city where he was a prep star and leading the Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Mets 10-6 on Tuesday night. Robert Griffin III Jersey . Alvarez hit his 30th homer, connecting for his first career shot in the city where he was a prep star and leading the Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Mets 10-6 on Tuesday night. http://www.redskinsfansstore.com/alfred-morris-jersey . The three-time French Open champ lost 7-5, 6-1 to Argentinas Carlos Berlocq in a first-round match. On Monday, Kuerten and countryman Andre Baran lost 6-3, 6-3 to Italys Fabio Fognini and Filippo Volandri in doubles. Sean Taylor Jersey . Orton completed 24-of-34 passes for the Bears (3-2), who have won two straight games to take over first place in the NFC North. Rookie Matt Forte had 36 rushing yards on 15 carries and scored on the ground and through the air, while Rashied Davis finished with six receptions for 97 yards. Madieu Williams Jersey . Following Hendersons UFC 144 win over Edgar in February, UFC President Dana White suggested former World Extreme Cagefighting champion Anthony Pettis would get his shot at UFC gold.NASHVILLE -- Edmontons Ales Hemsky celebrated his 550th NHL game in a big way, scoring three times for his first hat trick. Hemsky scored once in the first period and twice in the second as the Oilers beat the Nashville Predators 6-3 on Tuesday night. He added an assist on the final goal of the game. "The last time I had a hat trick was as a junior player," Hemsky said. "It was a different type of hockey." His third goal was on a breakaway against Anders Lindback at 14:03 of the second. "I was a little nervous on that third goal," Hemsky said. "I kind of panicked a little bit but I got lucky. "Thats hockey. You just have to stay with it and hope for the best. This game everything was going for me so I was happy about it." Hemsky, with nine goals and 25 assists this season, is known more for his passing than his shooting. Oilers coach Tom Renney was surprised that Hemsky had never scored three goals in an NHL game. "I cant believe that," Renney said. "That is amazing. I hope he has many more. He is more of a passer, there are no two ways about that. He is as unselfish a guy as we have." The Oilers managed only 20 shots. Hemsky, who led with four, added an assist on Sam Gagners goal. "He was on his toes," Renney said. "He was really skating. He was proactive with and without the puck. Good things usually follow players like that around." Hemskys accomplishment overshadowed Devan Dubnyks outstanding performance in goal. He stopped 41 of 44 shots including 18 of 19 in the third period. "Devan was outstanding," Renney said. "We had a problem with puck management, and Devan was there and square. He became even more competitive as the game went on. That is what we need from our goaltending. "You could tell by the way Nashville pumped shots on goal in the third period that we had to have good goaltending, certainly beyond what we had done prior to that. Pierre Garcon Jersey. " Darcy Hordichuk opened the scoring for Edmonton with his first goal of the season at 12:50 of the first period. Ryan Jones added a power-play goal at 5:51 of the second. Gagner closed out the scoring for Edmonton with an empty-net goal with 1:41 remaining. The Oilers chased goalie Pekka Rinne from the game 28 seconds into the second period, after Hemskys second goal. Rinne allowed three goals on seven shots. Lindback stopped 10 of 12 shots, including all five he faced in the third. David Legwand scored two goals for the Predators, for his fourth multiple-goal game of the season. He broke the shutout with seven seconds to go in the first period and struck again at 4:18 of the third. Patric Hornqvist, who leads the Predators with 24 goal, scored on the power play at 12:35 of the second. Predators coach Barry Trotz refused to blame the loss on distractions caused by the anticipated arrival of Alexander Radulov from Russia. Radulov is expected to practice with the team on Wednesday and make his season debut with Nashville at Pittsburgh on Thursday. The loss marked the second time this season the Predators have given up six goals to Edmonton in a loss. "I think we didnt lose focus," Trotz said. "Our guys understood the situation and they played hard. "I didnt have a problem with the effort or anything. We played hard, but it wasnt our game in a lot of ways. It was just one of those things where we couldnt get a bounce or a save, and thats going to happen sometimes." NOTES: Hordichuk hadnt scored a goal since Nov. 6, 2010 at Carolina. ... Nashvilles Gabriel Bourque assisted on Legwands goal, giving him two assists in his last two games. ... Nashvilles power play has scored six goals in six games. ... Martin Erat has a five-game point streak for Nashville with two goals and six assists. ... Jeff Petry had two assists for Edmonton. ' ' '