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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Enduring the wrath of Toronto Argonauts head coach Jim Barker never felt so good for receiver Steven Turner. Barker has yelled Turners name in vain plenty this week during the clubs rookie camp after the sophomore receiver dropped a pass during drills or a scrimmage. But dealing with Barkers ire is nothing compared to what Turner had to endure just to get back on to the field. The former Bishops star had high hopes after being selected in the fourth round, 30th overall, by Toronto in the 2010 Canadian college draft. But Turners rookie campaign never got off the ground as he suffered a season-ending ruptured Achilles tendon early in the teams main training camp. The injury is a serious, often career-ending ailment for an athlete, especially a football player who depends on being able to make deft cuts and explosive starts on the field. But Turner never doubted he wouldnt be back. "I just used it as motivation when people told me I wasnt going to come back," he said. "Of course I am. "Who is someone to tell me what I can and cant do? Everyone says its a career ender but I guess Im the person whos going to have to prove them wrong." But the path back to football wasnt an easy one. Turner said he spent the first five months after being hurt on crutches, sometimes unable to even get out of bed. But with the guidance of the Argos training staff and support from his family, Turner successfully completed his rehab to the point where this off-season he was able to take run pain-free during a free-agent camp in Florida. "Its a really long process," he said. "Its stressful doing the same thing over and over again and wondering in your head, Whats going on? Hows it going to work out? "I just took it day by day and did what the trainers said. And then in Florida I ran some routes and felt good and figured Id be 100 per cent once camp began." The good news, too, is the five-foot-nine, 185-pound Turner hasnt lost a step. Thats good because speed is a huge part of his game. Turner made headlines at the CFLs 2010 evaluation camp when he ran a blistering 40-yard dash time of 4.31 seconds, shattering the event record of 4.39 seconds set last year by former Gaiters star Jamall Lee. Turner also posted a vertical leap of 43.5 inches, finishing just a half-inch shy of Lees record 44-inch jump. And Turners time of 4.03 seconds was tops in the shuttle. The Chicago Bears definitely took notice, inviting Turner to one of their mini-camps. Turner never signed with the NFL club but ultimately did so with the Argos. And after three two-hour sessions -- rookie camp officially ended Friday, with the start of training camp slated to begin Sunday -- Turner said he had no problems with his Achilles. "To me its completely gone," he said. "Its still there a bit psychologically but other than that I feel fine when Im running through routes and through plays. "I feel like I havent lost a step . . . if anyone wants to question that, I guess they can line up against me." While theres no questioning Turners speed, he must develop more consistency catching the football if he wants to make the squad. "Im not going to lie, my hands might be a little rusty," he said. "But practice makes perfect and Im going to keep practising until I dont drop those balls. "Coaches get on me but thats part of the game, thats their job and its my job to catch it and when I dont theyre going to get one me, thats expected." Barker heaped lavish praise on Turner for coming back from such a serious injury but says that alone isnt good enough. "He just tenses up (thinking) Aw Barker is going to scream at me again if I dont catch this, " Barker said. "He just has to learn how to relax and use his hands. "Right now he just doesnt catch the ball well enough and he knows that. The other things hes doing hes doing very good . . . but the bottom line is you cant be a receiver unless you can actually catch the ball." However, Barker also was willing to give Turner the benefit of the doubt as well. "People forget he was a running back at Bishops and it takes time to develop that (catching passes)," he said. "He wasnt able to do that last year because he was injured. "Thats why you expect him to drop the ball because hes learning how to be a receiver. It takes time." Turner was also a special-teams dynamo at Bishops, leading the CIS in punt returns in 2009 with a stellar 20.4-yard average while taking two back for TDs. Turner was twice named a Quebec division all-star as a kick returner and registered six career touchdowns on both kickoff and punt returns during his university career. Trouble is, Torontos Chad Owens was the CFLs most electrifying returner last year, easily capturing the leagues special-teams award. And even though the retirement of Ryan Christian just before rookie camp created an opening in the return game, Turner faces stiff competition from Jerome Hewitt, a rookie from Southeast Oklahoma State University for that post. Still, Turner isnt about to complain. "Its a blessing to be out here," he said. "You dont know how much you love something until its taken away from you with the snap of a finger. "Right now, Im just blessed to be out here and I take every day gratefully." cheap jerseys .com . The more recent spat is buried. With the regular season winding down, the Dallas Mavericks are tuning up nicely for the playoffs. nfl jerseys outlet . 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But when the Houston Astros chose to again intentionally walk Edwin Encarnacion to get to Rasmus in the ninth, the centre fielder came through with the game-winning single to give the Blue Jays a 2-1 walk-off win. "It set up the way they want it to, in their favour, with a base open able to walk Eddie," manager John Gibbons said. "And then Colby stepped up." It was shaping to be a day for ruing missed opportunities. The Blue Jays left 12 runners on base and had plenty of chances to take the lead. Three times they had a runner in scoring position and failed to bring him home. "All those guys we left on base, we had opportunities," Gibbons said. "We couldnt capitalize." The seventh inning offered an excellent opportunity, after Melky Cabrera got on with a ground-rule double. After designated hitter Jose Bautista struck out and was ejected, the Astros intentionally walked Encarnacion to get to Rasmus, who popped out to end the inning. That was on Rasmus mind when he stepped up with Emilio Bonifacio on second base as the potential winning run. He was looking fastball all the way against Houston reliever Jose Cisnero. "The at-bat before that was a tough one," Rasmus said. "They walk Edwin in front of me, and some things didnt go my way. It wasnt the easiest at-bat, but the last at-bat I went up there telling myself Im looking for a cookie and Im not swinging at nothing else until I have to." Sitting in the home clubhouse at Rogers Centre, starter Todd Redmond said all Rasmus needed was a "little base hit." On a 3-2 pitch, the 26-year-old got a ground ball through the infield, and the speedy Bonifacio had no trouble rounding third and scoring. It was a nice way for Rasmus to end the week after misplaying a ball in the outfield Weddnesday that led to the Blue Jays seventh straight loss.dddddddddddd But Rasmus, whos hitting .272 after his game-winning single, said this is definitely the most comfortable he has felt at the plate during his career. "I just try to focus on ways to get things off my mind and off my chest and let some things go that bother me and just come back the next day as a fresh day and go out there and battle and try to keep my legs under me," he said. "I just try to know that my talent will take over if I get my rest, and my body is prepared to go." Just like Rasmus didnt want to overthink a crucial at-bat, Redmond didnt want to put too much pressure on himself in just his fourth start of the season. The 28-year-old allowed just three hits -- one being a solo home run by former Blue Jays prospect Brett Wallace -- in six strong innings. "I got brought up to keep the team in ballgames, and so far thats what Im doing: Give the team a chance to win," Redmond said. "I just come up here and try to keep guys in the game." Redmond finished with a career-best 10 strikeouts in his longest outing of the season. He said the key was getting ahead on hitters and locating his fastball. "Redmond did another great job, he really did," Gibbons said. "He competes, he gets big outs. Strikeouts are valuable -- he can get those." Big hits are valuable, too, especially on a day that runs were hard to come by. Bonifacio managed to get one to lead off the ninth with a double. "It was a huge hit to get that inning started," Gibbons said. "Weve said all along: When he uses the middle of the field and doesnt pull off the ball, is not a dead-hook guy, he can hit." The majority of the lineup struggled to hit Sunday, starting 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position. But because Redmond and Torontos bullpen held up, Rasmus had the chance to be the hero. "The way the game went, you didnt expect it to be a close game late like that, but we got the big hit late," Gibbons said. ' ' '

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