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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- New York Yankees centre fielder Jacoby Ellsbury was sent for an MRI Thursday of his ailing right calf, which was negative. Ellsbury hasnt played since March 14. He was scratched from Sundays game against Atlanta because of right calf tightness. "Im sure hell take BP tomorrow," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said before Thursday nights game against Boston. "We just wanted to make sure he was OK. They decided to do a precautionary. I dont determine if a guy gets a test. Thats our guys on the medical side. "Our people just decided lets be cautious and make sure. We got good news." Girardi said he did not have a specific number of days planned for Ellsbury to rest. "We want to get him out there and get ready for the season," Girardi said. "As soon as we can get him out there, well get him out there." Girardi said he hoped Ellsbury would play this weekend or by Tuesday. "We can accelerate with games in the minors," he said. Ellsbury agreed to a $153 million, seven-year contract in December after helping the Red Sox win a pair of World Series titles during seven seasons in Boston. Yankees shortstop Brendan Ryan was scratched from the starting lineup Thursday because of upper back spasms. Ryan had been limited to nine plate appearances because of a lower back issue. The Yankees said the spasms are unrelated to the earlier problem. Mark Teixeira Yankees Jersey . Edmonton opened the season with 14 straight victories before falling Friday night 10-8 to the host Colorado Mammoth in National Lacrosse League action. Bobby Murcer Yankees Jersey . He was set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 5th. The 34-year-old Laval, Que. native has played six seasons with the Penguins. https://www.cheapyankees.com/2041g-mariano-rivera-jersey-yankees.html . Hoffman, the former star closer, will evaluate and help co-ordinate all pitchers at Double-A, Triple-A and the big league team. Byrnes says Hoffman "will be a key part of finishing the development of our younger pitchers. Brett Gardner Jersey . -- Ben Bishop had a milestone game against one of the NHLs greatest goalies. David Wells Yankees Jersey . 5 Trade Deadline is drawing closer and teams will be deciding on whether to buy or sell while figuring out which players can make the biggest difference and hold the greatest value.Montreal Alouettes at Winnipeg Blue Bombers I thought Montreal improved in their 16-11 loss in Saskatchewan last week. On offence, the first half performance by Alex Brink was good as he threw for 118 yards on 12-17 passing. The second half was not so good, only completing seven passes for 69 yards. You can definitely see the influence of Jeff Garcia on Brink. There is more of a flow where the pass drop of Brink matched the pass routes of the receivers. By the end of the first half, 33 plays were run for Montreal while 22 were run for Saskatchewan. The second half is still a concern. For Winnipeg, run defence is a concern. They have allowed 350 yards over the past two games which is far too much. With nine days in between games Im sure they will be a much more fundamentally sound team come Friday night. Winnipeg over Montreal. Toronto Argonauts at Edmonton Eskimos I would be very surprised if Edmonton did not play with a much higher perfection in terms of penalty avoidance come Saturday afternoon. The game in Ottawa was not a good one last week as Edmonton did everything they could to give it away. They will respond. For Toronto one of the key issues is the schedule. They dont have a home game until Oct. 4 and their next games are at Edmonton, at Hamilton, bye week, at Calgary, at BC, bye week and then finallyy home to Edmonton.ddddddddddddThere is hope as last year the Argos went through a similar set of four games in a row on the road and won all four. But as expressed, Edmonton will respond. Edmonton over Toronto. Calgary Stampeders at Ottawa Redblacks Calgary is on a two-game road trip and started out well with a 30-20 win over Hamilton. I thought the turning point was a 21-yard pass completion by Bo Levi Mitchell on a 2nd and 20 with four minutes to go. It was an excellent pressure play. For Ottawa, they need a home touchdown as it has been over 40 possessions on offence since their last one. It will be tough competition for Henry Burris as Calgary has allowed the fewest points this season with 114. Calgary over Ottawa. Saskatchewan Roughriders at B.C. Lions Best game of Week 9. BC looked good on defence in their 33-17 win in Toronto shutting down the Argos running game and keeping Ricky Ray to about 200 yards passing. BC looked good on special teams too with Tim Browns impact setting up points. BC looked sharp on offence as Stefan Logan had 145 yards rushing and another 59 receiving. For the Riders, a big positive was they only had one touchdown allowed last week on Duron Carters 123 yard missed field goal return. But I wonder if BC is not on a bit of a roll and will keep on rolling. Travis Lulay or Kevin Glen will work its self out soon. BC over Saskatchewan in the best game of Week 9. ' ' '