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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Set to face one of the hottest quarterbacks in the league, the Denver Broncos will be without Pro Bowl cornerback Aqib Talib for Sunday nights game against the Oakland Raiders.Broncos coach Gary Kubiak said after practice Friday that Talib will not play in the matchup of 6-2 teams because of a back injury. Its possible Talib doesnt even make the trip to Oakland when the team leaves Saturday.Raiders quarterback Derek Carr is third in the league with touchdowns with 17 and has only throw three interceptions. Carr is coming off a 513-yard passing game in the Raiders win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?on Oct. 30.Denvers Talib did not play in last Sundays win against the San Diego Chargers and did not practice this week. On Thursday, Talib was in California for an exam by another doctor and on Friday, Kubiak said, Talib was set to receive a cortisone injection.Whats going on right now is hes got good days, bad days, Kubiak said. Hes going to get an injection [Friday], he may have already had it as were speaking here, and let it calm down over the weekend. Hes doing good and we feel good moving forward.Asked if Talib may need a procedure on his back in the future, Kubiak said:My understanding, theyre getting it to calm down. Hes feeling really good .... Weve just got to do the right thing and with the injection hes getting the smart thing is to give him a good weekend of rest and see where we are when we come back.Talib has not practiced fully since the Broncos Oct. 24 win against the Houston Texans.Talib did practice on a limited basis the Friday before the Broncos win against San Diego and Kubiak had expressed some optimism that Talib might improve enough to play against the Chargers last Sunday. However, Talib returned to the Broncos complex Saturday with the same stiffness and soreness in his back and the Broncos then made the decision to hold him out of the 27-19 victory.Talibs replacement, Bradley Roby, returned an interception 49 yards for a touchdown in the win.This week Talib did not practice. He leads the Broncos in interceptions with three and returned one of those for a touchdown. Chicago Bulls Store . Despite the cost, effort and an improved steroid test, its possible that very few -- if any -- positives will be detected, Dr. Richard Budgett told The Associated Press in an interview. "We just dont know what the results from Torino will be," Budgett said. Cheap Bulls Jerseys . A lawyer for MLB, Matthew Menchel, confirmed Wednesday the league dropped its case against Biogenesis of America, its owner Anthony Bosch and several other individuals. 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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The New York Jets are a banged-up bunch.Wide receiver Brandon Marshall and center Nick Mangold were among 12 players who sat out practice Wednesday.Its alarming to see so many (on the injury report), coach Todd Bowles said. Hopefully by (Thursday) and Friday we get a couple of these guys back.The Jets (2-5) play the winless Browns (0-7) at Cleveland on Sunday.Marshall has been dealing with a sore foot since being pulled down by his facemask against Buffalo in Week 2 and having his left leg bend awkwardly beneath him. He said his knee is doing fine, but its the foot that continues to be sore.Its not concerning, Marshall said. I mean, Ive been dealing with it all year. ... Its just one of those things, man. Its football, a lot of reps, so sometimes you get sore.Mangold sprained his right ankle against Baltimore last Sunday and was walking gingerly through the locker room Wednesday with the ankle heavily taped.HHes sore right now, so well see how he feels, Bowles said.dddddddddddd Nick heals pretty good sometimes. I dont know if hell heal in time.Also sitting out of practice were defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson (ankle), running back Bilal Powell (turf toe), left tackle Ryan Clady (shoulder), linebacker Bruce Carter (quadriceps), tight end Kellen Davis (hip), linebacker Darron Lee (ankle), offensive tackle Brent Qvale (neck), cornerback Buster Skrine (knee) and tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins (ankle).Defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson was excused from practice for a personal matter, but Bowles expected him back Thursday.Running back Matt Forte (knee), CB Darrelle Revis (ankle) and safety Antonio Allen (Achilles) were limited.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '