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Western Bulldogs have been desperate for good news on the injury front throughout a luckless AFL season.On Monday they finally received some.The club is optimistic midfielders Tom Liberatore (ankle) and Jack Macrae (hamstring), both injured in a last-start loss to Geelong, will be fit before finals.It was initially feared Liberatore and Macrae would be ruled out for the rest of 2016.Liberatore underwent surgery after finishing the game on crutches and in a moonboot, while Macrae is nursing tendon damage.The Bulldogs are also upbeat about the progress of injured defenders Dale Morris (hamstring), Matthew Boyd (achilles) and Matthew Suckling (achilles).The experienced trio, who were sorely missed in round 19, could all return for Saturday nights crunch clash with North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium.Well assess them through this week of training with a view to being available for selection this weekend, football manager Graham Lowe told the club website on Monday.The Bulldogs werent alone on Monday, when several clubs were buoyed by the results of injury scans.Ruckman Sam Jacobs, who rolled his ankle during Adelaides 82-point win over Essendon on Sunday, has been cleared of serious damage.The Crows say Jacobs and captain Taylor Walker, who is also recovering from an ankle injury, will undergo fitness tests later this week but could face Brisbane on Saturday night.Melbourne forward Jesse Hogan, who hurt his knee taking a mark on Sunday but played through the pain, has also avoided serious injury.Hogan could tackle Hawthorn on Saturday at the MCG, although the Demons may take a conservative approach with the gifted youngsters bruised knee.North Melbourne didnt fare so well, with Jarrad Waite sent for hip surgery in an effort to have the forward fully fit for finals.Waite has nursed a hip problem since round 11 and played just three times for the Kangaroos since then.Greater Western Sydneys Rory Lobb has been diagnosed with a grade-one strain to his medial collateral ligament. Cheap Football Jerseys Throwback China . -- Devin Hester is done returning kicks in Chicago. Wholesale Football Jerseys Throwback . After dropping their final six games of December, the Wild opened the new calendar year with four consecutive wins. Following a loss to Colorado on Saturday, Minnesota rebounded the following night to blank Nashville 4-0, but then had the tables turned on them Tuesday. http://www.cheapfootballthrowback.com/ . The Browns coaching search remains incomplete. Football Jerseys Throwback Outlet . He was followed closely by David Clarkson, donning red, seconds later. Clarksons actions one night earlier, leaping off the bench in defence of Kessel during a pre-season game against the Buffalo Sabres, will cost him the first 10 games of the regular season. Sale Football Jerseys Throwback . The Cleveland Indians, Tampa Bay Rays, and Texas Rangers all won on Sunday meaning the Rangers will host the Rays in a play-in game on Monday. HOUSTON -- Averion Hurts had 273 yards passing with a career-high three touchdowns, Tylor Cooks scored two first-quarter TDs and Texas Southern beat Mississippi Valley State 31-0 on Saturday night.Cooks 1-yard scoring run capped a 10-play, 85-yard drive to open the game. On the ensuing drive, MVSU (0-3, 0-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference) went three-and-out and, after a 27-yard punt was downed at midfield, Cooks scored on a 50-yard catch and run that made it 14-0 less than halfway through the first quarter.Late in tthe second quarter, Hurts -- older brother of Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts -- hit Austin Watts, on third-and-8, for 49 yards and then two plays later, on third-and-10 from the 12, found Tracy Johnson to give Texas Southern (1-2, 1-1) a 21-0 lead at halftime.ddddddddddddVSU finished with minus-10 yards rushing on 28 carries and just 160 total yards while converting on 2 of 14 third downs. ' ' '