RENTON, Wash. -- Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll tempered some of his optimism regarding tight end Jimmy Grahams ability to be ready for the start of the season.Carroll said Wednesday that, as expected, Graham will not play against Minnesota on Thursday in the Seahawks second preseason game. Graham is recovering from a torn patellar tendon in his right knee suffered last November in a game against Pittsburgh. Graham was activated off the physically unable to perform list last week and returned to limited practice.Really were shooting for where is he at the start of the season? Carroll said. Well evaluate then how much longer it may take or he may be ready. We dont know that yet. But he feels good and hes confident its going along well.Carroll said throughout the majority of the offseason that he hoped Graham would be ready for the start of the regular season. Graham had surgery almost immediately after the injury and his right knee was completely immobilized for 11 to 12 weeks. The recovery from a patellar tendon tear can sometimes take up to a year but Graham was back on the field in less than nine months.Graham finished last season with 48 receptions and two touchdowns before his injury.Hes got some tests coming up going into next week that will give us some more information and well just see how its going, Carroll said. (Were) pleased that he is upbeat about it and confident and hes working very hard to make sure he takes full advantage of the rehab time as well as the football time. Making good progress.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL Nike Vapormax En Oferta . "It doesnt get any better than that," Giambi said. "Im speechless." The Indians are roaring toward October. Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race. Comprar Nike Vapormax Baratas . After the whistle, Thornton skated the length of the ice, pulled Orpik to the ice from behind and punched him in the face several times. http://www.baratasvapormax.es/ . Nigeria beat surprise package Ethiopia 2-0 in the second leg of their playoff for a comfortable 4-1 aggregate victory. Victor Moses converted a 20th-minute penalty after an Ethiopian handball, and Victor Obinna made certain of Nigerias place in Brazil with his powerful free kick in the 82nd at UJ Esuene Stadium. Nike Vapormax Baratas . James, who turned 29 on Monday, injured his groin Friday during the Heats overtime loss at Sacramento. He sat out the following game, a 108-107 win Saturday in Portland, before coming back to help send the Nuggets to their seventh consecutive loss. Zapatillas Vapormax Baratas . - Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is not a fan of his teams use of the wildcat formation, saying "it makes you look like a high school offence. TASHKENT, Uzbekistan -- Japans Nao Hibino and Kurumi Nara were among the winners on the first day of main-draw play at the WTA Tashkent Open on Monday as both beat junior players.Fourth-seeded Hibino, the reigning champion, had few problems beating 16-year-old Komola Umarova of Uzbekistan, winning 6-3, 6-1 in less than an hour.Nara, the fifth seed, defeated 16-year-old junior Wimbledon finalist Dayana Yaastremska, 7-5, 6-2.dddddddddddd Yastremska, of Ukraine, made Nara work for almost two hours for a 7-5, 6-2 win in which the Japanese player saved six of eight break points.The ninth-seeded Czech Denisa Allertova also advanced, beating Japanese qualifier Hiroko Kuwata 6-3, 6-4. ' ' '