Running back Doug Martin is expected to play Sunday, but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers still want to test him prior to their game against the Chicago Bears, sources told ESPN on Saturday.Martin has not played in a game since suffering a hamstring injury in Week 2. He attempted to come back just prior to the Week 5 game against the Carolina Panthers, but he?reinjured the hamstring during a workout.He was limited in practice all week, and the Bucs were not optimistic he would make it through the week. However, Martins steady improvement in the practices offered an encouraging sign.While the rest of his teammates were warming up during Fridays practice and doing special-teams work, Martin did some resistance runs with head athletic trainer Bobby Slater, pulling a large rubber band behind him. Hes gone from doing individual drills Wednesday to pass-catching work with the quarterbacks and cutting Thursday.Bucs coach Dirk Koetter on Friday said Martin still had not been cleared by the medical staff.Theres still a chance, Koetter said, adding that the team would see what happens within 48 hours.A two-time Pro Bowler, Martin rushed for 1,402 yards last season, second-most in the league behind Adrian Peterson. He also had 271 receiving yards and accounted for 28 percent of the Bucs total offense last year. His seven touchdowns were more than any other player on the team, aside from Jameis Winston.The Bucs have struggled to run the ball consistently in their run-first offense this season, averaging 108.0 yards per game -- 20th in the league. Their 3.9 yards-per-carry average ranks 23rd. Last year, with Martin and?Charles Sims?healthy, the Bucs produced the?fifth-most rushing yards in the league, with 135.1 yards per game. Their 4.8 yards-per-carry average was tied for first in the league.If Martin cannot go, the team has rookie?Peyton Barber, who started his first NFL game last week, and Mike James, whom the Bucs re-signed last week. James has three prior starts for the Bucs.To make room on the roster, the Bucs waived Russell Hansbrough, who was brought up from the practice squad Monday.Jacquizz Rodgers, the fourth running back on the active roster, continues to recover from a sprained foot and is still in a walking boot. Custom Miami Dolphins Jerseys . 10 Texas Rangers jersey for one last time. Young formally announced his retirement Friday after returning to Rangers Ballpark, his baseball home for all but the last of his 13 major league seasons. Jason Taylor Jersey . Robinson finished with 17 points, all but two in the second half, and Lawson had 14 after halftime and finished with a game-high 11 assists as the Nuggets handed Dallas its first home loss in eight games this season. J.J. Hickson led Denver with 22, and Kenneth Faried added 10 points and 10 rebounds. http://www.authenticdolphinspro.com/Nat-moore-dolphins-jersey/ . -- Catcher Brett Hayes has agreed to a $630,000, one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals, avoiding salary arbitration. Dan Marino Jersey . Now, correct me if Im wrong but I saw one official distinctly pointing at the net indicating a good goal but after an inconclusive review they overturned the goal. Shouldnt the ruling on the ice (good goal) stand after an inconclusive review? Why was this overturned? James Veaudry Pembroke, ON -- Hey Kerry, Youll get a lot of these, but why was the Montreal goal against Nashville Saturday night overturned? Eller puts the puck on net and the on ice ruling from the ref behind the net is a Montreal goal. Cameron Wake Jersey . It was the kind of score that might make everyone else wonder which course he was playing. Except that Graeme McDowell saw the whole thing. Crouched behind the 10th green at Sheshan International, McDowell looked over at the powerful American and said, "Ive probably seen 18 of the best drives Ive seen all year in the last two days. Blake Austin insists he has buried all links to hometown club Penrith but one gripe remains - that Panthers star Matt Moylan should have way more than 70 games to his credit.The duo played almost all of their junior football together at the mountains, however it took Moylan nearly two years to join Austin in the NRL ranks when he finally debuted in 2013.By then a lack of game time forced Austin to look elsewhere for an opportunity, heading to the Wests Tigers before eventually finding a home in the nations capital last season.Ahead of Saturdays NRL semi-final between the two clubs, Austin revealed how he thought Moylan would be dominating teams a lot earlier than he is.I always thought he toiled away in (reserve grade) longer than he should have, Austin said.In the end its a formula thats worked well for him. He sat back and watched a lot of his mates debut a lot earlier than he did. But he got the last laugh. Hes playing really good footy.We played a lot of junior footy together, and -20s, and spent a lot of time at Windsor together too. To see him playing the way he is, its no surprise to me. Im really happy for him.The pair now hold the key to their respective outfits when they face off at GIO Stadium on Saturday, with the winner to take on Melbourne for the right to a spot in the grand final.ddddddddddddMoylan is arguably the most in-form player remaining in title contention, while Austins return from a hand injury alleviates the probable loss of Josh Hodgson.Austin, 25, said stopping Penriths forwards is crucial to preventing Moylan taking over games in the same way he did in the second half of their elimination final win over Canterbury, when involved in four of his teams five tries.Moylans involvements, you can limit them by what you do in the middle of the field and the way you handle their forwards, he said.You know Moylan plays a bit of a halves style in their team. The opportunities will be limited if your forwards are struggling. Thatll be the key.Austins history with the Panthers dates back to his time with junior club Doonside, but was frustrated by the scarce opportunities presented to him by then-coach Ivan Cleary.He played just 16 games for the club before opting to severe ties, however he denied a win over the Panthers in what is his first career finals game would be sweet revenge.Theyre a long time ago, the Panthers. Even the Tigers now, theyre just another team, he said. ' ' '