CLEVELAND -- Browns starting defensive end Desmond Bryant will miss the upcoming season with a chest injury.Clevelands leader in sacks last season, the 30-year-old Bryant underwent surgery on Tuesday to repair a torn pectoral muscle. The Browns said Bryant sustained the injury during a workout last week.The team said Wednesday that Bryant is expected to make a full recovery, but will unlikely be able to return during the 2016 season.We feel awful for Des, said first-year coach Hue Jackson. This is a young man that worked extremely hard this off season to prepare himself for the 2016 season. He really bought into our coaching, our team-over-self-philosophy and was intent on becoming a leader for our team. We all understand that injuries are part of this profession and as a team you have to find a way to overcome them.The Browns signed Bryant as a free agent in 2013 after the former Harvard player spent four seasons with the Oakland Raiders. He had six sacks in 14 games last season and has recorded 14 1/2 sacks during his three seasons with Cleveland.Bryant had recently said he hoped to serve as a mentor to Clevelands younger players.Bryant expressed his gratitude for well-wishers.While Im frustrated and disappointed about having to miss some time out there with my teammates, I take comfort in knowing that preparations have already begun for an epic return, he said.---AP NFL websites: http://pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFLPittsburgh Penguins Gear . With the short-handed Warriors needing help from someone -- anyone -- to stop a three-game skid, ONeal returned from right knee and groin injuries that had sidelined him for four games and put up season highs with 18 points and eight rebounds. It was just enough to help lift Golden State to a 102-101 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. Pittsburgh Penguins Pro Shop .C. -- Glenn Howard needed an extra end to move into the Masters Grand Slam of Curling final. https://www.cheappenguinsjersey.com/ . A knee to the thigh might have stung him the most, but his sixth straight double-double made up for the brief burst of pain. Pittsburgh Penguins Store . Burke is expected to miss two to three months after breaking a finger in the teams third preseason game. Tinsley, a 10-year veteran, spent the last two seasons in Utah, where the point guard averaged 3. Cheap Penguins Jerseys . -- Former San Diego Chargers safety Paul Oliver was found dead at his Atlanta-area home Tuesday night, and a medical examiner said Wednesday that the ex-player committed suicide.Olympic champion Justin Rose has announced he will be out of action for the next two months to fully recover from a back injury.The decision means Rose, who won two points from five matches in Europes Ryder Cup defeat to the United States last week, will miss next weeks British Masters, a tournament he won in 2002.Following an intense summer schedule and discussion with my team, I have decided to take the next eight weeks off for rest and recovery, the 36-year-old said in a statement.As many of you know, during the Players Championship I experienced discomfort in my back from a disc herniation and was sidelined for the following month.I worked hard to be able to return for the U.S. Open, but my ongoing tournament schedule, combined with heavy preparation for the Olympics, did not allow for full and proper recovery.At this point in my career, it is important to invest in my body and this time off is crucial for me to return to peak performance.The remainder of the year has such a great run of tournaments and I am very disappointed to have to miss out on some of them. The iimportance of the European Tours Race to Dubai and my relationship with the British Masters makes these tournaments particularly tough to miss.ddddddddddddI want to send my appreciation to the European Tour and [chief executive] Keith Pelley for being understanding of my need for time off and I thank them, my sponsors and the fans for their unwavering support.Rose said during the Ryder Cup that he was unconcerned by the leaking of his personal medical records by Russian hackers.The information on a therapeutic use exemption (TUE), which was granted so he could take an anti-inflammatory drug for his back injury, was stolen from the World Anti-Doping Agencys data storage system and published online by the so-called Fancy Bears.Rose announced on May 19 he was withdrawing from the following weeks BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. His TUE was authorised on May 20 and he was out for several weeks before returning to action at the U.S. Open in June. ' ' '
