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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. Watt Jersey . -- Denver Broncos right guard Chris Kuper broke his left forearm at practice Tuesday and could miss up to six weeks. Kuper got caught at the bottom of a pile during team drills early in practice and retreated to the teams Dove Valley headquarters for X-rays. The Broncos (No. 10 in the AP Pro32) said they expect Kuper to fully recover in four to six weeks. Hell be replaced by Manny Ramirez, a sixth-year pro who started at right guard in the teams preseason opener at Chicago last week. The stalwart of an otherwise young offensive line, Kuper was making progress in his return from a broken left leg in last seasons regular season finale when he got hurt again. His was the most serious of several injuries Tuesday. Defensive end Jason Hunter, whos been working with the starters for two weeks, also left practice with a triceps injury, and rookie running back Ronnie Hillman limped off after a nifty run that was his best of training camp. Hillman said he tweaked his pulled hamstring but insisted it wasnt a setback, and he later returned for individual drills. "It just flared up on me a little bit. I went down but I got right back in there," Hillman said. Hillman said he doesnt expect to be fully recovered for a while but estimated hes at about 90 per cent. Hillman, a third-round draft pick out of San Diego State, wants to play Saturday night against Seattle but after Tuesdays tweak, his coaches might keep him on the sideline until the third preseason game, against San Francisco on Aug. 26. The Broncos want Hillman to be their No. 2 back as long as he can show good blitz pickup. But the hamstring injury has set him back. He missed the exhibition opener and is listed behind both Willis McGahee and Lance Ball on the depth chart. Hillman said he feels like a Lamborghini thats stuck in lower gear, "but Ill settle for being a Porsche right now." The Broncos, who saw recently signed weakside linebacker Keith Brooking limp off the field with a strained hamstring Monday, have been without starting safety Quinton Carter (knee, hamstring) since July 27, havent gotten safety Jim Leonhard (knee) on the field yet and were without starting cornerback Tracy Porter (illness) and rookie linebacker Danny Travathan (ankle) on Tuesday. "Youre concerned about all of them, youd like them out there because this is how we get better," coach John Fox said. "But we take a next-man-up approach, and it gives the man behind them an opportunity." In addition to the rash of injuries, there was a scuffle between defensive end Elvis Dumervil and running back Knowshon Moreno. After jawing at each other, Moreno flung the football at Dumervils chest at close range and Dumervil responded by charging after the running back, whos coming back from a torn ACL. Like they do in hockey, teammates let the scrum go on for several seconds before intervening and pulling them apart. "Its camp. Thats going to happen," linebacker Joe Mays said. "Guys get tired. They feel like theyre getting pushed around too much ... They have a little bit of attitude. Were family out here. Were going to be fine. Were going to go in the locker room and laugh about it." Notes: DT Ty Warren missed his second straight day of practice while dealing with a family matter. ... Among those in attendance were John Lynch and former NHL great Joe Sakic. Texans Brian Cushing Jersey . The 23-year-old Buttner signed a five-year deal to leave Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem, a day after United opened the Premier League season with a 1-0 loss at Everton. "Alexander is one of the best young left backs in Europe and were delighted to sign him," United manager Alex Ferguson said. Womens Danieal Manning Jersey . LOUIS -- The St. http://www.shopnfltexansgear.com/shaun-cody-jersey/ . 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Saunders (2-1) struck out four and walked two, getting the third shutout of his career and dropping his ERA from 1.29 to 0.90. Emilio Bonifacio narrowly beat out an infield single with two out in the ninth before Saunders struck out Donnie Murphy to close the win. "I was making good pitches and I was just fortunate they were hitting it at my defence," Saunders said. "My defence was awesome. It was a great night all-around." Kubel extended his hitting streak to 10 games, his average over that stretch going from .200 to .333. Miguel Montero drove in three runs and Aaron Hill homered for Arizona. The Marlins have scored six runs and managed only 28 hits during their losing streak. "A combination of a good pitcher on the mound and a really bad hitting team right now," Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said. "I think thats what happened. Seems like were not having fun." On a day where Miami team president David Samson ran the equivalent of two marathons -- 52.4 miles -- the Marlins failed to get a runner past first base. "I guarantee they will score before I run another marathon," Samson said after his daylong run that raised $550,000 for charity. "Were obviously struggling, but its a long season." Marlins shortstop Jose Reyes was given the night off by Guillen after batting .205 in Miamis first 18 games. Another lineup shakeup might be coming, and Guillen told his team in a quick postgame meeting to forget how everyone is slumping at the plate. "Get that feeling out and get ready to play," Guillen said. Miami starter Carlos Zambrano (0-2) pitched six innings, giving up three runs and 10 hits. The Diamondbacks had 15 hits, leaving 12 runners on base. Saunders got into trouble only once, that coming not because of the Marlins getting hits off him -- but actually hitting him. A comebacker by Hanley Ramirez bounced off Saunders in the fourth inning. He managed to scurry for the ball and threw over to first to beat Ramirez, then limped into the Arizona dugout while grimacing in obvious pain. But in the fifth, Saunders came back out to the mound, showing no ill effects. And his offence was giving him all the support he needed. Kareem Jackson Jersey. "You always want to get off to a good start especially on an 11-day, 10-game road trip like were on now," Saunders said. "You always want to go out there and get the road trip off on a good start and hopefully save the bullpen." In April 2011, Saunders went 0-3 with a 5.93 ERA, as teams hit .333 against him in 27 1-3 innings. So far this season, opponents are batting .186 off Saunders. "Hes been great, very consistent," Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said. "Hes taken the ball every fifth day and is really dominant with his stuff." The Diamondbacks had only five instances of someone having a three-hit effort in their first 19 games. They had both Kubel and Hill get there in the first six innings on Friday, as Zambrano flirted with big trouble for much of his night. He allowed the last three batters he faced in the first inning to reach, getting out of it only when Kubel was caught in a rundown between second and third for the third out after Monteros single drove Justin Upton home. Hill led off the second inning with a single, followed by walks to Lyle Overbay and Ryan Roberts. Saunders followed with a sacrifice fly to right, making it 2-0 -- the sixth RBI of the pitchers career. Zambrano gave up three more singles in the third, all of them comebackers, only to escape unscathed. Montero grounded into a 5-4-3 double play, and Roberts flied out three batters later to end the threat. That appeared to settle Zambrano down, until Hill sent a 1-2 pitch over the left-field wall to start the sixth. The Marlins fell to 7-12, the third-worst start in the National League. "Theres nothing you can do about it. Just come tomorrow and play," Zambrano said. "The good thing about this is tomorrows another day. Its not like this team isnt capable of doing a lot of things. Just a bad start." NOTES: It was Kubels sixth four-hit game. He last did it on consecutive days for Minnesota on April 17-18, 2009, and was intentionally walked in the ninth. ... Arizona RHP Ian Kennedy (3-0, 3.86 ERA) will look for his 10th straight win Saturday against Miami RHP Anibal Sanchez (1-0, 2.79 ERA). Sanchez no-hit Arizona in 2006. ... Zambrano needed 46 pitches to get through two innings -- as many as Miami closer Heath Bell threw in the ninth inning of the Marlins loss at the New York Mets on Thursday. Bell wasnt going to be available Friday, Guillen said. ' ' '
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