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Johan Santanas agent says the two-time Cy Young Award winner should be able to pitch again in the Venezuelan Winter League.Santana retired six straight batters on Jan. 13 for the Magallanes Navigators in his first outing since tearing his left Achilles tendon last June 6 while pitching in extended spring training with the Baltimore Orioles. He has not pitched since.Results of (an) MRI show no structural damage — just shoulder fatigue, agent Peter Greenberg said Thursday in an email to The Associated Press. Johan is available to pitch in the next round, which is the finals, but that will be a decision depending on what the manager and general manager decide. That meeting will take place on Monday, and they will decide then.Santana, 139-78 in 12 major league seasons, has made just 21 big league appearances in the last four seasons due to a pair of shoulder operations and the foot injury. The left-hander, who turns 36 in March, hopes to sign with a big league organization. He won the Cy Young Awards for Minnesota in 2004 and 2006.He has not pitched in the major leagues since 2012 with the New York Mets. Santana signed a $137.5 million, six-year contract with New York before the 2008 season and had surgery Sept. 14, 2010, to repair tears in the front and bottom of his left shoulders anterior capsule.He returned to the major leagues on April 5, 2012, and pitched the first no-hitter in Mets history that June 1 against St. Louis, throwing a career-high 134 pitches. He then went 3-7 with an 8.27 ERA and cut his season short because of lower back inflammation.Santana experienced weakness in his pitching shoulder during the following spring training and had surgery on April 2, 2013, for a tear in the capsule in the front of his left shoulder. Venta Nike Air Max 270 . -- The Sacramento Kings have claimed forward Travis Outlaw off waivers under the NBAs new amnesty provision, filling out the frontcourt with another veteran. Air Max 270 Baratas España . 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At a news conference Tuesday where it was thought that the fiery Schallibaum may be shown the door after a dismal finish to the Major League Soccer season, team president Joey Saputo said no decision has been made on whether the Swiss Volcano will be back in 2014.Oklahoma City, OK (SportsNetwork.com) - Kevin Durant returned from a six-game absence to score a season-high 44 points with 10 rebounds and lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 137-134 overtime win over the Phoenix Suns. Durant sprained his right ankle after scoring 30 points in the first half at Golden State on Dec. 18, with the Thunder going 3-3 during his absence. Russell Westbrook was ejected late in the first half after making a contested layup, then walking over to the Suns bench and taunting them. He finished with 20 points for the Thunder. That was a heck of a basketball game. Hard fought by both teams, Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. Both teams deserved to win this game. Eric Bledsoe scored a season-high 29 points with eight assists for the Suns, who have lost two straight after a six-game winning streak. Markieff Morris and Goran Dragic had 25 and 21 point, respectively, Durant opened the scoring of the extra session with a pair of free throws 1:24 in, giving Oklahoma City a 130-128 lead. The Suns quickly tied it, but Anthony Morrow hit a 3-pointer and was fouled and converted the free throw to put Oklahoma City up 134-130 with 1:54 left. Andre Roberson came up with two straight offensive rebounds on the Thunders next set, and Durant made two free throws to extend the margin to six. Bledsoe converted a layup, then P.J. Tucker stole the ball from Durant and followed Bledsoes miss for a pputback slam to close the gap.dddddddddddd Serge Ibaka then missed 3-point try at the other end. Phoenix got a couple of good looks inside in the closing seconds, but another Tucker putback was off. The ball went off Ibaka, however, with 9.5 seconds left. Morris missed a 3-pointer on a third offensive attempt of the possession, and Roberson made 1-of-2 from the line to secure the win. We did a decent job defensively in overtime, we just didnt score, Suns coach Jeff Hornacek said. Morris capped what turned out to be a 13-3 run with a 3-pointer to give the Suns a 126-123 lead late in the fourth quarter, then Durant answered with a trey of his own with 1:24 remaining to tie it. Durant then picked up a long rebound, raced up the court and hit Reggie Jackson, who was fouled and made both free throws to help the Thunder regain the lead. Morris layup at the other end kept the see-saw affair going, then each team missed on their ensuing possessions. Morrows jumper with 1.9 seconds left was off the mark and the game headed to overtime. Oklahoma City led 30-29 after 12 minutes and brought a 64-62 lead into the locker room at half. Durants 3-pointer staked the Thunder to a 100-94 lead entering the fourth. Game Notes There were seven technical fouls in the game ... Ibaka had 15 points ... Oklahoma City scored 25 points off 14 Phoenix turnovers. ' ' '