hear it from him is nice," said Ribeiro. "

HOUSTON -- Texans left tackle Duane Brown said he will play on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings, barring any setbacks during practice this week.Brown returned to practice last week for the first time since he tore the quadriceps tendon in his right knee in the 2015 regular-season finale against the Jaguars.[Im] very excited, Brown said. I love this game, I love to be out there with my teammates. I love competing. Being sidelined for almost nine months now, its been tough.It was very difficult. It was the toughest injury Ive had in my career, and to have it going into Year 9, its taxing on your body. But mentally I had the right frame of mind going into it. Its just been a grind.Brown spent all of training camp and the preseason on the physically unable to perform list while rehabbing the injury. The Texans chose to put him on the active roster before the regular season instead of leaving him on the physically unable to perform list, which would have kept him out of practice for at least the first six weeks of the season.To play, Brown said, it will be important for him to make sure he can generate the same kind of power in his injured right leg as he can in his left. He said he wants to make sure he can be confident in his technique and make sure he can take the same steps he took before the injury without overcompensating for the injury.Brown said Wednesdays practice was the toughest test hes had in his recovery, but he was happy with what he was able to accomplish.It felt pretty good, Brown said. Just trying to stack the days consecutively. [Im] very encouraged by what happened today, and as of now, Im good to go. Fake Air Max 90 White . To the surprise of many, it isnt the Wolverines but their in-state rivals the Michigan State Spartans. 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And no one could have been more honest about their season than forward Brooks Laich. "These days suck," he told reporters. "Theres no way to polish a turd." The Rangers beat the Capitals 5-0 in the seventh and deciding game of their series on Monday night, eliminating Washington for the second year in a row. Mondays early exit was the sixth career postseason defeat for Hart Memorial Trophy finalist Alex Ovechkin, who voiced his frustration to Slava Malamud of the Russian newspaper Sport-Express following the loss. "I am not saying there was a phone call from (the league), but someone just wanted Game 7," he told the paper on Monday. "For the ratings. You know, the lockout, escrow, the league needs to make profit. I dont know whether the refs were predisposed against us or the league. But to not give obvious penalties (against the Capitals), while for us any little thing was immediately penalized." Capitals general manager George McPhee said he "didnt like the refereeing" in his teams first-round playoff series and said the way calls went "sure didnt feel right." Meanwhile, Rangers head coach John Tortorella felt the Capitals may not have been in the best mindset for the series. &quuot;Weve got everybody and their brother whining out there in Washington about what happened in that series and I think thats a big reason they lost that series," said Tortorella.dddddddddddd Ovechkin added that the team should also make re-signing Mike Ribeiro a priority, words that flattered the soon-to-be unrestricted free agent. "To hear it from him is nice," said Ribeiro. "Hes a powerful player. He can score. Hes a young player who can still learn a lot about the game, and how to play it." Ovechkin was held scoreless for the final five games of the first round series and was held to a single shot on goal in Game 7. He had just one goal and one assist in the series. He led the NHL in power-play goals during the regular season (16), shots on goal (220) and tied teammate Ribeiro for the league lead in power-play scoring (27 points). First-year head coach Adam Oates spoke of Ovechkins comments and said that it showed the kind of person his star player is. "He does take it very hard. Thats a great sign of character," said Oates. "He texted me 20 times until 2am after Game 7. He was very upset." Forward Nick Backstrom didnt mince words about the teams first round exit from the playoffs. "It sucks," he said flatly. "I dont like standing in front of you guys telling you about losing because obviously it sucks. We played better than them. They had a good goalie...hockeys not always fair." ' ' '