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MIAMI -- Washington Nationals pitcher Jordan Zimmermann will not pitch in the All-Star game due to a neck injury. Zimmermann had an X-ray and MRI to determine the severity of the injury, but manager Davey Johnson does not believe he will need to go on the disabled list. "Im really concerned about him," Johnson said. "I know he had some tests done today and they feel its soft tissue thats the problem. Its something with rest that he could probably get by." Johnson was unable to reach NL manager Bruce Bochy of the Giants to let him know about Zimmermanns status. "Im going to recommend to Bochy that he miss the All-Star game," Johnson said before Fridays game at the Miami Marlins. "I was concerned with him last night. I knew that it was something that was still there. Jordan mentioned it before the game to (Steve) McCatty, the pitching coach." Zimmermann, who is 12-4 with a 2.58 ERA in 19 starts, was named to his first All-Star team and is planning on making the trip to New York. "I think its great to go," Johnson said. "I havent talked to our team doctor about it, but I think the rest would be something thats been lingering. Hes having too good of a year not to use this time to rest." Johnson plans on talking to Bochy about the possibility of having another Washington pitcher take Zimmermanns spot. Johnson mentioned Gio Gonzalez (7-3, 3.03 ERA), Stephen Strasburg (5-6, 2.45 ERA), and Rafael Soriano (1-1, 2.13 ERA, 24 saves) as potential replacements Jake Cave Jersey . -- Nate Robinson has played for seven teams, so beating one of them is no longer a rare occurrence. Frank Viola Twins Jersey . Rousey will put her perfect 8-0 record and hardware on the line against another undefeated fighter, 7-0 Sara McMann in the main event of UFC 170, which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas Nevada on February 22nd. https://www.cheaptwins.com/272t-c-j-cron-jersey-twins.html . There are some early surprises in the race for the Hart Trophy, but two of the contenders are the leagues biggest stars over the past decade. There are many more players in contention for the awards than just the three that Ive named, and a good or bad week can easily alter the landscape, but through the first 20 or so games of the NHL season, this is how the awards races look to me. Stitched Twins Jerseys . LOUIS -- The New Orleans Saints looked like a team playing out the string. Ryan LaMarre Jersey . John Tavares, Thomas Vanek and Kyle Okposo were also being counted on to slow down sizzling Rangers forward Rick Nash. That plan didnt go so well early. The Sydney Kings have broken new ground in signing the first Chinese-born player in the history of the NBL.The Kings have signed 207cm forward Bo Liu from Chinese CBA team the Shenzen Leopards.The 23-year-old last year signed with the Melbourne Tigers in the SEABL League, but joins the Kings for the upcoming season as a development player on a loan deal from Shenzen.Liu represented China at the world junior championships in 2013 where his team lost to an Australian side led by Dante Exum and Ben Simmons in the semifinal.The Kings utilised a recent NBL rule change that allowed players born within the FIBA Asian zone to be considered non-restricted (as per Australian and New Zealand-born players).China is home to more than 300 million registered basketball players. In July, former Boomers coach and current Shanghai Sharks assistant Brian Goorjian told ESPN he believed the CBA league was at the very least, on par with the NBL.Last week, the NBL announced plans for a new pre-season competition - the Australian Basketball Challenge to run in Brisbane from September 23 to 26. ?Two CBA clubs -- Zhejiang CB Golden Bulls and Tianjin Ronggang -- will compete at the event alonngside all eight NBL teams.dddddddddddd.Kings coach Andrew Gaze said he was excited by Lius potential.Hes a high-energy guy, runs the floor really well and is super aggressive on the defensive end, Gaze said.Having played for Brian Goorjian in China as well as working with Nik Popovic, both friends of ours at the club, we know Bos fundamentals are sound. He picks things up quickly and has a great work ethic. Bo is a quality young guy with a great sense of humour.Liu said playing under Gaze was a big attraction. ?I like Andrews style a lot because on court hes really serious. He gets very angry and furious and demonstrative, telling us what to do. Hes very strict. But off court he makes funny jokes, talks about everything. And he jokes around with me, he said. That type of personality is something different to the type of coaches Ive so far had in China.Sydney is home to more Chinese-born people than any other Australian city - more than 8 percent of the population identify as having Chinese ancestry, according to official ABS statistics. ' ' '