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MADRID -- Rafael Nadal is cutting short his 2016 season so he can fully recover from a left wrist injury.The 14-time Grand Slam champion said Thursday he is still bothered by the injury that kept him out of action for more than two months this season and wants to treat it properly before coming back in 2017.Now it is time to rest and start preparing intensively (for) the 2017 season, the 30-year-old Spaniard said in a statement.Nadal said he will miss indoor tournaments in Basel, Switzerland, next week and Paris next month. He is also ruled out of the season-ending ATP Finals in London next month.Nadal said he forced his recovery to be able to play in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and that caused him to be in pain in every tournament since then.Nadal has slipped to No. 6 in the rankings. He won back-to-back clay-court titles in Barcelona and Monte Carlo last spring but has not won any tournaments since then.The statement said the original injury healed properly but the pain in the wrist area kept bothering him and kept him from performing at 100 percent.It is no secret that I arrived to the Olympic Games short of preparation and not fully recovered, but the goal was to compete and win a medal for Spain, he said. This forced recovery has caused me pain since then and now I am forced to stop and start preparing the 2017 season.Nadal won the doubles gold medal in Rio. He lost in the singles semifinals and also in the third-place match.The injury had forced Nadal to withdraw from the French Open before the third round and skip Wimbledon altogether.I am very saddened for not being able to play next week in Basel since I have a great memory of the tournament and the final played against Roger Federer last year, he said. I wont be able to compete either in Paris-Bercy, where the crowds and the staff have always treated me so well. Comprar Zapatillas Nike Baratas Online . Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz were sent to Toronto on Saturday as the Maple Leafs traded defenceman Jesse Blacker and draft picks to the Anaheim Ducks. Zapatillas Nike Baratas Online China . The All-Pro lineman got the leg bent under him while trying to make a tackle during the first half of a 22-20 overtime loss at Miami on Thursday night. The medical staff initially thought hed torn the ligament, and the test a day later in Cincinnati confirmed it. http://www.zapatillasbaratasnike.es/ .875,000, avoiding arbitration. Clippards deal Monday means all eight Nationals players who filed for arbitration wound up settling before a hearing. Ofertas Zapatillas Nike Outlet . Most important, perhaps, it went off without a hitch. Organizers poked a little fun at the now-infamous opening ceremony gaffe that saw only four out of five snowflakes open up into rings, leaving the Olympics logo one ring short. Zapatillas Nike Baratas Outlet . For the Wild it was their first win of the season and they now have a record of 1-1-2 while the Jets fall to 2-2. Jets start a six game home stand Friday with another divisional game, home to the Dallas Stars. ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Rangers closest competitors in the AL West right now are the Houston Astros, and Texas hasnt let it be much of a competition.Adrian Beltre and Nomar Mazara each homered, Derek Holland pitched his third straight quality start since coming off the disabled list and the Rangers beat the Astros 12-4 on Saturday for their seventh straight victory.AL West-leading Texas is 13-2 against the second-place Astros this season and 37-19 against the division.After trailing 1-0, the Rangers got their major league-high 42nd come-from-behind win. Theyve won eight of nine and scored at least 10 runs in each of their past three games.Its just the consistency of being able to fill (the lineup) out and the type of hitters we have, manager Jeff Banister said.Holland (7-6) pitched six innings, allowing two runs, six hits and three walks.Evan Gattis had three hits for Houston, including a solo homer.Ian Desmond stole home as part of a double steal in the seventh inning.Beltre and Robinson Chirinos each had three hits. Chirinos was playing as a replacement for catcher Jonathan Lucroy, scratched because of flu-like symptoms.We had to replace a catcher today, Banister said, and he was about as big as anybody in the lineup.Mazara, Desmond, Mitch Moreland, Carlos Beltran and Rougned Odor each drove in two runs.Mazara hit his two-run homer in the fifth, when the Rangers chased starter Joe Musgrove. Musgrove (2-3) allowed five runs and eight hits over 4 1/3 innings.Thats a really good lineup with the power they have in the meat of their lineup, Musgrove said. Ive got to do a better job of getting the 7-8-9 hitters out.Right-hander Brady Rodgers made his big league debut for Houston in the eighth and allowed five runs while getting two outs.Houston led early after Teoscar Hernandez drovee in a run with the last of three singles in the second inning.ddddddddddddHalf an inning later, Beltre hit his 26th homer into the visitors bullpen in left-center field, and then Texas went ahead 3-1 on Morelands two-out, two-run double in the fourth.Holland had two strikeouts, both by Jason Castro. The first ended the second inning with two runners on base.Holland has won his last two starts and is 5-1 at home this season. He is 5-2 with a 2.52 ERA in 10 starts with five or more days of rest.That is a team thats competing to get in the playoffs as well, Holland said. Its not like it was an easy task. The main thing was not letting my emotions get the best of me. They got the run early on me. I had to make sure it was all it could be.Houstons Jake Marisnick hit a two-run homer against Dario Alvarez in the ninth.FANCY FIRSTGold medal-winning Olympic gymnast Madison Kocian threw out the first pitch before the game. The Dallas native performed a front walkover before picking up the ball and delivering a perfect strike.TRAINERS ROOMAstros: 1B Marwin Gonzalez remained out. He hasnt played since experiencing discomfort in his right hamstring on Wednesday. Ill use him if I need to, manager A.J. Hinch said, but Im going to try to stay away from him as long as possible until he feels better.Rangers: Banister said Lucroy could play Sunday.UP NEXTAstros: RHP Collin McHugh (9-10, 4.80) is scheduled to start the series finale on Sunday. Hes 4-1 in his career against Texas. The loss came on June 9, when the Rangers knocked McHugh out in the fourth inning.Rangers: RHP Yu Darvish (5-3. 3.01) will start on Sunday. Hes 3-0 in his last five starts, all Texas victories. ' ' '