MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Twins placed slugger Josh Willingham on the 15-day disabled list with a torn meniscus and bone bruise in his left knee on Tuesday, and they hope he wont need any more time than that to get the troublesome injury healed. Willingham has been bothered by the sore knee for some time, and the last straw came when he felt increasing discomfort during pregame warmups on Monday night. He had an MRI on Tuesday that revealed the tear, but GM Terry Ryan said he didnt think Willingham would need to have surgery during the season. "I think he will be all right in two weeks," Ryan said. "He could play on it, but unfortunately he tweaked it the other day. I think the two weeks will probably be ample time for him to be able to come back and perform." Willingham has struggled this season coming off of a career year in 2012. He is hitting .224 with 10 homers and 37 RBIs, and the Twins think some time to rest may be just what he needs to regain the power-hitting form he had last season when he hit 35 homers and drove in 110 runs. Willingham first tweaked his knee while sliding on a stolen base attempt, and hes been bothered by it for much of the last few weeks. He tried to take a shot to relieve the pain, but that was ineffective. "Well just have to wait and see how his leg responds, and then well know," manager Ron Gardenhire said. "You give him this time. We know it hasnt worked up to this point from the shot. ... Well just give him his rehab and if he starts doing rehab and it doesnt work, Im sure there will be other options." The 34-year-old, who signed a three-year, $21 million contract before last season, tried to play through the pain. But it all came to a head on Monday night as he tried to warm up for the game. He was scratched from the start and placed on the disabled list less than 24 hours later. "Ive been sort of battling it for a while and then I hurt it again on Friday night," Willingham said. "I took a couple days off and tried to run last night, and it just wasnt happening. The injury depleted an already thin Twins outfield and left them with few options. Struggling rookie Aaron Hicks was recalled from Triple-A Rochester to replace Willingham. Hicks got off to a horrendous start after making the jump from Double-A to the majors, then went on the disabled list with a hamstring injury. The Twins were hoping to let Hicks get some extended at-bats in Triple-A to rebuild his confidence before recalling him, but the injury to Willingham derailed those plans. Hicks hit .190 in six games for the Red Wings since being activated. George Blanda Youth Jersey . Irving scored 23 points, Tristan Thompson had 20 points and 10 rebounds and the Cavaliers beat the Denver Nuggets 117-109 on Friday night. Art Shell Raiders Jersey .J. -- Seven games into a disappointing season, New York Giants defensive catalyst Jason Pierre-Paul is getting the feeling hes back. https://www.raiderssportsgoods.com/Womens-Clelin-Ferrell-Inverted-Jersey/ . Walcott is available for Saturdays home match against Southampton as Arsenal looks to extend its two-point lead at the top of the Premier League. The Gunners are currently the second highest scorers in the league but Wenger insists Walcott will add something extra to his team. Howie Long Youth Jersey . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. But underneath the professional exterior he was, and is, compellingly human. Dave Casper Womens Jersey . He just needed to be his best twisting, turning acrobatic self. "I didnt need to be anybody else, I just needed to be myself and be aggressive," said Burks, who scored a career-high 34 points to spark the Utah Jazz to a 118-103 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. Every week, Chalk will provide the lines and totals for all of the coming weeks NFL games.Here are the Week 14 lines.Sunday, Dec. 111 p.m. ET gamesDenver Broncos at Tennessee Titans (-1, 43.5)San Diego Chargers at Carolina Panthers (-1.5, 49)Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts (-6.5, 47)Cincinnati Bengals (-5.5, 42.5) at Cleveland BrownsPittsburgh Steelers (-3, 46.5) at Buffalo BillsArizona Cardinals (-1.5, 43.5) at Miami Dolphins?Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions (-7, 43.5)Minnesota Vikings (-3.5, 39) at Jacksonville Jaguarrs?New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-2.dddddddddddd5, 51.5)Washington Redskins (-2, 46.5) at Philadelphia Eagles4 p.m. ET gamesNew York Jets at San Francisco 49ers (-2.5, 43.5)Seattle Seahawks (-3, 45.5) at Green Bay PackersAtlanta Falcons (-6, 45) at Los Angeles Rams8:30 ETDallas Cowboys (-3.5, 47.5) at New York GiantsMonday, Dec. 12Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots (-7, 45) ' ' '