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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones, coming off an ankle injury, is fully ready to go in Sundays season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, coach Dan Quinn said Friday.Jones injured an ankle in the third preseason game. He was limited at the start of this weeks practice but returned to full participation Thursday.Really, he was feeling good yesterday and today, Quinn said after Fridays practice. It was just an important part to stay true to the process of getting back where hes healthy and feeling right, make sure that he got the right stuff that he needs for the plays to make that connection between him and Matt [Ryan] feel right. He had a good week, and hes ready to go.Jones had the NFLs second-highest total for receiving yards in a season last year with 1,871 yards on 136 catches (eight touchdowns). He enters Sundays game with three touchdown receptions in the past two home matchups against the Buccaneers.The Falcons, as a whole, are relatively healthy entering the season opener. Rookie first-round draft pick Keanu Neal, the strong safety from Florida, wont play after having arthroscopic knee surgery. Kemal Ishmael will replace Neal in the starting lineup.Running back Terron Ward (ankle) and safety Dashon Goldson (hamstring) are questionable.Fake Jordan .Y. - Rob Manfred was promoted Monday to Major League Baseballs chief operating officer, which may make him a candidate to succeed Bud Selig as commissioner. Air Jordan Outlet . - After leading the Saints to a fourth playoff appearance in five seasons, Drew Brees expressed confidence in the direction of his team and, perhaps more importantly, showed a willingness to listen to contract proposals if the team needs his help getting under the NFLs salary cap. https://www.jordanchina.us/ . 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. Air Jordan Discount . The Brazilian goalkeeper signed a loan deal with the Major League Soccer club on Friday as he looks to get playing time ahead of this summers World Cup in his home country. Clearance Air Jordan Store . Didier Drogba gave away the penalty that put Senegal one goal away from a major upset, but the veteran striker will get another chance -- probably his last -- at the World Cup after Salomon Kalous injury-time strike sealed the Ivorians place in Brazil next year.The NBA and the Charlotte Hornets issued a joint statement Thursday expressing doubt that possible changes to a North Carolina law that limits protections for LGBT people would go far enough and saying they do not endorse the current version of the bill.We have been engaged in dialogue with numerous groups at the city and state levels, but we do not endorse the version of the bill that we understand is currently before the legislature, the league and the Hornets said in the joint statement.Pressure to change the law, known as House Bill 2, has come from several quarters, including NBA commissioner Adam Silver, who said earlier this month that there needed to be progress on changing the law this summer to ensure that the league keeps its 2017 All-Star Game in Charlotte.Republican lawmakers on Thursday were mapping out the end of the session and weighiing possible adjustments to House Bill 2, but there was no appetite to change the provision requiring transgender people to use restrooms corresponding to the sex on their birth certificates in schools, universities and many other public buildings.ddddddddddddThe law also excludes sexual orientation and gender identity from statewide anti-discrimination protections.We remain committed to our guiding principles of inclusion, mutual respect and equal protections for all, the statement said. We continue to believe that constructive engagement with all sides is the right path forward.The league and the Hornets said no new decision has been made regarding the 2017 All-Star Game.The Associated Press contributed to this report. ' ' '