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The season is ending early for Green Bay Packers rookie running back Jonathan Franklin. The Packers announced Wednesday that Franklin was placed on injured reserve after he suffered a concussion returning the opening kickoff against the Vikings on Sunday. The Packers drafted Franklin in the fourth round of this years NFL draft out of UCLA. Used primarily on special teams, Franklin shined in Week 3 against the Cincinnati Bengals, totaling 103 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries. Franklins season ends with just 107 yards on 19 carries. Linebacker Victor Aiyewa was promoted from the practice squad to replace Franklin on the active roster. Nike Air Max 1 Dames . Fognini won 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 after Argentinas Carlos Berlocq had beaten Andreas Seppi 4-6, 6-0, 6-2, 6-1 on the outdoor clay surface. Doubles are set for Saturday with reverse singles on Sunday to decide which team reaches the quarterfinals. Nike Air Max 1 Dames Sale . -- San Francisco 49ers offensive co-ordinator Greg Roman is a finalist to replace Joe Paterno at Penn State, his agent said Monday. http://www.airmax1salenederland.com/. Cabrera is hitting .218 with three homers and 16 RBI in 80 games this season. The Padres recalled second baseman Brooks Conrad from Triple-A El Paso to replace Cabrera on the roster. Air Max 1 Nederland . -- Another baseball tradition is about to largely disappear: a manager, with a crazed look in his eyes, charging the field and getting into a face-to-face shouting match with an umpire. Nike Air Max Goedkoop .3 seconds remaining, and No. 7 North Carolina held off a resilient No. 25 Virginia team, 54-51, on Saturday. John Henson contributed a double-double with 15 points to go with 11 rebounds for the Tar Heels (25-4, 12-2 ACC), who have won five straight and 10 of 11.Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) - John Wall had 27 points and 11 assists and the Washington Wizards beat the Detroit Pistons 107-103 on Wednesday night for their best start to a season in almost 40 years. Rasual Butler added 18 points off the bench, Paul Pierce scored 13 and Marcin Gortat had 14 points and 13 rebounds in the win, which moved the Wizards to 6-2 for the first time since the start of the 1975-76 season. They have won their first three games at home for the first time since 2006. Brandon Jennings scored a game-high 32 points for the Pistons. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 20 points and Greg Monroe scored 18 in Detroits third straight loss. The Wizards trailed by as many as 13 points in the game. They sealed the win with a series of key plays down the stretch, including Gortats two-handed baseline dunk after some tic-tac-toe passing by Wall and Nene, which gave them a three-point lead with 38.4 seconds left. Later, Wall missed the second of two free throws with 7.2 seconds remaining, but Pierce tipped the rebound out to Butlerr, who then buried two foul shots to make it 107-103 and seal the win.dddddddddddd After trailing by 13 in the first half, the Wizards led by as many as seven in the third quarter after a 7-0 run. Wall scored five during the surge and nine in the quarter, which ended with the Pistons leading 85-82. Earlier, Jennings scored 16 points and the Pistons shot better than 56 percent in the first quarter to take a 34-24 lead into the second. They held Washington under 32 percent shooting in the quarter and took control with an early 10-2 run capped by Jennings 3-pointer. Later, a 9-2 flurry gave the Pistons a 13-point lead. But the Wizards shot 65 percent in the second quarter to pull within 59-57 at halftime. They never took the lead in the quarter, but did tie the score late. Game Notes Jennings had 10 assists ... The Wizards started a four-game homestand that continues on Saturday against Orlando ... The Pistons will continue a four- game road trip on Friday in Oklahoma City and finish it Saturday in Memphis. ' ' '