HOUSTON -- In a message to fans on Twitter, Texans defensive end J.J. Watt spoke for the first time since having back surgery.As I sit here, recovering from back surgery, the doctors wont really let me do much, so I end up just pacing around my house all day, Watt tweeted. Ive spent a lot of my time reading through the notes and letters that yall have sent to me and trying to respond to as many as I can. I know I wont be able to respond directly to everyone, so I wanted to write one note to all of you to say thank you. You make our jobs possible. You make them fun and you make difficult times like these much easier. So thank you, I truly appreciate you. See you on the field very soon.Watt had surgery last week to repair a herniated disk in his back. He played with the injury last season, but it was not thought to need surgery. Recently, the injury flared up and surgery became necessary.Watt will miss at least training camp and all of the preseason, but the rest of his timetable is uncertain. There is some concern about his availability for the early part of the season, sources familiar with Watts condition said.According to people familiar with the surgery who have not treated Watt, rest is critical in the immediate aftermath of such a procedure. The more he rests now, the quicker his recovery will be. It could take anywhere between six and 10 weeks.The Texans placed Watt on their physically unable to perform list Monday ahead of training camp.Watt has never missed a game since the Texans drafted him No. 11 in 2011. Wholesale Running Shoes Australia . Vaives lawyer Trevor Whiffen claims the former 50-goal man wasnt provided with a copy of the claim beforehand and that he would not have agreed to the allegations made against the NHL had he been asked to review its contents. 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Esa Lindell and Rasmus Ristolainen replied for Finland (1-1-0) Lindell opened the scoring for Finland just 41 seconds into the game, but the hosts quickly regained their composure and tied the score less than four minutes later on Wennbergs first of the game. Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Monday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT:- CHICAGO -- Carson Wentz, the North Dakota State quarterback and No. 2 overall draft pick, looks to build on a strong debut when the Philadelphia Eagles meet Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears. Game starts 8:30 p.m.- From the top of the NFL to the bottom of the heap, injuries have struck key players after two weeks: Adrian Peterson, Jimmy Garoppolo, DeMarcus Ware, Josh McCown, Danny Woodhead, Jonathan Stewart and Arian Foster.- Vikings coach Mike Zimmers made the right call, starting Sam Bradford over Shaun Hill at quarterback. Bradford outplayed Aaron Rodgers in an impressive debut to lead Minnesota over the Green Bay Packers.- LOS ANGELES -- Vin Scully begins his final homestand for the Dodgers on Monday night. The 88-year-old Hall of Famer will call games against the Giants and Rockies before concluding his record 67 years in the booth with a road trip.- PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Tim Tebow is wearing No. 15 again and working out at the Mets instructional league team, beginning in earnest his football-to-baseball career switch.- LOS ANGELES -- Clayton Kershaw (11-3) starts for the first-place Dodgers against the Giants Madison Bumgarner (14-9) in an excellent matchup of left-handers. San Francisco holds the second NL wild-card spot. Game starts 10 p.m.- BALTIMORE -- The first-place Boston Red Sox go with Rick Porcello (20-4) against the Baltimore Orioles in the opener of a four-game series betweeen the top two teams in the AL East.dddddddddddd Game starts 7:05 p.m.- When Alabama trailed by 21 points it looked as if college football poll voters might have to start from scratch. Not quite. The Crimson Tide rallied, and in the end it was only Louisville that truly entered the national title conversation.- Coming off back-to-back 200-yard games, San Diego States Donnel Pumphrey has built a comfortable lead on the national rushing chart. Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson is second at nearly 155.- TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Jalen Hurts and No. 1 Alabama were anything but perfect against Mississippi. Now the question is whether the Crimson Tide and the freshman quarterback grow from the experience.- CLEMSON, S.C. -- Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson thinks the rout of South Carolina State did the fifth-ranked Tigers good -- and at exactly the right time. Clemson starts ACC play Thursday night at Georgia Tech.- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- After one of the worst losses in school history, No. 13 Florida State needs to fix glaring problems on defense and offensive line if it is to have any hope of salvaging the season.- TORONTO -- Two World Cup of Hockey games: Czech Republic vs. Europe (3 p.m.) and North America vs. Russia (8 p.m.).- SONOMA, Calif. -- No team came close to stopping Team Penskes march to the top of the standings. That dominance overshadowed a season that showed promise for IndyCars future. ' ' '