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Outspoken Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman defended his decision to join Fox Sports NFL coverage this season as a contributor, saying it made sense to expand his career outside of football.Its my off time. I can do whatever I choose, Norman said in an interview with ESPNs Dianna Russini. Im around my horse all the time, nobody says anything about that. Everybody [is] like, Ohh great.Norman, 28, described his new role with Fox as a step toward setting myself up for not only football, but after that.Obviously we know whats going on in the game, Norman told ESPN. Its an easy transition to spit back football to football minds. It made sense to expand my career. ... Who knows if thats something I want to do, but I have the outlet.According to SI.com, Normans agreement with Fox is for one year and requires a minimum of 10 appearances, which will include taped segments and live hits from the stadium or his Virginia home. He will also travel for in-studio shows on his bye week.Norman, the leagues highest-paid corner, will make his debut on the Week 1 edition of Fox NFL Kickoff on Sunday, Sept. 11.Asked to weigh in on Normans new gig earlier this week, Washington coach Jay Gruden gave the impression of being in the dark.Thats the first ... I have no idea what youre talking about, Gruden told reporters Monday, according to CSN Mid Atlantic. Pregame show for what?Norman, for his part, insisted that Gruden knew about the part-time position, explaining, Hes cool with it. Its my off time.We are not even shooting Sundays, Norman emphasized to ESPN. Lets get it together: We are not shooting, we are playing football. This is pre-taped before, obviously; Ill go to [the] studio once or twice. Its in my bye week.I play football. Im a football player. I have a job playing football. This is something I do in my off time. Its cool. Im appreciative of my team and organization. They obviously knew about it [and] had to sign off on it.Asked if Normans second job just slipped Grudens mind, Norman said, I dont know, Jay is a wild dude. You know how Jay is. ... I love that guy.Norman joins New York Jets wide receiver and Showtime Inside the NFL analyst Brandon Marshall as an active player with a recurring side job as a TV commentator for a national network.Nike Air Max 270 Norge . And follow TSN.ca right through Deadline Day for all the updates. From Pierre LeBrun While Anaheim GM Bob Murray said earlier this season he was not going to trade Jonas Hiller despite the fact hes an unrestricted free agent on July 1, some sources have told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun that Murray might be willing to move another goalie. 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Air Max 95 Dame .S. -- Nikolaj Ehlers registered a hat trick for the third straight game and Jonathan Drouin had a goal and five assists as the Halifax Mooseheads hammered the host Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 10-1 on Tuesday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.HOUSTON -- Taijuan Walker left a start early for the third time this season with the same foot problem on Tuesday night against the Houston Astros, leaving the Seattle Mariners searching for how to eliminate the issue.Luis Valbuena hit a solo homer and Colby Rasmus and rookie A.J. Reed added two-run shots in the fourth inning to back up a solid start by Dallas Keuchel and give the Astros a 5-2 victory.Walker (4-7) yielded five hits and five runs before leaving after four innings with discomfort in his right foot. He also left early on June 14 and June 19 because of his foot.Taijuan obviously still isnt quite right, manager Scott Servais said. He struggled, and hes trying to pitch through it, but we probably have to re-evaluate where we are at here. We will have it looked at again.Walker is frustrated that this has lingered for so long.I feel like I just havent had my best stuff, Walker said. My (velocitys) down. My change-up isnt as sharp. Nothing is really as sharp just because I cant get into my legs and get after it. Its probably not best for me to go out there and pitch because I cant give it 100 percent.Keuchel (6-9), last years AL Cy Young Award winner who has struggled this season, allowed five hits and two runs in six innings for his season-high third straight win. Will Harris, who was named to his first All-Star team on Tuesday, pitched a scoreless ninth for his ninth save.The Astros trailed by one in the fourth inning when Rasmus launched his homer off Walker (4-7) to the bullpen in right-center field to make it 3-2. Valbuena drew a walk before, with two outs and two strikes, Reed hit his second career homer to left-center to extend it to 5-2.First two innings, was good. I was able to drive, Walker said. After the second inning, I had no legs. Everything was up. Everything was running back to the plate. I just couldnt drive it in there.Nelson Cruz homered for the Mariners, who dropped their second straight to Houston.The three home runs Walker allowed tied a career-high and all were by left-handers. Hes been plagued by homers by lefties this season and 13 of the 18 homers he has allowed have been to them.ddddddddddddDae-Ho Lee singled with one out in the second before a double by Kyle Seager. The Mariners took a 1-0 lead on an RBI groundout by Chris Iannetta.Valbuenas homer, which landed in the second deck in right field, came with two outs in the bottom of the inning to tie it at 1-all.Cruzs 22nd home run gave Seattle a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning.He was shaken up in the sixth inning when he fouled a ball off his left foot and leg. He limped around the plate for a couple of minutes while talking to Servais and a trainer before staying in the game to finish his at-bat.Hes sore. I expect that he will be in there (Wednesday), Servais said. He is going to be a little bit sore no doubt. He smoked the ball off the top of his foot.HOT IN HEREThe air conditioning in Minute Maid Park was off for about three innings on Tuesday night because of a power outage outside of the building. It had been off for a bit when the teams official Twitter account announced the problem at about 9 p.m. with the temperature outside the ballpark a balmy 86 degrees. Many people could be seen fanning themselves with their hands or pieces of paper as the temperature in the domed ballpark began to rise. Another tweet came in the eighth inning saying the problem was fixed and the air conditioning was back on.TRAINERS ROOMMariners: RHP Felix Hernandez will throw a simulated game Wednesday. Servais said Hernandez will throw 45 pitches. Hernandez has been on the DL with a strained right calf since June 1.UP NEXTMariners: Wade LeBlanc (1-0, 1.50) will make his third start of the season on Wednesday. LeBlanc allowed three hits and two runs in six innings of a 5-2 win over Baltimore in his last start.Astros: Mike Fiers (6-3, 4.12) is scheduled to start for Houston on Wednesday. Fiers has won three straight and has pitched 14 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings at home. ' ' '