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The New Orleans Saints top draft pick, defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins, suffered a broken fibula during Mondays practice at the teams training camp site in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.The detail of the injury was first reported by the NFL Network and confirmed by ESPN. Rankins will have surgery, and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks; he will get a second opinion, sources told ESPNs Adam Schefter.Rankins, who was drafted with the 12th overall pick, went down with the injury during a set of live goal-line drills.?The injury is another big blow to a Saints defense that also lost second-year pass-rusher Hauoli Kikaha to a knee injury this summer. The Saints were woeful on defense last season, ranking last in the NFL in yards per rush and yards per pass play. Rankins was expected to be a big part of their turnaround.?The 6-foot-2, 305-pound Rankins is an athletic and versatile big man who had 14 sacks and 26.5 tackles for loss over his final two years at Louisville.Rankins has mostly been working with the first-string defense this summer, though he has been rotating at the three-technique spot with another one of the Saints key acquisitions -- veteran free agent Nick Fairley. Depending on the severity of Rankins injury, Fairley could become much more important to the Saints defense.Rankins had been off to a solid start in camp so far, highlighted by his interception against Tom Brady in last weeks joint practices with the New England Patriots. His athleticism has been evident -- though he has still been facing the normal rookie highs and lows.Some good news Monday for the Saints: A source told ESPN Insider Adam Schefter that linebacker?Stephone Anthony, who suffered a leg injury last week, could miss a couple of weeks but?absolutely is expected back by the start of the season. Jaromir Jagr Jersey .Y. -- Paul Byron and Matt Stajan scored as the Calgary Flames started a five-game road trip with a 2-1 overtime win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday afternoon. Walt Tkaczuk Rangers Jersey . MORITZ, Switzerland -- Fog prevented downhill racers from getting their Olympic dress rehearsal. http://www.rangershockeyonlineshop.com/eddie-giacomin-hockey-jersey/ . Pence singled in the winning run with no outs in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Sergei Nemchinov Jersey . Arsenal failed to take full advantage of its main rivals stumbles on Saturday as substitute Gerard Deulofeu levelled with a hard shot from a tight angle in the 84th minute to give Everton a deserved point. Ahead of a crucial fortnight that will see them play against Napoli in the Champions League, Manchester City and Chelsea, Arsenal leads by five points ahead of Liverpool and Chelsea. Pavel Buchnevich Jersey .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.HOUSTON -- The Houston Rockets have waived guard/forward Carlos Delfino and point guard Aaron Brooks. Delfino averaged 10.6 points and 3.3 rebounds in 67 games last season. It was his first year with the Rockets after spending three seasons in Milwaukee. Brooks played in just seven games for Houston last season when the Rockets signed him after he was released by Sacramento. It was his second stint with the team after playing for Houston from 2007-2011.dddddddddddd Rockets general manager Daryl Morey took to Twitter to address the moves on Sunday. "Thank you to (at)cabezadelfino (Delfino) & (at)Thirty2zero (Brooks), you both have been great Rockets, players & teammates. Hope there is a chance to reunite," he tweeted. ' ' '