UpdatedAug 23, 2011 6:06 PM ETINDIANAPOLIS (AP)Colts receiver Reggie Wayne has returned to practice aftermissing five days for personal reasons.Coach Jim Caldwell still has not said why Wayne was out.The five-time Pro Bowler hadn't practiced since last Wednesdayand skipped Friday night's preseason game against Washington. Indylost 16-3.On Monday, Caldwell said he expected Wayne back within 24 hours.He made it back onto the field Tuesday.Wayne has been a vital cog in the Colts' high-scoring offensefor years, first as the complimentary receiver to Marvin Harrison,then as Peyton Manning's No. 1 option. Last year, Wayne had acareer-high 111 receptions for 1,355 yards and six touchdowns.His return comes as Peyton Manning missed yet another practicewhile he rehabs from offseason surgery to repair a nerve in hisneck.

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 Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown has an interest in joining Doc Rivers’ Boston Celtics staff as an assistant coach, assuming Lawrence Frank accepts the Detroit Pistons' head coaching job, league sources told Jason Kidd Jersey Blue Yahoo! Sports.Frank and the Pistons are discussing terms of a deal over the weekend, league Tyson Chandler Jersey White sources said, but Jason Kidd Jersey Green there is still no agreement in place. However, the Pistons and Frank are both anxious to forge a partnership.Despite Brown’s credentials and good relationship with Rivers, the Celtics coach is inclined to promote a well-regarded Dirk Nowitzki Jersey Sky Blue young assistant on his staff – Mike Longabardi – sources said.  Nevertheless, Rivers hasn’t ruled Shawn Marion Jersey Blue out the idea of further discussing a spot for Brown on his bench next season.            &nb sp;                         &nb sp;                 More From Adrian Wojnarowski          &nbs p; NBA agents want union to decertify Jul 23, 2011      Jason Terry Jersey Blue Pistons poised to hire Frank as coach Jul 21, 2011             ;            &n bsp;             ;            &n bsp;             ;            &n bsp;             ;            &n bsp;             ;            &n bsp;            Larry Dirk Nowitzki Jersey White Brown has coached nine NBA teams. He was fired Shawn Marion Jersey White from the Bobcats in December.(NBAE/Getty Images)           &n bsp;      Rivers agreed to a new five-year, $35 million contract in June, and the Celtics aren’t dying to pay for a high-profile assistant like they’ve had recently in Tom Thibodeau and Frank, sources said. And yet as one league source close to Brown said, “Larry would do this for less than the going rate.”Rivers and Brown discussed a spot on the Jason Terry Jersey Sky Blue Celtics' coaching staff in 2007, but  Brown decided to stay with the Philadelphia 76ers as a consultant. Since the Charlotte Bobcats fired Brown in late 2010, he’s been passed over with but sparse consideration for several Mavericks Shawn Marion Swingman Jersey NBA head coaching openings – and even been turned back in his overtures for several college Swingman Tyson Chandler Jersey jobs, too.Brown, 70, tried to become a candidate for NCAA jobs at UNLV, Oklahoma, Missouri and Penn State in the spring, but those schools never gave him serious consideration.Brown has Jason Terry Jersey Green coached nine teams in the NBA, winning 1,098 games and cementing himself as one of history’s most successful coaches. Authentic Tyson Chandler Jersey Nevertheless, he’s grown more difficult to deal with on the job, and recent acrimonious endings in Charlotte, New York and Detroit have impacted his desirability among teams. Younger general managers and owners are less inclined to deal with his high-maintenance reputation. What’s more, teams are especially uneasy handing over young teams to Mavericks Tyson Chandler Swingman Jersey him. Brown had long insisted that he would someday finish his career as a high school coach, but so far that act of charity hasn’t happened.Besides Frank, Boston lost one lower-level staffer, Darren Erman, to Jason Kidd Jersey Sky Blue Mark Jackson’s coaching staff with the Golden State Mavericks J.J. Barea Swingman Jersey Warriors. Roy Rogers is also expected to leave the coaching staff, probably to Dirk Nowitzki Jersey Red join Frank if he goes to the Pistons. The Celtics still have assistants Kevin Eastman and Armond Hill on staff.

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The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle is reporting U.S. National Team Development Program coach Ron Rolston will Official Nathan Horton Jersey be named the next coach of the Rochester Americans, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres.

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Dallas, a power in the early years of the shootout, is tops David Krejci Official Jersey in road wins with 26 in 40 tries. The Authentic Patrice Bergeron Jersey Rangers and Penguins are next with 25; Colorado has the best winning percentage at .657 (23-12).

Ottawa has a League-low eight shootout wins and .333 winning percentage on the road (8-16) -- mostly due to a League-low 25.3 shooting percentage.
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Stamkos and Lecavalier are in Zdeno Chara Jersey Green good company when it comes to shootout struggles: Among the players Zdeno Chara Jersey Black who have taken a season-long 0-fer with five or more attempts are Joe Sakic (2005-06, 0-for-7), Marian Gaborik (2005-06, 0-for-6), Paul Kariya (2007-08, 0-for-6), and Jarome Iginla (2008-09, 0-for-5).

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Ray Emery reportedly will have a Premier Marc Savard Jersey chance to earn Tim Thomas Jersey Yellow a contract with the Chicago Blackhawks in training camp.

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Twelve active players have scored Zdeno Chara Official Jersey on all of their shootout attempts -- but 10 of those have had Bruins Bobby Orr Premier Jersey only one try. Two players are a perfect 2-for-2 -- but for Winnipeg's Tim Stapleton and Chicago's Viktor Terry O'Reilly Jersey Black Stalberg, the problem has been getting Bruins Tim Thomas Premier Jersey onto the ice. Milan Lucic Jersey Green Stapleton has bounced between the NHL and the minors, Authentic Cam Neely Jersey while Stalberg played his first full NHL season with Chicago in 2010-11, averaging just 10:41 of ice Bruins Nathan Horton Premier Jersey time in 77 games.

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