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MARSEILLE, France -- Victorias Ryder Hesjedal is continuing to race in the Tour de France despite the pain of a broken rib. His Garmin-Sharp team says he suffered the injury in a crash during the races first stage over the weekend. Hesjedal says he had been uncomfortable since the accident and an X-ray confirmed the fracture Wednesday. "A lot of times with rib injuries fractures dont show up right away so waiting until today we were able to confirm whats going on," Hesjedal said in a statement. "Theres not much you can do about a fractured rib except for deal with the discomfort so that is what Ive been doing and will keep doing." The broken rib comes after Hesjedal was forced to withdraw from the Tour de Suisse last month due to injuries suffered in a crash. In May, he pulled out of the Giro dItalia -- a race he won in 2012 -- due to illness. Hesjedals teammate Christian Vande Velde crashed in Stage 5 Wednesday. "Ryder and Tom are both OK, so were happy about that," said Garmin-Sharp director sportif Charly Wegelius. "Well need to see how Christian does tonight and well make the call in the morning on whether or not he can start." The team doctor said tests showed a blood clot in Vande Veldes neck muscle and a loosened screw -- from a previous injury -- in his clavicle plate. "From what we can tell, it is possible that the screw may have jabbed a muscle," said Prentice Steffen. "Preliminary X-rays do not show a fracture but it probably flexed a bit in the crash and disrupted a screw." Jim Loscutoff Jersey .Y. -- Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo had little trouble picking up his first shutout of the season against a Buffalo Sabres team thats having trouble scoring goals. Bill Sharman Jersey .2 billion agreement with Rogers Communications for the leagues broadcast and multimedia rights. https://www.cheapceltics.com/522n-pervis-ellison-jersey-celtics.html . "It was nerve-wracking, but we pulled through," said Collaros, who threw four touchdown passes to lead the Toronto Argonauts (8-4) to a 33-27 win over the Calgary Stampeders (9-3) in front of 28,781 fans at McMahon Stadium. Tom Heinsohn Jersey . The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 for Jones (19-1). It was the champions closest call. Despite the loss, it was a remarkable show by the confident Swedish challenger, who had the best of the early rounds and then hung on in the fourth and fifth. Wholesale Celtics Jerseys . 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. Give Ben Barba an inch and hell take a mile.And Canberra know they can ill-afford to do that if they want to beat Cronulla in Saturdays qualifying NRL final.Barba has been one of the competitions biggest success stories this year, rediscovering the form that won him the 2012 Dally M Medal.The fullback has been central to the Sharks resurgence, scoring 15 tries and lending his hand to 18 others.Raiders captain Jarrod Croker admits Barba will be a handful at GIO Stadium.I think hes up there with the year he had a couple of years ago, Croker said on Friday.Theres no denying that and theres no doubting hes a fantastic player.For us, its about nullifying his opportunities and working hard together to keep that line.You give him a broken line and shes just about all over.According to Fox Sports Stats, Barba has made a team-high 19 linebreaks this season.The Raiders, though, are thee best in the league - led by winger Jordan Rapana (25) and Croker (20).ddddddddddddI think opposition teams have defended him really well the last few weeks but if they defend Benny well that will create other opportunities around him, Sharks coach Shane Flanagan said.Quality players who have been around the game usually stand up at this time of the year and that is what Im hoping for tomorrow.Despite Barbas influence, Croker reckons Michael Ennis has been the key to their momentum in 2016.The retiring hooker has missed just one match: their round 22 loss to the Raiders which ended their 16-game winning streak.He gets the big fellas going forward and they create the opportunities for the halves and the likes of Barba and Jack Bird, added Croker. ' ' '