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SANTA CLARA, Calif. --?San Francisco 49ers linebacker NaVorro Bowman suffered a lower leg injury midway through the third quarter of Sundays game against Dallas and did not return to the game.After the 49ers 24-17 loss, Bowman did not speak to reporters and coach Chip Kelly did not have a further update, but the fear is that Bowman has an Achilles injury. Hes slated to have an MRI on Monday, he told CSNBayArea.com on Sunday evening.Bowmans teammates also werent sure of the extent of the injury, but they feared the worst.It stinks, tackle Joe Staley said. Its really, really bad. NaVorro is a captain for us, one of our team leaders. Were going to have to have a guy step up. Thats a huge role to fill. You cant really replace a guy like NaVorro, but we have to have guys step up and be ready to go.Bowman went down with about six minutes, 10 seconds left in the third quarter on what appeared to be a noncontact injury. Bowman immediately sat up and began pointing at his left leg and ankle.San Francisco medical personnel helped Bowman off the field and to the sideline, where he attempted to test the leg. After a few minutes, a cart brought Bowman to the locker room for further examinations.Bowman had eight tackles and a sack in Sundays game before departing with the injury.Bowman, 28, suffered a torn ACL and MCL in the NFC Championship Game after the 2013 season, and he missed the entire 2014 season. He returned last year and earned All-Pro honors for his league-leading 154 tackles.Early in this years training camp, the 49ers signed Bowman to a four-year contract extension that could keep him with the team through the 2022 season. Nick Bellore replaced Bowman in the lineup Sunday. Black Tns Sale . -- The Missouri Tigers might not have a roster full of superstars. 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Cappie Pondexter has had to come up with huge scoring games plenty of times in her career, both with Phoenix and New York. With Chicago, though, thats been the case less often because 2015 WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne is such a scoring machine.However, since Delle Donne has missed the past two games after a thumb injury suffered in a loss to Washington on Sept. 7, the Sky have needed Pondexter to lead the way offensively. She has done that, as Chicago secured a playoff berth with a 96-86 victory over Connecticut on Sunday in which Pondexter had a season-high 24 points.We knew coming into this season that our versatility and depth would allow us get to where we are right now, Pondexter said. We worked really hard during the [Olympic] break to get better individually, skill-wise and conditioning-wise.Not having Elena is tough, but at the same time, were a strong enough team to adjust to that.Delle Donne is out indefinitely -- the team said she will undergo thumb surgery -- and will miss Tuesdays game between the Sky and the Lynx in Chicago (ESPN2, 8 p.m. ET). There are no playoff implications for the 26-5 Lynx, who already have clinched the top overall seed and will advance to the semifinals along with No. 2 seed Los Angeles.But the Sky -- who are 16-15, along with Indiana and Atlanta -- are still trying to secure the No. 4 seed, which would give them a bye for the first round of single-elimination games. Tuesdays game is also another chance for rookie post player Imani Boyette to hone her skills against an elite veteran center: Sylvia Fowles, who played her first seven seasons for Chicago.You get to measure yourself against the best, said Boyette, who is averaging 7.0 points and 5.8 rebounds in her first season. Playing against those big names, its always fun to see what I need to work on.Just because the Lynx technically have nothing to gain with a victory and nothing to lose with a loss, dont think they will sleepwalk through their final three regular-season games. They hope to finish sharp, and then keep their edge while they wait to see who advances to the semifinals.That said, the Lynx will be smart about getting players rest as needed. Minnesota guard Lindsay Whalen was fatigued and battling a lot of physical pain during last postseason. SShe gutted it out through the WNBA Finals, but she wasnt near her best.dddddddddddd Whalen didnt play overseas this past winter as she prepped for a summer that would include a Lynx title defense and the Olympics. Thats paid off.I wanted to be as healthy as possible, feeling good and being able to contribute all year, Whalen said. With the rest that well get, well use that time wisely. Well still be practicing hard and continuing to build off that chemistry weve had all season.On the chemistry front, there is one team, Seattle, that seems to have flourished in that regard, and another, Los Angeles, that is struggling just a bit. Admittedly, the Sparks really arent playing for anything in the last week of the regular season, either, just like the Lynx. Los Angeles has the No. 2 seed wrapped up.But having lost their last three games -- and five of eight since play resumed after the Olympic break -- the Sparks havent looked like the same confident team they previously appeared to be. They are still 24-8, and they have a chance to regain some mojo with their last two regular-season games at home, versus Phoenix on Tuesday and San Antonio on Friday.Seattle, however, has looked better and better since the Olympic break, going 6-2 in that stretch, with losses at Minnesota and Chicago. The Storm are led by the veteran poise of Sue Bird -- whos having an outstanding season -- and young stars Jewell Loyd and Breanna Stewart.The Storm beat Los Angeles 78-60 on Sunday in Seattle, albeit with MVP candidate Nneka Ogwumike and Kristi Toliver resting for Los Angeles. The win put Seattle back in the postseason after missing out the past two years.In the East, Indiana is in the playoffs for a record 12th consecutive season, and Atlanta returns after missing last year. New York, which is also battling injuries, has secured the third seed and hopes to get healthy for the postseason.The one unclaimed playoff spot will go to Phoenix or Washington, with the Mercury in the drivers seat at 14-17 to the Mystics 12-19.One team will advance to the postseason, while the other will join San Antonio, Dallas and Connecticut in the draft lottery. ' ' '