A season to forget in Oakland?may have taken an unusual turn as two As players engaged in an altercation that left one injured, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report.As players Billy Butler and Danny Valencia were involved in some sort of clubhouse spat Friday, according to the report. Since then, Butler has missed Oaklands games Saturday and Sunday with what manager Bob Melvin said was nausea and vomiting.While neither Melvin nor any of his players would confirm the report, Melvin did say Butlers health woes were not related to the flu or any illness.Valencia, who did not play in Sundays game, issued a no comment about the alleged incident after the Athletics 4-2 loss to the White Sox, but added, What happens in the clubhouse stays in the clubhouse.Butler and Valencia have been teammates in both Kansas City and Oakland in parts of 2014 and 2015 and all of 2016.Valencia has had the better season of the two, batting .302 with 15 homers in 97 games, while Butler in 79 games is batting .284 with four home runs.The As (53-71) have lost seven of their past eight games and are in fourth place in the American League West -- 19? games behind the division-leading Texas Rangers. Willians Astudillo Twins Jersey . I cant pinpoint a date, but I do remember a player from my youth. Brian Downing was with the Chicago White Sox at a time when I listened to every game I possibly could on the radio. That particular season the late great Harry Caray was calling the White Sox games. Sean Poppen Jersey . -- Matt Ryan needed one of the best games of his career to lead the Falcons and their depleted offence out of their three-game losing streak last week. https://www.cheaptwins.com/72t-rod-carew-jersey-twins.html . You can watch the game live on TSN at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. The Flyers had won seven of eight before dropping their last two outings on consecutive days over the weekend. Philadelphia was handed a 6-3 loss by the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon before dropping a 4-1 decision to the Rangers the following night in New York City. Brusdar Graterol Twins Jersey . -- About a third of the way through the regular season, the Washington Wizards are at . Lewis Thorpe Twins Jersey . A big centre with all the tools to be an elite player, Johansen paced the Blue Jackets with a standout game Saturday night. He had a goal and two assists for a career-high three points as Columbus beat the New York Islanders 5-2 to snap a five-game losing streak. New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski took himself out of Mondays joint practice with the Chicago Bears for what a source told ESPNs Adam Schefter was an injury that did not appear to be serious.The incident occurred as Gronkowski pulled up while going for a Tom Brady pass in 7-on-7 drills along the sideline.He walked up and down the sideline after the play, annd soon after was met by head athletic trainer Jim Whalen.ddddddddddddGronkowski then went to the lower practice field where those who are rehabilitating injuries work. He spent about 10 minutes there, and then retreated to the locker room. ' ' '