Tranquillo Barnetta might shake off a minor knee injury in time for the Philadelphia Unions match at the New York Red Bulls on Saturday.With the playoffs and the end of Barnettas MLS tenure drawing near, theres no time like the present.The 31-year-old Swiss International announced Tuesday that he will return to his homeland after the season. A day later, Union coach Jim Curtain told the Philadelphia Inquirer he hoped Barnetta will play a role in the game against New York after missing last weeks 1-1 draw at Toronto.That could only be good news for Philadelphia (11-11-9, 42 points), which has won once in eight trips to Red Bull Arena. In addition to his five goals and four assists, the midfielders presence is a major reason the Union are on the cusp of their first plaoffs since 2011.Hes the best player that ever wore a Philadelphia Union jersey, in my opinion, Curtin told mlssoccer.com. Hes a guy that gave everything for the team, gave everything for the fans, and did it the right way. ... And we want it to last now as long as possible.Fourth-place Philadelphia could secure a playoff spot with a win or draw, depending on other results this weekend. It wont be easy against the second-place Red Bulls, who are unbeaten in their last 13 matches and have already clinched a playoff spot.Bradley Wright-Phillips again leads the league with 20 goals so far. Summer signee Daniel Royer opened his account last weekend with the only goal in a 1-0 home win over Montreal.Hes adjusted to the way we play almost immediately, Red Bulls coach Jesse Marsch said of Royer, according to mlssoccer.com. Its fun to watch him. I think hes made our team better. Pau Gasol Spurs Jersey . The 15th-ranked Canadian men lost the opening two games of their European tour: 19-15 to No. 17 Georgia and 21-20 to No. Manu Ginobili Spurs Jersey . Detroit and Boston are deadlocked, 1-1, and Tigers manager Jim Leyland could be forgiven if he was caught rationalizing instead of dissecting how his club could blow a 5-1 lead late in Game 2. https://www.spurslockerroom.com/ . Hamelin, who triumphed in the 500 on Saturday, edged out Victor An of Russia by 0.021 seconds to maintain his lead in the World Cup standings. Russias Vladimir Grigorev was third. In the relay, Canada took control six laps from the finish line to beat Russia and the Netherlands. Trey Lyles Jersey . Westbrook has missed 27 games since having a procedure on Dec. 27 to deal with swelling in his injured right knee — the third operation on the knee in nine months. Keldon Johnson Jersey . The 19-year-old Olsen played 34 games with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL this season. In that time, hes recorded 17 goals and 17 assists with 36 penalty minutes. CHICAGO -- Chicago Bears left tackle Charles Lenos offseason vacation took an unexpected turn for the worse.Leno said on WFLD-TVs Bears pregame show on Thursday night that he and a friend had to be rescued off the shores of Hawaii after venturing out too far in open water on a kayaking trip.I did some body surfing and went kayaking with my friend in Hawaii this offseason and it was bad, Leno said. I had a bad experience. I got stuck out there in the water and was like, Nope, we got to go back. We had to find someone to boat us back in. Im a good swimmer buut, nah, not that far out.ddddddddddddI got into a panic mode and we were sinking a couple times. I was like, We got to get out of here. But I kind of overreacted. My friend was like, Come on now, we can [swim back]. I told him I couldnt do it right now.Lenos harrowing experience in Hawaii did not affect his performance in the preseason. Entering his third NFL season, Leno is firmly entrenched as the Bears starting left tackle. ' ' '