DETROIT -- Tigers pitcher Jordan Zimmermann is hoping for a better comeback story this time around.The 30-year-old right-hander, who has spent more than a month on the disabled list with a neck injury in two separate stints since July 4, returns to the mound Saturday against the Orioles.?Detroit and Baltimore are battling for the second wild-card spot in the American League.Zimmermann is hoping to salvage the remaining weeks of the 2016 regular season after a second half that has become an injury-riddled nightmare.Its probably the worst feeling ever, knowing youve wasted two or three months and werent able to pitch and help this team, Zimmermann (9-5, 4.44) said of his prolonged absence.Its been particularly difficult when contrasted with what was a stellar start to his Tigers tenure -- he was 5-0 with a 0.55 ERA in April -- after inking a five-year, $110 million deal as a free agent last winter.The first couple of months were really good and probably better than I expected, Zimmermann said. The last two or three have been horrible, so hopefully I can turn it around for this last half of the month and finish strong, and hopefully we can make a playoff push.Zimmermann threw 80 pitches in his final rehab start with Triple-A Toledo on Monday. Though he experienced a drop in velocity, he felt he was able to locate better than in his previous attempt to return, which was derailed after an abbreviated outing on Aug. 4 when he surrendered six runs in 1 2/3 innings.Manager Brad Ausmus said Zimmermann was unlikely to throw more than 100 pitches Saturday, but he was far more cryptic when it came down to his plan for the rotation moving forward.The Tigers have ace Justin Verlander, Zimmermann and rookie Michael Fulmer occupying the top three spots, though the latter will be monitored down the stretch because of workload concerns.The rest of the rotation is composed of Daniel Norris, Matt Boyd and Anibal Sanchez, who has pitched better of late but has twice been relegated to the bullpen because of pronounced struggles and lack of consistency.Were going to wait and see what happens this time through the rotation, Ausmus said. ... I know you guys want to write in absolutes, but this is life, and life is not absolute. 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Allen will run in the opening heats of the 110-meter hurdles, a berth he earned by winning the Olympic Trials in front of his college community at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, last month.So confident Allen was going to be Rio-bound, he celebrated by leaping into the crowd and posing for selfies -- a move he planned the night before the trials.I asked some friends what should I do for my celebration? They were like, `You should jump into the stands where we are sitting, Allen said. They were sitting where my parents were sitting, so I scoped it out the day before to see how big the gap was. It was like a three-inch gap, so I knew I could make it. I would have jumped into the stands if I made third, but I was going in expecting to win.Allen is confident hell deliver again in Rio.Im really just going out there to win a gold medal, Allen said. My goal is to win every heat.His confidence soaring, Allen has got the next few weeks mapped out: Win a gold medal in Rio, return to Eugene on Aug. 23, regroup and then rejoin the Ducks. Maybe even in time for the Sept. 21 season-opener.Hes not positive thats doable because hes been so focused on track, hell need time to transition back into football once he returns to Oregon.If I miss the first game, its not the end of the world, Allen said. A week of football practice may not be enough. I want to really feel into it before I return.That this two-sport ride is even happening at all is quite the comeback tale. Allen had a breakout freshman season for Oregon in 2014 with 41 catches and seven touchdowns, only to tear his anterior cruciate ligament in the Rose Bowl.The recovery time was lengthy, but Allens ticket to Rio made it complete.This is the time of his life, and the three-time NCAA champion in hurdles has the resume to show how far hes come: Allen is the first collegian tto win the 110-meter hurdles at the Olympic Trials since Renaldo Nehemiah of Maryland in 1980, the first to win both NCAA and trials titles in the same year since Lee Calhoun of N.ddddddddddddC. Central in 1956, and his .18 margin of victory was the largest ever at the trials.Next up? A gold medal, of course, and this 21-year-old Phoenix native believes in himself and the goals he sets.He learned early at Oregon how to juggle two sports, academics and my social life as a kid, and came back from an injury that could have forced others to scale back to one discipline.But Allen has eyes on competing in both sports as long as possible. He runs the 40-yard dash in 4.3 seconds right now, and talks about getting it down to 4.2 for the NFL scouting combine.With a gold medal around his neck, he believes he can talk any potential NFL teams into also allowing him to continue his track career. Allen could also go pro in track after the Rio Olympics.As long as I dont sign a shoe endorsement, because the endorsement covers my likeness as an athlete and the NCAA owns my likeness as an athlete for my time in college, he said. I can compete in all the meets I want to professionally and win prize money and still play football.I just dont know if Id compete wearing an Oregon uniform or a T-shirt.He knows an argument can be made to transition into football only after the Olympics, but Allen doesnt see a need.American football is definitely more lucrative for great athletes, he said. Theres a lot of football players Ive been around who would be great track athletes, but they choose a different path. If I was born in Europe, Id probably be a soccer player because thats the popular sport there.A lot of U.S. athletes who are explosive and fast end up playing football because thats the most popular sport and its a sport where people can see their future, make some money in and live. Right now, Im considering doing both.---This story has been corrected to show that Allen runs the 40-yard dash in 4.3 seconds, not the 400. ' ' '