The Toronto Blue Jays off-season quest for a rotation upgrade continues according to reports, they could be considering a journey through the recent past. John Stockton Jersey . Reports surfacing Wednesday in The Globe and Mail and Thursday in the Toronto Star suggest that the Jays could be considering a run at free agent starter A.J. Burnett, now that hes believed to be available. The 37-year-old Burnett had previously announced his intention to retire instead of playing the 2014 season. Based on that assumption, the Pittsburgh Pirates did not tender him a qualifying offer meaning that signing him as a free agent carries no compensatory draft pick. Its believed that Burnett would prefer to pitch closer to his Maryland home, but – unlike previous reports – he is believed to have softened on his desire to pitch only for the Pirates. Burnett is one of several free agent arms that the Jays have been linked to through the rumour mill of late; a list that is also believed to include Ubaldo Jimenez and Ervin Santana. In 30 appearances with the Pirates last season, Burnett posted a 10-11 record with a 3.30 earned-run average and a 1.215 WHIP. He finished with the National Leagues highest strikeout/nine innings ratio last season, with 9.8. His groundout-to-flyout ratios have been higher the past two seasons in Pittsburgh (2.05 in 2012, 1.90 in 2013) than every other year of his MLB career save 2005 with the Florida Marlins and are both well above both his career average of 1.36 and the MLB average of 1.08. Burnett has posted a 147-132 career record over 15 MLB seasons with the Pirates, Marlins, Blue Jays and New York Yankees with a 3.99 career ERA, a 1.315 WHIP and a K/9 ratio of 8.3. He signed with the Jays as a free agent prior to the 2006 season to serve as the teams No. 2 starter behind Roy Halladay. He went 38-26 over those three seasons, including an 18-win performance in 2008 which tied him for the 10th-highest single-season total in franchise history. Originally signed to a five-year, $55 million deal by then-Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi, Burnett opted out of the deal after three years to sign a five-year, $82.5 million deal with the Yankees. Alec Burks Jersey .Martin Caceres marked his return from injury by scoring in the 3-1 win at Napoli and he believes Juventus sent out a warning to the rest of the league with that result.We go out on the pitch every game looking to give our all, Caceres said. Donovan Mitchell Jazz Jersey . Each day, TSN.ca provides the latest rumours, reports and speculation from around the NHL beat. Defensive Depth TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun is reporting the Toronto Maple Leafs have considerable interest in unrestricted free-agent defenceman Dan Boyle. http://www.authenticjazzproshop.com/John-Stockton-Jersey/ .S. -- Carl-Antoine Delisle snapped a tie in the third period with his second goal of the game to lead the Tigres past Cape Breton 4-3 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action Wednesday as Victoriaville won its eighth in a row.OKLAHOMA CITY - The Cleveland Cavaliers found out before Thursdays game that they would be without LeBron James.They couldnt have found a less sympathetic opponent. Oklahoma City, which struggled without injured stars Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant the first month of the season, took advantage of the short-handed Cavaliers with a 103-94 victory.James sat out with left knee soreness, and without him, Clevelands winning streak ended at eight games. Cavaliers coach David Blatt said before the game that James injury wasnt too serious, and he would be day-to-day.Oklahoma City still expected a tough game because Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love are capable players.We told them right from the start theyre a good team, Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. Theyve got two All-Stars on the court that are really good, and theyre going to have an opportunity to have the ball in their hands even more. We knew they were going to compete. We werent taking them lightly.Oklahoma Citys now-healthy dynamic duo took control as Westbrook scored 26 points on 12-for-24 shooting with eight assists and seven rebounds, and Durant scored 19 points.Irving scored 20 points for Cleveland, but he made just 7 of 21 shots while struggling to finish against the ultra-athletic Westbrook.The Thunder have won six of seven after a 3-12 start.Were growing, Durant said. Every single game, you can see defensively, offensively, were starting to catch a stride. Weve just got to continue to do it.Love had 18 points and 16 rebounds, and Tristan Thompson added 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Cavaliers.Cleveland had another injury scare in the first half. With 1:31 left in the second quarter, Irving jumped to contest a shot by Westbrook, and his knee connected with Westbrooks knee on the way down. A lot went through Blatts head as he watched Irving writhe on the floor in front of the Thunder bench.Fear. Worry. Concern. And hope, which ultimately won the day, Blatt said. Theres a great saying in Russian ... Hope dies last. Thank goodness he got up and he was able to play.Irving expects to play at New Orleans on Friday.It will definitely stiffen up on me, withhout a doubt, but I plan on playing tomorrow, he said. Dante Exum Jersey. It just depends on how it feels in the morning. But as of right now, Im going to gut it out, no matter what.A 10-0 run by the Thunder, featuring 3-pointers by Serge Ibaka and Anthony Morrow, gave Oklahoma City a 67-57 lead in the third quarter.Durant, who had been quiet for most of the game, found Morrow for a 3-pointer, then made a 3 himself to help Oklahoma City take a 78-66 lead into the fourth quarter. A step-back jumper, then a 3 by Jackson bumped Oklahoma Citys lead to 83-66.Cleveland made a final push to make it close in the final minutes. A tip-in by Thompson cut Oklahoma Citys lead to 95-91 with two minutes to play before Oklahoma City held on.TIP-INSThunder: Westbrook made 5 of 7 shots in the first quarter while his teammates made 3 of 15. ... Durant, last years scoring champion, went scoreless in the first quarter. ... F Perry Jones, who has been battling a right knee contusion, did not play. ... Ibaka fouled out with seven points.Cavaliers: Matthew Dellavedova started in James spot. He finished with 14 points and made 4 of 6 3-pointers. ... Cleveland made 10 of 22 shots in the first quarter, but just 21 of 63 the rest of the game.PIVOTAL MOMENTOklahoma Citys 20-point second second-half lead was trimmed to four with two minutes to play before Durant dunked on a post-up, then hit a fade-away to push the lead back out to eight with 1:14 to play. He scored eight points in the final 1:45.Thats what he does, Westbrook said. I mean, hes been doing that, and thats why hes the MVP. He does that every night, and tonight, you could see he was getting his rhythm back, and he closed the game for us.SURPRISE VISITJames made a stop in Oklahoma Citys locker room after the game to talk to Durant. He asked security permission for entry, then left out a back exit. Media was allowed into the locker room after about 5 minutes. When asked if he could describe the conversation, Durant simply said, No.UP NEXTThunder: At Minnesota on Friday.Cavaliers: At New Orleans on Friday.___Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CliffBruntAP. Cheap Canadiens Jerseys Cheap Predators Jerseys Cheap Devils Jerseys Cheap Islanders Jerseys Cheap Rangers Jerseys Cheap Senators Jerseys Cheap Flyers Jerseys Cheap Penguins Jerseys Cheap Sharks Jerseys Cheap Blues Jerseys Cheap Lightning Jerseys Cheap Maple Leafs Jerseys Cheap Canucks Jerseys Cheap Golden Knights Jerseys Cheap Capitals Jerseys Cheap Winnipeg Jets Jerseys ' ' '