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George Groves is confident he will land another world title shot next year before a British super fight against either James DeGale or Callum Smith.While his bitter British rival DeGale looks forward to a world super-middleweight title unification clash against Badou Jack in New York on Jan. 14, Groves (24-3, 18 KOs) faces Kazakhstans Eduard Gutknecht (30-4-1, 13 KOs) for the fringe WBA International belt at Wembley Arena on Friday.Groves hopes it is a stepping stone towards a WBA world title fight which he says will set up up a rematch with DeGale (23-1, 14 KOs).Ideally I would win the WBA world title belt before a big domestic fight against James DeGale or Callum Smith, Groves told ESPN.Winning a world title belt means I would bring more to the table and get a better deal when it comes to a big domestic fight.But if I dont get the WBA opportunity and Callum doesnt get a [WBC title] fight, then that could be a fantastic fight for early next year.If DeGale gets through against Jack I would be prepared to fight him next summer. I think those fights will probably happen next year, if they want them like I do.IBF champion DeGale, whose only defeat was to Groves on points in 2011, has this week had belated confirmation of his date with WBC champion Jack after boxing just once this year.Groves is not convinced DeGale will prevail against U.S.-based Swede Jack, who the 28-year-old lost a split decision to in September 2015.When I boxed Jack, everyone wrote him off, Groves said.After he beat me he got a lot more credit and hes a very underrated fighter still.James likes to fight for one minute out of three each round and he cant do that against Jack in the U.S. Jack will not stand still. It might be a boring fight and I honestly dont know whos going to win it.Victory over Gutknecht, who was out-pointed by Juergen Braehmer in a world light-heavyweight title fight in March, will move Groves closer to a crack at the WBAs vacant super world title.Groves is ranked third by the WBA, whose premier world title was vacated by Felix Sturm. The German is being investigated after he tested positive for a banned substance.The WBA super title is up for grabs and I want to make sure Im in a position to fight for it next year, Groves said.Thats plan A and Im hoping something will come off, maybe I could fight Fedor Chudinov for it.Joe Kelly Jersey . LOUIS -- Roman Polak was celebrating even before Alexander Steen scored the winning goal in Saturdays 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Max Muncy Dodgers Jersey . 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Hill was on the disabled list with a blister on his left middle finger before the trade and will be activated to make this start. He was 9-3 with a 2.25 ERA in 14 starts for the As. Johnny Cueto (14-3, 2.90) pitches for San Francisco.JAPANESE REUNIONFormer Japanese league teammates Masahiro Tanaka and Hisashi Iwakuma face off when the Yankees play at Seattle. The pair worked in Rakutens rotation from 2007-11, playing in the finals in 2009. They already pitched against each other once this season, when Tanakas Yankees got a 4-3 victory in New York in April.RICK ROLLINGRed Sox righty Rick Porcello (17-3, 3.22) can become the majors first 18-game winner when Boston plays at Tampa Bay. Porcello already has a career high for victories and is tied with Torontos J.A. Happ for the majors lead.BATTED AROUNDPirates ace Gerrit Cole (7-8, 3.30) tries to get back on track in a matinee against Houston.dddddddddddd Batters have 24 hits and a .453 average against Cole in his past two starts, a huge spike from the .258 average he allowed in his first 17 starts. Astros righty Collin McHugh (7-10, 4.99) is 0-4 with a 9.00 ERA in his past five starts.BAUER POWERIndians righty Trevor Bauer faces Oakland after striking out a career-high 13 in a 3-2 win over Toronto last time out. Bauer has an inconsistent track record but has been better this season in part because hes inducing more groundballs -- his 49 percent grounder rate this year is about 10 points better than his 2015 mark. Kendall Graveman (9-8, 4.09) is coming off a two-hit shutout of the White Sox.DARVISH DEALINGYu Darvish (4-3, 2.75) is rounding into form for the Rangers and gets his next test against Cincinnati. Darvish has pitched at least six innings in each of his last six starts, averaging 96 pitches in that stretch as he returns from Tommy John surgery. ' ' '