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BEREA, Ohio -- Montario Hardesty cant stop his unlucky run of injuries. The Browns running back will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery Thursday, the latest medical setback for Hardesty, who dislocated his right thumb on Monday after missing most of training camp with a hamstring injury. Cleveland coach Rob Chudzinski said Hardesty has been bothered by "nagging" soreness in his knee, and that the surgery is not related to the hamstring injury that forced him to miss the majority of workouts this summer. Hardesty had only returned to practice on Monday when he injured his thumb while jumping to catch a direct snap from centre. Chudzinski does not know how long Hardesty, who has undergone prior surgeries to repair torn ligaments in both knees, will be sidelined. "Well have to see after he gets that (scope)," Chudzinski said. "Its just to clean it up." Typically, the recovery time on such surgeries is least one month. Chudzinski said his message to Hardesty is to stay strong. "You have to keep coming back and keep fighting," he said. "I think that is the theme we have been talking about a lot. It applies everywhere in this game. And hell make it back." Chudzinski did not know which knee Hardesty was going to have scoped. Hardesty was limited in practice Tuesday, when he had a protective wrap over his thumb. He left without speaking to reporters. The engaging 26-year-old has had injury issues throughout his NFL career, and before he turned pro. Hardesty tore his left anterior cruciate ligament in the final exhibition game in 2010 and missed his entire rookie season. Hardesty also had knee problems in college at Tennessee, and had his right ACL repaired when he was a freshman with the Volunteers. Hes battled back every time, and now Hardesty will have to do it again. "That injury bug is something you cant control," said linebacker DQwell Jackson, who had had to overcome two major chest injuries. "Hes just got to stay positive. Once he has his surgery, its just one day at a time, just look at how you can make the situation better. It starts with the attitude, attitude is everything. Its going to help the healing process and its going to help him mentally get through it. "I would tell him is to keep good people around him just so he stays motivated and stays with a positive outlook." Hardesty was drafted in the second round by Cleveland in 2010. He rushed for 271 yards as Trent Richardsons backup last season, but his roster spot was believed to be in jeopardy because of the arrival of Dion Lewis, who recently passed him on the depth chart. Chudzinski said the Browns will have to wait to see how long Hardesty will be out before any roster decisions can be finalized. "Well just have to see when he gets back and then balance that with the other guys and how they are doing and how theyve done in the next couple weeks," he said. With Chris Ogbonnaya and Brandon Jackson, the Browns have enough depth at running back to help ease the sting of losing Hardesty. "Its really nice having Dion in there because hes done a great job during the entire training camp," Pro Bowl left tackle Joe Thomas said. "He did a great job in the first preseason game, and obviously with him and Trent and Obi, a nice little depth chart there. Theyll be able to pick up the slack nicely." NOTES: Thomas said RB Trent Richardson playing in the preseason should help the Browns line develop some chemistry with the second-year star. Richardson sat out all four exhibitions a year ago and never caught up. "You cant just plug somebody in there and just expect him to know where the reads are and the cuts and how were blocking every play," Thomas said. "So having live reps with him back there is going to be tremendously helpful." ... Starting S T.J. Ward will be kept out of Thursdays exhibition game against Detroit as a precaution as he recovers from a nagging hamstring. "Nothing wrong," Chudzinski said. "Just want to be smart about it and get him ready for the season." ... CB Chris Owens practiced with the starters on Wednesday and will play against the Lions after missing last weeks preseason opener against St. Louis with a strained foot arch. Owens is competing with Buster Skrine for the starting spot opposite Joe Haden. ... WRs Jordan Norwood (hamstring) and David Nelson (knee) and P T.J. Conley (groin) did not practice as the Browns did their final tuneup for the Lions. ... Undrafted rookie OL Chris Faulk had arthroscopic knee surgery Monday, Chudzinski said. Wholesale Yeezy Shop . LOUIS -- Alexander Steen scored a power-play goal with 59. Cheap Yeezy Free Shipping . Once again, DeLaet finished tied for second at a PGA Tour stop on the weekend, this time at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. 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RIO DE JANEIRO -- As the final round of the mens Olympic Golf Tournament took place Sunday, Gary Player figured it might be a nice time to get in some work on his own game.So as the women who were arriving for their Olympic tournament this week began taking their places on the driving range, so, too, did the 80-year-old Hall of Famer, pausing to chat between shots.He did more chatting than he did practicing.Nobody has been a bigger proponent of golf in the Olympic Games than Player, the nine-time major winner who served as South Africas advisor for the men and will remain for the womens competition.Critical of the players who withdrew, including the South Africans, Player was concerned about golfs future in the Olympics beyond 2020, where it is guaranteed to take place in Japan but not necessarily beyond.I got realistic, Player said. I was worried. I thought we were out. If Im the IOC (International Olympic Committee), Im kicking you out.But now Im very optimistic. You had (Henrik Stenson), the British Open champion; the Masters champion in (Danny) Willett. Rickie Fowler, Bubba Watson, Justin Rose, Sergio Garcia, on and on. The scorers have been outstanding, the crowds have been great.I thought thered be (only) 3,000 people and its been a roaring success. People come up to me, kids even, they say my name. Im shocked they know me. Not in America, but here in Brazil? I think weve justified our place in the Games.While it might not be quite as easy as Player believes, undoubtedly the way the mens tournament played out at the Olympic Golf Course has done much to improve its status, a feel-good ending with Great Britains Rose dueling Swedens Stenson for the gold medal with a birdie at the final hole, and American Matt Kuchar firing a final-round 63 to snag the bronze.To watch the intensity as it played out, to see the joy on their faces afterward, to hear a boisterous and enthusiastic gallery support them throughout the course was a welcome and fitting retort to the naysayers.Anybody making the decision going forward, I would just ask them, were you in Rio on Sunday? Rose said. The crowd was incredibly well supported. It was jam packed, a sellout, which is more than some of the other events Ive been watching on TV. Theres been a lot of open spots in stadiums, and it was incredible to see golf so well attending and so well supported. From that perspective, its been a very successful sport this week.That was undoubtedly a relief to International Golf Federation officials, who had to fear lackluster support in a country not known for its golf. Player, who booasts two Brazil Open victories (including shooting a 59 on his way to the win in 1974), said very few people attended those events, but was amazed at the enthusiastic support here.dddddddddddd.This event has gone over fantastically well, Kuchar said. Amazing support from the crowds. I wasnt really sure what to expect as far as golf in Brazil. I didnt think that it would have great support and it really did.If you take the broadcast and then look at what a great showdown to have these two guys battling down the end. I dont know that it could have gone much better for the game. Its a clear winner to move forward.But there will be other issues to sort out. The IGF can explain the absence of many top players due to circumstances. The negativity leading into the Games was not just a golf issue; security, Zika, health concerns... all of it has been an Olympic problem.We know some of the difficulties there have been with tour schedules, said Peter Dawson, president of the IGF and former CEO of the R&A. And comments about format, although Im not as convinced about those as some. We have to press the right buttons with the IOC, not just with our performance here, but how supportive of the Olympic movement we are all the time. Not just a peak every four years. And were doing just that. Were part of the family. And that is just as important.To that end, the IGF can stay prominent by discussing ways to improve golf during the next year. The schedule is a huge issue. The Tokyo Games are in late July, so those problems are not going away. As it currently is constituted, the mens Olympic tournament would be played two weeks after The Open in 2020.Then there is the format, which has caused much consternation, even though Rose admitted that 72 holes of stroke play is the best way to determine an individual champion. To introduce best-ball or alternate shot would make crowning an individual winner nearly impossible giving scheduling. So why not go with an aggregate total for two-man teams, and allow the players to also play for individual medals?If that had been the case here, the Americans (Kuchar and Patrick Reed) would have tied with Sweden (Stenson and David Lingmerth). How cool would it have been to have a playoff for team gold, on top of Roses stirring individual victory?But those are decisions to come. For now, it is best for golf to revel in what just transpired -- with more of it to come this week with the womens golf tournament. ' ' '