Western Bulldogs have been desperate for good news on the injury front throughout a luckless AFL season.On Monday they finally received some.The club is optimistic midfielders Tom Liberatore (ankle) and Jack Macrae (hamstring), both injured in a last-start loss to Geelong, will be fit before finals.It was initially feared Liberatore and Macrae would be ruled out for the rest of 2016.Liberatore underwent surgery after finishing the game on crutches and in a moonboot, while Macrae is nursing tendon damage.The Bulldogs are also upbeat about the progress of injured defenders Dale Morris (hamstring), Matthew Boyd (achilles) and Matthew Suckling (achilles).The experienced trio, who were sorely missed in round 19, could all return for Saturday nights crunch clash with North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium.Well assess them through this week of training with a view to being available for selection this weekend, football manager Graham Lowe told the club website on Monday.The Bulldogs werent alone on Monday, when several clubs were buoyed by the results of injury scans.Ruckman Sam Jacobs, who rolled his ankle during Adelaides 82-point win over Essendon on Sunday, has been cleared of serious damage.The Crows say Jacobs and captain Taylor Walker, who is also recovering from an ankle injury, will undergo fitness tests later this week but could face Brisbane on Saturday night.Melbourne forward Jesse Hogan, who hurt his knee taking a mark on Sunday but played through the pain, has also avoided serious injury.Hogan could tackle Hawthorn on Saturday at the MCG, although the Demons may take a conservative approach with the gifted youngsters bruised knee.North Melbourne didnt fare so well, with Jarrad Waite sent for hip surgery in an effort to have the forward fully fit for finals.Waite has nursed a hip problem since round 11 and played just three times for the Kangaroos since then.Greater Western Sydneys Rory Lobb has been diagnosed with a grade-one strain to his medial collateral ligament.Air Max 1 Womens Nz . The injury bothered Bledsoe in the Suns victory over the Clippers on Monday and he sat out the teams home loss to Memphis on Thursday night. Air Max 1 Nz . After Mondays hard-fought loss, the wait seemed longer than usual. Getting set to go their separate ways for a short Christmas break, the Raptors coach credited his team for their effort on a seemingly impossible three-game road trip, urging them to build on that success when they get back to work at the end of the week. http://www.wholesaleairmax1nz.com/ . -- Running backs Darren McFadden and Rashad Jennings were back at practice for the Oakland Raiders on Wednesday despite being hampered by hamstring injuries. Air Max Cheap . -- Patrick Reed got an early start in golf. Wholesale Air Max 1 . The No. 1-ranked Nadal tweaked his back warming up for the Australian Open final, which he lost almost four weeks ago in a major upset against Stanislas Wawrinka. His first stop after the layoff is the clay in Rio as he tests the back and tries to stay healthy for the French Open in three months.COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- University of Maryland Police say they have charged two football players with shooting three students with a pellet gun.The department said in a news release that Darryl Turner II of Glenarden and Lorenzo Harrison III of Clinton, who are both 19, were charged with three counts each of assault and reckless endangerment.The football team announced on Saturday that Turner, a receiver, and Harrison, a running back, were suspendeed indefinitely for violating the schools student-athlete code of conduct.dddddddddddd At that time, the university did not detail reasons for the suspensions.Campus police say on Nov. 6, three students reported by struck by pellets from a gun.It could not be immediately determined who Turner and Harrisons lawyers are. ' ' '