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Eddie Jones is hopeful that Courtney Lawes will recover from his knee injury in time to start Englands clash with South Africa on Saturday week. Sleepy Floyd Jersey .Lawes was a late withdrawal from Northamptons matches against Montpellier and Gloucester due to bruising on the joint and had effectively been ruled out of the Old Mutual Wealth series opener at Twickenham by his director of rugby Jim Mallinder.But Jones is cautiously optimistic the 27-year-old will be passed fit as England seek to extend their flawless record under the Australian to 10 Tests.The injury crisis which has thinned Red Rose ranks has accounted for first choice second rows Maro Itoje and George Kruis, so Jones can ill-afford to lose another option in the position.Courtneys medical situation is ongoing. He probably wont train much this week, if at all. Were cautiously optimistic hell be all right for the South Africa game, Jones said.Lawes Northampton team-mate Dylan Hartley faces a challenging week during the five-day training camp in Portugal as he seeks to improve his fitness before leading England against the Springboks.Hartley has made one start and one replacement appearance since recovering from a back problem and needs to prove to Jones he can get up to speed.Well see if Dylan is ready at the end of the week, Jones said at the squads hotel in Vilamoura.Well have a good weeks training so well know where every player is in terms of how ready they are to play international rugby.England have been robbed by injury of 10 players for the entire series that continues with fixtures against Fiji and Argentina and concludes against Australia.Rugby is a physical, contact game. England pride themselves on having depth so this is a great opportunity to show how much depth weve got, Jones said.Weve got an absolute plethora of injuries so were trying to work out who is going to be right and who isnt. But well get there. What I do know is that well have a fit 23 players who are ready to beat South Africa. Don Kojis Jersey .com) - The red-hot Los Angeles Kings will try to extend their winning streak to a season-high seven games when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for Sundays clash at Rexall Place. Houston Rockets Store . -- Stanfords Kevin Danser knelt on one knee and hardly moved on the sideline as Michigan State celebrated its Rose Bowl victory and his Cardinal teammates made their way to the locker room. https:///...-jersey-rockets.html . At a news conference Tuesday where it was thought that the fiery Schallibaum may be shown the door after a dismal finish to the Major League Soccer season, team president Joey Saputo said no decision has been made on whether the Swiss Volcano will be back in 2014. LOS ANGELES -- After eight seasons and two Stanley Cup titles as the Los Angeles Kings captain, Dustin Brown thought he deserved better.Brown doesnt agree with the Kings decision to strip him of their captaincy this summer, and he aired his differences with team management Thursday in a phone interview.I felt like Ive done a very good job leading this team, he said. The last couple of years have been really disappointing for all involved, and we all have a lot of work to do to get back where we want to be.But I just remember when I was named captain, where we were at as a team. It was not a pretty picture. So what Ive been able to accomplish with the help of a lot of my teammates has been pretty great, and I felt Im still able to do that.Anze Kopitar was appointed the Kings captain two weeks ago after a series of meetings among Brown, coach Darryl Sutter and general manager Dean Lombardi. Brown said the decision was made several weeks before that, but the team waited to announce it until well after news of the plan leaked to reporters.Ultimately, I understand the decision and I respect the decision, Brown said. Part of my problem was how it was handled. It just put me in an awkward spot.Brown also said he believes the Kings have tried to trade him. When asked to describe his current relationship with Kings management, he replied: Im not going to say its rosy.His declining offensive production and his $47 million contract through the 2021-22 season make him practically unmovable, but Brown isnt interested in leaving, anyway.Brown hasnt scored 30 points in any of the Kings past four seasons. The U.S. Olympian is no longer widely considered one of the NHLs top power forwards, and Lombardi said he hopes Brown will rediscover his game with the burden of leadership lifted.Brown didnt want to be rid of that burden, however.It was a tough pill to swallow, Brown said. There are a lot of emotions that go through it. But at the end of tthe day, it was really out of my control because this is a management decision, not the players voting on it or anything like that. Stu Lantz Jersey. . To be quite honest, it wouldve been a lot harder had it been my teammates doing this.Brown acknowledged he has had differences with Sutter, who became the Kings coach in late 2011, more than three years after Brown became captain. Brown said their recent clear-the-air meetings probably should have happened a year ago.Sutter and Brown led the Kings to two titles and 10 playoff series victories from 2012-14, but Los Angeles missed the playoffs entirely in 2015. The Kings led the Pacific Division for most of the past season, but were eliminated by San Jose in five first-round playoff games.Los Angeles struggles in the past two seasons -- and Browns shortcomings on the ice -- ultimately led to the change.I enjoyed the responsibility, but whether I have a `C on my chest or not, Im going to put pressure on myself to be better, because Im not OK with just being OK, Brown said.If you are, then youre out of this league pretty quickly. I think this is maybe them trying to get me to a place where Im not worried about the young guys, or all the stuff you kind of have to worry about a little bit more when youre the captain, and now I can just focus on my game a little bit more.Brown still threw his support behind Kopitar, his teammate and close friend for the past decade. Kopitar has led the Kings in scoring for nine consecutive seasons, and he won the Selke Trophy last week as the NHLs top defensive forward.I think Kopi is going to be a great captain, Brown said. Ive been with him since he came into this league, and hell be fine in this situation. I have all the faith in the world in Kopi in being the guy now, but from my perspective, I wasnt happy with this decision. ' ' '