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Valencia defied the early sending-off of Seydou Keita to beat Ludogorets Razgrad 3-0 away and virtually seal its place in the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday. In other last-16 first legs, Jackson Martinez scored Portos goal in a 1-0 win over Napoli and Basel drew 0-0 at home to Red Bull Salzburg. Valencia was 1-0 ahead thanks to Antonio Barragans fifth-minute goal when Keita was given a straight red card for bringing down Roman Bezjak in the penalty box in the 24th. Bezjaks spot kick was saved and the Spanish visitors added goals by Fede Cartabia in the 33rd and Philippe Senderos in the 59th. Juninho Quixada was sent off with 10 minutes to go for Ludogorets. There were five more last-16 first legs late Thursday. Brian Propp Jersey . -- Jack Del Rio only wanted to talk about the Cowboys, not the Trojans. Wayne Simmonds Jersey . The (35-35-10) Jets have 80 points and are also playing .500 hockey on home ice this season with a 17-17-6 record. Michael Hutchinson will start his second straight game in goal. http://www.hockeyflyersauthentic.com/dave-schultz-jersey/. Ashley Wagner will skate in the womens short program for a U.S. team thats in seventh place. Davis and White won the silver medal at the Vancouver Games and are two-time world champions. Eric Lindros Jersey . -- Derek Jeter spoke for 25 minutes, 44 seconds and answered 26 questions about his decision to retire at the end of this season. Shayne Gostisbehere Jersey . - The Detroit Lions have placed tight end Brandon Pettigrew on injured reserve, ending his season.GREEN BAY, Wis. -- After a nice showing by the starters, the Packers appear as if they will need to move forward this season without a key defensive lineman. Nose tackle B.J. Raji left Green Bays 31-21 win Friday night over Oakland in the first quarter with an arm injury, and later stayed on the sideline for a while with a sleeve protecting his right arm. Coach Mike McCarthy said after the game that Raji was optimistic, although more tests were needed. Raji tore his biceps and will miss the 2014 season, ESPN.com and NFL.com reported Saturday. The Packers, who were off Saturday, return to practice Sunday, when McCarthy will likely address whats next up front. Raji moved inside from end this preseason, playing mainly in the base 3-4 scheme. The Packers also have second-year player Josh Boyd at tackle, while undrafted rookie free agent Mike Pennel has impressed at camp. Letroy Guion was signed in the off-season from the Vikings but hasnt practiced yet because of a hamstring injury. The first-string defence looked good even with Raji watching. Linebacker A.J. Hawk hopes the performance overall bodes well for the regular season opener Sept. 4 against the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. "Right now we feel good. That doesnt mean anything if we wont take it to the regular season, obviously," Hawk said. The preseason wraps up Thursday night with a game against Kansas City. It wasnt a perfect night for the starters against the Raiders given the 40-yard touchdown run by Oaklands Maurice Jones-Drew. A few missed tackles -- a problem last season -- aided Jones-Drew. But the defence bounced back with four straight three-and-outs. When the Raiders finally got back into Packers territory late in the second quarter, NNick Perry sacked Matt Schaub and forced a fumble recovered by Mike Neal.dddddddddddd Thats another promising development for Green Bay given how coach Mike McCarthy was looking for big plays. "I think our No. 1 defence ... I think we dominated the line of scrimmage. Three-and-outs speak for themselves," he said. Julius Peppers, who joined the Packers in the off-season as a free agent from the NFC North rival Chicago Bears, had a sack. The veteran with 118 1/2 career sacks wasnt that impressed with his preseason takedown. "It was exciting," Peppers said with a hint of sarcasm, adding hes getting comfortable with the new scheme. "Im just trying to knock off a little rust before we get to these real games." Perry and Neal are returning rushers in the front seven. Clay Matthews is back, too, seemingly healthy against following a thumb injury last season. Undrafted rookie free agent Jayrone Elliott followed up his three-sack game last week with a sack and pass deflection against Oakland. With the first cuts approaching, Elliott is trying to make the roster decisions at outside linebacker difficult. There were good signs at safety, another problem area last season. Converted cornerback Micah Hyde bounced back from having missed one of the tackles on Jones-Drews touchdown run with a solid game, including a pass deflection and fumble recovery. Morgan Burnett lunged in the open field to tip away a pass. Sean Richardson forced a fumble. "Youve got to be happy with the way the defence bounced back," Hyde said. "So you know it was tough that first drive, but after that I felt like we got some momentum and we tried to move in the right direction." ' ' '