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DENVER --The Denver Broncos had questions about the injury status of four starters coming into Sundays game against the San Diego Chargers. It turned out that two -- cornerback Aqib Talib and linebacker Brandon Marshall -- did not improve enough to play in the key AFC West game.Talib and Marshall were among the Broncos seven game-day inactives. That news was tempered somewhat by the return of linebacker DeMarcus Ware, who will be in uniform for the first time since he fractured his left forearm in the Broncos Week 2 win over the Indianapolis Colts.Talib (back) practiced on Friday after being held out of Wednesdays and Thursdays practices. Marshall (hamstring) was limited Friday after being held out of the previous practices.Sunday is the third regular-season game Talib, who leads the team in interceptions with three, has missed since he signed with the Broncos in 2014.?Bradley Roby will start in Talibs left cornerback spot and?Kayvon Webster will be asked to play more in the Broncos specialty packages.Corey Nelson will play in Marshalls place.Coreys done a good job, Broncos coach Gary Kubiak said this past week. Coreys a guy whos been working hard, kind of waiting for an opportunity, and [we] thought he did a really good job with it. ... We trust Corey.Center?Matt Paradis (hip) was the other starter to miss significant practice time this week. Paradis, the Broncos only player on offense or defense to play every snap last season, did not practice Wednesday, Thursday or Friday.But Paradis was set to start Sunday, something Kubiak hinted at after Fridays practice when he said, This is something Matts played through before. ... Can Matt go play and lead our group on Sunday without practicing? Yes. No doubt about that.Ware will wear protective padding on his left arm, and has said all along when he returned to the lineup that he wanted to make sure he could use the arm effectively.I play on the right side so the majority of the time when I punch a guy, Im punching with my left arm. But when you hit, no matter how big the pad is, that shocking sensation going through that bone, Ware said earlier this week. Just making sure that its not as painful every single time, because every time that I hit somebody, 30 plays, 50 plays, you want to be comfortable out there and not in too much pain.Jordan China . 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Air Jordan Discount .Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have recalled forward Kevin Porter and defenceman Chad Ruhwedel from the minors as part of a five-player roster shuffle made by the NHLs worst team.HOUSTON -- No. 13 Houston was coming off of its first loss and the Cougars were close to making it two in a row with Tulsa driving in a tie game late in the fourth quarter on Saturday night.It was then that Houstons defense responded with two huge plays to give the Cougars a 38-31 victory .The game was tied at 31-31 when Emeke Egbule returned a fumble 24 yards for a touchdown with 1:21 remaining. Garrett Davis knocked the ball out of the hands of quarterback Dane Evans. Egbule scooped it up and dashed into the end zone for the score.I just knew I had to do something with it to keep us in the game, Egbule said.Tulsa (4-2, 1-1 American) had a chance to tie it, but Jesse Brubaker was stopped just short of the goal line after a reception on the last play of the game to seal Houstons victory. The play was reviewed and upheld.He was really close ... I dont think you can get any closer than what it was, Tulsa coach Philip Montgomery said.It was a close call for the Cougars (6-1, 3-1) a week after Navy beat them 46-40 after a 5-0 start.We got the taste out of our mouth, Houston coach Tom Herman said.Tulsa never led, but had twice rallied from 14-point deficits to tie the game. The second time came when James Flanders scored on a 3-yard run with 3:31 left.This is one of those games thats tough to swallow, Montgomery said. It really didnt feel like we lost the football game, it felt like we just ran out of time.The Golden Hurricane forced a punt after that, but the fumble by Evans came two plays later.Houstons Dillon Birden ran for 82 yards and three touchdowns playing in place of starter Duke Catalon, who missed his third straight gamme with a concussion.ddddddddddddHerman thought this game was another good reminder for his players that they cant take any team lightly.Youre going to get their best shot. Youve earned that, he said. Everybody on your schedule is going to play you with their `A game. Weve got to understand that and understand that even when were up 17-3 we cant take our foot off the gas.THE TAKEAWAYTULSA: The Golden Hurricane ran out of late-game magic after overcoming a 31-point deficit, which was the largest in school history, to beat Fresno State 48-41 in double overtime two weeks ago before getting a 43-40 win over SMU in overtime last week.HOUSTON: The Cougars need to start playing more like the team that beat Oklahoma instead of the mistake-prone team that lost to Navy last week and struggled this week to get into the conference title game.POLL IMPLICATIONSHOUSTON: The Cougars could move up a couple of spots after No. 8 Wisconsin, No. 9 Tennessee and 12th-ranked Mississippi all lost on Saturday. However, some poll voters might penalize Houston for struggling against an unranked team.EDS EFFORT: Freshman defensive tackle Ed Oliver had another big game for the Cougars, piling up a season-high 12 tackles after finishing with 11 last week. He also batted down two passes to give him five for the season, had two tackles for losses and a quarterback hit.UP NEXTTULSA: The Golden Hurricane host Tulane next Saturday.HOUSTON: The Cougars visit SMU next Saturday.---More AP college football: http://collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '