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NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees are no longer expecting CC Sabathia to return to their rotation this year, given the persistence of inflammation in his injured right knee. Asked Friday whether he believed Sabathias season was over, manager Joe Girardi said: "I think thats about fair to say." The six-time All-Star left-hander has been out with a degenerative cartilage problem in his right knee since mid-May, when his ERA reached a career-high 5.28. The Yankees were targeting a post-All-Star-break return for Sabathia, who had begun a rehabilitation assignment. In his second start, Wednesday for Double-A Trenton, Sabathia was hit hard: five hits, five runs and one walk while striking out two in 3 2-3 innings. The next morning, the 33-year-old woke up with swelling in the joint. An MRI test on Thursday didnt reveal any new damage. Sabathia will be examined on July 14 by Dr. James Andrews before the next step is determined, Girardi said, but microfracture surgery is possible. Previously, Sabathia had an operation on the knee in October 2010 to repair a small meniscus cartilage tear. The microfracture procedure requires far more recovery time, though. "Thats a surgery a lot of players dont want to hear when they need to have it," Girardi said. The manager even acknowledged the possibility that Sabathia might have thrown his last pitch for the Yankees, as dire of a scenario that sounds like. "I think its too early to predict that, but whenever you have degenerative issues that cause surgery or things like that, theres always a little question there," Girardi said. Despite his 6-foot-7, 285-pound frame, Sabathia has been remarkably durable, logging at least 28 starts and 180 innings every season of his career. He reached 230 innings or more in five different years, including in 2007 when he won the American League Cy Young Award for Cleveland. Sabathia is in his sixth season with the Yankees. He gave up 10 home runs in 46 innings over his eight starts before landing on the disabled list on May 11. After signing a seven-year, $161 million deal as a free agent prior to the 2009 season, Sabathia had his contract extended in 2011 by one year and $30 million. Making $23 million this season, Sabathia is scheduled to earn $23 million in 2015 and $25 million in 2016. The Yankees have a $25 million option on his deal for 2017 with a $5 million buyout. The Yankees have also been missing injured starters Ivan Nova and Michael Pineda, forcing them to go with a makeshift rotation including Vidal Nuno, David Phelps and rookie Chase Whitley. Nova had season-ending elbow surgery in April. Pineda has been out with a shoulder muscle problem and is not expected back until August. 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Subban and Carey Price about those on-ice traits during Hockey Canadas summer orientation camp. Mike Babcock: McGill experience, P.MELBOURNE, Australia - Vasek Pospisil struggled at times in draining humidity while Milos Raonic played in cooler conditions as the Canadians won their second-round matches Thursday at the Australian Open. Pospisil had to deal with the heat and some niggling injuries on the way to a 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-4 win over Italys Paolo Lorenzi to reach the third round in Melbourne for a second consecutive year. The eighth-seeded Raonic, meanwhile, looked strong in a 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-3 victory over American Donald Young. Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., fired 17 aces and had 44 winners. I served well and got better and better as the match went on, said Raonic. I was much more aggressive than I was in the first round. That was a step forward. Ive put in a lot of good work, I believe. Im just very by the book in the things I want to do. Im just trying to follow that through. In five appearances, Raonic has never failed to reach at least the third round in Melbourne. He next faces German Benjamin Becker, who came from two sets down to defeat Australias Lleyton Hewitt 2-6, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. Pospisil, from Vancouver, duplicated his best Grand Slam singles showing with his win in just over 3 1/2 hours. He said he had to fight the elements to stay in the contest. I didnt feel that great. It was a tough match, he said. It was surprisingly more humid than I thought it would be. My opponent was tough and conditions were tough. But I found a way to win somehow. I was not feeling as good as I should have been feeling, and was not hitting as big as I wanted. Pospisil had 22 aces despite gettting treatment on court at various times for leg and back issues.dddddddddddd The world No. 60 next faces Spains Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, who defeated Alejandro Gonzalez of Colombia 6-1, 6-3, 6-3. The Canadian finished almost level on stats, with 66 winners and 64 unforced errors. He broke Lorenzi on four of 10 occasions. Pospisil said that he caught a break when the sun dipped behind the clouds and some breeze kicked up after he dropped the 57-minute first set. The cloud cover and wind helped me a lot, he said. I was able to catch my breath. That changed things a bit for me and helped me win the second set. In the end it was more of a physical battle than a tennis battle. Pospisil played down his injury treatments. I had some hip pain but only for a few games, he said. I had a small recurring back issue — a muscle which has been tightening up on me for a few weeks occasionally. But not anything big, nothing that would be match-threatening. Pospisil won a five-setter on Tuesday and then played doubles a day later in a full program at the first major of the season. Hes looking forward to his first career meeting against Garcia-Lopez. This is a good opportunity for both of us, Pospisil said. Hes a great player with a lot of experience. Its better to play him than a lot of guys I could be meeting in the third round of a Grand Slam. Toronto veteran Daniel Nestor and new partner Rohan Bopanna of India opened the first round with a 7-6 (2), 7-5 victory over Marcos Baghdatis and Australian Marinko Matosevic. Nestor and Bopanna were victorious in Sydney last week. 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