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CLEVELAND -- The Cavaliers suddenly have a major void in rebounds, points and energy. Martin Brodeur Jersey . And, their hair doesnt look as good either. Anderson Varejao will be missed. Clevelands animated and underrated centre will need at least one month to recover from his broken wrist, an injury that will damage the Cavs chances of making a playoff push and may prevent other teams from inquiring about the Brazilian big man before next months trading deadline. Varejao, one of the NBAs top rebounders, sustained a non-displaced fracture to his right wrist on Feb. 10 against Milwaukee. On Thursday, Cavs coach Byron Scott revealed Varejao will need a minimum of a month to recover and could be out six weeks. Scott said surgery is not necessary "at this time." The six-foot-11 Varejao, who for the first few years of his career was known mostly for his long, frizzy hair, was playing at an all-star level for the Cavs. Hes averaging 10.8 points and 11.5 rebounds, including 4.4 per game on the offensive end. "When you look at it, I dont know if four-to-six weeks is good news or not," Scott said. "I guess it could have been worse." Although the Cavs have said they would not trade the 29-year-old Varejao, he was certain to draw interest for teams looking to add a piece for a title run. That now seems unlikely and the Cavs have to hope they dont fall too far back in the standings before he returns. Theres a chance if the Cavs are out of it that Varejao would be shut down for the remainder of the season. "If hes healthy, Andy wants to play," Scott said. "It would be hard for me to keep him out of there if hes healthy." Semih Erden started for Varejao on Wednesday and scored a career-high 18 points with a season-high eight rebounds in a win over Indiana. This is the second straight season Varejao has sustained a significant injury. He played only 31 games in 2011 before tearing a foot ligament in practice. Also, guard Daniel Gibson is doubtful for Fridays game against Miami with a sprained left ankle. Ken Daneyko Jersey . Tucker Center. Michael Snaer added 13 points in the win for Florida State (15-5, 5-1 ACC), while Bernard James and Okaro White contributed 12 and 11 points, respectively. Joe Trapani tallied 19 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead Boston College (14-6, 4-2), while Reggie Jackson finished with 13 points and seven dishes in a losing effort. Brandon Dubinsky Jersey . Symbolic first piece of a gas pipeline to China outside of the city Turkmenabat, seen here in 2007. A new 7,000-kilometre (4,350-mile) gas pipeline linking Turkmenistan to China is due to be completed by 2009. 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Jordan Zimmermann (2-4) threw six innings for the win, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out four.Melbourne, Australia (Sports Network) - Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick were third-round winners Friday at the 2011 Australian Open. Federer, the No. 2 seed, handled Xavier Malisse of Belgium 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 in 1 hour and 35 minutes at Rod Laver Arena. The four-time Aussie Open champ, Federer needed five sets to beat Frenchman Gilles Simon in the second round on Wednesday. The Swiss star will next do battle with Spaniard Tommy Robredo, who took down Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2. Djokovic, the 2008 champion, was leading fellow Serb Viktor Troicki 6-2 when the No. 29 seed retired due to illness. The match lasted just 39 minutes. "He obviously tried his best. Its the third round of a Grand Slam," Djokovic said. "Its not the way you want to finish the tournament, definitely. You know, its sad for him. But I have to move on." Nicolas Almagro, the No. 14 seed, of Spain defeated 17th-seeded Croat Ivan Ljubicic 6-4, 7-6 (10-8), 6-3 to set up a fourth-round match with Djokovic. Roddick battled back to beeat Robin Haase of the Netherlands 2-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-2, 6-2. Fred Jackson Jersey. The eighth-seeded American was playing in the third round of the Aussie Open for the ninth straight year. Hes never won the title, however, reaching the semifinals four times, and last year was beaten in the quarters. The American star could face Federer in this years quarterfinals. "He played great the first two sets. I mean, I played a bad second service game for him to get the first break. From then on, I didnt play that badly. I thought my error count was really low. You know, he lost the second set hitting 19 winners and having 8 errors. You know, that was telling," Roddick said. "Once I was able to get the momentum on my side, I think he was thinking about each shot a little bit more instead of kind of free wheeling. But thats what it takes some days. I was able to kind of keep in the match just by serving really well." Sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic dismissed 28th-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet 6-2, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2. ' ' '
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