ARLINGTON, Texas -- Athletics right-hander A. Brent Suter Jersey .J. Griffin is scheduled to have elbow surgery Wednesday, and will miss the entire season with fellow third-year starter Jarrod Parker. "We were hoping that wasnt going to be the case," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said before Tuesdays game in Texas. "Losing two guys like that for the entire season is a difficult blow. Ones a blow, two is tough. You move on, but you certainly have a lot of sympathy for the two guys that are having to go through that, because theyve meant so much to this team over the last couple of years." Parker, who had been expected to be Oaklands opening day starter, had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow during spring training. Griffin will have the surgery after getting a second opinion Tuesday from Dr. Thomas Mehlhoff in Houston. Melvin said he didnt know the specifics of the surgery Griffin will have or how extensive it would be. He had spoken only briefly to Griffin. "Hes always pretty happy-go-lucky, in good spirits," Melvin said. "I think the fact that hes having it done this early gives him a light at the end of the tunnel to pitch next season. The longer that goes on, the more difficult it is to come back and get semi-close to a full season. Hes looking at it very positively." Parker and Griffin combined for 26 victories last season. Griffin was 14-10 with a 3.83 ERA last season after making his major league debut in 2012 going 7-1 with a 3.06 ERA in 15 starts for the As. Parker went 13-8 in 2012, and was 12-8 last season. Robin Yount Jersey . - While a fast-paced offence has become more of a fixture in recent years, the San Antonio Spurs can still grind out games when needed. Christian Yelich Jersey . -- Brendan Leipsic had two goals and an assist and Nicolas Petan extended his point streak to 11 games as the Portland Winterhawks slipped past the Red Deer Rebels 5-4 on Saturday in Western Hockey League action. http://www.brewersteamshop.com/Brewers-Manny-Pina-Kids-Jersey/ . Johan Franzen had two goals and two assists, Gustav Nyquist a goal and three assists and David Legwand a goal and two assists in the Red Wings 7-4 win over the New Jersey Devils.LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Ruben Zepuntke of Germany won the Tour of Albertas first stage in a group sprint to the line Wednesday.Zepuntke edged a swarm that included Canadian Ryan Anderson in a photo finish in downtown Lethbridge. Zepuntke looked around and postponed his celebration until he was sure of his victory.The 21-year-old Bissell Development team rider posted a winning time of three hours 18.03 seconds over the 143-kilometre race.Anderson was seven-hundredths of a second out of a victory in third. The 27-year-old Optum Pro rider from Edmonton claimed the Maple Leaf jersey as the top Canadian.Tom Dumoulin of the Netherlands retained the yellow leaders jersey thanks to a dominant prologue victory Tuesday in Calgary. The Giant-Shimano rider had a six-second cushion on Zepuntke, who jumped from 14th to second in the overall classification.Serghei Tetcov of Romania was third and 14 seconds back of Dumoulin. Anderson moved to seventh overall at 19 seconds behindd, while Christian Meier of Sussex, N. Hernan Perez Jersey. B., trailed by 23 seconds in ninth.The 737-kilometre stage race concludes Sunday in Edmonton.Wednesdays first stage featured six laps through Lethbridge. The 117 riders raced in wet, cool conditions the entire leg and most wore gloves and rain jackets.The trio of Mathew Hayman of Australia, Robin Carpenter of the U.S., and Nathan Van Hooydonck of Belgium opened a gap of over four minutes on the peloton after two laps. But Van Hooydonck dropped back in the third lap, while Hayman and Carpenter were swallowed up on the final circuit.Thursdays second stage is a 145-kilometre ride from Innisfail to Red Deer with a two-lap detour around Sylvan Lake.Fridays Stage 3 is 157 kilometres from Wetaskiwin to CFB Edmonton via Fort Saskatchewan. The riders will hit some gravel patches on Saturdays 163k leg from Edmonton into Sherwood Park.The final stage is 11 laps of an 11-km loop through downtown Edmonton. Cheap Capitals Jerseys Cheap Blackhawks Jerseys Cheap Avalanche Jerseys Cheap Stars Jerseys Cheap Wild Jerseys Cheap Predators Jerseys Cheap Blues Jerseys Cheap Jets Jerseys Cheap Ducks Jerseys Cheap Coyotes Jerseys Wholesale Flames Jerseys Cheap Golden Knights Jerseys Cheap Oilers Jerseys Cheap Kings Jerseys Cheap Sharks Jerseys Cheap Canucks Jerseys ' ' '