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Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders is “day-by-day” according to his father, coach Deion Sanders, and it’s unclear whether he will play in the Buffaloes’ season finale at Utah on Saturday.

“Shedeur is not feeling well right now,” Deion Sanders said. “We are praying that he gets healthy and he’s able to play because he is who he is, and when he’s on the field, we have a tremendous chance to win.”

Sanders left Friday’s 56-14 loss at Washington State with numbness in his hand and was held out the rest of the game for precautionary reasons. He ranks No. 10 in FBS with 3,230 passing yards and a 27-to-3 touchdown pass-to-interception ratio, but has also been sacked nine more times than any other quarterback (52).

Unable to reach the six-win mark for bowl eligibility, Sanders was asked whether Saturday’s game is about playing for pride.

“I don’t know about pride. You got to play to win. You got to play to the best of your ability,” he said. “You got to play because this is the life you chose. Nobody’s forcing you to go out there to play.

“You may not have the same amount of hand claps that you had at the beginning. You may not have the same amount of noise and the same amount of fans or the same amount of passion. But you got to figure this thing out and you got to play.”

Sanders also heaped heavy praise on Utes coach Kyle Whittingham, who is the third-longest-tenured coach in FBS, having guided Utah since 2005.

“He’s a legend, man. He’s a darn legend,” Sanders said. “He’s a guy that I truly respect. I truly admire.”

Colorado (4-7, 1-7 Pac-12), a 22-point underdog, needs a win to avoid finishing alone in last place in the Pac-12 standings.

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Jays put Santander on IL with shoulder injury

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TORONTO — The Blue Jays put slugger Anthony Santander on the 10-day injured list Friday because of left shoulder inflammation and recalled outfielder Alan Roden from Triple-A Buffalo.

Santander is batting .179 with six home runs and 18 RBI in 50 games. The veteran switch hitter has missed a handful of games because of left hip and left shoulder soreness over the past three weeks.

Santander signed a $92.5 million, five-year contract with Toronto in January after eight seasons with Baltimore. He hit a career-best 44 home runs for the Orioles last season.

The outfielder had an MRI after Thursday’s 12-0 win over the Athletics, when he was 0 for 2 with two strikeouts and two walks, Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. The team was still determining whether the next steps would include a cortisone injection or rehabilitation, the manager said.

“I think it just got to the point to where it was bothering him,” Schneider said before Friday’s game against the Athletics. “You can’t really put the work that you want to put in volume-wise, and we just think it’s best for him right now.”

Roden rejoins the Blue Jays after batting .178 with one home run and five RBI in 28 games for Toronto earlier this season, his first in the majors. Roden hit .361 with three homers and 12 RBI in 18 games at Buffalo after being sent down May 7.

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Twins reinstate Buxton after 11-game absence

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SEATTLE — The Minnesota Twins reinstated center fielder Byron Buxton from the seven-day concussion injured list Friday before beginning a three-game series in Seattle, two weeks after he collided with shortstop Carlos Correa in pursuit of a shallow fly ball.

Buxton missed 11 games after the collision, which also sent Correa into the concussion protocol. Correa needed only the minimum seven-day stay on the injured list and missed five games.

To make room for Buxton, outfielder Carson McCusker was sent back to Triple-A St. Paul. Buxton was batting .261 with an .834 OPS and 18 extra-base hits, including 10 homers, before he was hurt. He also had 33 runs, 27 RBIs and 8 steals in his first 41 games.

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Tigers place pitcher Jobe (elbow) on 15-day IL

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Tigers place pitcher Jobe (elbow) on 15-day IL

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Detroit Tigers placed pitcher Jackson Jobe on the 15-day injured list Friday because of a right elbow injury.

Jobe, a rookie right-hander, mentioned discomfort after leaving his last start, against San Francisco on Wednesday. The injury was described as a Grade 1 right flexor strain, and the move was retroactive to Thursday.

“He reported that he had a little bit of soreness,” Detroit manager AJ Hinch said before the MLB-leading Tigers opened a three-game series in Kansas City. “So we took him immediately to get evaluated. When the test came back and the doctors read it, they discovered this flexor strain.

“I try not to rush to any judgment until we see how his rest goes, and see how his rehab goes. We’ll listen to the doctors and the pitching coaches on that.”

The 22-year-old Jobe is 4-1 with a 4.22 ERA in 10 starts this season. He has 39 strikeouts and 27 walks in 49 innings.

Right-handed pitcher Dylan Smith was selected from Triple-A Toledo and will make his major league debut with the Tigers. To make room for Smith on the 40-man roster, right-hander Alex Cobb has been transferred to the 60-day injured list.

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