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HOUSTON - Houstons Jadeveon Clowney, the top overall pick in this years draft, had microfracture surgery on his right knee.General manager Rick Smith said Clowney had the surgery on Monday.The Texans said last week that Clowney would have season-ending knee surgery, but did not specify what that surgery would be. This surgery was the second this season for the outside linebacker. He had arthroscopic surgery on the same knee after being injured in Week 1.He played three games since the first procedure but continued to struggle with pain and swelling in his knee.He saw his most extensive action of the season against the Bengals on Nov. 23, when he was in for about 50 plays and had three tackles, including one for a loss. But he experienced swelling in his knee after that and missed his eighth game of the year a week later.He last spoke to the media on Thanksgiving, when he revealed he was still in a lot of pain and that dealing with this injury has been difficult and frustrating for him.Its very tough knowing my ability and how I can play but that my knee wont let me, he said then. Thats the hard part about it that my knee keeps me from doing a lot of things I was doing before I got hurt.Clowney has had a tough time since Houston took him with the No. 1 overall pick, eager to put him on a defence already featuring rush specialist J.J. Watt. He left a dual practice Aug. 20 after a helmet-to-helmet hit with Denver Broncos tight end Jacob Tamme and missed the Texans final two preseason games, but said he passed the NFL protocols for head injuries in just over a week. He had to sit out the beginning of camp, too, after off-season surgery to repair a sports hernia.The Texans drafted Clowney after a three-year career at South Carolina in which he had 130 tackles, 24 sacks, 47 tackles for losses and 20 quarterback pressures. He also caused a school-record nine fumbles and deflected seven passes. The 6-foot-5, 266-pound Clowney also set a school record with 13 sacks in 2012. David Dellucci Jersey . -- The Sacramento Kings and guard Jimmer Fredette have completed a buyout of his contract, clearing the way for the former BYU sensation to become a free agent. Alex Young Jersey .com) - Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Edwin Encarnacion has been named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending May 11. https://www.cheapdiamondbacksjerseys.us/. - Aaron Rodgers makes tough throws that can leave fans of the Green Bay Packers speechless. Emilio Vargas Jersey . First reported by FOX Sports Ken Rosenthal, its unknown if the impetus for the deferral proposal came from players or management, but it never left the preliminary stages. Matt Williams Jersey . Didnt need any help this time. Wood beat Cincinnati for the first time in his career, repeatedly pitching out of threats for seven innings, and Chicago stalled the Reds week-long surge with a 2-0 victory Monday night.MONTREAL - The Quebec Remparts will play host to the 2015 MasterCard Memorial Cup tournament. Paul Wilson, president of the selection committee, announced Thursday that the Remparts were chosen over the Chicoutimi Sagueneens to host the annual major junior hockey championship tournament in May, 2015. Its scheduled to be the last major event held at the 15,000-seat Pepsi Colisee before a new arena is completed in Quebec City. "The committees decision to select Quebec to host the event is based on the fact that their bidd had all the elements from top to bottom to convince us that they would present an excellent 2015 MasterCard Memorial Cup: great hockey team, good organizing committee and superior installations," Wilson said in a statement.dddddddddddd Joining Wilson on the selection committee were Andre L. Baril, Hugues Constantineau, Patrick Lalime and Michel Cote. The Memorial Cup host alternates between the three major junior leagues. The London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League will host this years tournament. ' ' '