CHICAGO -- Cubs infielder Tommy La Stella has refused to report to Triple-A Iowa after being optioned to the minors nearly two weeks ago, and Chicago placed him on the temporary inactive list Tuesday.La Stella started at third base for the Cubs in last years wild-card victory over Pittsburgh. He was optioned to the minors on July 29 when Chicago activated outfielder Chris Coghlan off the disabled list.The left-handed hitting La Stella is batting .295 with a .388 on-base percentage in 105 at-bats with the Cubs and didnt take the demotion well.Hes a 27-year-old kid working through some stuff and were trying to give him time to work through those things, Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer said. Weve had a lot of contact with him and well continue to do that.Manager Joe Maddon said hes communicated by text message with La Stella, who was back home in New Jersey working out.Hes not angry. Hes not upset, Maddon said. Hes just at that point where he doesnt know exactly what he wants to do. Thats it.La Stella will continue to get paid while hes on the inactive list.Depth has been a good problem for the major league-leading Cubs this season. La Stella was vulnerable to being sent down despite his impressive numbers because he still has minor league options.This guy can flat out hit, Hoyer said.Some Cubs players declined comment about La Stella, saying they didnt know enough about the situation. Others defended him.I dont know if anybody would say they saw that coming by any means, outfielder Jason Heyward said. But at the same time, somebody has got to be at peace with what theyre doing.Outfielder Matt Szczur said he was sure La Stella will eventually report to Iowa.Im really close to Tommy and weve been talking back and forth, Szczur said. Hes trying to get in a good place. I can only support him.Hoyer said La Stellas absence will make the Cubs look for left-handed hitting elsewhere. He said when La Stella returns, it wont be with the Cubs.Theres no doubt hes going to have to get at-bats and play in Triple-A before he can help the major league team, Hoyer said. Hes going to get at-bats in Iowa, for sure. Vapormax Flyknit Herr . The 15th-ranked Canadian men lost the opening two games of their European tour: 19-15 to No. 17 Georgia and 21-20 to No. Nike Zoom Rea . John Lucas, signed as a mentor for rookie Trey Burke, showed he can score if required, scoring 12 points of his 16 points in the second quarter as Utah built an 18-point lead. http://www.airvapormaxsverige.com/vapormax-flyknit-3-rea.html . - Connor McDavid scored 53 seconds into overtime as the Erie Otters came from behind to defeat the visiting Guelph Storm 4-3 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 35 Herr . -- When the Florida Panthers fell behind by two goals in the first period to the top team in the NHL, it appeared they were on their way to yet another loss. Nike Air Vapormax Sverige . Only three players drafted by NHL clubs were included on the Czech selection camp roster on Wednesday. Those players were Dallas Stars 2012 first-rounder Radek Faksa, Winnipeg Jets 2013 fourth-rounder Jan Kostalek and Phoenix Coyotes 2012 seventh-rounder Marek Langhamer. MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin inside linebacker Chris Orr will miss the remainder of the season with a right ACL injury, the school announced Monday.Orr suffered the injury on his teams first defensive series during Wisconsins 16-14 victory against LSU on Saturday at Lambeau Field. He was replaced by backup Ryan Connelly, who finished second on the team with seven tackles.Badgers coach Paul Chryst said Orr received the news Sunday after undergoing an MRI.He crutched in and said, Just want to make sure you saw me smiling today, Chryst said during his weekly news conference. He goes, Ill be back. I believed him. These kids do put so much into it. You hate it for them.Orr played in 10 of 13 games last seasonn as a true freshman, making six starts.dddddddddddd He ranked sixth on the Badgers with 46 tackles.Wisconsin already was thin at inside linebacker because last years leading tackler, T.J. Edwards, suffered a foot injury this offseason and missed the season opener. Edwards return is not known at this point, though he appears to be close to playing. Orr, meanwhile, will likely be forced to use his redshirt.I dont know when hell have the surgery, but certainly was disappointed, Chryst said. His mom and dad, brothers, they raised him right. Hes got the right perspective on it. ' ' '