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CHICAGO -- Nearly 13 years after he was traded away, Joe Nathan is back with the Giants.San Francisco promoted the 41-year-old right-hander from Double-A Richmond before Saturdays game against the Chicago Cubs.I want to prove to myself that I can still do it, said Nathan, who signed a minor league deal Aug. 19.Nathan was a sixth-round pick of the Giants in 1995 and began his career as a starter before moving to the bullpen. But after struggling in the 2003 playoffs, Nathan was dealt along with left-hander Francisco Liriano to Minnesota for catcher A.J. Pierzynski.It turned out to a one-sided deal, as Nathan became one of the top closers in the game with 377 saves and six All-Star selections with Minnesota, Texas and Detroit. But he has appeared in only four major league games the past two seasons after a second Tommy John surgery.Ultimate motivation is to win a ring and from there it was kind of nice to prove some people wrong, Nathan said. Once I had the injury, I dont think it was 5 minutes after we found out I was going to have surgery that people were already saying, `So youre retiring, right?Nathan picked jersey No. 74, having been born in 1974.Manager Bruce Bochy says the playoff contenders plan to use Nathan in the sixth and seventh innings.Whats impressive is what hes accomplished, but he still has such passion for the game that here he is pitching at Double-A, Bochy said. And now here he is, back with the Giants.Nathan appeared in three games with the Cubs earlier this season, but was then released Aug. 6 amid a roster crunch.He had one really good game up in Milwaukee (on July 24) where we got a couple guys on and he struck out the side, Chicago manager Joe Maddon said. His pitches got up to the low 90s (mph) with some really good break. It was just a lack of opportunity with us. . Im really happy that hes there.The Giants opened a spot on the 40-man roster for Nathan by recalling right-hander Ray Black from Double-A Richmond and putting him on the 60-day disabled list. Joel Przybilla Jersey . The Hall of Fame defenceman told Landsberg that he believes fighting still has a place in todays game, but thinks staged fighting needs be outlawed. Wholesale Blazers Jerseys . Ouellette, from Montreal, already has three Olympic gold medals since joining the team in 1999. https://www.cheapblazersonline.com/1058i-wesley-matthews-jersey-blazers.html . 10 Texas A&Ms offence dominated as usual against SMU. Portland Trail Blazers Pro Shop . In the response filed Wednesday to the complaint by 30-year-old Alexander Bradley, attorneys say the former University of Florida player is invoking his Fifth Amendment right that protects people from incriminating themselves. Blazers Jerseys China . 1 position. The Mustangs (6-0), who beat Queens 50-31 last weekend, earned 17 first-place votes and 287 points in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada. Western was last ranked first in the country in October 2011. The Los Angeles Galaxy will try to extend their unbeaten streak to five games when it visits the Seattle Sounders on Saturday at CenturyLink Field in Seattle.Seattle, which has struggled this season, should be bolstered by the return of Clint Dempsey.Los Angeles (6-3-8) is fourth in Major League Soccers Western Conference with 26 points. The Galaxy, who rank third in the MLS in scoring with 30 goals, have not lost since falling 1-0 to Toronto FC on June 18.Two of the teams three wins during that stretch came in U.S. Open Cup competition. The Galaxy were winless in seven MLS matches before beating the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-0 on Monday.Were moving into a critical stage of the season, said LAs Steven Gerrard, who has seven assists this season. We need to keep taking maximum points. I look back on the first half of the season and see where we let too many good positions slip and dropped silly points.Los Angeles seemed to get a jolt from the return of midfielder Gyasi Zardes and striker Robbie Keane. Zarddes was away with the U.ddddddddddddS. national team. Keane was with the Irish national team. Keane scored a goal in his first game back.Seattle (5-5-7) is ninth in the Western Conference with 17 points and last in the MLS with 14 goals. Rookie Jordan Morris has six goals in MLS play this season.The Sounders are 1-5-1 in their last seven matches. They should benefit from the return of Dempsey. The teams star forward has been away since May 21 with the U.S. national team, but he is expected to suit up for the Sounders on Saturday.Seattle coach Sigi Schmid announced Thursday that defender Zach Scott and forward Herculez Gomez will remain with the team after signing contract extensions through the end of the 2016 season. The Sounders are also anticipating the return of Brad Evans (calf) and Chad Marshall (concussion), each of whom missed time last weekend against Toronto FC. ' ' '