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LONDON - Tony Romo practiced Thursday for the first time since arriving in London, and the Dallas Cowboys quarterback says his injured back is getting better. Ernie Stautner Jersey .Romo missed last Sundays loss to the Arizona Cardinals because of his third back injury in 18 months. He skipped Wednesdays practice following the teams arrival Tuesday.Well keep taking it day by day and just see what happens, Romo said. Its improving each day and I think we did some things today that were positive. Just keep going in that direction, I think well have a good chance (of playing Sunday).The Cowboys (6-3) play the Jacksonville Jaguars (1-8) at Wembley Stadium in the last of three regular-season games in London this year. They have lost their last two games, however, with backup Brandon Weeden playing last weekend.Romo has fractures in two small bones in his back. The injury is unrelated to a herniated disk last year or to off-season surgery to remove a cyst earlier in 2013.The quarterback said Thursday he was still a little sore, but called it normal stuff and said his back loosened up during practice.If youre always waiting to feel great to play in every game you play in, youre only going to play a couple of games a year, he said. The best players are the guys who are able to play at the same level with stuff going on.Even though Romo practiced, Dallas coach Jason Garrett is still not sure who will start.We would never put a player in harms way. Obviously its a very physical sport that we play, Garrett said. He (Romo) has to be functional. He has to be able to protect himself.Against the Cardinals, Weeden threw two interceptions and had one late touchdown. So for the Cowboys, who have a bye next week, getting Romo on the field is a priority if they want to end the two-game losing streak.Even if he is in a little pain.No one cares once you actually step on the field on Sunday whether youre banged up or not, Romo said. Its just about what you do when youre out there.Each day you just get incrementally better, you improve. Im feeling better. I think its getting to a point where you can manage it.Cowboys owner Jerry Jones watched practice and said Romo had a comfortable flight to London.Im anticipating him playing, he said. Have no reason to think that he wont.___Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Rod Woodson Steelers Jersey . The Austrian ski federation said Morgenstern was "conscious and well responsive" and his condition would be monitored in the intensive care unit of a Salzburg hospital for the next 72 hours. 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She held a 5-2 lead in the second set, only to let Riske tie it at five.OTTAWA - It was always supposed to be a memorable night in Ottawa — it just turned out differently than expected.On a day when longtime Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson announced his retirement and said his goodbyes to the Ottawa crowd, it was Islanders goaltender Jaroslav Halak who stole the spotlight once the game started.Halak made 20 saves Thursday night, setting a franchise record for consecutive wins as New York defeated the Senators 2-1.Halak, with a 14-4-0 record this season, won his 11 straight game to surpass Billy Smiths 1982 record.Its always nice, but I would say Im not here to chase any records or anything, said Halak. Im here to have fun, play hockey and try to help the guys win the game.Casey Cizikas scored the game winner for the Islanders (19-7-0). Brock Nelson also scored.The Senators (10-10-5) are now winless in their last four games.After one loss youve got some concern, said Ottawas Chris Neil. You want to win as many games as possible, but right now were just finding ways to lose games.Mika Zibanejad scored the lone goal for Ottawa, while Craig Anderson faced 25 shots.Anderson has lost his last five starts for the first time since an eight-game skid from Jan. 21-Feb. 11, 2012.The Senators goaltender was unavailable for comment following the game.Alfredsson, who announced his retirement in the morning, took part in the pre-game warm-up where he bid his final farewell to a soldout crowd of 20,511 at Canadian Tire Centre.I still think the day was what it is and it was a great day, said captain Erik Karlsson. That was the positive of the day and obviously we didnt win the game and thats not fun and thats a separate situation from the other one and I dont think either of them are going to overshadow the other one.Added alternate captain Chris Phillips: Its very disappointing not to win that game with the hype and energy that we had out there.This was the Senators second straight loss to the Islanders this week. New York defeated Ottawa 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday.Halak was instrumental in both games, although the Senators rarely tested him Thurssday night with just nine shots through two periods. Devin Bush Steelers Jersey. I think the last two nights (Halak) would be the first to tell you I thought we did a pretty good job, said Islanders coach Jack Capuano. We didnt give him much (to face) through two periods tonight, and the last game we didnt give the opposition too much.To me youve got to stay focused, and hes doing that. Its great to see him break the record and he deserves it.The Islanders took the lead at 13:33 of the third as Thomas Hickey made a cross-ice pass to Cizikas, who beat Anderson with the one-timer.Special teams were the difference in the second period as both teams scored with the man advantage.The Islanders opened the scoring at the 11-minute mark as Nelson took a great pass from Frans Nielsen behind the net to beat Anderson.The Senators made the most of a two-man advantage to tie the game. With Nelson already in the box, Brian Strait took a high-sticking penalty. Erik Karlsson and Zibanejad played give-and-go before Zibanejad rifled a shot through Halaks pads.Both teams failed to score in the first period.Overall we played pretty solid and (Anderson) gave us a chance to win the game, but we just couldnt get the puck in the net, said Karlsson. Thats frustrating sometimes, but at least we played well for most of the 60 minutes and we just have to build off that.Ottawa defenceman Marc Methot played his first game of the season after missing the first 24 games with a lower body injury.I was pretty happy with my game, said Methot. I just kept it simple and I didnt try and do anything too fancy. I think as the games progress Ill get better.The Senators are back in action Saturday as they take on the Pittsburgh Penguins, while the Islanders return home to take on the St. Louis Blues.Notes: The Senators placed D Patrick Wiercioch on injured reserve with a muscle strain. D Jared Cowen, C Colin Greening and C Zack Smith were healthy scratches. The Islanders were without D Travis Hamonic (upper-body) and RW Cal Clutterbuck (lower-body). Both are day-to-day. C Josh Bailey was a healthy scratch. ' ' '