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NEW YORK -- Max Scherzer is headed to the All-Star Game, picked as a replacement for Washington Nationals teammate Stephen Strasburg.Strasburg originally was selected to pitch for the National League team, but he came off the disabled list Sunday and wont participate as a precaution.The Nationals say Strasburg, who is from San Diego, plans to attend the game.Max was excited. Never seen a veteran guy as elated as he to be a part of the All-Star Game, Washington manager Dusty Baker said. I think hes a good representative to show people what a privilege and an honor it is to go.Strasburg started Friday night in a 3-1 win over the New York Mets, his second outing since coming off the DL. He returned from an upper-back strain Sunday against the Cincinnati Reds.Because of Stephens injury that he just came off of, being on three days rest, it would have cost him time again with us, Baker said. So Im just glad that hes going, especially in his hometown. But theres a lot of risk for Stephen since he just came off the DL, and you dont know how hes going to come through this game tonight. So everybody decided itd be better that he doesnt start or pitch.Strasburg is 12-0 with a 2.62 ERA this season. Scherzer is 9-6 with a 3.21 ERA.Major League Baseball also announced Friday that Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Michael Saunders and San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt won the final two All-Star roster spots, elected by fans in online balloting.This is a proud moment for me and my family, Saunders said. Everyone knows that Canada takes care of their own. Im Canadian through and through. Just to feel that support, the best way I can describe, everyones been asking me, is I feel loved by this country. To see the support they gave me is very humbling.Saunders joins the American League team, while Belt gets a slot on the NL squad.Extremely excited, obviously. Its hard to put into words, Belt said. I just cant believe that Im an All-Star this year. Its pretty cool, especially when you step back and think about how many fans voted and how many times they voted, how many messages that I got of how their thumbs were numb. Its pretty overwhelming to think about.The Associated Press contributed to this report. Martinas Rankin Super Bowl Jersey . Perhaps Carroll was so prepared for a break because he believes there is very little the Seattle Seahawks need heading into the off-season. "I dont see anything that we need to add. We just have to get better," Carroll said. Tony Gonzalez Super Bowl Jersey . The lawyers filed a 33-page amended complaint Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, expanding on the suit originally filed Oct. 3 in New York Supreme Court. Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz last week refused to compel Selig to testify in the grievance, and Rodriguez then walked out of the hearing without testifying. http://www.officialkcchiefspro.com/Alex-okafor-chiefs-jersey/ . P.A. Parenteau scored early in the third period to help the Avs edge Toronto 2-1 on Tuesday night. Cory Sarich also scored for Colorado (3-0-0), which is off to its best ever start. Kendall Fuller Super Bowl Jersey . For the Wild it was their first win of the season and they now have a record of 1-1-2 while the Jets fall to 2-2. Jets start a six game home stand Friday with another divisional game, home to the Dallas Stars. Joe Montana Super Bowl Jersey . Neymar curled home a free kick from just outside the area to put the 2014 World Cup host ahead in the 44th minute. Three minutes after the break, a simple through pass from Paulinho freed Oscar and the Chelsea star rounded goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong to extend Brazils lead. LAS VEGAS -- Tom Brady returned from his suspension and led the New England Patriots to an expected 33-13 victory as 10-point favorites over the Cleveland Browns, so they maintain their spot as the No. 1 team in the NFL Vegas Rankings.However, the Minnesota Vikings closed the gap as the leagues lone remaining undefeated team following their 31-13 win over the Houston Texans. The Pittsburgh Steelers, Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks all won on Sunday to complete our top five. The defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos dropped to No. 6 after their 23-16 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, who improved to 4-1 and are our No. 8 team.Heres a look at the teams makingg the biggest moves up and down the rankings, and then well look for some Week 6 value plays (11-4 ATS so far this season) using this weeks power ratings:Note: The NFL Vegas Rankings are compiled by taking the average of the power ratings of ESPN Chalk handicappers, including Erin Rynning, yours truly and ESPNs Football Power Index, and are used to compare two teams as if they were to meet on a neutral field (after which most teams get 2.dddddddddddd5 points for home-field advantage) and can be used to compare to the current point spread. ' ' '