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MADRID, Spain -- A doctor treating Diego Costa for a hamstring injury says the striker has a muscle tear that needs to be reassessed in 15 days, raising doubts about his chances of making Spains World Cup squad. Pedro Guillen of the Cemtro clinic said in an interview with the Cadena Cope radio station that the 25-year-old Brazil-born player had a "grade one tear to the femoral biceps of his right leg," and would need 15 days convalescence before his injury could be re-evaluated. Spains opener in Brazil is June 13 against the Netherlands. Coach Vicente del Bosque said Sunday the players in his 23-man squad would need to be fit by June 2 -- the FIFA deadline for squad lists. .L. - Defending womens champion Alberta improved to 3-0 at the Canadian junior curling championships with a 10-3 win over Ontario in Sundays afternoon draw. . Louis, MO (SportsNetwork. http://www.sfgiantsapparelsshop.com/bar ... rsey-c-18/. A person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press the Steelers will part ways with the former Pro Bowler, a move that hardly serves as a surprise after fifth-year linebacker Jason Worilds agreed to accept a "transition player" tag last week. . - Leon Draisaitl scored a hat trick as the Prince Albert Raiders stormed past the Swift Current Broncos 5-2 in Western Hockey League action Tuesday. . - The Detroit Lions have 13 takeaways this season — three less than all of last season — and the defence isnt the only unit pleased with the performance.NORTH BAY, Ont. -- Carter Sandlak scored at 2:19 into overtime to lead the Plymouth Whalers to a 3-2 victory over the North Bay Battalion on Thursday in Ontario Hockey League action. Sandlaks goal came on one of just 17 shots by the Whalers. Ryan Hartman opened the scoring for Plymouth (5-6-0) with a power-play goal 11:29 into the first period, and Danny Vanderwiel got the equalizer for the Whalers at 10:02 of the third. Dylan Blujus scored for the Battalion (6-6-1) in the second period, and Vincent Praplan put the home team in front early in the third. Alex Nedeljkovic made 33 saves for Plymouth, while Brendan ONeill made 14 saves for North Bay. --- ICEDOGS 7 67S 4 ST. CATHARINES, Ont. -- Anthony DiFruscia had a natural hat trick in the second period to lead Niagara to its win over Ottawa. Carter Verhaeghe also had a big game for the IceDogs (4-4-2), as he opened the scoring with his ninth and tenth goals of the season, and added a pair of assists. Eric Ming and Jesse Graham got the other Niagara goals. Nevin Guy had two goals and an assist for the 67s (5-6-0). Ryan Van Stralen and Brett Gustavsen got the other Ottawa goals. Christopher Festarini made 24 saves for the Ice Dogs. Philippe Trudeau stopped 19 of 25 shots in nearly 35 minutes for Ottawa, while teammate Jacob Blair stopped 16 of the 17 shots he faced. --- STORM 3 SPITFIRES 2 WINDSOR, Ont. -- Scott Kosmachuk scored his seventh goal of the season to lead Guelph over Windsor. Kosmachuks goal, scored at 13:51 of the third period, sealed the deal for the Storm (7-3-0) after the visitors had given up a two-goal lead. Pius Suter and Brock McGinn also scored for Windsor and Kosmachuk chipped in with an assist. Josh Ho-Sang had a goal and an assist for tthe Spitfires (4-6-0) and Kerby Rychel scored the other Windsor goal.dddddddddddd Guelph goaltender Justin Nichols made 32 saves on 34 shots while his Spitfires counterpart, Jordan DeKort, stopped 32 of 35 shots. --- PETES 4 STEELHEADS 3 PETERBOROUGH, Ont. -- Stephen Pierog scored a goal and an assist to lead Peterborough over Mississauga. Steve Lorentz, Nick Ritchie, and Connor Boland also scored for the Petes (6-3-1), while Clark Seymour added two assists on the night. Austin Gerhart scored a power-play goal and added an assist for the Steelheads (5-6-0), and Trevor Carrick and Sean Day rounded out Mississaugas offence. Andrew DAgostino made 34 saves in the victory while Spencer Martin stopped 30 of 34 shots in defeat. --- GREYHOUNDS 1 COLTS 0 BARRIE, Ont. -- Matt Murray made 38 saves and Blake Speers scored in the first period to lead Sault Ste. Marie to its victory over Barrie. Speers goal was his third of the season, and was assisted by Sergey Tolchinsky and Darnell Nurse. Mackenzie Blackwood finished with 28 saves for the Colts (3-6-1). The Greyhounds improved to 7-1-1 on the season. --- SPIRIT 6 STING 3 SARNIA, Ont. -- The Sting rallied from a 3-1 deficit and scored five unanswered goals in their win over Saginaw. Nikolay Goldobin had two goals and an assist and Nikita Korostelev also scored twice for Sarnia (3-6-1). Anthony DeAngelo added to his numbers with a goal and three assists, while Patrick White also scored for the Sting. Kristoff Kontos, Zach Bratina and Mitchell Stephens replied for Saginaw (5-5-2). The teams combined for seven goals in the second period after a scoreless first. Taylor Dupuis made 26 saves for the Sting, while Jake Paterson stopped 23 shots for Saginaw. ' ' '