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MLB: Strasburg hears it from Davey

Stephen Strasburg has “probably” two or three starts remaining before he’s done for the season, and he can no longer claim he wasn’t told the shutdown was coming.

Nationals manager Davey Johnson said yesterday he spoke to Strasburg about the righthander’s innings limit.

Johnson said Strasburg is down to “probably ... two or three” starts to go in the ace’s first full season since undergoing reconstructive elbow surgery. FOOTBALL: Big East wants 14th team New Big East commissioner Mike

Aresco confirmed the conference wants to add a 14th member for football, and is planning to have a championship game after next season.

The RutgersTulane game will be played as scheduled tomorrow night in the Superdome, only days after Hurricane Isaac swept across the New Orleans area with hurricaneforce winds. The Superdome sustained only superficial damage.

The NFL suspended Titans wide receiver Kenny Britt, the former Rutgers star, one game after a driving under the influence arrest, his eighth runin with police since he was drafted in 2009. Britt said he won’t appeal the decision. GOLF: Bourdy leads by two strokes In CransSurSierre, Switzerland, Gre

gory Bourdy of France shot an 8under 63 to lead by two strokes after the rainswept European Masters first round.

Fredrik Andersson Hed of Sweden and Oliver Fisher of England trail by two

strokes.

HOOPS: Liberty drop third straight

In Newark, Tamika Catchings scored 22 points to lead the Indiana Fever to a 7663 victory over the Liberty.

Cappie Pondexter and Essence Carson had 18 points each for the Liberty who lost their third straight. The Lakers will unveil a statue of Kar

eem AbdulJabbar and retire the jerseys of Shaquille O’Neal and Jamaal Wilkes during the upcoming season.