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Novak Djokovic received a free pass into the third round of the US Open after his scheduled opponent, Jiri Vesely, withdrew from the event on Wednesday because of left forearm inflammation.The timing couldnt be better for Djokovic, who has struggled with his own arm and wrist injuries since the Rio Olympics. In his first-round match on Monday, a four-set struggle against Jerzy Janowicz, Djokovic called for the trainer only five games into the match to work on his arm.Afterward, Djokovic didnt want to go into details, saying in his on-court interview, I dont think its necessary to talk about this now. Im through. Im taking it day by day.But before the tournament began, the world No. 1 said his wrist had not been ideal for the last 3? weeks.Djokovic has been mired in a rare slump. Since winning the French Open in early June, he lost to Sam Querrey in the third round of Wimbledon. He did rebound in Toronto, capturing the Rogers Cup trophy, but his success was short-lived.In Rio, the Serb, who has won six of the past nine Grand Slam events, was stunned by Juan Martin del Potro in the opening round.A title at the US Open, however, would make Djokovic only the second player in the Open era -- joining?Roger Federer?--?to win three Slams in consecutive seasons.On Friday, Djokovic will play either Guido Pella or Mikhail Youzhny.Elsewhere on the mens side, Rafael Nadal became the first match winner with the roof closed.The fourth-seeded Spaniard defeated Andreas Seppi 6-0, 7-5, 6-1 to advance to the third round, where he will take on Andrey Kuznetsov of Russia.Nadals victory came after the new, $150 million roof in Arthur Ashe Stadium was closed with the score 3-3 in the second set.American John Isner?beat Steve Darcis?-- who was also coming off a five-set match -- 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (10), 6-3 in 2 hours, 54 minutes to reach the third round. 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At a news conference Tuesday where it was thought that the fiery Schallibaum may be shown the door after a dismal finish to the Major League Soccer season, team president Joey Saputo said no decision has been made on whether the Swiss Volcano will be back in 2014. The pool of candidates for the Heisman Trophy is a deep one. Derrick Henry, the winner from Alabama last year, has moved on to the NFL, but five of the next six players in the voting are back, led by runner-up Christian McCaffrey of Stanford.Also returning are Clemsons Deshaun Watson, Oklahomas Baker Mayfield, LSUs Leonard Fournette and Florida States Dalvin Cook. All of them, along with Ohio States J.T. Barnett and Georgias Nick Chubb (if fully recovered from his knee injury), are in the first wave of contenders for 2016.Here are six players who could insert themselves into the Heisman conversation:---Chad Kelly, senior quarterback, MississippiThe strong-armed Kelly is the top returning QB in the SEC and listed high on NFL draft boards for 2017. The nephew of Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Kelly led the Rebels to five victories over Top 25 teams, including Alabama on the road, and they are expected to challenge in the SEC West. A big showing against national title contender Florida State in the opener would push Kelly into the top flight of candidates.---Royce Freeman, junior running back, OregonFreemans 3,201 yards rushing the last two years are the most by any player in a Power Five conference. He broke LaMichael James single-season school rushing record with 1,836 yards in 2015 and was the only FBS player to pick up more than 100 yards from scrimmage in every game. He also led the country with 36 runs of 15 yards or more.---Greg Ward Jr., senior quarterback, HoustonWard led the Cougars to a 13-1 record that was the best in program history, and hell step into a big national spotlight in the opener against Oklahoma. He and Clemsons Watson were the only quarterbacks to rush for 1,000 yards and pass for 2,000 last season. He also was fifth in the nation with a schoool-record 21 rushing touchdowns.dddddddddddd His 16 runs of at least 20 yards led FBS quarterbacks and all players in the American Athletic Conference.---Seth Russell, senior quarterback, BaylorRussell led the Bears to a No. 2 national ranking and six straight wins before a neck injury against Iowa State ended his season. He threw for 29 touchdowns and more than 2,100 yards in seven games and also ran for 402 yards. He opened last season by accounting for six touchdowns against SMU, threw for six TDs against Rice and in his last full game threw for 380 yards and five TDs and ran for 160 yards and a TD against West Virginia.---Jabrill Peppers, sophomore linebacker, MichiganThe last two-way player to win the Heisman was the Wolverines Charles Woodson in 1997. Peppers could be the next. Hes moving from safety to a hybrid linebacker position. He also has shown the ability to excel at a half-dozen other spots, not to mention returning punts and kicks. Anything is accomplishable for Jabrill Peppers in the game of football, coach Jim Harbaugh said, adding that Peppers has greatest-in-the-world type of athleticism.---Josh Rosen, sophomore quarterback, UCLARosen threw for almost 3,700 yards and 23 touchdowns as a freshman and set a school record by going 245 consecutive passes without an interception, though he ended up with 11. The Bruins are transitioning from the spread to a pro-style system that suits him better. He has a new quarterbacks coach in Marques Tuiasosopo and new offensive coordinator in Kennedy Polamalu. As good as Rosen was last year, he figures to only get better.---Online:AP college football site: http://collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '