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Ivan Franjic can still recall the frightening August night he was awoken by chest pain.The Melbourne City defender had been suffering from a rare inflammatory condition that, unbeknown to him at the time, was impacting his heart.Called myocarditis, the condition was brought on by a virus and hit during pre-season when he was least expecting it.I had a virus, I was sick for one week, then one night I woke up in the middle of the night and my chest and heart were hurting, Franjic said.I went to hospital and ended up staying there for six days.Its something that, at the time, was very frustrating and disappointing, and I didnt know if I was ever going to play this beautiful game again.City didnt know either, and the club understandably couldnt put a date on Franjics return.It couldnt have come at a worse time for the 29-year-old, who had been at his fittest since sustaining a bad hamstring injury at the 2014 World Cup in Rio.Id been coming back from good conditioning into pre-season, and just to get a setback like that is something I never expected, Franjic said.It just shows you cant take anything for granted in life because it can happen at any time.But the heart specialist said its all clear, I just have to get a check-up here and there just to make sure in the future.Franjic recounts the tough times in the knowledge theyre finally behind him, having played six minutes in Friday nights 1-0 loss to Brisbane to build on last months three-minute FFA Cup semi-final cameo.He hopes to get a longer stint against Newcastle on Thursday night, though the Socceroos are also in the back of his mind.Franjic hasnt played for Australia since June last year before his injury-affected first season at City.Yet he knows Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou is still on the hunt for a more permanent right-back.Im always an ambitious person, Franjic said.The most important thing is I get back playing for Melbourne City, playing well, and then anything can happen.Its a long time in between camps but Ive got a lot to look forward to with City.Im ready for however long they need me - if its one minute or 90. Discount Nike Huarache Shoes . President of baseball operations Larry Beinfest was fired Friday after 12 years with the Marlins. The move came as the team neared the end of its third consecutive last-place season in the NL East. Clearance Huaraches . -- New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis is retiring after a 16-year career to become the goalie coach for the Los Angeles Galaxy. http://www.airhuarachediscount.com/ . Tracey comes to the Blue Bombers after spending over a decade with Queens University. Most recently he was the schools assistant football coach. Nike Huarache Online Sale .ca NFL Power Rankings, overtaking the Denver Broncos and remaining ahead of NFC competition San Francisco, Carolina and New Orleans. Cheap Nike Huaraches Shoes . After a lengthy wait, persistent rain finally forced the postponement of the Nationals game against the Miami Marlins on Saturday night. The teams, and a few thousand fans, waited nearly four hours from the 7:05 scheduled start time before an announcement was made shortly before 11 p. HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Jon Elmore scored 22 points and dished out six assists and Marshall won its third straight to start the season, knocking off Western Carolina, 98-63 Saturday.The game renews the rivalry between former Southern Conference rivals. The Thundering Herd now has won four straight against Western Carolina since 1997, their last year in the conference. Marshall now is 21-4 when hosting the Catamounts.Marshall now is 23-11 on its home court under coach Dan DAntoni.Austin Loop finished with 17 points for Marshall and Terrrence Thompson added another 16 and the Thundering Herd outscored Western Carolina in the second half, 58-31.ddddddddddddMarshall led at intermission, 40-32 and Elmore drilled a 3-pointer two minutes into the second half that pushed the lead to 12 points, 48-34, and Loops 3 a minute later made it 51-34.Devin Peterson scored 13 points and Haboubacar Mutombo grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Catamounts (1-3). ' ' '