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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Royals pitcher Chris Young had surgery to his abdominal area, pelvis and groin on Tuesday and the veteran right-hander is expected to be ready for spring training in February.The bilateral core and right-sided adductor repair was performed by Dr. Bill Meyers in Philadelphia.The 37-year-old Young was an instrumental part in the Royals World Series championship last season, and was rewarded with a two-year, $10 million contract. But Young went just 3-9 with a 6.19 ERA, quickly lost his job in the starting rotation and was relegated to mop-up duty out of the bullpen.The former All-Star with San Diego is 79-67 with a 3.87 ERA in his 12-year major league career.Justin Anderson Hawks Jersey . -- Ryan Blaney provided more evidence that Penske Racings No. Tracy Mcgrady Hawks Jersey . The veteran safety was a starter for the Bengals from 2008-2012. He totaled 41 tackles and three interceptions while starting all but four of the 13 games he played last season. http://www.authenticbasketballshophawks.info/deandre-bembry-hawks-jersey/ . PETERSBURG, Fla. Dikembe Mutombo Jersey .25 million option on reliever Jose Veras. Dominique Wilkins Hawks Jersey . Defenceman Yannick Weber scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Canucks breathed a sigh of relief with a 2-1 win on Saturday night.SALT LAKE CITY -- The reinforcements have arrived for the University of Utah in the form of David Collette and Sedrick Barefield.Kyle Kuzma posted his sixth double-double of the season with 18 points and 15 rebounds as Utah cruised to a 92-60 victory over Prairie View A&M on Saturday, but all eyes were on the two newcomers.The Utes blew the game wide open early with a 16-2 run to take a 25-9 lead and never looked back. The Panthers were simply overmatched by Utahs size inside and athleticism on the perimeter.Zachary Hamilton led Prairie View (2-10) with 26 points.The most significant story of the game was the presence of power forward Collette and point guard Barefield. The two transferred to Utah last year, but just became eligible to play after the fall semester ended and Saturday was their first game. All of the required paperwork and final grades didnt become official until Friday.Collette started, but both are expected to be with the No. 1 unit as the season progresses.A little bit rusty, Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak said. No matter what you do, you cant get in that great of game condition until the popcorn starts popping.Two dynamic players. ... Dave, our own guys were bouncing off him at times. Hes a pretty solid rock inside. ... Sedrick gives you a little dynamic look. ... Captain Obvious, I would say they were pretty darn excited.The Utes (7-2) received an immediate boost in the paint from the 6-foot-10 Collette, who showed toughness and good touch offensively. The Utah State transfer dealt with foul trouble, but finished with 11 points and nine rebounds.Its been long enough, said Collette, who was named a captain. Ive been through this before. I was a little anxious, a little nervous. But once the game starts, it goes away. Its game-time.Im the oldest on the team. They call me grampss, theyre my grandkids.dddddddddddd ... Ive been through and know what its like. So Ive got a little bit to offer, I think.Barefield came in off the bench and provided a much-needed additional shooter despite air-balling his first shot. The SMU transfer knocked down three 3-pointers in the first half and ended with 18 points.It was definitely worth the wait, Barefield said. By the way Dave was practicing, (you could tell) he was ready. I was a little anxious. Kind of overthinking things, so I kind of wasnt being myself in practice.I kind of compare it to roller-coaster going up. But once the ball goes up, its just basketball.BIG PICTUREPrairie View: The Panthers lost their seventh straight, including the last six on the road. Prairie View is winding down its nonconference schedule before starting its real part of the season -- Southwestern Athletic Conference play -- on Jan. 2.Utah: The Utes are finally at full strength with Collette and Barefield. Now Utah will see what type of team it truly is after an unspectacular start against a weak nonconference schedule.STAT OF THE NIGHTUtah shot a season-high 59.3 percent from the floor. The Utes shot 20 for 28 (71.4 percent) in the first half alone.QUOTABLETheyre really, really, really a fabulous basketball team, PVAMU coach Byron Smith said. I would have enjoyed it a lot better if I was sitting at home watching them play as opposed to being on the other end of this crushing defeat.UP NEXTPrairie View: The Panthers travel to face George Mason on Thursday for their seventh consecutive road game.Utah: Travels to Play San Francisco on Thursday in the first game of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic holiday tournament. ' ' '