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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Sore ribs finally landed Yankees infielder Eduardo Nunez on the disabled list Sunday, forcing the team to select the contract of Alberto Gonzalez from Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes Barre. Nunez has been trying to deal with soreness on his left side for a while, and even hit in the batting cage when the team arrive in Kansas City. But he didnt progress to the point where he could play, instead becoming the 12th player to land on the Yankees DL this season. "Instead of trying to test it every day to see where hes at, were just going to give him three, four, five days, maybe try to get him swinging early next week, in the middle sometime," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "If he feels like hes ready, well try to get him out on some rehab games. It just wasnt where we wanted and we felt like we couldnt go any longer." The Yankees have been playing with a short bench while waiting for Nunez to come around for about a week. His move to the DL was backdated to May 6. "I feel better every day," said Nunez, who was hitting .200 in 27 games primarily in place of injured shortstop Derek Jeter. "Its better every day, but slow." Gonzalez was acquired from the Chicago Cubs late Thursday for a player to be named later or cash considerations. The Yankees cleared space for him on the 40-man roster by transferring first baseman Mark Teixeira to the 60-day disabled list. Gonzalez was hitting .217 in 11 games for the Cubs, and is familiar to the Yankees, having made his big league debut for them during the 2007 season. He was traded to Washington in 2008. "Hes a very good defender," Girardi said. "Hes a guy who can do some things with the bat and were happy to have him." The decision to put Nunez on the DL on Sunday wasnt he only bit of injury news for the banged-up Yankees, who are already closing in on the number of stints they had all of last season. Right-hander Ivan Nova, who is already on the DL with inflammation in his right triceps, experienced soreness in his ribs while playing toss on Sunday morning. Thats forced Girardi to scrap his plan of pitching him in Mondays doubleheader at Cleveland. Girardi had just received word of the irritation from the Yankees medical staff, and wasnt sure whether Nova would undergo any sort of tests on his left side. David Phelps will pitch the opener against the Indians, and Girardi said left-hander Vidal Nuno or right-hander Adam Warren could pitch Game 2. But that depends on whether the relievers are needed against the Royals are even in the opener in Cleveland, and Girardi didnt rule out having a starter from Triple-A stashed away at a nearby hotel in case hes needed Monday. Girardi did say that pitching CC Sabathia on short rest was not an option. "I dont want to say yet," Girardi said. 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The four All-Star teams will play for $100,000 in prize money during TSNs annual skins game, airing live this weekend on TSN from The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre. Olympic medallists PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik are set to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, Indias highest sporting honour, alongside gymnast Dipa Karmakar and shooter Jitu Rai. This is the first time the award will be conferred upon four athletes at a time.While Sindhu created history by becoming the first woman athlete from India to win a silver in badminton at the Rio Olympics, Sakshi bagged a bronze in womens 58kg wrestling.Dipa Karmakar, Indias first woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics, missed bronze by 0.15 points, but her clean finish in the high-risk Produnova vault earned her praise from all corners. Shooter Jitu Rai, the 2014 Asian Games and Commonwealth Games gold medallist, participated in the 10m and 50m air pistol events, finishing 8th and 12th respectively.The Khel Ratna Award is given for spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years. Apart from a medal and a citation, the Khel Ratna Awardee will receive a cash prize of Rs 7.5 lakh.The sports Ministry also selected 15 athletes for this years Arjuna Award. The notable names in the list are boxer Shiva Thapa, long distance runner Lalita Babar, cricketer Ajinkya Rahane, hockey players VR Raghunath and Rani Rampal.The Arjuna Award is given for consistent performance over four years, while the Dronacharya Award is given to coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious international sports events. The Dhyan Chand Award is given out for lifetime contribution to sports development.This years Dronacharya Award has been conferred upon six coaches, the most notable among being Dipas coach Bishweshwar Nandi and Indian Test team captain Virat Kohlis mentor Raj Kumar Sharma.Besides Nandi, others who will honoured with the Dronacharya Award are Nagapuri Ramesh (athletics), Sagar Mal Dhayal (boxing), Pradeep Kumar (swimming, lifetime) and Mahabir Singh (wrestling, lifetime).The Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award will be given to Satti Geetha (athletics), Sylvanus Dungg Dung (hockey) and Rajendra Pralhad Shelke (rowing).ddddddddddddThe Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand awardees will receive statuettes, certificates and cash prize of Rs 5 lakh each.The recipients of Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar will be given trophies and certificates. The top performing university in inter-university tournaments will be given MAKA Trophy, award money of Rs 10 lakh and certificates.The awardees were selected from a large number of nominations by a selection committee comprising former Olympians, Arjuna Awardees, Dronacharya Awardees, Dhyan Chand Awardees, sports journalists, experts, commentators and sports administrators.The selection committee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards was headed by Justice SK Agarwal, Retired Delhi High Court Judge.The selection committee for Dronacharya Awards and Dhyan Chand Awards was headed by MC Mary Kom.The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on August 29, 2016.Full list of awardeesRajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2016: PV Sindhu (badminton), Dipa Karmakar (gymnastics), Jitu Rai (shooting) and Sakshi Malik (wrestling).Dronacharya Award 2016: Nagapuri Ramesh (athletics), Sagar Mal Dhayal (boxing), Raj Kumar Sharma (cricket), Bishweshwar Nandi (gymnastics), S Pradeep Kumar (swimming, lifetime) and Mahabir Singh (wrestling, lifetime).Arjuna Award 2016: Rajat Chauhan (archery), Lalita Babar (athletics), Sourav Kothari (billiards and snooker), Shiva Thapa (boxing), Ajinkya Rahane (cricket), Subrata Paul (football), Rani Rampal (hockey), VR Raghunath (hockey), Gurpreet Singh (shooting), Apurvi Chandela (shooting), Soumyajit Ghosh (table tennis), Vinesh (wrestling), Amit Kumar (wrestling), Sandeep Singh Mann (para-athletics), Virender Singh (wrestling, deaf).Dhyan Chand Award: Satti Geetha (athletics), Sylvanus Dung Dung (hockey), Rajendra Pralhad Shelke (rowing). 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