CLEVELAND -- While Josh Gordon waits to hear from the NFL, the Cleveland Browns think they have an idea about what is going to happen. Coach Mike Pettine said Sunday that Gordon did not play in the Browns previous exhibition game because the team is preparing to be without the All-Pro wide receiver for at least part of the season. Gordon is waiting to hear from the NFL regarding his appeal of a possible yearlong suspension for again violating the leagues substance-abuse program. He has been practicing and playing for weeks amid uncertainty about his career. "Knowing that the decision is looming -- that were fairly certain that were not going to have him for a minimum of some part of the year -- we wanted to make sure that we were getting repetitions with the guys that are going to be out there early," Pettine said. The 23-year-old Gordon set the clubs single-season franchise record with an NFL-best 1,646 yards receiving last year despite being suspended for the first two games. The breakout performance included one dazzling four-game stretch where had 36 receptions for 774 yards and five touchdowns. But he has struggled in his preparations for this year, dropping passes during practices and preseason games. He hasnt spoken to reporters for months, and Pettine said his uncertain future is weighing on him. An unspecified injury also contributed to Gordon being held out for Saturday nights 33-14 loss to St. Louis, Pettine said. "As the game went on and there was the opportunity for him to get in there, with just the minor injury that he had, he wasnt loose," Pettine said. "I consulted with (wide receivers) coach (Mike) McDaniel and at that point we just didnt feel comfortable putting him in. It wasnt anything from a punishment standpoint or anything like that. It was just common sense." Vapormax Dame 2020 . James Harden wasnt worried and told his coach as much. "He was fired up but I told him: Its OK. Were going to be all right," Harden said. And they were. Houston scored 17 straight points after that timeout, led by 10 from Harden, to take the lead and roll to an easy 129-106 win. Vapormax Tilbud Danmark . - The fiancee of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez is set to ask a judge to throw out allegations that she lied to a grand jury. http://www.vapormaxdanmark.com/nike-joyride-run-danmark.html . Crawford hit his slam off Pirates starter Edinson Volquez to give San Francisco a four run lead in the fourth and they never looked back. Brandon Belt had three runs batted in as well. Bumgarner pitched all nine innings and allowed just four hits. Vapormax Dame Danmark . - A Tuesday funeral is planned in Toronto for 20-year-old Saginaw Spirit forward Terry Trafford. Vapormax Hvid Herre Danmark . Karlovic of Croatia used his big serve to beat Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic 7-6 (6), 7-6 (7). Kohlschreiber had lost all of his three previous matches against Istomin but the German broke serve for a decisive 3-2 lead in the third set and held on to reach his first final of the year.Sussex will be without Bangladeshi left-armer Mustafizur Rahman for their upcoming NatWest T20 Blast and Royal London One-Day Cup group matches. The 20-year-old fast bowler, signed in March after previous experience in the Indian and Bangladeshi Premier Leagues, has a shoulder injury. Under direction from the Bangladesh Cricket Board, Rahman is due to have a scan on the problem this week.The results will determined whether he will be fit for the latter stages of either competition, should Sussex advance that far.In the mmeantime, they will have to do without Rahman, who has featured in two T20 Blast fixtures so far against Essex and Surrey.ddddddddddddThe shoulder issue kept him out of Sundays meeting with Gloucestershire in the Royal London One-Day Cup and Sussex now face an anxious wait to discover how long he will be out for. Also See: Fixtures/results Live cricket on Sky Get Sky Sports Cricket videos ' ' '