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INDIANAPOLIS - Colts coach Chuck Pagano has an explanation for Reggie Waynes recent struggles — the six-time Pro Bowler has been playing with a torn left triceps. Dusty Baker Jersey .Until Sunday, Indianapolis had only acknowledged Wayne had injured his left elbow Oct. 19 against Cincinnati.But after beating Cleveland 25-24, Pagano inadvertently mentioned on Sundays postgame radio show that Wayne had been battling an assortment of injuries including a torn tri before stopping in mid-sentence.You know what, he battles every week, coming back from the knee, the elbow, a lot of nagging stuff thats difficult for anybody to deal with, Pagano said Monday after acknowledging the two arm injuries were connected.Theres something there because we know the player Reggie is and how he contributes and how he can make the clutch catch and all those things.Clearly, Wayne hasnt been 100 per cent.Since sitting out against Pittsburgh on Oct. 26, Wayne has only 17 receptions for 207 yards and one touchdown in five games. Two of the past three games have been especially difficult.Wayne was targeted eight times Sunday and dropped three. He finished with one catch for 5 yards, ending an NFL record streak of 82 consecutive games with three or more receptions, though he did run the key rub route that led to Andrew Lucks winning touchdown pass to T.Y. Hilton.Two weeks earlier, in a win over Jacksonville, Luck threw two short passes to Wayne in the waning minutes to keep the reception streak alive. After Wayne got his third reception, Luck started going to his knee.With his contract about to expire, Waynes declining productivity has led to speculation about the future of a 36-year-old receiver who missed the last nine regular-season games in 2013 with a torn ACL in his right knee.Through the years, Wayne has been the model of consistency. He had seven straight 1,000-yard seasons, topped the 100-catch mark three times in four years and is tied with Peyton Manning for most games (208) and most wins (141) in franchise history. Wayne could break those records if he plays in Sundays regular season home finale.Indy (9-4) also can clinch its second straight AFC South title with a win over Houston (7-6) this weekend.But Pagano isnt giving away his plans yet.Well do whatever gives us the best chance to win and obviously, whats best for the player, he said.Not disclosing accurate injury information can be a violation of league rules.Late last week, NFL officials said they would look into the reasoning behind omitting Dallas quarterback Tony Romos injured ribs from the weekly report. The league has not commented on it since then, and coach Jason Garrett said Monday he believes it is a non-issue and has not heard back from the league.___AP NFL website: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP_NFL___AP Sports Writer Schuyler Dixon in Dallas also contributed to this report. Mike Foltynewicz Jersey . Louis Blues have returned to the top spot in the TSN. Huascar Ynoa Jersey .S. 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ONeill fixed that in a dramatic way Thursday night, breaking a scoreless tie late in the second period and assisting on the winner in the third as the St. Johns Ice Caps won a third straight game in the Eastern Conference finals, beating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2-1 in Game 4 Thursday night. The IceCaps can advance to the Calder Cup finals with a win in Game 5 on Saturday night in Wilkes-Barre. "It feels nice to get a goal, but it feels great to win," ONeill said. "Weve got a long way ahead of us here, but well enjoy it for a little bit." Josh Lunden also scored for the IceCaps, who went 2 for 9 on the power play. "I thought we did a good job drawing penalties, getting to the net," ONeill said. "Thats the key to getting to any goalie." Brian Dumoulin scored a third-period goal for the Penguins, who went scoreless on six power-play opportunities. "Our power play had some good looks, but at the end of the day, myself and our unit definitely have to put some in the back of the net," Dumoulin said. "Its not just getting chancess anymore. Andy Messersmith Jersey. We have to score." The Penguins were called for six minor penalties in the second period, contributing to a massive 19-2 shots advantage for the IceCaps in the period. Penguins goalie Peter Mannino stopped the first 18 shots he faced, but the 19th was a one-timer from ONeill from the top of the left faceoff circle that trickled past his pads with 26.1 seconds left in the period. ONeills goal came on a 5-on-3 advantage after centre Zach Sill took a double minor for high-sticking IceCaps winger Andrew Gordon with 1:07 left in the period while the Penguins were already killing a penalty. "We were getting a lot of chances," ONeill said. "It was just a matter of time before one went our way. We had a 5-on-3, had good traffic at the net and we buried one." The Penguins tied the score 1-1 at 6:49 of the third when a Dumoulin shot from the blue-line that looked to be headed well wide of the left post hit defenceman Brenden Kichton and skipped past goalie Michael Hutchinson. The Penguins took another penalty less than a minute later, however, and St. Johns retook the lead with a second power-play goal. Lunden collected the rebound of an ONeill shot behind the net and wrapped it inside the post with 10:41 left. "They had some momentum going their way," ONeill said. "It was good to draw a penalty, get back into it and bury one on the power play." ' ' '