Manchester United made no attempt to hijack Pep Guardiolas move to Manchester City, according to Sky sources. City stole the Deadline Day headlines by announcing that Guardiola will replace Manuel Pellegrini as manager when he leaves Bayern Munich in the summer.A statement from the Etihad said first contact with Guardiola was made in recent weeks, but it is understood United have been prepared for the announcement for months. And sources say the early confirmation has spared United the temptation of entering a summer fight for footballs most in-demand manager, which was always likely to have just one winner.Current United boss Louis van Gaal has a year to run on his Old Trafford contract. Also See: Pep to replace Pellegrini What Guardiola brings Credit to Pellegrini Swell Flaske Tilbud . With their top three point guards and Kobe Bryant all sidelined by injury, the Lakers signed Marshall out of the D-League on Friday before their home game against Minnesota. Swell Flaske Marmor . The Hall of Fame defenceman told Landsberg that he believes fighting still has a place in todays game, but thinks staged fighting needs be outlawed. http://www.danmarkswellflaske.com/swell-flaske-marmor-outlet.html . 10 Texas A&Ms offence dominated as usual against SMU. Swell Flaske Grøn . The 29-year-old Baines has established himself as one of the top attacking full backs in the country and was the subject of two bids from United during the last off-season. Everton manager Roberto Martinez says that keeping Baines at the club is a "massive boost and exciting for the future" because he brings "maturity and football knowledge in a very specialized position on the pitch" and an "infectious and positive influence to the rest of the squad. Swell Flaske Wood . Ivanovic was leading 7-5, 1-0 when Hantuchova withdrew after falling 0-40 behind in the second game. The match started slowly for Ivanovic, who surrendered her first two serves as Hantuchova took a 5-3 lead. GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers roster is running short on healthy cornerbacks going into an important game this weekend at Minnesota.Top cornerback Sam Shields remains in the NFLs concussion protocol after getting hurt late in the season-opening win over Jacksonville. Backup corner Josh Hawkins hasnt practiced yet this week because of a hamstring injury that kept him out last week, too.It left coach Mike McCarthy with three healthy corners in Damarious Randall, Quinten Rollins and LaDarius Gunter going into practice Thursday ahead of the showdown on Sunday night against the Vikings.McCarthy said that hes comfortable with the depth.Yes, just the way were working yesterday and today, so far so good, he said Thursday before practice.Having jack-of-all-trades defensive back Micah Hyde at the ready helps. The fourth-year player can corner or safety. Hes comfortable in the box or on the perimeter.Perhaps most important of all for the defense, Hyde doesnt care if hes a starter.Hyde could get thrust into a bigger role if Shields cant go. Shields, perhaps the Packers best cover corner, also missed four games late last season because of a concussion.Everybody knows that Sam is one of our best defensive players, one of our best players overall, Hyde said. If hes back, hes back, well love it. But if not, its the next man in.Dime linebacker Joe Thomas also had a strong game last week against thee Jaguars, while Morgan Burnett and Ha Ha Clinton-Dix are a solid tandem at safety.ddddddddddddThats why you practice, and these are things really when you go back to training camp and youre in your installation phase, thats what you rely on, McCarthy said. You have to have different combinations of personnel and the ability to move guys around.The Packers are preparing for a Vikings offense with questions at quarterback. Minnesota coach Mike Zimmer has said that he doesnt plan to name a starter between Shaun Hill and Sam Bradford until Sunday.INJURY REPORTBesides Shields and Hawkins (hamstring), two special teams standouts in S Chris Banjo and LB Jayrone Elliott also missed practice. Banjo and Elliott also have hamstring injuries. ... Rookie WR Trevor Davis (shoulder) was a full participant in practice for the first time this week.QUOTABLESometimes its his cuts, or his reads arent where the play is designed to go, so I think thats what makes him very dangerous and just overall it doesnt look like he ages at all, just continues to run hard, -- LB Clay Matthews on Adrian Peterson, the Vikings 31-year-old star running back.---Online: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Genaro Armas at: https://twitter.com/GArmasAP ' ' '