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Oakland Athletics designated hitter Billy Butler apologized for his role in a clubhouse scuffle with teammate Danny Valencia that landed Butler on the seven-day concussion DL, calling the incident something that could have been prevented on both sides.First off, I want to say to my teammates, I want to apologize for putting them through this because they didnt deserve this, Butler said Wednesday when speaking to the media, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. This was an issue between me and Danny.They didnt deserve this, the coaching staff didnt deserve this, the organization didnt deserve this.Butler suffered a concussion in a fight with Valencia on Friday after the third baseman punched him in the temple, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report.While details of the fight have not been revealed publicly, the Chronicle reported Monday, citing multiple sources who were present, that it began before batting practice over what Butler apparently said to Valencia while an equipment representative was in the clubhouse.According to the Chronicle, Butler interrupted Valencias conversation with the equipment rep to say Valencia regularly uses spikes that are in breach of his contract, adding that the reps company should terminate Valencias endorsement deal.Words were exchanged between the two players, and Valencia punched Butler in the head during a brief fight, the Chronicle reported.It was one of those things, we both had equal fault in this, Butler said Wednesday. I definitely said some things you shouldnt, I definitely stepped in an area you shouldnt. That wasnt my business.Butler, 30, said he apologized to his As teammates individually, along with manager Bob Melvin and the front office. He did not have time to speak to Valencia, 31, ahead of Tuesdays game against Cleveland,?but planned to make it a priority.I know I regret what I did; I think he regrets what he did, Butler said. By no means do I think his intentions were to give me a concussion, I think thats fair to say.Butler and Valencia have been teammates in both Kansas City?and Oakland in parts of 2014 and 2015 and all of 2016. According to Butler, the two players go back and forth on each other every day, and some of that is me some days, some of thats him some days; most of the time its in good fun. Whenever youre doing that on a consistent basis, sometimes you get offended, sometimes youre having fun.Butler is eligible to come off the DL on Monday and is expected to take a concussion test over the weekend in St. Louis.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. Derrick Rose Jersey . Already owning gold from competition in Vancouver in 2010, Loch posted a combined four-run time of 3:27.526. That included a track-record third run of 51. Robert Covington Jersey . The 28-year-old from Calgary matched his career best after missing just one shot in his two rounds of shooting in the mens 10-kilometre sprint competition. Smith finished in 23 minutes 15. https://www.cheaptimberwolves.com/740j-wally-szczerbiak-jersey-timberwolves.html . Gather a group of friends, or find a league to join online, draft your team, set your lineup and compete in a number of different formats. Eddie Griffin Jersey . -- The plastic that was taped across the lockers in Oaklands clubhouse came down and the champagne that was on ice went back into the cooler. Custom Minnesota Timberwolves Jerseys . Clarke was injured while practicing on the Doha Golf Club range after the pro-am on Tuesday. The Northern Irishman arrived at the course on Wednesday hoping to start, but after hitting a few balls on the practice putting green Clarke advised officials he was not fit to play. BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU star and Heisman Trophy hopeful Leonard Fournette has been given the night off against Jacksonville State, allowing him to rest his sore left ankle.When No. 21 LSU took the field before kickoff on Saturday night, Fournette was not in uniform, but rather in a purple warm-up suit.Fournette rushed for 138 yards last weekend in a 16-14 LSU loss to Wisconsin at Green Bays Lambeau Field. On his final run, he appeared to ttake a heavy hit to his left ankle, which had also bothered him during August camp.ddddddddddddSUs primary reserve running backs include Derrius Guice, Darrel Williams and Nick Brossette.This marks the first game Fournette, a junior, has missed in his career.---AP college football website: collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '