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The Big 12 has narrowed its list of expansion candidates to at least 12 schools, sources told ESPN.The 12 schools are Air Force, BYU, UCF, Cincinnati, Colorado State, UConn, Houston, Rice, South Florida, SMU, Temple and Tulane.Eight of the candidates still alive in the Big 12s expansion sweepstakes are members of the American Athletic Conference: UCF, Cincinnati, UConn, Houston, South Florida, SMU, Temple and Tulane. Air Force and Colorado State are Mountain West members, Rice is in Conference USA, and BYU is an independent.While at least a dozen schools made the cut, several did not, including Arkansas State, Boise State, East Carolina, New Mexico, Northern Illinois, San Diego State and UNLV, sources said.ESPN could not confirm whether Memphis, which was also under consideration by the league, made the cut.As part of the next step in the process, representatives from each school will make in-person presentations to Big 12 officials in Dallas next week, sources said.?The league has said it hopes to make a decision on expansion by the Big 12s regularly scheduled board of directors meeting Oct. 17.The Big 12 trimmed its group of potential candidates by nearly one-third. Almost two dozen schools that were interested in joining the league conducted video conferences with Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby over the past two weeks.Sources have said that its becoming less and less likely that the league would expand to 14 teams. The most likely scenario is the Big 12 remains at 10 teams or adds two schools for a 12-team league with two six-team divisions, sources said.East Carolina was the first school to publicly acknowledge it had been eliminated. UNLV and New Mexico officials also said they were no longer in the running.While it is obviously not the decision we were hoping for, I am confident ECU put forth its best effort during this process, East Carolina athletic director Jeff Compher said in a statement Wednesday. Through a determined approach, we were able to tell our story to not only the Big 12 but the entire nation. Jeff Kemp Jersey . Canada is now down to its 22-player limit, although but players wont be registered until Christmas Day. 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The AL Central leaders will also finish it without him.Brantley, who has played in only 11 games, will undergo season-ending surgery on his right shoulder Monday, Indians manager Terry Francona announced before Saturday nights game against the Los Angeles Angels.Brantley had surgery in November and began the season on the disabled list. He was activated in late April but returned to the DL on May 10 with biceps tendinitis.The Indians have led the division since June 4 despite Brantleys absence.Well just keep playing, Francona said. Thats what we always do.The surgery will be performed in Dallas by Drs. Keith Meister and Mark Schickendantz. Schickendantz is the Indians head team physician while Meister is the director of TMI Sports Medicine & Orthopedics and the head team physician of the Texas Rangers.Brantley, 29, has attempted to return several times but was shut down with soreness in the shoulder when he went through hitting drills. He received two cortisone shots and underwent a procedure to remove scar tissue in late July.ddddddddddddBrantley and team officials remained optimistic hed return, but that hope dissipated when the shoulder didnt progress.At certain points, when he starts to get fatigued, its almost like he gets a blister on the inside on one of those things, Francona said. Sometimes, you go into somebodys shoulder, you go into somebodys knee, its just, things happen.Francona said the specific nature of Brantleys surgery and a timetable for his recovery will be announced following the operation.Brantley hit .327 in 2014, when he finished third in the AL MVP balloting. He batted .310 and led the league in doubles last season, which ended when he suffered a torn labrum diving for a fly ball in September.Francona thinks the hard work Brantley put in to return will pay off at some point.It may not be this season, but I dont think those things go unrewarded, Francona said. I just think that hell come back and hell find a way to be as good as ever. I firmly believe that, because I believe in him. ' ' '