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A look at whats happening all around the majors Thursday:---DEADLINE APPROACHESIts the final day of the All-Star break, and the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline is approaching. Contenders needing a closer are sure to be asking the Yankees about left-hander Aroldis Chapman. San Diegos Drew Pomeranz or Tampa Bays Jake Odorizzi could wind up in new rotations. Colorado outfielder Carlos Gonzalez and Milwaukee catcher Jonathan Lucroy are among the top bats that could move, as well.TOUGHER ROAD AHEADThe Cubs raced to a big lead in the NL Central behind a bevy of All-Stars, but also while playing the second-easiest schedule in the majors, per Baseball Reference . The next few weeks should be a bit tougher. Chicago returns from the All-Star break with three games against AL-leading Texas and then plays the Mets, Brewers, White Sox and Mariners to close out July -- all but Milwaukee are over .500 and competing for playoff spots. Chicago is up seven games on the Cardinals in the Central after going 2-8 in its final 10 games before the break.YU READY?The Rangers rotation will get a boost shortly after the break when right-hander Yu Darvish returns from the disabled list to start Saturday against the Cubs. Darvish missed the beginning of the season following Tommy John surgery and only made three starts before going back on the DL on June 9 with shoulder discomfort. The Japanese ace made two recent rehab starts with Double-A Frisco during his most recent DL stint, allowing five earned runs in seven innings.GOING BACKWARDAnthony Gose has tumbled from the majors all the way to Double-A this season following a demotion Wednesday. The Tigers outfielder was sent to Erie after he was in an altercation with Triple-A Toledo manager Lloyd McClendon during a game over the weekend. Gose has hit .209 in 30 games with the Tigers and .185 in 50 games with the Mud Hens this season. After collectively evaluating the situation in Toledo, we spoke with Anthony and emphasized our organizations expectations of him, Tigers general manager Al Avila said in a statement. Most importantly, Anthonys transfer to Erie is a move to give him a fresh start to his overall performance as he works his way back to Detroit.Custom Anaheim Ducks Jerseys . The Lightning are 2-0 so far on a four-game road trip, giving the club five straight wins as the guest and improving Tampas away record this season to 11-8-2. John Gibson Ducks Jersey . The move comes after the Canadiens were approached by the Buffalo Sabres for permission to speak to Dudley - a former Sabres player and head coach. 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But hes excited to prove that he can make it back, get back and all that. Hes half-crazy about proving, so its good. His attitudes great.Added offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, Right now, were expecting him to be full go. And I dont think he has any different thoughts than that. Hes amazing in his preparation. Hes probably not even sleeping with all the rehab that hes doing. And I expect him to be ready to go.Wilson sprained his right ankle in the third quarter of the Seahawks win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday but finished the game and did not miss any snaps. His mobility, however, was limited by the injury.During the portion of practice open to the media Wednesday, Wilson had his ankle taped. He participated in warmups and threw to his receivers like he normally does.The really great performers find a way, and they dont have to be 100 percent all the time to operate at a really high level, Carroll said. So thats part of whats going on.Meanwhile, Thomas Rawls will get the start at running back, Carroll said.Rawls is coming off offseason ankle surgery. He came off the bench in Week 1 and played 27 percent of the teams offensive snaps.ddddddddddddRawls carried 12 times for 32 yards (2.7 yards per carry).There wasnt any shaking off the rust, Rawls said. It was all business. We had a game. I just tried to get out of my mind and get out of my body and play loose and play free. Thats exactly what I did. I wasnt thinking a second about my ankle or anything. I was just out there playing me and doing my job.What Im going to work on this week as far as in practice [is] just hitting the line of scrimmage a little bit faster and reading a little bit more, being more patient and more calm. I was so excited being out there and playing a lot of plays and getting a lot of carries.Rawls played just two snaps in the preseason, and Carroll said the team wanted to ease him in during the opener.Asked how he felt Monday after the game, Rawls said of his left ankle, I felt good. I didnt have any pain. There wasnt anything like that. So Im looking forward to playing this week.Christine Michael got the start in Week 1, playing 63 percent of the snaps and carrying 15 times for 66 yards (4.4 average). He is expected to continue to have a role in the backfield. ' ' '