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SAN DIEGO -- Cincinnati Reds right-hander Homer Bailey has waited a long time for Sundays rubber match of a three-game series against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.Rehab is not easy. I wouldnt wish it on anyone, Bailey said recently.Sunday will be Baileys third start since August 2014. During the past 23 months, he has had two rounds of surgery on his right elbow, including Tommy John reconstruction surgery on May 8, 2015. He earlier had surgery on Sept. 15, 2014, to repair a torn flexor tendon.We are certainly happy to see Homer returning, Reds manager Bryan Price said. Hes a quality, veteran presence who is going to add stability to a young rotation.Bailey opened the year on the 60-day disabled list. After two rehab appearances in April, he was again shut down and didnt resume pitching until June 27 when he made the first of six straight rehab starts for Triple-A Louisville (1-2, 5.75 ERA).He was activated from the 60-day disabled list Friday.Bailey will be matched against Paul Clemens on Sunday. Clemens was claimed off waivers by the Padres from the Miami Marlins on June 28.He has since made five appearances for the Padres, including one spot start at St. Louis in the second game of a doubleheader on July 20. He allowed three runs, four hits and two walks with five strikeouts in five innings.Clemens was moved into the rotation Friday when the Padres traded starting pitchers Andrew Cashner and Colin Rea to the Marlins.I like his stuff, Padres manager Andy Green said recently of Clemens, who spent most of this season with the Marlins Triple-A New Orleans affiliate.I like his curve. I think it plays at the major league level. He just needs to find some consistency and gain some confidence. Sometimes, all a player or a pitcher needs is a change of scenery. That might be the case with Paul.Clemens is a 29-year-old right-hander who was originally a seventh-round pick of the Atlanta Braves in the 2008 draft. He is 6 feet 3 and 215 pounds.This is a great opportunity for Paul and other members of the rotation, Green said.Meanwhile, the Padres were flying outfielder Jabari Blash in from Triple-A El Paso (the Chihuahuas were actually in Las Vegas) to take Kemps place on a depleted roster. Even before Kemp was traded to Atlanta during Saturday nights game, the Padres were down two position players.Because of the inexperienced rotation, the Padres are carrying an eight-man bullpen to cover the extra innings created by shorter outing from the starters. 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Clarksons actions one night earlier, leaping off the bench in defence of Kessel during a pre-season game against the Buffalo Sabres, will cost him the first 10 games of the regular season.Mick Fanning has capped an extraordinary return to the scene of last years shark attack, winning the World Surfing League event at Jeffreys Bay, South Africa.Fanning fought off what was believed to be a great white shark in the disbanded contest final of 2015, eventually fleeing the water uninjured with fellow Australian Julian Wilson.On Saturday Fanning beat Hawaiian John John Florence in the final after taking out good friend Wilson in the semi-final.In variable small swell, which saw the contest drag into its 11th day, Fanning beat Florence 17.70 points to 17.13.Florence had beaten another Australian, Josh Kerr in the other semi-final.An almost zen-like calm enveloped Fanning after the decider, the 35 year-old speaking in relaxed tones of his relationship with Wilson.Hes just one of those guys that always has your back, Fanning said of Wilson, who came to his aid when the shark began to circle the three-time world champion.As for the enormity of winning in such emotional circumstances, Fanning said hed made an early call to come back to J-Bay and was always going to stick by it.That was always the intention to come back - to right the wrongs of last year, he said.Now we have, we can move on.It just feels a lot lighter not going for the world title andd not having that pressure on.ddddddddddddFanning, on a reduced schedule this year after a difficult 12 months that included the shark attack, death of his brother and break-up of his marriage - overcame even more complications on the eve of the round six event after hurting his ankle while free-surfing.He was even seen wearing a moon boot after the mishap though showed few signs of injury in a fluid three rounds on Saturday in which he beat Brazils Filipe Toledo, Wilson and then Florence to snatch his first win of the season.In what he labelled his personal year Fanning has thus far surfed in four of the six events, until Saturday securing a best finish of third at Bells Beach, Victoria.Despite the win, Fanning confirmed he would only surf one more event this season.Ive already said Ill go to Trestles (California) and that will be my last event of the year, he said.World titles arent the biggest thing for me any more.Fanning, who went from 16th to fifth in the world rankings with the victory, was watched from the shore by his mother, Elizabeth Osborne.Australian Matt Wilkinson still leads the mens standings after six events. 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