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LOS ANGELES -- After Clayton Kershaw had a follow-up examination on his sore back, the Los Angeles Dodgers said they remain unsure when the three-time NL Cy Young Award winner will return.Kershaw said after last Sundays loss at Pittsburgh that he felt back stiffness. He received an epidural injected and was placed on the 15-day disabled list after an examination by Dr. Robert Watkins revealed a mild disk herniation.We dont know much more than we did a few days ago, Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman said Sunday. Everything thats happened in the three or four days since the epidural has been extremely positive. That being said, I think well know more in the next week. We just need to give it time past the epidural to get a sense of improvement, and then well go from there.Friedman is confident Kershaw will avoid surgery. 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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says Mercedes will still be the team to beat in 2017, despite an overhaul of the regulations over the winter aimed at mixing up the order.Mercedes has dominated Formula One for the last three years, but a new set of regulations for 2017 represents the biggest shake-up of the aerodynamic side of the sport since 2009. Back then a new competitive order emerged, with Red Bull going on to dominate the sport between 2010 and 2013, but Horner is not convinced a repeat is on the cards in 2017.I think its going to be tough to overcome Mercedes, they will go into next year as the clear favourites, he said. They have won three consecutive world championships, theyve won 50-odd grands prix in the last three years. Were hopeful with the new regulations, it should balance out the emphasis between chassis and engine. Were confident we should make a bit of progress over the winter with the engine.The regulations are a clean sheet of paper for everybody. You dont know where you sit at the moment compared to your opposition. Its an opportunity or its a challenge were looking forward to. Its only really when we get to Melbourne that well get a glimpse of where the competitive ranking is. But for sure, Mercedes will be going in as the firm favourites. Were just hopeful we can close that gap so we dont have predictable results every grand prix weekend.However, if Red Bull is close to Mercedes, Horner is confident his team will have a competitive advantage.Mercedes has been in a fortunate position in that they have never really been challenged since 2014. They have been qualifyiing on the front row and with a very fast car, you can pick your strategy where any variable will work out for you.dddddddddddd. When the grid does concertina, it does put on more pressure.We have been through tight championship battles, in 2010 and 2012, that did go down to the wire. I think that gives you a strong experience to deal with those situations. It will be a new experience for Mercedes, when they do come under pressure, which inevitably will happen at some stage. I just hope it is Red Bull that is able to put them under pressure.In 2009, Brawn GP gained an initial advantage by finding a loophole in the regulations that allowed for a larger diffuser at the rear of the car. Horner said new regulations always create the possibility of one team gaining such an advantage, but believes development strength is the key to long-term success in the coming years.You hope that you havent missed something like the double diffuser where there is an interpretation of the regulations that someone has spotted that generates an advantage. The regulations arent quite as dramatic as they were from 08 to 09. But they still represent a great opportunity to make the cars significantly quicker.With the tyre profile and size that they are moving to, its a different challenge. Its going to be a development race next year for sure. There will be easy gains at the beginning of any development cycle. That relentless pursuit of chasing upgrades will be a key part of certainly next year. ' ' '