HOUSTON -- Washington outfielder Bryce Harper had surgery on his injured left thumb on Tuesday and will be out for an extended period of time. Manager Matt Williams would not commit to a time frame, but said "that time frame is out there" after reports Monday that he would be out until at least July. "The doctor reported that everything went fine, and we got a little message from Bryce about getting back and taking BP post-surgery," Williams joked. "It went fine, well have to see how long it takes ... we expect him to heal fast. Given his history, he has healed pretty fast. We are optimistic about it, but were not really sure how long it is going to take." The two-time All-Star was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday with what was then called a sprained left thumb. Williams talked about what Harpers absence will mean for his team. "It hurts a lot. Hes a fantastic player," Williams said. "Well certainly miss him, but were going to have to step up." He was injured on Friday night against San Diego on a headfirst slide into third base on a triple. He remained in the game until after the next inning. Despite the injury, Williams is not opposed to headfirst slides. "Bryce had another collision sliding feet first earlier in the year, and he hurt himself last year sliding feet first," Williams said. "Its something that you cant control. The play that he hurt himself on, he was trying to get to third base the quickest he could, and I dont know if he is safe if he slides feet first. He was safe sliding head first, but he got the thumb in the wrong position." The 21-year-old Harper is batting .289 with one home run and nine RBIs this season. Harper was the National League Rookie of the Year in 2012 after hitting .270 with 22 homers and 59 RBIs. Air Max From China . 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Fake China Shoes . -- The Atlanta Braves are facing the possibility of losing another pitcher for the season after general manager Frank Wren said Saturday that Cory Gearrin has a serious injury to his right elbow.GLENDALE, Ariz. - Ten years removed from his last Super Bowl win, Tom Brady wasnt letting this one slip away.Sure, the brilliant Brady needed a huge play by an undrafted rookie to preserve New Englands 28-24 Super Bowl victory over Seattle on Sunday night. But Bradys imprint was all over the Patriots sensational fourth-quarter rally for their fourth NFL championship of the Brady-Bill Belichick era.You know, whatever it takes, the record-setting Brady said after throwing for four touchdowns, including a 3-yarder to Julian Edelman with 2:02 remaining as New England rallied from a 10-point deficit. Every team has a journey and a lot of people lost faith in us ... but we held strong, we held together, and its a great feeling.The Patriots (15-4) had to survive a last-ditch drive by the Seahawks (14-5), who got to the 1, helped by a spectacular juggling catch by Jermaine Kearse. Then Malcolm Butler stepped in front of Ricardo Lockette to pick off Russell Wilsons pass and complete one of the wildest Super Bowl finishes.Brady leaped for joy on the Patriots sideline after Butlers first career interception.It wasnt the way we drew it up, said Brady, who won his third Super Bowl MVP award. It was a lot of mental toughness. Our team has had it all year. We never doubted each other, so thats what it took.Brady surpassed Joe Montanas mark of 11 Super Bowl touchdown passes with a 4-yarder to Danny Amendola to bring the Patriots within three points.Seattle, seeking to become the first repeat NFL champion since New England a decade ago, was outplayed for the first half, yet tied at 14. The Seahawks scored the only 10 points of the third period, but the NFL-leading defence couldnt slow the brilliant Brady when it counted most.Hes Tom Brady, Edelman said. Hes the greatest quarterback on the planet.It didnt matter how much air was in the balls, Brady was unstoppable when the pressure was strongest. While pushing aside the controversy over air pressure in the footballs stemming from the AFC title game, the Patriots moved the ball easily in the final 12 minutes.Seattle didnt quit — it never does — and Kearses 33-yard catch with 1:06 remaining got it to the 5. Marshawn Lynch rushed for 4 yards, then backup cornerback Butler, who was victimized on Kearses reception, made the biggest play of his first NFL season with 20 seconds remaining.I just had a vision that I was going to make a big play and it came true, Butler said. Im just blessed. I cant explain it right now. Its crazy.Seahawks linebacker Bruce Irvin was ejected in the final seconds for instigating a near-brawl, delaying the celebration for the Patriots.Soon they were mobbing one another on the same field where their 2007 unbeaten season was ruined in the Super Bowl by the Giants. They also fell to the Giants for the 2011 title.But thanks to superstar Brady and the obscure Butler, they are champions again.Malcolm, what a play, Brady said. I mean, for a rookie to make a play like that in a Super Bowl and win us the game, it was unbelievable.Brady has equalled Montana with four Lombardi Trophies and three Super Bowl MVPs. He stands alone with 13 Super Bowl touchdown passes. He was 37 for 50 for 3328 yards against the NFLs top-ranked defence.ddddddddddddHe also was picked off twice; Brady was intercepted a total of two times in his previous five Super Bowls.Yet, he picked apart the Seahawks on fourth-quarter drives of 68 and 64 yards, solidifying his championship legacy.His heroics offset those of Chris Matthews, one of Seattles least-used players before the post-season. Matthews recovered the onside kick that helped the Seahawks beat Green Bay in overtime for the NFC crown, and had a breakout performance Sunday.Matthews was the 2012 CFL rookie of the year with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Winnipeg agreed to release him so he could pursue a career in the NFL.Having never caught a pass in the NFL, Matthews grabbed four for 109 yards and a touchdown. Lynch ran for 102 yards, but didnt get the ball at the 1 on the decisive play — a decision the Seahawks will rue forever.For it to come down to a play like that, I hate that we have to live with that, coach Pete Carroll said, because we did everything right to win the football game.The teams got down to football under the open retractable roof at University of Phoenix Stadium — the first venue to host an indoor and an outdoor Super Bowl — after dealing with distractions far beyond the typical Super Bowl hype. The Patriots are still being investigated for using for those under-inflated footballs the AFC championship game.It was a game of spurts by both teams before a crowd of 70,288 that was clearly pro-Seattle.Jeremy Lane made the first big play to negate a nearly eight-minute drive by the Patriots with a leaping interception at the goal line late in the first quarter. Lane made his first pro interception, but left with a wrist injury after being tackled by Julian Edelman.His replacement, Tharold Simon, got torched by Brady the rest of the way.Wilson didnt get off a pass in the first quarter. When Brady completed his record 50th post-season TD throw, 11 yards to Brandon LaFell against Simon, it was 7-0.Seattle went to its bench to help tie it.Matthews first catch in the NFL, a reaching 44-yarder over Kyle Arrington and by far the longest first-half play for Seattle, led to Lynchs bruising 3-yard TD run to make it 7-7.But Brady to Rob Gronkowski made it 14-7 and seemed to finish off a dominant first half for the Patriots. Except no one told the resilient Seahawks.A dormant offence turned dangerous in a span of 29 seconds, covering 80 yards in five plays, including a late gamble. Lockette caught a 23-yard pass and Arrington was flagged for a facemask, putting Seattle at the 10 with :06 remaining. Carroll went for it and the new Seahawks star, Matthews, grabbed Wilsons pass in the left corner of the end zone.It was the most lopsided halftime tie imaginable.Then Seattle stormed to a 24-14 lead in the third quarter on Steven Hauschkas 27-yard field goal and Doug Baldwins 3-yard TD reception. New England was stumbling — until Brady once again stepped up.Ive been at it for 15 years and weve had a couple of tough losses in this game, Brady said. This one came down to the end, and this time, we made the plays.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '