NEW YORK -- Brian Cashman says he regrets the words he used in an angry response to Alex Rodriguezs injury update on Twitter, but the New York Yankees general manager insists the team wants a healthy A-Rod back at third base as soon as possible. Cashman says owner Hal Steinbrenner told him he spoke with Rodriguez on Wednesday in Tampa, Fla., and reiterated that injury information should be announced by the team, not individual players on social media. Just before the first pitch of New Yorks game Wednesday night against Texas, Yankees spokesman Jason Zillo told reporters that Rodriguez called Cashman around 5:30 p.m., and spoke with the GM and team president Randy Levine. Zillo says they spoke for nearly 30 minutes and everyone "fully understands the protocol and processes in place." "It was a constructive, healthy conversation. Everybody is on the same page and were all going to communicate and work together to get Alex back as quickly as possible," Zillo said. "Theyre all back on track." Earlier in the day, Cashman said Rodriguez did not get back to him after he tried to contact the slugger Tuesday night. Rodriguez tweeted Tuesday evening that his hip surgeon had cleared him to play in rehabilitation games, a move that angered Cashman because the star third baseman has not been cleared by team doctors yet. Cashman told ESPNNewYork.com that "Alex should just shut ... up," punctuating his comment with a profanity. Jonathan Hernandez Rangers Jersey . Deulofeu injured a muscle in his right leg in Evertons 4-1 win over Fulham in the English Premier League on Saturday. Barcelona says that its team doctors will "co-ordinate" with Evertons medical staff as Deulofeu recovers. Jim Fregosi Rangers Jersey .5 seconds to play in the game, Kevin Love never stopped believing that they would come out of there with a win. https://www.cheaprangersbaseball.com/1372h-willie-calhoun-jersey-rangers.html . Both players have lower body injuries that will keep them out of the lineup until at least January 31, which is the first game they can be activated from IR. Scott Heineman Jersey . 8 Iowa State on Saturday, sending the Cyclones to their third consecutive loss. The Longhorns (14-4, 3-2) got their biggest win of the season with their third in the row in the Big 12. Edinson Volquez Jersey . Fernandez, coached in Toronto by former two-time Olympic silver medallist Brian Orser, scored 267.11 points and is the first champion to successfully defend since Russias Evgeny Plushenko in 2005 and 2006. NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Titans fired special teams coordinator Bobby April on Monday, a day after they allowed a 67-yard punt return for the winning touchdown in a 27-20 loss to the Houston Texans.Titans coach Mike Mularkey announced the firing a day after special teams were responsible for giving up 10 points to Houston. Special teams assistant Steve Hoffman will take over Aprils duties.Hoffman has been on the Titans coaching staff since 2013 and has 26 years of special teams experience with a number of NFL teams.The Titans and Texans were tied 20-all Sunday before Houstons Will Fuller scored on a punt return in the final minute of the third quarter. Earlier in the game, the Texans got a field goal on a drive that was kept alive when Tennessee was called for 12 men on the field while Houston was in punt formation.Titans punter Brett Kern took the blame for a bad punt with little hang time leeading to the touchdown.ddddddddddddThey had a wall set up to go to the other side of the field, Kern said. They just outflanked us, and they were able to get on their blocks a little quicker when theres not hang time. Ill take 100 percent of the blame.Tennessee also got lucky with officials ordering a redo on fourth down after the Texans apparently blocked a punt.Mularkey hired April after being given the head coaching job in January. This was Aprils 25th season in the NFL after also working for the Jets, Oakland, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Rams, New Orleans, Pittsburgh and Atlanta. The Titans currently rank 11th in kick return average but next to last in the NFL in defending kickoffs and 27th on punt return coverage.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '