FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots?have ruled out tight end Rob Gronkowski?for Sundays game at the San Francisco 49ers.?The Pats listed Gronkowski as out with a chest injury on the injury report released Friday afternoon. He was not present for practice earlier Friday, marking the third straight day he was absent because of the injury sustained Sunday night in a loss to the Seattle Seahawks.The team traveled to the Bay Area later Friday.Gronkowskis absence leaves?Martellus Bennett and Matt Lengel as the two available tight ends on the roster. Bennett, who has 38 catches for 504 yards and four touchdowns this season, rises into the top role.Gronkowski has been at the team facility each of the past three days but has left in the later hours of the morning while teammates were preparing for practice.ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter has been told that the injury is not overly serious and that Gronkowski does not have a punctured lung, as has been reported.Pats wide receiver Chris Hogan also was ruled out, due to a back injury.One of the teams starting receivers alongside Julian Edelman, Hogan was a game-time decision against the Seahawks last Sunday. It was clear he was playing through pain, as he didnt have a catch and struggled to execute some blocks down the field, which is normally a strength for him.Hogans absence should mean more repetitions for veteran Danny Amendola and rookie Malcolm Mitchell at wide receiver alongside Edelman. Franchy Cordero Padres Jersey . 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Craig Stammen Padres Jersey . -- Hunter Smith scored the winner with just 12 seconds remaining in the third period as the Oshawa Generals edged the host Sarnia Sting 5-4 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- San Francisco 49ers cornerback Jimmie Ward is week-to-week with a quad strain, the team announced Tuesday. He left Sundays loss to the Seahawks with the non-contact injury after covering a kickoff in the second quarter.That likely leaves coordinator Jim ONeil to find a replacement for one of the most valuable members of his secondary in time for a visit from Dez Bryant and the Dallas Cowboys eighth-ranked offense Sunday.Ward, the teams first-round draft pick in 2014, was off to a promising start to his third season after transitioning to cornerback full-time. He played slot cornerback and safety during his first two years.Third-year player Keith Reaser and rookie Rashard Robinson are competing to replace Ward should he miss Sundays game, ONeil said. The decision will come down to which player performs better in practice.It keeps you on your toes, Reaser said. You know every practice counts, every play matters, almost as if its training camp or a game.ONeil said, Neither one of those guys has won the job outright. So if they want it to be week-to-week every week, thats on them. If somebody wants to establish themselves ... then go do that. Im all for it.Reaser was drafted in the fifth round in 2014 out of Florida Atlantic. He spent his rookie season sidelined while recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament tear in his knee. He made his pro debut last season before getting the third-most snaps among 49ers cornerbacks in 2016.Missing his rookie year helped Reaser prepare mentally for his chance at playing time.Everybody has a different path in this business, Reaser said. You jusst try to learn as much as you can and go from there.ddddddddddddRobinson, a fourth-round draft pick from Louisiana State, joined the NFL facing questions about a checkered college career and an arrest in connection with a robbery, which was later expunged from his record. He elected to enter the NFL draft instead of transferring to a new school after being kicked off LSUs team.Robinson has a chance to start Sunday against a quarterback he faced in college, Dak Prescott, who played at Southeastern Conference rival Mississippi State. The 49ers drafted Robinson 133rd overall, two spots before the Cowboys took Prescott.The one thing I remember from him at Mississippi State is he was pretty mobile, Robinson said. Just got to out there, just contain him.The 49ers signed receiver and return man Keshawn Martin on Tuesday. He played last season with the New England Patriots. He spent his first three years with the Houston Texans after being drafted in the fourth round from Michigan State.Martin becomes the sixth receiver on San Franciscos active roster. He took the roster spot vacated by Anthony Davis, who announced his retirement Monday. It was the second time Davis retired since June 2015. His first retirement was spurred by a concussion he suffered in 2014.Davis rejoined the 49ers at the starting of training camp after his one-year hiatus. He sustained a concussion before the Week 2 loss to the Carolina Panthers which kept him from playing before his retirement was made official. ' ' '