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CHICAGO -- Nearly 13 years after he was traded away, Joe Nathan is back with the?San Francisco Giants.The Giants promoted the right-hander from Double-A Richmond before Saturdays game against the Chicago Cubs.I want to prove to myself that I can still do it, said Nathan, who signed a minor league deal Aug. 19.Nathan, 41, was a sixth-round pick of the Giants in 1995 and began his career as a starter before moving to the bullpen. But after struggling in the 2003 playoffs, Nathan was dealt along with left-hander Francisco Liriano to Minnesota for catcher A.J. Pierzynski.It turned out to a one-sided deal, as Nathan became one of the top closers in the game. He has 377 career saves and was selected to six All-Star Games for Minnesota and Texas. But he has appeared in only four major league games the past two seasons after a second Tommy John surgery.Ultimate motivation is to win a ring and from there it was kind of nice to prove some people wrong, Nathan said. Once I had the injury, I dont think it was 5 minutes after we found out I was going to have surgery that people were already saying, `So youre retiring, right?Nathan picked jersey No. 74, having been born in 1974.Manager Bruce Bochy says the playoff-contending Giants plan to use Nathan in the sixth and seventh innings.Whats impressive is what hes accomplished, but he still has such passion for the game that here he is pitching at Double-A, Bochy said. And now here he is, back with the Giants.Nathan appeared in three games with the Cubs earlier this season, but was then released Aug. 6 amid a roster crunch.He had one really good game up in Milwaukee (on July 24) where we got a couple guys on and he struck out the side, Chicago manager Joe Maddon said. His pitches got up to the low 90s (mph) with some really good break. It was just a lack of opportunity with us. Im really happy that hes there. 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Vaives lawyer Trevor Whiffen claims the former 50-goal man wasnt provided with a copy of the claim beforehand and that he would not have agreed to the allegations made against the NHL had he been asked to review its contents. Here are some things to watch in the Big 12 Conference in Week 13, which will be the end of the season for three teams -- and maybe a fourth:GAME OF THE WEEKTCU (5-5, 3-4 Big 12) at Texas (5-6, 3-5). With all the uncertainty about Texas coach Charlie Strongs future, the winner Friday gets bowl eligible. This is the last chance for Texas, which goes into its regular-season finale after a stunning overtime loss at Kansas. TCU has two chances to get to six wins. Texas junior DOnta Foreman has 12 consecutive 100-yard rushing seasons and is the nations leading rusher with 1,863 yards in his 10 games -- he has 1,008 the last four. TCU allowed 343 yards rushing last week to Oklahoma State, which had two 100-yard rushers.BEST MATCHUPTexas Tech QB Patrick Mahomes vs. Baylor defense. OK, Mahomes is coming off a season-low 219 yards passing in a woeful 66-10 loss to Iowa State. But the nations leading passer (406 yards per game, 35 TDs) plays his season finale Friday since Tech (4-7, 2-6) cant get bowl eligible. The Bears are the Big 12s top passing defense (199 yards per game, giving up only eight TDs with 10 interceptions). In the first two times Mahomes faced the Bears in the Dallas Cowboys NFL stadium, he threw for 1,013 yards and nine TDs.INSIDE THE NUMBERSKansas State coach Bill Snyder goes for his 200th victory as head coach of the Wildcats (6-4, 4-3). They host Kansas (2-9, 1-7) in the Sunflower Showdown on Saturday. ... No. 7 Oklahoma (9-2, 8-0, No. 8 CFP) and No..dddddddddddd. 10 Oklahoma State (9-2, 7-1, No. 10 CFP), with a combined 15 consecutive wins between them, are the only Big 12 teams with Thanksgiving weekend off. They will settle the league title Dec. 3 in Norman. ... Just how lopsided was last weekends win for Iowa State? The Cyclones (3-8, 2-6) set school records for points in a conference game (66), margin of victory in a conference game (56) and points in a quarter (31). .. Baylor (6-4, 3-4) has averaged 49 points per game at AT&T Stadium, where they are 5-2.LONG SHOTIt seems unlikely Iowa State and Kansas will again win Big 12 games on the same weekend . Both play their finales, the Cyclones at home against West Virginia, and the Jayhawks at Kansas State. Before last weekend, the last time they both won Big 12 games on the same day was in November 2007.IMPACT PERFORMERSIowa State QBs Jacob Park and Joel Lanning. Park, a former Georgia transfer, has become the primary QB and has averaged 238 yards passing with eight TDs total over the past four games. Lanning, a nine-game starter, has been a running threat of late. He had a career-high 171 yards rushing against Tech with five TDs, the most by an FBS quarterback this season.---Compiled by AP Sports Writer Stephen Hawkins in Fort Worth, Texas.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25