Rangers midfielder Joey Barton has been signed off with stress and has not been seen at the clubs training ground for nearly a week, Sky sources understand. The 34-year-old returned to Rangers last Thursday after a club-imposed suspension in the wake of a training ground bust-up in September. But despite Rangers saying appropriate training arrangements would be made for him as long as he remains a Rangers player, he lasted just one day before receiving a sick-note from his doctor. The former England international was initially suspended for three weeks, before that was extended by club bosses. Sky Sports News HQ understands he was instructed to train with the youth team, away from the other first-team squad members. Barton in action for Rangers against Celtic Barton has played only eight games for the Ibrox side since signing a two-year contract in May. Manager Mark Warburton has not selected him since the 5-1 defeat to Celtic two months ago. Also See: Barton arrives for training Rangers held by County Warburton slams Gers No hurry to spend Toronto Maple Leafs Jerseys . Klitschkos management company says the bout will be the Ukrainian fighters 25th world championship fight. The 1.83-meter (6-foot) Leapai defeated the previously unbeaten Denis Boytsov in November to become the WBOs mandatory challenger. Darryl Sittler Maple Leafs Jersey . -- Three close looks at the bucket, three misses. http://www.mapleleafsteamstoreonline.com/authentic-kris-versteeg-maple-leafs-jersey/ . - Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie never doubted he would bring back coach Dennis Allen for a third year despite back-to-back 4-12 records. Tim Horton Jersey . - Goaltender Philippe Desrosiers of the Rimouski Oceanic has broken a shutout record that was only three months old in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. William Nylander Maple Leafs Jersey . The 29-year-old from Port Colborne, Ont., has nothing but good things to say about former U.S. marine Liz (Girlrilla) Carmouche ahead of their co-main event Wednesday on the UFCs "Fight for the Troops" televised card in Fort Campbell, Ky. AUBURN, Ala. -- In a tightly-contested match at the Auburn Soccer Complex on Sunday night, No. 21 Auburn fell 2-0 to USC. The Tigers (3-3-0) mounted a bevy of attacks that led to 13 shots, including eight on target.Im really proud of our team, said head coach Karen Hoppa. I thought we played some great soccer. Obviously, USC is a great team and really well-coached. I thought it was just a really quality soccer game and we were unlucky to not finish our chances, but give credit to USC. They scored on two corners and were able to come out of here with a win.Ellie Leek led the way on offense with three shots, including two on net, while Casie Ramsier and Courtney Schell contributed two shots apiece.The Tigers came out firing right away to start off the match. In the first minute of play, Kristen Dodson found Casie Ramsier, who then laid it off to Leek for a curling effort that was hauled in by an extraordinary effort from the opposing goalkeeper.Sarah Le Beau kept things level with a diving snare in the 14th minute to keep the score level at 0-0.Ten minutes later, Brooke Ramsier laced a firecracker from 25 yards away that rocked the crossbar, but was unable to cross the line.In the 26th minute, USC (3-2-0) broke the tie with a goal from a corner to make it 1-0. The Trojans kept that margin heading into the locker room.The opening of the second half mirrored the first half with Dodson again working it around to Leek, who forced a diving save by the USC goalie to keep the score at 1-0.ddddddddddddAvery Batson then made a pair of crucial sliding challenges to thwart the Trojan attack in the 53rd minute.USC doubled its lead with 14 minutes to play on a ball that bounced around the box and ended up finding the back of the net.Auburn ratcheted up the intensity even more, but was unable to find a goal and eventually fell, 2-0.USC head coach Keidane McAlpine returned to The Plains for the first time since he was an assistant coach at Auburn under Hoppa from 2006-11.Its always a bit emotional having someone you work with for so long on the opposite bench, stated Hoppa on McAlpine coming back. Theres also a source of pride in what hes doing with that program and how good they are. There were a lot of emotions.USC goalkeeper Sammy Jo Prudhomme and Iowa State netminder Lindsey Hendon were awarded Co-MVP honors for each producing back-to-back shutouts in the Auburn Soccer Classic.Auburn returns to its home field on Friday when it opens up conference play against Vanderbilt. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. and will be broadcasted on the SEC Network. ' ' '