CanadienslegendGuyLafleurdidntmincewordsabouttheperformance-orlackthereof-ofcertainMontrealplayersdespitetheteamslengthypostseasonrun.MichaelWilhoiteJersey.InaninterviewwithLaPressethisweek,thefive-timeStanleyCupchampionandthree-timeNHLscoringleaderspecificallytookaimatwingersThomasVanekandMaxPacioretty,sayingtheycantshowupina7-4winovertheNewYorkRangersinGame5oftheEasternConferenceFinalandcomeupem...[
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SANFRANCISCO--BruceMillerrecallsspringtimethreeyearsagowhen49ersrunningbackscoachTomRathmancalledtoinquirewhetherhemightbeupforapositionchange.DanFoutsJersey.Defencetooffence.Theanswerwassimple:ofcoursehewould.MillerwantedhisbestchancetocontributeintheNFLassoonaspossible."Youknowme,Ididntcareifitwasoffence,defenceorspecialteams,"Millersaid."ThatwasexcitingtoknowIwasontheirradar.&quo...[
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WINNIPEG--ReigningCanadiancurlingchampionRachelHomangottwobitsofgoodnewsonThursday.DanWilliamsCardinalsJersey.TheOttawaskipadvancedtoFridayssemifinalattheCanadianOlympiccurlingtrials,andthenshelearnedthefederalgovernmenthadapprovedfundingofmorethan$2.5millionfortheCanadianCurlingAssociationin2013-14."Itshardtomakeitasanamateurathletebecausetheresnotmuchmoneyinvolvedanditsnotlikethepros,"...[
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DALLAS--FormerDallasCowboystackleJoshBrentwasreleasedfromjailonSundayfollowinghisconvictionforadrunkencarcrashthatkilledhisfriendandteammate,JerryBrown,theDallasCountysheriffsofficesaid.TedGinnJrAuthenticJersey.The26-year-oldBrentwasconvictedinJanuaryofintoxicationmanslaughterfortheDecember2012crashthatkilledJerryBrown,aCowboyspracticesquadplayer.Hewassentencedto180daysinjailand10yearsprobation.It...[
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PARIS--ParisSaint-GermaincoachLaurentBlancwillrenewhiscontractwhentheFrenchleaguetitlehasbeensecured.AlexPietrangeloJersey.AtanewsconferenceaheadofWednesdaysgameagainstRennes,Blancsaidhewillsignanewcontract"whenwerechampions,"adding"itsamatterofprinciple"nottosignanythingbeforethetitlehasbeenwon.PSGcansealasecondstraightFrenchtitlebybeatingRennesathome,althoughifMonacofailstobe...[
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TheDetroitRedWingswerebouncedfromtheplayoffsinthefirstroundbytheBostonBruins,buttheyhavealsomadethepostseasoneveryyearsince1990.WarrenSappBuccaneersJersey.Off-SeasonGamePlanlooksataWingsteamthathasbeenrejuvenatedwithyouth,buthasasmallwindowoftimetocapitalizeonthetalentofteamleadersPavelDatsyukandHenrikZetterberg.TheWingshaveabitofaninterestingmix,withagingvetscombinedwithyoungplayerswhowerethrusti...[
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TheNFLisopeningitsdoorstotwomoreCFLproducts.RyanMathewsEliteJersey.FormerWinnipegBlueBombersreceiverChrisMatthewshassignedwiththeSuperBowlchampionSeattleSeahawks,andformerEdmontonEskimoslinebackerDamasoMunozisjoiningtheTampaBayBuccaneers.MatthewswasnamedtheCFLrookieoftheyearin2012aftercollecting1,192yardson81carries,however,heappearedinjustfourgameslastseasonduetoabadcaseofturftoe.Hewaseventuallys...[
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CHARLOTTE,N.AntoineBetheaWomensJersey.C.--HornetsgeneralmanagerRichChosaysforwardJoshMcRobertshasoptedoutofhiscontractandwillbecomeafreeagent.However,ChosaidWednesdayatapre-draftnewsconferencetheteamiseagertore-signtheseven-yearNBAveteran.McRoberts,27,wassettomakenearly$2.8millionnextseason,buthasoutperformedthatcontract.Hestartedacareer-high78gameslastseasonforCharlotteandaveraged8.5points,4.8reb...[
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HOUSTON--TheTexanshaveastartingquarterback.BrandonFieldsJersey.NowtheyneedstarwidereceiverAndreJohnsonbackinthefold.NewcoachBillOBriennamedRyanFitzpatrickthestarter,anannouncementovershadowedsomewhatbyJohnsonsabsenceTuesdayonthefirstdayofamandatorythree-daymini-camp.Johnsonhasntparticipatedinanyoftheteamsvoluntaryoff-seasonworkoutsandsaidlastmonththathewouldntattendtheseworkouts,either.OnTuesday,h...[
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SANTACLARA,Calif.BrianElliottJersey.-FromthepicksixthatclosedCandlesticktoapairofgoal-linestandsinCarolina,itseemslikewheneverSanFrancisconeedsabigplayfromitsdefenceoneofthe49ersdecoratedlinebackersstepsup.WithProBowlersNaVorroBowman,PatrickWillisandAhmadBrooksplayingalongsidetalentedpassrusherAldonSmithonco-ordinatorVicFangiosdefence,theNinersversionofthefearsomefoursomehasplayedamajorpartintheir...[
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