Sports

Kevin Martin has had surgery on a fractured wrist; he is expected to be out six to eight weeks. He injured his wrist when he was fouled while shooting a three pointer. At the time he was the best thing that the Timberwolves had going after losing two other players earlier this season. Source: ESPN

The Dodgers have acquired Juan Nicasio from the Rockies for an undetermined amount, the Rockies could ask for cash or another player. The Dodgers seem to be continuing their trend of acquiring young pitchers that could start training this spring. Nicasio is 28 and went 6-6 with a 5.38 ERA last season and is 21-22 with a 5.03 ERA over all. He made over $2 million in the previous season and is eligible for arbitration. Source: ESPN

Baltimore’s Ray Rice has won his appeal and is able to sign with any NFL team, he has been reinstated. He has stated, "I would like to thank Judge Barbara Jones, the NFL Players Association, my attorneys, agents, advisors, family, friends and fans -- but most importantly, my wife Janay, I made an inexcusable mistake and accept full responsibility for my actions, I am thankful that there was a proper appeals process in place to address this issue. I will continue working hard to improve myself an

Sy Berger, the father of modern day baseball cards, has died of natural causes at the age of 91. The news was announced Sunday morning by baseball historian Marty Appel on behalf of the family. Berger most famously devised the practice of signing Major League Baseball players year after year to be able to use their name and image on cards in annual sets. For more than three decades, Topps was paying players only $75 a year for that privilege and, most of the time, that amount was applied to buyi

Eric Gordon is out indefinitely with an injured shoulder. He had an MRI that revealed a torn labrum that happened when he collided with a guard on the Jazz team. He has started all twelve games this season for the Pelicans, but has missed a total 115 games during his career. He averages 9.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2 assists per game. Source: ESPN

Minnesota Wild’s Keith Ballard has been released from the hospital, diagnosed with multiple facial fractures and a concussion after colliding with the boards. The Wild announced Wednesday that Ballard will be out indefinitely. Ballard was hurt when he tried to turn away from Matt Martin as the left wing charged toward him. Ballard was driven face-forward into the dasher board, and his head bounced hard on the ice after he fell. At one point, Ballard appeared to be convulsing as medics hustled ou

There was always a special connection between former Canadiens captain Saku Koivu and the fans of Montreal. Koivu received a nearly five-minute standing ovation as part of a 30-minute pregame tribute. That brought tears to the eyes of the 40-year-old Koivu, who retired after spending the last five years of his 18-year NHL career in Anaheim. "I always felt that I was respected as a player and for the way I played the game, but what makes me feel humble was the way I was loved by the fans," Koivu

Dominik Hasek has come to realize how much easier it was turning aside pucks than it is accepting honors. Hasek, after all, never had to give any speeches patrolling the crease during a 16-season NHL career. "To play hockey was much easier," Hasek said Tuesday. "Any time I'm standing in front of so many people, not as a hockey player, but as a person, it's definitely much more difficult." The player nicknamed "The Dominator" is getting accustomed to public speaking three years into his retiremen

Ray Whitney, 42, announced his retirement as an NHL player, capping a career in which he produced 1,064 points (385 goals, 679 assists) in 1,330 regular-season games. Whitney entered the league in 1991 with San Jose and also played for Edmonton, Florida, Columbus, Detroit, Carolina, Phoenix and Dallas. He put up consistent production thanks to soft hands, great passing and playmaking ability and great heart. "For the past 23 years, I have had the privilege of earning my living playing hockey in

The New York Rangers have reached a one-year contract extension with goalie Cam Talbot. The 27-year-old Talbot agreed to a $1.45 million deal for next season. He is earning $575,000 this season. Talbot is 2-3-1 with a 2.34 goals-against average and two shutouts in seven games. He is the only NHL goalie with six starts or fewer to post two shutouts this season. He did it in back-to-back outings against Philadelphia in November. In 28 NHL appearances over two seasons with the Rangers, Talbot is 14

Dallas Eakins was fired as coach of the Edmonton Oilers, who have lost 15 of 16 games and are well on the way to missing the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season. General manager Craig MacTavish will coach the team until the job is given to Todd Nelson, who is being promoted to interim head coach from Edmonton's American Hockey League affiliate in Oklahoma City. MacTavish did not say when he would return to the front office. MacTavish called Eakins an "excellent coach" but said something ha

Suspended Los Angeles Kings’ defenseman Slava Voynov will stand trial on a felony charge of domestic violence after a judge deemed there to be sufficient evidence to move forward with the case. The 24-year-old Voynov, who was charged with a felony count of corporal injury to a spouse with great bodily injury last month, appeared in a Torrance, California, court for a preliminary hearing during which shocking details emerged. According to reports of police testimony, an officer of the Redondo

Winnipeg Jets’ defenseman Jacob Trouba will be out for at least six weeks with an upper-body injury. Trouba has been one of the team's top defensemen this season with 12 points, four goals and eight assists in 31 games. "He's had a kind of pre-existing condition that most players deal with," coach Paul Maurice said Tuesday. "And what you're hopeful for is that it heals, it gets better and progresses and he had the opposite experience. "Things started to get progressively a little bit worse on hi

Hundreds of fans, many clad in his famed No. 4 jersey, and a who's who of hockey stars and politicians paid an emotional farewell to Montreal Canadiens great Jean Beliveau on a snowy Wednesday. The afternoon funeral for Beliveau, who died last week at 83, was held at Mary Queen of the World Cathedral and featured affectionate eulogies from former Canadiens teammates Dickie Moore, Yvan Cournoyer, Serge Savard and Ken Dryden, as well as Canadiens owner Geoff Molson. "It is a tremendous honor to

The Flyers were fined an undisclosed amount for violating the collective bargaining agreement by traveling during a holiday break, the NHL announced Sunday. Online flight records showed the Flyers took a flight from Philadelphia to Nashville the night of Dec. 26. Players are barred from traveling or practicing from Dec. 24-26 under the latest CBA. Part of that agreement was adding the extra day off over the holidays, which meant that some teams scheduled for games on Dec. 27 would have game-day

Teemu Selanne was determined not to cry when his jersey was retired by theAnaheim Ducks, and he barely succeeded somehow during an emotional tribute Sunday to his life and career. Turns out there's nothing the Finnish Flash can't do in a hockey rink. "Actually the toughest part of keeping the emotions was when I was walking down the stairs," Selanne said, referring to his entrance through a cordon of high-fiving fans. "The whole thing just hit so hard -- plus I have to concentrate so I don't fa

Devils’ center Stephen Gionta will be sidelined indefinitely after he suffered a broken hand against Pittsburgh on Monday night, coach Lou Lamoriello said. "He blocked a shot. Broken hand," Lamoriello told reporters after the game. "He'll see a specialist and then we'll determine what the results are. The X-rays showed a break." Gionta, in his fifth season with New Jersey, has three goals and three assists this season. He has 32 points in 165 career games. Get Your Very Own NHL Team Specific

Blue Jackets have signed left wing Nick Foligno to a six-year contract extension through the 2020-21 seasons. Foligno will earn $5.5 million per year over the six years of the extension. "Nick has been an important contributor to the growth of our team over the past two years and keeping him in the Blue Jackets family has been a priority," said general manager Jarmo Kekalainen in a statement. "The fact that we were able to get this deal done is a testament to Nick's commitment to our team and th

The Chicago Blackhawks are in the planning stage of building a $50 million, 105,000-square-foot two-rink hockey training facility, team chairman Rocky Wirtz said. Wirtz began mentioning the idea of a facility last year. The Blackhawks currently practice at Johnny's IceHouse West when the United Center is unavailable. The facility would be used by the Blackhawks and the community. No property has been designated for the facility yet. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel expressed his support for the facili

CAPITALS over MAPLE LEAFS 6 to 2 BRUINS over PENGUINS 3 to 2 RED WINGS over FLAMES 3 to 2 RANGERS over DUCKS 4 to 1 Get Your Very own 2013/2014 NHL Trading Cards Hobby Box: just click here

SENATORS over MAPLE LEAFS 4 to 3 BLACKHAWKS over PENGUINS 3 to 2 JETS over BLUE JACKETS 4 to 0 AVALANCHE over BRUINS 3 to 2 DUCKS over FLAMES 6 to 3 SHARKS over KINGS 4 to 2 Get Your Very own 2013/2014 NHL Trading Cards Hobby Box: just click here

CANADIENS over BLUE JACKETS 3 to 2 CAPITALS over FLYERS 1 to 0 DUCKS over MAPLE LEAFS 4 to 0 DEVILS over KINGS 5 to 3 Get Your Very own 2013/2014 NHL Trading Cards Hobby Box: just click here

DEVILS over SABRES 4 to 1 FLYERS over SENATORS 2 to 1 LIGHTNING over CANADIENS 4 to 2 PREDATORS over HURRICANES 3 to 2 SHARKS over WILD 4 to 3 BLUE JACKETS over STARS 4 to 2 AVALANCHE over BLACKHAWKS 2 to 0 BLUES over COYOTES 6 to 0 RED WINGS over OILERS 4 to 2 CANUCKS over ISLANDERS 3 to 2 Get Your Very own 2013/2014 NHL Trading Cards Hobby Box: just click here

ISLANDERS over RANGERS 4 to 1 FLYERS over COYOTES 4 to 3 PENGUINS over JETS 5 to 3 BLUE JACKETS over CAPITALS 4 to 3 CANADIENS over STARS 3 to 2 RED WINGS over PANTHERS 5 to 4 HURRICANES over LIGHTNING 4 to 2 PREDATORS over AVALANCHE 4 to 3 FLAMES over SABRES 4 to 1 WILD over OILERS 2 to 1 DUCKS over CANUCKS 4 to 0 Get Your Very own 2013/2014 NHL Trading Cards Hobby Box: just click here

RANGERS over SENATORS 3 to 2 OILERS over CAPITALS 5 to 4 CANADIENS over PREDATORS 2 to 1 RED WINGS over WILD 5 to 4 LIGHTNING over CANUCKS 4 to 1 FLYERS over PENGUINS 3 to 2 BRUINS over STARS 3 to 1 BLACKHAWKS over COYOTES 6 to 1 Get Your Very own 2013/2014 NHL Trading Cards Hobby Box: just click here

BRUINS over LIGHTNING 4 to 3 RED WINGS over SABRES 3 to 1 ISLANDERS over RANGERS 3 to 0 PENGUINS over WILD 7 to 2 HURRICANES over AVALANCHE 3 to 2 JETS over PANTHERS 8 to 2 BLUES over OILERS 4 to 2 PREDATORS over CANUCKS 5 to 1 STARS over SENATORS 5 to 4 SHARKS over COYOTES 3 to 2 Get Your Very own 2013/2014 NHL Trading Cards Hobby Box: just click here

CANADIENS over PANTHERS 2 to 1 PREDATORS over BLUES 3 to 2 OILERS over KINGS 3 to 2 CANUCKS over SHARKS 3 to 1 Get Your Very own 2013/2014 NHL Trading Cards Hobby Box: just click here

BRUINS over DEVILS 3 to 0 HURRICANES over SABRES 5 to 2 FLYERS over CAPITALS 3 to 2 BLACKHAWKS over WILD 4 to 2 BLUES over SHARKS 7 to 2 PREDATORS over STARS 3 to 2 AVALANCHE over SENATORS 5 to 2 COYOTES over JETS 4 to 1 PANTHERS over CANUCKS 3 to 1 RANGERS over KINGS 4 to 3 Get Your Very own 2013/2014 NHL Trading Cards Hobby Box: just click here