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The Russian hockey team Avangard Omsk announced it has signed former new york Rangers star Jaromir Jagr on Friday. The team confirmed the deal on its Web site, but did not disclose financial terms. Rangers general manager Glen Sather said Thursday...

The Montreal Canadiens signed goaltender Marc Denis to a one-year, two-way contract, the club announced Thursday. Denis played in 10 games last season with the Tampa Bay Lightning, and posted a 1-5-0 record and 4.05 goals-against average. The prev...

New Orleans Hornets star point guard Chris Paul has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the club, according to a report on Thursday from the New Orleans Times-Picayune. The deal has an option for a fourth year, and is worth about

The NL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks are finally back at the .500 mark and will try to maintain their division lead tonight, when they open a three-game series versus the San Diego Padres at Chase Field. Arizona sits just 1 1/2 games ahead of ...

The American League West-leading Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will open a three-game series this evening against the Toronto Blue Jays at Angel Stadium. The Angels, who are five games ahead of Oakland in the division, have won two straight and th...

The Tampa Bay Lightning have reportedly agreed to trade veteran defenseman Dan Boyle to the San Jose Sharks. According to TSN of Canada, Boyle waived his no-trade clause and agreed to the deal, which is pending NHL approval. In return, the Lightni...

The San Diego Padres placed catcher Michael Barrett on the 15-day disabled list with a broken nose that may require surgery. Barrett left Wednesday's 8-1 loss to the Rockies after fouling a ball off his face in the third inning. The 31-year-old ba...

The Vancouver Canucks acquired forward Steve Bernier from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a pair of draft picks on Friday. The Sabres will receive a 2010 second round draft pick and a 2009 third round pick for Bernier. "Steve Bernier is a highl...

The Los Angeles Dodgers received a boost on Friday when Andruw Jones and Nomar Garciaparra returned from the disabled list. Garciaparra will play shortstop for the Dodgers in their afternoon contest with the San Francisco Giants, while Jones will ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs signed newly acquired centerman Mikhail Grabovski to a one-year contract on Friday. Grabovski, 24, was obtained on Thursday from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for the rights to 2008 draft pick Greg Pateryn and a second...