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PITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins sent third-line center Brandon Sutter to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday in exchange for forward Nick Bonino and defenseman Adam Clendening.The teams also swapped draft picks. Pittsburgh received a second-round pick in the 2016 draft while the Canucks pick up a third-round pick...

MIAMI (AP) Goran Dragic of the Miami Heat is not expected to play for Slovenia in the EuroBasket tournament in September.Heat President Pat Riley met with Dragic about his invitation to join the team, and it was collectively decided that it would be in the point guard's best...

Slovakia defeated the United States 4-1 at the ice hockey world championship on Tuesday. The U.S. had a chance to clinch the group, but finished third and will meet Russia in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Slovakia's Branko Radivojevic scored 15 seconds into the game when U.S. goaltender Ben Bishop turned the...

DALLAS (AP) The Mavericks have signed Tunisian center Salah Mejri from Real Madrid in the Spanish League.The 7-foot-2 Mejri averaged 4.3 points and 2.1 rebounds in 34 games for Real Madrid last season. Those averages went up to 5.0 points and 2.6 rebounds in eight games as Real...

CANTON, Ohio (AP) The humbled men in gold jackets entering football immortality were unmistakable. So was the endless sea of twirling yellow Terrible Towels there to greet them and the outpouring of compassion for the legend who wasn't there.Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis headlined the Pro Football...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says there's no reason for the league not to keep holding outdoor games each season.Bettman made a promotional appearance Wednesday at the University of Minnesota football stadium. That's where the Minnesota Wild and Chicago Blackhawks will play outside Feb. 21 as part...

ST. LOUIS (AP) Greg Robinson is no wide-eyed rookie anymore. The St. Louis Rams needed him to grow up fast.The No. 2 pick of last year's draft qualifies as an experienced hand on the offensive line, given the team's massive makeover.Robinson is the left tackle and two rookies...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Anthony Davis sounds rather pleased that the New Orleans Pelicans have done very little tweaking to their roster since their first-round exit from last season's playoffs.It was that promise of roster stability, combined with the introduction of a new, fun-loving coach with an up-tempo scheme,...

Alshon Jeffery proved himself last year as a prime target in Chicago. Everson Griffen showed his stuff as a sackmaster in Minnesota.Both moved from the ''show us what you've got'' category to Pro Bowl consideration.Here's a road map to players who need to make the same kind of on-field...

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) Officials say four southwest Florida police officers have been punished for the wrongful detainment of Oakland Raiders safety Nate Allen.Fort Myers police Chief Doug Baker said Thursday the arrest was isolated and not deliberate.Allen, who lives in southwest Florida in the offseason, spent several...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild and center Erik Haula have agreed on a two-year contract.The Wild announced the deal Sunday with the restricted free agent.Haula had seven goals and seven assists in 72 games last season while playing mostly on the fourth line. He added one...

MILWAUKEE (AP) The Bucks have signed free agent forward Chris Copeland, adding veteran depth to their young frontcourt.General manager John Hammond did not announce terms of the deal Wednesday.The 6-foot-8 Copeland played the last two seasons in Indiana, averaging 6.2 points and 2.2 rebounds in 50 games in...