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WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets trotted out their No. 1 draft pick and grabbed a potential 20-goal centre off waivers but made no trade deadline moves Wednesday.

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Aiming for their first playoff run in 10 years, the Minnesota Wild weren't afraid to go big and get a player like Jason Pominville for the push.

OTTAWA - Sarah Vaillancourt thought her hockey career was over just a few weeks ago. The two-time Olympic gold medallist made a tearful call in January to parents Robert and Monique, who were spending the winter in Florida.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose Sharks added some toughness and defensive depth at the trade deadline Wednesday by dealing draft picks to acquire forward Raffi Torres from Phoenix and defenceman Scott Hannan from Nashville.

OTTAWA - Captain Hayley Wickenheiser and assistant captain Caroline Ouellette did not play in sa国际传媒's game against Switzerland at the women's world hockey championship Wednesday because of upper-body injuries.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - There's a scene in "42" in which Jackie Robinson, the first black player in modern Major League Baseball, endures intolerably cruel racial slurs from the Philadelphia Phillies' manager. It's early in the 1947 season.

ROME - Baseball and softball's joint bid for Olympic reinstatement is still lacking a guarantee that major league stars would be freed up to play ahead of a key presentation to the IOC scheduled for next month.

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey - Once the video went viral, Mike Rice's coaching days at Rutgers were over.

HOUSTON - Yu Darvish literally came within inches of perfection. Darvish was one out from a perfect game when Marwin Gonzalez grounded a clean single through the pitcher's legs, and Texas beat the Houston Astros 7-0 on Tuesday night.

ATLANTA - The Atlanta Braves didn't wait long to show off their new power game. Home runs by Freddie Freeman, Dan Uggla and newcomer Justin Upton led the Braves to a season-opening 7-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.