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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Baseball union head Michael Weiner said it would be unfair to make judgments about players and agents before evidence is sorted out in the sport's latest drug investigation.

CLEVELAND - The Indians have once again dodged the arbitrator. For the 22nd straight year, the club stayed out of salary arbitration by agreeing to a two-year, $6 million contract with infielder Mike Aviles on Thursday.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Veteran goalie Tim Thomas, who has said he won't play this season, was traded by the Boston Bruins to the New York Islanders on Thursday for a conditional second-round draft choice either next year or in 2015.

MONTREAL - It's Kevin Bizier's time to step into boxing's spotlight but he'll have a tough, veteran opponent waiting for him the ring. The unbeaten St-Emile, Que.

If and when Erik Guay breaks Steve Podborski's long-standing record for World Cup podium finishes, Podborski will be the first to applaud the younger skier.

TORONTO - Egyptian squash star Ramy Ashour has won a world title, posted victories at World Series events and is the top-ranked men's singles player on the planet. And he would give it all up to get to the top step of an Olympic podium.

AUSTIN, Texas - A Dallas promotions company sued Lance Armstrong on Thursday, demanding he repay $12 million in bonuses and fees it paid him for winning the Tour de France.

He's still waiting for Cooperstown to call, but Tim Raines can finally say he's a Hall of Famer. The former Montreal Expos outfielder was named for induction Thursday into the Canadian Baseball of Fame.

SOCHI, Russia - A year before the 2014 Winter Olympics are to begin, President Vladimir Putin has demanded that a senior member of the Russian Olympic Committee be fired, apparently due to cost overruns in host city Sochi — a demand certain to be ful

PORTLAND, Ore. - It's not a big shock that a member of the Portland Winterhawks leads the Western Hockey League in scoring. What is rather surprising is the name at the top of the list. Many hockey observers expected the spot to be occupied by St.