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GLENDALE, Ariz. - The prospective owner of the Phoenix Coyotes is unlikely to complete a deal to buy the team from the NHL before a lease agreement with the City of Glendale expires, a league official told The Associated Press on Thursday.

HAVANA - Big-league hurler Jose Ariel Contreras received a hero's welcome in his homeland 11 years after defecting from Cuba, which historically has branded defecting athletes as traitors.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A former pro hockey player apologized in a Las Vegas courtroom Wednesday before he was handcuffed and taken to prison for four to 15 years for sexually assaulting a girl over a four-year period.

OTTAWA - Before P.K. Subban gets back on the ice with the Montreal Canadiens, he better be ready to buy into a new philosophy. The defenceman joined his team Wednesday in Ottawa for the first time since signing a two-year $5.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Shaun Marcum was excited to sign with the New York Mets because they offered him an opportunity to pitch every five days. As for replacing R.A. Dickey, that will take a team effort.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Rangers captain Ryan Callahan will be sidelined for 10 to 14 days after hurting his shoulder in New York's victory over Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

HAMDEN, Conn. - Quinnipiac captain Zack Currie says a lot of friends and family back in British Columbia didn't even know until recently how to pronounce the name of his school.

Stefan Matteau is still with the New Jersey Devils. He may even be with them the rest of the week. But, then, you might not see him the rest of the season.

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BRUSSELS - Cyclist Frank Schleck was suspended for a year on Wednesday and will miss the Tour de France for using a banned substance on last year's Tour.