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SEATTLE - Canadian welterweight Rory (Ares) MacDonald used brutal body shots to batter B.J. (The Prodigy) Penn en route to a convincing decision over the former UFC champion on Saturday.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - He's Johnny Best in Football now — and a freshman, at that.

CALGARY - A jarring hit in the first period provided a huge jolt for American Taylor Chace.

Free-agent pitcher Zack Greinke and the Los Angeles Dodgers tried to close a deal Saturday night worth $147 million over six years, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

TORONTO - Donald Fehr maintains a deal was close with the NHL to end the three-month lockout and kick-start the hockey season before talks broke off.

A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that free agent outfielder Ryan Ludwick is returning to the Cincinnati Reds for a two-year contract worth $15 million.

MIAMI - Alex Rodriguez went to see doctors with hopes of finding something wrong. When they actually located a problem, only then did he start feeling a bit better.

PHILADELPHIA - Michael Young chose a full-time role over staying home. A person familiar with the trade said the Philadelphia Phillies have acquired the seven-time All-Star infielder from the Texas Rangers for two relief pitchers.

ROME - China and Japan already compete in the Asian Games. The Americas have the Pan American Games. Africa organizes the All-Africa Games. Now Europe is getting into the act, too.

Patrick Chan has some ground to make up in defence of his Grand Prix Final figure skating title. The 21-year-old from Toronto, the two-time defending champion in the event, trails Daisuke Takahashi of Japan after Friday's short program.