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SEATTLE - Canadian welterweight Rory (Ares) MacDonald was greeted by a chorus of boos Friday as he walked on stage to weigh in for Saturday's televised UFC card at the KeyArena. B.J. Penn, his opponent, was cheered as he entered.

NEW YORK, - A calm settled over the NHL's brewing labour storm one day after negotiations were untracked in spectacular fashion.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Baseball's average salary increased 3.8 per cent this year to a record $3.2 million. According to final figures released Friday by the Major League Baseball Players Association, the rise was the steepest since 2007.

OAKLAND, Calif. - Right-hander Brandon McCarthy reached agreement with the Arizona Diamondbacks on a $15.5 million, two-year contract, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Friday.

Adam Nelson never got to hear the national anthem playing in his honour at the 2004 Athens Olympics. The American shot put standout didn't get to sob as he sang along with the words, a gold medal dangling from his neck.

TORONTO - Carlos Delgado rewrote the Toronto Blue Jays' record book in 12 seasons with the team. He'll be rewarded for his efforts next summer when he's added to the club's Level of Excellence.

ROME - After years of debate, the European Games could be about to become a reality.

SEATTLE - Could 2013 be the year of the Diaz? If so, the two brothers will have to dispose of a pair of champions — starting Saturday when Nate Diaz faces lightweight title-holder Benson (Smooth) Henderson in the main event of a televised UFC card at

WARSAW, Poland - The Italian carmaker Fiat says it plans to cut about 1,500 jobs at a factory in Poland due to falling demand for cars on the European market. The layoffs amount to nearly a third of the site's workforce of 5,000. Fiat Auto Poland S.

WINDSOR, Ont. - Windsor Spitfires defenceman Patrick Sieloff is making a big impression — quite literally — on the Ontario Hockey League in his rookie season. The six-foot-one, 205-pound native of Ann Arbor, Mich.