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Apr 17 2014, 11:13 AM
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TORONTO -- The Great One is optimistic about the NHLs labour situation. Wayne Gretzky said Monday that he believes the leagues current lockout will end before the showcase Winter Classic between the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs. "I believe in my heart, maybe because Im such a big hockey fan, that they will be playing by Jan. 1," said Gretzky during a question and answer period at a panel discussion on personal finance. "I think the hard part of their deal was the last negotiations (in 2004) of players agreeing to a salary cap. "Now that there is a salary cap in place, and revenue sharing, I see them ultimately getting a deal done here and I see them playing hockey this year." Detroit and Toronto are currently scheduled to play outdoors at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbour to kick off the new year. Gretzky was reluctant to analyze the ongoing labour negotiations because hes not directly involved in them. "The only thing I will say is the commissioners office and Donald Fehr and the players association are very smart men, theyre both very intelligent ..." said Gretzky. "Its a matter of sitting down and getting the deal done." The Hall of Fame centre and former part owner of the Phoenix Coyotes believes that the gap between the league and its players is smaller than in 2004, when the NHL lost an entire season. "I think that in 2004 we were changing the whole landscape," said Gretzky. "Ownership wanted to have some sort of revenue sharing and once we came to the revenue sharing, the hard part -- from my point of view -- seems to be out of the way. "Now its a question of working out the number that both sides think is fair." http://www.authenticseahawksshop.com/marshawn-lynch-jersey.html . Seattle had already wrapped up a spot in the quarterfinals. Michel Brown scored late in the first half for Marathon, and David Estrada added a second-half goal for Seattle. The Sounders joined Mexican teams Monterrey and Santos Laguna with 4-0-0 records. http://www.authenticseahawksshop.com/12th-fan-jersey.html . Calm and ready. There wasnt the slightest hint of tension in the air as the NHL Players Association wrapped up executive board meetings Wednesday and shifted its attention to the imminent negotiation of a new collective bargaining agreement. http://www.authenticseahawksshop.com/ . Torontos victory seemed almost beside the point after the night Steve Delabar and Moises Sierra had. Delabar struck out a club-record four batters in a single inning, while Sierra hit the first home run of his major-league career in an extra-innings 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. http://www.authenticseahawksshop.com/russell-wilson-jersey.html .C. -- The NFL has announced that Carolina Panthers backup defensive tackle Andre Neblett has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the regular season for violating the leagues policy on performance enhancing substances. http://www.authenticseahawksshop.com/richard-sherman-jersey.html . Houston, which is 168-183 at Wrigley since debuting there 50 years ago in April 1962, will transfer to the American League for the 2013 as part of a major-league realignment. Right-hander Edgar Gonzalez will get the start for the Astros, his sixth of the season for Houston and the 47th of his career in his 113th big-league appearance.NEW YORK -- JaKarr Sampson scored 14 of his 17 points in the first half and St. Johns handed No. 20 Notre Dame its second straight loss, 67-63 at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. The Red Storm (10-7, 2-3 Big East), who had lost two straight and four of five, had a 12-point lead midway through the second half and despite giving it all up, they managed to score the games final six points for the win, their third straight over the Fighting Irish. Eric Atkins had a season-high 21 points for Notre Dame (14-3, 2-2), which used an 18-4 run to wipe out the double-digit deficit and take a 61-59 lead with 4:27 to play. Notre Dames last lead came at 63-61 on a drive by Jerian Grant with 2:50 left. DAngelo Harrison, the second-leading scorer in the Big East with a 20.6 average, hit a 3-pointer 18 seconds later to give the Red Storm the lead for good at 64-63. Harrison took just three shots in the first half. His only field goals of the game were 3-pointers and he finished with eight points.dddddddddddd St. Johns entered the game leading the nation in blocked shots at 8.56 per game. The Red Storm had nine, the two biggest on two of Notre Dames last three possessions in the final 20 seconds. Harrison blocked a shot by Tom Knight and Sampson made one of two free throws with 19.7 seconds left, Chris Obekpa, who leads the nation with 5.13 blocks per game, got his second of the game when he blocked Pat Connaughtons drive off his head and out of bounds with 7.6 seconds left. Phil Greene had 13 points for St. Johns and Amir Garrett added 11. Grant had 14 points for Notre Dame and Jack Cooley, who was limited to 18 minutes because of foul trouble, added 10. St. Johns, which came into the game last in the conference in free throw shooting at 61.4 per cent, made 12 of 15 from the line with Sampson going 7 of 9. The teams play again March 5 at Notre Dame. ' ' '
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