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Habs name Bergevin GM; Cunneyworth won’t be head coach – Fox News

USA TODAY Habs name Bergevin GM; Cunneyworth won't be head coachFox NewsMontreal, QC – The Montreal Canadiens have named Marc Bergevin their new general manager. Bergevin, a well-traveled defenseman for 20 years in the NHL from 1984-2004, had spent the past seven years in various front office roles for the Chicago …Randy Cunneyworth out as [...]

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Messi sets European record with 68 goals

FC Barcelona

Lionel Messi broke Gerd Mueller’s 39-year-old record for goals in a European club season, scoring a hat trick for Barcelona in a 4-1 win over Malaga on Wednesday night to raise his total to 68. Sports News Headlines – Yahoo! News

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Junior Seau, Famed NFL Linebacker, Dies at 43 in Apparent Suicide – New York Times

The Guardian Junior Seau, Famed NFL Linebacker, Dies at 43 in Apparent SuicideNew York TimesOCEANSIDE, Calif. — Junior Seau, regarded as one of the NFL's best linebackers over a 20-year career with the San Diego Chargers, the Miami Dolphins and the New England Patriots, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest Wednesday [...]

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Bucs sign paralyzed former Rutgers player LeGrand

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2011 file photo, paralyzed former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand, center, is greeted by coach Greg Schiano, right, before an NCAA college football game against Cincinnati in Piscataway, N.J. Eric

To put it mildly, Rutgers’ Eric LeGrand was surprised when his former coach called to let him know the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were interested in signing the paralyzed defensive tackle. Sports News Headlines – Yahoo! News

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Pettitte agrees he may have misunderstood Clemens

Former Major League baseball pitcher Andy Pettitte leaves the Federal Court in Washington, Wednesday, May 2, 2012, after testifying in Roger Clemens; trial. Pettitte acknowledged under cross-examination Wednesday that he might have misunderstood Roger Clemens when Pettitte said he heard his former teammate say he used human growth hormone. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

With two short answers, Andy Pettitte called into question the validity of his testimony against Roger Clemens, part of a discouraging day for prosecutors in the retrial of the seven-time Cy Young Award winner. Sports News Headlines – Yahoo! News

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Junior Seau Dead in Apparent Suicide – ABC News

Toronto Star Junior Seau Dead in Apparent SuicideABC NewsFormer longtime NFL linebacker Junior Seau committed suicide today at his Oceanside, Calif., home. San Diego Chargers Chaplain Shawn Mitchell told ABCNews.com that Seau died of a "self inflicted gunshot wound to the chest this morning." Seau was 43.EXCLUSIVE: Football great Junior Seau dead in suicide, source [...]

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Goodell’s suspension of Saints players proves this is a new NFL – CBSSports.com

CBSSports.com Goodell's suspension of Saints players proves this is a new NFLCBSSports.comBy Mike Freeman | CBSSports.com National NFL Insider Just recently, a matter of hours before Roger Goodell announced what are extremely harsh punishments for New Orleans Saints players involved in the bounty scandal, one of those disciplined, …With players suspended, total discipline in bounty [...]

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Shooting reported at Calif. home of Junior Seau

Police have responded to a report of a shooting at the home of former NFL star Junior Seau in Oceanside, Calif. Sports News Headlines – Yahoo! News

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EXCLUSIVE: Football great Junior Seau dead in suicide, source says – North County Times

TSN EXCLUSIVE: Football great Junior Seau dead in suicide, source saysNorth County TimesPro football great and Oceanside sports legend Junior Seau has apparently committed suicide, found by a housekeeper with a gunshot wound to the chest, according to multiple sources. Oceanside Mayor Jim Wood said he learned of the death from police …Police probe possible [...]

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Cook working to regain Vikings’ trust

Chris Cook was back on the Minnesota Vikings practice field bright and early Wednesday, resuming the football workouts that he was unable to do during a long and messy trial on charges of domestic assault. Sports News Headlines – Yahoo! News

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