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Gabashvili Russia and Gilles Simon France def Ivan Navarro pastor and Albert Portas Spain 63 64 deals mondays transactions baseball american league Cleveland Indian signed c amid haad to a minor league contract and assigned him to Buffalo new York Yankee recalled of Kevin Thompson from Scranton National league St Louis cardinals raced rep Chris Carpenter on the 15day do called up lip Randy Keisler from Memphis basketball National basketball association Atlanta Hawk suspended f Josh Smith two games football National football league Atlanta Falcon signed of Joey Harrington released do Kevin mantis Chicago bears signed p Filip Filipovic to a oneyear contract Denver Broncos signed Mike Shanah an coach to a three year contract Exten Sion through the 2011 season Detroit lion named Dean Klein Schmidt coordinator of athletic Medicine and athletic Trainer hockey National hockey league Buffalo sabres recollect f Drew Stafford from Rochester Colorado Avalanche signed c Joe Sakic to a oneyear contract Edmonton Oiler reassigned c mar Antoine Pouliot d Tom Gilbert and d Bryan Young to Ahl and f Zack Stortini to Hamilton los Angeles King assigned f Patrick Osullivan f Lauri Pukonen and f John Zeiler to Manchester signed c Marcandre cliche to three year contract Ottawa senator resigned d Anton Volchenko to a three year contract St Louis blues assigned g Jason Bacashihua c David Backes Law King and d roman Polak to Peoria Vancouver Canuck reassigned d Al expander Edler to Manitoba College air Force named Launi Meili Rifle coach John Pelphrey mens basketball coach named Tom Ostrom mens assistant basketball coach Brigham Youn suspended la Ter Rance Hooks and the Vic Sooto Matthew Graves will be retained As a mens assistant basketball coach named Brandon Miller and Terry Johnson mens assistant basketball coaches Junior c Devon Hardin will enter the Aba draft Jason Zimmerman mens basketball coach Jacksonville extended the contract of Cliff Warren basketball coach through the 201112 season Sophomore f Julian Wright will enter the Aba draft Kansas stat named Frank Martin mens basketball coach Mike Jackson will remain As a mens assistant basketball coach Brian Smith wrestling coach to a five year contract Extension Missouri stat named Nyla Milleson head women basketball coach replacing Katie Abrahamson Henderson who re signed  Scott Mezyk mens assistant basketball coach san Jose stat named Gary Emanuel defensive Tine coach  Lennox for Rester mens basketball coach Vovou family and teammate do an intervention on an Aba Ball hog Inge 1 half 37 v in Tae team player ni6jat Gregory p Atlanta Vyacheslav Kozlov 13 and Marian Hossa rear Lead the Thrashers into the playoffs for the first time in franchise history nil Many playoff teams relying on inexperience nil from Back Page in his first nil season Back Strom posted the lowest goal against average and highest save percentage no team will be relying on inexperienced players More than the penguins who will be facing the Ottawa senators who often come in with tons of potential but have yet to reach the Stanley cup finals Crosby posted an no lest 120 Points including 84 assists and became the youngest scor ing Champion in nil history four months before his 20th birth Day he is the first teenager in major sports history to win a scor ing title if he and Rookie Evgeni Malkin can Supply the scoring punch and Young goalie Marcandre Fleury can stand tall in the net the penguins could be the latest team to spoil the senators postseason plans you cant make up for the experience unless youve actually gone through Crosby said Ive been through situations be fore not in the nil but in juniors and world juniors that i can use to prepare me i dont have sense of being nervous but a sense of being the penguins get started in Ottawa on wednesday along with Minnesota at Anaheim san Jose at Nashville in the wests 45 matchup and no 6 Dallas at no 3 Vancouver new Yorks rangers open at Southeast Winner Atlanta on thursday the first playoff game in the Thrashers seven nil sea sons Calgary will be at Detroit Tampa Bay visits Atlantic Champi on new Jersey and the islanders begin their Tough series at Buffalo which lost game 7 of last years Eastern conference finals at Carolina we got a taste about what its All sabres Forward Jason por Ninville said it makes you want to get More and More Hope fully we can get to that next but even the inexperienced know about playoff hunger i dont think you play hockey to play the regular season and make the Crosby said you play to win the Stanley cup playoffs first round Besto seven Eastern conference Buffalo is islanders thursday islanders at Buffalo saturday islanders at Buffalo monday Buffalo at islanders wednesday april 18 Buffalo at Island ers Friday april 20 islanders at Buffalo if necessary sunday april 22 Buffalo at islanders if necessary tuesday april 24 islanders at Buffalo if necessary new Jersey is Tampa Bay thursday Tampa Bay at new Jersey saturday Tampa Bay at new Jersey monday new Jersey at Tampa Bay wednesday april 18 new Jersey at Tampa Bay Friday april 20 Tampa Bay at new Jersey if necessary sunday april 22 new Jersey at Lampa Bay if necessary tuesday april 24 Tampa Bay at new Jer sey if necessary Atlanta is rangers thursday rangers at Atlanta saturday rangers at Atlanta tuesday april 17 Atlanta at rangers wednesday april 18 Atlanta at rang ers Friday april 20 rangers at Atlanta if necessary sunday april 22 Atlanta at rangers if necessary monday april 23 rangers at Atlanta if necessary Ottawa is Pittsburgh wednesday Pittsburgh at Ottawa saturday Pittsburgh at Ottawa sunday Ottawa at Pittsburgh tuesday april 17 Ottawa at Pittsburgh thursday april 19 Pittsburgh at Ottawa if necessary sunday april 22 Ottawa at Pittsburgh if necessary tuesday april 24 Pittsburgh at Ottawa if necessary Western conference Detroit is Calgary thursday Calgary at Detroit sunday Calgary at Detroit tuesday april 17 Detroit at Calgary thursday april 19 Detroit at Calgary saturday april 21 Calgary at Detroit if necessary sunday april 22 Detroit at Calgary if Nec Essary tuesday april 24 Calgary at Detroit if Nec Essary Anaheim is Minnesota wednesday Minnesota at Anaheim Friday Minnesota at Anaheim sunday Anaheim at Minnesota tuesday april 17 Anaheim at Minnesota thursday april 19 Minnesota at Anaheim if necessary saturday april 21 Anaheim at Minnesota if necessary monday april 23 Minnesota at Anaheim if necessary Vancouver is Dallas wednesday Dallas at Vancouver Friday Dallas at Vancouver sunday Vancouver at Dallas tuesday april 17 Vancouver at Dallas thursday april 19 Dallas at Vancouver if necessary saturday april 21 Vancouver at Dallas if necessary monday april 23 Dallas at Vancouver if necessary Nashville is san Jose wednesday san Jose at Nashville Friday san Jose at Nashville monday Nashville at san Jose wednesday april 18 Nashville at san Jose Friday april 20 san Jose at Nashville if necessary sunday april 22 Nashville at san Jose if necessary tuesday april 24 san Jose at Nashville if necessary