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The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Monday that the team has re-signed defenceman Mark Fraser to a one-year contract. Discount Ray Ban Sunglasses For Women . Fraser, 25, split the 2011-12 AHL season between the Toronto Marlies and Syracuse Crunch, tallying seven assists, a plus-15 rating and 67 penalty minutes in 45 games. The 6-4, 220-pounder helped lead the Marlies to the 2012 Calder…

HAMILTON - Theres no such thing as a sophomore jinx, as far as Chris Williams is concerned. cheap coach handbags . Playing with a full year of experience behind him has just made last years CFL outstanding rookie even better. "Getting a season under my belt, seeing exactly what it was like so even in the off-season getting ready for this year, I knew generally what to prepare for and how…

Orlando Woolridge, the rugged forward who carved out a reputation over 13 NBA seasons as a scoring specialist and one of the original alley-oop artists, died late Thursday at his parents home in Mansfield, La. cheap coach handbags . He was 52. DeSoto Parish Chief Deputy Coroner Billy Locke said Woolridge died while under hospice care for a chronic heart condition. The 6-foot-9…

The Chicoutimi Sagueneens found a way to win on Tuesday even when they were down a man. cheap coach handbags . Charles Guevremonts short-handed goal early in the third period stood as the winner as Chicoutimi edged the Victoriaville Tigres 3-2 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Guillaume Asselins tripping penalty 10 seconds into the third gave Victoriaville a power play but…

NELSPRUIT, South Africa - Goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene saved one spot kick at the African Cup of Nations, saw another hit the post and scored one himself but defending champion Zambia could still pay the penalty if its luck finally runs out. Discount Ray Ban Sunglasses Aviator . Zambia must beat Burkina Faso in its final Group C game on Tuesday to guarantee a place in the quarterfinals…

TORONTO -- Khalif Mitchell is in trouble with the CFL once again. coach handbags outlet . The league fined the B.C. Lions all-star defensive lineman an unspecified amount Tuesday for multiple "throat slashing" gestures committed in the clubs 19-18 win over the Edmonton Eskimos on Saturday night. After the game, Mitchell defended his actions, saying he made a gesture in the form of a…

WASHINGTON -- The Washington Nationals activated All-Star shortstop Ian Desmond from the 15-day disabled list and designated infielder Cesar Izturis for assignment.coach handbags outlet . Desmond, out since July 22, missed the last 25 games with a left oblique strain. In 89 games this season, the 26-year-old is batting .286 with 17 home runs, 53 RBIs and 15 stolen bases. He ranked among…

WINNIPEG - Winnipeg Goldeyes manager Rick Forney announced today that left-handed pitcher Barrett Phillips has been placed on irrevocable waivers. cheap coach handbags . Phillips, 21, had no record and a 3.52 ERA in 11 games for the Goldeyes this season. Winnipeg now has 20 players on its active roster, evenly split between pitchers and position players.  …

HALIFAX -- The University of Prince Edward Island and St. coach outlet . FX University mens soccer teams have been sanctioned by Canadian Interuniversity Sport for ineligible player violations. The schools will forfeit the regular-season games in which the ineligible players were in the lineup. Both teams used 21-year-old players who had played for a foreign team over the last year,…

ST. coach factory outlet . JOHNS, N.L. -- Darcy Zajac scored two goals and Jeff Frazee stopped 42 shots as the Albany Devils defeated the host St. Johns IceCaps 5-3 in American Hockey League action on Saturday night. Albany (4-5-4) also had goals from Jacob Josefson, Adam Larsson and Bobby Butler while Adam Henrique and Brandon Burlon chipped in with two assists apiece. Ivan…

PHILADELPHIA -- Michael Vick has needed four medical tests through two preseason games and has completed only four passes. coach handbags outlet . That is an ominous sign for the Philadelphia Eagles. The three-time Pro Bowl quarterback left Monday nights win at New England after injuring his ribs on his sixth play. He lasted just six plays against Pittsburgh before being forced out by…

MANCHESTER, England -- Statement released by David Moyes on Wednesday, a day after being fired by Manchester United after less than a season in charge. "To have been appointed as manager of Manchester United, one of the biggest football clubs in the world, was and remains something of which I will always be incredibly proud. "Taking charge after such a long period of continuous stability and success at the club was inevitably going to be a significant challenge, but it was one which I…

INDIANAPOLIS -- Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle provided a spark, and his team played just as he hoped. Monta Ellis had 23 points and nine rebounds, and Dirk Nowitzki added 18 points as the Mavericks handed the Indiana Pacers their third home loss of the season, 81-73 on Wednesday night. "Coach got on us pretty good this morning," Nowitzki said. "I thought we responded. We battled them and tried to make it tough on them." The Mavericks (32-22), who have won six of seven, finished a…

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek denied Bob and Mike Bryan their record 12th Grand Slam doubles title, beating the American twins 7-6 (1), 6-2 in the final of the Australian Open. The Woodies could probably sleep a little easier Saturday night. The 33-year-old Bryans were attempting to secure their place as the most decorated doubles team since the Open Era began in 1968. The brothers remain level on 11 major titles with the Australian duo of Mark Woodforde and Todd…

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs may juggle their lines this week even though they have opened the regular season with three straight victories. Coach Randy Carlyle made some changes at practice Monday as the team prepares for three games against Western Conference opponents. He went back to what worked in Saturdays 5-4 shootout victory over the Ottawa Senators and made a few other tweaks to his lineup. Joffrey Lupul, Dave Bolland and Mason Raymond practised together and are expected…

(SportsNetwork.com) - The Vancouver Canucks will try to win two straight games for the first time since mid-January on Monday night as they play host to the struggling New York Islanders. The Canucks are coming off just their second victory in 13 games, having bested the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Saturday. That improved Vancouver to just 2-10-1 since Jan. 26. Eddie Lack settled down to finish with 22 saves after giving up the first goal of the game early in the second period on a slap shot…

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Eastern Conferences top team just got more imposing. On Saturday, the Pacers added size and scoring punch to their roster by signing mercurial free agent centre Andrew Bynum for the rest of the season. Team officials did not release additional details about the contract and said Bynum was expected to join the team sometime next week. "We are obviously happy to have him join our team," Larry Bird said in a statement issued by the team less than 12 hours before…

PARIS -- Finally, the Tour de France is giving women a more visible role than just congratulating the male riders. On July 27 cyclings best-known race will host "La Course by Le Tour de France" -- a one-day womens competition staged hours before Tour riders race on the same circuit to finish the three-week event on Paris Champs-Elysees. The International Cycling Union announced the innovation Saturday as part of its 2014 racing calendar. Tour organizers, the Amaury Sport Organization,…

MANCHESTER, England -- Statement released by David Moyes on Wednesday, a day after being fired by Manchester United after less than a season in charge. "To have been appointed as manager of Manchester United, one of the biggest football clubs in the world, was and remains something of which I will always be incredibly proud. "Taking charge after such a long period of continuous stability and success at the club was inevitably going to be a significant challenge, but it was one which I…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Chris Crawford hit a 3-pointer with 1:36 left to put Memphis ahead to stay, and the 21st-ranked Tigers beat seventh-ranked Louisville 72-66 Saturday, sweeping the season series from the Cardinals. Memphis (22-7, 11-5 American Athletic Conference) trailed 65-57 with 4:45 left when Michael Dixon Jr. scored six straight, jumpstarting the Tigers who scored 15 of the final 16 points. Louisville (24-5, 13-3) snapped a seven-game winning streak by going cold after taking its…