BRIEFLY : CAPITALS SUSPEND BONDRA.The Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). on Friday suspended right wing Peter Bondra Peter Bondra (Born February 7, 1968 in Lutsk, Ukraine, U.S.S.R.) is a Slovak professional ice-hockey player who is currently a free agent. Bondra became the 37th player in NHL History to score 500 NHL goals on December 22, 2006 against Toronto's Jean-Sebastien Aubin. , who has refused to play in any more exhibition games until his contract is renegotiated. ``His current contract has three years left. There will be no further discussions until . . . the player reports and plays,'' general manager George McPhee George McPhee (born July 2, 1958, in Wallaceburg, Ontario) is the general manager of the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals as well as the team's alternate governor and vice president. His nickname is "GMGM," short for "General Manager George McPhee. said. Bondra, who finished eighth in the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there last season with 46 goals, was not with the team Friday for its exhibition game against the Florida Panthers For the animal species by this name, see . The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Ft. Lauderdale, Florida suburb of Sunrise. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). in Mobile, Ala. The strife began when Bondra said he would not play in a game Thursday night against Florida in Tallahassee, Fla., because he did not want to risk an injury. Bondra wanted to remain with the team and continue practicing, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. his agent, Rich Winter. But McPhee told Bondra he would not be allowed on the team bus or plane if he did not play Thursday night. The Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). have worked out a deal with 1995 first-round draft choice Alexi Morozov, but they must first buy out his contract with his Russian team The Russian Team was a professional wrestling team in the 1980's that attempted to prove their Soviet dominance over their opponents. History The Russian Team was formed in December 1984 in the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions. . Morozov, a right winger, is considered by some scouts as the best player currently not playing in the NHL. Montreal Canadiens general manager Rejean Houle has signed a three-year contract extension with the team. OLYMPICS: Raelene Boyle, 46, sobbed gently after selling her Olympic silver medal in Sydney, Australia, but the tears were more over the memory of her battle with cancer than losing her greatest sporting trophy. Boyle's 100-meter silver medal from the 1972 Olympics sold for $52,500. She had put the medal and other memorabilia, including the flag she carried into the Montreal Olympic Stadium in 1976, up for auction to help rebuild her life after 18 months of fighting breast cancer. The cancer is in remission. The auction was part of a lunch in Boyle's honor, organized a year ago while she was undergoing chemotherapy. It was solely her decision to sell the medal, one of three silvers she won. She has given the other two away. COLLEGES: Eddie Powell, a Southeastern Oklahoma State basketball player, was killed when a cow hit by a car crashed into the vehicle in which he was sitting. Powell, 23, of Oakland, was sitting in the rear of the car and was wearing a seat belt. Southeastern officials said no one else was injured. The accident occurred near Paris, Texas, as Powell and others returned from Southeastern's football game with Texas A&M-Commerce. |
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