ok let's move on where the ilya kovalchuk contract dispute has taken a new turn the russian ice hockey star had sought to nail down a seventeen year contract with the new jersey devils this past week but the n.h.l. historically rejected it for breaking their salary cap now the national hockey league players association say they will appeal the end of charles decision hockey chiefs difficulty with their one hundred two million dollars deal as that implies winner will play on till his fourth and for us they say it's extremely unlikely they went on to block the move which was the first ever time the n.h.l. intervened in such a way it's essentially easy out it could rip the salary cap many times over then retire before his contract expires the n.h.l. have until monday evening to file. their be no three in a row try mission story for south africa this year after the springboks are for their third straight loss of the championship to rigby unions world champions going down thirty to thirteen in brisbane and disciplined display by the visitors with tupac sin binned not really punish them furt

after the new jersey devils signed ilya kovalchuk to a 17-year deal, well, according to the nhl, that's too long. the league rejected the offer because it circumvents the salary cap. the devils will now have to renegotiate the deal if they want to keep him. >>> baseball, first lady michelle obama in baltimore to promote the "let's move" campaign to end children obesity. orioles were living high off the hog in the second inning against the rays. luke scott, ty wigginton, and adam jones with back-to-back-to back home runs, and baltimore led it, 3-0. this one went into extra innings, and in the 13th, julio lugo ended it with an rbi single down the line. the orioles put on a show for the first lady. they won it, 11-10. >>> the chicago cubs' manager lou piniella announced this will be his final season. aramis ramirez kicked off loser time, hitting three home runs against the astros. if he keeps hitting like this, piniella may want to reconsider. cubbies rallied from six down to win it, 14-7. >>> and pittsburgh pirates and brewers, first inning, pedro alvarez, a shot down the line. if it's fa

the re-signed ilya kovalchuk to a 17-year $102 million deal. kovalchuk turned down similar offers from the l.a. kings and new york islanders. >>> baseball, rangers and tigers. scary moment in the sixth. dustin nippert took a line drive off his head. the ball hit him so hard, it bounced all the way into left field. remarkably he was okay, just a bit dazed. he left the game under his own power. >>> now, this one needed extras. top 14. nelson cruz blasted a two-run shot. rangers won it, 8-6. tigers didn't only lose the game. they lost brandon inge for six weeks with a broken hand. >>> there's no team hotter than the cards. they spotted the phils three and came swinging back. albert pujols put st. louis on top with a two-run homer in the fifth. a couple of hitters later, allen craig ripped his first career homer. skip schumaker followed with a solo shot of his own. the cards beat the phils 8-4. they've won six straight. >>> finally, it's marlins beat the rockies in dramatic fashion. down one in the ninth. pinch hitter donnie murphy hit one high, hi