new jersey devils think 17 is just right. 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 o

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

middle of it the russian ice hockey star soft annealed on a seventeen year contract with the new jersey devils this week but the one hundred two million dollars deal has been rejected by the n.h.l. the reason being because it gets around the league salary cap essentially he could earn as much as he wants and then retire before his contract expired. deal would have seen culture thing as a winner until it was fourteen or something the n.h.l. deems realistic it's the first time the league have rejected such a contract covina has five days in which to decide if you feel the decision if the twice world champion the claims to do that will become a free agent once. brings us all to football where a whole host of english premier league teams are currently striving to boost their profile stateside top. city among the squads getting in some pre-season games new signings the topic of the day in new jersey or in spurs case the one that got away joe cole. i didn't enjoy it maybe it was good but it got the job there was no doubt about it for anyone to come jumping over that joining. up with bobby through. i

rejected a seventeen year eight hundred similar until a contract with the new jersey devils because it circumvents the league's salary cap the years of low salary at the end of the contract essentially wherever for the so purpose of lowering the cap a it's well no side believes will play the final here is obvious deal at those times the n.h.l. players association will have five days for you to file a grievance on the matter. if adele's and was familiar with a collective bargaining agreement will determine whether the league's rejection of the contract was valid the arbitrator would have forty eight hours to decide whether the league was right to reject the contract if he agrees the contract would be voided and again would be in the restricted free agent. meanwhile the fixture list for the third kontinental hockey league season has been unveiled and there is no waiting around for a must see question the opening day piecing together last year's finalists get in cup holders are bars and last season's arenas up and be d. or e. named united hockey club number will meet on the eighth of sept

history the twenty seven year old has agreed a seventeen year contract with the new jersey devils worth one hundred two million dollars that means he'll be tied to the club until he's forty four years old he had played thirty two games for new jersey the end of last season after spending eight years with the atlanta thrashers and made the decision to sign a long term deal on saturday the fourth anniversary of his father's death seventeen years of matches culture jersey number a lucky figure for the russian he has scored three hundred thirty eight career goals so far the most in the n.h.l. joined the league and says he hopes to not many more while sitting at the full length of his contract believing the great opportunity to win silverware with the devils. i have committed the rest of my career seventeen years my number to this team. others who have won the stanley cup here from the. from the playoffs last season there's unfinished business. that was the biggest reason. for just such a station now at the tour de france andy schleck says he settled his rag with yellow jersey holder alberto

in towns to appeal the league's decision to reject the new seventeen year contract with the new jersey devils the deal didn't see the n.h.l. well because it gets around the league salary cap essentially he could earn as much as he wants and then retire before you expires the deal would have seen lang as a way until he was fourteen for something be n.h.l. deems unrealistic is the first time the league have rejected such a contract and it's believed the players association and are preparing a legal case that but most likely involve a grievance filing by tuesday. now informal was a bust in the tel dominated saturday school for creation ahead of the german grand prix at hockenheim the red bull driver beating ferrari's fernando alonso and felipe i'm also into second and third respectively with the towels team mate mark webber finishing just outside the top three to tell of webber are currently fourth in the overall driver standings by the orange your lewis hamilton jenson button almost half a season still have crushes the body control most of the time on his renault on saturday obviously i got the

history with the new jersey devils. another two years with this team yoakum of will lead the world cup bronze medalists to the european championships. and russian premier league players scored twenty two girls during game week thirteen we'll see all of them in the upcoming edition of girls gold. rush is. becoming home any time soon after the double world champion signed the longest deal in and a chill history was officially a field as in new jersey a player chooses just conference cover took side this seven team year according to which the super folded one hundred two million dollars technically it means he'll spend the rest of his professional career with the devils. pondering his fish of over a month decided to stay put despite speculation he could join scott in pittsburgh in the kontinental hockey league in football german coach of his side and u two year contract with the team that means the fifty year old coach will stay in charge of the national side through to the ten to twelve european championships remember jus

in towns to appeal the league's decision to reject troops new seventeen year contract with a new jersey devils the deal didn't see you the n.h.l. well because it gets around the league salary cap specially he could earn as much as he wants to retire before his contract expires the deal would have seen playing as a way until he was forty four something the n.h.l. deems on realistic it's the first time the league have rejected contract and it's believed the players' association and preparing the legal case that would most likely be green filing by tuesday. now a great for knowledge about stage of the tour de france for about a quarter of the last years when i just want step away from defending his title and securing a third win in four yaz the fifty two kilometer time trial was won by. switzerland coulters or completed the distance of thirty one seconds faster than his main and now only arrival increasing the gap between them to thirty nine seconds german riders tony matson grow up to the rest of the podium spots on the canal some of the day. and that means of course going to though is now set t

club the new jersey devils have been pondering. over a month but decided to stay put despite speculation and could join scarse and petersburg in the kontinental hockey league he will be officially revealed as a new jersey day's news conference the last time the twenty seven year old played for a russian side dish during the n.h.l. lockout back in two thousand and five. elsewhere fireworks are promised in the tour de france today luxembourg rider andy schleck is valid to get revenge after losing the yellow jersey to defending champion alberto contador in controversial circumstances leg started stage fifteen in yellow thirty one seconds ahead of contador yesterday and saw his chance to increase that lead on the last big climb of the day in the pyrenees powering ahead after catching contador off guard but then cheyne came off real bad luck however psyching etiquette says riders should not attack the yellow jersey if he has a mechanical problem but contador ignored that and seizing his opportunity powered past the stage was won by frenc

new turn the russian ice hockey star 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 cup the national hockey league players association say they will appeal the end of charles decision talking chief difficulty with their one hundred two million dollars deal as that implies winner will play on till he's forty four. 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. he ate until monday evening to file. there are no three in a row trying mission story for south africa this year after the springboks are for their third straight loss of the championship to rugby union's world champions going down thirty to thirteen in brisbane and disciplined display by the visitors with tupac sin binned. will be punished and further looking for a five penalties before the mitchell try put a truly seventeen three the break

club the new jersey devils couples who had been pondering his future for over a month but decided to stay put despite speculation he could join scar st petersburg in the kontinental hockey league he will be officially revealed as the new jews and choose date news conference the last time the twenty seven year old played for a russian side was during the n.h.l. lockout back into by another news fireworks of promised in the tour de france today luxembourg rider and each leg was back to get revenge after losing the yellow jersey to defending champion alberto contador in controversial fashion show started stage fifteen yesterday in your life thirty one seconds ahead of contador and saw his chance to increase that lead on the last big climb of the day in a peyronie's powering ahead after catching contador off guard but then schlecht train came off real bad luck however citing etiquette says riders should not attack the yellow jersey if he has a mechanical problem but contador yours that it seems that his opportunities in the past instead of easing up at this stage was won by french we had

club the new jersey devils had been pondering his future up for over a month but decided to stay put despite speculation he could join to join scott st petersburg in the kontinental hockey league he will be officially revealed as a new jersey player at choose the news conference the last time the twenty seven year old played for a russian side was during the n.h.l. lockout back in two thousand and five. and there's been a change at the top of its order fronts as defending champion alberto contador captured the yellow jersey for the first time that's despite finishing in the pellets and behind stage winner it's almost beckler he is the reigning french national champion and won the latest stage in the peyronie's by a minute and twenty seconds from each of these alexandra ball and i it's or perez from spain is his second stage victory in cycling showpiece after also triumphing during last year's events meanwhile holder contador catapulted himself into the lead after previous front runner and the schleck of luxemburg lost his chain losing valuable time while waiting for some roadside ass