In a move that helps both teams with respect to wages, the Devils on Thursday acquired forward Trent Hunter of the New York Islanders in exchange for forward Brian Rolston.
Hunter, 31, spent nine seasons with the Islanders, compiling 99 goals and 229 points in 459 NHL games. Acquired from Anaheim on May 23, 2000, a Ducks’ sixth-round draft choice in 1998. Due to a torn MCL, he played only 17 games last season, scoring one goal.
The Washington Redskins, seemingly in constant motion on their defensive line have added a solid player to the mix after agreeing to terms with Barry Cofield.
The former New York Giants will receive a six-year contract, according to a report in the Washington Post, and the deal is worth more than $ 12 guaranteed.
Fifth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska sailed into the second round of WTA hardcourt tournament on Monday but eighth-seeded Dominika Cibulkova worked hard to get past Japanese veteran Kimiko Date Krumm.
Poland's Radwanska, ranked 14th place in the world, defeated Czech Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-1, 6-2.
Paris St Germain have signed French striker Jeremy Menez AS Roma on a three-year contract, the Ligue 1 club said on Monday.
The 24-year-old, who won the first of their five caps for France in a friendly against Norway last August, had joined Roma from Monaco in 2008.
The Canadian Open qualifying took a retro tinge after veteran American Chad Campbell climbed into a share of the second round lead on Friday with two of golf’s elder statesmen lurking one shot back.
Moves his superb form at the British Open, where he finishedin a tie for the fifth, 37 years, Campbell took advantage of ideal scoring conditions to card a three under 67 on an intriguing day at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club that featured glimpses into golf’s past and future.
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic, and past U.S. Open champions Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal head men's field for the year’s last Grand Slam tournament.
Djokovic is 48-1 in singles matches, with eight titles in 2011, including at Wimbledon and the Australia Open. He’s a two-time runner-up at the U.S. Open, losing to Federer in the 2007 final and to Nadal last year.
Champion Antonio Tarver stopped Danny Green in the ninth round on Wednesday to claim the IBO cruiserweight world boxing title.
The 42-year-old American was in control from start to Sydney Entertainment Centre and twice hurt Green in the first round. He knocked on the other.