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THURSDAY,FEBRUARY 28,2008
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Colorado player skates for first time this season
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Peter Forsberg skated with the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday for the first time since his surprise signing and return to the NHL two days earlier.
Forsberg, who traveled to Vancouver from his native Sweden, skated for close to an hour, but is not expected to play against the Canucks on Wednesday night. He hasn't played this season because of an ongoing ankle problem, but skated with seven other players during an optional game-day skate, and continued on his own for almost 20 minutes after they left the ice.
Colorado declined to make Forsberg available to the media after his skate as per league guidelines, but has scheduled a news conference with the 34-year-old former MVP later
While Forsberg isn't expected to return Wednesday, the Avalanche, who are two points behind the Canucks and Nashville for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference, will have new defenseman Ruslan Salei and returning defenseman Adam Foote in the lineup.
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"It's a positive emotional lift getting big Pete back and getting Rusty on the back end there," said Colorado forward Scott Parker, who was also a member of the 2001 Stanley Cup winning team with Forsberg and Foote. "I don't want to say power house, but we 've got a pretty thick line up now"
Forsberg won two Stanley Cups and the 2003 Hart Trophy as MVP in Colorado before signing with Philadelphia in 2005. He was traded to Nashville last year and hasn't played in the NHL since the Predators were eliminated from the first round of the playoffs.
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NFL Injuries cause Chiefs to let go of wide receiver
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have released veteran wide receiver Eddie Kennison, the
team announced Tuesday.
The 6-foot-1, 201-pound receiver played in 91 games for the Chiefs, catching 321 passes for 5,230 yards and 25 touchdowns. He had 1,000-yard receiving seasons in 2004 and 2005, joining Carlos Carson as the only players in Chiefs history with consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons.
Besides the Chiefs, Kennison has played for St. Louis, New Orleans, Chicago and Denver during his 12-year career.
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Kennison, 35, played for the Chiefs for seven seasons and was their top receiver for most of that time. But last season, he was limited by hamstring and shoulder injuries to only eight games, catching 13 passes for 101 yards.
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A: Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, who received more than 2.5 million votes in 2005. He broke Michael Jordan's record and held off then-Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal, who tallied more than 2.4 million, for the most ever.
quote of the day
fact of the day
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In 2006, Yao Ming joined a campaign to promote wildlife protection. Before joining the organization, he had to pledge to give up eating shark's fin soup, a Chinese delicacy, in order to fit in with the mission of the group.
trivia of the day
"When coach tells everybody I am out for the season, everybody is like, quiet. That kind of quietness makes me feel kind of scared. It was quiet like nobody was there and you just feel alone."
Q: Which NBA player holds the record for most All Star votes in a single year?
--Yao Ming after it was announced that he would miss the rest of the season with a foot injury
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Men's College Basketball:
-Notre Dame at Louisville, 6 p.m.
ESPN
-St. Louis at St. Joseph's, 6 p.m.
ESPN2
-USC at Arizona, 8 p.m., ESPN
-Michigan State at Wisconsin, 8
p.m., ESPN2
NBA:
-Dallas at San Antonio, 7 p.m., TNT
-Miami at Los Angeles Lakers, 9:30 p.m., TNT
NHL:
Phoenix at St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.,
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Swimming & Diving,
Big 12 Championships,
All day, Austin, Texas
Baseball vs. Vanderbilt,
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Track & Field, Big 12
Indoor Championships,
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Swimming & Diving,
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The Presidential Lecture Series The American Presidency: Past, Present, and Future
Featuring Political Reporters:
Steve Kraske Kansas City Star
Jill Zuckman Chicago Tribune
Joel Mathis RedBlueAmerica.com
7:30 PM
Tuesday February 26
Reagan's Disciple
Featuring:
Featuring:
Lou Cannon
Carl Cannon
Co-authors of Reagan's Disciple:
Has George W. Bush Advanced the Reagan Revolution -
Or Derailed It?
7:30 PM
Thursday February 28
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