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Thursday’s Sports in Brief
- Updated: December 23, 2016
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Duke suspended Grayson Allen indefinitely from the team, one day after he was caught tripping an opponent for the third time in a year.
In a brief statement announcing the suspension, coach Mike Krzyzewski said the program ”needed to take further steps regarding his actions that do not meet the standards of Duke basketball.”
Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford issued a statement supporting the move, calling sportsmanship ”one of the core values of our league” and adding that the suspension ”demonstrates adherence to this important principle.”
HOCKEY
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) – Jaromir Jagr moved into sole possession of second place on the NHL career scoring list when the Florida Panthers forward got an assist in the third period of a 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins.
Jagr got point No. 1,888 to break a tie with Mark Messier. Aleksander Barkov was credited with the goal that deflected off the 44-year-old Czech star.
Only Wayne Gretzky, with 2,857 points, has more than Jagr. In a video, Gretzky offered congratulations. The game was stopped for a celebration, and Jagr came onto the ice to accept a commemorative golden stick from the Panthers.
TORONTO (AP) – David Legwand announced his retirement, ending a 16-year NHL career that began as the Nashville Predators’ first draft pick.
The 36-year-old Legwand had 228 goals and 390 assists in 1,136 career regular-season games with Nashville, Detroit, Ottawa and Buffalo. He is Nashville’s career leader in goals (210), assists (356), points (566), game-winning goals (41) and games (956). He had five goals and nine assists in 79 games last season for Buffalo.
CHICAGO (AP) – The Chicago Blackhawks placed center Artem Anisimov on injured reserve and recalled forward Tanner Kero from Rockford of the American Hockey League.
Anisimov has missed Chicago’s last two games with an upper-body injury. The IR designation is retroactive to last Sunday.
The 28-year-old Anisimov has 14 goals and 13 assists in 32 games this season.
BASEBALL
CLEVELAND (AP) – The Cleveland Indians swung for the free-agent …
