Sports Briefing | Hockey: Prucha and Rangers Reach Deal
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Forward Petr Prucha agreed to contract terms to stay with the Rangers, for whom he has scored 52 goals in two seasons. Prucha, a 24-year-old native of the Czech Republic who was a restricted free agent, had 22 goals and 18 assists in 79 games last season. He is the first Rangers player to score 20 or more goals in each of his first two N.H.L. seasons since Alex Kovalev in the early 1990s. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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All-Star second baseman Alfonso Soriano and the Texas Rangers agreed Monday to a &#36;7.5 million, one-year contract, a raise of &#36;2.1 million
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Rangers can reduce their grim 68 million pound ($123 million) debt by beating CSKA Moscow in Wednesday&#39;s final Champions League qualifier but manager Alex McLeish
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Starting pitcher Vicente Padilla and the Texas Rangers reached a preliminary agreement on a $33 million, three-year contract Monday night.
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The Phoenix Coyotes will hire former New York Rangers forward Don Maloney as their general manager, a person familiar with the decision said Monday.
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Martin Straka and Marcel Hossa scored 10 minutes apart in the first period and the New York Rangers shook off the loss of injured teammate Brendan Shanahan in a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - The New York Rangers have  signed unrestricted free agent goaltender Kevin Weekes to an  undisclosed contract.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. The Texas Rangers today reached a one-year, five (M) million dollar contract with right fielder Richard Hidalgo. Hidalgo split last season between the Houston Astros and the New York Mets.
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Pitcher Vicente Padilla and the Texas Rangers have agreed to a three-year, $33.75 million deal, the Major League Baseball club announced on Saturday.
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On Brian Leetch night, the New York Rangers got it done with defense. Henrik Lundqvist was perfect through three rounds of the shootout, and Brendan Shanahan scored the only goal in the tiebreaker for the Rangers, who finished a two-game homestand against the Atlanta Thrashers with a 2-1 victory Thursday night.
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Petr Prucha and Nigel Dawes had a goal and an assist apiece as New York beats the Montreal Canadiens, 4-1, on Saturday night.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins made the first move to keep their core group of young players together, reaching terms with restricted free agent defenseman Ryan Whitney on a $24 million, six-year contract.
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Brendan Shanahan became the second big-time forward to say goodbye to the Detroit Red Wings this offseason, agreeing to a one-year deal worth &#36;4 million with the New York Rangers on Sunday.
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Jaromir Jagr and Martin Straka each had a goal and an assist, and Henrik Lundqvist made 34 saves Saturday for the Rangers in their victory against the Ottawa Senators.
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Karel Rachunek and Michael Nylander each had a goal and assist in the Rangersâ victory Thursday night. New York is 3 points out of the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
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The Rangers won a crucial game Monday night with a goal by Matt Cullen in the shootout. The victory moved them 4 points behind eighth-place Carolina in the Eastern Conference.
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Brian Leetch, the Rangersâ second-leading career scorer and the highest-scoring defenseman in the teamâs history was honored Thursday at the garden as the team retired his number.