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Brodeur threatening single-season shutout mark

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Standing in his goaltender's crease during a morning skate, Martin Brodeur saw his New Jersey Devils teammates coming toward him, and he kicked out his leg.\nA dull thud echoed through the empty Continental Airlines Arena as the slapshot hit off his pad.\nIt was another routine stop for Brodeur, who is following his first Vezina Trophy-winning season with a spectacular campaign. He is again among the NHL leaders in wins and goals against average, and his 10 shutouts are six shy of breaking Tony Esposito's 34-year-old single-season, modern-era record.\n

Pitino returns after two-day medical leave

\nLOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Rick Pitino returned to Louisville on Thursday and resumed his coaching duties after a two-day medical leave.\nThe 51-year-old Pitino underwent tests at the Cleveland Clinic on Tuesday and Wednesday to determine the cause of a "urological pain" that's persisted in his left side for months.\nAssistant coach Kevin Willard stepped in for Pitino and led the fourth-ranked Cardinals to a 64-48 win over Houston on Wednesday night.\nPitino was not available for comment Thursday but was expected to discuss his medical condition in a news conference Friday, sports information director Kenny Klein said.\nThe Cardinals (16-1) play Marquette on Saturday at Freedom Hall.\n

Baseball approves Dodgers sale

\nLOS ANGELES -- The $430 million sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers from News Corp. to Boston real estate developer Frank McCourt was unanimously approved Thursday by baseball owners.\n"Welcome to a new era of Dodger baseball," McCourt said during a news conference at Dodger Stadium. "I intend to restore the glory days of Dodger baseball with a team worthy of support from our fans."\nThe price is the second-highest for a baseball team, trailing only the $660 million paid for the Boston Red Sox two years ago. The highly leveraged purchase, likely to be finalized within a week, probably will set off the third change in management in six years for the marquee franchise, which hasn't advanced to the playoffs since 1996.\n"The Dodgers are one of our great franchises," commissioner Bud Selig said in a telephone interview. "We need stability there. We need a lot of energy. Having an unresolved ownership situation was, frankly, hurting the franchise"

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