Ovechkin and Malkin go first in NHL draft history
Russia’s Ovechkin and Malkin were the top two picks, the first Russian duo to go 1 and 2 in the NHL draft. Washington used the No. 1 pick, after winning the draft lottery, while Pittsburgh took Malkin at No. 2.
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Russia
Ovechkin
Malkin
Raleigh
N.C
Alexander Ovechkin
Evgeni Malkin
Washington Capitals
Pittsburgh Penguins
Washington
Capitals
George McPhee
NHL
North America
Blues draft three teens on first day of 2004 NHL Draft
St Louis Blues chose Marek Schwarz Carl Soderberg and Viktor Alexandrov in rounds one to three 18-year-olds from the Czech Republic Sweden and Kazakhstan Schwarz 17th overall played in the World Junior Championship Soderberg averaged near two points per game with Malmo's Swedish Junior League Alexandrov 83rd overall comes from Novokuznets Kazakhstan Blackhawks pick Cam Barker third overall and four forwards in first round including Dave Bolland Bryan Bickell Ryan Garlock Jakub Sindel Barker hails from Winnipeg and patterns his game after Chris Pronger He aims to reach the NHL in 2004-05 and joins a draft that also features Ovechkin and Malkin.
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Andre Zyuzin
Oleg Tverdovsky
Alexei Yashin
Washington
Jeff Schultz
Mike Green
Chris Bourque
Ray Bourque
Blue Jackets
Carolina
Eric Staal
Jim Rutherford
Phoenix
U.S
Blake Wheeler
Minnesota
Breck School
Brain Lawton
Minnesota North Stars
Wayne Gretzky
Coyotes
New York Rangers
al ‘Montoya
Michigan
Montoya
United States
Rangers
Glen Sather
Rostislav Olesz
Czech Republic
Florida
Columbus
Alexandre Picard
Quebec
Lewiston
Ladislav Smid
Anaheim
ST. Louis
St. Louis Blues
Marek Schwarz
Carl Soderberg
Viktor Alexandrov
Blues
Schwarz
Mlada Boleslav
Sparta
Soderberg
Malmo
Sweden
Alexandrov
Aqtobe
Kazakhstan
Novokuznets
Chicago
Chicago Blackhawks
Blackhawks
Cam Barker
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Dale Tallon
Barker
Alexander Ovechkin
Washington Capitals
Evgeni Malkin
Pittsburgh
NHL
Chris Pronger
Dave Bolland
Bryan Bickell
Ryan Garlock
Jakub Sindel
Bolland
London Knights
Ontario Hockey League
OHL
Central
Bickell
Ottawa
Baseball Trade Buzz Signals Sprint Toward Deadline
The market heats as Astros add Beltran and Athletics grab Dotel in a three team deal. Analysis surveys contenders across divisions as July 31 looms, naming targets from Phillies to Dodgers and Yankees, with focus on pitching and bullpen depth amid a seller's market.
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Philadelphia
Houston Astros
Carlos Beltran
Kansas City Royals
Oakland Athletics
Octavio Dotel
Phillies
Phils
Kevin Millwood
Vicente Padilla
Blue Jays
Terry Adams
Giants
Robb Nen
Dodgers
Guillermo Mota
Padres
Jason Jennings
Rockies
Jeremy Burnitz
Marion Swamp Fox athletes sweep Illinois Junior Olympics in Bolingbrook
Bolingbrook high school hosts USA Track and Field Illinois Junior Olympics with Marion Swamp Fox standout Brad Reach winning the 2000m steeplechase in 6 16.0 and the 5 000m in 16 22.0 in the Young Men division. Stephan Jones tops the Young Men 800 in 1 57.15 as a club record. Mallory Dreyer wins Youth Girls javelin 79 7 and Hannah Baker takes discus 92 8 while finishing second in javelin and first in discus. Jeff Brown claims Intermediate Boys 200m in 23 27. Other competitors include B J Coleman, Brooke Bittle, and Heather Walter as region qualifiers loom.
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Bolingbrook
Brad Reach
Marion Swamp
Mallory Dreyer
Hannah Baker
Baker
Jeff Brown
Stephan Jones
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Russian Ice Hockey Federation
International Ice Hockey Federation
Moscow Dynamo
McPhee
Dynamo
Mikhail
Tatiana
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Ilya Kovalchuk
Atlanta
Boris Valabik
Montreal
Radek Bank
Canadiens
Cristobal Huet
Los
Tallon
Medicine Hat
Western Hockey League
RBC Center
Raleigh, N.C
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Knight Ridder News
MLB
Tom Glavine
al Leiter
John Schuerholz
John Smoltz
Braves
Smoltz
Russ Ortiz
J.D. Drew
Orlando Cabrera
Livan Hernandez
Rocky Biddle
Brad Wilkerson
Chris Carpenter
Jason Marquis
Jeff Suppan
Cardinals
Cubs
Houston
Oakland
Arthur Rhodes
Detroit
Ugneth Urbina
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Brewers
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Junior Spivey
Kris Benson
Jose Mesa
Brian Meadows
Diamondbacks
Randy Johnson
Steve Finley
Tampa Bay
Yankees
Red Sox
Sox
Kansas City
Mike Sweeney
Finley
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Freddy Garcia
Baltimore
B.J. Surhoff
Buddy Groom
Toronto
Adams
Kerry Ligtenberg
Justin Speier
Pat Hentgen
Miguel Batista
Carlos Delgado
Lew Ford
Shannon Stewart
Jacque Jones
White Sox
Garcia
Indians
Larry Dolan
Beltran
Sweeney
Joe Randa
Matt Stairs
Scott Sullivan
Darrell May
Brian Anderson
Texas
Bartolo Colon
Jarrod Washburn
Chone Figgins
Troy Glaus
Angels
Mariners
Bill Bavasi
Jamie Moyer
Moyer
New England
Philadelphia Sporting Goods
al Reach
Worcester
Mass
Bill Ballou
Worcester Telegram Forever
Worcester Club
Ballou
B.J. Coleman
Brooke Bittle
Heather Walter
Walter
Indianapolis
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