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SPORTS Saturday 1 February 2020

Nashville Predators center Matt Duchene (95) watches as he scores a goal against New Jersey
Devils goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood (29) during overtime of an NHL hockey game, Thursday,
Jan. 30, 2020, in Newark, N.J.
In this file photo dated Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, Marathon runner Associated Press
Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya running the INEOS 1:59 Challenge
to finish in 1:59:40 in Vienna, Austria, to become the first human Predators give coach wild win
ever to run a marathon under two hours.
Associated Press
over Devils, his former team
Track body sees risk in By The Associated Press enzie Blackwood stopped the Coyotes lost their fourth

shoes tech but clears NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Filip 25 shots, including seven straight and are 1-5-2 in
in overtime. Hynes was their last eight games.
Forgsberg and Matt Duch-
Nike design ene scored in a shootout, fired by the Devils on Dec. CANADIENS 3, SABRES 1
and the Nashville Predators 3 after going 9-13-4 in the BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Ilya
gave coach John Hynes a opening months of his fifth Kovalchuk and Brendan
MONACO (AP) — World statement said. win against his former team season in New Jersey. Gallagher scored in a span
Athletics cleared distance The Tokyo Olympics open with a wild 6-5 victory over KINGS 3, COYOTES 2, OT of 2:16 early in the second
runners to keep wearing a in just under six months. the New Jersey Devils on GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Alex period, and Montreal beat
favored Nike design even "As we enter the Olympic Thursday night. Iafallo scored 24 seconds Buffalo.
though it acknowledged year, we don't believe we Forsberg scored two goals into overtime, completing Carey Price stopped 20
on Friday shoe technology can rule out shoes that in regulation and Pekka a hat trick that lifted the Los shots to improve to 5-1 in
poses a risk to the sport. have been generally avail- Rinne made saves on Jack Angeles over Arizona and his last six starts, a stretch in
The governing body pub- able for a considerable Hughes and Kyle Palm- ended its five-game losing which he's allowed just 10
lished updated guidelines period of time," World Ath- ieri on the Devils' final two streak. goals. For Gallagher, the
which limited the use of letics president Sebastian shootout attempts as the Iafallo tied the game with goal came in his first game
prototype shoes like the Coe said, "but we can Predators won their second 2:54 left in regulation, then after missing six straight and
high-tech Nike style worn draw a line by prohibiting game in two nights. won it moments later. Jack 10 of 11 with headaches
in a sub-2 hour marathon the use of shoes that go Mattias Ekholm, Nick Bonino Campbell stopped 26 shots and concussion-related is-
run by Eliud Kipchoge in Vi- further than what is cur- and Duchene also scored and Anze Kopitar assisted sues. Tomas Tatar sealed
enna in October. rently on the market while for the Predators. Rinne on two goals for the Kings, Montreal's fifth win in seven
Independent research we investigate further. had 27 saves for Nashville, who got their second win games with an empty-net
showed "sufficient evi- "I believe these new rules which is 7-0-3 in its last 10 of the month. goal with 1:47 left.
dence to raise concerns strike the right balance by games against New Jersey. Christian Dvorak gave the Jack Eichel scored for Buf-
that the integrity of the offering certainty to ath- Pavel Zacha scored twice Coyotes a 2-1 lead with 56 falo, becoming the team's
sport might be threatened letes and manufacturers as and Nikita Gusev, Jesper seconds left in the second first player in 27 years to
by the recent develop- they prepare for the Tokyo Bratt and John Hayden period, and Nick Schmaltz reach 30 goals in 50 or few-
ments in shoe technology," 2020 Olympic Games."q once for the Devils. Mack- also scored for Arizona. But er games.q
the Monaco-based gov-
erning body said. 3-time All-Star Curtis
An expert working group
will be created to assess Granderson retires
new shoes entering the
market. after 16 seasons
Still, the more established
Nike style called Vaporfly, By STEVEN WINE hitting 41 homers. In 2007
increasingly favored by AP Sports Writer with Detroit, he became
top marathon runners, can MIAMI (AP) — Three-time only the third player to col-
be worn. All-Star outfielder Curtis lect at least 30 doubles, 20
World Athletics set a guide- Granderson announced triples, 20 homers and 20
line taking effect on April his retirement Friday af- steals in a season. Last year
30 that a shoe must have ter 16 seasons in the ma- Granderson batted .183 in
been available to buy for jor leagues. Granderson 138 games for the Miami
at least four months to be played for seven teams. Marlins. He also played for
eligible for use in competi- He was an All-Star for the Toronto, Milwaukee, the In this Oct. 28, 2016, file photo, New York Mets' Curtis
tion. Detroit Tigers in 2009, and Los Angeles Dodgers and Granderson smiles at a news conference as he receives the
"If a shoe is not openly for the New York Yankees the New York Mets, total- 2016 MLB Roberto Clemente Award before Game 3 of the
Major League Baseball World Series in Chicago.
available to all then it will in 2011 and 2012. In 2011, ing 344 career homers and Associated Press
be deemed a prototype he led the majors with 136 937 RBIs while batting .249.
and use of it in competition runs and led the American Granderson, who has a has long been active in continue to bring baseball
will not be permitted," the League with 119 RBIs while children’s foundation and community work, said he’ll to in-need youngsters.q