BRUINS Boston lost only two players from its Stanley Cup championship roster: forward Michael Ryder, who signed with Dallas, and the expendable defenseman Tomas Kaberle, who signed with Carolina.
REBOUNDS The Knicks signed three free agents to fill out their training camp roster: forward MARK POPE and guards TOBY BAILEY and DANNY JOHNSON.... JERRY HICKS, KURT THOMAS's agent and lawyer, said that once Thomas arrived in Charleston, "he'll make sure his teammates and coaches know" that his arrest would not be a distraction.
WOMEN'S SOCCER Hamm, Parlow and Wagner Added to U.S. Roster Forwards Mia Hamm and Cindy Parlow and midfielder Aly Wagner were among 20 players picked yesterday for the United States roster for Olympic qualifying, which begins Feb. 25.
The major omissions from the roster were forward Brian McBride, who is getting married; forward Clint Mathis, just starting to return to form after knee surgery; forward Ante Razov, who strained a groin muscle during the Gold Cup; defender Eddie Pope, recovering from knee surgery; and defender Carlos Llamosa, recovering from nose surgery.
Also making the qualifying roster were forward Crystal Dunn, the reigning MVP and scoring champion in the National Women's Soccer League, forward Stephanie McCaffrey and former UCLA midfielder Sam Mewis.
"This acquisition allows us flexibility with our roster moving forward".
Sermanni's roster includes forward Lindsey Horan, 18, the first American woman to go directly from high school to a professional team (Paris St.-Germain of France).
How do Marcus Camby and Greg Oden -– who will also be an unrestricted free agent -– fit into the Blazers' plans, and would their inclusion on the roster going forward change the decisions of any other players?
She lobbies for the system at every opportunity, explaining how it makes her responsible for improving the schools and how it requires her to choose school board members from a roster put forward by a nominating committee that includes three parent representatives, a teacher, a principal and others.
The Penguins grew out of an era of failure, using high draft picks to stock a roster with forwards Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal and goalie Marc-André Fleury. Marc-André Fleury
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