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Thursday, March 24, 2011
Dead deal of the day
A plan to start the 2011-12 NHL season in Russia with two games between the Caps and Rangers appears dead, Yahoo Sports says. The Russians are saying it's because the NHL's request of guaranteed revenue was "unreasonable.'' The plan could be revived, but don't count on it. Meantime, the Rangers likely will play in Sweden at the start of the season.
She said it
"As long as it doesn't involve me jumping over cars. I'd need a lot of cables and special effects to do that."
Golfer and Kia spokeswoman Michelle Wie, of wanting to do a Kia commercial with Clippers star Blake Griffin. Griffin won the NBA dunk contest on All-Star weekend by jumping over a Kia and dunking.