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Ducks captain Scott Niedermayer retires

The leader of the Ducks' Stanley Cup winning team just announced he's done. Nice 20-year hockey career.

Mayor swingsSports note: The Dodgers are reviving the traditional Hollywood Stars celebrity baseball game on August 7. In recent years the pre-game celebrity "game" has been softball — here's the one where Mayor Vilaraigosa made his first appearance. Names signed up for August 7 include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Billy Crystal, Kevin James, Joe Mantegna, Rob Reiner, Jack Black and Sean Astin, the Dodgers' release says.


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