Brodeur returns to Devils
Martin Brodeur is back with the New Jersey Devils organization many hoped he’d never leave.
Brodeur rejoined the Devils yesterday as executive vice president of business development, a shift from the hockey management job he held for three years as assistant general manager of the St. Louis Blues. He returns to the franchise he led to the Stanley Cup three times and became the NHL’s all-time-leading goaltender in victories.
The 46-year-old will report to team president Hugh Weber and will work on business opportunities for the Devils, Prudential Center and the community.
Brodeur spent 21 of his 22 NHL seasons with New Jersey, lifting the Cup in 1995, 2000 and 2003 and winning the Vezina Trophy four times as the league’s best goalie. He signed with the Blues in December 2014 to continue his playing career and upon retirement moved into the front office, eventually becoming assistant GM to Doug Armstrong.
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Quincy Pondexter, adding a forward in the same week veteran star Manu
Ginobili announced his retirement. The 6-foot-7 Pondexter spent last season with the Chicago Bulls, averaging 2.0 points and 1.2 rebounds in 8.5 minutes in 23 games. The sevenyear NBA veteran out of Washington averaged 5.0 points and 2.0 rebounds in 17.3 minutes over 302 total games with Oklahoma City, New Orleans, Memphis and Chicago.
• Memphis basketball guard Jeremiah Martin will miss 4-to-6 weeks as the Tigers’ leading scorer last season recovers from hernia surgery he underwent on Monday.
Martin averaged 18.9 points per game to rank second in the American Athletic Conference last season. The 6-foot-3 guard missed seven games because of injury, including a broken left foot that ended his season in late February.
Memphis begins preseason practice in late September and opens the season Nov.6 against Tennessee Tech.
• Fired Ohio State assistant coach Zach Smith denies that he abused his ex-wife and blames the university president for an investigation that led to the suspension of coach Urban Meyer. In a series of tweets, the 34-yearold Smith also lashed out at the media, contended the investigation into his behavior was botched and said he hopes Meyer was forced by the university to apologize.
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Schmidt Peterson Motorsports did not field Wickens’ car at Gateway last weekend. Wickens has been hospitalized in Pennsylvania since his Aug. 26 accident at Pocono Raceway. The Canadian had surgery to insert titanium rods and screws to stabilize his fractured spine.
Wickens also had surgery on his leg and arm and will require additional surgery and rehabilitation.
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Clarke won the fifth stage to Roquetas De Mar, Spain . . . . Cycling sprint specialist Mark Cavendish will take an indefinite break from cycling after being diagnosed with the Epstein-Barr virus for the second time.