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Pens hold off Bruins on Staal's goal
Jordan Staal scored with 16:35 left in the third period to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Boston, 3-2, Saturday and avoid another collapse against the Bruins. Five days after giving up four goals in the final 3:23 to hand a victory to Boston, the Penguins blew another two-goal lead before recovering to win without Sidney Crosby for just the second time in five games. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 44 shots for his 20th win of the season.
Young's 29 propels Wizards at home
Nick Young had his second big home game in a row, scoring 18 of his 29 points in the third quarter as the Washington Wizards beat the Toronto Raptors, 98-95. Young didn't match the 43 he posted against Sacramento four nights earlier, but he again ignited a Wizards team that continues to look decent at home and terrible on the road. Washington improved to 11-8 at Verizon Center. It's 0-19 on the road . . . Aaron Brooks had 24 points and 10 assists, Luis Scola added 20 points and the Houston Rockets beat the Atlanta Hawks, 112-106. Houston overcame a nine-point deficit in the third quarter after rookie forward Patrick Patterson left Philips Arena in an ambulance because of chest pain and congestion . . . David West had 26 points and eight rebounds and the weary New Orleans Hornets took advantage of Tyrus Thomas' late ejection to beat the Charlotte Bobcats, 88-81. Thomas was ejected for elbowing Emeka Okafor in the face after grabbing a rebound with 2:38 left.
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Cubs give catcher Soto $3 million
Catcher Geovany Soto has agreed to a $3-million, one-year deal with the Chicago Cubs, avoiding arbitration. Soto, the 2008 NL Rookie of the Year, batted .280 with 17 homers and 53 RBIs in 105 games last season when his salary was $575,000. He had his season cut short when he had surgery on his right shoulder in September. - AP
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