Marian Gaborik could be staying with the defending Stanley Cup champions next season and beyond. While nothing is done yet, TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun reports that the Los Angeles Kings and the pending unrestricted free agent are close on a new contract that could get done over the next 48 hours. The Kings acquired Gaborik from the Columbus Blue Jackets at the trade deadline and the veteran winger was instrumental in the teams Stanley Cup win. In 41 games with the Blue Jackets and Kings, Gaborik scored 11 goals and 19 assists. He missed 17 games with a sprained knee and 22 games with a broken collarbone last season. Gaborik, a native of Slovakia, was drafted by Minnestota in the first round, third overall, in 2000. He spent the first eight years of his career with Minnesota followed by a four-year stint with the New York Rangers. Gaborik was dealt to Columbus at the 2013 trade deadline. Gaborik is coming off a five-year contract that paid him an average annual value of $7.5 million per season. The 32-year-old has 347 goals and 357 assists for 704 points over 810 career games in the NHL. He has represented Slovakia numerous times on the international stage, including the 2006 and 2010 Olympic Games. . -- Andy Granatelli, the former CEO of STP motor oil company who made a mark on motorsports as a car owner, innovator and entrepreneur, has died. . Cavaliers shooting guard Craig Ehlo makes a solid play on the ball, but still Jordan hits the amazing shot. . Third-place Madrid fell behind and settled for a 2-2 draw earlier at Osasuna in a match both sides finished with 10 men, and Barcelona didnt let the chance escape. Barcelona, still without the injured Lionel Messi, again turned to Neymar after his hat trick against Celtic in the Champions League on Wednesday to convert a penalty on the half-hour mark and restore the lead in the 68th after Villarreal levelled. . Though the 26-year-old said he was able to participate, coach Dwane Casey kept Johnson out as a precaution. .com) - Bayern Munich winger Xherdan Shaqiri is expected to miss the next two weeks because of a thigh injury.INDIANAPOLIS - Chuck Pagano is pushing the Colts to get a grip on their most pressing problem.Otherwise, he fears they could fumble away their post-season dream.Less than 24 hours after putting the ball on the ground four more times at Cleveland, the Indianapolis coach calmly explained again that the Colts need a quick fix.Weve got to get it cleaned up, Pagano said Monday. You credit the opponent for stripping the ball and making plays, but its still no excuse. ... Weve got to get it cleaned up, period.So far, the mistakes have not caused too much damage. Indy (9-4) has won three straight, leads the AFC South by two games and can wrap up its second straight division crown with a win Sunday over Houston (7-6).But the Colts are testing conventional wisdom in a league where the best barometer for success is often turnover margin.Over the past three weeks, Indy has fumbled 13 times, lost seven, and thrown three interceptions. After Sundays games, the Colts were tied for the league lead in fumbles lost (13) and were minus-4 in the turnover margin. Only two teams have a worse turnover margin and a winning record: Kansas City (7-6) at minus-5 and NFC East co-leader Philadelphia (9-4) at minus-6.If the trend continues, nobody understands the ramifications better than quarterback Andrew Luck.Yes, he directed the second-largest playoff comeback in January, a 45-44 victory over the Chiefs. But the three interceptions he threw in that game helped put Indy in the 28-point hole.The next week, at New England, Luck threw four more interceptions and the Colts, predictably, were eliminated.Luck spent the off-season contemplating what he could do better, but lately its looked more like last season.Three weeks ago, against Jacksonville, Luck fumbled four times and lost two. His teammates added to the woes with two more fumbles.Against Washington, Luck lost a fumble on the first offensive play. Indy finished the game with three fumbles, two lost, and one interception.On Sunday, Luck threw two interceptions and fumbled two more times. The Browns recovered Lucks fumble in the end zone and scored on a 23-yard interception return.In some ways, with a quarterback who refuses to give up on plays, Pagano acknowledges it goes with the territorry.ddddddddddddts competitiveness, its will, its all of those things, he said. Theres a ton of plays over the course of the last 2 3/4 seasons that if he (Luck) doesnt hang in there, doesnt do this or that, we dont get our touchdown.Luck isnt the only Colt struggling to get a handle on this problem. Indys top receiver, T.Y. Hilton, lost his first fumble in 202 receptions against Cleveland. Daniel Boom Herron, Indys most effective running back, lost the ball once against Jacksonville and once against Washington. Even the usually sure-handed return specialist Josh Cribbs had the ball knocked out in his former home stadium.All came even after Paganos continual speeches about ball security.Whats wrong?Injuries have certainly taken a toll on a young offensive line and could account for more pressure on Luck, and smaller running lanes.Rookie centre Jonotthan Harrison missed all but 17 plays Sunday after what Pagano described as a burner. Right guard Hugh Thornton has missed the last two games with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his knee. Thorntons replacement, Joe Reitz, was carted off the field Sunday with an ankle injury in the third quarter.Right tackle Gosder Cherilus is playing with a bad shoulder.But Pagano isnt looking for excuses. He expects results over the final three games.If we want to achieve our No. 1 goal, we know we have to win a game on Sunday to do that, to move on and take the next step, Pagano said. But to do what we want to do, weve got to play better.NOTES: Pagano clarified Monday that receiver Reggie Wayne tore the triceps in his left arm when he injured his elbow against Cincinnati in October. The first time Pagano mentioned the triceps injury was during the Colts postgame radio show Monday night. ... Pagano said doctors were still evaluating the injuries to Reitz and Harrison. Thornton is now listed as day to day, an upgrade from his previous status of week to week. ... Cornerback Vontae Davis, who missed Sundays game, will continue to go through the leagues concussion protocol this week. ... Pagano said he expects Xavier Nixon (foot) and linebacker Andy Studebaker (hamstring) to return to practice Wednesday.___AP NFL website:
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