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“I'm not thinking about that right now”

Wayne Gretzky never got to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Mario Lemieux never skated for the Montreal Canadiens. via Slam Sports

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As the Earth warms, is it starting to feel a little slow?

That's one of the mysteries solved in this edition of 'Ask AP,' a weekly Q&A column where AP journalists respond to readers' questions about the news.

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“They have the best continuity going and we're going to have to break that continuity. "We think we can but we've got a big job ahead of us.”

Canada and Sweden haven't had a chance to develop much of a rivalry at this year's IIHF World Hockey Championship. via CANOE

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“It's funny. Fedor Fedorov has been the best player they've had all year and they pick up a few NHL guys and he gets cut. We'd take him.”

As Russia and Finland got ready on Thursday for their second semifinal meeting in as many years at the IIHF World Hockey Championship, most of the talk was about a skater who won't even play. via Sportsnet.ca

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“So many people do not have a voice and they should be heard”

The memories are painful - and liberating - for Tonya Harding. They also fill a new book, "The Tonya Tapes," in which she speaks frankly, if a bit confusingly, about the Tonya and Nancy scandal. via WSLS

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“I think that is the hardest job, to pick a name for somebody. We are not very good at that.”

Caption: Nancy Kerrigan, . Frosted Pink event to raise awareness of women's cancer. via ContactMusic.com

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No ice? No problem, as skaters can now lace up on waxed-panel rinks that go anywhere. via Reuters Video

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“There are bigger things than hockey.”

Nearly 20,000 people were shoehorned into the Wachovia Center for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final last night, but not all of them were Philadelphia fans. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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“We consider ourselves so strong and sophisticated and solid, and then one thing goes and everything collapses”

A grim Brazilian drama about society's descent into anarchy launched the Cannes film festival on Wednesday, and politics dominated the opening news conference held by jury president Sean Penn. via Reuters RSS Reuters.com

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“But I think David (Poile) understands that we have some sensitivity issues. The way things stand right now, they could have three goaltenders on NHL contracts, and they have to work through that.'”

As he explores options to fill out the Predators' top two lines for next season, General Manager David Poile is looking at both the past and the future. via The Tennessean

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