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Tebow's going to get hit and he might get hit hardBO the finance ministry said on WednesdayUribe and his gang in Bogota cannot be trustedHowever free agency may not have a lot to offerAnd Wetherell would have had to accept itThis match was voted match of the year by PWIA list of the best in the NFL over the last decade4 Won Reporting by Kim Yeonhee Editing by Ken WillsI am not trying to be pessimistic at all just realistic500 a far cry from the 610 guesses laid on themEarly indications say that might happen, but don’t quote me on that, because I have no idea.The only reason I’m saying that is because he was alert and responsive in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. It was also announced that he had an ice pack on his head, which tells me that the injury is probably not serious.I know that the Panthers hope that’s the case They want to get Vokoun back in net as soon as possible However, this has definitely shaken the team a bit. It’s not every day that you have to deal with a situation like this, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it distracts the Panthers a little bit.However, they need to get back down to business, focus on playing hockey, and put this behind them. They can’t get distracted by things that have already happened.Originally posted at Tips for Hockey. The Washington Capitals got two goals from Nicklas Backstrom and 38 saves from Jose Theodore, making his first start in over two weeks, to beat Southeast Division foe Carolina on the road, 3-1.But more importantly to the Capitals (16-5-6) was an injury to their two-time reigning Hart Trophy winner, Alex Ovechkin.Ovechkin, trying to check Carolina defenseman Tim Gleason, sustained an apparent right knee injury when the two collided knee-to-knee in the first period.The team released a statement to say that Ovechkin will not have an MRI tonight, but rather wait until the swelling goes down to get a better assessment of the injury. The rugged left winger was observed by members of the press walking, apparently without crutches or a brace, on his way to the team bus after the game.After Backstrom was wiped out by a big hit moments earlier, Ovechkin lined up Gleason for a hard check. Gleason managed to move his upper body to avoid the hit high, but their lower bodies collided, with Ovechkin taking the brunt of the contact. Gleason returned to the ice just a couple of shifts later.Ovechkin was assessed a kneeing major penalty and game misconduct on the play, and the team managed to kill off the five-minute major. Coming on the heels of his recent boarding penalty against Buffalo last week, the league will have to review the hit and consider disciplinary action.This type of play will only go to further reinforce some people's opinion that Ovechkin plays with a reckless, irresponsible, abandon. And as far as intention from the type of play that it was, much more can be read into this one than the hit against Buffalo, where he hit the player shoulder-to-shoulder.What we do know about Ovechkin's style of play is that he is relentless, willing, and relishes the opportunity to throw his body around in a rough, tough, aggressive manner. And there are even those that say that Ovechkin plays "dirty."Regardless of opinion, this is his second game misconduct in less than two weeks, prompting an automatic review and possible suspension.But the disciplinary measures are secondary right now compared to the concerns about Ovechkin's health.Meanwhile, Theodore played a magnificent game, especially early. Carolina got 13 shots on goal in the game's first six minutes, and the veteran goalie, who had not played since Nov. 14, was equal to the task.Backstrom had a big game as well, netting two goals. He tipped in a nice feed from Ovechkin before the injury, and had a nice back-hander to beat Michael Leighton, who was badly out of position.Eric Fehr buried his seventh goals of the season as well, completing a two-on-one with Backstrom.So the Washington Capitals organization and faithful will hold their collective breath overnight as everyone awaits Ovechkin's date with the team orthopedist tomorrow morning. It's impossible to speculate at this point what the extent of the injury is until the results of his examination are released. But Ovechkin, one of the toughest players in the NHL pound-for-pound, was delicately assisted from the ice, clearly hanging his right leg limp, unable to put any of his weight on the leg.Ovechkin's injury, and the circumstances surrounding it, are matters that go beyond the Capitals community. The two-time MVP is one of the faces on the NHL, and expected to carry the torch for the Russian Olympic team in Vancouver in February. His absence for an extended period of time would hurt the league and put a serious dent in Russia's Olympic hopes.It's safe to say that the world's hockey community will anxiously await the Capitals' team doctor's diagnosis.. 
(Refiles to remove extraneous characters) (Adds company items, details, futures; updates market snapshot) PARIS, Jan 7 (Reuters) - European stocks are set to fall in early trade onWednesday as investors, rattled by a dismal 2008, book gains after a six-sessionwinning streak ahead of key U.S jobs data due later in the week. In the latest evidence of a deep economic downturn, Alcoa Inc (AA.N) said onTuesday it will slash more than 15,000 jobs, halve capital spending and sellfour businesses as it reduces aluminium production The U.S. operations of LyondellBasell, the world's third-largestpetrochemical company of which Swiss lender UBS (UBSN.VX) is a major creditor,filed for bankruptcy protection under the weight of a massive debt load andfalling demand for its products "It's too early to be optimistic The bankruptcy filing in the U.S byLyondellBasell is not a good sign. It could be the first of a long series ofdefaults and Chapter 11 filings by industrial groups.
These companies are stillunder pressure on two fronts: profitability and refinancing, and that's notabout to change," said Sebastien Barthelemi, analyst at Louis Capital Markets,in Paris. economy would face"substantial" risks even as benchmark interest rates were cut to near zero, withsome worrying about the risk of deflation. European stocks climbed on Tuesday for the sixth straight session and endedat their highest closing level since Nov 10, as rallying metal prices and hopesof big infrastructure spending boosted mining and steel shares. The FTSEurofirst 300 .FTEU3 has gained 10.7 percent over the past sixsessions, its longest winning streak since late October. MARKET SNAPSHOT AT0719 GMT LASTPCT CHGNET CHG S&P 500.SPX934.70 0.78 7.25 NIKKEI.N2259,239.24 1.74 158.4 MSCI ASIA EX-JP .MIASJ0000PUS304.89-0.09 -0.26 EUR/USDEUR1.3498-0.22 -0.0030 USD/JPYJPY 93.73 0.09 0.0800 10-YR US TSY YLDUS10YTRR 2.464 0.01 10-YR BUND YLDEU10YTRR 3.137 -0.02 SPOT GOLDXAU $858.95-0.51 -$4.40 US CRUDE CLc1$47.85-1.50 -0.73 - Wall St rises on stimulus plan hopes; tech leads ID:nL7266175 Asia stocks at 2-month high, dollar firm ID:nL7267046 Nikkei at 2-mth high, logs 7-day winning run ID:nT40250 Dollar holds firm near 1-month high vs euroID:nT34603 Oil steady under $49, eyes U.S. For more click on ACCEIN.UL MARKS & SPENCER (MKS.L) The retailer, which is due to issue its trading update, plans to shut downmore than 10 of its stand-alone 'Simply Food' stores as it battles tough tradingconditions, the Financial Times said.
For details, see:ID:nL7605482 BP (BP.L) The oil major appointed the man who led negotiations with its oligarchpartners in Russian joint venture TNK-BP (TNBPI.RTS) as head of its U.S unit. For details, see:ID:nL626291 PSA PEUGEOT-CITROEN (PEUP.PA) PSA Peugeot Citroen (PEUP.PA) is to scrap the night shift at its Sochauxsite from Feb 2, in response to falling vehicle sales, a CGT union source toldReuters. For details, see:ID:nB436227 EADS (EAD.PA) Airbus said on Tuesday that it was postponing to the first half 2010deliveries of its A330-200F freighter because of strong demand for the A330passenger version, Les Echos and Le Figaro report on Wednesday. DEUTSCHE BANK (DBKGn.DE) Germany's largest bank will not be part of the group of nine banks that isto manage Commerzbank's (CBKG.DE) planned issue of a state-backed bond thismonth, Frankfurter Rundschau reported, citing financial sources. Related news DBKGn.DE-LEN-RTRS SANTANDER (SAN.MC), ENEL (ENEI.MI), ENDESA (ELE.MC) Spanish bank Santander will loan Italy's Enel some 1.3 billion euros ($1.74billion) to acquire Acciona's (ANA.MC) 25 percent stake in Spanish utilityEndesa, Cinco Dias reported, citing unnamed sources involved in the operation. VODAFONE (VOD.L) Verizon Wireless, owned by Vodafone and Verizon Communications (VZ.N), ispoised to let rivals of Amazon's (AMZN.O) popular electronic Kindle reader useits network to download material such as books and newspapers wirelessly,according to an executive for the wireless service provider. For details, see:ID:nN06446982 SODEXO (EXHO.PA) Sodexo reiterates its fiscal 2009 goals after first-quarter sales rise 5.6percent to 3.98 billion euros.
