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PITTSBURGH -- Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin did his best to play through an ankle injury, but finally withdrew from the World Cup of Hockey tournament days before Team Canadas first meaningful game.Obviously disappointed, head coach Mike Babcock said Wednesday morning before Team Canadas final pre-tournament game against Russia.He said to us, You know I havent been very truthful, the coach said of Seguin, who tried to skate on the ankle Tuesday but found it wasnt healing the way hed hoped.Babcock said he has encountered this kind of situation during his previous stints as head coach of Canadas national team, at the Olympics in 2010 and 2014.Its the same; the guys dont tell you, the coach said. Why would they tell you? They want to go. They think theyre going to get better and theyre going to push through it, and he tried to push through it. But he said even yesterday, when he started pushing through it, it started heating up right away. Now I dont know what that means in medical terms but I know in coaching terms youre not doing very good.Seguin, 24, won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2015 world championship. This was supposed to be his second international competition for Team Canada. He said he was disappointed in statement released by the Stars on Tuesday.Any time your country calls, its a great honor and is something every kid from Canada dreams about getting the chance to do, he said. While Im upset that I dont get the opportunity to play, I understand the situation Team Canada is in with a short tournament.Seguin was replaced by Buffalo Sabres center Ryan OReilly, who drove into Pittsburgh on Tuesday night and skated with his new teammates Wednesday morning. OReilly will skate on the teams fourth line with Claude Giroux and Joe Thornton -- with OReilly and Giroux expected to share duties at center.Crazy how quick things turn around here, OReilly said. Just trying to prepare for the season and now its here. Get ready to play a game tonight. Definitely exciting, though; Im glad Im here. Unfortunately its a guy getting injured, but I have a job to do.Team Canada opens the World Cup of Hockey on Saturday night in Toronto against the Czech Republic.A source told ESPNs Craig Custance on Tuesday that early indications are that Seguin shouldnt miss much of the Stars training camp with the injury.Seguin finished second in scoring for the Stars during the 2015-16 season, posting 33 goals and 40 assists for 73 points. He missed the final 10 games of the regular season with an Achilles tendon laceration. He played one game in the Stanley Cup playoffs.ESPNs Joe McDonald and?The Associated Press contributed to this report.? Custom Anaheim Ducks Jerseys . Cuban testified Thursday that he was upset when the companys CEO told him news that would reduce the value of his shares, for which hed paid $7.5 million. But he said he did nothing improper when he sold those shares over the next two days. Custom Hockey Jerseys Outlet . Ashley Youngs cross was inadvertently headed by Chester into his own net in the 66th minute, allowing United to claim a third straight league win. "We had to dig deep with our fighting spirit and weve done that," United striker Wayne Rooney said. http://www.customjerseyshockey.com/ . Oaklands loss to Seattle clinched the ALs best record for the Red Sox with one day to spare in the regular season. "I think everybody was kind of watching," catcher David Ross said. "Demp (Ryan Dempster) came out before he went to the bullpen and was just yelling that they lost. Clearance Custom Hockey Jerseys .C. -- When North Carolina freshman Ryan Switzer reported to training camp in August he was a little miffed to learn he was third on the depth chart at punt returner. Custom Hockey Jerseys Store . Francis told several hundred members of the European Olympic Committees that when sport "is considered only in economic terms and consequently for victory at every cost . HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A former New York Giants player who assaulted his estranged wife at their New Jersey home has been sentenced to one year of probation.Luke Petitgout (PEHT-ih-goo) originally was charged with sexual assault but pleaded guilty Thursday to simple assault. Investigators alleged in November 2014 he pinned down his estranged wife at their Woodcliff Lake home, sexually assaulted her and choked her with her bra.The Record newspaper reports (http://bit.ly/2ajvkDc ) a judge told Petitgout there was no excuse for the 6-foot--6, 310-pound former offensive lineman attacking his wife.dddddddddddd The judge also sentenced him to anger management.Petitgout also was sentenced to three years of probation on separate drug charges.Petitgout played college football at Notre Dame and spent eight seasons with the Giants and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.---Information from: The Record (Woodland Park, N.J.), http://www.northjersey.com ' ' '