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MONTREAL - Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Olli Maatta will play Tuesday night against Montreal, two weeks after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his thyroid.The 20-year-old Maatta underwent surgery earlier this month at the urging of doctors, who detected it during a preseason physical. Maatta returned to the ice a few days after the procedure, and coach Mike Johnston says Maatta could have come back over the weekend but the team wanted to give him a few extra days to get his legs back.Maatta says he just wanted to get the surgery over with so he could focus on hockey. Maatta has one goal and five assists in 10 games for the Penguins. John Jaso Jersey .Y. - The New York Yankees made it official Saturday, announcing the completion of a seven-year deal with free-agent outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury and a one-year contract for returning starter Hiroki Kuroda. Starling Marte Jersey . -- Theres been so much talk about Mike Moustakas at the plate that the third baseman ignored the conversation Wednesday -- even after doing something positive. http://www.piratesrookiestore.com/Pirates-Willie-Stargell-Kids-Jersey/ . Anything less than gold for either nation is considered a disappointment. Yet for Switzerland, advancing to the semifinal might be a victory in itself. Sean Rodriguez Jersey . While the pair of Spain internationals return, midfielder Xavi Hernandez will not be included in the squad after failing to recover from a muscle strain to his left leg. David Freese Jersey . - Urijah (The California Kid) Faber finds himself in an unaccustomed position Saturday night at UFC 175 — on the preliminary card.NEW YORK -- Brooklyn Nets general manager Billy King said before Friday nights game against Boston that Brook Lopez had surgery earlier this month that "cleaned out" his left ankle. The procedure, performed on March 3, was the Brooklyn centres second major surgery of the season after he broke his right foot on Dec. 21 during a game at Philadelphia. "The reason we waited to tell you today was because he saw the doctor and his right foot is healing great. In about a week and a half hell be out of the boot. His timetaable is about the same," King said.dddddddddddd King also added that he expects Lopez to be ready in June. "Hell be out of that boot on the left ankle in I think three, three and a half weeks." During Lopezs most recent surgery, King said that the 25-year-old centre also had a partial tear in a tendon. Prior to fracturing his foot, Lopez had missed a total of nine games due to a sprain in his left ankle. In 17 games this season, the fifth-year centre averaged 20.7 points, six rebounds and 1.8 blocks. ' ' '