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Monday, the governing body of mens tennis announced.
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President. There is no doubt that mens professional tennis is one of the worlds
most popular sports and, as a lifelong fan, it is a great honour to have been
given the opportunity to take the helm at such an exciting time for the ATP, the
American said in a statement. The ATP World Tour is a truly global sporting
event, featuring some of the worlds best athletes and followed by millions of
the most dedicated sports fans and I could not be more excited about being its
new Executive Chairman. An MIT and Harvard law graduate, Helfant was a senior
executive with Nike for 12 years and spent three years with the National Hockey
League (NHL) as an attorney. He will also be hoping to mend bridges with the
players since de Villiers was often criticised for not listening to the top
professionals. Adam has outstanding experience of working at the very top of
world sport and business and is extremely well qualified to take the ATP World
Tour to the next level of its development, ATP player board representative, Ivan
Ljubicic, said.
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Corey Crawford turned aside 29 shots to help the Chicago Blackhawks take a 4-1
win over the Detroit Red Wings at United Center. Tomas Kopecky scored twice
while Patrick Sharp and Bryan Bickell each had a goal for the Blackhawks, who
snapped a three-game slide. As a goaltender, when your team gets up early like
that -- thats a huge boost, Crawford said. Patrick Eaves scored the lone goal
while Jimmy Howard was tagged for three goals on 30 shots for the Red Wings, who
had won three of four coming in. We didnt really work hard for our breaks. We
didnt really have the jump that we needed, said Detroits Darren Helm. The
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The only goal of the second period came at the 11:22 mark. Brian Campbell danced
through the defense and knifed a pass over to the right for Kopecky, who skated
to the slot and went from backhand to forehand before sneaking the puck past
Howard. Crawford stopped eight shots in the second frame to hold Detroit at bay.
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empty-netter with 1:04 to play to seal the win. GAME NOTES:Chicago hosts Los
Angeles on Sunday...Detroit returns home to face Dallas on Sunday...Detroit had
won three straight in the series, including a 3-2 decision in Chicago on October
9...Detroit fell to 8-4-1 on the road this season...Chicago improved to 9-9-0 at
home this year...Chicago forward Patrick Kane missed his fifth straight game
with an ankle injury while forward Marian Hossa sat out his eighth straight game
with a lower-body issue. ' ' '