From Columbus to Montreal to Quebec City to Ottawa to Helsinki to Gothenburg, heres a look behind the scenes as the worlds best hockey players prepare for the World Cup of Hockey, which begins Saturday in Toronto.?On Tuesday, Russias Evgeny Kuznetsov extolled the joys of being back on the ice, North Americas Brandon Saad and Matt Murray surprised kids in Pittsburgh, and Patrick Kane talked Team USA chemistry.With tweets from Scott Burnside with Team USA; Craig Custance with Team North America; Pierre LeBrun with Team Canada; and Joe McDonald with Team Sweden and Team Finland.? Phil Niekro Jersey . -- Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Farmar will be out for roughly four weeks after tearing his left hamstring. Jerry Royster Braves Jersey . Listen to the game live on TSN Radio 1050 at 7pm et. The Raptors traded Rudy Gay, Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray to the Sacramento Kings on Monday, in exchange for Greivis Vasquez, John Salmons, Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hayes. https://www.cheapbraves.com/2223o-matt-joyce-jersey-braves.html . McPhee said that Ovechkins father Mikhail is in stable condition after having the surgery this week and is no longer in intensive care. "Weve told him to stay as long as necessary with your dad," he said. Ovechkin and his Russian national team were eliminated from the mens hockey tournament in Sochi on Wednesday with a 3-1 quarter-final loss to Finland. Mike Soroka Braves Jersey . -- Whether Jeremy Hill deserves a prominent role in LSUs offence this early in the season is a matter for debate. Peter Moylan Jersey . -- Lou Brocks shoulder-to-shoulder collision with Bill Freehan during the 1968 World Series and Pete Roses bruising hit on Ray Fosse in the 1970 All-Star game could become relics of baseball history, like the dead-ball era. NEW YORK -- Major League Baseballs average attendance dropped 1.1 percent this season but still was the sports 11th-highest year.The 30 teams combined to draw 73,159,044 fans and average 30,169, the commissioners office said Tuesday. That was down from last years total of 73.76 million and average of 30,517. The average was the lowest since 30,138 in 2010.The record total of 79.5 million and average of 32,785 were set in 2007, before the Great Recession.The NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers led in home attendance at 3.7 million, followed in the NL by St. Louis (3..dddddddddddd44 million), San Francisco (3.37 million) and the Chicago Cubs (3.23 million).Toronto topped the AL at 3.39 million, followed by the New York Yankees (3.06 million) and Los Angeles Angels (3.02 million).Tampa Bay had the lowest home attendances at 1.29 million, and Oakland was 29th at 1.52 million. Cleveland was 28th at 1.59 million despite winning the AL Central for the first time since 2007.Miami drew an NL-low 1.71 million. ' ' '