Cherokee Sports

Logano hopes to keep success

• Joe Gibbs didn't expect his gamble to pay off so soon.
  
  The car owner hedged when asked whether he expected Joey Logano to win a race during his rookie season in Sprint Cup.
  
  "Do I need to tell the truth on that?" the former NFL coach replied, grinning.

Cherokee Sports

Thrashers trade with Leafs to get Kubina

• ATLANTA - The Atlanta Thrashers found help for their porous defense, acquiring defenseman Pavel Kubina from Toronto in a four-player trade Wednesday night.
  
  The Thrashers traded defenseman Garnet Exelby and forward Colin Stuart to the Maple Leafs for Kubina, a former All-Star, and forward Tim Stapleton.
  
  The Thrashers gave up 280 goals last season, the second-highest figure in the NHL, behind Toronto's 293.

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