LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Evan Payne scored 17 points in Long Beach States return home from a nine-game road swing and the 49ers beat Pepperdine 75-66 on Wednesday night.Long Beach State (2-9) had lost all nine games of its challenging road trip that included four Top 25 teamsThe 49ers opened a 24-10 lead, but Pepperdine (4-4) had 11 straight points to close the gap late in the first half and had leads early in the second half at 41-40 and 44-43. The Waves stayed close until the 49ers used an 18-4 run to lead 70-53 on Gabe Levins tip-in with 4:15 left.Levin added 14 points, Temidayo Yussuf scored 11 and Roschon Prince had eight points and nine boards for Long Beach.Lamond Murray Jr. led the Waves with 16 points, Chris Reyes had 15 and Nolan Taylor 12. Rogers Hornsby .S District Court against Major League Baseball, the Office of the Commissioner and his own union, the MLBPA. Gussie Busch . -- The Magic have their first victory of the new year. http://www.custommlbcardinalsjersey.com/custom-paul-dejong-jersey-large-1151q.html . On Tuesday, Ottawa placed forward Cory Conacher and defenceman Joe Corvo on waivers as trade rumours swirl around the Senators. Lou Brock .com) - The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward James Neal on injured reserve Tuesday. Custom Cardinals T-shirts . Scott Kazmir allowed four hits in seven shutout innings, Michael Brantley hit a two-run homer in a three-run first inning and the Indians maintained their hold on an AL wild-card spot with a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. MONTREAL -- After a character win against a tough foe, the Montreal Canadiens will be looking for more of the same against a Western Conference heavyweight.One night after leaving Carey Price out to dry, the Canadiens put together one of their best efforts of the season on Saturday night against the Washington Capitals. With Price back in net, Montreal held the Capitals talented roster to a mere 21 shots on goal while the lone goal came on a two-man advantage.They were the only two penalties the Canadiens took against Washington and marked the fourth time in their last five games that theyve allowed their opposition three or fewer power plays.On Tuesday, the Canadiens (20-7-4) will look to maintain that level of discipline when they welcome the Anaheim Ducks to the Bell Centre.We just played a team that was very confident (in Washington) and that should give us some confidence, Montreal captain Max Pacioretty said after practice on Monday. Were playing an opponent thats once again a measuring-stick team. We keep saying that but the bigger teams like (Anaheim) kind of cycle down low and use their body. I think its normally a good recipe for a good game against us because we clash so much with styles of play. Itll be fun and weve got to pick up where we left off last game.Anaheim skated away with a 3-2 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night and used the power play to get the job done. Cam Fowler connected midway through the third period to improve his teams record to 2-2-0 on their current six-game road trip. The Ducks (17-11-5), who own the NHLs second-best power play, went 2-for-5 with the man advantage against Toronto and are now 8-for-19 in their last five games.It was an important night for us, sometimes you need your power play to keep you in the game when youre not getting many chances five-on-five, Fowler said..dddddddddddd I was happy to see that one go in in the third.With his goal, Fowler tied Fredrik Olausson (22) for second on the franchises all-time power-play goals list among defensemen while also hitting the 200 point mark in his NHL career. That milestone also moved him into a tie with Matt Cullen for ninth on the clubs all-time points list.Hes been unbelievable this year, goaltender John Gibson said after the game of Fowler, who leads the Ducks defensive corps with nine goals and 22 points and ranks fifth among NHL defensemen in scoring. Hes out there in every situation and everything we ask him to do he comes up with. Hes been great.Montreal, meanwhile, could be without its top-scoring blueliner. Andrei Markov, whose 19 assists and 21 points lead the Canadiens back-end. He left Saturdays game with a lower-body injury and did not practice on Monday, taking a therapy day instead, per the team.Head coach Michel Therrien said the 16-year NHL veteran, who turns 38 on Tuesday, is day-to-day and questionable to face Anaheim.Hes formed a solid second pairing with Jeff Petry, who is starting to pick up offensively after a lengthy drought. Petry has scored three times in the last four games -- including the game-winner on Saturday -- while recording 13 shots on goal. Six of those came against the Capitals.Lately, hes playing probably his best hockey of the season, Therrien said of Petry. Hes very active, hes solid defensively and he skates well. Hes capable of joining the rush and he makes great decisions as to when to pinch. Hes played an important role in our teams success.After Gibson got the nod in goal for the Ducks on Monday, Laval, Quebec, native Jonathan Bernier could get the call against Montreal. ' ' '