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It looks like the skys the limit for the ECHLs Las Vegas Wranglers. According to Yahoo! Sports, the team has reached a five-year deal to play their home games on the roof of the Plaza Hotel and Casino. The Wranglers could not get their lease renewed at the Orleans Arena so team president Billy Johnson came up with the unorthodox concept to keep the team in Las Vegas. The exisitng parking lot on the roof of the hotel will undergo a $4 million renovation that will result in a 3,500-seat fabric-shell arena. Visiting teams will stay at the hotel, which is expected to be ready in time for next season. . -- Kurt Buschs Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, in some ways, was like his career wrapped into one afternoon. . - Maxence Parrot of Bromont, Que. http://www.redwingshockeyauthentic.com/ ... rd-jersey/. For the Miami Heat, that was outstanding news. LeBron James scored the last of his 32 points on a layup that put Miami up for good with 11. . Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist stood tall with 41 saves between the pipes, but it was defenceman Ryan McDonagh who got the first star of the game as he had a goal and an assist and now has two goals and four assists for six points in two games. . With their coach gone, they finally played offence the way he would have wanted. Amare Stoudemire made all seven shots in the first half, Anthony passed and shot well, and the Knicks shook off the surprising departure of their coach to rout the Portland Trail Blazers 121-79 on Wednesday night, snapping a six-game losing streak.DOHA, Qatar - FIFA anti-racism adviser Tokyo Sexwale believes black players could boycott the 2018 World Cup and urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to demand tougher action against racism in football.Sexwale, who was an anti-apartheid campaigner and former political prisoner on Robben Island, is against a boycott but expressed concern in an interview with The Associated Press about the growing number of racist incidents in the Russian league.There is a threat black players will say they are not going to Russia (for the World Cup) — we cant have that, Sexwale said Tuesday on the sidelines of the Doha Goals conference. I am talking as a FIFA person and a citizen of the world — it cant go that far. ... Once these things start and you dont act as leaders, these things snowball.Although UEFA has punished Russian clubs for racism at Champions League matches in recent years, the national federation has appeared less willing to tackle abuse.Sexwale is urging his personal friend Putin to intervene.Show that leadership, be the Putin the world knows, be tough, said Sexwale, a former South African government minister who is an adviser to FIFAs anti-racism task force. Failure to do so, we could be talking something different about the 2018 World Cup ... you will have people saying they will not go to Russia.The Russian Football Union has been criticized for taking no action against FC Rostov coach Igor Gamula for saying last week he wouldnt sign a defender from Cameroon because the club has enough dark-skinned players, weve got six of the things. Gamula apologized after the agent of Rostov defender Siyanda Xulu, a South Africa international, said that five African players oon the team threatened to sit out Mondays training.ddddddddddddSexwale said an apology alone wasnt enough, pointing to how the NBA forced Donald Sterling to sell the Los Angeles Clippers and banned him for life over racism.South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan wrote to FIFA President Sepp Blatter on Monday expressing concerns, according to Sexwale.For the Russian federation to be seen to be serious we need them to take stern action. The world took stern action against South Africa (over apartheid), it was expelled from FIFA, Sexwale said, stopping short of calling for Russia to face the same sanction.CSKA Moscow has been forced to play Champions League games without fans this season because of fan abuse toward black players, although Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko maintained last month that Russia has no major racism problem, saying: I dont know what there is to be frightened.But Sexwale said of Moscow: There are certain parts if you are my colour its unsafe ... people are scared of going to Moscow.Sexwale wrote to South Africas ambassador to Moscow on Monday to caution that this is very dangerous.If these ultra-ring elements have their way they are threatening the World Cup, Sexwale said. The authorities have got to come down on the perpetrators, otherwise the authority is now going to be boycotted by the victim because people will lose confidence in the Russian federation.Claudio Sulser, the head of FIFAs disciplinary committee, said in Doha that the organization would deal with any racism at the World Cup.Its very critical, Sulser said. This is a problem of the society.___Rob Harris can be followed at www.twitter.com/RobHarris ' ' '