Punto undergoes wrist surgery

Twins general manager Bill Smith said the infielder Nick Punto was scheduled to undergo wrist surgery in Phoenix on Friday. He was in the Twin Cities earlier this week and had his right wrist examined. The team expects Punto to be ready for the start of Spring Training. "He's expected to be ready to go when position players report," Smith said during a media lunch. "We're pleased about that. It was a question of should we do the surgery or not. Because it's not a serious issue, we felt it was better to have it taken care of."

Punto is the second Twins player to undergo wrist surgery this week. Catcher Jose Morales had surgery on his right wrist on Thursday, but his surgery was a little more extensive than the one Punto was going to have. Morales is not expected to resume baseball activities until March. Hope he will get better and play in his twins jersey soon.

NHL Network will broadcast USA Hockey's golden moments

It is said that NHL Network U.S. will broadcast two days of programming to celebrate USA Hockey's Weekend Across America on Sunday celebrating Team USA's golden moments.

Back-to-back gold medal triumphs in the World Under-17 Challenge and IIHF World Junior Championship give Team USA power marching into the upcoming 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. NHL Network U.S. will replay four thrilling games from those games, including all three medal-round games for the Under-20 titlists, culminating with the overtime thriller against Canada.

Red Sox acquire Shouse

According to multiple media, the Red Sox recently signed left-handed reliever Brian Shouse to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training. The club is expected to send out a complete list of Minor League signings by Friday.

Shouse posted a 4.50 ERA in 45 games for the Rays this past season. For his 10-year career, the 41-year-old, who was a member of the Red Sox in 1998, owns a lifetime 3.72 ERA with a 1.97 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Hope he can play well in the red sox jersey.

Yost is hired as advisor

It is reported that Ned Yost, a former manager of the Milwaukee Brewers, has been hired by the Royals as a special advisor to baseball operations. Yost, who managed the Brewers from 2003 to 2008, was dismissed when the club had an 83-67 record. During his tenure, Milwaukee had a 457-502 record, and his highest finish was second in 2007. From 1991-2002, Yost was a coach for Atlanta, serving eight years as bullpen coach and four years as third-base coach for Braves manager Bobby Cox.

"He'll be a resource for our Major League staff and our Minor League Department," said Royals general manager Dayton Moore. "He'll do some scouting for us as well. He'll be a tremendous asset for us. He has a lot of experience and is an outstanding baseball man." Moore said there are no plans to have Yost on the field to assist manager Trey Hillman during Spring Training. "He may get on the field and do some things, but if he does, it'll be more on the player-development side. He'll be down at the early camp," Moore said.

Reed and Register sign Blue Jays' Minors deals

The Blue Jays added outfielder Jeremy Reed and right-hander Steve Register to Minor League contracts that include invitations to attend Spring Training with the big league club. After spending five seasons with the Mariners, Reed spent 2009 with the New York Mets, hitting .242 over 126 games in the mets jersey. Earlier this offseason, Toronto inked outfielder Joey Gathright to a similar Minor League deal. Reed and Gathright will likely compete for a backup outfield role on the Opening Day roster.

Register split last season between the Rockies and Phillies organizations. He appeared in one game with Phillies and finished a combined 2-5 with a 3.92 ERA at Triple-A over 50 relief appearances. Originally selected in the third round of the 2004 Player Draft by the Rockies, Register was claimed off waivers by the Phillies in May.

Fleury broke his left ring finger

Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury did not practice today in Vancouver and is day-to-day with a fractured left ring finger.The injury occured in the Penguins' victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. Fleury remained in the game and made 33 saves on 35 shots to pick up the victory in his pittsburgh penguins jersey.

Fleury has appeared in 41 games this season for the Penguins, posting a 25-14-1 record to go with a 2.60 goals-against average. His 25 wins rank fourth in the National Hockey League.

Marc Savard leaves game with injury

Boston Bruins center Marc Savard left Thursday night's game against Chicago Blackhawks after just 28 seconds because of an injured right leg, and it is said that he will not return. Savard went into the side boards in the Blackhawks' zone along with Chicago center Jonathan Toews. He went down to the ice awkwardly after the innocent collision and stayed there until the team's medical staff attended to him.

Savard was helped off the ice by teammates and team's trainers. The team said he won't return to the game in his boston bruins jersey and offered no other details.