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DALLAS, June 10 (UPI) -- The NHL's Dallas Stars fired Coach Dave Tippett Wednesday after failing to make the post-season for the first time since 2002, ESPN reported.
The move follows the May 31 hiring of Joe Nieuwendyk to become general manager, replacing the two-man GM tandem of Brett Hull and Les Jackson.
Tippett spent six years behind the Stars bench after being hired in May 2002. He led the club to two Pacific Division titles (2002-03 and 2005-06) and five straight playoff appearances, including a trip to the Western Conference Finals last season before losing to eventual Stanley Cup champion Detroit in six games.
Tippett, 47, compiled a 271-162-59 record with the Stars, his first NHL head coaching assignment.
He was an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Kings before he was hired in Dallas.
In an 11-year NHL playing career with Hartford, Washington, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, he scored 262 points (93 goals, 169 assists) in 721 games.
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CHICAGO, June 2 (UPI) --
Chicago White Sox television broadcaster Ken "Hawk" Harrelson Saturday apologized to an umpire for an on-air tirade, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
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NEW YORK, June 2 (UPI) --
U.S. actress Valerie Bertinelli said she wants to lose five pounds so she can again fit into the green bikini she once donned on the cover of People magazine.
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MIAMI, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. weather forecasters say the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be about average, despite the rare late-May landfall of Beryl.
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ROME, June 2 (UPI) --
Dogs across Italy are wagging their tails as a new ice cream for man's best friend goes to market.
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