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SAN DIEGO -- Freddy Garcia and the San Diego Padres have agreed to a minor league contract that includes an invitation to spring training. The Padres also signed right-hander Tim Stauffer and lefty Arturo Lopez to minor league deals, inviting both pitchers to spring training. The team announced the moves Tuesday. Garcia was 7-6 with a 5.20 ERA in 30 games, 17 starts, for the New York Yankees last year. The 36-year-old right-hander, an All-Star in 2001 and 2002, is 152-101 with a 4.15 ERA in 14 major league seasons. Stauffer, 30, was San Diegos opening-day starter last year before missing the rest of the season with an elbow injury. He had surgery to repair tendon damage Aug. 31 and was waived by the Padres before clearing outright waivers in October. The 29-year-old Lopez pitched in the Mexican League last season. He appeared in four big league games for San Diego in 2009. The Padres also completed a $3.2 million, one-year contract with reliever Luke Gregerson, avoiding salary arbitration. Gregersons agent, Tom OConnell, announced the deal Monday on his Twitter account. Brenden Morrow Canada Jersey . A US$20-million renewal project launched in 1998 was officially completed Friday with the opening of the Esso Great Hall. Jonathan Toews Jersey .S. Open womens doubles title. The fifth-seeded Czechs beat Australias Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-4 on Saturday night. www.teamcahockeyjerseyshop.com/Olympic-Wayne-Gretzky-Team-Canada-Jersey/ . This week they discuss the failure of upstart football leagues, the Baseball Hall of Fame, Cadel Evans and Tristan Thompson. Dany Heatley Team Canada Jersey . -- Jurgen Melzer is playing so well again that not even a broken toe could slow him down. Scott Niedermayer Jersey . The 18-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., defeated the world No. 75-ranked Begu 6-4, 6-4 in the final round of qualifying. Its the first time Zhao has reached the Rogers Cup main draw, where she will play Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the first round.The Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks have a plan for their two compliance buyouts. General Manager Stan Bowman announced on Thursday that they will use them on defenceman Steve Montador and forward Rostislav Olesz if both players clear waivers. Olesz has one-year and $4.25 million left on a six-year deal that has a cap hit of $3.125 million. The-27-year-old forward appeared in 14 games with the Rockford IceHogs, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Blackhawks, where he scored seven goals and added 19 assists.He has only played in six games for the Blackhawks at the NHHL level and failed to register a point.dddddddddddd Montador, meanwhile, has two years and $4.1 million left on a deal that has him scheduled to earn $2.3 million in 2013-14 and $1.8 million in 2014-15. Both years carry a cap hit of $2.75 million. The Vancouver native saw 12 games worth of action with the IceHogs this season and collected five points, including two goals and was a plus-1 rating. He played the 2011-12 season with the Blackhawks and has also spent time with the Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, Anaheim Ducks, Florida Panthers and Calgary Flames during his NHL career. ' ' '