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Law enforcement sources told Fox 5 New York that Jordan Hart, the son of former Islander Gary Hart, was arrested on Long Island Tuesday morning by the DEA’s New York drug enforcement task force. Hart, according to the report, is suspected of supplying Boogaard with the prescription drugs that played a part in his death. Boogaard, 28, played for the Rangers at the time of his death. He’d entered the league’s substance abuse program in 2009 and, according to his father, received more than 100 prescriptions from NHL team doctors....

Wojciech Szczesny Not much to do in the game but what a save from RVP’s header in the second half. 7.5/10 Bacary Sagna Defensively strong. Decent game. 6.5/1o Per Mertesacker Leadered the defense well and dominated the arial battles. 7/10 Laurent Koscielny Man marked RVP and managed to keep him quiet in most of the occasions. 6.5/10 Kieran Gibbs Injected pace and urgency to this Arsenal side. Overall a decent performance 6....

Arsenal moved back to the top of the Premier League table with a hard fought win over Crystal Palace. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored both goals in a man of the match appearance from central midfield, but Arsenal were made to work hard for their win. Oxlade-Chamberlain broke Palace’s stubborn resistance shortly after half time and added a second in the 73rd minute following a one two with Olivier Giroud. Here’s how the players rated by Squawka Performance Score....

Dalglish, who was fired after Liverpool’s eighth place finish in the 2012 Premier League season, has returned to his former club. He spoke about Arsenal’s power packed season to this season and said : “Many people are saying they will fall away after that sequence of matches when their squad gets stretched .I’m not so sure,” Dalglish said. “Their squad’s not that thin when you look at it. And they are where they are despite a grim run of injuries....

Thomas Vermaelen has gone from being one of the most important players in the squad to playing just fourteen league games this season. The Belgian international has found it extremely difficult to dislodge the formidable partnership of Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny. Mertesacker and Koscielny have played a big part in the Gunners’ season, which sees them take on Hull City on Saturday in the FA Cup final as they look to win their first trophy in eight years, Vermaelen is a doubt for the FA Cup final with an injury....

Speaking on Tuesday, the coach said: “I’ve told Lucas that he will no longer have the chance to play with PSG and that he needs to find another club.” The 25-year-old is expected to fetch a fee of around €35 million. Mkhitaryan’s shirt number revealed New Arsenal signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan will sport the No.7 shirt for his new club, the Gunners have revealed. The Armenia international traded Manchester United for the Gunners on Monday, with Alexis Sanchez going the other way....

In case you didn’t know… Aubameyang has benefitted from his efficient partnership with Alexandre Lacazette this season, netting 19 times in the Premier League so far. The Gabonese striker sits in fourth place in the English goal-scoring charts, two goals behind current top-scorer Mohamed Salah, who has 21 goals and eight assists for Liverpool. The Gunners have two games left to play this season, which will prove to be the ultimate opportunity for Aubameyang to overtake Salah....

In case you didn’t know… Zaha, who has established himself as an influential figure in the Eagles squad, has been linked with a switch to the Gunners in recent weeks, with reports claiming that the striker is keen on the move. The 26-year-old has netted 25 goals and tallied 24 assists in 94 aappearances for Roy Hodgson’s side and remains a favourite among the Palace faithful. Arsenal have reportedly tabled a £40 million bid for the Ivory Coast striker earlier this week but it is believed that Palace are reluctant to let go of his services....

In case you didn’t know… Overmars is no stranger to North London, spending three years at Arsenal between 1997 and 2000, making 124 appearances and scoring 33 goals, but the Dutchman has made a name for himself back in Holland as the Director of Football of Ajax. The heart of the matter Under the Dutchman’s watchful eye over the last five years, Ajax reached the Europa League final last season and remain a perennial contender in the Eredivisie....

The new Gunners head coach had seemingly produced a masterclass, outmanoeuvring Frank Lampard a week on from the Chelsea boss’ own breakout tactical display away at Tottenham. But then Bernd Leno, one of Arsenal’s more consistent performers in this miserable season, failed to intercept Mason Mount’s deep 83rd-minute free-kick and instead left an open goal for Jorginho, who might have been sent off six minutes earlier and was fortunate to escape a second yellow card for wrestling Matteo Guendouzi to the ground....

Sometimes the game just doesn’t really matter. It doesn’t happen often, but that’s how it felt at Emirates Stadium on Friday night. Arsenal played Everton and they lost 1-0 - but as the match meandered on, the main event was still taking place outside the ground. Throughout the first half you could hear the chants rippling through the crisp north London air from the thousands of Arsenal fans who had spent the past two hours protesting outside against the ownership of Stan Kroenke....

“Barca do not want to sell David Villa. They’ve made that very clear,” Wenger told reporters here ahead of Arsenal’s Premier League match Wednesday against Liverpool. The Frenchman indicated Arsenal is not in the market for anyone else. “What’s important is to buy players who can strengthen the squad. Otherwise, you do nothing. We have enough numbers, quality strikers,” he said. Wenger likewise excluded signing David Beckham, the former England international who has been working out at the Gunners’ north London facility....

Petr Cech arrived at the Emirates from Chelsea and the Czech Republic’s goalkeeper was the only addition to the squad last summer. The Frenchman signed Mohamed Elneny from Basel earlier in January to become Arsenal’s sole purchase in the January window. Koscielny, who is a part of France squad for Euro 2016 believes his side’s failure to win matches consistently in February and March saw them finish the previous campaign without silverware....

The former Borussia Dortmund striker was upset after Fegafoot failed to publish that he was unable to fulfill the national call-up due to injury, amid impressions that he had turned down Gabon duty. This comes fresh after he fell out with Fegafoot in September in the aftermath of his father Francois being appointed national team coach having not agreed to take up the post. “It’s weird that the football federation immediately publishes that a player cannot come (for national duty) for other reasons after they received an email from my doctor but still has not posted on it for more than 24 hours,” Aubameyang posted on Tweitter....

The Washington Football Team has narrowed its list of potential options for a new name to three choices, the team announced in its latest YouTube video, Making the Brand. However, the team bleeped out the three finalists, and displayed eight potential name options to a group of fans watching the names and logos on the scoreboard from inside FedExField. The options were: Presidents, Brigade, RedHogs, Washington Football Team, Commanders, Armada, Defenders, RedWolves....

According to a police report quoted by WKBN, the unusual exchange happened after a 22-year-old man was robbed of $80 near a Pit Stop gas station in Warren, south of Cleveland. The incident occurred at around 10:40 P.M. on Sunday, March 27. The news outlet said that the man was approached by his alleged assailant while walking along Youngstown Road SE. According to the police report, the victim was unable to provide a good description of the alleged robber, who was said to have been wearing a ski mask at the time of the incident....

Callahan was presented with a jersey by assistant coach, Orlando Mitjans Jr., in Times Square this past June. Callahan and his family recently visited West Point to meet head coach Jeff Monken and the rest of the team. Callahan is a part of the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation, the foundation that aided Jaclyn Murphy, a 9-year-old also with a brain tumor, in becoming an honorary member of the Northwestern women’s lacrosse team in 2005....

Benfica have just one win from their last four games across all competitions. So a game against the hosts, who have just a couple of wins so far this term, is a good opportunity for them to return to winning ways. An own goal from Gilberto saw their previous league fixture against Moreirense end in 1-1 draw. The home side are winless in their last five outings and suffered a narrow 2-1 defeat against bottom-placed B-Sad in their last game two weeks ago....

This day was Remembrance Day and was more poignant than normal since it was the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One and the armistice ending the conflict. Whilst the day overall was one to remember, the performance from Arsenal wasn’t. Wolves may not have much recent Premier League experience, but they are a club with heritage and have high plans in utilising their Premier League status. They have matched other top six sides this season, and narrowly lost to Tottenham last week....

Prior to kickoff, the Gunners’ home record against the Hammers is near perfect, having won 10 out of the 11 home games against their opponent. Following the game, Arsenal added another victory to the list despite a slow start and poor performance. The deadlock was broken in the 25th minute when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang set up the opening goal for Alexandre Lacazette to head home from close range. However, the host’s advantage did not last long as Michail Antonio equalised in the 45th minute, to ensure that West Ham were still in contention for some positives from the game....