NEW YORK — Scott Gomez's brief New York tenure ended when the star center was traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Canadiens Tuesday as part of a six-player deal.

The key player coming back to New York is forward Chris Higgins, a Long Island native who is set to become a restricted free agent. The deal was announced one day before the NHL's free-agent shopping season opens today.

DETROIT — First-year coach Michael Curry became the latest Detroit Pistons coach to get the ax as president for basketball operations Joe Dumars fired him Tuesday after watching his team stumble to a sub-.500 record and an embarrassing first-round exit from the playoffs.

NORTHBROOK, Ill. — The Dream Team is still dominating.The star-studded team that featured Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Charles Barkley and won the gold medal in Barcelona headlines this year's inductees for the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. The class, which also includes Michael Johnson, Picabo Street and Peter Ueberroth, will be formally announced this morning and inducted Aug. 12 in Chicago.