MIAMI — Five games into his tenure with the Marlins, motor mouth manager Ozzie Guillen is returning to Miami to explain himself as a backlash builds regarding favorable comments he made about Fidel Castro.

At least two local officials said Guillen should lose his job, and the chairman of the Florida Hispanic Legislative Caucus called Monday for “punitive measures” against him.

CHICAGO — The presence and energy of Jonathan Toews at Monday's hour long practice suggested he will be ready to return to the Chicago Blackhawks lineup when the playoffs begin Thursday night in Phoenix.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Vancouver Canucks leading scorer Daniel Sedin returned to practice after missing nine games with a concussion.

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Thomas Robinson, the brawny Kansas forward who overcame personal tragedy to lead his team to a national runner-up finish this season, is leaving for the NBA.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs are apologizing for yet another disappointing season.A letter to fans posted on the Leafs' website Monday asks for forgiveness after the team missed the playoffs for the seventh straight year.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs are apologizing for yet another disappointing season.A letter to fans posted on the Leafs' website Monday asks for forgiveness after the team missed the playoffs for the seventh straight year.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Mark Lenzi became the 1992 Olympic 3-meter springboard champion, earned a bronze medal four years later in Atlanta and became the first driver to score 100 points on a single dive.On Monday, Lenzi, the last American male diver to win Olympic gold, died at the age of 43 in Greenville, N.C.