Danton's Blues

Canadian NHL player Mike Danton has been arrested by police in the United States for his alleged role in a murder-for-hire plot. According to the FBI, Danton was apprehended in San Jose, California on Friday morning, just hours after playing for the St. Louis Blues in Thursday night's playoff game against the Sharks. A criminal complaint filed in a federal court in Illinois states that Danton and a woman, 19-year-old Katie Wolfmeyer, allegedly attempted to hire a man to kill a male acquaintance. The acquaintance had quarreled with Danton last Tuesday. The FBI said Danton claimed he took action because he feared for his life.

• Canada's Mark Dacey made his debut at the world curling championships in Sweden Saturday a successful one - joining teammate Colleen Jones with an opening draw victory.
• Justine Henin-Hardenne will rest for two weeks because of a virus infection, but she is optimistic she will be cleared to prepare for her French Open title defence next month. The top-ranked Belgian has been feeling fatigued and dizzy. She said Saturday she will undergo further blood tests after initial tests showed she has a virus similar to energy-sapping glandular fever.
• Top-ranked Roger Federer and Andre Agassi pulled out of next week's Monte Carlo Masters. Federer cited fatigue but Agassi did not immediately give a reason, organizers said Saturday.