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During the Wild's news conference Tuesday, owner Craig Leipold interjected an answer to a question about Vegas and future NHL expansion drafts. "I'll be involved in that if I can. It won't happen again," he said with a laugh.

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With an 0-1 record, the Lynx are under .500 for the first time at any point in a regular season since June 3, 2011, when they also lost their season opener to the Sparks. They'll try to get back to even against Dallas (7 p.m., FSN).

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"Nobody seems to see the player's side of the contract issue. The owners are billionaires; the franchises are multiplying the owners' wealth through appreciation, if not income. ... The players' range of effectiveness is finite, so they have to leverage their lifetime earning power into a few years."

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