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HOUSTON - The Houston Astros have acquired catcher Hank Conger in a trade with the Los Angeles Angels.The Angels got right-hander Nick Tropeano and minor league catcher Carlos Perez in the deal Wednesday.The 26-year-old Conger played 80 games with 70 starts last season for the Angels. A first-round pick in 2006, Conger hit .221 with four homers and a career-high 25 RBIs.Houston general manager Jeff Luhnow says: We scouted him extensively this year as a divisional opponent and feel he brings a unique skill set to our organization.Tropeano went 1-3 with a 4.57 ERA in four games for Houston in 2014. He spent most of the season at Triple-A Oklahoma City, where he was 9-5 with a 3.03 ERA in 23 games.Perez spent last season in Triple-A, hitting .259 with six homers and 34 RBIs. Cody Eakin Jersey .C. Lions. The clubs former starting quarterback, assistant and head coach returned Thursday as its receivers coach. Jonathan Marchessault Jersey . The deals were announced on Friday. Beckham will receive $4.175 million in base salary, while De Aza will receive $4.25 million. Beckham hit .267 with five home runs and 24 RBIs over 103 games last season, his fifth with the White Sox. http://www.goldenknightssale.com/authentic-nate-schmidt-golden-knights-jersey/ . -- Aaron Rodgers isnt out for revenge in Green Bays season opener. Jon Merrill Jersey . -- Hee Young Park topped the leaderboard at 8 under Friday in the suspended second round of the Kingsmill Championship. Ryan Reaves Jersey . Some members of the U.S. Congress arent so sure. They say Russia isnt doing enough to assure that athletes will be protected at the Feb. 7-23 games, happening not far from an Islamic insurgency that Russias huge security apparatus has struggled for two decades to quell. Russia may run greater risks in towns outside the tightly controlled Olympic zone. Suicide bombs last month a few hundred kilometres (miles) away have increased concerns, and an Islamic warlord has urged his followers to attack the Sochi Olympics, Russian President Vladimir Putins pet project.Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane insists his squad must not rest on their laurels after blowing a 2-0 lead to draw 3-3 with Polish champions Legia Warsaw in midweek. Zidanes side return to La Liga action on Sunday, live on Sky Sports 3 HD from 10:55am, at home to Leganes and the former France international wants a more rounded performance from his side.I always think that I have the best squad in the world, but at the same time that is not enough, said Zidane. Only Mateo Kovacics equaliser five minutes from time ensured Reals 27-game unbeaten streak remained intact, as Legia took their first Champions League point for 21 years.We need to go out onto the pitch and always play at our top level for 90 minutes, Zidane added. To be persistent is the hardest thing in football. R Madrid vs Leganes November 6, 2016, 10:55am Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Despite Reals unbeaten run and still enjoying a two-point lead aat the top of La Liga, the club havent kept a clean sheet in 10 games in all competitions.ddddddddddddZidane will once again be without his preferred central defensive pairing of captain Sergio Ramos and Pepe due to injury on Sunday, but called on the whole team to defend better as a unit.It doesnt worry me, he said. I dont like conceding goals and the players like it even less, but it is a question for everyone, not just the four defenders.We can all improve and what I am going to try to do is impose more calm. Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has warned his players against complacency ahead of their league clash with Leganes on Sunday Real have received a big injury boost, though, with the return of Luka Modric after a month on the sidelines due to knee surgery.The Croatia international is likely to start on the bench against Leganes, but Zidane hopes to hand Modric some game time in the second-half.He is in the squad, Zidane said. The idea is that he will have minutes and well see tomorrow. The important thing is that he is okay and has completely recovered.Zidane confirmed Karim Benzema will miss out due to a hamstring problem, so Alvaro Morata will join Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo in attack. ' ' '