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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama honored the Pittsburgh Penguins at the White House on Thursday for completing what he described as one of the most remarkable turnarounds in the history of the National Hockey League as they won their fourth Stanley Cup.Obama noted that he has now been able to celebrate with eight Stanley Cup winners during his presidency with all of the teams based in the United States. He smiled when noting he recently reminded Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of that achievement.This is a nice bookend for my presidency, said Obama, a sports fan who has shown no slowing down in his efforts to honor the nations sports champions as his second term draws to a close.The Penguins, led by Sidney Crosby, overcame a tough start to the season with Obama noting that they were closer to last place than first in late December. The team hired a new coach, Mike Sullivan, when the team looked out of playoff contention. Obama credited the Penguins persistence and teamwork as critical factors in completing the turnaround.What I like best about this teams victory is that no one thought they could pull it off, Obama said. I obviously sympathize with that. They said the same thing about me.Obama said a lot has changed since the Penguins first visited him in the White House in 2009. Back then, the color of his hair was more like a hockey puck. Now, it more closely resembled the color of the ice, he said, and Sid the kid was still a kid. When a baby began to cry, Obama said, dont worry, I dont have any more bad jokes.Crosby said his second White House visit was even better than the first because he has a greater appreciation of how difficult it is to win the Stanley Cup.It doesnt get old, said Crosby, who was named playoff MVP.Others getting a mention during the ceremony included rookie goalie Matt Murray, whom Obama called a brick wall, and the HBK line of Carl Hagelin, Nick Bonino and Phil Kessel. They got a sandwich named after them, the president said. Obama began the ceremony by poking fun at Kessel, who was often criticized in his previous run with the Toronto Maple Leafs. We are here to celebrate an extraordinary achievement. Phil Kessel is a Stanley Cup champion! Obama said to the delight of the players, including Kessel.Off the ice, Obama noted that the players brought the Stanley Cup to a childrens hospital, participated in a program to get more children exercising and have helped to restore city and county parks. Superstar Shoes Australia . Galatasaray said in a statement on its website Monday that Mancini signed a three-year contract and will be paid 3.5 million euros for the upcoming season, with his salary upped to 4. Ultra Boost 1.0 Australia . Toronto has dropped games to Indiana and Miami since a five-game winning streak and closed out a three-game road trip at 1-2. http://www.nmdaustraliasale.com/ . 8 Kansas to a 64-63 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night. The freshman from Vaughan, Ont. NMD CS2 Australia . The Redskins announced Monday that the quarterback who led the team to the Super Bowl championship in the 1987 season will serve as a personnel executive. NMD_R1 Shoes Australia . Inter president Erick Thohir says in a club statement on Wednesday that Vidic is "one of the worlds best defenders and his qualities, international pedigree, and charisma will be an asset. HELSINKI -- A Finnish court on Tuesday convicted five members of Cubas national volleyball team of aggravated rape and ordered them to pay a total of $27,000 in compensation to the victim.Four of the men were sentenced to five years in prison, while a fifth man got more than three years.The District Court of Pirkanmaa acquitted a sixth man who had been held in police custody with the five others in the southern city of Tampere. The trial was held behind closed doors.The men had denied the charges, saying they were innocent. It wasnt immediately clear whether the five who were convicted would appeal. Some said they had sexual intercourse with the Finnish victim but denied rape.Five-year sentences were given to Osmany Santiago Uriarte Mestre, 21; Ricardo Norberto Calvo Manzano, 19; Abrahan Alffonso Gavilan, 21; and Rolando Cepeda Abreu, 27.dddddddddddd Luis Tomas Sosa Sierra, 21, got three-plus years.Eight members of the Cuban volleyball team were initially arrested in early July following allegations that a woman was raped at a hotel where the team was staying in Tampere, 105 miles north of the capital, Helsinki. Two were released without charge.The arrests were made during Volleyball World League.During the investigation, the Cuban Volleyball Association acknowledged the arrests, saying the investigation seemed to indicate acts by the players that were totally removed from discipline, the sense of honor and respect that govern our sport and society. ' ' '