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The Atlanta Dream cant control its own destiny in the hunt for the fourth seed in the WNBA Playoffs, but it certainly cant afford to lose focus and slip down the standings with just two games to play in the regular season.The Dreams first order of business is to win on Tuesday against the San Antonio Stars at Philips Arena in Atlanta.San Antonio has already secured the leagues worst record and has been eliminated from the postseason for weeks.However, the Stars arent playing like also-rans. They gave the Minnesota Lynx, the top-seed in the playoffs, a scare on Sunday before coming up short in an 81-76 defeat. Moriah Jefferson, the Stars second-leading scorer averaging 13.5 points per game, put up 26 points and eight assists in the losing effort.Atlanta (16-15) is tied for fourth place in the Eastern Conference with the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky, but would have to settle for fifth place because the Fever owns tiebreakers against both the Dream and the Sky.Why is the fourth seed so important? The top four teams earn first round byes in the playoffs while the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth finishers will have to play each other in a one-game elimination round.The Dream will be without Angel McCoughtry, its leading scorer, on Tuesday. McCoughtry was suspended by the WNBA on Monday for one game after receiving her seventh technical foul of the season.McCoughtry, who is averaging 19.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, picked up her sixth and seventh technicals with 3:13 remaining in the second quarter during Atlantas 86-75 loss Sunday at the Phoenix Mercury. Tiffany Hayes scored 22 points in the defeat for Atlanta.San Antonio (6-25) has lost six straight games and nine of its last 10. The Stars have won just once in the eight games theyve played since the WNBAs month-long break for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janerio, Brazil.The Dream and Stars split their first two meetings this season, both in San Antonio, as the Dream won 73-63 in overtime in the season opener on May 14 and lost to the Stars 73-69 on June 25. Malik Beasley Jersey . Belfort (24-10) needed just 77 seconds to down Henderson in the headlining bout of Saturdays "UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson" event at Goiania Arena in Goiania, Brazil. The fight served as a rematch of the pairs 2006 meeting, which Henderson won by decision. 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NEWARK, N.J. -- The Vancouver Canucks have solved their goaltender drama, but not in the way most people expected. The Canucks traded Cory Schneider to the New Jersey Devils for the ninth pick in the NHL draft, leaving Roberto Luongo as the starting goalie. "Todays decision was made after a thorough review of our options and in the interest of improving this team long-term through the draft and development of players," general manager Mike Gillis said in a statement. "We appreciate the high level of professionalism and conduct both Cory and Roberto have shown while continuing to help this team be competitive. I would like to personally thank Cory for his contributions to our team and wish him the very best and a bright future." Gillis said he "had to listen" to offers on Schneider. The one he took got the Canucks London Knights forward Bo Horvat at No. 9. Horvat, an 18-year-old centre, played the past two seasons for the Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. 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