hneider had Nikita Kucherovs backhander trickle past him in the opening minute of the third but teammate Ben Lovejoy kept the puck from crossing the goal line. The no-goal call was confirmed following a

Baseball is returning to the Olympics in 2020. The question now is who will be playing.With the Summer Games falling in the middle of the major league season, the sport has never been able to produce the kind of best-against-best spectacle that Olympic hockey and basketball have. But even if that remains the case, there will undoubtedly be some big names taking the field at the Tokyo Games.It just might take a few years before baseball fans really know them.Baseball was a full medal event at the Olympics from 1992-2008, and it was a demonstration sport before that. In 1984, Japan won the gold medal game, beating a U.S. team that included Mark McGwire and Will Clark -- both of whom were a couple years away from their big league debuts. At the Seoul Olympics in 1988, the Americans avenged that loss when Jim Abbott beat Japan in the title game.Heres a brief chronology of Olympic baseball since it became a medal sport in 1992:Barcelona (1992): Jason Giambi and Nomar Garciaparra were part of this U.S. team, but the Americans were drubbed by Japan and Cuba and failed to win a medal. The Omar Linares-led Cubans took the gold.Atlanta (1996): Home-field advantage only meant so much for the U.S., which lost 11-2 to Japan in the semifinals and had to settle for bronze. Cuba beat Japan 13-9 for the gold, with Linares hitting three homers in the title game.Sydney (2000): Cubas Olympic dynasty was finally upended when the U.S. knocked off the two-time defending champions 4-0 to win the gold. Professionals were allowed in the Olympic tournament for the first time, but the conflict with the major league schedule meant the Americans still had a relatively unheralded roster. With Tommy Lasorda managing, Ben Sheets allowed one earned run in 22 innings, and his three-hitter in the final gave the U.S. the title.Athens (2004): The U.S. didnt even make it to the Olympics to defend its title. The Americans were eliminated in qualifying, and the gold medal went back to Cuba, which beat upstart Australia in the final. The Aussies had upset Daisuke Matsuzaka and Japan in the semifinals.Beijing (2008): The last Olympic baseball tournament for a while ended in dramatic fashion, when Cubas Yulieski Gurriel -- who signed a $47.5 million, five-year contract with Houston last month -- hit into a double play with the bases loaded in the ninth inning. South Korea held on for a 3-2 win and the gold.There were plenty of future major leaguers playing in the 08 Summer Games. Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched for the champion South Koreans, and the bronze medal-winning Americans had Stephen Strasburg and Jake Arrieta.Japan failed to medal despite having Yu Darvish, Masahiro Tanaka and Norichika Aoki.Here are a few developments from around baseball this past week:STANDING ALONEAlex Rodriguez is set to play his final game for the New York Yankees on Friday, and David Ortiz has announced hell retire at seasons end. If those two are indeed done after this year, then Albert Pujols will be the only remaining active member of the 500-homer club.The 36-year-old Pujols is at 581. The closest active player below 500 home runs is Miguel Cabrera at 433.FANTASY FOCUSNow that the trade deadline is out of the way and players are settling in with new teams and perhaps new roles, the next big issue to watch down the stretch is innings limits. 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"I worked my entire life for it, and it has been taken away from me in one afternoon by a doctor I didnt know," said Troicki, whose ranking peaked at No.TAMPA, Fla. -- Valtteri Filppula put himself in position to help the Tampa Bay Lightning rally for another win.Filppula scored the go-ahead goal on a nifty redirection early in the third period and the Lightning beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Saturday night.Its a lot fun coaching these guys, Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said. Weve got a group thats never out of it.Steven Stamkos and Alex Killorn also scored for the Lightning, who have opened the season with two comeback wins after trailing by two early in both games.The Devils got goals from Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac. New Jersey lost its season opener 2-1 in overtime Thursday night at Florida.Its not good enough to get only one point this trip when we felt we could have got three or four, Devils goalie Cory Schneider said. But going on the road against two of the best teams in our conference, we have to just maintain our confidence and know that we can play with the best. Weve got to find a way to win these games and close them out.Filppula was positioned in the slot and had his thigh-high deflection of Jason Garrisons shot elude Schneider at 5:43. Rookie Brayden Point also assisted on the goal to get his first NHL point.Just trying to get a little piece of it, Filppula said. Make it a little tougher for the goalie. Obviously, those kind of goals, you need a little bit of luck as well, too.Stamkos, on an in-close redirection, and Killorn scored 2:14 apart midway through the second to tie it at 2. Stamkos has 16 goals and 27 points in 26 games against New Jersey.Thhe Devils had what looked like a tiebreaking goal by Andy Greene with 4:27 left in the second disallowed after a video review following a Tampa Bay challenge determined New Jerseys Michael Cammalleri was offside on the play.ddddddddddddIt happens ... its the right call, Greene said.Schneider had Nikita Kucherovs backhander trickle past him in the opening minute of the third but teammate Ben Lovejoy kept the puck from crossing the goal line. The no-goal call was confirmed following a video review.After Palmieri scored 52 seconds into the first, Zajac made it 2-0 at 4:26 when his left circle shot went off Tampa Bay defenseman Anton Stralman and past goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy.Vasilevskiy made 32 saves. Schneider stopped 31 shots.The Lightning trailed 2-0 about 8 1/2 minutes into Thursday nights 6-4 season-opening win over Detroit.We know what were capable of when were playing the right way, Stamkos said. Its just we cant wait to get down to give us a kick in the pants to get going.Game notesNew Jersey and Tampa Bay play all three games of the season series in a 22-day span. ... Tampa Bay D Braydon Coburn played in his 700th NHL game. ... The Lightning outscored New Jersey 11-3 in winning all three games against the Devils last season.UP NEXTDevils: Host Anaheim in their home opener Tuesday night.Lightning: Host Florida on Tuesday night in the third game of a four-game season-opening homestand. ' ' '