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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Toronto Blue Jays have promoted Gary Allenson to manage their Triple-A affiliate in Buffalo. Its a move up for Allenson, who spent last season managing the Blue Jays Double-A affiliate in Manchester, N.H. The 58-year-old is in his second season with Toronto, and has 19 seasons of experience managing at the minor-league level. He also has six years of coaching experience at the major league level, split between the Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers. Allenson is a former catcher, who spent most of his six-year major league career with Boston, before closing with Toronto. In Buffalo, he replaces Marty Brown, who decided not to return with the team in December. Allensons staff will include pitching coach Randy St. Claire and hitting coach Richie Hebner. Gerry Cheevers Jersey . Top-seeded Djokovic, who is making only his second appearance this year after reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, was a 6-3, 6-3 winner over 54th-ranked Istomin of Uzbekistan. "It wasnt as easy as the scoreline indicates," said Djokovic, who has won in Dubai on four occasions. Johnny Bucyk Jersey . The Professional Referee Organization, which manages game officials for the U.S. Soccer Federation and MLS, notified the Professional Soccer Referee Association of the lockout and said replacement officials will be used. http://www.thebostonbruinshockey.com/phi...-hockey-jersey/. On a hot, sweaty day, the Hall of Famer looked cool and comfortable. Bobby Orr Jersey . Philbin said Thursday he wants players to treat one another with civility and he wont tolerate anything less. In taking questions for the first time since Ted Wells released his report into the bullying scandal that rocked the league, Philbin made it clear things would be cleaned up. Brad Marchand Jersey . Adding playoff teams. Monitoring instant replay from league headquarters. Possibly creating a set of guidelines to prevent locker-room bullying.The coaches have cast their votes for the All-Star reserves, now the Raptors wait to find out if theyll have a representative in New Orleans next month. With Thursdays announcement around the corner, TSN 1050s Josh Lewenberg and Duane Watson weigh DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowrys chances, debating which guard is most deserving of the honour in this weeks Raptors Report podcast. As thhey open the second half of their surprising season, how important was the Raptors win over the streaking, division rival Brooklyn Nets? What was the most impressive thing about Terrence Ross 51-point explosion and with the injury bug starting to bite, when will we see DeRozan and Tyler Hansbrough back in uniform for Toronto? Click here for the podcast.dddddddddddd ' ' '