Miscellany

The New York Islanders’ chances of obtaining Jeremy Roenick have improved, his agent Neil Abbott said, but no deal is in place to move the disgruntled Chicago Blackhawks star to Long Island.

Roenick, 26, is an eight-year veteran who plays center with an aggressive style. He led Chicago last season with 32 goals while making $1.4 million on the final year of a contract. A restricted free agent classified as Group 2, Roenick is free to sign with any National Hockey League team.

At Hamburg, Germany, Germany’s Dariusz Michalczewski retained his WBO light heavyweight title, drawing against Graciano Rocchigiani in a fight that ended after he was knocked down in the seventh round from a late blow.

At Bangkok, Thailand, Thailand’s Sirimongkol Singmanasak knocked out Mexico’s Jose Luis Bueno in the fifth round to win the vacant WBC bantamweight title. In another title fight, Saman Sor Jaturong of Thailand stopped Shiro Yahiro of Japan in the ninth round to retain the WBC light-flyweight championship.