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The once-proud Montreal Canadiens, hoping to overcome a most embarrassing start to the NHL season, hired Mario Tremblay as head coach and Rejean Houle as general manager… . Oakland manager Tony La Russa said he will decide by Tuesday whether he will stay with the Athletics or take a job with the St. Louis Cardinals… . Texas Christian suspended Andre Davis, its star running back, pending an investigation into allegations he had contact with an agent… . Travis Roy, a promising freshman on the defending NCAA champion Boston University hockey team, was in serious but stable condition at Boston City Hospital, paralyzed from the neck down after crashing headfirst into the boards Friday in his first collegiate shift.