A look ahead to top enterprise and feature stories planned globally by AP Sports. New digests will go out each Thursday and Monday and will be repeated on other weekdays. Please note that story plans may change depending on news and other issues.For access to AP Newsroom and other technical issues Marc-Andre Fleury Jersey , contact AP Customer Support at apcustomersupport(at)ap.org or 877-836-9477. For reruns, call the Service Desk 800-838-4616 or your local AP bureau.As with all our operations, we welcome and want your feedback. If you have thoughts or questions about the Sports Showcase Digest or the material listed, please reach out to Oskar Garcia, assistant sports editor for the U.S. east region, at 215-446-6632 or at ogarcia(at)ap.org.All times are Eastern.—THURSDAY, April 5BBA–RAYS-MR TBDNEW YORK – The Tampa Bay Rays have an ambidextrous No. 4 starting pitcher, whose repertoire changes from outing to outing along with his age and name. He is listed among probable pitchers by his initials: TBD. With an 0-1 record this season Nate Schmidt Jersey , he takes the mound Thursday at Boston and goes again Sunday. Rejecting baseball tradition, the Rays plan to regularly use relievers to combine for a turn in their rotation. By Baseball Writer Ronald Blum. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos by 4 a.m.—FRIDAY, April 6HKN–DEEP PREDATORSNASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Nashville Predators are having their best season yet through a combination of savvy drafting, surprising trades and a handful of salary cap-friendly contract extensions. General manager David Poile’s crafty moves have the defending Western Conference champs on the verge of what could be a dominant run in the NHL. By Teresa M. Walker. UPCOMING: 725 words, photos. Video.Again, if you have questions about the Sports Showcase Digest or the material listed http://www.goldenknightsshoponline.com/authentic-oscar-dansk-jersey , please reach out to Oskar Garcia, assistant sports editor for the U.S. east region, at 215-446-6632 or at ogarcia(at)ap.org.Thanks,AP Sports NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators signed goaltender Pekka Rinne to a two-year contract extension worth $10 million, keeping the Vezina Trophy winner under contract through 2020-21.General manager David Poile announced the extension Saturday, on Rinne’s 36th birthday, a couple hours before the Predators host the Boston Bruins. The Vezina Trophy winner in June Authentic Oscar Lindberg Jersey , in his fourth time as a finalist, will earn $6 million in 2019-20 and $4 million in 2020-21.Poile said Rinne has made the most impact on and off the ice for the Predators as one of the NHL’s best goaltenders.“Both the organization and Pekka want him to play his entire career with the Predators, and this helps accomplish that objective, while also stabilizing our goaltending for at least the next two seasons beyond 2018-19,” Poile said. “We feel the tandem of Pekka and Juuse Saros is among the best in the League.”The Predators signed Saros to a three-year extension worth $4.5 million in July. With this deal, Rinne and Saros will cost Nashville a combined $6.5 million average annual value each over the next two seasons.Rinne is 4-1-0 this season and second with a .940 save percentage and 1.91 goals-against average for goalies who have played at least six games. Rinne made a season-high 42 saves Thursday night in a 4-1 win in Tampa Bay in his return after missing five games with an injury.A native of Kempele, Finland, Rinne is 28th in NHL history with 315 wins and is five shy of passing Miikka Kiprusoff for most by a Finnish-born goalie. His 52 shutouts rank 23rd all-time in NHL history http://www.goldenknightsshoponline.com/authentic-reilly-smith-jersey , two behind Bernie Parent and Ed Giacomin for 21st. Rinne is one of seven goalies with three 40-win seasons and one of 18 with 300 wins and at least 50 shutouts.Originally drafted in the eighth round at No. 258 overall, Rinne also is Nashville’s all-time leader at goaltender with 573 games played, a .919 save percentage and 2.37 goals-against average.