Blues invite Scott Gomez for tryout

ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Blues invited veteran forward Scott Gomez to training camp for a tryout.

The 35-year-old Gomez is a 15-year veteran for New Jersey, the New York Rangers, Montreal, San Jose and Florida. Last season, he had 34 points, seven goals and 27 assists, in 58 games with New Jersey.

Gomez had 59 points in 2009-10 with Montreal, but his production has declined since then.

The Blues also invited Spencer Asuchak, Eriah Hayes, Zach O'Brien and Evan Trupp to training camp. The 27-year-old Hayes was the only player of those four to play in the NHL last season and had two penalty minutes in four games with San Jose.

Blues' Berglund set to undergo surgery

ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Blues forward Patrik Berglund will undergo surgery on his right shoulder and will be evaluated in four months.

The 27-year-old Berglund was hurt in training for the upcoming season. He dislocated the shoulder during the 2013-14 season.

He had 12 goals and 15 assists in 77 games last season and had two goals and two assists in six playoff games.

Berglund was a first-round draft pick of the Blues and the 25th overall selection in 2006. He has 247 points in 513 regular-season games and 13 points in 29 postseason appearances.

Ex-NBA star Darryl Dawkins dies

Darryl Dawkins, whose backboard-shattering dunks earned him the moniker "Chocolate Thunder" and helped pave the way for breakaway rims died Thursday morning. He was 58.

The Lehigh County, Pennsylvania coroner's office said Dawkins died in a hospital. No cause of death was immediately announced, and an autopsy was scheduled for Friday.

Dawkins spent parts of 14 seasons in the NBA with Philadelphia, New Jersey, Utah and Detroit. He averaged 12 points and 6.1 rebounds in 726 career regular-season games.

He was selected No. 5 in the 1975 NBA draft by the 76ers.

Manziel to miss final two exhibition games

BEREA, Ohio -- Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel will not play in Cleveland's last two exhibition games because of lingering soreness in his right elbow.

Manziel has been shut down from throwing, and Browns coach Mike Pettine said the second-year QB will miss not only this Saturday's game at Tampa Bay but Cleveland's preseason finale at Chicago on Sept. 3.

It's a setback for Manziel, who has shown improvement following a rough rookie season, which was followed by a seven-week stay in rehab.

Pettine had planned to play Manziel in the first half against the Buccaneers starting defense.