TORONTO -- Jason Arnott has announced his retirement after playing 1,244 games in 18 NHL seasons. Arnott was the No. 7 overall pick of the Oilers in 1993 and recorded the first 239 points of his career with Edmonton. He finished with 938 points (417 goals and 521 assists) after spending time with the New Jersey Devils, Dallas Stars, Nashville Predators, Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues. Arnott had not played since the end of the 2011-12 season. "I am very proud and appreciative of the fact I was able to play at the highest level for 19 years, with the best players in the world," Arnott said in the NHLPA release announcing his retirement. "Each of the teams I played for provided me with great experiences and memories, and our Stanley Cup team in New Jersey certainly stands out among all of them." The Collingwood, Ont., native won the only Stanley Cup of his career with the Devils in 2000. Wholesale Jerseys .com) - Patrik Elias registered the winner in the shootout as New Jersey nipped Toronto 2-1 at Prudential Center on Wednesday. Cheap Jerseys . The 21-year-old Wickham headed Sunderland into a 26th-minute lead --to add to the double he scored at Manchester City and his strike in last weekends win at Chelsea -- and then sealed the win with a late header.DALLAS - A judge threw out a sexual assault lawsuit filed against Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on Thursday, saying the claims were barred by Texas law limiting the time in which a case can be filed.Jana Weckerly had accused Jones of grabbing her genitals and forcibly kissing her in 2009. Weckerly also alleged an attorney for Jones took a memory card with photos and destroyed it, and that she was paid hush money for several years after the incident. Jones denied the allegations.State District Judge Dale Tillery ruled that the allegations, even if true, fell outside the five-year statute of limitations for civil sexual assault cases.Tillerys order also redacted certain allegations made by Weckerly in court filings, and it banned attorneys on both sides from discussing the case with the media even after its dismissal.Weckerlys attorney, Thomas Bowwers, said his client did not receive any money from Jones or the Cowboys as part of the case ending.dddddddddddd. He declined to comment further.An attorney for Jones, Levi McCathern, said in an email that Weckerlys allegations were false and that he was pleased with Tillerys order. McCathern was also sued by Weckerly.Bowers argued in court last month that Weckerlys case wasnt past the deadline because she was receiving payments and feeling pressured not to report the alleged incident. But McCathern denied that any payments were made to Weckerly and said that even if they were at first, Weckerly could not have felt pressure for several years afterward not to go to authorities or file a lawsuit.___AP Sports Writer Schuyler Dixon contributed to this report.___Follow Nomaan Merchant on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/nomaanmerchant ' ' '