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HARTFORD, Conn. -- Jay Fishman finds it more comfortable these days to use a wheelchair to get around, and has begun getting some help breathing from a portable ventilator.The former Travelers CEO says hes in the final innings of his battle with Lou Gehrigs disease, the terminal neurodegenerative condition also called ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. But Fishman says he has no plans to slow down.He still goes to work almost daily in his role as board chairman -- even though he stepped down in December -- and is preparing for next months Travelers Championship PGA Tour golf tournament at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell. He and the company are using this years tournament as a megaphone to raise money and awareness about ALS.If I contemplated a retirement, it was going to be different from this, but it wasnt going to be sitting on a beach, he said in an interview with The Associated Press. I always wanted to stay active and involved.Fishman has been doing that through philanthropy.Hes helped fund a national project that is gathering information from hundreds of ALS patients to try and better understand the variations of the disease and how to fight it.Hes raised money for a Boston Childrens Hospital project that banks the voices of ALS patients. When they lose the ability to speak, they can use computers that will speak for them in their own voices. He and his wife recently gave $3 million to fund a University of Pennsylvania project that helps patients with at-home respiratory care.You can be a skeptic and say, `Well, the only reason hes doing it is that he has the disease, Fishman said. The answer is, `Yeah, of course. If not me than who? If Im not going to reflect all the good things that have happened to me in my life and find a way to plow that back to help people deal with what I personally know is a horrible disease, then shame on me.Fishman is under no illusions that what hes doing will save his life. What he is trying to do, he said, is move the needle toward a cure and make the lives of other ALS patients a little better. Thats where the golf tournament comes in.At Fishmans behest, the tournament, which donates 100 percent of its net proceeds to charity, has made New Britains Hospital for Special Care, which treats most of the ALS patients in Connecticut, as its primary charitable beneficiary this year.This is going to provide us with additional funding to help hire more people in the clinical operation and also to expand our clinical trials program, said Dr. Kevin Felice, the hospitals chief of neuromuscular medicine.The tournament also is providing tickets to patients and their families. They will get valet parking and tournament officials are also building a large, wheelchair-friendly tent for them to watch the action and providing special dining options to accommodate those who have trouble swallowing -- a common problem for ALS patients.Players, caddies and tournament officials will wear red commemorative ribbons reading, Carry On, something Fishman is known to say when talking about the disease.Once Jay announced what he was battling, it made perfect sense for us to partner with them to fight this disease, said Nathan Grube, the tournaments director.The Travelers has already raised an additional $1 million for the Bruce Edwards Foundation, an ALS charity, by selling tables to a dinner during the tournament featuring a talk by golfing legend Tom Watson. Edwards, who was from Wethersfield and Watsons long-time caddie, died of the disease.The Travelers Championships previous primary charity, Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for children with serious illnesses, will continue to be a charitable partner, and more than 140 charities will benefit from money raised, which last year totaled $1.5 million. Fourteen percent of the proceeds will go to the Hospital for Special Care.Fishman, who was diagnosed in 2014, says the progression of the disease has forced him to work at home on Fridays, but he plans to stay on the job until he can no longer contribute.The pleasure I get now is from understanding that my efforts are at least helping other people, he said. I make sure I finish each day with a martini or a glass of wine and thank God for giving me another day. Adidas Superstar γυναικεια . -- Jimmie Johnson held off a teammate, passed a pair of Hall of Famers, and dominated once more at Dover. 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LOS ANGELES -- Although Trevor Lewis doesnt score much, the Kings grinding forward is doing it in bunches lately.His latest goal barely beat the clock and sent Los Angeles to a win in its final home game for three weeks.Lewis had a goal and an assist, and Jeff Carter and Alec Martinez scored on the same power play early in the first period of the Kings 4-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.Lewis is a two-time Stanley Cup champion who plays a key supporting role for the Kings, but he has never scored more than nine goals in the NHL. He has five already this season, including a goal with 0.5 seconds left in a second period otherwise dominated by the Senators.Ive still got it a little bit, Lewis said after scoring his third goal in four games, calling it one of his best offensive stretches since his junior career a decade ago. Hopefully, I can keep it up.Peter Budaj made 19 saves and earned an assist, and Marian Gaborik scored his first goal since Feb. 12 to cap the Kings final home game before a nine-game stint on the road until New Years Eve.The Kings seized an early lead after Mark Borowiecki received a 5-minute major for boarding Tyler Toffoli, who went to the dressing room after getting his face driven into the glass. Carter scored his 12th goal early in the power play on a quick wrist shot, and Martinez scored in the final seconds with a long shot that ricocheted off goalie Mike Condon.When we get an opportunity to go on the power play for 5 minutes, weve got to take advantage of that, Martinez said. That situation a few years ago comes to mind. Thats why special teams are important.Los Angeles famously scored three times during a 5-minute power play in Game 6 of the 2012 Stanley Cup Final at Staples Center, propelling Martinez and the Kings to their first NHL title.Condon stopped 15 shots in the fourth loss in six games for the Senators, who couldnt climb out of the early hole created by the Kings special teams after Borowiecki ran iinto Toffoli from behind.dddddddddddd.Its a penalty, for sure, Borowiecki said. I feel bad about putting our team in that (situation). Never mean to hurt anyone or put anyone in a bad spot, but anyone that plays my brand of hockey is going to have a couple of those a season.Zack Smith trimmed the lead early in the second period by ending his 13-game goal drought, but the Senators struggled to beat Budaj in the second stop of their swing through California.Budaj, the former Montreal goalie who rose from the AHL this season to take over for injured Jonathan Quick, even got an assist on Carters goal for his first point since April 4, 2012.Weve had success coming back, Ottawa coach Guy Boucher said. Guys were showing character, and we were doing it, but I think the biggest deflator was the end of the second period. We have to be prepared in those last few seconds.Gaborik capped the win in the third period on an exceptional shot. The Slovak wing missed the final two months of last season and the first six weeks of this season with injuries.Veteran forward Chris Neil played his 1,000th game for Ottawa, joining Daniel Alfredsson and Chris Phillips as the only Senators to reach the mark.Game notes Kings coach Darryl Sutter got his 200th victory with the franchise. Only Andy Murray (215) has more. Asked if the milestone meant anything to him, Sutter replied: Nope. ... Andy Andreoff returned to the Kings lineup after missing 17 games following an upper-body injury in late October. Devin Setoguchi also was back in the lineup, and the Kings scratched Kyle Clifford and Nic Dowd, who had played in 24 straight games. ... Borowiecki fought Matt Greene shortly after getting out of the penalty box. Toffoli returned to the ice late in the first period.UP NEXTSenators: At the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.Kings: At the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. ' ' '