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'Canadian Gold'voted as new anthem for 'Hockey Night in Canada'

TORONTO - Canadian Saturday nights finally have a new theme song. After receiving nearly 15,000 entries, the song "Canadian Gold," written by an elementary school teacher from Beaumont, Alta., has ...

Alonso captures Japanese Grand Prix win as Massa, Hamilton collide on second lap

Sunday, but the victory was almost a sideshow to a breathless race that provided another twist in the title fight. While the rejuvenated Spaniard made it consecutive wins in his Renault, the race's...

Canada out of contention for 2010 World Cup after 3-1 loss in Honduras

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras - Canada's road to the 2010 World Cup ended with a 3-1 loss in Honduras on Saturday night, extending a men's soccer drought that dates back to 1986. The defeat was the thir...

Jeff Burton wins at Lowe's to move up in Chase standings

CONCORD, N.C. - Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson. Those were the three guys everyone picked to win the Sprint Cup title. Nobody gave Jeff Burton a chance. And that's exactly how Burto...

Nuggets cool off Suns 77-72 in NBA's first outdoor game in three decades

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Whether it was the wind, the temperature or just a different environment to play in, the NBA's first outdoor game in more than three decades was an offensive struggle. The De...

No. 5 Texas Longhorns upset No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners 45-35

DALLAS - Mack Brown can finally say he's done something in the Texas-Oklahoma game that Bob Stoops hasn't - pulled off an upset. And it's a big one. Brown's Longhorns grabbed some second-half momen...

Pavol Demitra scores overtime winner as Canucks edge Flames 5-4

CALGARY - Thanks to a potent offence, the new-look Vancouver Canucks are off to a perfect 2-0 start. Pavol Demitra's goal 3:54 into overtime Saturday night gave Vancouver a 5-4 win over Calgary, sp...

Saturday's action on the ice

It didn't take long for the Montreal Canadiens to put the Toronto Maple Leafs in their place. Alex Tanguay had a goal and three assists Saturday to help his team hammer the Leafs 6-1 and register t...

Tampa Bay Rays beat Boston Red Sox 9-8 in 11 innings to even up ALCS

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - B.J. Upton and the Tampa Bay Rays won a game of home run derby with a shallow fly ball. Pinch-runner Fernando Perez dashed home on Upton's sacrifice fly in the 11th inning an...

SCORECARD:

Here are the sports results from Saturday. Baseball Tampa Bay 9 Boston 8 (11 innings) NHL Vancouver 5 Calgary 4 (OT) Montreal 6 Toronto 1 Detroit 3 Ottawa 2 N.Y. Islanders...