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Switzerland pounds Denmark 7-2 at world hockey championship

Mon, 12 May 2008 03:11:16 +0000

QUEBEC - The Swiss are starting to look comfortable among the top eight in international hockey. Once a B-pool regular, Switzerland displaced Germany in 2003 as the No. 8 team in the world behind t...

Talbot scores winner as Penguins edge Flyers to take 2-0 series lead

Mon, 12 May 2008 03:11:15 +0000

PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins are two wins away from the Stanley Cup final. With the Philadelphia Flyers down their best two defencemen, it seems likely they'll get there. Maxime Talbot scor...

SCORECARD:

Mon, 12 May 2008 03:11:09 +0000

Here are the sports results from Sunday: NHL Playoffs Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 2 IIHF World Hockey Championship Finland 3 U.S. 2 Latvia 4 Norway 1 Switzerland 7 Denmark 2 NBA...

Garcia wins The Players Championship in playoff, Ames finishes fifth

Mon, 12 May 2008 02:22:10 +0000

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Sunday at Sawgrass felt tougher on Sergio Garcia than what he faced last summer at the British Open, a playoff loss that seemed to define a career filled with more talent tha...

New WADA president Fahey determined to develop doping passports

Mon, 12 May 2008 01:56:09 +0000

MONTREAL - The World Anti-Doping Agency's new president made it clear that developing body chemistry profiles of athletes remains a top priority despite the group's withdrawal from a pilot project in ...

Cockburn and Burnett display top form at Olympic trampoline trials

Mon, 12 May 2008 01:56:12 +0000

TERREBONNE, Que. - Two-time Olympic medallist Karen Cockburn of Toronto continued her comeback from knee surgery with a victory on Sunday at the All Canada Olympic selection competition in trampoline....

Finland rallies for 3-2 victory at IIHF world hockey championship

Mon, 12 May 2008 01:19:26 +0000

HALIFAX - The United States lost its lead Sunday - and then, it lost its cool. Mikko Koivu's goal with 3:50 left in regulation capped a wild comeback as Finland rallied for three third-period goals...

Flyers defenceman Coburn struck in face by puck, leaves game

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:40:56 +0000

PITTSBURGH - Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Braydon Coburn was struck in the face with a shot by Pittsburgh's Hal Gill early in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals Sunday night. Gill took a sho...

Saiko scores Canada's lone goal as Canada's under-20 team ties Argentina 1-1

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:15:39 +0000

TORONTO - Argentina's goal celebration was barely beginning to wind down when Canada's Shaun Saiko stifled it for good. Saiko, a midfielder from St. Albert, Alta., scored the tying goal Sunday as C...

More rain at Indianapolis 500 messes up qualifications

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:35:40 +0000

INDIANAPOLIS - Next weekend's busy schedule just got tougher for some Indianapolis 500 teams. The second day of qualifying at the 2.5-mile oval was rained out Sunday, marking the third time in the ...

Switzerland pounds Denmark 7-2

Sun, 11 May 2008 21:46:58 +0000

QUEBEC - Andres Ambuhl and Sandy Jeannin scored early and Switzerland went on to pound Denmark 7-2 on Sunday at the IIHF World Hockey Championship. Marc Reichert, Thierry Paterlini, Paul DiPietro, ...

Manchester United beats Wigan to claim 10th Premier League title

Sun, 11 May 2008 20:53:09 +0000

LONDON - Manchester United won its 10th Premier League title in 16 years and second in a row by beating Wigan 2-0 Sunday on the final day of the season. Chelsea, which went into its final game even...

Gale and Nelson help Broncos edge Kodiaks 1-0 to win RBC Cup

Sun, 11 May 2008 20:53:13 +0000

CORNWALL, Ont. - Edward Gale scored in the first period and Taylor Nelson stopped all 31 shots he faced as the Humboldt (Sask.) Broncos beat the Camrose (Alta.) Kodiaks 1-0 Sunday to win the RBC Cup j...

South Africa's Hennie Otto wins Italian Open by one stroke

Sun, 11 May 2008 19:46:54 +0000

MILAN, Italy - Hennie Otto won his first European Tour title by shooting a 3-under 69 Sunday to hold off Oliver Wilson by one stroke at the Italian Open. The South African had four birdies and a bo...

Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown not unbeatable in Preakness Stakes

Sun, 11 May 2008 19:47:17 +0000

Big Brown was so overpowering in winning the Kentucky Derby, none of the 19 rivals he dusted off is showing up for another try in the Preakness Stakes. This is not an insignificant development. ...