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Pens must wait: Flyers stave off elimination with inspired win on home ice
PHILADELPHIA - The Pittsburgh Penguins will have to wait at least a few more days to make their travel plans for the Stanley Cup final. Jeff Carter, Daniel Briere and Joffrey Lupul scored first-per...
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Here are the sports results from Thursday: NHL Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh 2 (in 3rd) American League baseball Toronto 3 Minnesota 2 (11 innings) Cleveland 4 Oakland 2 Kansas City ...
Jelena Jankovic, Williams sisters reach quarter-finals at Italian Open
ROME - Maria Sharapova rallied from a four-game deficit in the second set to beat Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Thursday, advancing to the Italian Open quarter-finals along with sisters Serena an...
Top-ranked Federer, No. 2 Nadal advance to Hamburg Masters quarter-finals
HAMBURG, Germany - Rafael Nadal had no birthday gift for Andy Murray, beating the Briton in straight sets Thursday to join Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in the Hamburg Masters quarter-finals. Na...
Perry survives wet day for share of first-round lead at AT&T Classic
DULUTH, Ga. - Kenny Perry sloshed through the water-logged fairways, ducking under an umbrella every chance he got. He also hit plenty of good shots on a miserable day at the TPC Sugarloaf. Coming ...
Heaney, James, Granato inducted as first women in IIHF Hall of Fame
QUEBEC - Geraldine Heaney, Angela James and Cammie Granato made women's hockey history on Thursday. The trio of pioneers became the first women players inducted into the International Ice Hockey Fe...
Canadians O'Neill and Hopfner-Hibbs collect silver at gymnastics World Cup
TIANJIN, China - Brandon O'Neill of Edmonton and Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs of Toronto each won a silver medal in Thursday's event finals at a gymnastics World Cup competition. On men's floor, Uchimura Ko...
Autopsy reveals filly Eight Belles had no bone abnormalities
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Eight Belles had no diseases or pre-existing bone abnormalities that caused the filly to break down after finishing second in the Kentucky Derby. Autopsy results reviewed by The As...
Nothing but respect among Canadians and Swedes ahead of semifinal
QUEBEC - Canada and Sweden haven't had a chance to develop much of a rivalry at this year's IIHF World Hockey Championship. The two teams were separated by 1,000 kilometres for the first two weeks ...
Rejuvenated Rangers open Memorial Cup against Gatineau Olympiques
KITCHENER, Ont. - The Kitchener Rangers restored their confidence and the faith of their fans in time for the Memorial Cup. The host club opens the 2008 MasterCard Memorial Cup on Friday (7 p.m. ET...
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