Raptors return home after tough road trip, hang on to down Heat 120-113
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Larry Millson, THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - Jarrett Jack stepped up his game just in time to save the Toronto Raptors. The backup point guard scored 12 of his 17 points in the fourth ...
Germans Leitner, Resch win gold at World Cup luge event in Calgary
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CALGARY - German doubles sliders Patric Leitner and Alexander Resch overcame an average first run with a sizzling second one to win gold Friday at the first World Cup luge event of the...
Bice beats Montgomery in semi, advances to face Dacey in mixed curling final
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BURLINGTON, Ont. - Ontario's Mark Bice hammered British Columbia's Jason Montgomery 12-3 in eight ends Friday and advanced to the final of the Canadian mixed curling championship. Bice
D.A. Points, Matt Bettencourt top windy Pebble Beach Invitational
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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - D.A. Points shot a 2-under 70 at Del Monte, and Matt Bettencourt had a 71 in wind and rain at Spyglass Hill to share the second-round lead Friday in the Callaway...
Saint Mary's-Calgary Uteck Bowl pits teacher against former student
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the country, there's an awful lot of history between the Saint Mary's Huskies and Calgary Dinos. As a result, the teams head into Saturday's Mitchell Bowl with a number of intriguing...
Former WBA light middleweight champ Alcine takes on tough French opponent Canclaux
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MONTREAL - Former WBA light middleweight champion Joachim Alcine of Laval, Que., will face tough French opponent Christophe Canclaux for the minor WBO International title on Dec. 5 at the
Laval-Queen's unfamiliar opponents heading into the Mitchell Bowl
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Gaels and Laval Rouge-et-Or last played each other. But with a trip to the Vanier Cup game on the line in Saturday's Mitchell Bowl, things should heat up pretty quickly. The teams...
Canada's athletes leaving country unprotected from swine flu
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before she boarded an airplane this weekend, but Zina Kocher couldn't get it. "I leave for Europe on Saturday, so it's doubtful I will get it," the 26-year-old from Red Deer, Alta.,...
Canada's Mellisa Hollingsworth wins World Cup skeleton race in Lake Placid
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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Noelle Pikus-Pace glanced at the results and beamed as she always seems to after a World Cup skeleton race. Canada, host of the upcoming Winter Olympics, was atop...
Vancouver Olympic officials have no power to include female ski jumpers: court
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VANCOUVER, B.C. - Vancouver Olympic organizers have no power to include women's ski jumping in the 2010 Olympics, says British Columbia's highest court. So they can't be found to be...
Sacramento Kings owners decide to cease owning city's WNBA franchise
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The owner of the Sacramento Kings will no longer operate the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs. League president Donna Orender said in a statement Friday that the WNBA is
Jockeys asked to contribute mount fee to help injured Canadian with expenses
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A fund has been set up to help Canadian jockey Julia Brimo with her expenses during rehabilitation after she suffered serious head and back injuries at a race last month
Rush's Neil Peart recording another version of 'The Hockey Theme' for TSN
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THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - Rush's Neil Peart is recording another version of "The Hockey Theme" for TSN. The legendary drummer will be following Simple Plan and the Barenaked ...
IAAF still in talks over future of gender-tested South African runner
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scenes with Caster Semenya and the South African government to resolve issues about the 18-year-old runner's gender and career. The IAAF said Friday it cannot confirm the South African...
Local Olympic organizers have no power to include women's ski jumping: court
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VANCOUVER, B.C. - British Columbia's highest court says Vancouver Olympic officials have no power to include women's ski jumping in the 2010 Olympics, so they can't be found to be...
Canada's Hollingsworth wins World Cup skeleton race at Lake Placid
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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Canada's Mellisa Hollingsworth edged Shelley Rudman of Great Britain to win the World Cup skeleton race at the Olympic Sports Complex at Mount Van Hoevenberg on...
FIFA rules out replay of France-Ireland qualifier; Henry embarrassed
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qualifier against France on Friday, while Thierry Henry said a rematch would be "the fairest solution" to resolve the furor over his extra- time hand ball that set up the deciding goal.
Canadian Mariah Madigan wins silver medal at women's trampoline event
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Mariah Madigan of Richmond Hill, Ont., won silver in the women's trampoline event at the sport's world age group championships on Friday. It was Canada's third
IAAF still in talks over future of gender-tested runner Caster Semenya
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scenes with Caster Semenya and the South African government to resolve issues about the 18-year-old runner's gender and career. The IAAF said Friday it cannot confirm the South African...
FIFA rules out possibility of replaying France-Ireland World Cup qualifier
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ZURICH, Switzerland - FIFA ruled out the possibility of replaying the France-Ireland World Cup qualifier on Friday, rejecting an Irish appeal to stage the playoff again after Thierry...
FIFA rules out replaying France-Ireland World Cup qualifying match
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ZURICH, Switzerland - FIFA ruled out the possibility of replaying the France-Ireland World Cup qualifier on Friday, rejecting an Irish appeal to stage the playoff again after Thierry...
Former NBA star Jayson Williams expected to plead guilty in 2002 shooting death
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NEWARK, N.J. - Former NBA star Jayson Williams is expected to plead guilty Friday in the fatal 2002 shooting of a hired driver, weeks before he faced a second trial for reckless...
Caroline Ouellette's hat trick leads Canada to 6-1 win in Midget Series
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EDMONTON - Caroline Ouellette scored three times as Canada's national women's hockey team beat the Edmonton South Side Athletic Club of the Alberta Midget Hockey League 6-1 Thursday. ...
Kris Versteeg scores twice as Blackhawks hammer Calgary Flames 7-1
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CALGARY - With a nearly unstoppable power play, the Blackhawks easily cruised to their fifth straight victory Thursday night. Kris Versteeg scored a pair of goals as Chicago went...
Thursday's action on the boards
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At least for one game, the New Orleans Hornets survived without Chris Paul. Darren Collison's poise and Peja Stojakovic's sharp shooting provided the 1-2 punch the suddenly surging...
Canada's Lagrange captures women's championship at Bowling World Cup
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MELAKA, Malaysia - Caroline Lagrange of Montreal earned the women's championship at the Bowling World Cup on Thursday, while Winnipeg's Michael Schmidt placed second in the men's event.
Nova Scotia's Dacey downs Ontario's Bice at Canadian mixed curling championships
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BURLINGTON, Ont. - Nova Scotia's Mark Dacey remained in the hunt for first place in the round-robin with an 8-7 win over Ontario's Mark Bice at the Canadian mixed curling championship...
LA's Landon Donovan picks up MLS MVP award for first time
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is now the best player in Major League Soccer. The Los Angeles Galaxy forward and six-time national player of the year was named the MLS most valuable player on Thursday for the first ...
Canada finishes round robin with 5-0 win over Japan at sledge hockey tournament
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CHARLOTTETOWN - Greg Westlake scored a hat trick as Canada shut out Japan 5-0 on Thursday at the World Sledge Hockey Challenge. The Oakville, Ont., native came into the game without a...
Synchro swimmers use Habs-Nordiques rivalry to spruce up routine for World Trophy
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MONTREAL - Canada's synchronized swimming team didn't have to think long about a theme that represents their country for one of the top acts at the upcoming FINA World Trophy competition...
Michelle Wie withdraws from LPGA Tour Championship because of ankle injury
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RICHMOND, Texas - Michelle Wie withdrew from the LPGA Tour Championship on Thursday after hobbling through her first round on a sprained left ankle. The 20-year-old Wie, fresh off her...
Negotiations close to beginning for potential Pacquiao-Mayweather megafight
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NEW YORK - Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Manny Pacquiao. A fight too big not to happen. Bob Arum of Pacquiao promoter Top Rank said Thursday he's ready to negotiate a showdown between the
Canucks jumped H1N1 vaccine queue, B.C.'s provincial health officer says
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VANCOUVER, B.C. - While the focus at Vancouver Canucks practice Thursday was supposed to be on the impending return of sniper Daniel Sedin, much of the attention instead centred around a...
Bills owner Ralph Wilson prepared to revamp football operation after the season
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Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson is prepared to revamp his entire football operation after the season and warned that no position is safe. "I tell you, we have a lot of work to do,"...
German cycling union says Olaf Pollack's 'B' sample confirms positive doping test
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FRANKFURT, Germany - The German cycling union says Olaf Pollack's "B" sample confirmed the former Olympic track champion tested positive for doping. The union did not reveal which...
Predrag Radosavlijevic succeeds Chris Cummins as head coach of Toronto FC
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THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - Predrag Radosavlijevic is the new head coach of Toronto FC. The Major League Soccer team made the announcement at a news conference today. Radosavlijevic...
Simon Whitfield agrees to compete in Canadian Cross Country Championships
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GUELPH, Ont. - Simon Whitfield has decided to compete in next week's Canadian Cross Country Championships. The 34-year-old double Olympic medallist doesn't expect to be a factor in the
Canada shuts out Norway 1-0 in sledge hockey to earn place gold medal game
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CHARLOTTETOWN - Canada improved to 2-0 at the World Sledge Hockey Challenge with a 1-0 win over Norway on Wednesday night. With the win, Canada locked up a berth in Saturday's...
Ramzi of Bahrain stripped of Olympic 1,500-meter gold; 4 others DQed for doping
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LONDON - Fifteen months after the Beijing Olympics, Bahraini middle- distance runner Rashid Ramzi was stripped of his 1,500-metre gold medal Wednesday and four other athletes were...
France, Greece, Algeria, Slovenia, Portugal and Uruguay qualify for World Cup
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France qualified for its fourth consecutive World Cup when officials missed an obvious hand ball by Thierry Henry that led to William Gallas' overtime goal in a 1-1 tie against Ireland on
Shin, Ohoa head to LPGA Tour Championship with Player of Year on the line
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RICHMOND, Texas - Jiyai Shin can become the first rookie in more than three decades to win the Player of the Year award with a strong performance at the LPGA Tour Championship, which...
Canadians Lagrange, Schmidt reach round robin at Bowling World Cup
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MELAKA, Malaysia - Canadians Caroline Lagrange and Michael Schmidt reached the round-robin match-play round Wednesday at the Bowling World Cup. Lagrange, of Montreal, bowled 278 in the
Ontario's Bice improves to 8-1 at Canadian mixed curling championship
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BURLINGTON, Ont. - Ontario's Mark Bice routed New Brunswick's Mary Jane McGuire 7-2 to run his record to 8-1 Wednesday at the Canadian mixed curling championship. With the Draw 13...
Canada beats France for first time in 11 years in women's rugby match
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DIJON, France - A pair of second-half tries from Araba Chintoh and Cheryl Phillips gave Canada a 14-5 victory over France in a women's rugby match Wednesday, snapping an 11-year winless...
Kennedy behind Fleury if he decides to pursue charges against former coach James
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against former junior hockey coach Graham James, Sheldon Kennedy will be in his former teammate's corner. Kennedy says he is willing to testify on behalf Fleury, who alleges in his...
UFC heavyweight champ Lesnar recuperating from illness at home in Minnesota
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LAS VEGAS - Brock Lesnar is back home in Minnesota recuperating from surgery with a more positive prognosis for the future, according to his coach. Lesnar was released from hospital...