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Here are the sports results from Wednesday: NHL Detroit at Dallas, 8 p.m. Hockey Canada 8 Norway 2 Finland vs. U.S. Sweden 3 Czech Republic 2 (OT) Russia vs. Switzerland ...

Zenit St. Petersburg wins UEFA Cup, beating Rangers 2-0 in final

MANCHESTER, England - Russia is becoming a growing force in European club soccer. Zenit St. Petersburg won its first European trophy - and Russia's second - by beating Rangers 2-0 Wednesday in the ...

Sharapova draws closer to No. 1 ranking with second-round win at Italian Open

ROME - Maria Sharapova moved a step closer to the No. 1 ranking, overcoming some erratic moments before beating Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 Wednesday in the second round of the Italian Open. W...

Big Brown owners IEAH are on a roll heading into Preakness Stakes

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - It's all about risk and reward for Michael Iavarone. First as an investment banker on Wall Street, now as a millionaire owner in the high stakes world of thoroughbred racing. In...

Derby winner Big Brown odds-on Preakness favourite after drawing No. 7 post

BALTIMORE - Big Brown was installed as the 1-2 early favourite for Saturday's Preakness, with the Kentucky Derby winner going for a victory that could set up a Triple Crown try three weeks later in th...

Canada moves into world championship semifinals with 8-2 win over Norway

HALIFAX - Team Canada is on the move at the IIHF World Hockey Championship. Derek Roy scored three goals and added an assist Wednesday as the Canadians beat Norway 8-2 to book a spot in a semifinal...

Hosting 2010 Olympic torch an honour, not a burden, mayors say

VANCOUVER - In his refrigerator in Fredericton, Mayor Brad Woodside still has a bottle of champagne from the 1988 Calgary Olympics torch relay. Somewhere else in his basement is the outfit he wore ...

Running of Preakness often makes for strange events at Pimlico

BALTIMORE - Strange things always seem to happen at the Preakness. A drunken fan runs onto the track and punches at speeding horses. Barbaro breaks down in 2006. A race day power outage costs Pimlico ...

Canada's Vaculik through to three finals at gymnastics World Cup

TIANJIN, China - Kristina Vaculik of Oshawa, Ont., advanced to the finals in three events to highlight a strong performance by the Canadian team at a gymnastics World Cup on Wednesday. Vaculik qual...

Lorena Ochoa intends to enjoy final season with Annika Sorenstam

CLIFTON, N.J. - Annika Sorenstam's decision to leave the LPGA Tour left Lorena Ochoa with mixed emotions and her own exit strategy still in place. "My plans are the same ... I want to win tournamen...