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Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:10 +0000

Here are the sports results from Friday: Hockey Canada 5 Sweden 4 Russia 4 Finland 0 NBA Boston at Cleveland L.A. Lakers at Utah, 10:30 p.m. National League baseball Chicag...

Awesome offensive displays propels Canada to 5-4 win over Sweden in semifinal

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:39:58 +0000

QUEBEC - It doesn't get much better than this. The top line delivered another huge performance Friday as Canada beat Sweden 5-4 to set up a gold medal game with Russia at the IIHF World Hockey Cham...

Paralympics committee head pleased with progress for 2010 Vancouver Games

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:11:56 +0000

VANCOUVER - Steady progress is being made on the road to the 2010 Paralympic Games but some challenges remain, the head of the International Paralympic Committee says. Members of the committee wrap...

Williams sisters exit Italian Open: Serena forfeits, Venus beaten by Jankovic

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:02:13 +0000

ROME - Serena Williams withdrew from her quarter-final match at the Italian Open on Friday due to a back problem, and older sister Venus Williams was beaten by defending champion Jelena Jankovic. J...

Olympic gold medallist Tim Montgomery gets 46 months for cheque fraud

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:02:13 +0000

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Olympic gold medallist Tim Montgomery's once-celebrated life continued its long downward spiral Friday when a federal judge sentenced the former "world's fastest man" to nearly fo...

Preakness big shot Big Brown living good life at Pimlico

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:02:11 +0000

BALTIMORE - Like any true A-lister, he kept the masses waiting for hours. Then Big Brown made his grand entrance. Accompanied from the airport by a police escort with sirens flashing, the dazzling ...

Raptors centre Rasho Nesterovic exercises player option on deal

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:27:57 +0000

TORONTO - Toronto Raptors centre Rasho Nesterovic exercised the player option on his contract for next season Friday. The seven-foot, 270-pounder averaged 7.8 points and 4.8 rebounds in 71 games la...

Nadal, Federer reach semis at Hamburg Masters; Nestor wins doubles match

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:27:56 +0000

HAMBURG, Germany - Rafael Nadal will play Novak Djokovic for the No. 2 ranking in tennis when they meet in the Hamburg Masters semifinals. Nadal has been ranked second for a record 147 consecutive ...

Jones has a keepsake of Eight Belles' second-place finish at Kentucky

Fri, 16 May 2008 20:39:39 +0000

BALTIMORE - Larry Jones treasures a photo taken of his filly Eight Belles after she crossed the finish line in second place, before she broke down at the Kentucky Derby. "She's galloping up perfect...

Lorenzo-Vera shoots 70 to take share of second-round lead at Irish Open

Fri, 16 May 2008 20:39:32 +0000

ADARE, Ireland - Tour rookie Michael Lorenzo-Vera shot a 2-under 70 Friday to lead by one stroke after the second round at the Irish Open. The 23-year-old Frenchman, who won last year's European Ch...

Double-amputee runner Pistorius wins appeal to compete for spot in Beijing

Fri, 16 May 2008 19:45:53 +0000

MILAN, Italy - His Olympic dream suddenly revived, Oscar Pistorius can get back to what he loves most. The double-amputee sprinter can concentrate on trying to qualify for the Beijing Games after b...

Federer beats Verdasco at Hamburg Masters; Toronto's Nestor victorious

Fri, 16 May 2008 19:46:01 +0000

HAMBURG, Germany - Defending champion Roger Federer cruised into the semifinals of the Hamburg Masters by beating Fernando Verdasco of Spain 6-3, 6-3 on Friday. Novak Djokovic of Serbia also made t...

Rain is expected to clear out before the start of Preakness Stakes

Fri, 16 May 2008 19:45:49 +0000

BALTIMORE - Rain is expected to clear out before the Preakness Stakes, with spotty showers forecast for Saturday evening. The race day forecast called for sunny skies in the morning, changing to pa...

Penguins, Flyers get an extra day off to recoup in physical, emotional series

Fri, 16 May 2008 19:45:56 +0000

PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins have only lost two games in the NHL playoffs so there's hardly any hand-wringing going on after a Game 4 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers in the Eastern Conference ...

Olympic gold medallist Tim Montgomery gets 46 months for check fraud

Fri, 16 May 2008 18:48:11 +0000

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Olympic gold medallist Tim Montgomery was sentenced to 46 months in prison Friday for his part in a multimillion-dollar fake-check scheme. The former track star, 33, hung his h...