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Detroit Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall (L) celebrates his second period goal against the San Jose Sharks with teammates Henrik Zetterberg (40) and Tomas Holmstrom (96) in San Jose, California May 8, 2011.
 
Detroit scored three unanswered goals in the third period, capped by Tomas Holmstrom's eventual winner, and avoided elimination in the Western Conference semifinals Sunday with a 4-3 victory over San Jose in Game 5.
 
1 hour ago
 
 
 

Cycling

 
 
Clara Hughes clinched a berth in the UCI world championships on Sunday with a win in the road race at the Pan-American cycling championships.
 
 
 
Gatineau Olympiques defenceman Nicolas Deslauriers admits his team received a psychological boost from Saturday’s 3-2 win over the Saint John Sea Dogs in Game 2 of the President’s Cup final.
 
 
 
Phil Jackson, the most successful coach in NBA history, walked gingerly off the court for what is likely to be the final time following the Los Angeles Lakers’ season-ending loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.
 
4 hours ago
 
 
 
 

Canucks

 
 
Alex Baumann battled — and mastered — the clock as a winner of two gold medals in swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
 
 
 
Maybe only rain, sleet or snow can stop Novak Djokovic from winning at this point.
 
 
 
All season, as his Toronto Blue Jays battled a relentless stream of injuries, John Farrell has repeated the same compliment. We compete in every game, he said. We do not roll over. We take a smart approach to the plate.
 
 
 
Jim Barker knows Tyler Holmes may never play in Toronto, but the Argonauts general manager and head coach traded up in Sunday’s Canadian Football League draft to pick him anyway.
 
4 hours ago
 
 
The Dallas Mavericks completed a 4-0 second round sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers with a 122-86 rout of the two-time defending champions on Sunday.
 
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The Saskatchewan Roughriders wanted to improved their special teams heading into the season and felt the best way to reach that goal was through Sunday’s CFL draft.
 
 
 
Eric Tillman says he’s addressed his immediate needs by making three selections in the first 14 picks in the 2011 CFL draft and adding some depth at offensive lineman among his wheeling and dealing.
 
 
 

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Scores/Schedules

 
  • NY Yankees 5
    Texas 7
    (Top 9 Inning)
  • NY Yankees 12
    Texas 5
    (Bottom 9 Inning)
  • Cincinnati 2
    Chicago Cubs 3
    (Bottom 9 Inning)
  • Cincinnati 2
    Chicago Cubs 0
    (Bottom 9 Inning)
  • Minnesota 0
    Boston 4
    (Top 9 Inning)
  • Minnesota 5
    Boston 9
    (Top 9 Inning)
  • Minnesota 0
    Boston 0
    ()
  • Cincinnati 0
    Houston 0
    ()
  • Houston 1
    Pittsburgh 6
    (Top 9 Inning)
  • Houston 4
    Pittsburgh 5
    (Top 9 Inning)
  • Milwaukee 4
    St. Louis 0
    (Bottom 9 Inning)
  • Milwaukee 1
    St. Louis 3
    (Top 9 Inning)
  • Cleveland 4
    LA Angels 3
    (Bottom 9 Inning)
  • Cleveland 5
    LA Angels 6
    (Top 9 Inning)
  • Chicago WSox 0
    LA Angels 0
    ()
  • Atlanta 0
    Philadelphia 3
    (Top 9 Inning)
  • Atlanta 5
    Philadelphia 2
    (Bottom 9 Inning)
  • Philadelphia 0
    Florida 0
    ()
  • Oakland 3
    Kansas City 4
    (Bottom 9 Inning)
  • Oakland 5
    Kansas City 2
    (Bottom 9 Inning)
  • Oakland 0
    Texas 0
    ()
  • Detroit 9
    Toronto 0
    (Bottom 9 Inning)
  • Detroit 5
    Toronto 2
    (Bottom 9 Inning)
  • Detroit 0
    Toronto 0
    ()
  • Los Angeles 2
    NY Mets 4
    (Top 9 Inning)
  • Los Angeles 4
    NY Mets 2
    (Bottom 9 Inning)
  • NY Mets 0
    Colorado 0
    ()
  • Washington 5
    Florida 2
    (Bottom 9 Inning)
  • Washington 0
    Florida 8
    (Top 9 Inning)
  • Chicago WSox 6
    Seattle 0
    (Bottom 9 Inning)
  • Chicago WSox 5
    Seattle 2
    (Bottom 10 Inning)
  • Arizona 6
    San Diego 0
    (Bottom 9 Inning)
  • Arizona 3
    San Diego 4
    (Top 9 Inning)
  • Colorado 2
    San Francisco 3
    (Bottom 9 Inning)
  • Colorado 0
    San Francisco 3
    (Top 9 Inning)
  • Los Angeles 0
    Pittsburgh 0
    ()
  • Tampa Bay 8
    Baltimore 2
    (Bottom 9 Inning)
  • Tampa Bay 5
    Baltimore 3
    (Bottom 9 Inning)
  • San Diego 0
    Milwaukee 0
    ()
 
  • Detroit 4
    San Jose 3
    (FINAL)
 
  • Chicago 88
    Atlanta 100
    (FINAL)
  • LA Lakers 86
    Dallas 122
    (FINAL)
 
All times ET
 
 
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When I started training for my first marathon on a wintry January day seven years ago, Ottawa Race Weekend seemed a long way in the future.

 
 
 

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