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March 18, 2010 - 10:59 pm
Here are the sports results from Wednesday. NHL New Jersey 5 Pittsburgh 2 Calgary 3 Colorado 1 Anaheim 4 Chicago 2 NBA Charlotte 100 Oklahoma City 92 Cleveland 99 Indiana 94 Toronto 106 Atlanta 105 Philadelphia 108 New Jersey 97 Boston ...


NHL Roundup: Wednesday's action on the ice
March 18, 2010 - 10:57 pm
The Calgary Flames needed a big win to give their playoff chances a boost. They got one, and it came against one of their most troublesome opponents. Rene Bourque scored two goals, Vesa Toskala made 32 saves and the Flames beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Wednesday night to keep ...


NBA Roundup: Wednesday's action
March 18, 2010 - 10:56 pm
Chris Bosh remained confident despite a poor shooting performance, and it paid off when he hit a clutch jumper to stop the Toronto Raptors' worrying slide. Bosh hit the game-winning shot with 2.1 seconds left as the Raptors rallied to beat the Atlanta Hawks 106-105 on Wednesday, halting a ...


Bourque has 2 goals, Toskala makes 32 saves as Flames keep pace with a 3-2 win
March 18, 2010 - 10:55 pm
The Calgary Flames needed a big win to give their playoff chances a boost. They got one, and it came against one of their most troublesome opponents. Rene Bourque scored two goals, Vesa Toskala made 32 saves and the Flames beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Wednesday night to keep ...


Upsets rule at Indian Wells with Djokovic, Dementieva out
March 18, 2010 - 10:44 pm
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Rafael Nadal restored order on a day of upsets with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 fourth-round victory over big-serving American John Isner at the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday, after Novak Djokovic and Elena Dementieva were ousted. Seeking his third title at Indian Wells, No. ...


Bourque has 2 goals, Toskala makes 32 saves as Flames keep pace with a 3-2 win
March 18, 2010 - 10:41 pm
DENVER - The NHL playoffs don't start until mid-April, but the desperate Calgary Flames decided to move up their post-season a month. It paid dividends against the Colorado Avalanche. Rene Bourque scored two goals, Vesa Toskala made 32 saves and the Flames beat Colorado 3-2 on ...


Winning Paralympic gold not getting old, just harder, for Lauren Woolstencroft
March 18, 2010 - 9:34 pm
WHISTLER, B.C. - Standing at the top of the podium never gets old for alpine skier Lauren Woolstencroft, just harder. Woolstencroft earned her second gold medal of the Paralympics Wednesday by winning the women's standing giant slalom. She finished 7.57 seconds ahead of silver medallist ...


Bosh hits game-winning shot as Raptors rally to beat Hawks 106-105
March 17, 2010 - 8:02 pm
TORONTO - Chris Bosh was having one of those nights: his shot was off, he wasn't getting to the free-throw line and he found himself in foul trouble for most of the game. With one clutch jumper, the Raptors' star not only erased his own struggles, but also ended Toronto's lengthy losing ...


Green fight against WBA champ Ward postponed because of injury; setback for Super Six tourny
March 17, 2010 - 6:14 pm
NEW YORK - Allan Green has waited his entire career for a world title shot, and he's not pleased that he'll have to keep waiting. Green was supposed to challenge WBA champion Andre Ward on April 24 in the second round of bouts in the Super Six World Boxing Classic, but Ward cited a right ...


Obama picks Kansas to beat Kentucky in men's national title game
March 17, 2010 - 4:47 pm
NEW YORK - The First Fan appears to be a big fan of basketball programs from Kansas. President Barack Obama predicted Kansas and Kansas State to join Kentucky and Villanova in the men's basketball Final Four this season, with the Jayhawks defeating Kentucky for the title. Obama ...


First-round game NCAA tournament to include six Australians; Pearl finds wisdom in Obama picks
March 17, 2010 - 3:49 pm
Is this Providence or Perth? When No. 10 seed St. Mary's plays seventh-seeded Richmond in the South Regional on Thursday, six of the players suiting up will be from the deep, deep south: Australia. Five Aussies play for the Gaels, who have had a pipeline from Down Under since Adam ...


Tallet allows one hit over four innings, strikes out three as Jays top Orioles
March 17, 2010 - 3:45 pm
SARASOTA, Fla. - Left-hander Brian Tallet allowed one hit over four innings, a leadoff single by Cesar Izturis in the first, and retired the last 12 batters he faced to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. Travis Snider hit a solo home run ...


Daniel Roberts ready to make his UFC debut against John (Doomsday) Howard
March 17, 2010 - 3:28 pm
Daniel (Ninja) Roberts will be easy to spot Sunday night at the UFC card in Broomfield, Colo. He'll be the fighter literally jumping into the cage. The 29-year-old welterweight from Tulsa, Okla., makes a point of touching the canvas and then leaping into the cage or ring whenever he ...


Whistler, Calgary to host bobsled, skeleton World Cup events next season
March 17, 2010 - 3:19 pm
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Canada's two Winter Games cities will play host to the World Cup bobsled and skeleton circuit next season. The announcement was made in Vancouver Wednesday by B.C. Minister of Healthy Living and Sport Ida Chong and Alberta Tourism Minister Cindy Ady. The provinces ...


'Battle of the Blades' heads to Sweden while Canuck version getting tweaked
March 17, 2010 - 2:40 pm
TORONTO - The stage is set for retired Toronto Maple Leafs star Mats Sundin to join "Battle of the Blades." Now it's just a matter of convincing the longtime NHLer to take part. The show's executive producer John Brunton says the massively popular CBC-TV series, which begins shooting a ...


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