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TORONTO -- Martin Brodeur has a sore wrist but hopes to play for Canada on Saturday against the Czech Republic in the World Cup of Hockey semifinals.
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After her latest win, Finland&#39;s Tanja Poutiainen just shrugged and raised her eyebrows with each question. Not even she could explain why she&#39;s off to such a good start this season.
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Facing fellow Russian Alexander Ovechkin gives Evgeni Malkin a little extra motivation. Maybe it helped Sunday, when Malkin made the difference for Pittsburgh against Ovechkin's Capitals.
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What to look for: Columbus has a sick 18-game unbeaten streak going, and while 10 of those have been ties, I&#39;m not about to think the Revs have what it takes to pull off the upset.
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Funny thing about pro sports. One team&#39;s mess is another team&#39;s messiah. In Toronto last week, the Vince Carter era came to a close, and not a minute too soon.
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If Vitali Klitschko made one thing clear last night about the heavyweight division, it&#39;s how finished Mike Tyson really is. Anyone who thought otherwise
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No, his position in the starting lineup isn&#39;t solidified after one preseason game, and there&#39;s a big question mark surrounding his future.
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It was --well, it was different. Last night in Detroit, Vince Carter played his first game for the New Jersey Nets. No, you&#39;re right.
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There are Super Bowl favorites and Super Bowl contenders, and there&#39;s a pretty big distinction between the two. In the Patriots&#39; 30-20 win yesterday, both the Patriots
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The Great One hit town yesterday and he sure was welcome. He made it feel a bit more like winter. Wayne Gretzky was a pretty fair player in his day, and his time as an executive have been equally well spent.
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A game between two of the league&#39;s top scoring teams from last season wasn&#39;t pretty. Both the Kings and Sonics shot below 42 percent in the first half of last night&#39;s NBA game at KeyArena.
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When, where: Tonight, 7:30, TD Banknorth Garden. TV, radio: NESN, WBZ (1030). Records: Montreal is 21-13-3-5 (second in the Northeast Division with 50 points); Boston is 21-17-2-2 (third in the Northeast Division with 46 points). Goals: Alex Kovalev 18, Christopher Higgins 15, Tomas Plekanec 13. Assists: Saku Koivu 25, Plekanec 23, Kovalev 21. Goaltending: Cristobal Huet (12-6-5, 2.36 GAA), Jaroslav ...
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The difference between the defending N.B.A. champions and the Knicks league seemed remarkably small at times Friday evening. But the true gap showed up in the final seconds of a tight game.
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(SLOVAKIA-RUSSIA) ~~~~ RUSSIA 5, SLOVAKIA 2 ----- TORONTO (Ticker) -- Alexei Kovalev and Sergei Samsonov scored just over four minutes apart in the second period as Russia clinched second place in the North American pool
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Mikko Koivu's game-winning goal developed in the blink of an eye. Almost as fast as he has emerged as one of the Minnesota Wild's most gifted players.
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OPORTO, Portugal For those who traveled here to see Jose Mourinho&#39;s new team add to his old team&#39;s misery, it did not quite work out as planned.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - With one gold medal already, he could have packed it in. But it wouldn&#39;t have been right, not after what his teammate accomplished Saturday night.