PAVEL, GAMBILL WIN EARLY MATCHES
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Third seed Andrei Pavel was among the first players to book a place in the second round of the Stockholm Open on Monday. The Romanian took a straight sets win over Agustin Calleri, winning 6-4 7-6 (7-4) against the Argentinian.
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The Americans got off to a near-perfect start Thursday in the Presidents Cup, getting superb play from veterans and rookies alike in winning 5 1/2 points out of the six alternate-shot matches at Royal Montreal.
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Jozef Stumpel and Martin Gelinas each scored two goals Thursday night, lifting the Florida Panthers to a 6-3 victory over the Washington Capitals.
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A couple of players who weren&#39;t able to crack the US lineup when the World Cup began earlier this week helped propel the Americans to victory in a game they had no choice but to win.
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Marc Savard did everything he could to win last night's game against the Maple Leafs. Centering the Bruins' top line between Marco Sturm and Phil Kessel, and taking the lead on special teams, he spent 23 minutes 26 seconds on the ice. Only defensemen Zdeno Chara and Dennis Wideman played more for Boston.
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Ty Conklin made 35 saves, Jordan Staal had two goals and an assist, and the Pittsburgh Penguins extended their winning streak to eight games with a 4-1 victory over the Lightning last night in Tampa.
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Noah Clarke became the first native Southern Californian to score for the Los Angeles Kings and Mathieu Garon recorded his first victory in more than two months, in a 5-1 victory that extended the Edmonton Oilers' losing streak to eight games.
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All the action from Tuesday's opening group matches.
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Some new faces shined brightly yesterday afternoon in the Bob McIntyre Bay State Cross Country Invitational at Franklin Park. Lexington's Paul Morris won the Division 1 race with a time of 15 minutes 53.25 seconds, taking full advantage of Newton North star Chris Barnicle's absence. Doherty's Tim Ritchie finished second at 15:57.28, with Lowell's Brian Gagnon at third in 15:57.53.
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Some Champions Tour players have already enjoyed an impressive start to the 2005 season.
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Jimmy Russo scored twice and added an assist and Louis Liotti scored the winner as Northeastern wiped out a three-goal deficit and rallied to beat Bowling Green, 4-3, last night in the first round of the Badger Showdown in Madison, Wis.
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P.J. Axelsson only traveled here to participate in yesterday's morning skate. But Axelsson's right foot felt so good that the left wing, who had missed the seven previous matches, came back a game early last night.
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Rangers marched back to the top of the Scottish Premier league after demolishing Dundee 3-0 at Ibrox overnight. Early goals from Nacho Novo and Dado Prso effectively finished the game as a contest, with Bob
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The Colorado Avalanche needed a period to find their stride. Once they did, there was little the struggling St. Louis Blues and their young goalie could do to stop them.
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Top-seeded Andrei Pavel of Romania struggled to get past Gregory Carraz of France 7-6 (0), 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3) Wednesday in the first round of the Milan Indoors tennis tournament.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden (Ticker) - Third-seeded Andrei Pavel of Romania advanced to the second round of the Stockholm Open on Monday. In a quest to reach the quarterfinals for only the third time this year, the
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Junior John Yaros picked a good time to collect his first collegiate shutout as UMass-Lowell, entering a tough stretch of Hockey East games, stymied Providence, 2-0, yesterday at Schneider Arena.