Kiprusoff Leads Finland in World Cup Final
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Miikka Kiprusoff is carrying the weight of a small European country aching for athletic success.
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St. Paul, MN (Sports Network) - A berth in the World Cup final will be on the line tonight when the United States and Finland clash in the first semifinal at Xcel Energy Center.
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ST. PAUL, Minn.â&quot;Create Our Day&quot; has become the rallying cry of Team Finland as it aims for its first championship in a World Cup event.
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Nikolay Davydenko beat Juan Ignacio Chela 6-1, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 Friday to give Russia a 1-0 lead over Argentina in the Davis Cup final.
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Vincent Lecavalier scores 3:45 into overtime Saturday night to give Canada a 4-3 victory over the Czech Republic and sends Canada into the title game to face Finland.
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New York Islanders defenseman Janne  Niinimaa has walked out on Finland ahead of their World Cup  quarter-final against Germany due to a personality clash with  coach Raimo Summanen.
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Ruud van Nistelrooy scored two goals Wednesday as the Netherlands rebounded from a poor start to beat Finland 3-1 in a World Cup qualifying match.
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Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Mikko Eloranta scored at 16:38 of the third period to lift Finland over Germany, 2-1, in a quarterfinal match of the World Cup.
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Janne Ahonen of Finland won for the eighth time in nine World Cup events this season Wednesday, increasing his overall lead to 403 points.
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Finland didn't get its long-awaited revenge on Sweden, but a 4-4 tie was good enough to win the European Pool at the World Cup of Hockey on Saturday.
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Before Friday night&#39;s semifinal in the World Cup of Hockey, coach Raimo Summanen of Finland and coach Ron Wilson of the US discussed different opponents.
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Daniel Sedin and NHL teammate Markus Naslund scored Sunday to back the shutout goaltending of Mikael Tellqvist, leading Sweden over Slovakia 2-0 in a tuneup for the World Cup of Hockey.
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ALTENMARKT, Austria  - Finland's Tanja Poutiainen  snatched back the women's World Cup lead with her third victory  of the Alpine ski season on Sunday but played down her chances  of winning the overall title.
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Canada beat Russia 3-1 Saturday in Toronto in round-robin competition at the ice hockey World Cup tournament. The National Hockey League&#39;s top goalie, Martin Brodeur, made 27 saves for the win.
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The United States reached the final of the Gold Cup for the sixth time with a 2-1 semi-final victory over Canada on Thursday.
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Mikko Eloranta tipped a shot past Olaf Kolzig with 3:22 left, lifting Finland to a 2-1 win over Germany on Monday and into semifinals of the World Cup of Hockey.
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A late goal by Mikko Eloranta helped  Finland scrape past Germany 2-1 Monday in their World Cup Ice  hockey quarter-final, sending the Finns to the semi-finals in  North America later this week.