Lucic: Fighting chance
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Milan Lucic is only 19 years old, so it's no surprise the kid's got homework. That's right, when the Bruins' rookie left winger is away from the rink, he fires up his laptop and gets to studying.
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Brazil defender Lucio enters Saturday&#039;s quarterfinal match against France with a chance to surpass the mark for most consecutive minutes played in a World Cup without committing a foul.
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He is the two-time reigning VÃ©zina Trophy winner, a three-time Stanley Cup champion, an Olympic gold medal winner. In a year when the majority of World Cup teams are wishing
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DETROIT -- The incentives were on the wall. Literally. Before yesterday's game at Joe Louis Arena against the mighty Detroit Red Wings, the club with the second-best home record in the NHL, the numbers went up on the grease board in the visiting dressing room.
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You can feel the confidence level, not just with Team Canada but with all of Canada. There&#39;s every expectation, from one end of the bench to the other, that Martin Brodeur is going to hold the fort.
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TORONTO - Now, for the first time, there is some hope that the NHL season will not be cancelled. Now, for the first time, there is bound to be significant internal pressure
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Floyd Landis' attorney figures if the American cyclist couldn't win his doping case, nobody can. Maurice Suh said Friday that Landis was discouraged and needed time to consider his options, which include an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and even possible litigation outside the anti-doping system.
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Something strange is happening in US men&#39;s team sports in the international arena. We saw it with the men&#39;s basketball team at the Olympic Games, and we witnessed it again last weekend at the Ryder Cup.
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The kid was going against pros and it was a mismatch. Charlie Davies, 19, was overflowing with caution before he and his Boston College teammates faced Major League Soccer's Revolution this past spring in an exhibition match. There were issues. The caliber of the opposition; that went without saying. The caliber of the Eagles, who were coming off a calamitous ...
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He had his chances. Oh, did Adam Scott have his chances for a repeat victory in the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston yesterday. After igniting the inbound nine of his final-round 65 with birdies on Nos. 10 through 13, Scott narrowly missed opportunities on his next four holes.
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Joe Sakic's 600th goal came with little drama. That's OK, by Sakic. As long as it came with a victory.
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Lecavalier gets winner in overtime. Canada 4, Czech Rep. 3; Czechs prove tough foes in tight World Cup semifinal. Team Canada&#39;s Vincent Lecavalier gets set to fire the winning goal against Czech goalie Tomas
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Dominik Hasek was the final piece of Detroit's championship puzzle in 2001. The Red Wings are now looking for a repeat performance.
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A year ago, Roberto Luongo couldn't have imagined any easy nights against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Luongo faced an average of 36 Lightning shots back when he was with the Florida Panthers and even saw 50 once. But on Tuesday night, Luongo made 16 saves and helped the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-1 victory.
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When, where: Tonight, 8, at Target Center, Minneapolis. TV, radio: CSN, ESPN, WEEI (850). Records: Boston is 37-9; Minnesota is 10-37. Scoring: Al Jefferson 21.5, Rashad McCants 14.9, Ryan Gomes 11.8. Rebounding: Jefferson 12.3, Gomes 5.5, Craig Smith 4.7. Assists: Sebastian Telfair 6.0, Marko Jaric 4.4, McCants 2.3. Head to head: This is the second of two meetings. The Celtics ...
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At this stage of the year, everything can be used as a lesson. For instance, how the Bruins respond to being without defensemen Zdeno Chara (sore hamstring) and Milan Jurcina (elbow contusion) and top-line wing Marco Sturm (chest cold).
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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 ...