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Eric Staal leaves Team Canada after death of his grandfather

May 13, 2008 - 7:33 am

HALIFAX - Eric Staal has left the Canadian team at the IIHF World Hockey Championship after the death of his grandfather.

He travelled back to Thunder Bay, Ont., today and will attend the funeral Wednesday. Staal will miss Wednesday's quarter-final game against Norway but will rejoin the ...

Organizers say they will 'simplify" torch relay in aftermath of earthquake

May 13, 2008 - 6:41 am

BEIJING - Beijing's Olympic organizers say they will simplify and downscale the Olympic torch relay in the aftermath of the earthquake.

Wednesday's relay will begin with a minute of silence in the southeastern city of Ruijin.

Organizers had said Monday there would be no changes in ...

SCORECARD:

May 13, 2008 - 11:00 pm

Here are the sports results from Monday:

NHL

Detroit 5 Dallas 2

Hockey

Canada 6 Finland 3

U.S. 9 Norway 1

Russia 5 Switzerland 3

Denmark 3 Belarus 2

Germany 5 Latvia 3

NBA

Cleveland 88 Boston 77

American League baseball ...

Baseball roundup: Monday's action on the diamonds

May 13, 2008 - 10:31 pm

Tim Hudson showed again that a well-pitched game is the easiest and best way to end an extended streak. Or, on this day, a number of streaks.

Hudson limited Pittsburgh to two hits and an unearned run over seven innings and the Atlanta Braves halted their seven-game road losing slide with ...

LeBron James scores 21 points, Cavs even series with Celtics

May 13, 2008 - 9:47 pm

CLEVELAND - LeBron James put his mom and then the Boston Celtics in their places.

James scored 21 points, delivering a devastating dunk over a defenceless Kevin Garnett in the final two minutes, as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the homesick Celtics 88-77 in Game 4 on Monday night to tie the ...

Canadian pitcher Gagne says he's ready to try closing games again

May 13, 2008 - 9:44 pm

MILWAUKEE - Two days after pronouncing himself unfit to close games for the Milwaukee Brewers, Eric Gagne says he's ready for another shot at a save.

He's just not sure when his next chance will come. "I want to go out there as soon as I can," Gagne said before Monday's game against St. ...

San Jose Sharks fire head coach Ron Wilson after early playoff exit

May 13, 2008 - 9:40 pm

SAN JOSE, Calif. - With the latest technology and the oldest mind games, coach Ron Wilson led the San Jose Sharks to more victories than any NHL club over the past four seasons.

Not enough of those victories came in the post-season to please general manager Doug Wilson, who's making big ...

Datsyuk's hat trick leads Red Wings to 3-0 lead over Stars in West final

May 13, 2008 - 9:19 pm

DALLAS - This is how ridiculously good the Detroit Red Wings are playing: They lose the NHL's top scorer this post-season and their regular-season scoring leader steps up with the first hat trick of his entire career while one of his linemates scores a demoralizing short-handed goal.

Pavel ...

New York Knicks set to introduce Mike D'Antoni as coach Tuesday

May 13, 2008 - 9:12 pm

NEW YORK - Mike D'Antoni wrapped up his negotiations with New York on Monday night and will be introduced as the Knicks' new coach at a news conference Tuesday.

The Phoenix coach agreed to take the Knicks job Saturday and was in New York on Monday to finalize terms of his contract, ...

Cabrera turns unassisted triple play, but Jays earn doubleheader split

May 12, 2008 - 8:35 pm

CLEVELAND - Asdrubal Cabrera delivered a home run in the first game of a doubleheader Monday and the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history in the nightcap.

The drive helped Cleveland win 3-0. The fielding gem wasn't enough to complete the sweep. "It's a triple play but I'm ...

Russia defeats Switzerland 5-3 to set up quarter-final rematch

May 12, 2008 - 8:20 pm

QUEBEC - Russia and Switzerland played 60 minutes of hockey just so they could do it all again later this week.

Unbeaten Russia got first-period goals from Dmitry Kalinin, Alexander Ovechkin and Maxim Sushinsky and went on to defeat the Swiss 5-3 on Monday at the IIHF World Hockey ...

Canada keeps perfect run going at worlds with 6-3 win over Finland

May 12, 2008 - 6:52 pm

HALIFAX - Nothing less than perfection will do now.

If Canada is to leave the IIHF World Hockey Championship with another gold medal, it's going to do so with a perfect 9-0 record for the second straight year.

Shane Doan and Dany Heatley each scored twice Monday as the Canadians ...

LA Galaxy have Beckham but scratch Landon Donovan for Whitecaps friendly

May 12, 2008 - 4:47 pm

EDMONTON - David Beckham and his L.A. Galaxy arrived in Alberta's capital Monday ready to play soccer, but minus their shooting star.

The MSL team confirmed late Monday that leading goal scorer Landon Donovan did not make the flight and will not play in Tuesday's friendly against the ...

Two hundred communities being asked to host celebrations for 2010 torch

May 12, 2008 - 4:45 pm

VANCOUVER - Two hundred Canadian communities are being asked by Olympic organizers to host parties for the 2010 Winter Games torch relay.

The communities are among the 1,000 stops the torch is expected to make in the 100 days before the Vancouver Games.

They were chosen because they ...

Kent Desormeaux heads home for Preakness following victory at Kentucky Derby

May 12, 2008 - 4:15 pm

BALTIMORE - Having earned a milestone victory at the Kentucky Derby aboard Big Brown, Kent Desormeaux hopes to keep his Triple Crown hopes alive with a sentimental win at the Preakness.

Long before he reached elite status in Southern California in the 1990s, the Hall of Fame jockey made a ...

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