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Talbot scores winner as Penguins edge Flyers to take 2-0 series lead

PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins are two wins away from the Stanley Cup final. With the Philadelphia Flyers down their best two defencemen, it seems likely they'll get there. Maxime Talbot scor...

Garcia wins The Players Championship in playoff, Ames finishes fifth

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Sunday at Sawgrass felt tougher on Sergio Garcia than what he faced last summer at the British Open, a playoff loss that seemed to define a career filled with more talent tha...

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Here are the sports results from Sunday: NHL Playoffs Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 2 (in 3rd) IIHF World Hockey Championship Finland 3 U.S. 2 Sweden 5 Czech Republic 3 Latvia 4 Norw...

New WADA president Fahey determined to develop doping passports

MONTREAL - The World Anti-Doping Agency's new president made it clear that developing body chemistry profiles of athletes remains a top priority despite the group's withdrawal from a pilot project in ...

Switzerland pounds Denmark 7-2 at world hockey championship

QUEBEC - The Swiss are starting to look comfortable among the top eight in international hockey. Once a B-pool regular, Switzerland displaced Germany in 2003 as the No. 8 team in the world behind t...

Cockburn and Burnett display top form at Olympic trampoline trials

TERREBONNE, Que. - Two-time Olympic medallist Karen Cockburn of Toronto continued her comeback from knee surgery with a victory on Sunday at the All Canada Olympic selection competition in trampoline....

Finland rallies for 3-2 victory at IIHF world hockey championship

HALIFAX - The United States lost its lead Sunday - and then, it lost its cool. Mikko Koivu's goal with 3:50 left in regulation capped a wild comeback as Finland rallied for three third-period goals...

Flyers defenceman Coburn struck in face by puck, leaves game

PITTSBURGH - Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Braydon Coburn was struck in the face with a shot by Pittsburgh's Hal Gill early in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals Sunday night. Gill took a sho...

Saiko scores Canada's lone goal as Canada's under-20 team ties Argentina 1-1

TORONTO - Argentina's goal celebration was barely beginning to wind down when Canada's Shaun Saiko stifled it for good. Saiko, a midfielder from St. Albert, Alta., scored the tying goal Sunday as C...

More rain at Indianapolis 500 messes up qualifications

INDIANAPOLIS - Next weekend's busy schedule just got tougher for some Indianapolis 500 teams. The second day of qualifying at the 2.5-mile oval was rained out Sunday, marking the third time in the ...