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From extinct to champs

Talk about fast. Formula One’s newcomers went from despair to skepticism to exultation in just one month.
Sports briefs - March 30

Sports briefs - March 30

Amanda Martin and Zach Blakely were double gold medalists for the Red Deer Thunder Country Trampoline and Gymnastics Club at the Western Canada Cup trials and invitational meet during the weekend.
Villanova crashes the Final Four

Villanova crashes the Final Four

Three of the teams are Final Four regulars, programs that expect to be practising and playing in the first week of April, not attending end-of-season banquets.
Bottom falls out on Oilers

Bottom falls out on Oilers

You can figure the Minnesota Wild back into the tight Western Conference playoff race.
Flames tame Wild

Flames tame Wild

The Calgary Flames tried, tried and tried again before finally notching the game-deciding goal in a 3-2 triumph over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.
Silver for Rochette

Silver for Rochette

Elizabeth Manley leaned over a barrier in the bowels of the Staples Center, gathering up Joannie Rochette in a long embrace.
Jones loses bronze

Jones loses bronze

Canada’s Jennifer Jones is leaving the world women’s curling championship empty-handed.
Uconn moves onto Final Four

Uconn moves onto Final Four

Connecticut is making another trip from the desert to the Final Four.
Roli plucks Ducks

Roli plucks Ducks

While the Anaheim Ducks were pelting Dwayne Roloson with a club-record 54 shots, the Edmonton Oilers made do with just 20.
Virtue, Moir win bronze

Virtue, Moir win bronze

Canadian ice dancing duo Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir capped a trying season with a bronze medal Friday at the world figure skating championships.