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New Jersey moves within one win of Cup finals
New Jersey 5 NY Rangers 3
NEW YORK — The Devils turned a stellar first nine minutes and an opportunistic final five into a stirring victory over the Rangers that moved New Jersey within one win of a trip to the Stanley Cup finals. READ
Canucks give coach Vigneault contract extension
VANCOUVER — Speculation on Alain Vigneault’s future with the Vancouver Canucks ended when the veteran coach signed a contract extension with the NHL club Wednesday. READ
Sea Dogs top Cataractes
Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals and an assist and the defending champion Saint John Sea Dogs defeated the host Shawinigan Cataractes 4-1 before a full house of 4,687 at the MasterCard Memorial Cup on Wednesday night. READ
Renney sad to be leaving midway through Edmonton Oilers rebuild
The former coach of the Edmonton Oilers says it’s tough to leave a team midway through its rebuild. READ
Rays beat Toronto 5-4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — B.J. Upton helped the Tampa Bay Rays continue their home dominance over Toronto. READ
76ers force Game 7
Jrue Holiday scored 20 points, and Elton Brand had 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead the tough-and-determined Philadelphia 76ers past the Celtics, 82-75 on Wednesday night to send the Eastern Conference semifinals back to Boston for Game 7. READ
Granlund signs with Minnesota
Mikael Granlund’s arrival in Minnesota has been eagerly awaited by frustrated Wild fans looking for more star power and offensive skill on a team stuck in mediocrity since entering the NHL 12 years ago. READ
Kings head to Stanley Cup finals
Los Angeles 4 Phoenix 3 GLENDALE, Ariz. — Dustin Penner scored 17:42 into overtime and the Los Angeles Kings are headed to the Stanley Cup finals for the second time as a franchise after beating the Phoenix Coyotes with a 4-3 win in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday night. READ
Early goals by Rupert, Horvat lift Knights over Oil Kings
London 4 Edmonton 1 SHAWINIGAN, Que. — It was textbook London Knights hockey and it was too much for the under-performing Edmonton Oil Kings. READ
Miami wins NBA Game 5
Miami took a big step forward. Indiana lost two forwards. Suddenly, the road back to the Eastern Conference finals no longer looks daunting for the Heat. LeBron James scored 30 points, Dwyane Wade added 28, and the Heat moved a win away from the NBA’s final four with a 115-83 victory over the hurting Pacers on Tuesday night. READ
Rangers, Devils brush away rhetoric, prepare for Game 5
Practice for the New York Rangers went from optional to mandatory. Their attitude shifted from agitated to optimistic. READ
Jersey boys get even with Rangers
NEWARK, N.J. — The Eastern Conference Finals between the rival New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils finally got ugly — real ugly. READ
Lunty, Rouse capture Woody's Marathon titles
Over the last 11 years Brendan Lunty has competed in close to 60 marathons, but there’s one that he always marks on his calender. READ
Jays come out on top after swim with the Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Kyle Drabek turned a tough beginning into a solid victory Drabek overcame command issues to win for the first time on the road this season, Yunel Escobar hit a tiebreaking homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Monday night. READ
Sea Dogs take down Oil KIngs at Memorial Cup
SHAWINIGAN, Que. — The Saint John Sea Dogs have served notice they are still the team to beat at the MasterCard Memorial Cup. READ
Russia completes perfect run through Worlds
HELSINKI, Finland — What a performance. What a team. Russia steamrolled its way to gold at the IIHF World Hockey Championship on Sunday with an impressive 6-2 victory over Slovakia, completing a perfect run through a tournament where it was barely even threatened. READ
Speed of play intimidating for many
Golf, one of the most — if not the most — diverse games in the world. Played on every continent and in most countries around the world, the game of golf has almost no boundaries. No matter of your age, physical ability, mental capacity or status within society, the game of golf offers and affords opportunity for all who wish to challenge themselves on the Links. READ
Morrow throws shut out, increases Jays win streak to four games
TORONTO -- Brandon Morrow got the shutout but the Toronto Blue Jays were quick to credit Jose Bautista with the assist. Morrow was brilliant in pitching his second three-hit shutout of the season in Toronto’s 2-0 interleague victory Saturday against the New York Mets. READ
Karate has benefits many can enjoy
Hector Jordan has been involved in karate since he can remember, so it seemed just natural that when the Mexico native moved to Innisfail in late October he would find a competitive karate studio. READ
Dufner continues hot streak with Byron Nelson win
Jason Dufner stood on the 18th green, his lips together seemingly trying to suppress a smile while his playing partner finished the hole to end the Byron Nelson Championship. READ
