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If Jennifer Jones is going to retain her world curling title, she’ll have to do it the hard way.

In their own way, Jason Gore and Tiger Woods changed their fortunes Thursday at Bay Hill.

The Syracuse Orange have battled Big East behemoths like Louisville, Connecticut and Pittsburgh — all No. 1 seeds and still playing in the NCAA tournament. They have dealt with big men like Pitt’s DeJuan Blair and UConn’s seven-foot-three Hasheem Thabeet.

Ryan Petrie’s hat-trick goal couldn’t have come at a better time. The Red Deer Midget AA Elk forward scored his third goal of game 8:55 into overtime to give the Elks a 7-6 win and a 1-0 lead in the South Central League final.

The Bosnian-Canadians needed penalty kicks to do it, but they managed to edge out Vonway for the Red Deer Men’s Indoor Soccer League Tier I crown on Thursday night, after being tied at 3-3 through regulation.

More than 420 players have joined the NHLPA Carbon Neutral Challenge this season, a program designed to offset the emissions produced by their frequent travel. Boston Bruins defenceman Andrew Ference started the initiative last season, convincing more than 350 players to each buy 10 tonnes of Gold Standard carbon credits.

The Phoenix Coyotes enjoy playing the role of the spoiler.

Steve Mason and the Columbus Blue Jackets wanted to make a statement just in case they meet the Calgary Flames again in the playoffs.

Canada’s Patrick Chan won the silver medal in men’s singles competition Thursday at the world figure skating championships.

The birdie putt to win at Bay Hill was vintage Tiger Woods.Not so typical was the reaction.