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EDMONTON — Common sense suggests playing five of their final six games at Rexall Place should be a big boost to the playoff hopes of the Edmonton Oilers, but as Craig MacTavish’s team has proven time and again, home ice might turn out to be a bust.

Sharks 2 Flames 1CALGARY — Despite a depleted lineup with nine players missing due to injury, the San Jose Sharks continue to get it done.

Shawn Marion scored plenty of points for the Toronto Raptors on Friday, but it was the generous nature of his teammates that the forward found more impressive.

The round-robin competition at the world women’s curling championship had everything a fan could ask for.

On the surface, Dale Mitchell leaves the Canadian men’s soccer team where he found it — ranked 94th in the world.

At Indianapolis, Goran Suton had 20 points and nine rebounds and Michigan State was steady from the foul line, rallying to defeat defending NCAA champion Kansas in the Midwest Regional semifinals.

Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun has acknowledged that he or his staff may have made mistakes in recruiting basketball player Nate Miles.

Karrie Webb has been one of the most prolific winners in LPGA Tour history. Yet she was wondering whether she would ever win again.

Jimmie Johnson didn’t have the car to beat until late in the Goody’s 500 on Sunday, but that he emerged at the right time should have been no surprise.

Before leaving for the world women’s curling championship, Jennifer Jones declared the field one of the deepest in history.Jones discovered the hard way that she was right.