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Red Deer Stags co-manager Davin Gulbransen usually takes a cautious approach to the opening of the Sunburst Baseball League season.

Middleweights Jason (The Athlete) MacDonald of Red Deer and David (The Crow) Loiseau, two of the most experienced Canadian fighters in the UFC, have been cut by the mixed martial arts organization.

Anaheim 2 Detroit 1ANAHEIM, Calif. — Teemu Selanne scored in the first period, Scott Niedermayer added a goal in the second, and Jonas Hiller made 18 saves in the third for the Anaheim Ducks, who held on for a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night and grabbed a 2-1 lead in Western Conference semifinal series.

Canucks 3 Blackhawks 1CHICAGO — Roberto Luongo made an early lead stand up and the Vancouver Canucks regained home-ice advantage by beating the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 Tuesday night.

Markus Naslund wrapped up a 15-year NHL career when he retired Monday after just one season with the New York Rangers.

Dwight Howard returned from his one-game suspension to get 16 points and 22 rebounds Monday night and help the Orlando Magic hold off the late-charging Boston Celtics 95-90 in the opener of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

LeBron James is the NBA’s Chosen One. Unstoppable at both ends of the floor this season, the Cleveland Cavaliers star was named MVP on Monday.

Welcome back!It has been only a couple of weeks that the cold and snow has left us and the golf courses have finally opened up.

The Alberta Professional Golf Association championship for assistant and head pros in the province will highlight the tournament schedule for Central Alberta this year.

Army golfers — you know . . . left, right, left, right — can became straight shooters, or at least straighter shooters, with the new TaylorMade R9 and the Nike Dynamo STR8-FIT drivers.