Sports

A federal judge in Las Vegas has ordered former NBA star Dennis Rodman to pay a former casino employee US$225,000 for grabbing and humiliating her at work in March 2006.

Doug Armstrong is a patient man.With forward Scottie Upshall suspended for Canada’s next game at the IIHF World Hockey Championship, the team’s general manager might have been tempted to start searching for an immediate replacement.

CALGARY — The battered Calgary Flames limped down the home stretch of the regular season and they hobbled out of the post-season Monday night in much the same way.

Kelowna 5 Vancouver 4KELOWNA, B.C. — It’s been four years since the Kelowna Rockets last hoisted a banner. On Monday night, the Rockets added a new one: Western Conference champions.

Anaheim 4 San Jose 1ANAHEIM, Calif. — Right when the opening puck dropped, Ryan Getzlaf and Joe Thornton dropped gloves. The star centres’ simmering dislike erupted into a brawl dominated by Thornton, who pummelled Getzlaf with at least two flush blows to the face.

Chicago 4 Calgary 1CALGARY — Whooping, hollering and maybe a water fight in the locker room are what you might expect from a young Chicago Blackhawks team who’d won their city’s first NHL playoff series in 13 years.

Red Deer’s Carson Kallis tied for ninth in the 2009 CN Future Links Pacific Golf Championship Sunday.

Mike Keenan appealed to his players’ pride and captain Jarome Iginla called on teammates to prove the Flames have the depth to stave off elimination from the NHL playoffs despite their injuries.

Eric Staal scored two goals less than three minutes apart, Cam Ward made 28 saves in his third career playoff shutout and the Carolina Hurricanes routed the New Jersey Devils 4-0 on Sunday night to force a decisive Game 7.

The Chicago Blackhawks blitzed the Calgary Flames early, rolled to a convincing victory and took control of their Western Conference quarter-final.