Defending Brier champion Kevin Martin leads a trio of Edmonton-based men’s teams that have earned a direct berth into the Canadian Olympic curling trials.
The Canadian Curling Association named four men’s and four women’s teams Wednesday that have earned automatic spots in the Olympic trials, which will take place Dec. 6-13 in Edmonton.
Meghan Louis of the Red Deer Exelta Gymnastics Club earned a berth on Team Alberta for the third year in a row to compete in the Canadian artistic gymnastic championships.
Derrick Rose, who led his hometown Bulls to the playoffs and restored hope to a franchise in disarray, is the NBA’s rookie of the year. The announcement was made Wednesday.
Calgary 6 Chicago 4
CALGARY — Flames head coach Mike Keenan had said Olli Jokinen must develop an understanding of what playoff hockey means.
Rangers 2 Capitals 1
NEW YORK — Henrik Lundqvist had his teammates digging deep to describe his performance that put the New York Rangers on the verge of advancing in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the third straight year.
Bruins 4 Canadiens 1
MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens 100th anniversary season ended in boos and disappointment.
NEW YORK — Anaheim Ducks forward Bobby Ryan, Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason and Chicago Blackhawks forward Kris Versteeg are the finalists for the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s rookie of the year, the league announced Wednesday.
MONTREAL — The Bell Centre crowd remained almost silent for the U.S. national anthem prior to Game 4 of the Montreal Canadiens playoff series after booing the anthem in the previous game.
No matter how many shots they take, how many hits they throw, how many chances they get against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Philadelphia Flyers must find themselves wondering if they’re replaying last season’s playoff series all over again.
The Red Deer Titans men’s and women’s teams are training at Titans Rugby Park, with the next session set for 7 p.m. Thursday.
The Detroit Pistons couldn’t contain LeBron James again. And this time, they didn’t stop his teammates until it was too late.
RDC volleyball Kings head coach Aaron Schulha has been named as one of the assistant coaches with Team Canada for the 2009 World Universiade (FISU) Games, which is slated for July 2-12 in Belgrade, Serbia.
The Canadian men’s under-17 soccer team scored drew 1-1 against Honduras on Tuesday at the CONCACAF U-17 soccer championship.
Sharks 4 Ducks 3
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Patrick Marleau scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 9:27 left, and the San Jose Sharks evaded a daunting playoff deficit with a 4-3 victory over Anaheim in Game 3 on Tuesday night, trimming the Ducks’ series lead to 2-1.
Canucks 3 Blues 2 (OT)
ST. LOUIS — As overtime wound down Tuesday night, the Vancouver Canucks finally rewarded their star goalie’s heroic efforts.
Alex Burrows scored his second goal of the game 19:41 into overtime and Roberto Luongo finished with 47 saves to help the Canucks complete a first-round sweep of the St. Louis Blues with a 3-2 victory Tuesday night.
Hurricanes 4 Devils 3
RALEIGH, N.C. — Jussi Jokinen deflected in Dennis Seidenberg’s slap shot with 0.2 seconds remaining and the Carolina Hurricanes evened their series with New Jersey at two games apiece by beating the Devils 4-3 Tuesday night.
Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 1
PHILADELPHIA — Sidney Crosby and the Penguins can finish off the Flyers back on home ice.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Henrik Zetterberg scored two goals and the Detroit Red Wings dominated from start to finish Tuesday night to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 and grab a 3-0 lead in their first-round series.
Ray Allen landed the final blow in a memorable duel with Ben Gordon on Monday night, shooting the Boston Celtics back into their first-round series.
Like his first year in Cleveland, LeBron James’ second NBA season ended without a trip to the playoffs
