Luongo makes 32 saves as Canucks redeem themselves with victory over San Jose

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Roberto Luongo didn't have to worry about getting pulled this time. The Vancouver goaltender made 32 saves as the Canucks edged the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Thursday night. - Read more...

Antropov, Armstrong each score twice to lead Thrashers to 6-3 win over Senators

ATLANTA - The Atlanta Thrashers may have figured out a winning formula at the most important time of the season: get ahead by two goals, squander the lead, then pull it out. Nik Antropov and Colby Armstrong scored two goals apiece for the Thrashers, who gave themselves hope in the playoff race with a second straight victory, 6-3 over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. - Read more...

Leafs continue their late-season surge with a 2-1 shootout win over the Devils

TORONTO - With fewer than a dozen games remaining in what had long since become another lost season, the Toronto Maple Leafs stepped off the ice Thursday night well aware they were not playing for a division title, a playoff berth or anything more lofty than the promise of future employment. "We're playing for each other," forward Phil Kessel said. "We want to win games. This year isn't over. We're going to play it out to the end, try to win as many games as we can." - Read more...

NHL Roundup: Thursday's action on the ice

The Boston Bruins wasted no time avenging their fallen teammate, but once that was done they seemed to have little energy left for a playoff race they are in danger of losing. Marc-Andre Fleury made 17 saves for Pittsburgh's first shutout of the season and the Penguins won 3-0 as the Bruins got little spark from their retaliation against Matt Cooke less than two minutes into the game Thursday night. - Read more...

McKeever, Forest, Woolstencroft win gold in heavy medal haul at Paralympics

WHISTLER, B.C. - It was a heavy medal day for Canada at the Paralympics Thursday with alpine skier Lauren Woolstencroft earning her third gold of the Games with a victory in the downhill while Brian McKeever picked up his second win in cross-country. Viviane Forest added to the total by winning the women's downhill for the visually impaired while Colette Bourgonje won a bronze in the women's five-kilometre sitting cross-country race. - Read more...

Canada's Own the Podium program vindicated by Olympics: Dick Pound

WINNIPEG - Canada's Own The Podium program might have come under fire at points during the Vancouver Olympics. But Canadian IOC member Dick Pound said the program worked and the blueprint should be used for future Games. Own The Podium forced Canada to be more ruthless when it handed out Olympic training funding, he said. - Read more...

Porn actress Joslyn James releases sexually graphic messages she says came from Tiger Woods

LOS ANGELES - A former porn actress released sexually graphic text messages Thursday that she says prove her affair with Tiger Woods and she said she may reveal more potentially embarrassing information about golfer as he prepares to return to competition next month. Joslyn James, whose real name is Veronica Siwik-Daniels, posted more than 100 messages on her website that she says came from Woods and indicate he arranged to have her stay at the same hotel. - Read more...

Canada beats U.S. 5-3 in penalty kicks following scoreless U17 semifinal match

ALAJUELA, Costa Rica - Canada earned a place at the FIFA under-17 women's World Cup after posting a 1-0 semifinal win over the United States on Thursday at the CONCACAF U17 women's soccer championship. Canada outscored the U.S. 5-3 in penalty kicks after the match was tied 0-0 after regulation and extra time. - Read more...

Jennifer Jones and company look for world curling title on home ice

Jennifer Jones is ready to stop being a curling reporter and start throwing rocks again. For a third straight year, Jones and teammates Cathy Overton Clapham, Jill Officer and Dawn Askin are representing Canada at the women's world curling championship, which opens Saturday in Swift Current, Sask. - Read more...

Canadian wheelchair curling team falls 8-7 to Italy at Paralympics

VANCOUVER, B.C. - With top spot in the medal round already assured, Canada's wheelchair curling team dropped an 8-7 decision to Italy on Thursday in the Paralympic tournament. Canada (7-2) will face the winner of Friday's tiebreaker between Italy and Sweden in one semifinal Saturday. The U.S., takes on Korea in the other semi, while the medal games will be played later in the day. - Read more...

Smit's title helps Stanford take lead at NCAA women's swimming championships

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Stanford's Julia Smit set a pool record in the 200-metre individual medley and put the Cardinal on top of the points standings after the first day of the NCAA women's swimming and diving championships. Smit won the title in one minute 53.56 seconds, helping Stanford earn 142.5 points. Cal is second with 122 points, thanks in part to Liv Jensen winning the 50 free. - Read more...

No gold medal hat trick: Canadian sledge hockey team loses Paralympic semifinal

VANCOUVER, B.C. - With the stage seemingly set for a third straight Canada-U.S. gold medal hockey showdown at the Vancouver Winter Games, the host country suddenly fell victim to a miracle on ice. Japan, who had lost 11 straight games to Canada heading into Thursday's Paralympic semifinal, rallied from an early deficit and stunned the Canadians 3-1 to advance to the gold-medal game. - Read more...

UBC guard Josh Whyte named top player in Canadian university men's hoops

OTTAWA - Fourth-year UBC guard Josh Whyte is the Canadian university men's basketball player of the year. The Calgary native was among the Canada West leaders in several categories, finishing fourth in scoring (19.1 points per game), sixth in field-goal percentage (53.8) and assists (4.2) and sixth in steals (2.4). The six-foot-two senior helped lead the Thunderbirds to a 17-1 record. - Read more...

Regional network to broadcast Islanders-Rangers game on 3-D television

NEW YORK - A regional television network will broadcast next week's New York Islanders-New York Rangers game in 3-D, joining a worldwide trend that affects few viewers now but could eventually change the way people watch sports. Wednesday's hockey game on MSG is the first 3-D sports event on TV in the U.S. But hardly any viewers now have the 3-D capable sets that would allow them to see it. - Read more...

Is road big enough for Armstrong's bike and Kornheiser's car? Lance to appear on Tony's show

WASHINGTON - Lance Armstrong says he's going on Tony Kornheiser's radio show to discuss their differences about cycling. The seven-time Tour de France champion tweeted repeatedly Thursday about Kornheiser's comments last week on a sports news station that criticized people who ride bikes on streets, including the tongue-in-cheek line: "They dare you to run them down, and then when you do, they get angry." - Read more...

Mayweather Jr., Mosley hope to set new standard for drug testing in boxing

NEW YORK - Floyd Mayweather Jr. and welterweight champion Shane Mosley will undergo Olympic-style drug testing for their May 1 fight in Las Vegas, which they hope will set a new standard for boxing. Representatives of the two fighters joined Travis Tygart of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on a conference call Thursday to discuss the program, which is more extensive than the testing that currently falls under the jurisdiction of state athletic commissions. - Read more...

Montreal boxer David Lemieux's potential to be tested in outdoor bout

MONTREAL - As a kid in the rough north end of Montreal, David Lemieux was always looking to pick a fight. That tendency got him into trouble more often than not, but as a 10-year-old he met trainer Russ Anber, who helped him harness that aggression. Now, Lemieux is one of the most promising young boxers in Canada. - Read more...