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McGill extends streak with win over Montreal at CIS women's hky championship

ANTIGONISH, N.S. - Rebecca Martindale scored 3:17 into overtime for McGill as the Martlets opened up the Canadian women's university hockey championship with a 2-1 over the Montreal Carabins. With ...

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Here are the sports results from Thursday: NHL Toronto 4 Tampa Bay 3 (OT) Montreal 5 Edmonton 4 (Shootout) Boston 5 Philadelphia 1 Carolina 4 Pittsburgh 3 (OT) Columbus 2 Atlanta...

Effah sprints to gold in men's 60 metres at CIS track championships

WINDSOR, Ont. - University of Calgary sprinter Sam Effah won the gold medal in the men's 60-metre sprint as the Canadian university track and field championships kicked off Thursday. Effah won his ...

The kids star and Kessel seals deal as Maple Leafs beat Lightning 4-3 in OT

TORONTO - The youth movement has injected some new life into the long moribund Toronto Maple Leafs, and the way the kids have played of late offers up some tantalizing visions of better times ahead. ...

Andrei Kostitsyn goal gives Habs 5-4 win over Oilers in shootout

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens survived a scare from the NHL's worst team on Thursday night. The Canadiens needed a huge save from Jaroslav Halak on Shawn Horcoff in overtime and Andrei Kostitsy...

Competitors in 1,770-km sled dog race fuel up on fancy meals, junk food

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Mushers in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race take care of their dogs first when they stop to rest, massaging sore paws and serving up stews of hearty grub for their teams. Then i...

Canadian star Jeremy Wotherspoon to miss World Cup final after surgery on groin

Jeremy Wotherspoon's season is over, and perhaps his career is too, after the Canadian speedskating star underwent surgery for an infection in his groin. Brian Rahill, Speed Skating Canada's high p...

Canadian hurdler Perdita Felicien has a new coach and new home

Perdita Felicien had already had to cope with losing her longtime coach. She'd had to move from her home in quaint Champaign, Ill., to Atlanta, putting her house up for sale in one of the darkest U...

Four-time champion Pakistan finishes last after 3-2 loss to Canada at World Cup

NEW DELHI - Canada defeated Pakistan 3-2 in overtime Thursday, consigning the four-time champion to its lowest ever finish at the men's field hockey World Cup. Scott Tupper's golden goal in the 13t...

Montcalm, Effah, Cotten, Greenaway win CIS top track and field honours

WINDSOR, Ont. - Noelle Montcalm of the Windsor Lancers and Sam Effah of the Calgary Dinos have captured the CIS track athlete-of-the-year honours. Western Ontario's Jen Cotten and Ottawa's Christop...