Habs withstand Caps comeback; Moen, Plekanec and Cammalleri score in 3-2 win
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:15:00 CST
WASHINGTON - Travis Moen and Tomas Plekanec scored in a three-minute span early in the second period and Michael Cammalleri added a goal in the third as the Montreal Canadiens withstood a furious comeback to beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Friday night.
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Raptors return home after tough road trip, hang on to down Heat 120-113
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:16:00 CST
TORONTO - Toronto Raptors head coach Jay Triano warned his team about a possible letdown before Friday's return to the Air Canada Centre after a difficult spell on the road.
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FIFA, French federation rule out replay of France-Ireland qualifier
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:40:00 CST
LONDON - There will be no rematch.
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Rochette leads after short program at HomeSense Skate Canada International
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:33:00 CST
KITCHENER, Ont. - Joannie Rochette was the picture of poise Friday, while teammate Patrick Chan showed the rust accumulated over a couple of tumultuous months.
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Former WBA light middleweight champ Alcine takes on tough French opponent Canclaux
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:33:00 CST
MONTREAL - Former WBA light middleweight champion Joachim Alcine of Laval, Que., will face tough French opponent Christophe Canclaux for the minor WBO International title on Dec. 5 at the Montreal Casino, promoter GYM announced Friday.
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Canada's Mellisa Hollingsworth wins World Cup skeleton race in Lake Placid
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:10:00 CST
The home-ice advantage for the U.S. skeleton team vanished for the second straight week in World Cup competition and Canada and Germany took advantage in the snowless Adirondack Mountains.
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Germans Leitner, Resch win gold at World Cup luge event in Calgary
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:49:00 CST
CALGARY - German doubles sliders Patric Leitner and Alexander Resch overcame an average first run with a sizzling second one to win gold Friday at the first World Cup luge event of the season.
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Ochoa has the lead as rain delays ruin second day of season-ending LPGA event
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:56:00 CST
RICHMOND, Texas - Sophie Gustafson moved within two shots of leader Lorena Ochoa at the LPGA Tour Championship on Friday before second-round play was suspended because of bad weather.
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D.A. Points, Matt Bettencourt top windy Pebble Beach Invitational
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:08:00 CST
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - D.A. Points shot a 2-under 70 at Del Monte, and Matt Bettencourt had a 71 in wind and rain at Spyglass Hill to share the second-round lead Friday in the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational.
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Vancouver Olympic officials have no power to include female ski jumpers: court
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:25:00 CST
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Vancouver Olympic organizers have no power to include women's ski jumping in the 2010 Olympics, says British Columbia's highest court.
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Bice beats Montgomery in semi, advances to face Dacey in mixed curling final
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:50:00 CST
BURLINGTON, Ont. - Ontario's Mark Bice hammered British Columbia's Jason Montgomery 12-3 in eight ends Friday and advanced to the final of the Canadian mixed curling championship.
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Laval-Queen's unfamiliar opponents heading into the Mitchell Bowl
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:00 CST
KINGSTON, Ont. - It's been almost a decade since the Queen's Golden Gaels and Laval Rouge-et-Or last played each other. But with a trip to the Vanier Cup game on the line in Saturday's Mitchell Bowl, things should heat up pretty quickly.
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Long way from track, suspended driver Jeremy Mayfield holds large auction
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:31:00 CST
CATAWBA - Jeremy Mayfield sat in the back of his large barn Friday morning about 1,300 kilometres from where NASCAR's season-ending weekend was kicking off. Several hundred people surrounded him, listening intently as a fast-speaking auctioneer sold dozens of items.
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Saint Mary's-Calgary Uteck Bowl pits teacher against former student
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:56:00 CST
HALIFAX, N.S. - Even though the schools are from different parts of the country, there's an awful lot of history between the Saint Mary's Huskies and Calgary Dinos.
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Canada's athletes leaving country unprotected from swine flu
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:59:00 CST
Canada's top female biathlete wanted vaccination for the swine flu before she boarded an airplane this weekend, but Zina Kocher couldn't get it.
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Sacramento Kings owners decide to cease owning city's WNBA franchise
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:58:00 CST
SAN FRANCISCO - The Sacramento Monarchs folded on Friday, a shocking and disappointing development for the WNBA and one of its original eight franchises.
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Lee Westwood takes 2-shot lead halfway through Dubai World Championship
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:48:00 CST
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Lee Westwood shot a 3-under 69 Friday to take a two-stroke lead after the second round of the Dubai World Championship, increasing his chance of winning the European money title.
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SCORECARD:
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:58:00 CST
Here are the sports results from Friday:
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Economic concerns, rising U.S. currency push stock markets, crude oil lower
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:17:00 CST
TORONTO - The Toronto stock market closed slightly lower Friday, pressured by falling energy stocks as demand concerns and a rising U.S. dollar pushed crude prices down.
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Jockeys asked to contribute mount fee to help injured Canadian with expenses
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:53:00 CST
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A fund has been set up to help Canadian jockey Julia Brimo with her expenses during rehabilitation after she suffered serious head and back injuries at a race last month in Kentucky.
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