MONTREAL--TherewassomuchmoretotheCanadiens6-3winovertheColoradoAvalancheonTuesdaynightthanPatrickRoysreturntoMontreal.ChrisConte.Agamethathadthe21,273intheBellCentreseatsrockingevenbeforethepuckwasdroppedsawNHLtradedeadlineadditionThomasVanekscorehisfirstthreegoalsasaCanadien.ItsawpluggerTravisMoenscoreaspin-aroundgoalworthyofafirst-linestar.AndithadaspectacularperformancefromColoradorookieNathanM...[
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ItalywonitsfourthFedCuptitleSunday,sweepingpastaRussianteamthatwaswithoutanyofitstopplayersbecauseofinjuriesandschedulingconflicts.LinvalJosephJersey.No.7-rankedSaraErranicruisedpastAlisaKleybanovabeforeFlaviaPennettaandKarinKnappwonthedoubles.Erranineededlessthananhourtowin6-1,6-1againsttheNo.183-rankedKleybanova,whohasonlyrecentlyreturnedtothecircuitfollowingtreatmentforHodgkinslymphoma.Pennetta...[
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FRANKFURT-AlategoalbyPierre-EmerickAubameyanggaveBorussiaDortmunda1-0victoryoverEintrachtFrankfurtonTuesdayandaplaceinthesemifinalsoftheGermanCup.JaiquawnJarrettJersey.HenrikhMkhitaryanscornerwasheadedovertothefarpostbySebastianKehlinthe83rdandAubameyangsentapowerfulheaderfromcloserangepastSebastianRodeonthegoal-line,withgoalkeeperKevinTrappstrandedinthefarcorner.Untilthen,Eintrachthadhadtheupperh...[
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HOUSTON–ExpecttheBlueJaysthreemostprominentinjuredplayerstoreturnatdifferenttimes,likelythismonth,withBrettLawrieatthefrontoftheline.CustomizedOriolesJersey.“Itsgoodnewshesplaying,”saidmanagerJohnGibbons.“Hebeattheothertwoguys.Ithoughtitwouldbetheopposite.”LawrieplayedsecondbaseforSingle-ADunedinonFridaynight.Infourplateappearances,hewent1-for-3withasingle,awalk,tworu...[
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BOSTON--AskediftheCanadiensdodgedabulletinGame1againsttheBruins,MontrealcoachMichelTherrienoptedforadifferentviewofhisteams4-3double-overtimewin.StephenTullochJerseyeofbeingbetter.Andwewill(be)."But(goaltender)CareyPricewasoutstanding.Hewastoughtobeat(Thursdaynight)."Despitethewin,TherriensmessagewasthathisteamhastobebetterinGame2ofthesecond-roundplayoffseriesSaturday.BostonoutshotMontre...[
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BIRMINGHAM,England--AstonVillabeatnine-manChelsea1-0inanEnglishPremierLeaguegamethatsawmanagerJoseMourinhosenttothestandsintheclosingstagesonSaturday.GoldenTateIIIJersey.ThatwinsawVillaclaimtheirfirstback-to-backleaguevictoriesinfouryearsastheyclimbedintothetophalfofthetable.VillamanagerPaulLambertsaiditwasthebestwinofhistenuresincehejoinedtheclubin2012."Thatsprobablythebestwinwevehad.Itwasaf...[
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MOSCOW--TheWinterOlympicsinSochipostedaprovisionalsurplusof$261million,RussianorganizerssaidThursday.RodStreaterWomensJersey.Thefigureis$119millionhigherthanapreviousprofitfigurereportedinApril,butisstilldwarfedbythegovernmentsubsidiesgiventotheorganizingcommittee,valuedat$420millioninDecember.TheSochiorganizingcommitteesaiditsprojectedsurplusisarecordforanygames.The1984LosAngelesOlympicsproduceda...[
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TORONTO--TorontoFCgeneralmanagerTimBezbatchenkocallsitarevolutionandtheMLSteamisrollingoutthebigguns.JonBostic.FormerleagueMVPDwayneDeRosariocamebackonboardThursdayandEnglandstrikerJermainDefoeistobeunveiledMonday.ItlooksliketheSpursstarwillbejoinedbyU.S.internationalmidfielderMichaelBradley.WhileTorontoFCofficialstwistedtheirtongueintoknotsThursdaytryingnottosayanythingaboutBradleywhenasked,ASRom...[
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SOCHI,Russia--IOCPresidentThomasBachaccusedworldleadersTuesdayofusingtheSochiOlympicsasapoliticalplatform"onthebacksoftheathletes,"andofsnubbingthegameswithoutevenbeinginvited.StevanRidleyWomensJersey.ThreedaysbeforetheopeningofRussiasfirstWinterGames,Bachusedahard-hittingspeechtocalloutpoliticiansforusingtheOlympicstomakean"ostentatiousgesture"servingtheirownagendas.Withoutnam...[
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Melbourne,Australia(SportsNetwork.Saints#56Jersey.com)-ThewomenwillalsohaveanewchampionattheAustralianOpen.Afterthree-timereigningmenstitlistNovakDjokoviclosthereonTuesday,fifth-seededPoleAgnieszkaRadwanskatookdowntwo-timedefendingchampionVictoriaAzarenka6-1,5-7,6-0onWednesdaytosetupasemifinalmatchwithDominikaCibulkovaofSlovakia."Imsohappyandpleased,especiallythatIbeatoneofthebestplayersinthe...[
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