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Pavol Demitra scores overtime winner as Canucks edge Flames 5-4

CALGARY - Thanks to a potent offence, the new-look Vancouver Canucks are off to a perfect 2-0 start. Pavol Demitra's goal 3:54 into overtime Saturday night gave Vancouver a 5-4 win over Calgary, sp...

Saturday's action on the ice

It didn't take long for the Montreal Canadiens to put the Toronto Maple Leafs in their place. Alex Tanguay had a goal and three assists Saturday to help his team hammer the Leafs 6-1 and register t...

Tampa Bay Rays beat Boston Red Sox 9-8 in 11 innings to even up ALCS

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - B.J. Upton and the Tampa Bay Rays won a game of home run derby with a shallow fly ball. Pinch-runner Fernando Perez dashed home on Upton's sacrifice fly in the 11th inning an...

SCORECARD:

Here are the sports results from Saturday. Baseball Tampa Bay 9 Boston 8 (11 innings) NHL Vancouver 5 Calgary 4 (OT) Montreal 6 Toronto 1 Detroit 3 Ottawa 2 N.Y. Islanders...

Jeff Burton wins at Lowe's to move up in Chase standings

CONCORD, N.C. - One by one the title contenders dropped out Saturday night, giving Jimmie Johnson a clear shot at widening his lead in the Chase for the championship. Not so fast, thought Jeff Burt...

No. 5 Texas Longhorns upset No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners 45-35

DALLAS - Mack Brown can finally say he's done something in the Texas-Oklahoma game that Bob Stoops hasn't - pulled off an upset. And it's a big one. Brown's Longhorns grabbed some second-half momen...

Chad Dawson beats Antonio Tarver to take IBF, IBO titles

LAS VEGAS - Chad Dawson finally has a victory over a notable opponent. Dawson entered his IBF-IBO light heavyweight title fight Saturday night at the Pearl inside the Palms with questions that his ...

Australian Craig Alexander comes from behind to win Ironman Championship

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii - Australia's Craig Alexander rallied Saturday to win the Ironman World Championship. The 35-year-old triathlete from Sydney completed the 140.6-mile endurance test in eight hou...

Alex Tanguay gets four points as Montreal hammers the Leafs 6-1

TORONTO - Alex Tanguay figures he's quieted the critics for a little while. The Montreal Canadiens newcomer had a goal and three assists Saturday to help his team hammer the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-1...

Kenny Cooper's late goal gives FC Dallas 2-2 draw with Toronto FC

FRISCO, Texas - Kenny Cooper scored two goals, including the equalizer in stoppage time, to give FC Dallas a 2-2 tie with Toronto FC on Saturday night. After Toronto's Marvell Wynne put Toronto ahe...