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Jon (Bones) Jones takes on The Truth in first of four UFC cards in 20 days
The UFC kicks off one of its busiest stretches in recent memory this weekend with the first of four cards crammed into 20 days. Sunday night's main event at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colo.,...
Sihota has 25 points to lead Dinos to 82-74 upset win over Capers
OTTAWA - Fifth-year forward Robbie Sihota had 25 points and 11 rebounds as the seventh-seeded Calgary Dinos upset the No. 2 Cape Breton Capers 82-74 at the Canadian university men's basketball tournam...
USADA: Cyclist David Clinger suspended two years for doping violation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says arbitrators have decided cyclist David Clinger should be suspended for two years after a positive doping test. USADA says Thursday a urine...
Smith brushes off report he's heading back to the SEC to take Auburn job
MILWAUKEE - Tubby Smith says a report he is close to taking over at Auburn is "just talk," and he's looking forward to returning to Minnesota. Citing unidentified sources, CBSSports.com reported Fr...
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Here are the sports results from Friday: NHL Minnesota at Columbus, 7 p.m. San Jose at Calgary, 9 p.m. Detroit at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Anaheim, 10 p.m. NBA Ok...
Olympic bronze medallist Joannie Rochette considering future competitions
NEW YORK - Joannie Rochette never needed figure skating more than at the Vancouver Olympics. It gave her a comfort zone as she competed days after her mother died of a heart attack, winning a bronz...
Evgeni Plushenko withdraws from world championships in Turin on doctors advice
MOSCOW - Olympic silver medallist Evgeni Plushenko will skip the world figure skating championships in Italy after experiencing pain while landing a quadruple jump. Plushenko's agent Ari Zakarian c...
March Madness upset: 12th-seeded Cornell dominates No. 5 Temple 78-65
JACKONVILLE, Fla. - Louis Dale scored 21 points, Ryan Wittman added 20 and No. 12 seed Cornell beat fifth-seeded Temple 78-65 Friday in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. Jeff Foote chipped ...
No. 2 seed West Virginia overcomes 0-for-11 start to beat Morgan State 77-50
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Kevin Jones scored 17 points and second-seeded West Virginia overcame an early scare to open the NCAA tournament with a 77-50 win over Morgan State on Friday. Devin Ebanks added 16 ...
Carl Edwards defends character as questions raised on crash with Brad Keselowski
BRISTOL, Tenn. - Carl Edwards vigorously defended himself Friday against criticism of his character, dismissing accusations that he's a phoney who suffers from anger management issues. "That's all ...
South Korea dominates opening day of short track speedskating event
SOFIA, Bulgaria - South Korea dominated the first day of the short track speedskating world championships. Yoon-Gy Kwak posted a time of two minutes 24.316 seconds to win the men's 1,500-metre titl...
Virtue and Moir to decide competitive future after world championships
Patrick Chan sees the world figure skating championships as only the beginning of what he hopes is a long and illustrious career, while for Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, the worlds might mark the compe...
Imperial Commander wins Cheltenham Gold Cup after Kauto Star falls
Imperial Commander won the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday, beating 2008 winner Denman after three-time champion Kauto Star fell with four fences to go. Ridden by Paddy Brennan, Imperial Commander pu...
Camacho's fight against Allan Vester cancelled because of Dane's back injury
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - A fight between former champion Hector Camacho and Allan Vester has been cancelled because the Dane injured his back in training. The fight had been scheduled for March 26 in ...
Wladimir Klitschko says he's in form of his life for Chambers fight
DUESSELDORF, Germany - IBF and WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko says he is in the best shape of his life going into his defence against American challenger Eddie Chambers. The 33-year-ol...
Another Russian official resigns after poor performance at Vancouver Games
MOSCOW - A second Russian sports official has resigned in the wake of the country's dismal performance the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The ITAR-Tass news agency reported Friday deputy sports mini...
Tom Boonen hoping to use experience to win Milan-San Remo, as Lance Armstrong sits out race
MILAN, Italy - Favourite Tom Boonen has said that the time is right for him to win the Milan-San Remo race on Saturday. The 29-year-old Belgian will be riding in his eighth edition of the race and ...
Lance Armstrong pulls out of Milan-San Remo because of acute gastroenteritis
MILAN, Italy - Lance Armstrong has pulled out of Saturday's Milan-San Remo race, citing acute gastroenteritis. Team RadioShack said the seven-time Tour de France champion would be replaced by Fumiy...
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. Luong...
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 mad...
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...
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 d...
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 a...
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 ...
Toronto Maple Leafs beat New Jersey Devils, 2-1, in shootout
TORONTO - Forward Phil Kessel bristled when someone suggested the final few games of the Toronto Maple Leafs' lost season lacked meaning. "They mean stuff - they mean stuff to us," he said Thursday...
Antropov, Armstrong each score twice to lead Thrashers past Senators 6-3
ATLANTA - Nik Antropov and Colby Armstrong scored two goals apiece for the Atlanta Thrashers, who gave themselves hope in the playoff race with a second straight victory, 6-3 over the Ottawa Senators ...
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 fourt...
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 Kor...
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 informati...
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...
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