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Knights thump Blades 6-1 in Memorial Cup tiebreaker game to advance to semifinal
SASKATOON – Bo Horvat scored on a short-handed penalty shot in the first period and Jake Patterson made 32 saves Thursday as the London Knights defeated the host Saskatoon Blades 6-1 in the tiebreaker game at the MasterCard Memorial Cup. London will now take on the Portland Winterhawks in Friday’s semifinal, while Saskatoon’s up-and-down season
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Red Wings beat Blackhawks 2-0, take 3-1 series lead with 3rd straight victory
DETROIT – Jakub Kindl scored on a power play in the second period, Daniel Cleary had an empty-net goal and Jimmy Howard made 27 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings hold on for a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night, putting the NHL’s best team during the regular season on the
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Thursday’s Scoreboard
Thursday’s Games NHL Playoffs Eastern Conference semifinal New York Rangers 4 Boston 3 (OT) (Boston leads series 3-1) Western Conference semifinal Detroit 2 Chicago 0 (Detroit leads series 3-1) San Jose at Los Angeles (Series tied 2-2) – Memorial Cup at Saskatoon Tiebreaker Saskatoon vs London – Baseball American League Toronto 12 Baltimore 6 Cleveland
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Kreider’s OT goal keeps Rangers alive with 4-3 win over Bruins
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Chris Kreider steered in a pass from Rick Nash 7:03 into overtime, and the New York Rangers stayed alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. New York, which erased 2-0 and 3-2 deficits in the critical Game 4 matchup in the
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Encarnacion hits grand slam, Arencibia homers as Blue Jays beat Orioles 12-6
TORONTO – Edwin Encarnacion hit Toronto’s first grand slam of the season and J.P. Arencibia added a two-run homer as the Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 12-6 on Thursday. Encarnacion’s slam into the left-field foul net off Pedro Strop followed three straight walks by Baltimore’s bullpen in the sixth inning. He was matched by
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Dallas among possible destinations for former Canucks coach Alain Vigneault
VANCOUVER – Former Vancouver Canucks coach Alain Vigneault appears to have some interesting opportunities as he pursues a new job. Given his experience and success with the Canucks, Vigneault should get some consideration for the vacant Dallas Stars job. Dallas has a strong core of young, emerging talent, but missed the playoffs the past two
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Fuzzy Zoeller says his ‘fried chicken’ comment to Tiger during ’97 Masters was joke gone awry
INDIANAPOLIS – Fuzzy Zoeller says he’s “paid his dues” after his infamous remarks about Tiger Woods ordering fried chicken for the Masters champions dinner, and believes similar comments made by Sergio Garcia will eventually blow over. Garcia has apologized to Woods after saying at a recent awards dinner in London that he would serve fried
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Desperate Ottawa Senators try to keep season alive against Penguins
OTTAWA – Daniel Alfredsson has no doubt that he and the Ottawa Senators will bring their best game to Pittsburgh and doesn’t care if anyone thinks otherwise. Down 3-1 to the Penguins, the Senators face the prospect of elimination when their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal resume Friday night. While he would have preferred to talk
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Impact look forward to Nesta’s return ahead of busy week of MLS action
MONTREAL – Having Alessandro Nesta back on the field this week was a welcome sight for the Montreal Impact. The former Italian international defender has battled a nagging adductor injury since the third game of the Major League Soccer season, but looks ready to play again. “He was in good spirits because he was back
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Blades defenceman Dalton Thrower booted from Memorial Cup for head hit
SASKATOON – Saskatoon Blades defenceman Dalton Thrower has played his last game at the MasterCard Memorial Cup. The Canadian Hockey League has suspended Thrower for the rest of the tournament for his check to the head on Portland Winterhawks forward Taylor Leier. Thrower hit Leier as he cut into the Blades’ zone in the first
