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Mon, 2008-10-06 18:06.

Here are the sports results from Monday: Tampa Bay 5 Chicago White Sox 1 (top 6th) L.A. Angels at Boston, 8:37 p.m. NFL Minnesota at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m. NHL N.Y. Islanders at ...

Young track star Parry to carry Canada's flag at Commonwealth Youth Games

Mon, 2008-10-06 17:38.

TORONTO - Jessica Parry will carry Canada's flag into the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in what the young runner hopes will be a springboard to bigger and better things. P...

New Raptors forward says there's no time for coasting in the pre-season

Mon, 2008-10-06 17:31.

TORONTO - There's a tendency for NBA veterans to coast through the pre-season, saving themselves for when the bright lights turn on and the real season begins. Jermaine O'Neal is one veteran that d...

Former No. 1 NHL draft picks set high standard for Lightning's Stamkos

Mon, 2008-10-06 16:11.

The bar is set high for Steven Stamkos. The last three forwards chosen first overall in the NHL entry draft - Patrick Kane, Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin - were impact players immediately in...

Amelie Mauresmo advances at Kremlin Cup with three-set win over Cornet

Mon, 2008-10-06 16:11.

MOSCOW - Amelie Mauresmo rallied to beat Alize Cornet 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4 Monday in the first round of the Kremlin Cup. The former top-ranked Frenchwoman will play second-seeded Dinara Safina of Russ...

German cyclist Stefan Schumacher tested positive during Tour

Mon, 2008-10-06 16:11.

PARIS - German cyclist Stefan Schumacher tested positive for a banned substance during the Tour de France, his team said Monday. Schumacher, who won both individual time trials at the Tour and held...

FIFA president Sepp Blatter says crisis with Polish FA is resolved

Mon, 2008-10-06 14:08.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Poland's suspended football federation reached a last-minute deal with the government on Monday that will allow it to avoid a suspension by FIFA and retain hosting rights to the 20...

Cyclist Leonardo Piepoli to face hearing after two positive doping tests

Mon, 2008-10-06 14:08.

ROME - Italian cyclist Leonardo Piepoli twice tested positive for a version of EPO during this year's Tour de France, Italian and French officials said Monday. The Italian Olympic Committee said Pi...

Samuel Peter storms offstage ahead of bout with Klitschko

Mon, 2008-10-06 14:08.

BERLIN - Samuel Peter angrily ripped the WBC belt from Vitali Klitschko's hands and stormed off the stage Monday at a news conference to promote their heavyweight title fight. The two fighters - bo...

L'Equipe: Germany's Stefan Schumacher tested positive during Tour

Mon, 2008-10-06 14:08.

PARIS - French sports daily L'Equipe says German cyclist Stefan Schumacher tested positive for a banned substance during the Tour de France. The newspaper said on its website Monday that Schumacher...