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Special teams the difference in 3-0 loss

Nolan DeJong would love nothing more than to repeat what former Victoria Grizzlies teammate Wes Myron managed to pull off last season - bring home gold from the World Junior A Hockey Challenge.

PHILADELPHIA 93 TORONTO 83 So much for the Toronto Raptors' first-quarter problems. Andrea Bargnani scored 23 points while DeMar DeRozan added 19, but a horrendous second quarter led to a 93-83 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers Saturday.

Seattle won't have line-backer K.J. Wright or guard James Carpenter in its game against the New York Jets today, both ruled out with concussions.

The Los Angeles Lakers fired coach Mike Brown on Friday after a 1-4 start to his second season in charge. Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak announced the surprising move several hours before they hosted Golden State.

From bursting onto the world stage in the shadow of the Opera House that golden morning in 2000 at Sydney to carrying the flag into the opening ceremony at London this year, triathlete Simon Whitfield of Victoria recorded one of Canada's most heralde

Angela Stanford shot a Stanford shot a GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Angela 5-under 67 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead over Inbee Park after the second round of the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.

Kyle Busch set a track in winning the pole at Phoenix International Raceway, where Brad Keselowski got a jump on Jimmie Johnson in their tight championship race. Busch ran a lap of 138.

Any goodwill built during an extended run of collective bargaining talks between the NHL and NHL Players' Association quickly evaporated Friday.

CALGARY 5 VICTORIA 2 The Victoria Royals continued zero-for-the-road Friday night in Calgary, dropping the sixth consecutive game of what has become a benighted seven-game away swing.