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May 09, 2008 - 1:48 pm

Here are the sports results from Friday:

NHL

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

Hockey

Finland 2 Latvia 1

Russia 4 Belarus 3

NBA

L.A. Lakers at Utah, 9 p.m.

American League baseball

Toronto at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at ...

Massa leads Ferrari sweep of practice, Kovalainen recovers from crash

May 09, 2008 - 1:34 pm

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Nothing seems to slow down Felipe Massa in Turkey.

Two-time defending champion Massa led Ferrari's sweep of practice sessions for the Turkish Grand Prix on Friday as drivers struggled with technical problems in the deteriorating weather.

"I feel very comfortable on ...

Daniel Briere hopes third time in conference finals the charm

May 09, 2008 - 1:20 pm

PITTSBURGH - Daniel Briere is making May hockey a habit. But what he'd really like is to finally play a series in June.

The Philadelphia Flyers centre is playing in the NHL's Eastern Conference final for a third straight season. This time, he's looking for a different ending after being on ...

Rookie driver Alex Lloyd crashes during practice for Indy 500

May 09, 2008 - 1:17 pm

INDIANAPOLIS - Rookie driver Alex Lloyd was hospitalized Friday, complaining of neck pain, after hitting the wall hard during practice for the Indianapolis 500.

Lloyd, the champion last season in the IRL's developmental Indy Lights Series, completed a lap at more than 223 m.p.h. and lost ...

Italian dominance to be tested in Giro d'Italia beginning Saturday

May 09, 2008 - 1:11 pm

MILAN, Italy - The recent domination of the Giro d'Italia by cyclists from the host nation could be about to change as an especially strong field gets set to begin the 2008 edition Saturday.

Non-Italians at the starting line in Palermo with hopes of arriving first in Milan after the ...

Morgan and Levesque book tickets for Beijing after medal wins at qualifier

May 09, 2008 - 11:43 am

MIAMI - Keith Morgan and Marylise Levesque are going to the Olympic Games in Beijing after winning medals at the Pan American judo championships.

Morgan, of Calgary, booked his ticket simply by participating in the Olympic qualifying event. He still took gold in the men's 100-kilo division ...

Federer loses his sixth match of year, falling to Stepanek at Rome Masters

May 09, 2008 - 11:14 am

ROME - Roger Federer lost his sixth match of the year Friday, falling to 27th-ranked Radek Stepanek 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) in the Rome Masters quarter-finals.

The top-ranked Federer lost only nine matches in all of 2007. He piled up a string of defeats at the beginning of this year when he was ...

Dinara Safina ends Serena Williams' win streak at German Open

May 09, 2008 - 9:15 am

BERLIN - Dinara Safina ended Serena Williams's 17-match winning streak with a 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5) victory on Friday to reach the German Open semifinals.

The 17th-ranked Russian kept pressuring Williams' backhand, the same tactic that worked a day earlier in an upset of top-ranked Justine ...

Britain includes Queen's granddaughter on Olympic equestrian team

May 09, 2008 - 8:25 am

LONDON - Zara Phillips, a granddaughter Queen Elizabeth, will compete for Britain in equestrian at the Beijing Olympics.

The 26-year-old Phillips was among five riders named to the equestrian eventing team Friday by the British Olympic Association.

Phillips won the individual gold on ...

Parker, Ginobili both score 31 in Spurs' Game 3 win over Hornets

May 09, 2008 - 11:59 pm

SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Spurs' Big Three congregated around the scorer's table during a timeout in the fourth quarter, not long before they put the game away for good.

Tim Duncan patted Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. They all laughed. The NBA's defending champions were not going into ...

Baseball roundup: Thursday's action on the diamonds

May 09, 2008 - 11:54 pm

Brandon Webb's bank account is growing with every win.

Webb became the first pitcher in three years to win his first eight starts, pitching his 13th career complete game to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 on Thursday. The 2006 NL Cy Young Award winner ...

Wie struggles to 75 in 1st round on LPGA Tour since February

May 09, 2008 - 10:47 pm

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The booming drives were there, but more often than not, Michelle Wie didn't know where they were going in her first round on the LPGA Tour since February.

The best scores, as usual, belonged to just about everyone else - a course record-tying 63 by Scotland's Mhairi ...

Blue Jays rally in ninth goes for naught as Rays win it 8-3 in 13

May 09, 2008 - 10:32 pm

TORONTO - They're sick of talking about it and really, what more is there left to say about an enigmatic offence that can't even bring home the winning run from third base with nobody out?

An out-of-nowhere three-run rally in the ninth gave the Toronto Blue Jays a chance to pull out a game ...

Red Wings dominant in defeating Dallas 4-1 in NHL Western final opener

May 08, 2008 - 9:50 pm

DETROIT - The memory of their demise in the NHL's Western Conference final a year ago continues to spur the Detroit Red Wings on to greater things this spring.

"We've got a group that wants to win bad and we're determined," says coach Mike Babcock. "We've been here before and never got the ...

Pierce, Allen lead Celtics to Game 2 victory over Cavaliers

May 08, 2008 - 9:49 pm

BOSTON - Paul Pierce and Ray Allen found their shooting touch. LeBron James can only hope he left his in Cleveland.

Pierce scored 19 points, Kevin Garnett added 13 with 12 rebounds, and Allen broke out of a seven-quarter scoring drought with 16 points to help the Boston Celtics beat the ...

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