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Mauresmo ousts top-seeded Ivanovic in Brisbane International

BRISBANE, Australia - Former No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo upset top-seeded Ana Ivanovic in the Brisbane International quarterfinals Thursday, her first victory over a top 10 player in two years. Mauresmo,...

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Here are the sports results from Wednesday: NHL Vancouver 4 Edmonton 2 Montreal 6 N.Y. Rangers 3 Hockey Canada 13 Czech Republic 0 Switzerland 4 Finland 3 U.S. 9 Sweden 2 R...

Vancouver defeats Edmonton 4-2 in Mats Sundin Canuck debut game

EDMONTON - Mats Sundin was ready, but rusty, in his Vancouver Canucks debut - but in the end it didn't matter. Sundin's new teammate Steve Bernier and his linemates stole the show as the Canucks do...

NBA roundup: Wednesday's action on the boards

The Cleveland Cavaliers easily improved their home record to 18-0 with a win over lowly Charlotte on Wednesday. Going 19-0 is going to be a lot tougher. LeBron James scored 21 points before grabbin...

Lang's second career hat trick leads Canadiens past Rangers 6-3

NEW YORK - Robert Lang started the third period with two shots and no points. He finished it with his second NHL hat trick in the most balanced of ways. The veteran of 15 seasons scored three of Mo...

Bargnani, Bosh lead undermanned Raptors to road win over Wizards

WASHINGTON - Andrea Bargnani offered a simple secret for his success against the Washington Wizards, an explanation that applied to his Toronto teammates, too. "I never shot with a defender on me,"...

Giniel De Villiers wins Dakar Rally's 5th stage, marred by another death

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A French motorcyclist who became the latest fatality in the Dakar Rally died of a pulmonary edema, an autopsy revealed on Wednesday. The body of Pascal Terry, missing sinc...

Dallas Cowboys release troubled cornerback Adam (Pacman) Jones

IRVING, Texas - Troubled cornerback Adam (Pacman) Jones must look elsewhere in the NFL for another chance. The Dallas Cowboys are done with him. Jones was released Wednesday by the Cowboys followin...

Senators forward Ruutu suspended two games for biting Peters

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Turns out the NHL has a bigger bite than Ottawa's Jarkko Ruutu. And that was fine with Andrew Peters on Wednesday evening after the Buffalo Sabres enforcer learned the league had su...

Nadal, Federer and Murray reach quarter-finals of Qatar Open

DOHA, Qatar - Top-ranked Rafael Nadal and No. 2 Roger Federer won in straight sets to advanced to the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open on Wednesday. Nadal beat Karol Beck of Slovakia 6-1, 6-2, and ...