Yankees take Game Two after Phillies fade

Burnett?s New York Yankees defeated the Philedelphia Phillies 3-1 to tie the series at a game apiece. Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui hit solo homers before the Yankees added an insurance run on pinch-hitter Jorge Posada?s RBI single in the seventh, moments after Martinez departed with two runners on base

Raycroft backs Canucks to shootout win

The Canucks got Life Without Luongo off to a positive start Thursday night with a 2-1 shootout victory over the Los Angeles Kings before an announced crowd of 16,838 at Staples Center. Ryan Kesler and Mikael Samuelsson beat Kings? goalie Jonathan Quick in the shootout. Jack Johnson was the only King to beat Vancouver goalie Andrew Raycroft, who was making his first start of the season

Stamkos leads Tampa Bay to win over Senators

Steven Stamkos scored two power-play goals, with singles from fourth-line forward Todd Fedoruk, Ryan Malone, and Alex Tanguay, his first of the season. Lightning goalie Mike Smith, humiliated in Ottawa, played much better this time, but lost his shutout bid when Jarkko Ruutu and Alex Kovalev scored in the third period

Malkin out for 2-3 weeks with shoulder injury

NHL scoring champion Evgeni Malkin will be lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins for two to three weeks because of a strained right shoulder

Rose looks sharp as Bulls beat Spurs

Rose scored 13 points and had seven assists to lead the balanced Chicago Bulls to an impressive 92-85 season-opening victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night

Argos co-owner meeting with Glendale officials over Coyotes lease: source

A source familiar with the Phoenix situation confirmed yesterday that Toronto Argonauts co-owners, Howard Sokolowski and David Cynamon ? a pair that previously had ties to Ice Edge ? are now exploring making an offer for the Phoenix Coyotes

Olympic flame on its way to Canada for 2010 Games

In the same Panathenian Stadium where the modern Olympics were born 103 years ago, the Olympic flame for the Vancouver 2010 Games was transferred to Canadian hands Thursday

Sabres to keep rookie Myers for the season

Sabres rookie Tyler Myers is staying in Buffalo after an impressive nine-game stint. Under NHL rules, Myers' three-year rookie contract will kick in after his 10th game

Pujols says he wants to remain a Cardinal

Calm down, Cardinal fans: Albert Pujols wants to stay in St. Louis. Pujols, who has one year left on his contract plus an option year, raised some eyebrows with his comments during an interview with a Dominican radio station earlier this month

Hobbling Wozniacki beats bloodied Zvonareva to reach semi-finals

Danish teenager Caroline Wozniacki overcame crippling cramp to reach the WTA Championships semi-finals on Thursday defeating Russia?s late call-up Vera Zvonareva

Chiefs suspend Larry Johnson for the week

Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson, who made two gay slurs within a 24-hour period, was given what amounts to a one-game suspension Wednesday night, but Johnson's agent said he would appeal

Casey loses twice at World Match Play Championship

Paul Casey lost twice on Thursday and won't advance in the group stage of the World Match Play Championship. Casey, the highest ranked player in the tournament at No. 4, lost by a hole to Scott Strange of Australia and 3 and 2 to American Ryder Cup player Anthony Kim