Fading Flames face critical game in Washington

As the Washington Capitals move closer to clinching home-ice advantage throughout the post-season, the Calgary Flames are doing all they can to avoid being eliminated from the playoff race. Having lost two straight, the Flames look to keep their fading hopes alive when they try for a rare road win over the Capitals

Jones quartet forced to settle for bronze

Jennifer Jones didn?t walk away from the Ford world women?s curling championship empty-handed

Bold move gives Button the win in Melbourne

Jenson Button feared he had made a 'catastrophic' mistake in changing to slick tires early on a greasy Albert Park circuit but was rewarded instead with his second Australian Grand Prix win and first for McLaren

Loss puts Burnley closer to relegation

Blackburn pushed bitter rivals Burnley closer to relegation from the Premier League as David Dunn?s controversial penalty secured a 1-0 win at Turf Moor on Sunday. Dunn struck from the spot midway through the first half after referee Mike Dean ruled that Martin Olsson had been fouled by Burnley goalkeeper Brian Jensen even though there appeared to be minimal contact

No drama in Armstrong's first race against Contador

Lance Armstrong didn?t put up much of a fight in his first faceoff this year with rival Alberto Contador

Marleau leads Sharks to third straight win

Patrick Marleau had a goal and two assists for the San Jose Sharks, who stretched their winning streak to three games with a 4-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night. Marleau's 42nd goal gave the Sharks a 2-1 lead with 10:31 left in the second. Joe Pavelski scored two minutes later, and Ryan Clowe added an empty-netter to make it 4-2

St-Pierre successfully defends welterweight title

Ultimate Fighting Championship superstar Georges St-Pierre refused to let history repeat itself on Saturday night at UFC 111

Jones loses shot at world curling title

Canada?s Jennifer Jones is in a sudden-death battle for a medal after a 10-4 eight-end loss to Scotland?s Eve Muirhead in the semi-final

West Virginia stuns top-seeded Kentucky

Joe Mazzulla scored a career-high 17 points in his first start of the season to help West Virginia beat No. 1 Kentucky 73-66 in the East Regional final Saturday to advance to its first Final Four since 1959

Devils clinch playoff spot with victory over Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens coach Jacques Martin is fond of saying that goaltending and special teams are the keys to success. That was the case Saturday night at the Bell Centre, but it was the New Jersey Devils who had the edge in both categories

Els takes a one-shot lead at Bay Hill

Ernie Els finished with two tough pars Saturday at Bay Hill, enough to go from a two-shot deficit to a one-shot lead over Ben Curtis going into the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational

Huskies to play Bears in CIS hockey final

The Saint Mary?s Huskies will play for the Canadian Interuniversity Sport men?s hockey title on Sunday. The Huskies advanced easily to the final with a 5-0 pasting of Manitoba on Saturday afternoon, and will have to beat the nation?s top-ranked team on Sunday