SCOREBOARD Local Sports Today
● Junior tennis: Alberta U12, U16 boys’ and girls’ indoor championships, 9 a.m., Red Deer Tennis Club. ● Skiing: Red Deer Ski Club, Provincial Racers U12, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Canyon Ski Resort. ● Cheerleading: Fifth annual Prairie Academy competition, first of six competitions at 9 a.m., final at 6:45 p.m., Lindsay Thurber. ● Senior high basketball: Hunting Hills tournament. ● College volleyball: Alberta Colleges men’s championship at RDC; games at 1, 3, 6 and 8 p.m. ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Blazers at Red Deer Aero Equipment, 11:30 a.m., Arena. ● Major bantam hockey: Rocky Mountain at Red Deer White, second game of best-of-three divisional semifinal, 2 p.m., Arena. ● WHL: Swift Current at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Three Hills at Red Deer, third game of best-ofthree North Division survivor series, if necessary, 8 p.m., Arena.
Sunday
● Skiing: Red Deer Ski Club, Provincial Racers U12, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Canyon Ski Resort. ● Junior tennis: Alberta U12, U16 boys’ and girls’ indoor championships, 9 a.m., Red Deer Tennis Club. ● College volleyball: Alberta Colleges men’s championship at RDC; games at 11 a.m. and 1 (bronze-medal) and 3:30 p.m.(gold-medal). ● Senior AAA hockey: Stony Plain at Bentley, fifth game of best-of-seven provincial semifinal, if neccesary, 2 p.m. ● Men’s basketball: Grandview Allstars vs. Orangemen, Dream Team vs. Rusty Chuckers, Triple Threat vs. The Secret Runs, 4:15 p.m.; Monstars vs. Carster, Wells Furniture vs. Woodys RV, Triple A Batteries vs. Alken Basin Drillers, 5:30 p.m.; all games at Lindsay Thurber. ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Red Deer Aero Equipment at Red Deer Northstar, 5:30 p.m., Arena.
Transactions BASEBALL COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE — Suspended free agent 1B Rhyne Hughes 100 games, effective when he signs with a major league organization, after testing positive for a banned substance in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with LHP Justin Marks, RHPs Louis Coleman and Kelvin Herrera, INFs Cheslor Cuthbert, Mike Moustakas and Danny Valencia and OF Lane Adams on one-year contracts. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Claimed RHP Liam Hendriks off waivers from Baltimore. Designated INF Brent Morel for assignment. American Association FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Signed INF Brandon Newton. Can-Am League TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Signed OF Steve Brown and INF Felix Brown. Frontier League EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Signed OF John Schultz to a contract extension. LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS — Signed LHP Todd Kibby and RHP Trevor Longfellow. WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS — Traded RHP Michael Click to Lincoln (AA) for a player to be named. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association ATLANTA HAWKS — Waiverd F Antawn Jamison. Recalled F Jared Cunningham from Bakersfield of the NBA Development League. HOUSTON ROCKETS — Recalled G Isaiah Canaan from Rio Grande Valley (NBADL). Signed G Troy Daniels from Rio Grande Valley. ORLANDO MAGIC — Agreed on buyout terms with F Glen Davis. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Waived F Earl Clark. FOOTBALL Canadian Football League B.C. LIONS — Released WR Paris Jackson. HOCKEY National Hockey League MINNESOTA WILD — Reassigned D Jonathon Blum and F Jake Dowell to Iowa (AHL). PHOENIX COYOTES — Assigned D David Rundblad to Portland (AHL) for conditioning. WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Reassigned Cs Michael Latta, Ryan Stoa and Casey Wellman to Hershey (AHL). American Hockey League MANCHESTER MONARCHS — Released RW A.J. Gale from his professional tryout agreement. SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Recalled G Rob Madore from Cincinnati (ECHL). ECHL CINCINNATI CYCLONES — Signed G Tony Tabisz. WHEELING NAILERS — Released F Alexandre Carrier. Southern Professional Hockey League PEORIA RIVERMEN — Sent F Aaron McGill to Louisiana to complete an earlier trade. SOCCER Major League Soccer COLUMBUS CREW — Signed D Giancarlo Gonzalez. FC DALLAS — Acquired F David Texeira from FC Groningen (Netherlands). National Women’s Soccer League SKY BLUE FC — Named Jay Cooney goalkeeper coach. COLLEGE PRESBYTERIAN — Named Elias Valentin II women’s assistant volleyball coach. SAN JOSE STATE — Named Greg Robinson defensive co-ordinator/linebackers coach and Keith Carter offensive line coach/running game co-ordinator. Announced offensive co-ordinator/quarterbacks coach Jimmie Dougherty adds the responsibilities of assistant head coach; cornerbacks coach Donte Williams will be the defensive backs coach; and graduate assistant Eric Thomason adds the duties of tight ends coach. Shifted tight ends coach Terry Malley to wide receivers coach and safeties coach Joe Staab to outside linebackers coach. WEST VIRGINIA — Named Tom Bradley assistant football coach.
Four-medal burst moves Canada into Top 3 SOCHI, Russia — A fourmedal day vaulted Canada into third in the overall medal standings at the Winter Olympics on Friday. Two gold, a silver and bronze boosted Canada’s total to 24, with another medal assured with the men’s hockey team beating the U.S. 1-0 in the semifinal. The U.S. remained in front with 27, one more than host Russia. Canada moved past Norway and the Netherlands, who both have 22. The host team finished third overall with 26 medals in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C. in 2010. The Canadian team has nine gold, 10 silver and five bronze with two days of competition remaining.
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SATURDAY, FEB. 22, 2014
Hockey WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Regina 61 33 22 3 3 210 210 Swift Current 61 29 24 2 6 199 193 Brandon 62 28 26 6 2 223 229 Prince Albert 61 29 28 2 2 198 216 Moose Jaw 60 15 36 3 6 155 237 Saskatoon 61 16 40 2 3 177 256
Pt 72 66 64 62 39 37
CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Edmonton 59 43 14 1 1 250 142 Calgary 62 41 15 3 3 249 176 Medicine Hat 61 37 21 3 0 218 164 Kootenay 61 35 22 2 2 204 174 Red Deer 62 29 29 1 3 182 200 Lethbridge 62 12 45 2 3 147 300
Pt 88 88 77 74 62 29
WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Kelowna 60 48 8 0 4 259 153 100 Victoria 63 42 17 1 3 207 158 88 Vancouver 63 29 24 7 3 211 216 68 Prince George 64 25 31 3 5 216 268 58 Kamloops 61 12 44 2 3 153 257 29
Portland Seattle Spokane Everett Tri-City
GP 61 60 61 59 61
U.S. DIVISION W L OTLSOL 44 12 2 3 37 18 2 3 34 21 3 3 28 23 7 1 27 28 3 3
GF GA 291 186 205 203 204 182 171 180 156 185
Pt 93 79 74 64 60
d-division leader; x-clinched playoff berth. Note: Division leaders ranked in top three positions per conference regardless of points; a team winning in overtime or shootout is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns
Goal — Vancouver: Rathjen (L, 13-7-4); Red Deer: Bartosak (W, 27-24-1). Power plays (goal-chances)Vancouver: 1-2; Red Deer: 1-4. Referees — Tyler Adair, Kevin Webinger. Linesmen — Reid Anderson, Chad Huseby. Attendance — 4,556 at Red Deer. Raiders 6, Americans 4 First Period 1. Prince Albert, Valcourt 22 (Draisaitl, Craig) 12:46. Penalties — Stewart P.A. (fighting) 2:48, Stewart P.A. (10-minute misconduct) 2:48, Gelinas TC (fighting) 2:48, Gelinas TC (10-minute misconduct) 2:48, Williams TC (kneeing) 8:04, Perreaux P.A. (boarding) 19:00, Topping TC (hooking) 19:13. Second Period 2. Prince Albert, Quinney 7 (Zaharichuk, Gennaro) 8:59. 3. Tri-City, Topping 6 (Comrie) 9:29. 4. Tri-City, Southam 4 (Gutierrez, Hamonic) 14:06. 5. Prince Albert, Draisaitl 27 (Conroy, Morrissey) 18:06 (pp). Penalties — Williams TC (interference) 0:58, Craig P.A. (hooking) 12:02, Topping TC (tripping) 17:47. Third Period 6. Prince Albert, Danyluk 6 (unassisted) 3:46 (shorthanded-SH). 7. Tri-City, Bowles 7 (Williams, Topping) 10:14 (pp). 8. Prince Albert, Perreaux 15 (Danyluk, Braid) 11:52. 9. Tri-City, Topping 7 (Bowles) 15:46. 10. Prince Albert, Draisaitl 28 (Morrissey) 19:58 (-EN). Penalties — Draisaitl P.A. (tripping) 2:28, Craig P.A. (hooking) 8:45. Shots on goal by Prince Albert 9 17 10 — 36 Tri-City 2 11 13 — 26 Goal — Prince Albert: Cheveldave (W, 22-21-2); Tri-City: Comrie (L, 24-21-3). Rockets 4, Cougars 2 First Period
Friday’s results Regina 3 Victoria 2 Medicine Hat 6 Moose Jaw 0 Calgary 5 Brandon 4 Kootenay 3 Spokane 2 (SO) Red Deer 5 Vancouver 3 Edmonton 4 Swift Current 1 Portland 4 Kamloops 2 Kelowna 4 Prince George 2 Prince Albert 6 Tri-City 4 Seattle at Everett, 7:35 p.m. Today’s games Calgary at Regina, 6 p.m. Victoria at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m. Moose Jaw at Brandon, 6:30 p.m. Vancouver at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Swift Current at Red Deer, 7 p.m. Kamloops at Seattle, 7:05 p.m. Lethbridge at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m. Prince Albert at Portland, 8 p.m. Kelowna at Prince George, 8 p.m. Kootenay at Spokane, 8:05 p.m. Everett at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m. Sunday’s games Portland at Everett, 5:05 p.m. Kamloops at Spokane, 6:05 p.m.
No Scoring. Penalties — Olsen Kel (inter. on goaltender) 18:58. Second Period 1. Prince George, McNulty 17 (Pochiro, Wilson) :19 (pp). 2. Kelowna, Severson 13 (Tvrdon, Kirkland) 17:41 (pp). 3. Kelowna, Kirkland 13 (Merkley, Severson) 19:11. Penalties — Wheaton Kel (elbowing) 2:05, Pochiro PG (roughing) 10:57, Tkatch PG (hooking) 16:36, Bobos PG (holding) 19:34. Third Period 4. Kelowna, Olsen 27 (Bell) 4:13. 5. Prince George, Fiddler 41 (Pochiro) 11:12. 6. Kelowna, Tvrdon 6 (unassisted) 13:03. Penalties — Merkley Kel (tripping) 3:37, McNulty PG (elbowing) 3:46, Goulbourne Kel (tripping) 16:58, Wheaton Kel (hooking) 18:51. Shots on goal by Kelowna 12 20 12 — 44 Prince George 13 11 13 — 37 Goal — Kelowna: Whistle (W, 15-3-0); Prince George: Beukeboom (L, 5-6-0).
FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES Rebels 5, Giants 3 First Period 1. Vancouver, Franson 26 (Houck) 10:19. 2. Red Deer, Johnson 9 (Musil) 17:14. Penalties — Volek Van (roughing) 7:33, Fleury RD (roughing) 7:33, Morrison Van (kneeing) 15:13. Second Period 3. Vancouver, Hamilton 9 (Houck, Morrison) 3:28 (pp). 4. Red Deer, Dieno 19 (Fleury, Gaudet) 13:21 (pp). 5. Red Deer, Bleackley 27 (Fleury, Kopeck) 18:18. Penalties — Nell RD (checking from behind) 3:05, Traber Van (unsportsmanlike cnd.) 10:24, Dieno RD (unsportsmanlike cnd.) 10:24, McEvoy Van (highsticking) 13:11, Johnson RD (holding) 15:33. Third Period 6. Red Deer, Doetzel 2 (Pawlenchuk, Dieno) 15:24. 7. Vancouver, Franson 27 (Geertsen, Houck) 18:19. 8. Red Deer, Dieno 20 (Gaudet, Maxwell) 19:00 (-EN). Penalties — Franson Van (tripping) 3:47, Atwal Van (fighting) 19:42, Atwal Van (game misconduct) 19:42, Geertsen Van (fighting) 19:42, Morrison Van (fighting) 19:42, Morrison Van (game misconduct) 19:42, Rathjen Van (Leaving Crease) 19:42, Traber Van (high-sticking) 19:42, Traber Van (high-sticking) 19:42, Bartosak RD (Leaving Crease) 19:42, Dixon RD (fighting) 19:42, Dixon RD (game misconduct) 19:42, Fafard RD (fighting) 19:42, Sterzer RD (fighting) 19:42, Sterzer RD (game misconduct) 19:42. Shots on goal by Vancouver 9 17 8 — 34 Red Deer 4 12 9 — 25
Winterhawks 4, Blazers 2 First Period 1. Kamloops, Revel 14 (unassisted) 3:12. 2. Portland, De Leo 32 (Haar, Dumba) 7:09 (pp). 3. Kamloops, Bolduc 5 (unassisted) 13:35 (pp). Penalties — Clouston Kam (high-sticking) 6:24, Clouston Kam (high-sticking) 6:24, Haar Por (tripping) 12:12. Second Period 4. Portland, Leier 32 (De Leo) :42. Penalties — Grist Kam (roughing) 3:09, Schoenborn Por (roughing) 3:09, Dumba Por (crosschecking) 4:57, Clouston Kam (high-sticking) 8:14, Clouston Kam (holding) 17:07. Third Period 5. Portland, Iverson 20 (Hanson) 5:27. 6. Portland, Leipsic 34 (Petan, Bjorkstrand) 9:05 (pp). Penalties — Douglas Kam (checking from behind) 7:46, Bellerive Kam (kneeing) 14:21, Douglas Kam (holding) 17:39. Shots on goal by Kamloops 6 7 3 — 16 Portland 14 13 19 — 46 Goal — Kamloops: Pouliot (L, 7-22-0); Portland: Boes (W, 13-24-2). Hitmen 5, Wheat Kings 4 First Period 1. Calgary, Helgesen 8 (Thomas, Virtanen) 4:07 (pp). 2. Calgary, Peterson 10 (Roach, Helgesen) 18:36. Penalties — Robinson Bra (hooking) 2:46, Roy Bra (tripping) 16:01, Bukarts Bra (high-sticking) 18:42. Second Period
3. Calgary, Virtanen 39 (Rankin) 2:36. 4. Brandon, Hawryluk 18 (Pankewicz, Roy) 6:35 (pp). Penalties — Peterson CAL (holding) 5:06, Chase CAL (slashing) 12:26, Chase CAL (unsportsmanlike cnd.) 12:26. Third Period 5. Brandon, Gabrielle 9 (Hawryluk, Quenneville) 3:28. 6. Calgary, Tambellini 14 (Thomas) 6:16. 7. Brandon, Lisoway 8 (unassisted) 9:19 (shorthanded-SH). 8. Calgary, Rankin 17 (Virtanen, Brassart) 11:06. 9. Brandon, Pulock 19 (Pankewicz, McGauley) 15:33. Penalties — Pankewicz Bra (interference) 6:29, McGauley Bra (tripping) 7:24, Peterson CAL (delay of game) 16:31, Rissling CAL (hooking) 19:48. Shots on goal by Calgary 19 12 13 — 44 Brandon 7 5 17 — 29 Goal — Calgary: Driedger (W, 22-13-3); Brandon: Papirny (L, 18-12-4). Tigers 6, Warriors 0 First Period 1. Medicine Hat, Cox 21 (Sanford, Valk) 3:39. Penalties — Eisenschmid MH (holding) 0:39, Zalitach MJ (interference) 12:00, Labelle MH (instigator) 15:03, Labelle MH (fighting) 15:03, Labelle MH (10-minute misconduct) 15:03, Eberle MJ (fighting) 15:03, Ast MH (hooking) 18:18. Second Period 2. Medicine Hat, Sanford 28 (Koules) 1:05. 3. Medicine Hat, Butcher 3 (Bredo) 3:12. 4. Medicine Hat, Valk 35 (Cox, Sanford) 5:00. 5. Medicine Hat, Butcher 4 (Owre) 5:21. 6. Medicine Hat, Koules 21 (Bredo, Cox) 8:39 (pp). Penalties — Sanford MH (roughing) 6:34, McCarthy MJ (roughing) 6:34, Fioretti MJ (high-sticking) 7:30, Doty MH (inter. on goaltender) 13:54, Warkentine MJ (hooking) 13:54. Third Period No Scoring. Penalties — Zalitach MJ (tripping) 3:36, Doty MH (10-minute misconduct) 9:24, Cooke MJ (slashing) 9:24, Uhrich MJ (interference) 15:46, Mowbray MH (roughing) 16:27, Fioretti MJ (roughing) 16:27, White MJ (high-sticking) 16:27, Point MJ (roughing) 18:54. Shots on goal by Medicine Hat 6 14 14 — 34 Moose Jaw 11 7 6 — 24 Goal — Medicine Hat: Langhamer (W, 19-11-2); Moose Jaw: Sawchenko (L, 6-10-0). Ice 3, Chiefs 2 (SO) First Period 1. Kootenay, Dirk 7 (Peel, Reinhart) 13:13. Penalties — Elynuik Spo (elbowing) 7:59, Yamamoto Spo (hooking) 11:02, Whittingham Spo (checking from behind) 15:51. Second Period 2. Kootenay, Valiev 5 (Dirk) 5:45. 3. Spokane, Yamamoto 8 (Messier, Chartier) 8:15. 4. Spokane, Yamamoto 9 (Messier, Chartier) 15:45. Penalties — None. Third Period No Scoring. Penalties — Bobyk Spo (interference) 8:34, Helewka Spo (high-sticking) 10:31. Overtime No Scoring. Penalties — None. Spokane : Elynuik miss, Holmberg miss, Aviani miss, Helewka miss, Fram miss. Kootenay : Franko miss, Bozon miss, Reinhart miss, Descheneau miss, Valiev goal. Shots on goal by Spokane 6 9 7 5 5 — 27 Kootenay 8 13 15 6 5 — 42 Goal — Spokane: Williams (LS, 29-14-2); Kootenay: Skapski (W, 25-14-2).
4. Victoria, Magee 22 (Carroll, Hicketts) 4:55 (pp). 5. Victoria, Carroll 32 (Hodges) 14:14. Penalties — Burroughs Reg (holding) 3:49. Shots on goal by Victoria 9 8 16 — 33 Regina 10 9 8 — 27 Goal — Victoria: Vollrath (L, 20-6-1); Regina: Wapple (W, 22-12-1). Oil Kings 4, Broncos 1 First Period 1. Swift Current, Cave 28 (Gordon) 2:54 (shorthanded-SH). 2. Edmonton, Bauer 7 (Reinhart, Benson) 8:56. Penalties — Black SC (holding) 1:01, Eller Edm (charging) 4:05, Ralph Edm (inter. on goaltender) 11:02. Second Period 3. Edmonton, Lazar 34 (Eller) 17:05. 4. Edmonton, Kieser 11 (unassisted) 18:35. Penalties — Odgers SC (fighting) 6:41, Reinhart Edm (fighting) 6:41. Third Period 5. Edmonton, Sautner 7 (Kulda, Samuelsson) 1:49. Penalties — Harris SC (slashing) 4:18. Shots on goal by Swift Current 10 9 7 — 26 Edmonton 9 9 17 — 35 Goal — Swift Current: Laurikainen (L, 20-19-0); Edmonton: Jarry (W, 38-12-1). OLYMPIC HOCKEY Tuesday, Feb. 18 Qualification Playoff Round Slovenia 4 Austria 0 Russia 4 Norway 0 Czech Republic 5 Slovakia 3 Latvia 3 Switzerland 1 Wednesday, Feb. 19 Quarterfinals Sweden 5 Slovenia 0 Finland 3 Russia 1 Canada 2 Latvia 1 United States 5 Czech Republic 2 Friday, Feb. 21 Semifinals Finland 1 Sweden 2 Canada 1 United States 0. Saturday, Feb. 22 Bronze Medal Game TBAA at TBAH, 8 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 23 Gold Medal Game TBAA at TBAH, 5 a.m. FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES Canada 1, United States 0 First Period No Scoring. Penalties — Suter U.S. (stick holding) 10:53, Marleau Cda (holding) 15:58. Second Period 1. Canada, Benn 1 (Bouwmeester) 21:41. Penalties — Getzlaf Cda (high-sticking) 23:16, Kunitz Cda (slashing) 35:23. Third Period No Scoring. Penalties — Kessel U.S. (hooking) 49:56. Shots on goal by Canada 16 12 9 — 37 United States 11 11 9 — 31 Goal — Canada: Price (W, 0-0-0); United States: Quick (L, 0-0-0). Sweden 2, Finland 1 First Period
Pats 3, Royals 2 First Period No Scoring. Penalties — Stephenson Reg (roughing) 9:03, Christoffer Reg (delay of game) 9:33, Kanzig Vic (hooking) 15:56, Williams Reg (slashing) 18:56, Burroughs Reg (holding) 19:47. Second Period 1. Regina, Stephenson 28 (Burroughs, Hansen) 2:06. 2. Regina, Williams 8 (Sinitsyn, Stevenson) 5:00 (pp). 3. Regina, Sinitsyn 5 (Stephenson, Klimchuk) 9:31. Penalties — Walker Vic (hooking) 3:26, Stephenson Reg (cross-checking) 13:52, Hodges Vic (roughing) 14:49, Blomqvist Vic (roughing) 20:00, Blomqvist Vic (roughing) 20:00, Kanzig Vic (roughing) 20:00, Klimchuk Reg (roughing) 20:00, Stevenson Reg (roughing) 20:00. Third Period
No Scoring. Penalties — Steen Swe (hooking) 3:26, Berglund Swe (roughing) 12:53, Kronwall Swe (interference) 13:18. Second Period 1. Finland, Jokinen 1 (Vatanen) 26:17. 2. Sweden, Eriksson 1 (Ericsson, Backstrom) 31:39. 3. Sweden, Karlsson 1 (Steen, Sedin) 36:26 (pp). Penalties — Granlund Fin (charging) 23:54, Alfredsson Swe (cross-checking) 27:50, Jokinen Fin (tripping) 34:39. Third Period No Scoring. Penalties — Sedin Swe (holding) 50:58. Shots on goal by Finland 10 8 8 — 26 Sweden 13 9 3 — 25
of skip Brad Jacobs, third Ryan Fry, second E.J. Harnden and lead Ryan Harnden, reeled off eight straight wins after starting with a 1-2 record. With the Canadian women’s win on Thursday, it marked the first time a country claimed both titles. FREESTYLE SKIING Ladies’ Ski Cross - Marielle Thompson (Whistler, B.C.) won the gold medal and Kelsey Serwa (Kelowna, B.C.) captured the silver medal. Georgia Simmerling (West Vancouver, B.C.) won her opening heat, but crashed in the quarter-finals and placed 14th overall. ICE HOCKEY Men’s Semifinal - Canada will play for a second straight gold medal after a 1-0 semifinal win over the United States. Canada will face Sweden on Sunday. SHORT TRACK Men’s 500 m - Charle Cournoyer (Boucherville, Que.) captured the bronze medal; Olivier Jean (Lachenaie, Que.) finished fourth in his quarter-final heat and failed to advance, placing 13th overall. Ladies’ 1000m - Valerie Maltais (La Baie, Que.) lost to Jorien Ter Mors of the Netherlands in Final B and placed 6th overall. Marie-Eve Drolet (Chicoutimi, Que.) was eliminated in the quarter-final
and finished 12th overall. Marianne St-Gelais (StFelicien, Que.) failed to make it out of her qualifying heat, ending up 28th overall. Men’s 5000m Relay Final - Michael Gilday (Yellowknife, N.W.T.), Charles Hamelin (Montreal), Francois Hameline (Montreal) and Olivier Jean (Lachenaie, Que.) won Final B and placed 6th overall. SPEED SKATING Men’s Team Pursuit - Mathieu Giroux (PointeAux-Trembles, Que.), Lucas Makowsky (Regina) and Denny Morrison (Fort St John, B.C.) lost their semifinal race to Korea and will vie for the bronze medal against Poland on Saturday. Ladies’ Team Pursuit - Kali Christ (Regina), Christine Nesbitt (London, Ont.) and Brittany Schussler (Winnipeg) lost their quarter-final heat to Russia and will battle the U.S. on Saturday in Final C to determine 5th and 6th place.
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L.A. Lakers 101, Boston 92 Today’s Games New Orleans at Washington, 5 p.m. Memphis at Charlotte, 5 p.m. Dallas at Detroit, 5:30 p.m. New York at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m. Indiana at Milwaukee, 6:30 p.m. Minnesota at Utah, 7 p.m. Boston at Sacramento, 8 p.m. Brooklyn at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 11 a.m. Chicago at Miami, 1:30 p.m. Washington at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Orlando at Toronto, 4 p.m. Sacramento at Denver, 6 p.m. Brooklyn at L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Portland, 7 p.m. Houston at Phoenix, 7 p.m.
Goal — Finland: Lehtonen (L, 0-0-0); Sweden: Lundqvist (W, 0-0-0).
Olympics MEDALS Nation U.S.A Russia Canada Norway Netherlands Germany France Sweden Austria Switzerland China Czech Republic Japan Italy South Korea Slovenia Belarus Poland Finland Great Britain Australia Latvia Ukraine
G 9 9 9 10 6 8 4 2 2 6 3 2 1 0 3 2 5 4 1 1 0 0 1
S 7 10 10 4 7 4 4 6 7 3 4 4 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 1 0
B 11 7 5 8 9 4 7 6 3 2 2 2 3 6 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 2 1
Slovakia Croatia Kazakhstan
Tot. 27 26 24 22 22 16 15 14 12 11 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 4 4 4 3 3 2
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0 1 0
0 0 1
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ALPINE SKIING Women’s Slalom - Marie-Michele Gagnon (LacEtchemin, Que.) was the top Canadian finishing 9th overall with a two-run total of one minute, 47.37 seconds, 2.83 seconds out of gold. Brittany Phelan (Mont-Tremblant, Que.) placed 15th with a time of 1:49.11. Erin Mielzynski (Guelph, Ont.) and Elli Terweil (Sun Peaks, B.C.) crashed in their first run and did not advance. BIATHLON Women’s 4x6km Relay - Rosanna Crawford (Canmore, Alta.), Megan Imrie (Falcon Lake, Man.), Megan Heinicke (Prince George, B.C.) and Zina Kocher (Red Deer, Alta.) finished 8th overall with a time of one hour, 12 minutes and 21.5 seconds with 12 missed targets, two minutes and 19 seconds behind gold medallists Ukraine. CURLING Men’s Final - Canada won its third consecutive men’s curling gold medal, defeating Great Britain 9-3. The Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., rink, consisting
Basketball NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Toronto Brooklyn New York Boston Philadelphia
Miami Washington Charlotte Atlanta Orlando
W L Pct 30 25 .545 25 27 .481 21 34 .382 19 37 .339 15 41 .268 Southeast Division
GB — 3.5 9 11.5 15.5
W L Pct 39 14 .736 26 28 .481 26 30 .464 25 29 .463 17 40 .298 Central Division
GB — 13.5 14.5 14.5 24
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Indiana Chicago Detroit Cleveland Milwaukee
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WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division San Antonio Houston Dallas Memphis New Orleans
Oklahoma City Portland Minnesota
W L Pct 40 16 .714 37 18 .673 33 23 .589 31 23 .574 23 31 .426 Northwest Division W 43 37 26
L 13 18 28
Pct .768 .673 .481
GB — 2.5 7 8 16 GB — 5.5 16
L.A. Clippers Phoenix Golden State L.A. Lakers Sacramento
25 29 .463 19 35 .352 Pacific Division W 37 33 33 19 18
L 20 21 22 36 36
17 23
Pct .649 .611 .600 .345 .333
GB — 2.5 3 17 17.5
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Friday’s Games Orlando 129, New York 121,2OT Dallas 124, Philadelphia 112 Charlotte 90, New Orleans 87 Toronto 98, Cleveland 91 Detroit 115, Atlanta 107 Chicago 117, Denver 89 Memphis 102, L.A. Clippers 96 Phoenix 106, San Antonio 85 Portland 102, Utah 94
Golf ACCENTURE MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP At Dove Mountain, The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Marana, Ariz. Purse: $9 million Yardage: 7,791; Par: 72 Third Round (Seedings in parentheses) Jim Furyk (20), United States, def. Harris English (36), United States, 1 up. Rickie Fowler (53), United States, def. Sergio Garcia (5), Spain, 1 up. Graeme McDowell (14), Northern Ireland, def. Hunter Mahan (30), United States, 21 holes. Victor Dubuisson (27), France, def. Bubba Watson (11), United States, 1 up. Louis Oosthuizen (32), South Africa, def. Webb Simpson (17), United States, 5 and 4. Jason Day (8), Australia, def. George Coetzee (56), South Africa, 3 and 1. Ernie Els (31), South Africa, def. Jason Dufner (15), United States, 1 up. Jordan Spieth (10), United States, def. Matt Kuchar (7), United States, 2 and 1.
LPGA THAILAND Second Round a-amateur Anna Nordqvist Julieta Granada Azahara Munoz Sandra Gal Stacy Lewis Michelle Wie Karrie Webb So Yeon Ryu Jennifer Johnson Angela Stanford Brittany Lang Lydia Ko Jenny Shin Inbee Park Caroline Hedwall Suzann Pettersen Lexi Thompson Thidapa Suwannapura Shanshan Feng Cristie Kerr Gerina Piller
66-72 71-68 71-68 69-70 71-69 67-73 71-70 69-72 68-73 68-73 73-69 72-70 72-70 71-71 69-73 69-73 68-74 73-70 71-72 71-72 70-73
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Morgan Pressel Mariajo Uribe Ai Miyazato Se Ri Pak Pornanong Phatlum Dewi Claire Schreefel Yani Tseng Danielle Kang Sun Young Yoo Carly Booth Mina Harigae Catriona Matthew Natsuka Hori Haeji Kang Chella Choi Hee Young Park Karine Icher Mamiko Higa Moriya Jutanugarn Na Yeon Choi Dani Holmqvist Carlota Ciganda Eun-Hee Ji Jodi Ewart Shadoff Paula Creamer
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Ariya Jutanugarn Meena Lee Hee Kyung Seo Katherine Kirk a-Supamas Sangchan Nicole Castrale Candie Kung Alison Walshe Caroline Masson Mo Martin Jessica Korda Pernilla Lindberg Amy Yang Shinobu Moromizato Beatriz Recari Lizette Salas Giulia Sergas Ilhee Lee Chie Arimura Irene Coe Brittany Lincicome P.K. Kongkraphan Mika Miyazato Ayako Uehara
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NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK-NEXTERA ENERGY RESOURCES 250 At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (7) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 100 laps, 119 rating, 0 points, $70,870. 2. (18) Timothy Peters, Toyota, 100, 100.7, 43, $52,260. 3. (9) Johnny Sauter, Toyota, 100, 101.2, 41, $37,226.
4. (14) Ryan Truex, Chevrolet, 100, 100.8, 0, $27,700. 5. (2) Ron Hornaday Jr., Chevrolet, 100, 108.6, 39, $23,050. 6. (3) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 100, 94.4, 38, $18,925. 7. (11) Jeb Burton, Toyota, 100, 86.9, 37, $17,625. 8. (13) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 100, 75.2, 0, $14,375. 9. (30) Jimmy Weller III, Chevrolet, 100, 56.8, 35, $15,625.
10. (23) German Quiroga, Toyota, 100, 71.7, 34, $15,900. 11. (12) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 100, 72.2, 33, $14,525. 12. (10) Tyler Reddick, Ford, 100, 63.2, 32, $15,350. 13. (4) Matt Crafton, Toyota, 100, 71.4, 31, $15,250. 14. (6) John Wes Townley, Toyota, 100, 81.4, 30, $11,875. 15. (1) Ben Kennedy, Chevrolet, 100, 103.4, 31, $14,650.
16. (32) Justin Jennings, Chevrolet, 100, 46.9, 28, $11,775. 17. (25) Bryan Silas, Chevrolet, 100, 67.3, 27, $13,720. 18. (34) Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, 100, 55.3, 0, $11,350. 19. (27) Chris Fontaine, Toyota, 100, 61.3, 25, $11,250. 20. (36) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, 100, 48.4, 24, $14,025. 21. (35) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet, 98, 38.3, 23, $11,050.