Winter Sports News

The Vancouver Canucks playoff run was short-lived and ended in disappointment, but it gave forwards Daniel and Henrik Sedin and defenceman Alexander Edler a chance to join Team Sweden at the IIHF World Championships.

Adrian Dix was inside the Hitching Post Restaurant drinking from a mug stamped with twin six-shooters while outside on the old mining town's main street, with dusk starting to cover the... Henrik Sedin scored twice as Sweden won the gold medal at the IIHF World Hockey Championship with a 5-1 victory over Switzerland on Sunday.

The Suns turned to Tonya Harding, the controversial Olympic ice skater, to attract fans in 2001.

Galchenyuk scored the tying and winning goals in the shootout, lifting Team USA to a 3-2 win over Finland in the bronze-medal game at the 2013 World Hockey Championship.

The NHL fined the San Jose Sharks $100,000 on Saturday for general manager Doug Wilson's comments criticizing the league for forward Raffi Torres' suspension for the rest of the second round of the playoffs.

Cathy Raymond, of Oklahoma City, displays the Powerball Lottery tickets she purchased in Oklahoma City, Friday, May 17, 2013.

Sachin Raina signed his first autograph on May 4, scribbling his name on a young fan's Frisbee followed by his number, 61 - the way he remembers hockey players doing as a kid.

Brianwa Flores, left, and Katie Cosentino from Illinois State Lottery greet hockey fans before Game 2 of an NHL hockey playoff Western Conference semifinal between the Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago on Saturday, May 18, 2013.

Witnesses in southwestern Virginia say a car has driven into a crowd at a parade.

The Penguins' Brenden Morrow celebrates his goal against the Senators in the second period of Game 2 Friday night of the Eastern Conference semifinals at Consol Energy Center.

Loui Eriksson scored twice on the power play and Jhonas Enroth made 30 saves to lead Sweden in a 3-0 victory over Finland in the semifinals of the 2013 World Hockey Championship.

Canada's Eric Staal is helped off the ice by teammates Ryan O'Reilly and Claude Giroux after being kneed by Sweden's Alexander Edler during quarter-final game action Thursday, May 16, 2013 at the world hockey championship in Stockholm, Sweden.

The world of male sports is often described as a macho, intolerant place where anything outside of heterosexual norms is met derisively and attacked as a weakness.

The next title in SEGA's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise will be exclusive to Nintendo's Wii U home console and Nintendo 3DS portable system.

BASEBALL Major League Baseball hopes to expand video review by umpires for the 2014 season and says all calls other than balls and strikes could be subject to instant replay.

When the Memphis Grizzlies continue their unheralded postseason journey in the Western Conference Finals, they'll be facing a bear of a task in the San Antonio Spurs.

Russia's Alexander Ovechkin scored a goal and an assist Thursday, but the Washington Capitals said he's had a fracture in his foot since Sunday.

Team Canada goalie Mike Smith sits on the ice as the puck enters the net as Team Sweden scores their second goal during quarter-final action at the world hockey championship in Stockholm, Sweden, on Thursday.

She presented on behalf of the Keeping Students Safe program for juniors and seniors.

In stunning fashion, the United States beat defending champion Russia, 8-3, on Thursday in the quarterfinals at the International Ice Hockey Federation world championships.