CHAMONIX, France - Jan Hudec made the most of an icy slope and freezing conditions to seal a surprising victory in Saturday's World Cup downhill — more than four years after his last victory in an injury-plagued career.

The Canadian, who has been blighted by multiple knee injuries

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - Lindsey Vonn captured her landmark 50th World Cup career victory by winning the downhill on the demanding Kandahar course in frigid conditions on Saturday.

With the temperature at minus 25 C (minus 13 F) at the starting hut, Vonn trailed early on but

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Lance Armstrong is used to winning, but his most recent victory was unlike any he had experienced before.

Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of the seven-time Tour de France champion Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort to determine whether the world's

VANCOUVER - With Gordie Howe in the building, Jordan Martinook couldn’t resist the opportunity to pay tribute to one of hockey’s all-time greats.

Martinook had two goals and an assist for the Vancouver Giants in a 7-5 upset of the Kamloops Blazers on Friday night in Western

DENVER - Andrew Bynum scored 22 points, Kobe Bryant added 20 and the Los Angeles Lakers opened a season-high six-game trip with a 93-89 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night.

Al Harrington missed a 3-point attempt with 2 seconds left that would have put Denver ahead.

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CALGARY - Jarome Iginla used the struggling Blackhawks to wake up Calgary's slumbering offence.

Iginla had a goal and an assist as the Flames defeated Chicago 3-1 on Friday to extended the Blackhawks winless streak to five games.

With just one goal in its previous two games, both

WHISTLER, B.C. - Canada's Lyndon Rush and Jesse Lumsden won their first two-man bobsled World Cup gold medal on Friday.

The duo topped the podium with a two-run time of one minute 44.14 seconds, followed by Maximillian Arndt and Martin Putze of Germany. Beat Hefti and Thomas Lamparter of

Josh Hamilton shed no tears and used no prepared statement as he apologized and shared few details about his relapse with alcohol. Still, it was clear he was upset by what he had done.

The Texas Rangers slugger and recovering drug addict said he had "three or four" drinks during dinner at

SURREY, B.C. - B.C.-born kicker Paul McCallum had no intention of shopping his services.

The Surrey, B.C., native and oldest CFLer at 42 signed a new contract with the Lions, signalling stability in the kicking game as B.C. seeks to defend its Grey Cup title.

"I didn't want to go

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The case against Lance Armstrong is closed. His legacy as a seven-time Tour de France champion endures.

Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Armstrong on Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort aimed at determining whether the world's most famous cyclist

SECAUCUS, N.J. - Along with a new uniform, Jose Reyes has a new, close-cropped look.

The all-star shortstop had his dreadlocks trimmed during a nationally televised haircut Friday on the MLB Network.

"A little bit lighter. It's going to take me a couple of days to get used to it,"

Darryl Sittler knows exactly how Sam Gagner felt.

"Everything falls into place," he said Friday in an interview. "Every shot you take pretty well goes in or you make a pass and the guy completes it — it's magical those types of nights, they don't happen very often."

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