AROSA, Switzerland -- Alex Fiva of Switzerland and Marte Hoeie Gjefsen of Norway won skicross events Friday while Dave Duncan moved back on top of the World Cup
overall standings and fellow Canadian Marielle Thompson retained her lead on the
womens side.
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the first round at the Sochi Olympics, won the final ahead of Tomas Kraus of the
Czech Republic, Didrik Bastian Juell of Norway and Christopher Del Bosco of
Montreal. Duncan, from London, Ont., won the small final and is clinging to a
tight lead in the standings as he aims to become the first Canadian to win a
mens skicross Crystal Globe. He has 361 points, nine more than Austrias Andreas
Matt with three races to go. "Its been a see-saw battle all year. Im happy to
have the red bib back," Duncan said of the bib given to the World Cup leader.
"Everything is so tight and there are 300 points up for grabs still." Duncan
finished 26th at the Sochi Games last month. "It would be incredible to take
home an overall title. It would make it a lot easier to forget the Olympics," he
joked. "Im happy with fifth but I felt I was capable of a bit more today."
Calgarys Brady Leman was right behind Duncan in sixth and Louis-Pierre Helie of
Berthierville, Que., was 11th. Mathieu Leduc of Comox, B.C., was 18th and
Tristan Tafel of Canmore, Alta., was 24th. Gjefsen edged Swiss racer Fanny
Smith, the 2013 world champion, with Ophelie David of France third and Anna
Holmlund of Sweden fourth. Thompson, the reigning Olympic champion from
Whistler, B.C., won the small final. She has a 75-point lead on Smith in the
standings. "Now that the Olympics are over Im focusing on being consistent and
hopefully I can end the season strong and get the (overall)," said Thompson, who
went 1-2 in the Olympic final with her teammate Kelsey Serwa, who has taken the
rest of the season off. "Winning the Crystal Globe would be a great topper to
the season and a reward for my consistency and all the work I put in during the
off-season." Danielle Sundquist of Calgary was 13th.
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anniversary of the opening of the SkyDome. Jays legends Jimmy Key and Ernie
Whitt, members of playoff and World Series-winning teams of the past, will be on
hand for the festivities to look back at what was the beginning of the Jays
halcyon years.
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penalty shot a few seconds after the opening face-off. No pressure, right?
Bachman stood his ground against Zack Kassian and saw the puck dribble off the
Canuck rookies stick, then settled in and backstopped the Stars to a 5-2 win
over Vancouver Tuesday that put Dallas in first place in the Pacific Division.
http://www.hockeysharksshop.us/Customized/ . The 10-year deal the league and players agreed to that ended the 2011 lockout
gave either side the right to opt out after six years. With the league
projecting financial growth, there has been speculation that players will take
that option in three years, especially since a new national TV contract will be
in place by then.DETROIT -- If the rest of the Texas Rangers keep hitting like
this, Prince Fielders injury may not be so hard to overcome. Alex Rios tripled
and drove in three runs, and the Rangers rolled to another rout of Detroit,
beating Justin Verlander and the Tigers 12-4 on Sunday. Texas took three of four
in the series, scoring 35 runs in the process. The question now is whether the
Rangers can possibly keep this up after learning Thursday that Fielder would
likely miss the rest of the season because of a neck problem. "Weve got to
continue to play baseball," manager Ron Washington said. "We miss Prince, and
were not going to even dream that we dont need him in our lineup. We certainly
would like to have him in our lineup, but we dont, so weve got to go with what
weve got." The Tigers have lost six of seven, and even Verlander (5-4) couldnt
come close to stopping the slide. The Detroit right-hander allowed nine runs --
six earned -- in 5 1-3 innings in one of the worst starts of his career. "Right
now, Im not in a place where I can repeat my delivery every time, and thats what
I need to fix. But Ill get it straightened out. Im not worried about that,"
Verlander said. "Its a rough patch, but this is a great baseball team. That
hasnt changed." Michael Choice homered for the Rangers in the second, and Texas
broke the game open with five runs in the fifth. Colby Lewis (4-3) allowed two
runs and five hits in 5 2-3 innings. Mitch Moreland had three hits and three
RBIs for the Rangers, and Adrian Beltre and Robinson Chirinos had three hits
apiece as well. "Everybody on this team has contributed so far, has stepped up
in one way or another," Moreland said. "I think this was just a big series for
us overall, to kind of right the ship, get it going." Detroit slugger
Miguel Cabrera left the game in the seventh with a right hamstring cramp.
Verlander has allowed 16 earned runs in his past three starts, and although the
Tigers still have the best record in the American League, they have to wonder
when this alarming stretch of poor pitching will end.
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Detroit has allowed 57 runs. The nine runs allowed by Verlander equaled a career
worst, and he gave up 11 hits. Verlander finished with only one strikeout, his
fewest in a regular-season game since May 31, 2008, when he also struck out one
at Seattle. "Its good to get him early," Rios said. "The earlier you get him,
the better shape youre going to be in at the end of the game." Choice broke a
1-all tie with a second-inning homer off Verlander, and after a double by
Chirinos, Rougned Odor dropped a bunt that Verlander threw away for an error,
allowing a run to score. Texas led 3-2 in the fifth when Shin-Soo Choo led off
with a walk and went to third when Elvis Andrus grounder went past shortstop
Andrew Romine for another Detroit error. Moreland and Beltre followed with
consecutive RBI singles, and a two-run triple by Rios made it 7-2. Chirinos
singled home Rios two outs later. The Rangers tacked on three runs in the
seventh to make it 12-2 on RBI singles by Andrus, Moreland and Beltre. Cabrera
came out of the game after singling in the bottom of that inning, and to make
matters worse for Detroit, reliever Joba Chamberlain left in the eighth with a
right ankle contusion. The Rangers finished with 17 hits, bringing their total
for the last two games of the series to 36 -- with 14 for extra bases. NOTES:
Even Sundays time of game was the same as the day before: 3 hours, 43 minutes.
... Choo, who left Saturdays game with a sore left ankle, was back in the Texas
lineup a day later but as the designated hitter. ... Detroit 2B Ian Kinsler
extended his hitting streak to 11 games. ... The Tigers head to Oakland for a
four-game series between the teams with the two best records in the AL. Detroit
LHP Drew Smyly (2-2) faces Oakland LHP Tommy Milone (2-3) on Monday. ... Texas
heads to Minnesota, with RHP Nick Tepesch (1-0) taking the mound Monday against
Twins RHP Kevin Correia (2-5).
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