Samuelsson sends Red Wings to finals

SAN JOSE: The Detroit Red Wings beat the San Jose Sharks 2-0 with two early goals by Mikael Samuelsson to advance to the Western Conference finals on Monday.

Russians, Canadians reach QF unbeaten

MYTISHCHI, Russia: Russia edged defending champions Sweden 4-2 and Canada tamed the United States 6-3 on Monday to send two of ice hockey's great rivals into the quarterfinals of the world championship undefeated.

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Sabres too sharp for NY Rangers

NEW YORK: The Buffalo Sabres erupted for four goals in the second period to overcome a 1-0 deficit and beat the New York Rangers 5-4 on Sunday to clinch their Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series.

Woods hangs on for victory as putter stays hot

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina: Tiger Woods stumbled on the back nine but still hung on to win the $6.4 million Wachovia Championship by two strokes on Sunday.

Hapless Hayden left dancing with the girl he brought

SHANGHAI: World champion Nicky Hayden cut a forlorn figure after finishing 12th in the China Grand Prix on Sunday and watching Casey Stoner steer his super-quick Ducati to his third MotoGP victory of the season.

Duncan powers Spurs to win

NEW YORK: Tim Duncan powered the San Antonio Spurs to a 111-106 road win over the Phoenix Suns in a rough opener to their Western Conference semi-final series on Sunday.

Clemens pitches in for Yankees

NEW YORK: Baseball's balance of power may have shifted back New York's way when future Hall-of-Fame pitcher Roger Clemens told a crowd of 52,553 fans in the Bronx that the Yankees had taken a bold step in its arms race with Boston.

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Mourinho rues missed chances

LONDON: Jose Mourinho admitted that Chelsea had blown a chance to put the outcome of their Champions League semifinal clash with Liverpool beyond doubt after his side emerged with only a 1-0 lead to take into the second leg.