
Madrid's Varane needs surgery on right knee
Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane says he will need surgery on his injured right knee. The 29-year-old France international wrote on Twitter on ...
Barcelona's Valdes, Abidal out of Atletico match
Barcelona says it will be without goalkeeper Victor Valdes and defender Eric Abidal for Sunday's match at Atletico Madrid. The Spanish club says that ...

Capitals frustrate Lundqvist, Rangers in 2-1 win
Henrik Lundqvist peeled off his goalie gear, took a seat and patiently answered all the questions about the New York Rangers' overtime loss to the ...

Capitals top Rangers 2-1 in OT, take series lead
The Washington Capitals were right on pace for another playoff collapse. They'd already blown a two-game lead. They gave up a goal in the first minute ...

Leafs avoid elimination with 2-1 win over Boston
The Toronto Maple Leafs won in Boston again to force their playoff series to a sixth game. Now they'll need to finally win a game at home. Tyler Bozak ...

Senators advance in 5, Canadiens go home
Hey, mom, look at me. That's how Ottawa coach Paul MacLean felt after his Senators eliminated Montreal with a 6-1 victory Thursday night for a 4-1 ...

Crawford, Hossa dominate as Chicago ousts Wild
There was no way Corey Crawford could tune out the chorus this time, and he really had no desire, anyway. Fans were roaring in approval and chanting ...

Ottawa eliminates Montreal in 5 games
One thing the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens agreed on at the end of their sometimes-bitter playoff series was it all came down to goaltending

Rangers hang on to beat Caps 4-3, tie series 2-2
If the New York Rangers are going to come all the way back and knock out Washington, they need to figure out how to transport their Madison Square ...

Fleury struggles in Penguins' 6-4 loss to Isles
Marc-Andre Fleury sat with his head in hands for several minutes before taking questions in the cramped Pittsburgh Penguins dressing room.

Sharp gets 2 goals, Blackhawks top Wild 3-0
The Chicago Blackhawks were beaten the last game in the corners, along the boards and by an overtime goal for the Minnesota Wild. By hurling their ...

Streit's 2 goals lift Isles into 2-2 series tie
Leads aren't safe in the wild first-round playoff matchup between the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh. Suddenly, neither are the top-seeded Penguins

Djokovic loses to Dimitrov in 2nd round in Madrid
Grigor Dimitrov stunned Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday, beating the top-ranked Serb 7-6 (6), 6-7 (8), 6-3 for the ...

Wigan slumps to costly 3-2 loss to Swansea
Wigan twice squandered the lead to slump to a costly 3-2 home loss to Swansea on Tuesday and stay rooted in the Premier League's relegation zone with ...

Ref's death a consequence of lack of sportsmanship
Pete McCabe was sickened, but not surprised, by Saturday's tragic death of Ricardo Portillo, a week after the youth football referee was punched in ...

Wild prep for bruising bounce back from Blackhawks
Trying to keep up with the Chicago Blackhawks would be unwise for the Minnesota Wild. Running into them over and over and over again, as Game 3 of ...

Ducks beat Red Wings 4-0 after Abdelkader's hit
Justin Abdelkader lined Toni Lydman up and launched himself into the Anaheim defenseman, knocking him over and sending the Detroit crowd into a frenzy

Capitals top Rangers 1-0 in OT for 2-0 series lead
Puck over glass. The New York Rangers don't score. Puck over glass. "Casual Mike" does. The NHL's black-and-white delay-of-game rule found a gray area ...

Fiorentina loses 1-0 to Roma in Serie A
Fiorentina's Champions League hopes diminished as a late goal meant it lost 1-0 at home to Roma in the Serie A on Saturday, in a match where it hit ...

Ackley hits grand slam, Mariners top Blue Jays 8-1
From the start, it was another rugged outing for R.A. Dickey and the Toronto Blue Jays. The reigning NL Cy Young winner gave up a home run on his ...

Bale keeps Spurs on course for Champions League
Tottenham stayed in contention for Champions League action next season after beating Southampton 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday with Gareth ...
City winger Scott Sinclair in hospital
Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair is undergoing treatment in hospital for a blood clot on his shoulder. City manager Roberto Mancini said on ...
Ferguson to have hip surgery in offseason
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson will have hip surgery this summer that could see him miss the start of next season. The English champions ...

Islanders rally , even series with Penguins
Sidney Crosby's return was supposed to provide the knockout punch that would make the New York Islanders' return to the playoffs a brief cameo.