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Quarterback Ricky Ray ran for two touchdowns and passed for another Friday to lead the Edmonton Eskimos to a 45-13 victory over the B.C. Lions and a CFL playoff berth. Ray completed a four-yard pass to Efrem Hill as Edmonton scored two quick touchdowns at the end of the first half to take a commanding 24-13 lead. Arkee Whitlock, who rushed for more than 160 yards, had touchdown runs of 13 and 15 yards. More...

Maple Leafs beat Hurricanes for second victory of season

Jason Blake scored on a power play with 8:24 left and Jonas Gustavsson made 34 saves to help the Toronto Maple Leafs win for the second time in 14 games this season, 3-2 over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night. John Mitchell and Nikolai Kulemin also scored for Toronto. The Maple Leafs (2-7-5) have earned points in their last six games. More...

Richards, Morrow power Stars to victory over Canucks

Brad Richards scored midway through the second period, Brenden Morrow added a third-period power-play goal, and the Dallas Stars beat Vancouver 2-1 despite a 45-save performance by Canucks rookie Cory Schneider on Friday night. Marty Turco stopped 32 shots to help Dallas snap the Canucks' winning streak at three games. More...

Bosh scores 27 to lead Raptors to win over Hornets

Chris Bosh scored 27 points and the Toronto Raptors used a 27-4 run in the third quarter to take control of a 107-90 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night. More...

Toronto wins bid for 2015 Pan Am Games

After years of disappointments, Toronto has finally won a major international sporting event, beating two South American cities to host the 2015 Pan Am Games. The decision came down Friday in Guadalajara, Mexico, where a team including Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and Toronto Mayor David Miller made their last pitch to host the games. More...

Long shots rule on opening day of Breeders' Cup

Life Is Sweet led a parade of longshots to the winner's circle at the Breeders' Cup on Friday, with the stablemate of Zenyatta scoring a 2 1/2-length victory in the US$2 million Ladies' Classic. More...

Liambas having trouble dealing with suspension

Michael Liambas of the Erie Otters spoke for the first time on Friday after being suspended by the Ontario Hockey League for his hit on Kitchener Rangers defenceman Ben Fanelli. "I feel like I'm going to jail for this. I feel like I'm stuck in a box," said Liambas. More...

Another person fired because of Flames H1N1 shots

Alberta's health board says a second person has been fired for helping set up a private clinic for Calgary Flames players and their families to get the H1N1 flu vaccine. Alberta Health Services launched an investigation earlier this week into how the professional hockey players got the shots while thousands of Albertans waited in line. More...

Yankees feted with ticker-tape parade in lower Manhattan

Crowds roared, church bells rang and streams of paper rained down on Broadway as the New York Yankees celebrated their 27th championship Friday in a way only this city can, with a parade up the Canyon of Heroes. More...

Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony to air on TSN

TSN pays tribute to four of hockey's most decorated players and one of the game's most respected executives with complete coverage of the 2009 HOCKEY HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY, live on Monday, Nov. 9 at 7pm et. The star-studded event will also be available live on NHL Network in the U.S. More...

Colts lose Sanders, Jackson for season; Gonzalez has surgery

The Indianapolis Colts placed defensive back Marlin Jackson on injured reserve after he suffered a season-ending knee injury in practice earlier this week, and safety Bob Sanders will reportedly miss the remainder of season with a torn biceps tendon. More...

TSN celebrates Special Olympics Day live on Saturday

TSN is proud to recognize the inspiring efforts and accomplishments of Special Olympics athletes, coaches and volunteers from across Canada with the ninth annual Special Olympics Day, airing live on Saturday, November 7 at 10am et/7am pt in support of Special Olympics Canada. More...

Canada's Groves 5th at World Cup opener

Kristina Groves was Canada's top skater at the opening event of the World Cup season on Friday in Berlin, finishing fifth in the women's 3000 metres. The Ottawa native, a two-time Olympic medallist, clocked a time of 4:07.98, more than seven seconds behind Russia's Martina Sablikova, who won gold. More...

CFL commissioner Cohon says his goal is negotiated

Bryan Crawford is betting he and other CFL players will be playing football next summer. Crawford, the Toronto Argonauts player-union representative, said Friday he doesn't believe he and other players will be locked out as a result of negotiations between the league and CFL Players' Association on a new collective bargaining agreement. More...