Fri Nov 20 15:47:53 EST 2009

Local Olympic organizers have no power to include women's ski jumping: court

Ski jumpers including Lindsey Van, left, and Jessica Jerome, right, both of Park City, Utah, listen as Deedee Corradini, president of Women's Ski Jumping USA (not pictured) speaks to reporters outside British Columbia Court of Appeal in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday November 12, 2009. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

British Columbia's highest court says Vancouver Olympic officials have no power to include women's ski jumping in the 2010 Olympics, so they can't be found to be violating the athletes' rights.

Fri Nov 20 07:23:08 EST 2009

Ruutu's shootout goal lifts Hurricanes past Leafs, 6-5

Rallying from big deficits, scoring timely goals with the clock winding down. These are the kinds of dramatics that helped the Carolina Hurricanes reach the Eastern Conference finals last season.

Fri Nov 20 13:11:03 EST 2009

FIFA rules out replay of France-Ireland qualifier; Henry embarrassed

FIFA rejected Ireland's request to replay its World Cup qualifier against France on Friday, while Thierry Henry said a rematch would be "the fairest solution" to resolve the furor over his extra-time hand ball that set up the deciding goal.

Fri Nov 20 13:12:06 EST 2009

Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin face off in battle of former champions at UFC 106

Tito (The Huntington Beach Bad Boy) Ortiz and Forrest Griffin have both played their part in securing the future of mixed martial arts.

Fri Nov 20 13:26:45 EST 2009

Schumacher's spokeswoman says his F1 return with Mercedes 'highly unlikely'

Although Michael Schumacher is keeping his options open, his spokeswoman says his return to Formula One is "highly unlikely."

Thu Nov 19 11:45:13 EST 2009

Predrag Radosavlijevic succeeds Chris Cummins as head coach of Toronto FC

Predrag Radosavlijevic is the new head coach of Toronto FC.

Thu Nov 19 15:50:57 EST 2009

Obama to appear in NFL public service announcement

Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware has played in dozens of important games and hung out with some of the biggest stars in sports.

Thu Nov 19 07:22:11 EST 2009

Eric Maynor scores 11 in 4th quarter and Jazz hold off Raptors 104-91

Rookie Eric Maynor is getting some playing time for the short-handed Utah Jazz because of injuries.

Thu Nov 19 13:31:57 EST 2009

Allenby leads after first round of Dubai World Championship with 7-under 65

Robert Allenby shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday for a one-shot lead after the first round of the Dubai World Championship, while Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy kept up their battle for the European Tour money title.

Wed Nov 18 17:46:37 EST 2009

UFC' boss say heavyweight champ recuperating from illness at home in Minnesota

Brock Lesnar is back home in Minnesota recuperating from surgery with a more positive prognosis for the future.

Wed Nov 18 09:48:37 EST 2009

F1 champion Button joins McLaren to form all-British lineup with Hamilton

Formula One champion Jenson Button signed with McLaren on Wednesday, teaming him up with Lewis Hamilton to give the English team a potent lineup for next season featuring the two most recent title holders.

Wed Nov 18 07:03:54 EST 2009

Carmelo Anthony scored 32 in Nuggets' 130-112 win over short-handed Raptors

Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points in 30 minutes despite suffering from a severe headache and reserve J.R. Smith had 29, leading the Denver Nuggets past the Raptors 130-112 on Tuesday night.