National Sports

Oilers surge past Bruins for 4-1 victory

BOSTON — Edmonton goalie Mike Smith took a deep sigh when asked how it felt to finally get a victory. The Oilers had a little bit of help from the Boston Bruins, too.

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City wins, United draws in FA Cup; Brighton, Villa out

Watching John Stones make defensive mistakes while playing for England in the Nations League finals in June, Port Vale striker Tom Pope took to Twitter to say he’d “love to play … every week” against the Manchester City centre back.

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Morozov scores in overtime as Russia beats Sweden 5-4 in world junior semis

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Russia will play for gold at the world junior hockey championship. Ivan Morozov scored his second goal of the game at 3:24 of overtime Saturday to lead his country to a 5-4 victory over Sweden in the semifinals.

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Montgomery calls firing by Stars 'appropriate,' enters rehab

DALLAS — Former Dallas Stars coach Jim Montgomery said Friday his abrupt dismissal by the NHL club was "appropriate" and he has entered alcohol rehab. Montgomery's statement was his first public comment since he was fired Dec.

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Scores and Schedule

Friday's Games NHL Washington 4 Carolina 3 Dallas 4 Detroit 1 --- AHL Rochester 4 Belleville 3 Cleveland 3 Milwaukee 2 Syracuse 8 Toronto 2 Springfield 3 Utica 2 Binghamton 3 Bridgeport 1 Hartford 3 Providence 1 Hershey 6 WB/Scranton 2 Laval 4 Lehigh

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Friday's Games

Friday's Games NHL Washington 4 Carolina 3 Dallas 4 Detroit 1 --- AHL Rochester 4 Belleville 3 Cleveland 3 Milwaukee 2 Syracuse 8 Toronto 2 Springfield 3 Utica 2 Binghamton 3 Bridgeport 1 Hartford 3 Providence 1 Hershey 6 WB/Scranton 2 Laval 4 Lehigh

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Stanford's Macario, Clemson' Robinson are Hermann winners; Canadian Fleming named finalist

ST. LOUIS — Stanford junior midfielder Catarina Macario and Clemson junior forward Robbie Robinson are the Hermann Trophy winners as the top college soccer players.

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Ohio beats Nevada 30-21 in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

BOISE, Idaho — Canadian Nathan Rourke accounted for 241 yards of offence and ran for a touchdown to help Ohio beat Nevada 30-21 on Friday in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

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Stars forward Corey Perry suspended 5 games for elbowing

NEW YORK — Dallas Stars forward Corey Perry was suspended for five games without pay by the NHL on Friday for elbowing Nashville Predators defenceman Ryan Ellis in the Winter Classic.

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Canadian women's hockey forward Bailey Bram retires from international competition

CALGARY — Canadian forward Bailey Bram has announced her retirement from international hockey competition, ending a career that includes a world title and an Olympic silver medal.

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