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TORONTO — Kelly Hrudey learned a lot in his 15 years in the NHL, from the likes of Al Arbour, Denis Potvin and Wayne Gretzky. Now a successful TV analyst, the former goaltender also credits Patrick Marleau for a big lift late in his career.

JERUSALEM — Israel's sports minister asked her Italian counterpart on Wednesday to crack down on racism in soccer after Lazio supporters plastered stickers at a stadium with images of Holocaust victim and diarist Anne Frank wearing a jersey of city r

LONDON — He's long been a winner at cards, but American poker star Phil Ivey's good fortune does not extend to Britain's Supreme Court — he lost a major case Wednesday that will keep him from cashing in.

Tuesday's Games MLB Post-season World Series L.A.

Tuesday's Games MLB Post-season World Series L.A.

LOS ANGELES — No sweat, Clayton Kershaw.

NASHVILLE — A bad bounce for Nashville turned the game in Calgary's favour . Sean Monahan and Matthew Tkachuk scored in the shootout to give the Flames a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.

OTTAWA — Mike Condon was frustrated with himself post-game after a late blunder forced extra time.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Anders Nilsson's follow-up to a shutout in his Vancouver Canucks' debut was a four-goal loss to Boston in which he was pulled less than 11 minutes into the game.

PITTSBURGH — Connor McDavid keeps getting the better of Sidney Crosby. Statistically, anyway. Considering the end result, it's a trade-off Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins can live with.