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Sweden became the first home team to win the world hockey championships in 27 years, beating Switzerland 5-1 on Sunday.

Second-half substitute Jose Valencia scored in the 83rd minute to give the Portland Timbers a 2-2 draw against the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night.

The NHL fined the San Jose Sharks $100,000 on Saturday for general manager Doug Wilson's comments criticizing the league for forward Raffi Torres' suspension for the rest of the second round of the playoffs.

Veteran winger Martin Havlat of the San Jose Sharks will be in the lineup for Game 3 Saturday night, returning after a five-game injury absence.

Reto Berra made 29 saves, and Nino Niederreiter, Julian Walker and Reto Suri scored to help Switzerland beat the United States 3-0 on Saturday in the world hockey semifinals.

The Vancouver Whitecaps and Montreal Impact drew 0-0 on Wednesday night in the first leg of the two-game Canadian Championship finals.

The Dallas Stars fired coach Glen Gulutzan on Tuesday, an expected move by new general manager Jim Nill for a franchise that has missed the playoffs a record five straight seasons.

Slovakia defeated the United States 4-1 at the ice hockey world championship on Tuesday.

Neil Greenberg breaks down who and what should be blamed for early playoff exits. He says undisciplined play -- and not star Alex Ovechkin -- is the reason Washington was eliminated.

Story | Conversation | May 14, 2013

Following the Ducks' Game 7 loss, Anaheim and veteran Teemu Selanne have some big decisions to make. And they're not alone.

Blog | Conversation | May 13, 2013

Russell Teibert scored his first two MLS goals to lead the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night.

The United States beat France 4-2 Saturday for its fourth win at the ice hockey world championships.

The San Jose Sharks will begin the second round of the playoffs somewhat short-handed after losing forward Adam Burish to an undisclosed upper-body injury.

Craig Custance looks at the five biggest questions facing the Vancouver Canucks this offseason.

Blog | Conversation | May 09, 2013

Vancouver Canucks forwards Daniel and Henrik Sedin and defenseman Alex Edler will play for Sweden at the world hockey championships.

It was always going to be the "window" series, two of the Western Conference's long-standing contenders facing off in the first round, with the losers having to face questions about their immediate future. The San Jose Sharks and Vancouver Canucks...