Wednesday, 27 August 2008
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  • Jays waste memorable outing by rookie Purcey
    Carlos Pena's solo home run was enough to ruin an outstanding outing by David Purcey and put a dagger into the thin wild card playoff hopes of his Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.

  • Avalanche's Sakic puts off NHL retirement
    Star centre Joe Sakic will take at least one more shot at winning a third Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche after signing a one-year contract on Wednesday.

  • Impact open Champions League play with win
    A goal in the 42nd minute from midfielder Joey Gjertsen gave the Montreal Impact a 1-0 win against visiting Real Esteli FC in the preliminary leg of the inaugural CONCACAF Champions League at Saputo Stadium on Wednesday.

  • Kuznetsova, Jankovic advance at U.S. Open
    Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament early Wednesday with a straight-sets win.

  • Lecavalier on track for Lightning opener
    Centre Vincent Lecavalier is confident he'll be in the Tampa Bay Lightning starting lineup Oct. 4 for their season opener against the New York Rangers, despite experiencing pain in his surgically repaired shoulder this summer.

  • Sharks extend defenceman Vlasic
    The San Jose Sharks on Wednesday announced a four-year contract extension for young defenceman Marc-Edouard Vlasic.

  • Canada's Dancevic bounced from U.S. Open
    Frank Dancevic of Niagara Falls, Ont., made a quick exit from the U.S. Open, losing his opening-round match in straight sets to No. 18 Nicolas Almagro of Spain on Wednesday afternoon in New York.

  • Red Sox trade for veteran outfielder Kotsay
    The Boston Red Sox have added an experienced bat for the stretch drive by acquiring outfielder Mark Kotsay from the Atlanta Braves for minor league outfielder Luis Sumoza on Wednesday.

  • Horse doping confirmed, Norway may lose bronze
    A second set of blood samples taken from four horses suspended in the Olympic equestrian team jumping competition confirmed positive tests for a banned medication, the International Equestrian Federation has announced.

  • Chargers' Merriman to play through injury
    San Diego's star linebacker Shawne Merriman has decided to go ahead and play instead of undergoing season-ending surgery to repair two torn ligaments in his left knee.