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Russian center Pavel Datsyuk said Tuesday he has signed a three-year contract extension to keep him with the NHL's Detroit Red Wings until 2017.

Some of what's happening today in sports headlines: NHL: The Boston Bruins lead the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 in their best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final series.

Liev Schreiber, from left, Seann William Scott and Jay Baruchel attend the premiere of "Goon" in New York, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012.

The combined photo taken on June 18, 2013 shows the displayed pictures during a photo exhibition showing the works of Sidney D. Gamble in Beijing, capital of China.

Team Israel recorded a surprise triumph last week by claiming a bronze medal at the 2013 World Ball Hockey Championships in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.

Former Olympic ice dance champions Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat are to reunite for a surprise comeback, hoping to qualify for next year's winter Olympics in Sochi, Anissina has told R-Sport.

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With the Stanley Cup Finals under way and the 2014 Winter Olympics looming in February, Canada-a nation where hockey is less a sport than a cultural obsession-is getting increasingly anxious to meet one of its most troubling challenges: Finding a way to replenish the country's once-abundant supply of elite goaltenders.

The two-time Olympic hurdler turned bobsledder took to Twitter today to post a Vine video where she's cheekily complaining about her $741.84 check from the U.S. Bobsled & Skeleton Federation.

Michelle Young-Mather is one of the greatest players to have ever graced the gridiron in the Maritime Women's Football League.

Manu Ginobili had 24 points and 10 assists in a surprise start to spark the San Antonio Spurs to a 114-104 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night, pushing the Spurs one... My friends and family are likely sick of my vocal admiration for the fatty oil of a coconut palm but my love won't wane.

In the five home games he has played at TD Garden in the last two months, the defenseman has been a little more concerned with making his playoff debut.

St. Paul's freshman attackman-midfielder Mitch Gordon orally committed to North Carolina on Saturday night, according to Inside Lacrosse.

It may have been car-free, but Vancouver's four-location Car Free Day featured many other modes of transport.

Three-time Olympian Kevin Martin traded in his curling broom to spend time on the ball diamonds in Prince Albert on the weekend as he was in the city to coach the under-12 Edmonton Warriors in the Girls Prairie League Softball playoffs.

Vice President of Hockey and Business Development Brendan Shanahan, left, laughs with NHL Hockey Operations' Rob Blake as junior-age hockey players test potential rule changes, new strategies, and rink modifications at the NHL's 2011 Research and Development Camp in Toronto Wednesday, August 17, 2011.

Playing a football game on a football field just isn't good enough anymore. We're seeing hockey being played outside, basketball games being played on aircraft carriers and football has now slowly made the switch to the baseball diamond.

While Hockey Moms are obviously essential to the success of youth players, there is still a very special place for dads in the hockey world.

Washington Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin has won Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player for the third time during his eight-season career in the league, the NHL said on its website.

By Dan Bernstein CBSChicago.com Senior Columnist - As soon as a well-meant charitable effort is twisted into a Stanley Cup rallying cry, all bets are off.