MONTE ZONCOLAN, Italy -- Nairo Quintana virtually clinched the Giro dItalia
title Saturday with a strong ride up the demanding Monte Zoncolan, while Michael
Rogers benefited from a fan interruption to post his second stage victory of the
race.
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ahead of fellow Colombian Rigoberto Uran remained unchanged entering Sundays
final stage. "Its 99 per cent done," said Quintana, who shed some tears during
the podium celebration. "They were tears of happiness. Ive achieved one of the
big goals in my life." Francesco Manuel Bongiorno was right on Rogers wheel with
three kilometres (two miles) to go when a fan pushed him hard enough on the back
that he had to break to avoid hitting Rogers and took his left foot off the
pedal. "Im very bitter," Bongiorno said. "On a climb like that when you lose
your balance its impossible. ... Maybe this incident will be good for the
future. The fans give us strength but they need to (learn)." By the time
Bongiorno got going again on a stretch of road where the gradient was 15 per
cent, Rogers had already opened up a significant lead. "I wasnt aware," Rogers
said. "Im sorry for Bongiorno. Hes a good kid and rode hard. I tried to drop him
many times. ... Unfortunately this happens often." Rogers, an Australian with
Tinkoff-Saxo, clocked 4 hours, 41 minutes, 55 seconds over the 167-kilometre
(104-mile) leg, which started in Maniago. Franco Pellizotti finished second, 38
seconds behind, and Bongiorno crossed third, 49 seconds back. Quintana finished
17th in the stage, 4:45 back, with Uran right behind him. Quintana was runner-up
to Chris Froome in last years Tour de France and this would be his first Grand
Tour victory. "This year I dont think Ill be at the Tour but next year well
probably try it," Quintana said. The Movistar rider was then asked if he would
consider riding both the Giro and Tour next year. "Its possible," he said. "Weve
talked about it with the team manager. Well evaluate both options." Rogers, a
three-time time trial champion, was recently cleared after a doping accusation
and also won the 11th stage. Last month, the UCI accepted that meat Rogers ate
in China probably caused his positive test last year. Clenbuterol is widely
administered to Chinese livestock to build muscle and reduce fat. Days later,
Rogers tested positive at the Japan Cup. The UCI disqualified Rogers from the
Japanese race but consulted the World Anti-Doping Agency before deciding he
should not be sanctioned any further. "The last kilometres were a dream," Rogers
said. "Ive always dreamed of winning an uphill stage like this and this is the
first time Ive been able to." The race ends Sunday with a mostly flat
172-kilometre (107-mile) leg from Gemona del Friuli to Trieste.
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Vancouver Canucks will try to win two straight games for the first time since
mid-January on Monday night as they play host to the struggling New York
Islanders.
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drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning, Henderson Alvarez won for the
first time in three starts and the Miami Marlins beat the Braves 3-2 on Thursday
night.UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- The Detroit Red Wings had just enough time to salvage a
point. They still havent figured out how to make the most of overtime. Pavel
Datsyuk, in his 800th NHL game, scored his second goal of the night with 42.5
seconds left in regulation, but the Red Wings couldnt turn it into a win as they
were beaten 5-4 by the New York Islanders in a shootout on Saturday night. The
Red Wings have lost six straight overall, five in a row in extra time, and three
consecutive in shootouts -- including two on back-to-back nights. "If we hadnt
gone through the last five, six games, this point would be pretty good," forward
Henrik Zetterberg said. "Right now its tough. We cant find a way to win a game.
I think we battled hard. It was a back-to-back game and we found a way to come
back at the end. "Overall, I think its a good point, but we were right there to
get two points." The Red Wings arrived in New York around 2 a.m. Saturday after
losing at home to Washington on Friday. Detroit is 1-7 after regulation this
season, 0-4 in shootouts. "We found a way to get a point," Red Wings coach Mike
Babcock said. "We obviously have to get better. We will get better. Its pretty
obvious weve got to win in regulation because the shootout is killing us. "Its
like anything in life, it gets in your head a little bit. To me weve got to be
hard-headed and mentally tough. The standings could be a lot different for us if
we won all these games, especially these shootouts." Kevin Poulin was the
difference for the Islanders after he replaced the injured Evgeni Nabokov in the
first period. Neither team could hold the lead until he finally shut the door in
the tiebreaker, denying Henrik Zetterberg, Datsyuk and Todd Bertuzzi. "I love
this," Poulin said. "I was not nervous in the shootout, was pretty excited
actually. I felt comfortable. You have to be ready to jump in. Thats why I play
hockey." Frans Nielsen scored the only shootout goal for the Islanders, who had
dropped five of six. "Kevin really stepped up for us," Islanders captain John
Tavares said. "We kept calm and it paid off in the end." Cal Clutterbuck had
given the Islanders a 4-3 lead when he had the second deflection of Aaron Ness
shot from the left point past Gustavsson 4:43 into the third for his second
goal. The Islanders are 6-0-1 against Detroit in the past seven meetings and
havent been beaten by the Red Wings in regulation since November 2003. New York
outshot Detroit 15-4 in the third period and 6-1 in overtime. Tavares had a goal
and assist to stretch his point and assist streaks to five games. Casey Cizikas
and Brock Nelson both scored tying goals in the second period for the
Islanderrs.
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saves in relief of Nabokov, who injured a groin. Darren Helm and Johan Franzen
had the other goals for the Red Wings, and Gustavsson stopped 37 shots through
overtime in his first outing in place of Jimmy Howard since Oct. 23. Both teams
were held at bay throughout most of the second period, but then combined for
three goals in a span of 1:20 in the final three minutes of the frame. The
Islanders got even 2-2 when the Red Wings poorly played a rush into their zone.
Matt Martin carried the puck deep and fanned on a shot, but Colin McDonald got
his stick on the puck and put it on Gustavsson. Cizikas got to that rebound and
scored his second of the season and second in two games with 2:10 remaining. But
for the second time, Islanders fans barely had a chance to celebrate before the
Red Wings responded. Helm brought the puck into the New York zone and fed a pass
to Franzen on the left wing. Franzen glided from the circle into the middle of
the ice and snapped a drive past Poulin just 33 seconds later. This time it was
the Islanders turn to answer quickly, and they did it 20 seconds into Luke
Glendenings tripping penalty. Nelson scored with a second poke with 49.5 seconds
remaining. The Red Wings wiped out their early 1-0 deficit just nine seconds
after they fell behind, and knocked out Nabokov in the process. Helm won a
faceoff against Tavares, right after the Islanders captain put New York in front
at 4:03 with his ninth goal. The Red Wings controlled the puck in their zone
until defenceman Jonathan Ericsson found Helm with a long lead pass that led to
a breakaway. Helm came in on Nabokov, made a move that caused the goalie to do a
split, and scored his second of the season at 4:12 to tie it 1-1. The
38-year-old Nabokov was playing for the first time in four games and the second
in six. He was assisted by a trainer in the crease before getting up on his
skates and gingerly skating while hunched over to the tunnel leading to the
dressing room. Nabokov came into Saturday with a 5-5-3 record and 3.24
goals-against average. "He means a lot to this team, all of us," Tavares said.
"Not everyone knows how much he does for us in this room. Hes important."
Datsyuk made it 2-1 with 1:42 left in the first period, scoring a power-play
goal with Bertuzzi screening Poulin in front. The Toronto Maple Leafs are now
the only team Datsyuk hasnt scored a goal against. NOTES: The Red Wings recalled
Glendening from Grand Rapids (AHL) to fill in for forward Daniel Alfredsson, who
missed his second straight game because of a groin injury. ... The Islanders
failed to score on a 4-minute power play that spanned the second and third
periods after Franzen was called for high-sticking.
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