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Finland beats US 3-2, Slovakia tops Canada 4-3 [May 18, 2012] HELSINKI (AP) Jesse Joensuu scored with 9 seconds left to give Finland a 3-2 victory over the United States on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the world hockey championships, and Michal Handzus scored the winning goal late in the third period in Slovakia's 4-3 victory over Canada. [via YahooNews] More >>

Finland beats US 3-2, Slovakia tops Canada 4-3 [May 18, 2012] HELSINKI (AP) Jesse Joensuu scored with 9 seconds left to give Finland a 3-2 victory over the United States on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the world hockey championships, and Michal Handzus scored the winning goal late in the third period in Slovakia's 4-3 victory over Canada. [via YahooNews] More >>

PHT: Slovakia stuns Canada in Worlds | Highlights [May 18, 2012] In one of the biggest upsets of the tournament, Slovakia defeated Canada 4-3 in the quarterfinals of the 2012 IIHF World Championships. San Jose Sharks forward Michal Handzus tipped home the game-winner with 2:28 left, capping a furious rally that saw Slovakia score twice in the final seven minutes to erase a 3-2 deficit. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia ousts Canada 4-3 at ice hockey worlds [May 18, 2012] HELSINKI (AP) San Jose Sharks' Michal Handzus gave Slovakia the winning goal in a 4-3 victory over Canada in the quarterfinals of the ice hockey world championships in Helsinki on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia tops Canada 4-3 in world quarterfinals [May 17, 2012] HELSINKI (AP) -- San Jose Sharks' Michal Handzus gave Slovakia the winning goal in a 4-3 victory over Canada in the quarterfinals of the ice hockey world championships in Helsinki on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

San Jose Sharks' Michal Handzus scores winning goal in Slovakia's 4-3 win over Canada [May 17, 2012] San Jose Sharks' Michal Handzus gave Slovakia the winning goal in a 4-3 victory over Canada in the quarterfinals of the ice hockey world championships in Helsinki on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia sneaks by Canada 4-3 in hockey worlds [May 17, 2012] San Jose Sharks' Michal Handzus gave Slovakia the winning goal in a 4-3 victory over Canada in the quarterfinals of the ice hockey world championships in Helsinki on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia tops Canada 4-3 in world quarterfinals [May 17, 2012] HELSINKI (AP) -- San Jose Sharks' Michal Handzus gave Slovakia the winning goal in a 4-3 victory over Canada in the quarterfinals of the ice hockey world championships in Helsinki on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia ousts Canada 4-3 at ice hockey worlds [May 17, 2012] HELSINKI (AP) San Jose Sharks' Michal Handzus gave Slovakia the winning goal in a 4-3 victory over Canada in the quarterfinals of the ice hockey world championships in Helsinki on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia sends Canada home at hockey worlds [May 17, 2012] San Jose Sharks' Michal Handzus gave Slovakia the winning goal in a 4-3 victory over Canada in the quarterfinals of the ice hockey world championships in Helsinki on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Boston Bruins at the World Championship Update for May 15: Fan's Take [May 15, 2012] Zdeno Chara and David Krejci, representing the Boston Bruins and their home countries at the IIHF World Championship, are both bound for the quarterfinals, both of their teams grabbing wins on the last day of preliminary round play. [via YahooNews] More >>

Boston Bruins at the World Championship Update for May 12: Fan's Take [May 12, 2012] As the IIHF World Championship's preliminary round begins to wind down, teams are in the hunt to earn or keep one of the top four spots in each group, which stamps their tickets for the quarterfinals. Both Slovakia and the Czech Republic, the teams with Boston Bruins on the roster, are in quarterfinal spots right now and capped off a good week with even more good things. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia eliminates Germany, 4-2 [Apr 11, 2012] SOUTH BURLINGTON ? Germany missed out on a chance to advance to the quarterfinals of the IIHF Ice Hockey Women?s World Championship on Tuesday night, falling to Slovakia in the tournament?s final Group B game. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia eliminates Germany, 4-2 [Apr 11, 2012] SOUTH BURLINGTON ? Germany missed out on a chance to advance to the quarterfinals of the IIHF Ice Hockey Women?s World Championship on Tuesday night, falling to Slovakia in the tournament?s final Group B game. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia eliminates Germany, 4-2 [Apr 11, 2012] SOUTH BURLINGTON ? Germany missed out on a chance to advance to the quarterfinals of the IIHF Ice Hockey Women?s World Championship on Tuesday night, falling to Slovakia in the tournament?s final Group B game. [via YahooNews] More >>

Finland downs Slovakia 8-5 in world juniors [Jan 03, 2012] Markus Granlund scored twice and had an assist to lead Finland to an 8-5 win over Slovakia in the quarterfinals of the world junior men's hockey championship Monday. Granlund's older brother Mikael also had a goal and three assists for Finland, which advanced to face Sweden in the semifinals on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Forsberg denies Sweden threw game at 2006 Olympics [Dec 21, 2011] Peter Forsberg is backtracking on comments he made in a TV interview suggesting Sweden threw a group-stage game at the 2006 Turin Olympics to get an easier draw in the second round. The 3-0 loss to Slovakia meant Sweden, which went on to win the men's ice hockey gold medal, faced Switzerland instead of Canada in the quarterfinals. [via YahooNews] More >>

Forsberg denies Sweden threw game at 2006 Olympics, backtracking on comments in TV interview [Dec 21, 2011] STOCKHOLM ? Peter Forsberg is backtracking on comments he made in a TV interview suggesting Sweden threw a group-stage game at the 2006 Turin Olympics to get an easier draw in the second round. The 3-0 loss to Slovakia meant Sweden, which went on to win the men?s ice hockey gold medal, faced Switzerland instead of Canada in the quarterfinals. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Caroline Wozniacki loses to Cibulkova at Wimbledon [Jun 27, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki has lost in the fourth round at Wimbledon, beaten by 24th-seeded Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 1-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5. Monday's loss extends Wozniacki's streak of never reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. She is still searching for her first Grand Slam title. The top-ranked Dane has played in only one ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Czechs eliminate USA in world hockey [May 12, 2011] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, May 11 (UPI) -- A hat trick by Jaromir Jagr Wednesday sent the Czech Republic coasting past the United States 4-0 in the quarterfinals of the World Hockey Championships. [via YahooNews] More >>