North America

Edmonton, Alberta -- Ryan Potulny and Gilbert Brule scored shootout goals Friday, lifting Edmonton to a 3-2 victory over Detroit.

Kathleen Sebelius, the United States Health and Human Services Secretary, said Tuesday that she is pretty sure the House of Representatives will pass health care legislation by this weekend. Sebelius is encouraging senior Americans to call their Congressmen in support health care legislation.

Ottawa -- Jonas Gustavsson stopped 30 shots and four Maple Leafs notched goals Tuesday, pacing Toronto to a 4-1 win over Ottawa.

Hamilton, Ontario -- Siemens Fossil Power Generation announced Thursday it is closing its plant in Hamilton, Ontario, and relocating the Canadian operation to North Carolina.

Calgary, Alberta -- Miikka Kiprusoff picked up his fourth shutout of the season Thursday in leading the Calgary Flames to a 2-0 decision over Ottawa.

Montreal -- Andrei Kostitsyn finally produced a shootout goal in the fifth round Thursday, boosting the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-4 victory over Edmonton.

Monterrey, Mexico -- Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won two matches Sunday -- a delayed semifinal and the final -- to claim the Monterrey Open.

Monterrey, Mexico -- No. 2 seed Daniela Hantuchova reached the finals of the Monterrey Open Saturday, outlasting fourth-seeded Dominika Cibulkova in a semifinal match.

Monterrey, Mexico -- Daniela Hantuchova, the No. 2 seed, coasted into the quarterfinals of the Monterrey Open Thursday with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Kaia Kanepi.

Albuquerque -- Darington Hobson scored 20 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and dished out seven assists Wednesday to lead No. 10 New Mexico to a 73-66 win over TCU.