Amateur Sports Headlines

Lueders wins bronze in bobsled
Edmonton's Pierre Lueders piloted his team to a third-place finish in Sunday's World Cup four-man bobsled race in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Canada empty-handed at speedskating meet
Something unusual happened at the long track speedskating World Cup competition on Sunday in Erfurt, Germany: Canada didn't win a medal.
Canadian duo on podium in snowboard cross
Lindsey Jacobellis of the United States hung on to win Sunday's women's snowboard cross race in Telluride, Colo., while Maelle Ricker of Whistler, B.C., and Quebec's Dominique Maltais finished second and third respectively.
Armin Zoeggeler wins luge World Cup meet
Italy's Armin Zoeggeler won a luge World Cup race Sunday in Innsbruck to record his second victory of the season.
Pierre Lueders wins bobsled gold
Edmonton's Pierre Lueders topped the field in Saturday's World Cup two-man bobsled race in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Canadian women finish 2-3 at bobsled World Cup
Hours after Pierre Lueders won a gold medal in the men's two-man bobsled event, the women added more hardware to the Canadian collection Saturday in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Speedskaters Morrison, Klassen on podium in 1000m
Canadian Denny Morrison finished second and Cindy Klassen was third in their 1,000 metre races at a speedskating World Cup event in Germany on Saturday.
Lambiel shines again on Turin ice
Stephane Lambiel won the Grand Prix final men's figure-skating title Saturday, adjusting his Flamenco program after a pair of faulty jumps to edge Japan's Daisuke Takahashi.
Germany dominates women's World Cup luge
Tatjana Huefner led a German 1-2-3-4 sweep Saturday at a women's World Cup luge race in Igls, Austria.
Kircheisen wins 10th World Cup nordic combined title
Bjorn Kircheisen won a nordic combined mass-start event on Saturday in Ramsau, Austria, for his 10th career World Cup victory and his second of the season.
Canadian sliders win 3 medals at skeleton World Cup
Canadians Jon Montgomery, Michelle Kelly and Carla Pavan landed on the podium in World Cup skeleton action in Lake Placid, N.Y., on Friday.
Swimmer Cseh shatters another world record
Laszlo Cseh broke his own world swimming record Friday in the 400-metre individual medley event, his second world mark in two days.
Canada's Rousseau wins gold at moguls opener
Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau won gold Thursday to lead a three-medal effort for Canada at the freestyle moguls World Cup opener in Tignes, France.
Victor Conte meets with WADA's Dick Pound
BALCO founder Victor Conte met with World Anti-Doping Agency boss Dick Pound Wednesday, providing information regarding athletes and drug use.
Sale, Pelletier to skate in gala at nationals
Olympic gold medallists Jamie Sale and David Pelletier plan to perform in the Parade of Champions at the coming nationals.