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BEIJING — Six-hundredths of a second. The difference between gold and silver for Canadian speedskater Ivanie Blondin came down to the final straightaway sprint after 16 laps in the women's mass start Saturday at the Beijing Olympics.

BEIJING — Canadian speedskater Ivanie Blondin won an Olympic silver medal in the women's mass start Saturday in Beijing. The 31-year-old from Ottawa also won gold in the team pursuit with Isabelle Weidemann and Valérie Maltais.

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — A strong third period carried Swift Current to a win over Medicine Hat. Matthew Ward had a hat trick in the win for Swift Current (17-24-5-1).

Friday's Scores NHL Carolina 5, Nashville 3 Florida 6, Minnesota 2 Dallas 1, Chicago 0 Los Angeles 4, Vegas 3 --- AHL Syracuse 5, Laval 2 Belleville 4, Toronto 3 Utica 4, Rochester 2 Providence 5, Hershey 0 --- NLL Vancouver 11, Calgary 10 Buffalo 13

CLEVELAND (AP) — The No. 1 overall pick came out on top again.

OSHAWA, Ont. — Niagara needed a shootout to win a highscoring game against the Oshawa Generals. Oskar Olausson recorded four goals on the night for the Generals (23-16-1-3). Brice Cooke had two goals and an assist for Niagara (11-26-2-1).

CHARLOTTETOWN — Lukas Cormier had two goals and two assists on Friday night as the Charlottetown Islanders beat the Victoriaville Tigres 7-2. Loick Daigle opened the scoring for the Tigres (14-16-3-2) as Nathan Darveau stopped 37 of 44 shots.

MARSEILLE, France — Félix Auger-Aliassime is through to the semifinals of the Open 13 in Marseille. The Canadian beat Ilya Ivashka in 6-3 and 6-4 in the winning effort.

TORONTO — Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment said Friday it will discontinue the proof of vaccination requirement for fans entering its venues beginning March 1. MLSE owns the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, Toronto FC and Toronto Argonauts.

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball cancelled the first week of spring training games through March 4 on Friday in the first public acknowledgement of the disruption caused by the lockout.