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There were dark days when Tyler Turner wished he'd died in the skydiving accident that cost him his legs. Because then he wouldn't be facing the decision of whether to push forward, or simply exist. On Monday, the 33-year-old from Campbell River, B.

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — IndyCar's return to Iowa will be celebrated as a three-day festival with a quartet of musical acts.

Greg Westlake knows all about the highs and lows of the Paralympics.

TORONTO — The Toronto Six women's hockey team has been sold to a group of investors led by former NHL player Anthony Stewart, coach Ted Nolan and Hockey Hall of Famer Angela James.

BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand said Monday that an autopsy conducted on the body of Australian cricket star Shane Warne has concluded that he died of natural causes, ruling out foul play.

YANQING, China — Canadian Alpine skier Alana Ramsay raced to her second medal at the Beijing Paralympics. The 27-year-old Calgarian captured bronze in the women's standing super combined on Monday. She crossed the line in two minutes 6.

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Tyler Turner and Lisa DeJong captured Canada's first-ever medals in snowboarding at the Paralympic Winter Games. Turner from Campbell River, B.C., won gold in the men's snowboard cross Monday at the Beijing Paralympics.

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Canada added two gold medals and a bronze in cross-country skiing at the Beijing Paralympics on Monday. Brian McKeever easily defended his title in the men's 20-kilometre cross-country vision-impaired race.

BEIJING — Canadian Alpine skier Mac Marcoux was forced to withdraw from the Beijing Paralympics due to injury. The 24-year-old from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., suffered a lower-body injury when he crashed in Sunday’s men's vision-impaired super-G race.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jack Eichel scored a power-play goal with 5.2 seconds remaining to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night. Eichel, who was acquired Nov.