riday in Game 1 of their American Hockey League

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Canadian medal hopeful Alex Gough is in fifth place after the first run of the womens luge event at the Sanki Sliding Center in Sochi on Monday. . The 26-year-old slider from Calgary posted a time of 50.464 seconds, 0.573 seconds back of leader Natalie Geisenberger. The German led the overall World Cup womens standings this season and continued her dominance by putting down a track record time of 49.891, ahead of second-place Erin Hamlin of the United States (50.356) and teammate Tajana Huefner (50.393). Gough finished second overall in the World Cup this season and is aiming to win Canadas first-ever Olympic medal in womens luge. Calgarys Kimberly McRae was impressive in her first Olympic appearance, finishing her first trip down the track in sixth spot, trailing Gough by only 0.001 seconds. Arianne Jones, also of Calgary, sits 13th with a time of 50.993. The second of four runs is scheduled to begin at 11:45 a.m. ET. .C. -- Ryan Sproul scored the winner late in double overtime to lift the Grand Rapids Griffins to a 2-1 win over the Abbotsford Heat on Friday in Game 1 of their American Hockey League playoff series. . LUCIE, Fla. . -- Patrick Kueng of Switzerland was nearly flawless as he captured his first World Cup and halted Aksel Lund Svindals streak of four straight super-G victories on Saturday.SANDY, Utah - Alvaro Saborio scored on a header off Javier Morales corner kick in the 77th minute to break a tie in Real Salt Lakes 2-1 victory over FC Dallas on Saturday night. Saborio entered as a substitute for Olmes Garcia in the 76th minute for his first action since a 188-day absence due to a foot injury. Robbie Findley opened the scoring for Real Salt Lake (12-5-10), gathering a loose ball from ddefender Chris Wingerts errant deflection and drilling it home in the 31st minute. . Michel tied it for FC Dallas (12-9-6) on a free kick in the 62nd minute. He blasted a left-footer from just beyond 18-yard box directly into the bottom-left corner. Real Salt Lake avenged a 2-1 loss to FC Dallas on Aug. 22 and stretched its lead over the Western Conference foe to four points. ' ' '

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