Canuck Champs

The cut over his left eye was seeping blood and the skin was already turning an ugly purple, but that couldn't take the smile off Mike Keane's face. The veteran scored a pair of goals to help the Vancouver Canucks beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 Saturday night to clinch their first NHL division crown in 11 years. The Canucks will have to wait until after Sunday's games to know if they'll face Dallas or Calgary in the first round.

• While the 2004 baseball season officially may have gotten underway when the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and New York Yankees played earlier in the week in Tokyo, the rest of the league is in action over the next three days.
• The Montreal Expos have acquired catcher Einar Diaz and minor league pitcher Justin Echols from the Texas Rangers in exchange for switch-hitting catcher Josh McKinley and right-hander Chris Young.
• Michael Schumacher won his third straight Formula One race Sunday, taking the inaugural Bahrain Grand Prix for his 73rd career victory.