EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Matt Cullen scored the shootout winner
last night in the Minnesota Wild's 2-1 comeback win over the
Edmonton Oilers. Minnesota's Dany Heatley tied the game with two
seconds left in regulation. Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom and his
Edmonton counterpart Nikolai Khabibulin each finished with 30
saves.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - After missed field goals in
consecutive games, Minnesota Vikings kicker Ryan Longwell is making
note of what went wrong. The 15-year veteran says he doesn't brush
off the misses, but doesn't want to over-analyze them either.
Longwell led the league in field goal percentage last season.
NEW YORK (AP) - Tulsa has the best chance of getting the top
pick in next month's WNBA draft lottery. The Shock finished with a
league-worst 3-31 record last season. Defending champion Minnesota
has the second-best chance because it owns Washington's pick
because of a trade in April.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Texas scored two runs in the ninth inning to
defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 last night in Game 2 of the
World Series. Josh Hamilton and Michael Young hit sacrifice flies
to give the Rangers the victory. The series now heads to Texas for
Game 3 tomorrow night.

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