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Habs, Senators: Will one of them break out? The Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators face off on Thursday in a matchup of two teams struggling to score goals - and to win games. Luongo, Backstrom in top form The Vancouver Canucks continue their road trip in Minnesota on Thursday, a game that's expected to look a lot different than their Broadway smash a night earlier. Yankees' Mussina announces retirement New York Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina announced his retirement on Thursday, ending a stellar career in which he won 270 games. Blackhawks' Sharp cuts 'legitimate' figure You won't find his name on this year's NHL all-star ballot, yet Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Sharp continues to strengthen his case to be part of Team Canada at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver/Whistler. Flames aim to keep the heat on Avalanche The Calgary Flames, who fired an eye-popping 51 shots at Avalanche goalie Peter Budaj in a 4-1 home win on Tuesday night, will be looking for more of the same when they visit Colorado on Thursday (9 p.m. ET). Hal Steinbrenner officially owns Yankees Major League Baseball on Thursday officially approved the transfer of ownership of the New York Yankees from George Steinbrenner to his son Hal. Crew's Schelotto is MLS most valuable player Guillermo Barros Schelotto of the Columbus Crew was named Major League Soccer's most valuable player on Thursday. Donovan to join Bayern Munich on loan Bayern Munich will add Major League Soccer leading scorer Landon Donovan on a loan deal, but the team appears to be angling to keep him long term. Can-Am baseball league takes over Ottawa Rapidz Ottawa's professional baseball team will get some extra innings in the city after the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball (Can-Am) announced it would take over the bankrupt Ottawa Rapidz. Canada tangles with Japan in U-20 opener According to coach Ian Bridge, Canada faces a must-win situation when it takes on Japan Thursday in its opening match at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile (CBCSports.ca, 2 p.m. ET). Mussina no longer wants to pitch: report Pitcher Mike Mussina is planning to retire as early as this week, Fox Sports reported late Wednesday. Canada closes out failed World Cup campaign with loss Canada dropped a 3-0 decision on the road to Jamaica Wednesday night, ending its unsuccessful World Cup qualifying on a losing note. Canucks show no mercy to Naslund The Vancouver Canucks jumped out to a 4-0 lead and never looked back in earning a 6-3 win over Markus Naslund and the New York Rangers Wednesday night. Raptors hold off Wade, Heat Andrea Bargnani scored 25 points to help offset Dwyane Wade's game-high 40 points as the Toronto Raptors beat the Miami Heat 101-95 on Wednesday night. Speedskater Wotherspoon on the mend after crash Canadian Jeremy Wotherspoon doesn't know if he'll compete again during this year's speedskating season.