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TORONTO -- Sidney Crosby was at his best on one of hockeys biggest stages.Again.Crosby scored once and assisted on both of Brad Marchands goals, including the winner early the third period, to help Canada beat Russia 5-3 on Saturday night in the World Cup of Hockey semifinals.He always comes up big in the big games, Marchand said.The Canadians will face the winner of Sundays Sweden -Team Europe game in the best-of-three finals that will start Tuesday night.Were going to be measured on what happens next, said coach Mike Babcock, who has helped Canada win gold at the last two Winter Olympics.Crosby opened the scoring at 7:40 into the game on a spectacular sequence, showing he has plenty of energy despite having a brief summer between winning the Stanley Cup and competing in the World Cup.It was short, but exciting, knowing we were coming here, he said.Crosby skated hard into a corner, forcing Alexey Marchenko to give up the puck earlier than he wanted. Dmitry Kulikov ended up with the puck in the left circle, but didnt have it long because Crosby snatched it away.Crosby made the puck dance on both sides of his stick as he skated across the front of the crease and as soon as Sergei Bobrovsky went down on his left hip, he backhanded the puck into the net without a Russian player near him.I had a little bit more time than you typically get, Crosby said.Bobrovsky made 16 of his 42 saves in the first period, keeping the Russians in it.Thats why hes one of the best goalies in the world, teammate Alex Ovechkin said. He played unbelievable. When they score, its not his mistake. He gave us a chance.Nikita Kucherov made it 1-all midway through the first and Evgeny Kuznetsov put Russia ahead 2-1 with 3:36 left in the second.Crosby, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time Stanley Cup champion, made a cross-crease pass to set up Marchand for his tying goal just 1:12 after Russia went ahead.In the dressing room after two periods, Babcock delivered a brief message.Theres no chance they can keep up if we keep doing what were doing, Babcock recalled telling his team.The Russians, and perhaps any other team, may not have much of an opportunity to win against a Crosby-led team with some of the games biggest stars.With a chance to take a pivotal lead in the third, Crosby chose to give up the puck, not shoot it. He deftly dropped a pass to Marchand atop the left circle to assist on the game-winning goal 1:16 into the third.Corey Perry gave Canada a two-goal cushion at 5:48 of the third and John Tavares made it 4-2 midway through the period.Carey Price made 31 saves for the Canadians. He made some momentum-stunting saves early in the first, but backchecking forwards and poke-checking defensemen made his job relatively easy for much of the night.Russia was not in a position to come back in a game in which it gave up more than twice as many shots as it put on the Price-protected net until pulling their goalie late to add an extra skater in a nothing-to-lose attempt to get back in the game. Artemi Panarin scored with 9 seconds left, making the score look slightly more respectable.The Russians were without one of their top players, Pavel Datsyuk , because of a lower-body injury.As usual in a matchup of NHL superstars, Crosby came out on top against Ovechkin.It looked as if it might end up that way even before the puck dropped.Both captains were called the center ice for a goodwill gesture, pairing them up with young boys on skates holding flags that represented each country.While Crosby put his arm around the youngster next to him, a stone-faced Ovechkin stood with his gloves at his side.Crosby helped the host Canadians crush the Ovechkin-led Russians 7-3 in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Vancouver Games. Four years later, with a chance at redemption at the Winter Olympics in Russia, Ovechkin couldnt do enough to help his team get past the quarterfinals while Crosby and the Canadians earned gold again. Ovechkin is also left waiting and wondering if hell ever hoist the Stanley Cup.Given a chance to help his team and country get a desperately wanted win, Ovechkin didnt have a shot through two periods and finished with just two shots.Maybe he doesnt have enough of luck, Russian coach Oleg Znarok said through an interpreter.---Follow Larry Lage at www.twitter.com/larrylage and follow his work at www.bigstory.ap.org/content/larry-lage Air Force 1 Green Fake . The Vancouver coach and an announced sellout crowd of 18,910 watched in dismay as the Canucks lost 7-4 to the New York Islanders on Monday night by squandering a 3-0 lead in the third period. Air Force 1 Grey Fake . -- Yogi Ferrell orchestrates pretty much everything in Indianas offence. http://www.airforce1storesale.com/fake-air-force-270-outlet.html . JOHNS, N. Air Force 1 Store Sale . Canada is now down to its 22-player limit, although but players wont be registered until Christmas Day. Changes could still be made as a result of a suspension or injury. Air Force 1 Cheap Outlet . R.J. Umberger scored twice to lead the Blue Jackets to a franchise-record for consecutive wins with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night over the Los Angeles Kings. CLEVELAND -- Terry Francona viewed the mass of humanity from high above.Four months ago, the Indians manager watched on a TV in his office at Progressive Field as Clevelands streets overflowed during a joyous celebration honoring LeBron James and the Cavaliers for winning the NBA championship and stopping the citys 52-year title drought.There were fans hanging from street signs, clinging to the walls of parking garages -- everywhere. Francona wanted another look.I went up to the upper deck just because I wanted to watch the parade, he said Monday as the World Series returned from a weekend in Chicago. From that vantage point, I think they were expecting 700,000 and they about doubled it. And from up in the upper deck you could see the people coming across the bridge in droves.Francona wants to see them come again.After missing Sunday night on their initial swing, the Indians are home with two cracks at winning their first championship since 1948.Down 3-1 and desperate, Chicago manager Joe Maddon used fire-balling closer Aroldis Chapman to get the final eight outs in Game 5 as the Cubs beat the Indians 3-2 at raucous Wrigley Field to extend their season and send this Series packing.The Indians, who have been cast as underdogs throughout the postseason, can complete a remarkable run with one more win.Its the one Cleveland fans have waited 68 years to see, and would cap a year like no other in the citys sports history, which has been filled with more torment than triumph.Josh Tomlin, the longest-tenured player on Clevelands roster, starts Tuesday night in Game 6 against Cubs right-hander Jake Arrieta, who held the Indians without a hit until the sixth inning of Game 2, a 5-1 Chicago victory.Tomlin will be starting on just three days rest for only the second time in his career, but adrenaline and a home crowd of more than 35,000 screaming fans should help him overcome any fatigue.The right-hander was terrific in Game 4, allowing only two hits in 4 2/3 innings as his dad, Jerry, who is paralyzed from the chest down and confined to a wheelchair, watched from behind home plate in noisy Chicago as Cleveland won 1-0.Tomlin threw just 58 pitches, so his arm should be fine. The bigger issue will be stifling the Cubs, who have momentum and will get slugger Kyle Schwarber back in the lineup as the designated hitter after he was reduced to one pinch-hitting appearannce during three games played under National League rules.ddddddddddddThe only other time Tomlin pitched on short rest was in his 2010 rookie season, when he gave up one run over 5 1/3 innings against Toronto.On the eve of the biggest start of his career, the 31-year-old Tomlin said hes approaching Game 6 like any other even though he knows it isnt.I know the atmosphere of this game is not the same, but its still the same game, he said. Between the lines its still 60 foot, 6 inches. Its still 90 feet to first base. Its still baseball. In the grand scheme of things its still the baseball game whenever the umpire says `Play ball! So thats how you have to treat it.Like any manager, Francona has his favorites and Tomlin is near the top of that list. They play cribbage together and as Francona turned the dais over to his starter following his news conference, Clevelands skipper couldnt pass up a chance to have some fun at Tomlins expense.If you guys have questions, he said to reporters, just use pictures.On a more serious note earlier, Francona said hes confident Tomlin will give the Indians everything he has.If Tomlin doesnt win, he wont beat himself, and he wont back down, he said. All the things we talk about, not backing down from a challenge and valuing winning and things like that -- being a good teammate, he embodies all those better or as good as anybody Ive ever seen.When the Cavs won their title in June, it was perhaps no coincidence the Indians took off on a 14-game winning streak that propelled them to the AL Central title. Cleveland players and fans fed off the vibe created by James and his teammates, who will be forever remembered as the team that changed the citys sports fortunes.Francona watched the Cavs win Game 7 at Golden State, and found himself cheering wildly at the games climactic moments -- Kyrie Irvings 3-pointer and James chase-down block in the final seconds.I had to kind of remind myself Im 57, he said with a laugh.Then Francona watched as Cleveland united as never before, 1 million people converging as one to rejoice for a team that lifted a trophy -- and then a town.There was sheer joy, he said. I just thought it was really cool. It was hard not to get caught up in it.Hed love to see it happen again. ' ' '