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A frenzied rush to the finish *
As Greece scrambles, Canada prepares to send a smaller squad of athletes.
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A sampling of your write-in support for Todd Bertuzzi *
If you want to join me in showing your support for Todd Bertuzzi during this very difficult time for him and the team, please send your comments (include your name and e-mail address) to: in-todd-we-trust@telus.net and we will forward your notes to Todd Bertuzzi and the Vancouver Canucks, and include the best of your letters right here.
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A sobering look at today's NHL *
The euphemism to describe NHLers who played hard and then drank hard afterwards was "old-school."
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Adding up the cost of winning medals *
Australia, Britain pay big price for glory, but Canadians may benefit in other ways.
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An MRI diversion? *
Imagine it: Ladies and gentlemen, we have some deletions from the Toronto Maple Leafs lineup. In for Mats Sundin, Joe Slobotnik. Playing for Alexander Mogilny, Ed Schmidlap. Sundin and Mogilny are expected to miss the next two years, with unidentified knee injuries.
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Burke assails Dryden over call for reform *
Vancouver general manager says people are overreacting to recent incidents.
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Burke's task is clear *
The Vancouver Canucks' Brian Burke likes to speak his mind, which is how he came to describe himself as a "lame-duck" general manager on the air this past week, something few National Hockey League GMs would do, even if it were the truth.
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CBC is the problem: Salutin *
The Cherry crisis: The Don Cherry crisis is not about Don Cherry. It's about the CBC. Nor is it a crisis, it is a chronic problem: The CBC's connection to popular culture, in the sense of "mass" or "vulgar."
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Censoring Cherry proves tricky for CBC *
CBC officials were scrambling yesterday to figure out just who will censor hockey commentator Don Cherry, and how the network will operate the seven-second delay system that's meant to muzzle him.
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Cherry stays mum on future with CBC *
No hint is given on what may be final Coach's Corner.
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Coach's Corner put on time delay *
The CBC is putting a seven-second time delay on Don Cherry's Coach's Corner segment after the federal official languages watchdog said it would investigate a quip by the hockey icon.
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Consider Weir for comeback player award *
While Mike Weir moves on to South Africa for next week's Presidents Cup, perhaps it's time for his supporters to mount a campaign on his behalf.
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Cultural power play *
It's not just on the ice that the national pastime is capturing our imaginations. In theatres and in galleries, on bookshelves and on the stage, hockey continues to stickhandle its way into the soul of Canada, ROY MacGREGOR writes.
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For a change, everything's rosy in hockey's heartland *
There's plenty of woe to go around in the National Hockey League right now.
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Gretzky sends out mixed signals about today's style of hockey *
Is Gretzky two-faced? He sends out mixed signals. In one breath, he sticks up for the NHL game. But on his new DVD, Ultimate Gretzky, he talks of ways to increase scoring.
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He doesn't shoot! He doesn't score! *
It's become a game of traps, grabs, holding and blocking...
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If you don't like Don, change the channel: Bobby Orr *
I'm writing in response to the recent controversy surrounding comments made by Don Cherry...
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It's Canada's Hall of Shame *
...A bureaucratic nightmare, writes JAMES CHRISTIE.
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Ken Carriere: A HARD PLACE *
How do you replace an All-Star? For Martin Biron, that's not even an issue...
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Ken Carriere: Canadian Football, eh? *
Does football in Canada have a future? Read what sports commentator Ken Carriere has to say and find out...
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Ken Carriere: FLAME ON! Jarome Iginla talks about his dream season *
A Stanley Cup dream...
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Ken Carriere: THE LEGACY LIVES *
Mats Sundin carries on a Swedish tradition as (hard-working) hero in the Bigs...
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Ken Dryden: Saving The Game *
Hockey has become a mishmash of new developments and old codes of play. If we want to save it, we have to re-examine the whole game and decide how we really want it played, says KEN DRYDEN.
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Kids shouldn't try to win too soon *
The stories are legendary of parents who have planned their children's sporting careers from the time they are two years old. ..
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Language flap leaves Cherry's jubilee somewhat subdued *
As sure as good ice in February, Don Cherry has celebrated a birthday in happier circumstances. He turned 70 yesterday under a cloud that included speculation the CBC will fire him from his job as the star commentator on Hockey Night in Canada.
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Message on frontier justice doesn't seem to be getting through *
As expected, the National Hockey League came down hard on the individual act, suspending Todd Bertuzzi for the rest of this season, but turtled, to use the league's vernacular, when it came to attacking the root of the problem.
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MPs manoeuvre for sport portfolio *
Some Liberal MPs are jockeying for position in anticipation that the sport portfolio will get full ministry status in the cabinet of prime-minister-designate Paul Martin.
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NHL clubs stingy about players *
Canada team has talent, but could use junior-age pros to bolster squad.
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NHL drowning in red ink : report *
A new report on the state of the NHL's finances says the league lost just under $300-million (U.S.) last season.
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NHL relationships take different paths *
A few things came to mind while pondering the strange paths some relationships take in the National Hockey League . . .
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NHL should show faith in the game *
Often, sports have their watershed moments thrust upon them...
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Pantani's death reveals grim truth, Harnett says *
Cyclist's case shows use of drugs can be life sentence.
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Poor boys no more *
With six prudent teams able to draw on a loyal fan base, suddenly Canada has become the NHL's hottest market, DAVID NAYLOR says.
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Probe focuses on Cherry's comments *
A controversial quip by CBC hockey icon Don Cherry about French-Canadian players who wear visors will be investigated by the federal official languages watchdog.
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South Korea's top IOC official arrested *
Kim Un-yong of South Korea, the vice-president of the International Olympic Committee, Asia's best-known power broker in the IOC, has been arrested in Seoul, pending indictment on embezzlement, bribery and other charges.
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Sports fans get brain workout *
Hey, mom, I'm exercising my brain: Whether watching a game or playing, cerebral patterns are quite similar, researcher says.
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Steroid fallout spreading *
National Hockey League professionals will be included with all other Olympic athletes if the International Olympic Committee follows through with plans to test urine samples stored since the 2002 Salt Lake Games for newly detected banned drugs.
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The anti-doping squad pursues a new steroid *
The world of athletics is about to be shaken to its foundations over the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Those who have put off the reckoning longest will likely be shaken hardest.
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The long grind for hockey's golden fleece *
There are four new playoff teams. There are several dream match-ups. There are surprises, and, for some cities, such as Edmonton, the sting of disappointment.
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There's still lots of buzz left in these Hornets *
When you hurry in from the cold off Shade Street and through the main doors of the Galt Arena Gardens, there is Gordie Howe staring you in the face.
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This week's debate: Protecting hockey stars *
Rookie Steve Moore of the Colorado Avalanche gave Vancouver captain Markus Naslund a concussion with an unpenalized hit that sent Naslund crashing face-first to the ice late in the second period last Monday in Denver. Is this fair? Have your say in the Globe's weekly debate forum.
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Toronto's immediate destiny rests along blueline *
We would be neglecting our duty as a nattering nabob of negativity if we did not interrupt the party surrounding the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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When tennis dads lose control *
Parents have good intentions, but watching their children play turns them into completely different people. 'They become irrational,' renowned coach Nick Bollettieri tells JONATHAN FOWLIE
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Women still don't make the cut in politics, but can soar in sports *
Women might not have much to celebrate on the political battlefields. Kim Campbell, Audrey McLaughlin, Alexa McDonough, Sheila Copps, for all their fine qualities, were beaten down. Belinda Stronach, the Conservative leadership candidate, is unlikely to fare much better. But solace can always be found elsewhere.
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Writers' association jumps into Hall dispute *
Journalist Red Fisher's dispute with the Hockey Hall of Fame over the status of media members has been joined by the hockey writers' association.
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Game's just in a cycle, he says *
Wayne Gretzky was dressed from head to toe in black. But No. 99 wasn't mourning the death of fire-wagon hockey like most critics of the National Hockey League game these days.
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Granato setting a new standard *
He's inexperienced but he's popular. Are these the makings, ERIC DUHATSCHEK writes, of a new trend in coaching?
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It pays to play shinny *
When Adam Oates suited up for the Edmonton Oilers last night, the brilliant setup man became the 413th National Hockey League player who will earn a salary of $1-million (all figures U.S.) or more this season.
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Ken Carriere *
Ken Carriere's evalu8.org beat is Sports, in-depth interviews with sports figures, and commentary on (what else?)...the sports world.
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Nike aiming to score *
The offensive on the dull defensive hockey that has hung over the National Hockey League like a dark cloud this season will continue today when Nike Canada unveils its Light it Up advertising campaign.
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Richard Pound in battle with Uncle Sam *
The World Anti-Doping Agency has its own version of a testosterone problem -- the standoff between Uncle Sam and WADA president Richard Pound over the issue of funding.
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