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Quinn's high standards boost entertainment
This is something new and different and Oilers fans surely love it. Because, with this team, even a game against the stultifying Minnesota Wild has entertainment value.
Flames' 4th line makes difference
Calgary's fourth line scored a pair of goals midway through the second period, supplying what turned out to be the decisive tallies in a 5-3 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Friday night.
Quebec City to attract NHL with $400M arenaQuebec City Mayor Regis Labeaume on Friday announced plans to build a $400-million NHL-sized arena in the hope of bringing back a professional hockey team to the city that was home to the Nordiques until 1995.
Olympic luger steers right into Whistler snobbery
If any sport could use a boost of publicity before the 2010 Olympics, it's luge -- and by slagging a few deserving West Coast snobs in her public blog, Lauscher has turned sledding into the story of the pre-Olympics.
Alouettes bury Grey Cup champions
Don't tell the Montreal Alouettes a Thanksgiving Day clash against the Grey Cup champion Calgary Stampeders was a meaningless affair
Blue Bombers topple Tiger-Cats
Three weeks ago, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats had a winning record and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were tied for last in the CFL East.
Cubs head for Chapter 11The Chicago Cubs filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, a step that will allow their owner to sell the baseball team in an $845-million (all currency U.S.) deal.
Blades, with a CherryI'm getting a kick out of Craig Simpson, who, unlike Daneyko, looks like a figure skater out there. What? They're making us wait until after commercials for his and Jamie Sale's score? That gives me just enough time to let the dog out.
Canucks survive Stars
The Vancouver Canucks allowed the Dallas Stars a point late in their game on Sunday night but recovered for a 4-3 shootout victory at GM Place.
Nordiques ready for a rebirth in Quebec?In language that strengthens while American teams grow weaker, the National Hockey League sounds as if it's ready to return teams to Quebec and Winnipeg, with a second team for southern Ontario also under consideration.
Player put at risk forgives Fleury
No one would blame Ray Schultz if the former Calgary Hitmen defenceman was furious with Theo Fleury. After all, it was Fleury who knowingly put Schultz and all his Hitmen teammates in harm's way 15 years ago
Toronto Argonauts lose to Saskatchewan
Quarterback Darian Durant was coldly efficient for the Saskatchewan Roughriders at home on Saturday, counting three touchdown passes among his first eight completions in the team's 32-22 victory over the Toronto Argonauts.
Toronto Maple Leafs lose to Pittsburgh
Sidney Crosby scored a pair of second-period goals to help the Pittsburgh Penguins break away from the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 5-2 road victory on Saturday
Islanders are Brooklyn's goalThe Brooklyn Islanders? Borough President Marty Markowitz yesterday threw Brooklyn’s puck into the ring to land the Long Island hockey team, saying, “Brooklyn is the only place they should consider” if team owner Charles Wang makes good on a threat to fle
Lions squelch Edmonton comeback bid
The B.C. Lions did everything they could to blow a huge lead, but received a gift in return from Edmonton with just 12 seconds left in Friday's 34-31 victory at Commonwealth Stadium.
Oilers' Quinn fined $10,000
Edmonton — Pat Quinn, the Edmonton Oilers forthright bench boss, has been fined $10,000 for his post-game comment about vigilante justice.
Eskimos battle for their playoff lives
Losers of two straight games and four of their last five, the 6-7 Eskimos suddenly find themselves in a battle for their playoff lives as they host the B.C. Lions on Friday at 7 p.m. MT.
Patrick Roy's son gets absolute discharge
Jonathan Roy, the son of former Montreal Canadiens goalie Patrick Roy, has received an absolute discharge after pleading guilty Wednesday to assaulting an opponent in a junior hockey match.
Luongo, Canucks hope to rebound vs. Habs
Vancouver Canucks team captain Roberto Luongo could be back in the crease on Wednesday as his team continues to look for their first win this season when they host the Montreal Canadiens.
Canada's women's hockey team beats U.S.
Canada's women's hockey team beat the U.S. team 3 1 Monday night in the first of six exhibition games leading up to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
NHL rumours put Winnipeg back in spotlightWinnipeg is back in the NHL rumour mill after a Hockey Night in Canada commentator speculated on the weekend that a group of investors in Toronto is interested in moving the Atlanta Thrashers.
Canucks look for 1st win vs. Blue Jackets
The Vancouver Canucks probably hope that home is where the wins are as they bring their winless record to GM Place on Monday night to face the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Ex-NHLers take spin at figure skating
Considering that it takes place entirely on ice, CBC's Battle of the Blades isn't the smoothest show around. Technical glitches, a script snafu and a one-track-minded guest judge plagued the new reality TV series' premiere on Sunday night.
Stampeders alone atop CFL West
Sandro DeAngelis kicked five field goals as the Calgary Stampeders held on to edge the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 15-14 in CFL action Saturday night.
Als clinch playoff spot as Argos self-destruct
The Montreal Alouettes became the first team in the Canadian Football League to clinch a playoff spot on Saturday, beating the game but overmatched Toronto Argonauts 27-8 at the Rogers Centre.
Tofino will host huge surfing contest
Residents and business owners in Tofino, B.C., say a major surfing contest three weeks from now will be the local equivalent of having the Olympics or the NHL come to town.
Avalanche power play buries Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks couldn't solve goalie Craig Anderson, and they remain winless to open the 2009-10 NHL season, falling 3-0 to the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday afternoon in Denver.
Snow joke for tilt tonight?As if the Hamilton Tiger-Cats aren't enough of a handful, word is Old Man Winter wants in on the action. After four months under mostly clear skies, the 'S' word was being whispered yesterday in the Calgary Stampeders' locker-room.
Tumour forces Dionne to retire
VANCOUVER -- A brain tumour has forced Olympic medallist Deidra Dionne to retire from freestyle skiing, cutting short a career that already saw the aerialist battle back from a broken neck.
Lions outlast Roughriders
Sean Whyte connected on his fourth field goal of the game with just five seconds left as the B.C. Lions held off the Saskatchewan Roughriders for a 19-16 victory.
Blue Bombers beat Eskimos
Jovon Johnson's third-quarter, 118-yard punt return elevated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers over the Edmonton Eskimos 27-17 Friday at Canad Inns Field in Winnipeg.
Battered Eskimos to unveil new-look D
While most, if not all, of their Canadian Football League opponents have built solid team chemistry, the Eskimos have brought six new players aboard over the last two weeks to offset a slew of injuries
Lions look to keep pace with Roughriders
The B.C. Lions have played some pretty good football this CFL season, but the occasional brain cramp and lapse of discipline have resulted in the Lions sitting last in the West with a 5-7 record.
Flames sweat out win over CanucksCalgary built a 3-0 lead midway through the opening period and manged to hold on for a 5-3 victory despite being badly outshot the rest of the way by the Vancouver Canucks in Thursday's regular-season opener at the Saddledome
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