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New money could reduce staff layoffs at Canadian Sport Centre Calgary, says president

Donna Spencer, THE CANADIAN PRESS 10 Mar, 2010 0 0

CALGARY - Physiotherapists, massage therapists, strength trainers and doctors at Calgary's Canadian Sport Centre laid their hands on nearly half of Canada's medallists at the 2010 Winter Olympics. New money announced in last week's federal budget has the centre's president Dale Henwood hoping he

Bandits-Rock game looms large for both National Lacrosse League teams

Neil Stevens, THE CANADIAN PRESS 10 Mar, 2010 0 4

It could be a milestone of a weekend for two of the National Lacrosse League's most familiar faces. The next Buffalo Bandits win gives Darris Kilgour the record for most regular-season NLL coaching victories, 94, ahead of the late Les Bartley, while Rochester Knighthawks goaltender Pat O'Toole n

Canadian sledge hockey team goes for another Paralympic gold in Vancouver

Sunny Dhillon, THE CANADIAN PRESS 10 Mar, 2010 0 4

VANCOUVER, B.C. - First, the Canadian women's hockey team won Olympic gold. Three days later, the men accomplished the same feat at the Vancouver Games. Now it's up to the Canadian sledge hockey squad to complete the gold medal hat trick. The Canadian team that claimed victory four years ago

Schumacher marks return to racing with anticipated F1 season-opener at Bahrain

Paul Logothetis, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 10 Mar, 2010 0 4

MADRID, Spain - Months of anticipation and speculation finally come to a close as the 2010 Formula One season gets under way at the Bahrain Grand Prix, where Michael Schumacher will mark his return to racing. Schumacher leads perhaps F1's most competitive starting grid after the seven-time F1 ch

Flames move into 8th place, push Red Wings to 9th in Western Conference

THE CANADIAN PRESS 10 Mar, 2010 0 5

Jarome Iginla ended his scoring drought against Detroit, and put the Red Wings in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time in almost two decades. Iginla and Rene Bourque scored 1:31 apart in the third period as the Calgary Flames beat the Red Wings 4-2 Tuesday in a crucial Western Confe

Jamaica's Bolt, Serena Williams declared Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year

Barbara Surk, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 0 4

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won his second straight Laureus Sportsman of the Year award Wednesday and American tennis player Serena Williams won the women's prize for the second time. Bolt won three gold medals at last year's world track and field championships

Producers of Season 12 of 'The Ultimate Fighter' hold open casting call

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LAS VEGAS - Season 11 of "The Ultimate Fighter" has yet to air but the UFC and Spike TV are already preparing for Season 12. An open casting call is scheduled for April 1 in Charlotte. N.C. Producers of the reality TV show are looking for mixed martial arts fighters in the lightweight (155-pound

Back to Boston: Garciaparra rejoins Red Sox, then retires after 14-year career

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FORT MYERS, Fla. - Nomar Garciaparra rejoined the Red Sox for one day and then retired, ending a 14-year career in which he won two batting titles with Boston and was once a beloved player in the city. The shortstop signed a one-day contract with his former team Wednesday before announcing he's

N.Y. jury awards millions to Windsor Wildcats hockey players after deadly crash

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. - A lawyer representing three members of the all-girls Windsor Wildcats team involved in a 2005 fatal bus crash in New York state says he's pleased with a US$2.25 million jury award to his clients. A Rochester-area jury made the award on Monday to hockey players Carly Labadie and

A-Rod's lawyers are setting up interview regarding Canadian doctor

Howie Rumberg, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 0 0

TAMPA, Fla. - Alex Rodriguez may soon be talking to U.S. federal authorities, and he hopes it will happen close to spring training. Lawyers for the Yankee slugger are setting up an interview as part of an investigation into a Canadian doctor who is the focus of a cross-border drug smuggling case
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