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Flames Team of Year

Dec 29, 2004 / 3:53 pm

They didn't win the Stanley Cup but the Calgary Flames won the heart of Canadian hockey fans. And on Wednesday they were named Team of the Year by The Canadian...

Canadians Trounce Germany

Dec 29, 2004 / 11:58 am

Team Canada played about as well as coach Brent Sutter could have hoped for Tuesday night at the world junior hockey championship in a 9-0 drubbing of Germany....

Canada Dominates Sweden

Dec 28, 2004 / 8:49 am

The Canadian junior hockey team got a lead and didn't take its foot off the gas this time in a 8-1 thumping of Sweden on Monday at the world junior hockey...

NFL Legend Gone

Dec 27, 2004 / 9:15 am

Former NFL star and long-time sack leader Reggie White died after suffering a massive heart attack at his home near Huntersville, N.C. on Sunday. "Reggie White...

Canada Wins Opener

Dec 26, 2004 / 6:41 am

Patrice Bergeron led the charge as Canada defeated Slovakia 7-3 in the opening game of the world junior hockey championship in Grand Forks, N.D. Bergeron...

Crosby Ready To Lead Canada

Dec 24, 2004 / 11:02 am

In a lineup loaded with first-round NHL draft picks, 17-year-old Sidney Crosby has been Canada's most exciting player to watch through a pair of pre tournament...

10-year, $100-million US deal

Dec 23, 2004 / 2:00 pm

Michael Vick couldn't be happier. The Atlanta Falcons offered him the ultimate show of respect with a 10-year contract that guarantees the star quarterback an...

No Plans To Sue

Dec 23, 2004 / 12:21 pm

Former Colorado Avalanche player Steve Moore says he won't sue Todd Bertuzzi over last season's on-ice attack, unless doctors tell him he won't be able to play...

NHL Drop Dead Date

Dec 22, 2004 / 12:10 pm

The NHL has finally produced what appears to be a drop-dead date - Jan. 14 - for cancelling the season. The league confirmed Wednesday that a board of...

Bertuzzi Pleads Guilty

Dec 22, 2004 / 11:16 am

Vancouver Canucks player Todd Bertuzzi pleaded guilty to assault Wednesday, more than nine months after slugging Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore from...

Bertuzzi To Plead Guilty

Dec 21, 2004 / 12:03 pm

Vancouver Canucks star Todd Bertuzzi will accept a plea bargain in court Wednesday, says a broadcast report. CBC Newsworld, quoting a source close to the...

Darzins To Play In Juniors

Dec 21, 2004 / 6:44 am

Kelowna Rockets forward Lauris Darzins and his national team of Latvia have earned a spot in next year's 2006 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. Team...

Eagles Lose Terrell Owens

Dec 20, 2004 / 3:20 pm

If the Philadelphia Eagles are going to make it to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1980, they will have to do it without star wide receiver Terrell...

Knights"" Record Run Ends

Dec 18, 2004 / 10:22 am

The Sudbury Wolves exacted revenge against the London Knights Friday night and put an end to their season-long unbeaten streak in the process. Bobby Chaumont...

Bertuzzi Plea Bargain

Dec 17, 2004 / 2:52 pm

Vancouver Canucks player Todd Bertuzzi may not have to face a trial on criminal charges because his lawyers are close to reaching a plea bargain, according to a...

Halvorson Births A Boy

Dec 17, 2004 / 7:11 am

It's a boy. Leah Halvorson gave birth to a healthy 6 pound, 1 ounce baby boy at 6:30 pm, December 16th. Mom has not named the baby yet. Their late father,...

Shea Weber Makes The Cut

Dec 16, 2004 / 12:13 pm

News Release The Kelowna Rockets are pleased to announce 19-year-old Defenceman SHEA WEBER has been named to Team Canada's 2005 World Junior Roster. The...

Marion Jones Suing Accuser

Dec 15, 2004 / 4:09 pm

Olympic track star Marion Jones filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday against BALCO head Victor Conte, who told a national TV audience that he gave her steroids...

Bantam AAA Winners

Dec 14, 2004 / 9:00 pm

Valley First Credit Union Bantam AAA won the 32nd Annual Victoria Racquet Club 'Rick Lapointe Memorial' tournament over the weekend. The boys were 5-1 over the...

NHL Talks Break Down

Dec 14, 2004 / 4:06 pm

NHL labour talks were derailed Tuesday after each side rejected the other's proposal. The talks lasted about 3 1/2 hours. The league made a one-hour...