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Pit your sporting wits against Alan Thicke when CBC next Tests the Nation

May 9, 2008
By Jeff Paterson
So you think you know your sports? Here's your chance to see how you stack up against the rest of the country—and Alan Thicke.
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Canucks miss out on the hit parade

May 5, 2008
By Jeff Paterson
Not only did Dallas Stars captain Brenden Morrow score the winning goal in quadruple overtime yesterday, ending the eighth longest game in NHL history, he was also credited with an astounding 19 hits over the course of the marathon that eliminated the San Jose Sharks and propelled the Stars to the Western Conference Final.
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BC Lions gobble up big Justin Sorenson in college draft

April 30, 2008
By Jeff Paterson
The BC Lions used their first selection (fifth overall) in Wednesday morning's Canadian Football League college draft to take big offensive lineman Justin Sorenson.
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Canucks need to go big and spend, or just stay home

April 29, 2008
By Jeff Paterson
Look at the teams still alive in the National Hockey League playoffs. Pittsburgh (Marian Hossa), Dallas (Brad Richards), San Jose (Brian Campbell), and Colorado (traded for Adam Foote and Ruslan Salei and signed Peter Forsberg): those teams made the biggest moves at the February trade deadline.
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The Hollow Tree and the 2010 Olympics

April 28, 2008
By Bruce Macdonald
The Vancouver Park Board is planning to cut down the Stanley Park Hollow Tree. But they don’t seem to realize the tree figures prominently in 2010 Olympic mascots promotional material.
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Finally, it's official, CanWest signs deal to spin Olympics

April 25, 2008
By Jessica Werb
The Vanoc partnership announcements keep coming fast and furious. Recently, we had Vancouver International Airport touted as the “official airport” for the 2010 Winter Games, then BC Hydro being welcomed as an "official supporter" of the games to “provide the resources to supply clean power for the Games."
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Canucks "not close" to Stanley Cup: New GM Mike Gillis

April 23, 2008
By Jeff Paterson
This morning (April 23), the Vancouver Canucks introduced former player agent Mike Gillis as the team’s new general manager.
Blog - Sports

Celebrate Earth Day with the Stanley Cup playoffs

April 22, 2008
By Jeff Paterson
What better way to celebrate Earth Day than not getting in your car and sitting on the couch to watch not one, but two, seventh and deciding games in the Stanley Cup playoffs? Watch hockey, save the planet. Hey, it works for me.
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Seattle Super Sonics moving to Oklahoma?

April 21, 2008
By Jon Cranny
Is this the end of professional basketball for the Northwest? It looks to be pretty close to that scenario after the league voted 28-2 to allow the move of the Seattle Sonics to Oklahoma.
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Indian Premier League cricket coming to Canadian TV

April 18, 2008
By Mat Loup
Cricket's new big-bucks tournament, the Indian Premier League, will be televised live in Canada on the Asian Television Network.
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Get ready for a Cherry bomb as good Canadian kids lead the way

April 18, 2008
By Jeff Paterson
Here's your warning, because it's on the way. Whether it's on tonight's Hockey Night in Canada broadcast or at some point over the weekend, Don Cherry is bound to let loose. Through the first 10 days of the Stanley Cup playoffs, North American players occupy nine of the top 10 spots in the NHL playoff point parade. 'Good Canadians kids' as Grapes would call them, Sidney Crosby, Jarome Iginla, and Ryan Clowe all lead the way
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Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar ducks Delhi torch relay

April 17, 2008
By Matthew Burrows
Sachin Tendulkar, India’s biggest cricket star, has skipped the Olympic torch relay.
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Canucks owner Aquilini: Dave Nonis lacked leadership

April 15, 2008
By Jeff Paterson
So Dave Nonis lacked leadership -- or at least what meets Francesco Aquilini's definition of leadership. The 'L' word was tossed around dozens of times by the Canucks majority owner when Aquilini met the media Tuesday morning.
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Vancouver Canucks fire general manager Dave Nonis

April 14, 2008
By Travis Lupick
The Vancouver Canucks have fired general manager and senior vice president Dave Nonis.
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Ames, Weir in contention after US Masters second round

April 11, 2008
By Mat Loup
Another two-under-par round of 70 from Stephen Ames kept him near the top of the leaderboard at the halfway stage of the US Masters in Augusta, Georgia.