Dion Phaneuf #3 of the Calgary Flames checks Saku Koivu #11 of the Anaheim Ducks during the second period of the NHL game at the Honda Center on November 23, 2009 in Anaheim, California. Nystrom was called for a tripping penalty. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Roy MacGregor

The NHL needs to evolve

Evolution or Evilution: Already stinging from recent head shot controversy hockey executives need to realize the sport is strong enough to survive change

Phoenix Coyotes left winger Wojtek Wolski, right, of Poland, is congratulated by teammate Shane Doan after Wolski scored the go-ahead goal against the Colorado Avalanche with 22 seconds left in the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, March 4, 2010, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes just acquired Wolski from Colorado. The Coyotes won 3-1. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)
Eric Duhatschek

Wayward Coyotes blaze a path to playoffs

Desert Dogs get quality coaching and goaltending and are in the thick of a heated post-season race

French Immersion

Now, where were we?

At last French Immersion emerges, blinking and disoriented, from a sojourn in Lotus Land

Bryant's late jumper sinks Raptors

Los Angeles ends three-game losing streak as it rallies in fourth quarter to beat Toronto 109-107

NHL ponders blindside ban

League studies proposal to outlaw blindside shoulder hits to the head after meeting by league's eigth-man committee in Boca Raton, Fla.

Coyotes fallout continues

NHL files breach of contract suit against former Phoenix owner and his family

Canadian Guay third in final downhill

Carlo Janka of Switzerland wins race, takes overall World Cup lead with three races remaining

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Concussions can't be eliminated completely

GMs argue that eliminating head shots without taking too much hitting out of the game is difficult

Pittsburgh Penguins' Matt Cooke (24) plays against the Boston Bruins in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, March 7, 2010. The Penguins won 2-1. Cooke injured Boston Bruins' Marc Savard on a blindside hit in the third period.
Hoop Dreams
Making a run for the border

Part II: Canada Basketball faces tall order in keeping the best high school roundball talent from heading south

Wayne Parrish, Executive Director/CEO of Canada Basketball is seen in The Sport Gallery in Toronto on March 7, 2010. JENNIFER ROBERTS FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL
The Usual Suspects
A Brier patch makeover

Curling creating an international buzz after its Olympic moment in the sun

Newfoundland and Labrador lead Jamie Korab laughs as his team plays against the Northwest Territories/Yukon at the Brier curling championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia, March 6, 2010. REUTERS/Shaun Best
The Look Ahead
Basketball blather in T.O.

The Raptors latest flop at the ACC; Dodgers Martin broken in training; Former Jays GM Ricciardi hits the Airwaves stateside

Toronto Raptors guard Jose Calderon and Chris Bosh (R) watch play from the bench during the second half of their NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Toronto March 7, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Cassese
David Shoalts
A shot to the head

NHL general managers moving at glacial pace to curb headshots

Marc Savard #91 of the Boston Bruins is taken off the ice by medical staff after being injured in the third period against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Mellon Arena on March 7, 2010 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Penguins defeated the Bruins 2-1. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
James On Soccer
Reds ready to deal Robo?

Pending move by Toronto FC to send veteran defender Carl Robinson to NY would free up salary cap room; Canadian women win Cyprus Cup

Toronto FC's Carl Robinson and Kansas City Wizards' Kurt Morsink (R) collide during the first half of their MLS soccer game in Toronto April 26, 2008. REUTERS/ Mike Cassese