Eric Duhatschek

Eric Duhatschek

Tallon deserved a better fate

Tuesday's announcement much about McDonough and the no-longer general manager having different thoughts on the job's roles and responsibilities

New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, left, and Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre chat during Monday's all-star workouts at Busch Stadium.

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Dale Tallon, seen shaking hands with Chicago second-round draft pick Brandon Pirri at last month's NHL entry draft, has reportedly been fired by the Blackhawks as the club's general manager.

Tallon out as GM in Chicago

Stanley Bowman is the new general manager of the Blackhawks while departing GM stays on as a senior adviser

Fielder wins Home Run Derby

Milwaukee first baseman puts on a consistent display of power to edge Texas outfielder 6-5 Nelson Cruz in the final round

Slain boxer 'fell into a trap,' family says

Relatives of Arturo Gatti suspect his wife convinced him to go to Brazil

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Are Tallon's Chicago days numbered?

Blackhawks GM could be on the way out after the free-agent snafus this summer

Eric Duhatschek
Bruce Dowbiggin
Something amiss from Blue Jays broadcasts?

Baseball play-by-play requires a raconteur's touch, a statistician's zeal and a sense of which plays matter most but Sportsnet yet to find right mix

Lorne Rubenstein
Making golf an individual game...again

It's back to basics and self reliance for Canada's 2003 Masters champ Mike Weir ahead of this week's British Open

Mike Weir of Canada hits his second shot on the eighth hole during the first round of the AT&T National hosted by Tiger Woods at Congressional Country Club on July 2, 2009 in Bethesda, Maryland. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)

Where are they now
Gibson on the go

Whether it's putting out fires at the Calgary airport or coaching another generation of sliders, Duff Gibson rarely slows down. Just don't ask him to go downhill on a sled

Duff Gibson with his gold medal at the 2006 Turin Olympics.
Stephen Brunt
Rough and tumble fighter's untimely end

Wife of Montreal's Arturo (Thunder) Gatti accused of murder after former boxer was found dead in a Brazilian hotel room Saturday