The usually durable Alexander Ovechkin missed a half-dozen games in November in what was believed to be a shoulder injury.
Friday Notebook

NHL's injury list a mix of old and new names

Eric Duhatschek writes that the lineup of sidelined players so far includes surprises like Ovechkin and sick-bay veterans like Gagne

Katherine Reutter of the USA sports a patch of The Colbert Nation.
Vancouver 2010

Colbert bailout no laughing matter for Olympic hosts

Comedian's chiding of Vancouver organizers as sponsor of U.S. Speed Skating causing more than a few blushes

MichaelGrange
From Deep

More on Calderon's tough night

One bad game doesn't justify trading the Raptors' point guard, but he needs to upgrade his D

Canadian athlete Mellisa Hollingsworth competes in her second run of the skeleton competition during World Cup competition Friday in Lake Placid, N.Y.

Hollingsworth slides to gold

Canadian captures first skeleton victory of World Cup season Friday in Lake Placid, N.Y.

Rochette leads at Skate Canada

Skater from Ile Dupas, Que. shows huge improvement in her short program routine to La Cumparsita during opening day action

Henry calls for replay

But FIFA turns down Irish soccer association's appeal to stage another World Cup qualifying playoff match with France

Stars' Neal gets two-game suspension

Dallas forward gets punished fo hitting Derek Dorsett of the Columbus Blue Jackets from behind

Wilson won't change Leafs lineup

"You have to have a short memory'', coach says of club's collapse against Hurricanes as Toronto prepares for Capitals on Saturday

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The Usual Suspects
Journalist ought to report what he’s seen or heard

Denver Post writer should have known better than to pass on second-hand information about the supposed Sutter-Phaneuf slanging match

Match Tough
Not-so-proud parenting moments

Samantha Stevenson makes her presence felt in an unfortunate manner while watching her daughter at Toronto event

Mirjana Lucic, seen in this 1998 photo playing aat the Australian Oepn, is playing in this week's Tevlin Challenger in Toronto.
James On Soccer
FIFA out of touch with reality

Soccer's world governing body has an opportunity in the aftermath of Le Hand of God to implement video replay

Ireland defender Sean St Leger, left, and goalkeeper Shay Given, centre, argues with Swedish referee Martin Hansson after France scored a goal in their World Cup qualifying game on Wednesday.
Unwritten Rules
Cardinal rule of thumb

The furor over Henry's handball makes one wonder how the Hand of God goal won't have been received in the digital era

NFL Week 11
David Naylor’s picks against the spread

The Globe's football writer makes his picks and predictions for the weekend

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning calls out an audible in the third quarter of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in September, 2009, in Tampa, Fla.