Minnesota Wild forward Derek Boogaard (R) punches Calgary Flames forward Brian McGrattan in their fight during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, December 11, 2009. REUTERS/Todd Korol
NHL Saturday

The coldest hands in hockey

He's put his fists in a lot of faces, but it has been almost four years since Minnesota enforcer Derek Boogaard put the puck in the net – long enough to earn the distinction of having ...

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees reacts after throwing a pass in the second quarter of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009 in Atlanta. As far as Drew Brees can tell, the season of giving in New Orleans started about 14 weeks ago. Brees and the Saints have given this football-mad city more tastes of victory than it has ever known in a single season. The fans have responded in their own way when the players drive home from games, windows down, to share in the excitement. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-John Amis
NFL Saturday

And now... the going gets tough in The Big Easy

Times have never been better for undefeated New Orleans Saints but the pressure is about to get turned up a notch in Saturday night's big clash against the Dallas Cowboys

Q&A

Messier takes your questions

NHL Hall of Famer joins globesports.com Monday to talk about the concussion problem in hockey

Geoff Molson, new owner of the Montreal Canadiens poses on center ice following an interview in Montreal, December 17, 2009. For Sports. Globe and Mail/Christinne Muschi
Stephen Brunt

Molson family rekindles love affair with Canadiens

Right from the time they were kids and sat on the team bench at the Forum, the latest generation has been associated with the Habs. It only seems natural that they’re again owners of the club

Toronto Maple Leafs left winger Nikolai Kulemin, of Russia, right, stumbles into Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller during the first period of the NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Don Heupel)

Leafs come up limp in Buffalo

Sabres rally from poor first period for 5-2 win and eighth consecutive victory over Toronto

Bradley to Mariners; Silva to Cubs

Chicago trades temperamental outfielder to Seattle in exchange for underachieving pitcher as new Emerald City GM Jack Zduriencik wheels-and-deals

Raptors find patsy in Nets

Toronto gets emotional lift after 118-95 demolition of NBA's worst team while former guard Muggsy Bogues honoured in pre-game ceremony

Tag Heuer drops Tiger Woods from U.S. campaign

Swiss watch maker says it won't use golfer's image in advertising campaigns in the United States for the foreseeable future

Kim's rock star power

19-year-old South Korean figure skating starlet attracts crowd at Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club for Friday workout

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Ice Edge laughing all the way to the bank?

Prospective Phoenix Coyotes owners plan on playing five games annually in Saskatoon and believe they can 'easily' turn a profit within five years

Ice Edge Holdings chairman Keith McCullough, second from right, laughs while joking with partners, from left to right, CEO Anthony LeBlanc, COO Daryl Jones, and CFO Todd Jordan in a suite at the ACC during NHL regular season action between the Phoenix Coyotes and Toronto Maple Leafs on December 16, 2009.
French Immersion
Conspiracy? What conspiracy?

Based on the whopping six QMJHL representatives on Canada's world junior entry, all is good with hockey in La Belle Province

Forward Louis Leblanc, from Harvard, leaves the hotel after being cut from the Canadian national junior team selection camp for the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, December 16, 2009, in Regina.
David Shoalts
Red ink pours unchecked from Coyotes

NHL-owned Phoenix franchise lost roughly $5-million (U.S.) in first month of 2009-10 season

Phoenix Coyotes right wing Scottie Upshall, right, celebrates his goal with defenceman Zbynek Michalek during the first period of their NHL hockey game the Los Angeles Kings, Dec. 10, 2009, in Los Angeles.
Match Tough
Rogers Cup to revamp

Tournament organizers plan on twinning of men's and women's tournaments but there are obstacles to overcome

Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski.
2010 Olympics
Following the Olympic torch

Every step of the 45,000-kilometre trek leading to the opening of the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver-Whistler

Olympic Torch relay runner Jack Prins, 16, arrives with the flame at celebrations in Lindsay, Ontario, December 16, 2009.
James On Soccer
Whitecaps set the stage for future success

Toronto FC could learn a thing or two from how the Vancouver club is preparing itself for entry to Major League Soccer in 2011

Bob Lenarduzzi, president of the Vancouver Whitecaps, speaks during a press conference in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday July 25, 2008. The team announced they would pursue one of two Major League Soccer expansion franchises set to be added to the league in 2011.