Pittsburgh Steelers Ben Roethlisberger reacts after the Steelers turned the ball over on downs during the fourth quarter of their NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Cleveland, Ohio December 10, 2009. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk
NFL Sunday

Packers face a tattered and torn Steel Curtain

Defending Super Bowl champs have lost five in a row ahead of Sunday's must-win clash at chilly Heinz Field in Pittsburgh

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

San Jose Sharks' Joe Thornton, left, Dany Heatley celebrate Dan Boyle, centre, goal against the Vancouver Canucks during second period NHL hockey action at GM Place in Vancouver on Sunday Nov. 29, 2009. There might not be an NHL organization better represented on Team Canada than the San Jose Sharks. Joe Thornton, Dany Heatley, Patrick Marleau and Dan Boyle could all wear the Maple Leaf. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sam Leung
David Shoalts

Sharks’ fab three could be in line for Olympic team

Keeping San Jose forwards Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau and Dany Heatley on the ice together could pay big dividends for Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Q&A, Monday

Messier takes your questions

Hall of Famer joins globesports.com Monday to talk about concussions. Send us your questions

Cowboys hand Saints first loss

Tony Romo and DeMarcus Ware push Dallas to 24-17 win, New Orleans falls to 13-1

Osborne-Paradis strikes alpine gold

Canadian wins World Cup downhill race, giving the injury-hit squad a morale boost with his second victory of the season

Cormier named captain of junior team

Returning forward is first New Brunswick native to be named captain of Team Canada; Eberle, Della Rovere, Ellis, Pietrangelo alternate captains

Time for 'transition period' on concussions, Cammalleri says

Habs' star says study that identified ex-NHLer as sufferer of brain disease could be seen as a breakthrough for hockey

U.S. storm disrupts sports weekend

Powerful east coast snowstorm causes air traffic chaos disrupting NFL flights and cancelling college basketball games and racing events

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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.
NHL business
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.