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Eric Duhatschek

Multiple choice test for Yzerman and Co.

Considering he is a comparative novice at holding down the most important office in the land, Steve Yzerman has demonstrated remarkably good instincts these past six months 12:58 AM EST

World juniors

A rout as exciting
as Swiss cheese

Canada continues mastery at tournament, even though Switzerland proves to be a solid opponent Dec 28, 2009 11:56PM EST

2010 Winter Classic

Playing outside at Fenway ‘coolest thing ever’

Two young women from Southern Ontario will be part of the first outdoor women’s college hockey game 12:14 AM EST

Bourque's hat trick leads Flames

Calgary winger nets three goals in a row to sink sliding Oilers in Battle of Alberta 12:48 AM EST

Cutler guides Bears over Vikings

Chicago beats fading Minnesota 36-30 in overtime on Monday night, prevented Favre and Co. from locking up first-round playoff bye 12:49 AM EST

Sens topple streaking Habs

Ottawa gets goals from unlikley sources as 4-2 victory ends Halak's four-game win streak Dec 28, 2009 11:25PM EST

World juniors

Canada romps again

Overmatched Switzerland out shot 54-15 as tournament hosts rack up second straight lopsided win Dec 28, 2009 11:59PM EST

Nevada orders tests for Pacquiao, Mayweather

Head of boxing commission calls for urine tests as a way of trying to break impasse that threatens to derail proposed megafight Dec 28, 2009 11:10PM EST

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French Immersion
The winning streak mirage

While the current four-game run of success has Habs nation in a frenzy, the calibre of opponent is surely worth taking into consideration

Andrei Kostitsyn of the Montreal Canadiens stickhandles the puck while being defended by Mark Stuart of the Boston Bruins during the NHL preseason game on September 24, 2009, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Go Figure
Plushenko's 'record' offers more judging questions than answers

While the reigning Olympic champion's new world mark should be a good thing for the sport, closer examination reveals a more perturbing problem

Roy MacGregor
It's going to get a lot tougher

Canadians know that blowout scores are unlikely to last in the World Junior Hockey Championship

Finland's Teemu Hartikainen (35) falls on the ice after being hit by the Czech Republic's Roman Horak (10) during the third period of play at the 2010 IIHF U20 World Junior Hockey Championship in Regina, Saskatchewan December 27, 2009. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger
The Look ahead
Seeking out the
2010 chart-toppers

Tiger, Schumacher, Gretzky, Yzerman, Balsillie, Bosh and Beeston (among others)

This picture taken on March 11, 2006 shows then German Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher celebrating after winning the pole position during the qualifying session of the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at Sakhir racetrack, in Manama. Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher said he was gunning for an eighth title in his comeback to Formula One racing with Mercedes GP from next season, in an interview published on December 24, 2009 in the Berlin daily Der Tagesspiegel. Getty Images/DAMIEN MEYER
The Usual Suspects
TSN flexes its world junior muscle

Canada and World Junior Hockey Championship front and centre for the holiday season; get ready for TMZ sports

Team Canada forward Jordan Eberle, centre, gets taken out by Team Latvia defenceman Janis Smits, left, and Team Latvia goalie Janis kalnins, right, during first period action at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Saskatoon, Sask., on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Lorne Rubenstein
The decade: When golf's big riddles widened

During the past ten years on the links, golf fans have witnessed Canadians stake their claim on the world stage and also watched with curiosity as a Tiger falls from grace and attempts to land on all four paws

Tiger Woods of the U.S. smiles as he receives the traditional green jacket from former winner Vijay Singh of Fiji to signify his win of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in this April 8, 2001 file photo. Woods, at the age of 25, coolly sank a 15-foot birdie putt on the 18th green at Augusta National on April 8, 2001, to win his second Masters crown and put his name into the record books as the only player to hold all four of golf's major titles at the same time. Picture taken fy his win of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in this April 8, 2001. To match feature -DECADE/GOLF REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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Picking Team Canada

The Roundtable gives Steve Yzerman a little help and also discusses concussions and Ottawa's struggles at the box office

Hockey safety
Primeau encouraged by head shot initiatives

After having his career ended prematurely by the lingering effects of concussions, former Flyers captain is pleased to see NHL taking the issue seriously

Philadelphia Flyers centre Keith Primeau looks on during a news conference to announce his retirement from the NHL , Sept. 14, 2006, at the team's practice facility in Voorhees, N.J. Primeau was forced to call time on his career after failing to receive clearance to play because of lingering effects from a concussion.
Vancouver 2010
Following the Olympic torch

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

Hockey legend Gordie Howe is greeted by fans as he carries the Olympic torch in LaSalle, Ont. Dec. 23, 2009.

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