from Deadline to Deadline

Darren Paterson, Sports Editor

In case you’ve been on vacation during the
exact four weeks between my submission
deadlines (Jul 28 to Aug 27), here’s an update
on what you’ve missed in the world of sports.

In-hockey, Brett Hull went and signed with
Wayne Gretzky’s Phoenix Coyotes and his
father Bobby unretired his #9 jersey for Brett
to wear. In the other big-time signing Colorado
was at it again picking up Vincent
Damphousse for a one-year stint. In interna-
tional news, Czech Republic coach and former
Canuck, Ivan Hlinka, died in a car crash at age
54. He won numerous medals and champi-
onships as both player and coach for the
Czech Republic and had recently been named
the best Czech player of all time. And in a final
note, Brian Burke and Don Cherry signed on
with CBC for the upcoming season.

In basketball, the United States “Dream
Team” got hammered four times by weaker
international teams to miss out on the
Olympic gold medal. And the Los Angeles
who? Gary Payton and Rick Fox got traded to
the Celtics as a nice follow up to the dumping
of Shaq and Phil Jackson. If ?’'m Karl Malone,
I’m asking for a trade ASAP. This is not what
he took a pay cut for.

In the CFL, Damon Allen broke his leg and
is out until mid-October. Jason Maas set a new
CFL record of 22 completed passes in a row,
breaking Joe Paopao’s record of 18 set in 1979,
And Casey Printers got used to his receivers to
spark a six-game winning streak for the Lions.

In Soccer, the Women Whitecaps won the
W-League title against the New Jersey
Wildcats—I told you so. Real Madrid went out
and picked up Michael Owens (as if they
weren't already star-studded enough). Canada
was awarded the 2007 world under-20 soccer
tournament which is second only to the World
Cup in terms of size and history. And 40 crazy
Albertans set a “world record” by playing a 26-
hour soccer game. Their ages ranged from 16
to 54 and they alternated between 90 minutes
on the field and 90 minutes off.

In baseball, the Boston Red Sox traded

 

 

Nomar Garciaparra to the Cubbies for
Orlando Cabrera and Doug Mientkiewicz
(Both Golden Glovers.) This happened in a
four-team deal that also saw Alex Gonzalez go
to Montreal. Also, Greg Maddux became the
22nd MBL player to pitch for 300 wins. And
finally MBL set a new Darren record by put-
ting me to sleep for 13 consecutive days.

And in inferior football, John Elway, Barry
Sanders, Carl Eller, and Bob Brown were
inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

So there you have it, outside of the
Olympics not much happening. But don’t
worry kids, the NHL season is just around the
corner and then we can all relax again. But
until then, you’re all caught up in the world of
sports.

 

 

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Bll | OUNEFPPESS

The Olympics In Review

Darren Paterson, Sports Editor

Well, another four years of preparation gone

in the blink of an eye. The Olympics are over

and here’s a little review of the events and
occurrences that caught my eye during these
last two and a half weeks.

Opening ceremonies: I know her! I know

her! (I recognized someone I knew in the
Canadian crowd). Wow. Then the competi-
tions began. A tiny woman, weighing around
120 lbs lifts nearly twice my weight at 237.5
Ibs. Yikes.

Day two rolled around and Canadian ath-
letes started their long line
fourth-and-fifth-place finishes. American

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teenage swimmer Michael Phelps won some-
thing like eight medals (six gold, two
bronze). I tuned in for Olympic fencing
when the Canadian women’s epee team com-
peted for the bronze. Again we lost and
finished fourth, but still, it was a real exciting
treat. If you’ve never seen Olympic fencing
before, make sure you catch it next time.

Perdita Felicien bombed under pressure
and hit her first hurdle after being touted as
a surefire gold medal for Canada. However,
She did provide a moving scene with
Donovan Bailey after the race.

In the feel good story of the Olympics,