The World Of Sports

Darren Paterson, Sports Editor

Section Editors Note: Welcome back, faithful
viewers. Here is the column normally titled
“From Deadline to Deadline.” I have, in a fit of
news-section-inspiration, decided to revamp and
retitle the column to make it an easier and more
entertaining read. I hope you enjoy the new format
as you update yourself on the always-entertaining
world of. sports.

Extra Extra!

Big news from the NHL. There’s no end
to the lockout just yet but they’ve finally
restarted the negotiations as Bob
Goodenow and the NHLPA have what
may be a kickass new proposal for Gary
Bettman and the owners. So who knows,
maybe by the time the OP is running
again in January, there will be an NHL to
report on.

Also, a boatload of information is
coming across regarding doping as the

Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative
(BALCO), along with their trusty steroids,
are being linked to such athletes as Barry
Bonds and Marion Jones. Bonds has
admitted to using the BALCO substances,
but pleads ignorance as most of the accu-
sations are coming from BALCO
employees. Heh, so  Bonds_ did
steroids...who woulda thunk it?

By the Numbers

Brett Favre made his 200th straight NFL
start and threw for three touchdowns.
The iron-man streak is an NFL record for
quarterbacks but is well short of the over-
all record of 282 held by Jim Marshall,
whose streak lasted 19 years and two
teams.

Brittany Timko’s seven goals in four
games in the world women’s under-19
soccer tournament has earned her top-
scorer honours in that tournament. She
has also been selected to the tournament
all-star team.

The Canadian Olympic Committee
has set its goals for the next three
Olympic games. The plan is to finish top

 

three and win 25 medals in Turin 2006, en
route to 35 medals and a number-one
placement in Vancouver 2010. They also
hope to have Canada in the top 16, with
18 medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing—an increase from the 12
medals won in Athens.

Reigning ringette champions, Canada,
lost their title by blowing the world
ringette championship title match against
Finland by a score of 9-3.

Also, Wally Buono had one successful
heart surgery.

Its a Wacky World

Darryl Strawberry is on this year’s MLB
Hall of Fame inductee ballot. However,
his chances of being voted in to the hall
seem slim. This is likely because he argued
with Mr. Burns when he was pulled in the
ninth inning in his guest-starring spot on
The Simpsons. Oh! And getting kicked out
of the league due to a cocaine addiction
probably won’t help either.

Peter Forsberg, the 2003 NHL MVP,
has decided to try his hand as a fashion
model in his homeland Sweden. This is

 

probably due to his need for attention
after being dubbed by Vancouverites and
Torontonians, “the second-best Swedish
hockey player.” Who the best is, is yet to
be determined.

And finally, the Canadian Press, in a
desperate attempt to fill the void left by
the NHL, has begun an NHL fantasy sea-
son with EA sports’ NHL 2005. Sadly, the
Canucks have had a slow start and have
only recently pulled themselves to a
10—9-5 record with a four-game unbeaten
streak.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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