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Hockey | Tim Wharnsby
Anze Kopitar has admirers in his teammates and opponents
Anze Kopitar's hometown in Slovenia is not far from the Austrian border, and it was seven years ago in Innsbruck, Austria that a 17-year-old Kopitar had his coming out party as a teenage hockey sensation at the 2005 world championship. He's turning even more heads in his Los Angeles Kings bid to beat the New Jersey Devils for the Stanley Cup title.
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Boxing | Chris Iorfida
Boxing hit by pair of tragedies
Some great bouts and performances over the last couple of weeks gave way in the headlines to two more awful occurrences for the sport of boxing on Sunday.
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Stanley Cup 2012 | Justin Piercy
Cup final goalies have had their share of playoff highs & lows
The two starting goalies of this year's Stanley Cup finalists have hit amazing highs and most likely felt lower than low at different points in the 2012 post-season.
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Hockey | Tim Wharnsby
Bob Hoffmeyer one of Devils GM Lamoriello's loyal scouts
Climbing back into the saddle for the Stanley Cup final never gets old
for the New Jersey Devils, especially if you have been around the
organization as long as pro scout Bob Hoffmeyer.
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Hockey | Tim Wharnsby
From Ferreira to Robinson, the intriguing individuals of the Cup final
Here are a dozen intriguing individuals to get to know as the Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils prepare to meet in the championship series opener in Newark on Wednesday.
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Stanley Cup 2012 | Stanley Cup 2012
Devils get it done with much help from young and old
The New Jersey Devils got big contributions from their oldest, Martin Brodeur, and one of their youngest - Adam Henrique - to exorcise some New York Ranger demons on Friday night.
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Hockey | Tim Wharnsby
Devils have plenty to prove in final versus Kings
Two unlikely combatants will meet in the 2012 Stanley Cup final. But the New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings have survived and will meet for the championship on Wednesday.
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Stanley Cup 2012 | Stanley Cup 2012
Business as usual for Devils in Game 6
New Jersey Devils head coach Pete DeBoer, who bristled at the media Friday for the way his team won Game 5 of the NHL Eastern Conference final, says he doesn't put much stock in elimination games. He stressed Friday's game against the visiting New York Rangers (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 8 p.m. ET) is just another Game 6.
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Hockey | Tim Wharnsby
New Habs assistant GM has had mixed results
New Montreal Canadiens assistant general manager Rick Dudley has had mixed results in the past 14 years as he bounced around from the Ottawa Senators to the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Florida Panthers to the Chicago Blackhawks to the Atlanta Thrashers and his one season with the Toronto Maple Leafs last year.
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Stanley Cup 2012 | Stanley Cup 2012
Rangers comfortable, confident facing elimination
These New York Rangers have been to Game 6 trailing and done that well. That's probably part of the reason why head coach John Tortorella says he's comfortable with his team's mindset facing elimination Friday.
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Hockey | Gord Stellick
Stellicktricity: Rangers must keep puck away from Martin Brodeur
Despite his horrific giveaway on what was the tying goal for the Devils in Game 5, the puck handling skills of Marty Brodeur have helped offset the continued excellence of Henrik Lundqvist in their Eastern Conference final.
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Hockey | Tim Wharnsby
Penner has been a playoff plus for Kings
The past six weeks have gone extremely well for Dustin Penner and the Los Angeles Kings in their unexpected run to the Stanley Cup final and the 29-year-old from Winkler, Man., who scored his team's series-clinching overtime winner in the Western Conference final, sure needed an upturn in his life.
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Golf | Peter Robinson
Golf in Canada not a cheap pursuit
No matter how you slice it -- pun fully intended -- golf in Canada is not a cheap pursuit, whether you play at local municipal layouts or as a member at an upscale private club.
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CBC Sports | Scott Russell
Five for the flag: Who should carry the Maple Leaf in London?
The Olympic season is upon us and the Canadian team continues to take
shape. As
always, speculation is beginning early as to who will carry the
Canadian flag into the opening ceremony at London's Olympic Stadium on July 27.Let's stir the pot and put five names forward as potential Canadian flag bearers.
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Soccer | Nigel Reed
Canadian pride sees Reds rise again
Toronto FC is Canadian champion for the fourth straight year but the best team in Canada? Hardly. Yet the Voyageurs Cup will get a regular polish at BMO Field until at least 2013.
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Stanley Cup 2012 | Stanley Cup 2012
Rangers find themselves in a familiar position
The Rangers, who were exactly in this same spot against the Devils 18
years ago in an Eastern Conference final on their way to New York's only
Stanley Cup in 72 years, don't need any victory guarantee from a
captain this time before a Friday night Game 6 in New Jersey.
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Stanley Cup 2012 | Stanley Cup 2012
Brandon Dubinsky could be back for Rangers
Brandon Dubinsky, out since Game 7 of the Ottawa series with an ankle injury, did not stay out for additional work following the optional practice Wednesday morning, an indication he might be in the lineup for Game 5 against the New Jersey Devils (CBC, CBCSports, 8 p.m. ET).
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Basketball | John Chick
Heat, Pacers too much fun not to go 7
A week ago I said the Miami Heat would win their series against the Indiana Pacers handily, and that the best Indy could hope for was stealing a game at Bankers Life Fieldhous.
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