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May 14th, 2009 - 5 h 00
This is the second straight week I've mentioned the NBA, which hasn't happened in like, ever. But I am curious about who's watching the playoffs in this hockey-mad county, so I called Anse MacDonald (Mr. Basketball in these parts) and asked what...
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April 30th, 2009 - 5 h 00
Item: Summerside Western Capitals win Fred Page Cup. Congrats to them, they obviously deserved it. I'll say however, that the Capitals' attempt at hosting two FPC games on the Island last week (Moncton was the designated host for the 2009...
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April 21st, 2009 - 5 h 00
It's not like a good coach can't be found out there, and losing Troy Ryan won't be a the end of the junior A Crushers, but the next guy behind the bench will have huge shoes to fill. It was announced yesterday that the two-time coach of the year...
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April 16th, 2009 - 5 h 00
"Journalists do not live by words alone, although sometimes they have to eat them." - Adlai E. Stephenson, U.S. politician. Watching Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke on Tuesday, as he delivered a press conference up there in the...
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April 2nd, 2009 - 5 h 00
I like April, it's probably my favourite month of the year, except for September and June and the occasional December. It has that new car smell, a time when the snow is melting away, when thoughts turn to warming weather, when the Leafs are about...
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March 16th, 2009 - 5 h 00
This will be somewhat dated by the time Thursday's paper hits the streets or your mailbox, but while the Junior A Crushers' 2-0 win over the Truro Bearcats on Monday may have been a textbook case of executing a defensive game plan to...
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Febuary 4th, 2009 - 5 h 00
If all goes as planned, the Bantam 'A Crushers will hold a team scrimmage under the lights this evening - at the outdoor rink behind the North End Rec Centre in New Glasgow. I'm actually jealous - I want to play for this team. What a novel...
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January 30th, 2009 - 5 h 00
Much to my astonishment I started going to the gym some months ago. It was one of those things: an offer I couldn't refuse. I like the idea, too, of being in half-decent shape. The idea, that is: getting around to it is another thing. I gave up...
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January 16th, 2009 - 5 h 00
Unplugged, still wired - It's not like I'm desperate to impress my not easily impressed kids, but I still give it the old college try. Given that much of my recollection is a bit dusty, a little embellishment never hurts either. The tales are...
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January 7th, 2009 - 5 h 00
Headlines and sidelines - I realize every one of us should be waving the flag over Canada's world junior hockey championship triumph and that we should just be glad that we've won another world crown. That's five in a row now...but forgive me if...
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