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The Canadian Press Sports Budget, Thursday, Nov. 26
(Canadian Press DataFile Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) For questions or suggestions, contact night editor Josh Clipperton at 416-507-2154 or sports(at)thecanadianpress.com. General Sports Editor Neil Davidson can be reached at 416-507-2155 or neil.davidson(at)thecanadianpress.com. All times ET.
FOOTBALL
CALGARY _ The CFL honours its best individual performers Thursday night at its annual awards banquet. Anthony Calvillo is favoured to capture the big prize of outstanding player for the second straight year. 600 words. By Dan Ralph. See Photos. FBO-CFL-Awards. Moved.
See also:
_ FBO-CIS-Awards, 2nd Writethru. Moved.
CALGARY _ He's the architect of a Saskatchewan Roughriders team making its second Grey Cup appearance since 2007 but general manager Eric Tillman isn't here to bask in that glory. Instead, he remains in Regina on paid administrative leave awaiting to stand trial in January on a charge of sexual assault involving a 16-year-old girl in August 2008. 600 words. By Dan Ralph. See Photo CPT114. FBO-CFL-Grey-Cup-Tillman. Moved.
CALGARY _ The Montreal Alouettes had the CFL's top defence this season and while it all starts with a monster defensive line, it also features Canadian middle linebacker Shea Emry and a converted back at linebacker Chip Cox. 600 words. By Bill Beacon. FBO-CFL-Grey-Cup-Als, 1st Writethru. Moved.
See also:
_ FBO-CFL-Grey-Cup-Notebook. Moved.
CALGARY _ In order to beat the Montreal Alouettes in Sunday's Grey Cup, the Saskatchewan Roughriders will have to get continued offensive production from their talented receiving corps. Dubbed as the Canadian Air Force, receivers Andy Fantuz, Chris Getzlaf and Rob Bagg all hauled in touchdown catches as the Riders qualified for the CFL final by downing the Calgary Stampeders at home in Regina last Sunday. By Laurence Heinen. 600 words. FBO-CFL-Grey-Cup-Roughriders. Moved.
PITTSBURGH _ Ben Roethlisberger plans to play Sunday against Baltimore despite sustaining his fourth concussion in four years last weekend against Kansas City. He's been cleared to play, and he's apparently not worried about the risk of taking the field so soon after yet another head injury. 600 words. By Alan Robinson. FBN-Roethlisberger's-Risk. Moved.
ST. JOSEPH, Miss _ His team trailing 46-0, Matt Ziesel scored a touchdown. A single play, one of thousands across high school fields this fall and meaningless to the final score, brought tears of joy to fans in a Missouri stadium and went viral on the Internet. 1125 words. By John Marshall. See Photos KSCR101-108. FBH-Matt's-Touchdown. Moved.
UNDATED _ Notre Dame practically sells itself to recruits, what with its rich tradition, national name and facilities that are second-to-none. Its fan base is as devoted as any in sports. Throw in its own TV network, and ND should be college football's premier powerhouse, year in and year out. Right? Yet here the Irish are again, dragging into late November with a mediocre record and an all-but-lame-duck coach. If Notre Dame hires another, that'll make five in the past decade (including that guy out of ``central casting'') _ the kind of instability normally reserved for Hollywood marriages. 1169 words. By Nancy Armour. See Photo. FBC-Irish-Stew. Moved Datafile only.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. _ This will be a Senior Day that Florida coach Urban Meyer will never forget. Meyer welled up with tears and had to compose himself several times when talking about quarterback Tim Tebow's home finale. Imagine how he'll react when he joins 90,000 fans in saying goodbye to one of college football's greatest players. 600 words. By Mark Long. FBC-T25-Tebow's-Home-Finale. Moved Datafile only.
OLYMPICS
CALGARY - The Canadian alpine ski team lifted the veil Thursday on what had been a secret project to make them faster. STEALTH is GPS tracking that shows the skiers the fastest line down the Olympic course in Whistler and also tells them which ski and was combinations work best. 900 words. By Donna Spencer. See Photos. BC-OLY-Ski-Stealth-Project. Moved.
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. _ For the members of Canada's men's alpine team the message leading up to the 2010 Games is clear: win and you're in. ``If you win a downhill race between now and the Olympics, you're going to start in the Olympics,'' said Paul Kristofic, team manager for Alpine Canada. 900 words. By Sunny Dhillon. OLY-SKI-Tight-Competition. Moved.
See also:
_ OLY-SKI-Family-Pursuit. Moved Datafile only.
WHISTLER, B.C. _ As he hurtled head-first down the icy track at the Whistler Sliding Centre, the main thing on Paul Shore's mind wasn't whether he'd make it to the bottom in one piece. Instead, he was plotting how to sell the exhilarating experience to tourists.When all that's left of the 2010 Winter Olympics are a few forgotten toques and red mittens, it will be up to Shore and a team of experts at Whistler 2010 Sport Legacies to prevent the multimillion-dollar Games venues in the resort community from becoming derelict monuments. 642 words. By Kim Thompson. See Photo CPT109. OLY-Countdown-Whistler-Legacies. One in a series of Olympic features. Moved Datafile only.
See also:
_ OLY-Countdown-Hospitality. Moved Sports (S) and General (G).
CALGARY _ Sam Edney sat woozily in the bloodstained ward of a Latvian hospital that was redolent of antiseptic and death, trying to explain that the X-ray of his smashed, throbbing hand captured the intact bones but missed the shattered ones. ``It was a horrifying experience. Straight out of the USSR,'' the 25-year-old Olympic luge slider recalled with a laugh. 1,256 words. By Dean Bennett. See Photo CPT108. With QuickSketch. OLY-LUG-Profile-Edney. One in a series of athlete profiles. Moved.
COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. _ The money goes where the medals are _ one of those Darwinian truths that often undercuts the oft-told Olympic fairy tale about the journey being as important as the result.Chris Klug and his band of snowboarders know all about it. 918 words. By Eddie Pells. OLY-Snowboard-Rebels. Moved Datafile only.
HOCKEY
EDMONTON _ As bad a things are today for the Edmonton Oilers after a 3-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings Wednesday, circumstances suggest that things could get a lot worse before they get better. 700 words. By Robin Brownlee. HKN-Oilers-Struggle. Moved.
UNDATED _ Pavel Bure is already feeling a little anxious about the men's hockey tournament at the Vancouver Olympics. For the first time since NHLers started going to the Games, the Russian Rocket will be stuck on the sidelines like everyone else. 500 words. By Chris Johnston. OLY-HKO-Bure. Moved.
OTHER SPORTS
TORONTO _ The Toronto Blue Jays are planning for a future without free agent Marco Scutaro, signing Alex Gonzalez to serve as their starting shortstop in 2010 instead.The deal comes a day after backup shortstop John McDonald agreed to a US$3-million, two-year deal and general manager Alex Anthopoulos said talks had stalled with Scutaro, who was one of the team's best players last season. 500 words. By Shi Davidi. BBA-Jays-Gonzalez. Moved.
FRANKFURT, Germany _ German police have questioned two players from the Fortuna Duesseldorf soccer club Thursday in connection with the widening match-fixing scandal in Europe.The two play for the reserve side of the club, which competes in the fourth-tier league. The main Fortuna team is in the second division. 626 words. By Nesha Starcevic. SOC-Germany-Match-Fixing. Moved.
VANCOUVER _ Canada's national rugby team could have its hands full in Saturday's Test match against Russia. The Russians have a professional league back home, are ranked No. 16 in the world, just two places behind Canada, and are considered one of the most improving nations in the sport. 600 words. By Jim Morris. RGU-Russia-Canada. Moved.
See also:
_ RGU-International-Preview. Moved Datafile only.
(c) 2009 The Canadian Press
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