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The Canadian Press Sports Budget, Sunday, Nov. 8(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. HOCKEY TORONTO _ In a salary cap system, it's hard to imagine there'll be another NHL team as powerful as the 2002 Detroit Red Wings. There are as many as 10 players from that group that could one day be enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame _ not to mention coach Scotty Bowman, who was inducted back in 1991. The official number will swell to four on Monday night when Steve Yzerman, Luc Robitaille and Brett Hull officially join Igor Larionov in the Hall. 600 words. By Chris Johnston. See CP Photos of Nov. 7. HKN-Hall-of-Fame. Moved. FOOTBALL MISSISSAUGA, Ont. _ Change is a harsh reality in professional sports. And it would appear change is inevitable for a Toronto Argonauts squad that posted a CFL-worst 3-15 record and missed the playoffs for a second straight year. But logic suggests the struggling franchise is heading into the off-season in a holding pattern until co-owners David Cynamon and Howard Sokolowski decide what they're going to do with the team. 800 words. By Dan Ralph. FBO-CFL-Argos-Wrap. Moved. See also: _ FBO-CFL-Playoff-Picture. Moved. _ FBO-CFL-Ticats-Bombers. 2nd Writethru. Moved. DENVER _ When cornerback William Gay was drafted by Pittsburgh three years ago, he took one look at Steelers pass-rusher James (Deebo) Harrison and had flashbacks to his college days playing alongside Elvis Dumervil.``When I first came in, I saw Deebo, I was like, 'You know, we had a guy just like that in Louisville. He's quick, strong, you can't really block him, you've got to send people at him.' And that reminded me of Dumervil,'' Gay said. 1058 words. By Arnie Stapleton. FBN-Steelers-Broncos. Moved. See also: _ FBN-NFL-Capsules, 2nd Writethru. Moved. UNDATED _ For the second season in a row, an SEC-Big 12 matchup in the BCS championship games seems inevitable. With Iowa out of the unbeaten picture, Florida, Alabama and Texas could stumble and still play for a national title. 600 words. By Ralph D. Russo. FBC-T25-Instant-Replay. Moved Datafile only. See also: _ FBC-T25-College-FB-Poll. Moved Datafile only. SOCCER FRANKFURT, Germany _ With Bayern Munich all but out of the Champions League, falling behind in the Bundesliga and its players now criticizing management, the storied German club seems to be imploding.Bayern was hoping for quiet _ and successful _ times when it pursued and finally signed experienced Dutch coach Louis van Gaal after a turbulent season under novice Juergen Klinsmann, who was fired with five games to go. 765 words. By Nesha Starcevic. SOC-Bayern-Woes. See AP Photos. Moved Datafile only. See also: _ SOC-English-Roundup. 1st Writethru. Moved. _ SOC-German-Roundup. Moved Datafile only. _ SOC-Dutch-Roundup. Moved Datafile only. _ SOC-Spanish-Roundup. 1st Writethru. Moved. OTHER SPORTS BERLIN _ Winning gold on consecutive days for the first time in her career was a meaningful accomplishment for Christine Nesbitt, but she's smart enough to place it in the proper context.The 24-year-old from London, Ont., zipped to a decisive victory in the 1,500 metres Sunday at the season-opening speedskating World Cup, a performance that followed her win Saturday in the 1,000. 860 words. SPD-WCup-Long-Track. 1st Writethru. Moved. MONTREAL _ Canada's Olympic short-track speedskating team, led by ``locomotive'' Charles Hamelin, stepped up to the World Cup podium six times in a taste of what's to come at the Games next February.But the team was bested by the powerful Chinese national team, which took eight medals. South Korea and the United States both won five. 626 words. By Jennifer Ditchburn. See Photo . SPD-Short-Track-WCup. 4th Writethru. Moved. SHANGHAI, China _ Thousands of fans caused a bottleneck at the entrance to the HSBC Champions, all of them eager to see the Sunday showdown at Sheshan International between Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.The Shanghai surprise? Woods turned out to be merely a spectator, too. 1001 words. By Doug Ferguson. See Photo. GLF-HSBC-Champions. 3rd Writethru. See AP Photos. Moved. MIAMI _ Isiah Thomas was midway through a question-and-answer session with some FIU alumni last month when someone stood up and put the Hall of Fame player on the spot.``So, how will you prepare for an opener against North Carolina?'' FIU's new coach, to his credit, didn't hesitate before giving the guy his answer. ``Well, Cinderella doesn't have to come in March. She can come in November,'' Thomas said. 679 words. By Tim Reynolds. See Photo. BKC-FIU-Thomas'-Opener. Moved Datafile only. LAS VEGAS _ A 21-year-old professional poker player from Michigan hit a lucky king to cap a nearly impossible comeback at the World Series of Poker Sunday morning, setting up a showdown with a self-employed logger for US$8.55 million.Joe Cada of Shelby Township, Mich., dodged elimination several times during the longest no-limit Texas Hold 'em main event final table in history. Cada _ who at 123 hands into the session held just one per cent of the chips in play _ could become the youngest series champion ever in the finale Monday night. 765 words. By Oskar Garcia. See Photo. World-Series-of-Poker. See AP Photos. 1st Writethru. Moved Datafile only. UNDATED _ Andre Winner hasn't forgotten what it felt like back in June at the finale of Season 9 of ``The Ultimate Fighter,'' when he sat on his stool in the Octagon waiting for a decision he suspected wasn't going his way. Looking to avoid a repeat of that emotion is driving the English lightweight as he prepares to take on Roli (The Crazy Cuban) Delgado at UFC 105 next Saturday in Manchester, England. 600 words. By Neil Davidson. See Photo CPT 101. MMA-UFC-105-Winner. Moved Datafile only. FORT WORTH, Texas _ Kyle Busch tries to complete an unprecedented trifecta by becoming the first driver to win all three of NASCAR's national series on the same weekend. He starts fifth for the Sprint Cup race at Texas. 600 words. By Stephen Hawkins. See AP Photos. CAR-NASCAR-Texas, 4th Writethru. Moved. See also: _ CAR-NASCAR-Notebook. Moved Datafile only. ARCADIA, Calif. _ That match race between Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta? It's on, but only on paper. Voters will decide between racing's leading ladies for Horse of the Year after Rachel Alexandra skipped the Breeders' Cup Classic won by Zenyatta. 600 words. By Beth Harris. RAC-Breeders'-Cup. Moved Datafile only. UNDATED _ The Phoenix Suns were sluggish in their first afternoon game of the season _ committing 16 first-half turnovers _ but came on late to beat the Washington Wizards on Sunday. ``We just weren't really fresh today,'' point guard Steve Nash said after Phoenix downed Washington 102-90. ``Maybe it was the first day game of the season. We really didn't have a great bounce to us, we didn't really push the ball, we weren't really aggressive to start. That was the difference. 843 words. See Photo. BKN-Roundup. Moved. (c) 2009 The Canadian Press |