Hitmen axe coach Dean Clark after mixed run
Calgary Hitmen fire head coach Dean Clark after five seasons and a 192-118-23 regular-season record. Despite stars like Moran Nielsen Brendl Beech Kinch and a WHL title they failed to win Memorial Cup and youth development lagged amid injuries and a February slump.
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Calgary Hitmen
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Clark
Kelly Kisio
St. Albert Saints
Hitmen
Brad Moran
Chris Nielsen
Pavel Brendl
Kris Beech
Matt Kinch
Ottawa
Kisio
WHL realigns divisions to add Vancouver Giants
The Western Hockey League redraws conferences to include the Vancouver Giants. Kootenay Ice move to the Western Conference, Swift Current Broncos shift to the Central Division. Western runs nine teams with BC and US divisional splits. Calgary falls to playoff changes and coach Clark laments.
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Hat High Mohawks chase three titles in playoff weekend
Hat High Mohawks, already league and mid season tournament champions, seek a triple crown in the high school soccer playoffs. Coach Ron Davis notes last year's playoff loss to Brooks as motivation while predicting close battles with Brooks, Independents, Crescent Heights, and McCoy in semifinal and final matchups.
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Medicine Hat
Canada bids to host World Cup in 2011 or 2014
Ottawa aims to land the World Cup with a national bid spanning Vancouver Edmonton Calgary Regina Winnipeg Toronto Hamilton Ottawa and Montreal. Denis Coderre says refurbishment of CFL stadiums suffices and Deloitte study estimates 111.3 million to meet FIFA standards with potential net revenues of 556.3 million against 533.6 million costs.
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United States
Jim Fleming
U.S
Coderre
Vancouver
Edmonton
Calgary
Regina
Winnipeg
Toronto
Hamilton
Montreal
CFL
Deloitte and Touche
NHL rejects appeals of three junior players delaying entry draft
The NHL denied appeals by Mike Zigomanis Robb Zepp and Kyle Wanvig delaying their entry into the June 23 draft. Commissioner Daly cited failure to justify contract registration after a delayed fax deadline and content issues. Zigomanis signed on time but content failed. Zepp missed the deadline by six minutes. Wanvig was traded with fax machine jammed.
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NHL
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Robb Zepp
Kyle Wanvig
NHL Players’ Association
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Zepp
Zigomanis
Waniig
Boston Bruins
Maple Leafs
Jonas Hoglund
Toronto
Hockey Still Rules as NHL Leads Canadian Viewers
In Canada, hockey dominates TV viewership. CTV reported 630,000 viewers for Game 1 of the NBA final featuring Philadelphia over Los Angeles, while CBC drew 1.437 million for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final between the New Jersey Devils and Colorado Avalanche on a recent Saturday night.
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Tiger and Annika pair in $1.7 million match
Annika Sorenstam teams with Tiger Woods against David Duval and Karrie Webb in a $1.7 million Battle at Bighorn exhibition on ABC Sports at 8 p.m. EDT July 30. Winners split 1.2 million, losers 500,000, with 300,000 to charity.
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Annika Sorenstam
Tiger Woods
David Duval
Karrie Webb
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Bighorn
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Bev Smith Named Oregon Women's Basketball Coach
Canadian coach Bev Smith, 41, will lead the Oregon Ducks in a three year deal. She replaces Jody Runge who resigned after an independent review found belittling behaviors, as Smith plans to honor her Team Canada contract while starting at Oregon.
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University of Oregon
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