Hotstove Tonight: Bring your wallet

Break open the cheque books because players won't be going cheap as the April 3 NHL trade deadline approaches. At least that's what Hockey Night in Canada's Glenn Healy thinks. On the Hotstove Tonight segment Saturday, Healy said the cost of acquiring...

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Did You See That? Grapes plants kiss on Nazem Kadri

Doug Gilmour would be proud. After Nazem Kadri scored his second career hat trick Saturday night in Ottawa, the Toronto Maple Leafs forward was a guest of Hockey Night in Canada's Ron MacLean and Don Cherry. Doug Gilmour would be proud.After Nazem Kadri...

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'Mr. Hockey' Gordie Howe turns 85 Sunday

More than 30 family and friends will help Gordie Howe celebrate his 85th birthday Sunday at a private dinner in Detroit. It's a day they will all cherish. "We're hoping this will be a nice birthday, and we'll have a good time with Dad and all," son...

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Post-Iginla Flames crushed by Blue Jackets

While the trade of Jarome Iginla indicates where the Calgary Flames hopes are with one month remaining in the NHL regular season, the Columbus Blue Jackets are still in the playoff hunt and they picked up an important win Friday night. Vinny Prospal,...

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Friedman: Time for Flames to be more careful

It isn't exactly brilliant analysis that this is a critical time for Calgary in the wake of the Jarome Iginla deal, Jay Bouwmeester could be next, and who knows about Miikka Kiprusoff or anyone else. They're the biggest decisions this organization...

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MLB spring training a time of cruel decisions

"Be home real soon mom, they're beginning to throw the curve." — Ring Lardner, in Alibi Ike, 1915 For a player in a big league camp, the hardest part of cut down weekend often isn't handling the walk to the manager's office for the news, it's manoeuvring...

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Justin Verlander, Tigers agree to record $180M deal

For Justin Verlander, $180 million was enough. No need to wait two seasons, become a free agent and find out how much baseball's biggest spenders would offer. "I wondered what it would be like to test free agency, but the pull of Detroit was too much,"...

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National League players to watch

The 2013 Major League Baseball season opens Sunday evening with an all-Texas matchup between the Rangers and hometown Houston Astros, the American League's newcomers, followed by action on 12 fronts on "Opening Day" April 1. It's a time when optimism...

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Evgeni Malkin scores in return as Penguins drop Jets

PITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins' perfect march through March is turning into a flat-out sprint. And the latest addition to their star-studded lineup isn't even due in town until the weekend. The streaking Penguins raced past the Winnipeg Jets...

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Did You See That? Sidney Crosby's no-look pass

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby showed off his sixth sense when he sent a nifty no-look pass to teammate Chris Kunitz, who buried his 20th goal of the year. Newly acquired Jarome Iginla wasn't on the ice for the Pittsburgh Penguins...

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Wharnsby: Leafs have become playoff-bound winners

The Toronto Maple Leafs bounced back for a third-period comeback win over the Carolina Hurricanes at home on Thursday, something that was rarely seen in their seven previous playoff-less seasons. Under head coach Randy Carlyle, the Toronto Maple Leafs...

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Senators, Wings, Habs top success-despite-injury index

This is hardly scientific, but we declare the Ottawa Senators tops in our success-despite-injury index that we've come up with, a computation that simply adds a team's rank in man-games lost to its place in the overall standings. Not all man-games are...

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Flames beat Avalanche without Jarome Iginla

The Calgary Flames have traded away the face of the franchise. In his 16th NHL season in a Flames uniform, captain Jarome Iginla was dealt to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday for college forwards Kenneth Agostino and Ben Hanowski and Pittsburgh's...

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Jarome Iginla traded to Penguins

The Calgary Flames have traded away the face of the franchise. In his 16th NHL season in a Flames uniform, captain Jarome Iginla was dealt to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday for college forwards Kenneth Agostino and Ben Hanowski and Pittsburgh's...

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Wharnsby: Jarome Iginla gets to march with Penguins

Good for Jarome Iginla that he decided to follow the path skated by Ray Bourque and not Mats Sundin, who chose to stay with the Maple Leafs only to vacate the team the next year after 13 long seasons in Toronto. Good for Jarome Iginla. Good for...

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2013 American League preview

The off-season trades that brought pitchers R.A. Dickey, Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle to Toronto along with shortstop Jose Reyes, plus the free-agent signings of Melky Cabrera and Maicer Izturis, signaled a change in thinking among the Blue Jays' ownership...

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Sidney Crosby pushes Pens' win streak to 13

PITTSBURGH (AP) Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price saw the NHL's leading scorer bearing down on him and figured he had maybe an inch or two over his right shoulder exposed. Thing is, an inch or two is all Sidney Crosby needs these days. Crosby...

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Did You See That? Mr. T scores from centre ice

Former A-Team star Mr. T scored from centre ice during the second intermission of a Calgary Flames-Chicago Blackhawks game at the United Centre Wednesday night. I pity the fool who thinks Mr. T doesn't know how to play hockey. Sorry, couldn't resist....

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Wharnsby: Leafs' Joffrey Lupul leading by example

Joffrey Lupul may not wear the captain's C on his sweater, but he certainly is the most vocal leader in the Toronto Maple Leafs dressing room. He spoke up in the first intermission after his club's dismal effort in the opening period. Then he went...

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Live Chat at 12 pm ET: NHL trade buzz

Will Roberto Luongo remain in Vancouver? Where will Jarome Iginla wind up? What is Montreal's needs? Do the other Canadian teams need to swing deals to secure a playoff seed? So many questions, so little time. The NHL trade deadline is April 3 and,...

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Rycroft: Toronto program making soccer dreams come true

A Toronto youth development program is giving unprivileged and troubled youths opportunities to play professional soccer. Soccer has long been mythologized as a game of the people. All you need, the fantasy goes, is a pair of shoes, a dusty field and...

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Video Chat: Mark McMorris

Mark McMorris is a rising star on the world snowboard scene. Only 19 years old, the Regina native already has three X Games titles under his belt (two in slopestyle, another in big air) and he captured the silver medal in slopestyle at this year's FIS...

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Maple Leafs waste 2-goal lead, fall to Bruins in shootout

BOSTON (AP) Mired in a bit of a scoring slump, the Boston Bruins were efficient with what little offense they generated against Toronto. Patrice Bergeron scored on one of just six shots by the Bruins in the third period, a goal that tied the score 2-2...

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Senators win shootout battle against Devils

recap Ottawa goalie Ben Bishop shines with 32 saves The Canadian Press Posted: Mar 25, 2013 10:45 PM ET Last Updated: Mar 26, 2013 12:02 AM ET   The Ottawa Senators had no problem admitting they stole two points from the New Jersey Devils....

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Robinson: Tiger's long road back now complete

Winter hasn't even released its icy grip over much of North America but Tiger Woods has reclaimed the world No. 1 ranking with his victory Monday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Hands up, the three of you, who thought the events that took place...

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