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Completely irrelevant commentary from day two
Those mascots creep me out more and more with each passing day. I’ve heard Group A called ‘the group of life,’ and also ‘the second group of death,’ as in, deathly boring for viewers — although...
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Euro 2012: the 16 countries’ best beers
In today’s Province Sports, we have our monthly Whitecaps Goal! section. Featured, as always: fan columnist Jason McWilliams. Well, Jason’s provided a little treat today for soccer fans online. He and...
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Leaving on that midnight train to Kiev
After another rough night’s sleep, sharing a train compartment the size of a gym locker with three shirtless, meat-eating, Bulgarian wrestlers, I arrived in Kiev this morning. On the way to the hostel...
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Topless soccer protester enters psychic pig’s pen
A topless protester from a Ukrainian feminist group barged into the compound of the Euro 2012 psychic pig Funtik just before his afternoon meal time when he predicts the evening’s match winner by...
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Edler to miss Sweden’s first two games of Olympic tourney, further punishment...
Alex Edler will miss Sweden’s first two games of the Olympic hockey tournament in Sochi next February. (UPDATE: The International Ice Hockey Federation made it official on Tuesday, 24 hours after this...
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Hat Trick: A vote for Booth with the Sedins, who is Marek Mazanec and what is...
David Booth has shown flashes of offence of late. (Getty Images via National Hockey League). Three thoughts for your perusal on tonight’s game between the Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators: 1....
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Vancouver Giants add to offence, nabbing Czech winger Volek from Red Deer
Dominik Volek (24) was part of the Czech Republic’s team at the world juniors in Sweden. (Province FIles.) The Vancouver Giants added to their offence Thursday morning, picking up Czech forward...
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Twenty years after Forsberg put his stamp on Olympics with shootout winner,...
Peter Forsberg slides the puck past Corey Hirsch to score the winning goal during the shootout in the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics.(DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images) It’s the 20-year anniversary of Corey...
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Lauren Yearwood: Oak Bay’s hoops superstar is a post marked for a...
COQUITLAM — As is part of his routine as the head coach of the Canadian junior women’s national basketball team, Rich Chambers is forever engaged in staying current with the latest trends and ideas as...
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Hamhuis, Bonino to play for their countries at the world championships
Canucks defenceman Dan Hamhuis will join Team Canada at the world championships and so will centre Nick Bonino accept an offer to be part of the U.S. squad starting this weekend in the Czech Republic....
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Vancouver Giants star Tyler Benson “excited to get things started and work...
Tyler Benson’s draft year is off to a strong start. The Vancouver Giants left winger, who was arguably their best player last season as a 16-year-old, was named to Team Canada for the Under-18 Ivan...
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Vancouver Giants, led by Tyler Benson, open training camp next Wednesday in...
The Vancouver Giants, featuring potential 2016 NHL first rounder Tyler Benson, open training camp next Wednesday at the Ladner Leisure Centre, the team announced Wednesday. The team announced their...
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