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uatgsports.ca - 5/27/2009
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First it was the complaint over the hats
being tossed on the ice following an Ovechkin hat...
trick. Now it is the decision to touch -- and parade around -- the Prince of Wales trophy after their dominating sweep of the Hurricanes in the East Final.
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Video: Crosby Breaks With Tradition, Touches Prince of ...
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uatgsports.ca - 5/9/2009
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Numerous questionable hits this post-season has put the
NHL in the prickly position of playing god with...
handing out suspensions. But no suspension will be more scrutinized than the one that is or isn't handed out as a result of Alex Ovechkin's suspect collision on Penguins defenseman Sergei Gonchar.
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Alex Ovechkin's Hit On Gonchar Will Test The ...
uatgsports.ca - 5/9/2009
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It's as if the whole Selena Roberts thing
never happened. Alex Rodriguez made his (triumphant?) return to...
the Yankee lineup today against the Baltimore Orioles and proceeded to hit a home run in his first at-bat. At least one of the 554 home runs we can safely say was hit without the use of PED's.
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A-Rod Returns To Lineup, Hits First Certifiably ...
uatgsports.ca - 5/8/2009
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Manny Ramirez, the second highest paid player in
the game, has been suspended for 50 games by...
Major League Baseball for violating the terms of the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Let the search for Manny's seedy cousins begin.
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Manny Being Manny: Awaiting The Identity of Manny's ...
uatgsports.ca - 5/7/2009
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The short answer is maybe. The long answer,
like the one given by Sidney Crosby, is cryptic...
and evasive. Meanwhile, Evgeni Malkin's stick is silent.
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Stick Gate: Is Alex Ovechkin Pulling A Jason Spezza?
uatgsports.ca - 5/5/2009
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Sean Avery has made the cut as one
of the NHL's dirtiest players, according to a poll...
of his peers by Sports Illustrated. But what Martin Brodeur, Dion Phaneuf and countless others may find surprising is that Avery did not finish first. No, that honor went to Chris Pronger and Steve Ott.
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Sports Illustrated Reveals The NHL's Most Unsavory ...
uatgsports.ca - 5/1/2009
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Note how all the questions pertained to the
rivalry with Ovechkin and none referenced the actual series...
or the playoffs in general -- and the playoff beard question doesn't count but thanks for coming out Hannah Storm.
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Video: Crosby Talks Ovie In ESPN Interview -- And ...
uatgsports.ca - 5/1/2009
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ESPN had an interview with Alex Ovechkin today
talking in anticipation of Washington’s second round matchup with...
the Pittsburgh Penguins, a series that originated in the dreams of Gary Bettman. Barry Melrose talks to Ovie about the one subject that makes ESPN care about this series: Sidney Crosby.
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Video: No Man Is An Island, Except Maybe Alex Ovechkin
uatgsports.ca - 4/25/2009
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Maurice Jones-Drew, a guest panelist on the program,
thinks LeBron is a bonafide No. 1 overall selection...
were he to declare for this NFL draft. Scoop Jackson agrees with him. But Skip Bayless, for one, is not amused and and he came equipped with the one-line zingers to make his point.
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Video: Where Would LeBron Goes In This NFL Draft?
uatgsports.ca - 4/25/2009
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The Caps beat the Rangers 4-0 and the
news is good: Matt Bradley has established himself as...
a scoring threat should Ovie decide to take another goal-scoring hiatus. But for now it appears Ovie has found his scoring touch. Better late than never, eh Alex?
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Video: Ovechkin Shows Up in Caps' Game 5 Win
uatgsports.ca - 4/23/2009
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Carey Price went all Patrick Roy last night
as the Boston Bruins very unceremoniously ended Montreal’s centennial...
season. Price says the gesture was indeed deliberate, but he does not want to leave the Montreal Canadiens. That’s all fine and good, but there is no way that this situation can end well
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It's 1995 all over again for the Montreal Canadiens
uatgsports.ca - 4/22/2009
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Ovechkin was profiled in an ESPN E:60 segment
on Tuesday. Best quote: "Alex Ovechkin makes Chad Johnson...
look like he is reading the paper". Next to Barry Melrose's Five Good Minutes on PTI recently, this is the longest amount of consecutive airplay hockey and the NHL have gotten on ESPN in years.
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Ovechkin gets the ESPN E:60 Treatment
uatgsports.ca - 4/16/2009
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TSN debuted a new promo for the NHL
on TSN during tonight's opening round of the playoffs....
The video features guys like Sidney Crosby, Zdeno Chara, Jarome Iginla, Alex Ovechkin, Jeremy Roenick, Mike Green, Tim Thomas, Roberto Luongo, Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane.
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Video: "One Shot" Stanley Cup Playoffs Promo
uatgsports.ca - 4/16/2009
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someone in the ESPN graphics department mixed up
the Carolina sports teams. Instead of the Carolina Hurricanes,...
the ESPN graphic had the Carolina Panthers -- with the Florida Panthers logo -- facing the New Jersey Devils. I doubt Jake Delhomme can skate
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ESPN likes the Carolina Panthers over the New Jersey Devils
uatgsports.ca - 4/15/2009
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With the playoffs set to begin April 18th,
the NBA has produced a solid piece that re-visits...
some of the greatest moments in the history of the NBA's famed second season. The spot also features the likes of Dwight Howard, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Shaq taking about the playoffs experience.
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Video: The 2009 NBA Playoffs Have Arrived
uatgsports.ca - 4/14/2009
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The Boston Bruins will win their first Stanley
Cup in 37 years. That is the prediction from...
EA Sports' NHL 09 simulation for the Stanley Cup playoffs. The championship will come at the expense of the Chicago Blackhawks in an Original Six battle.
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NHL 09: Bruins poised to end Stanley Cup drought
uatgsports.ca - 4/14/2009
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The 2009 NHL Draft Lottery is Tuesday night
and the season-long speculation about who will win the...
right to draft John Tavares is about to be answered. Five General Managers will be in attendance at TSN in Toronto on Tuesday night, the eve of the NHL Playoffs, for all the festivities.
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Winner of Tavares sweepstakes announced tonight
uatgsports.ca - 4/13/2009
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It's being billed as "everything you ever wanted
and everything you would want if you knew such...
things could exist." Here is the lowdown for the launch, what thePORTAL is all about, and some insight into the NHL's digital power play.
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Are you ready? thePORTAL launches on NHL.com
uatgsports.ca - 4/12/2009
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82 games later and the playoffs are set.
TSN has the NHL Playoffs beginning April 15th and...
some new promos for the NHL's second season. We've got the ones featuring Getz, Sid, Thomas and Iggy below. More will be added as they become available.
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The NHL Playoffs on TSN promos
uatgsports.ca - 4/11/2009
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MLB 2K9 was released about a month ago.
2K Sports announced many improvements to the game play...
for the '09 edition (although critics remain unimpressed) and one was the Signature Style modification that emulates the real-life batting and pitching styles of many players. Here is the official trailer.
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MLB 2K9 Signature Style Trailer
