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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

Another pair of games in the Stanley Cup playoffs last night…. and as a result, another pair of Game 7s.

Boston 4 Carolina 2
So there will be a Game 7 in both Eastern Conference semifinals. Chuck Kobasew and Mark Recchi each had a goal and an assist while Tim Thomas made 31 saves as the Bruins won on the road to send the game back to Boston for Game 7 tomorrow night.

Anaheim 2 Detroit 1
The Swiss Sensation, Jonas Hiller made 38 saves to record the win at home. Game 7 in that series goes tomorrow night as well.

Tonight, one game: And, of course, it’s a Game 7: Pittsburgh at Washington, 6 p.m. on CBC.

In the American Hockey League, the Western Conference final will begin right here in Winnipeg on Friday as the Moose take on either Houston or Milwaukee, those two teams play a Game 7 tonight.

In the NBA, Boston was down 14 points with 8:39 to play, but came back to beat Orlando 92-88 and take a 3-2 lead in that Eastern Conference semifinal. In the West, the Los Angeles Lakers pounded Houston 118-78 to take a 3-2 lead in that series.

In the CFL, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed import defensive backs Darrius Battles and Patrick Body, as well as non-import receiver Ivan Birungi today.

Last night at Rogers Centre, Roy Halladay outduelled former Blue Jays starter A.J. Burnett as Doc and the Toronto Blue Jays whipped the New York Yankees 5-1. The second game of this three-game series goes tonight in Toronto, 6:07 on Rogers SportsNet.

Meanwhile, the Winnipeg Goldeyes were beaten 6-1 by the St. Paul Saints at Canwest Park yesterday in the Goldeyes final pre-season game of 2009. The Goldeyes season opens Friday in Kansas City. Newcomer Daniel Haigwood will get the start. The home opener is Friday, May 22 against Kansas City at Canwest Park. Bear Bay will start against K.C. in the home opener.

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Remember Jean-Sebastien Giguere? In case you did, he led the Anaheim Ducks to the Stanley Cup in 2007.

Giguere is still there, but he doesn’t play much anymore. The hero in Anaheim is now Jonas Hiller, a guy who has three rings – for the Swiss championship in 2002, 2005 and 2007. And if the Anaheim Ducks win Game 7 against Detroit tonight, he might win another ring this year. Along with a Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

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This weekend, the NASCAR Sprint Cup boys are at Lowe’s Motor Speedway for the NASCAR Sprint Showdown on Saturday night at 7 and the All-Star Race on Saturday night at 8:30.

Charlotte, NASCAR’s hometown, is always the home to All-star week and this year, it’s the 50th anniversary of Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Watch out for Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch this Saturday.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

Another pair of games in the Stanley Cup playoffs last night…. and the Chicago Blackhawks are the first team to move on to a Conference final…

Chicago 7 Vancouver 5
The last Canadian-based team has been eliminated as Patrick Kane scored three times, Winnipeg’s Jonathan Toews scored a pair of goals, including the winner and added an assist and the great Roberto Luongo gave up an astonishing seven goals. The Hawks win in 6.

Washington 5 Pittsburgh 4 (OT)
The Capitals extended the series to seven games as David Steckel scored at 6:22 of overtime to give Washington a huge win on the road. Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist for the Pens. Game 7 goes tomorrow night in Washington.

Tonight, two games: Boston, trailing 3-2, plays at Carolina at 6 p.m. on CBC while Detroit, leading 3-2, plays in Anaheim at 9 p.m. on TSN.

In other NHL news, Mike Modano, the highest scoring American-born player in NHL history, said yesterday that he would return to the Stars for his 20th season in the NHL. Modano was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars the same year Patrick Kane was born.

And in the American Hockey League, the Western Conference final will begin right here in Winnipeg on Friday as the Moose take on either Houston or Milwaukee, who are off to a Game 7 tomorrow.

In the NBA, LeBron James scored 27 points and hauled down eight rebounds as Cleveland eliminated the Atlanta Hawks in four straight with a 84-74 win in Atlanta last night. Meanwhile, Dallas stayed alive, beating Denver 119-117 as Dirk Nowitzki had 44.

The Toronto Blue Jays open a three-game series with the Yankees at Rogers Centre tonight. Former Blue Jay A.J. Burnett will start for the Yankees against Roy Halladay. 6:07 on Rogers SportsNet.

Meanwhile, the Winnipeg Goldeyes were beaten 8-4 by the St. Paul Saints in a pre-season game at Canwest Park last night. The final pre-season game, between the Saints and Goldeyes, goes at Noon today at the downtown ballpark.

Finally, In the CFL, the league announced four rule changes suggested by the fans in an online poll:

1. The league’s board of governors approved moving the kickoff back 10 yards to the 25-yard line following a safety.
2. Allowing coaches to use “wildcat” formations that would move the quarterback around, instead of requiring him to stand behind or under centre.
3. Requiring a team that makes a field goal to kick off rather than give the receiving the team the option of taking the ball at its 35-yard-line
4. Giving a team a third instant replay challenge if its first two are successful.

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In the midst of all the absolute hooey filed by the NHL in the lawsuit against Jerry Moyes, the owner of the Phoenix Coyotes, finally came some truth in the Moyes bankruptcy filing. This is from the Coyotes Chapter 11 petition:

“Fans have not supported the Coyotes in sufficient numbers to make the club financially viable,” the motion reads. “Indeed, the Coyotes’ 12 years in Phoenix demonstrate little potential for the development of the fan base in Phoenix that is necessary to make the club financially viable.” The truth might hurt the folks in Phoenix, but it’s still the truth.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

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For the first time, a Sprint Cup driver has been suspended for violating NASCAR’s new random drug-testing policy.
Jeremy Mayfield, a five-time winner on NASCAR’s premier series currently driving for his own team, was suspended indefinitely for an undisclosed substance abuse violation.

That’s bogus. If a guy tests positive, NASCAR had better tell the fans what the violation was.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

A pair of games in the Stanley Cup playoffs last night…. and still no team has moved on to the semifinals just yet.

Detroit 4 Anaheim 1
Lockport’s Darren Helm scored the insurance goal as the Wings take a 3-2 series lead. Game 4 goes tomorrow night in Anaheim.

Boston 4 Carolina 0
Phil Kessel scored twice in a game that got ugly at the end. Boston cuts Carolina’s lead to 3-2. Game 4 goes tomorrow night in Raleigh.

Tonight, two games: Washington plays at Pittsburgh at 6 p.m. on TSN. Vancouver at Chicago at 8 p.m. on CBC.

At the world hockey championship in Switzerland, Russia beat Canada 2-1 in the gold medal game to win its 25th IIHF World Men’s title. Canada outshot the Russians 38-17 but couldn’t solve Ilya Bryzgalov. Sweden beat the U.S. 4-2 to win the bronze.

And in the American Hockey League, the Western Conference final will begin right here in Winnipeg on Friday as the Moose take on either Houston or Milwaukee.

In the NBA, Houston, without the injured Yao Ming, whipped the Los Angeles Lakers 99-87 in Houston, to even that series Western Conference semifinal at 2-2. Game five goes tomorrow night in Los Angeles. And in the Eastern semi, Boston upset Orlando 95-94 to even that series at 2-2.

In golf, Swedish star Henrik Stenson blew away the field to win the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. Stenson shot a final round 6-under 66 to finish at 12 under. Tiger Woods was seven back in eighth place at minus-5.

In auto racing, 50-year-old Mark Martin won his second Sprint Cup race of the year, the Southern 500 under the lights at Darlington Raceway on Saturday night.

The Toronto Blue Jays got a tremendous performance from rookie lefthanded starter Brett Cecil as the Jays shut out Oakland 5-0 to improve to improve to 22-12 and remain in first place in the AL East. The Jays open a three-game series with the Yankees at Rogers Centre tomorrow night, 6:07 on Rogers SportsNet.

Meanwhile, the St. Paul Saints scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth yesterday to come back and beat the Winnipeg Goldeyes 7-5 in a pre-season game in St. Paul, Minn. Tonight and tomorrow afternoon, the Goldeyes finish the pre-season with a pair of games against the Saints.

Finally, congratulations to the Manitoba Aboriginal Women’s Hockey Team, winners of the National Aboriginal Championship Saturday at Max Bell Centre. Rachelle Bosc of the Balmoral Hall Blazers fired a hat trick for Team Manitoba as our province beat Ontario South 5-3 in the gold medal final.

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The Boston Bruins made a statement on Sunday night and now their Eastern Conference semifinal with the Carolina Hurricanes is on. OK, it was on a week ago, but Sunday night, Boston finally entered the fray.

The Bruins were the best team in the East all season, but over the last 6 weeks, the winningest team was clearly Carolina. For the first four games of this series, the ‘Canes owned the Bruins, but on Sunday, Boston won every aspect of the game in a 4-0 victory. Tonight, in Raleigh, we’ll find out if the Bear roared was just whimpering.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

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On Saturday night, a 50-year-old man won at a 60-year-old track as Mark Martin won for the second time in four races, taking the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

It was Martin’s second win at Darlington and it moved him into 11th on the Sprint Cup points race. Jimmie Johnson was second, Tony Stewart was third.

Friday, May 8, 2009

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

A pair of games in the Stanley Cup playoffs last night….

Chicago 2 Vancouver 1 (OT)
Martin Havlat scored late in the third to tie it and then Andrew Ladd scored the overtime winner as Chicago outshot Vancouver 28-15 and tied the series at 2-2 heading back to Vancouver tomorrow night.

Detroit 6 Anaheim 3
Johan Franzen and Marian Hossa each scored twice as Detroit evened the series at two wins each. Game 5 goes Sunday in Detroit.

Tonight, two games: Washington, leading 2-1, is at Pittsburgh at 6 p.m. on CBC while Boston, trailing 2-1 is at Carolina at 6:30 on TSN.

In other NHL news, Gary Bettman has now admitted to being a bold faced liar. Yesterday, after three months of guaranteeing that the league had not taken over the Phoenix Coyotes, the NHL said it has been in control of the Coyotes franchise since last November and is asking a federal judge to throw out the team’s bankruptcy filing. Now we know Bettman has been lying since November.

At the world hockey championship in Switzerland, Canada advanced to the semifinals with a 4-2 win over Latvia. Canada will play Sweden today at 1 p.m. on TSN. The winner of that one will take on the winner of Russia and the United States in Sunday’s final at 1:30 on TSN.

In the NBA, LeBron James needed only 31 minutes to score 27 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers drilled the Atlanta Hawks 105-85 to take a 2-0 lead in their Eastern semifinal.

In the CFL, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed 36-year-old kicker Dan Giancola, a non-import who has been out of the game for five seasons.

In golf, Ben Crane shot 7-under, 65 to take the first-round lead at the Players Classic at TPC Sawgrass. Phil Mickelson was minus-2 while Tiger Woods was a shot back of Phil at minus-1.

In horse racing, the 65-day 2009 thoroughbred meet at Assiniboia Downs heads to the starting gate this Sunday afternoon.

In baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers will be without their best hitter for awhile. Major League Baseball confirmed yesterday that outfielder Manny Ramirez has tested positive for the use of performance-enhancing drugs and will be suspended 50 games. And in other baseball news Alex Rodriguez will rejoin the Yankees tonight in Baltimore.

The Toronto Blue Jays were whipped 6-1 by the Angels in L.A. last night. The 20-11 Blue Jays open a weekend series in Oakland tonight. 9:05 on Rogers SportsNet.

Finally, the Winnipeg Goldeyes are in Sioux Falls tonight for the first three pre-season games this weekend. They’ll play Sioux Falls, Lincoln and St. Paul on the road, before returning home to play St. Paul at Canwest Park on Monday.

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In September, the Tampa Bay Lightning will be coming to Winnipeg to play the Edmonton Oilers, but unless the Lightning find new investors, Vincent Lecavalier night not be with them.

Lightning co-owner Len Barrie wants to keep Lecavalier in Tampa, but the St. Pete Times suggests the Lightning could trade Lecavalier around the June NHL Entry Draft in Montreal simply because the new ownership in Tampa owes $100 million and lost more money this year. Dumping Lecavalier could save them as much as $90 million.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

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Now that General Motors is eliminating its Pontiac division after 83 years, the news officially closes the book on one of NASCAR’s most successful manufacturers.

According to NASCAR.com In 1,262 races spanning 50 seasons, Pontiacs won 154 races, had 805 top-five finishes and wound up in the top 10 a total of 1,695 times. The brand won more than $130 million in prize money, two manufacturers championships and four Cup titles.

THE REPORTS

7:15 NHL REPORT

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The bankruptcy and potential sale of the Phoenix Coyotes to Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie, is making NHL commissioner Gary Bettman look like a loon.

Bettman, who has found at least three owners who have gone to court for ethics violations of violations of fraud, can’t allow himself to believe that Balsillie, a successful, honest businessman, could move the Coyotes out of Bettman’s precious Arizona desert to Southern Ontario. It’s actually comical watching Bettman spit venom at the only who really WANTS to own an NHL franchise.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

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This week, the NASCAR Sprint Cup boys are in Darlington, S.C., for the return of a classic, the Southern 500.

Heading into the 11th race of the regular season, Jeff Gordon leads the points race by a meager 10 over Kurt Busch and 39 over Tony Stewart. This is a huge race on a great track. The Southern 500 goes tomorrow night at 6 on Fox.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

Should the Winnipeg Jets have ever been pulled out of Winnipeg? It’s taken 13 years, and we’ve reported the losses here, but yesterday, the Phoenix Coyotes filed for bankruptcy. Owner Jerry Moyes has been removed from any position of authority

A pair of games in the Stanley Cup playoffs last night….

Vancouver 3 Chicago 1
Former Moose Mason Raymond scored while another former Moose Alex Edler had a air of assists as Vancouver bounced back to win on the road. Vancouver leads the series 2-1

Anaheim 2 Detroit 1
Former Jet Teemu Selanne opened the scoring, but the story was Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller. 45 saves to give Anaheim a 2-1 series lead.

Tonight, Washington is at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. on CBC, Washington leads the series 2-0. Boston plays at Carolina, 6:30 on TSN. That series is tied 1-1.

In other NHL news, Winnipeg’s True North Sports and Entertainment announced yesterday that the NHL will return to Winnipeg on Sept. 24, 2009 when the Tampa Bay Lightning meet the Edmonton Oilers at MTS Centre. It’s a pre-season game and tickets are on sale now, $39 to $119.

Tonight, the Manitoba Moose face the Grand Rapids Griffins in Game 4 of the American Hockey League’s North Division final. The Moose have a stranglehold on the series, leading 3-0.

At the world hockey championship in Switzerland, Canada plays the quarterfinal against Latvia, tomorrow at 9:15 a.m. on TSN. Yesterday, Team Canada defenceman Ian White from Steinbach, who is suffering from a neck injury, returned to Toronto for treatment.

In the NBA, LeBron James had 34 points and 10 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers whipped the Atlanta Hawks 99-72. Out west, Denver beat Dallas 117-105.

The Toronto Blue Jays scored seven times off four Cleveland relievers in the bottom of the seventh to come back from a 6-3 deficit to beat the Indians 10-6. Tonight the Jays open a two game series on the road against the Los Angeles Angels. 9:05 on Rogers SportsNet.

Finally, despite a two-run homer off the bat of Kevin West and a strong start by newcomer Ben Pfinsgraff, the Winnipeg Goldeyes were beaten 4-3 by the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks in Fargo last night. The Fish are on the road this weekend then return home to face the St. Paul Saints in two pre-season games Monday night and Tuesday at noon.

7:15 NHL REPORT

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Sports Illustrated polled 324 National Hockey League players this year and at the end of the poll, the players selected Anaheim defenceman Chris Pronger and Dallas Stars forward Steve Ott as the dirtiest players in the NHL.

Ottawa’s Jarko Ruutu was third, followed by the Rangers Sean Avery and Philly’s Scott Hartnell. Well, it ain’t the players choice for MVP, but it is some notoriety nonetheless.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

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This week, the NASCAR Sprint Cup boys are in Darlington, S.C. for a classic. It’s the return of the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, one week before the annual All-Star break.

Darlington is a fast, traditional 1.366-mile oval and not surprisingly, last year’s winner was last week’s winner, Kyle Busch. The Southern 500 is back, it’s at 6 p.m. on Saturday and it’s on Fox!

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

Just one game in the Stanley Cup playoffs yesterday and what a dandy it was….

Washington 4 Pittsburgh 3
Alexander Ovechkin scored three goals including the winner for Washington. Sidney Crosby scored three times for Pittsburgh. The Caps lead the series 2-0 heading to Pittsburgh tomorrow night.

Tonight, Vancouver plays Game 3 at Chicago at 7 p.m. on CBC while Detroit is at Anaheim, also in a Game 3, at 9:30 on TSN. Tomorrow night, Washington is at Pittsburgh while Boston plays at Carolina.

Alexandre Bolduc scored the winner as the Manitoba Moose beat the Grand Rapids Griffins 3-1 in Grand Rapids last night to take a 3-0 stranglehold on the American Hockey League’s North Division final. Game 4 in the series goes tomorrow night, once again in Grand Rapids.

At the IIHF’s world hockey championship in Switzerland yesterday, Canada lost 4-3 in a shootout to the Finns. Thursday at 9:15 a.m. on TSN, Canada plays Latvia in the quarterfinal.

In the NBA’s Eastern Conference semifinal, Orlando beat Boston 95-90 last night, while in the West, Houston went into Los Angeles and beat the Lakers 100-92. Meanwhile, yesterday, LeBron James was named 2009 MVP.

In horse racing, the owners of Kentucky Derby champion, Mine That Bird, announced yesterday that their horse will race in the Preakness Stakes on May 16 at Pimlico in Baltimore..

The Cleveland Indians scored three runs in the top of the 12th at Rogers Centre last night as Cleveland beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 9-7. The same two teams play at 11:37 this morning on MLB TV.

Finally, the Winnipeg Goldeyes open the 2009 Northern League pre-season tonight in Fargo against Doug Simunic’s much-improved RedHawks

7:15 NHL REPORT

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Tonight, the Washington Capitals head into Pittsburgh to face the Penguins in a series that has lived up to the hype. In fact, Monday night’s game, won 4-3 by the Caps, was one of the most intriguing games of this year’s post-season.

Alexander Ovechkin had the hat. Sidney Crosby had the hat. The pace was remarkable and every fan who watched it, saw a game played at the highest possible level.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

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When the NASCAR Sprint Cup boys met up in Richmond last Saturday night, it was the 10th race of this NASCAR season. By the end of this month, we’ll be halfway to the end of the regular season.

So what have we learned? Three things: No. 1, Jeff Gordon, despite his bad back, is back; No. 2, Jimmie Johnson isn’t likely to win his fourth straight Sprint Cup; and No. 3, Matt Kenseth’s fast start didn’t mean very much at all.

Monday, May 4, 2009

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

We’re well into the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs… two games yesterday

Anaheim 4 Detroit 3 (3 OT)
Todd Marchant scored the winner at 1:15 of the third overtime. That series is tied 1-1 heading to Anaheim for Game 3 tomorrow night.

Carolina 3 Boston 0
Cam Ward made 36 saves to get the shutout and ie the series 1-1 heading to Raleigh on Wednesday.

Tonight, just one game on the slate, Pittsburgh is at Washington at 6 p.m. on TSN. The Caps lead that Eastern Conference semifinal 1-0.

In other NHL news, Markus Naslund has told the New York Rangers that he will retire from the NHL at the age of 35. And this report, just out in New York, New York Islanders owner Charles Wang has lost $283 million in the nine years since he purchased the franchise.

The Manitoba Moose lead the American Hockey League’s North Division final 2-0 over the Grand Rapids Griffins after a pair of 2-1 wins at the MTS Centre this weekend. Game 3 in the series goes tonight in Grand Rapids.

At the IIHF’s world hockey championship in Switzerland yesterday, Canada whipped Norway 5-1 in a legendary game of Norwegian stick hacking. Canada concludes the qualification round today against Finland at 1 o’clock on TSN.

Yesterday, the Toronto Blue Jays won again, beat Baltimore 4-3. Tonight, the Jays start a two-game series with Cleveland at the Rogers Centre. 6:07 on Rogers SportsNet.

Meanwhile, the Winnipeg Goldeyes open the 2009 Northern League pre-season tomorrow night with a game in Fargo against their arch-rivals, the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks

In golf, Sean O’Hair, at 11-under, won the Quail Hollow Championship in Charlotte, N.C., his third PGA Tour win. Tiger Woods was fourth, two shots back.

In horse racing, Mine That Bird, the 2008 Sovereign Award winner as Canada’s finest two-year-old, pulled off the second largest upset in Kentucky Derby history. With Calvin Borel aboard, the 50-1 shot, originally purchased for $9,500, beat a field of 18 other horses to win by six and ¾ lengths and pay $103.20 to win.

In boxing, in Las Vegas on Saturday night, Manny Pacquaio of the Philippines cemented his claim to being the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet with a stunning second round knockout of Ricky Hatton to win the WBO’s 140-pound title.

Saturday night, on his birthday, Kyle Busch won this week’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race, the Crown Royal 400 at Richmond.

In football, the Bombers had four selections in the CFL’s Canadian draft this weekend. No. 1, the first pick in the third round was 6-foot-5, 305 pound offensive lineman Mike Morris out of UBC.

The buzz has begun in Minnesota. There is now serious talk that the Minnesota Vikings will begin negotiations with veteran quarterback Brett Favre, in an effort to entice Favre out of retirement.

And finally, K.K., how about this? London England has launched a bid to stage the Super Bowl at Wembley Stadium in either 2014, 2015 or 2017.

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Wonder if anyone believes the Chicago Blackhawks are for real yet. Saturday night, the Blackhawks came back from a 2-0 deficit to rip the Vancouver Canucks 6-3 at GM Place.

General manager Dale Tallon has done a wonderful job rebuilding this franchise and with captain Jonathan Toews and a couple of other young Winnipeggers roaming the ice, there is reason to believe this team can challenge Detroit for the Western Conference crown.

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While celebrating his 24th birthday Saturday night, Kyle Busch slipped by Jeff Gordon with fewer than 50 laps remaining then held off a determined Tony Stewart to win the Crown Royal 400.

It was a weekend sweep at Richmond for Busch. He also won Friday’s Nationwide race and then his victory under the lights on Saturday night made him just the second driver to win a Cup race on his birthday.

Friday, May 1, 2009

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

The second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs opened last night in Vancouver…

Canucks 5 Chicago 3
A dandy game. The Canucks led 3-0 after two periods, the Hawks tied it up at 3-3 in the third and then Sami Salo scored the winner with 1:13 left and Ryan Johnson scored into an empty net as Vancouver took a 1-0 series lead.

Tonight, two more series begin: It’s Anaheim at Detroit at 6 p.m. on TSN and Carolina at Boston at 6:30 on TSN2. By the way, Boston now has home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs.

Tomorrow, Pittsburgh opens at Washington at 12 Noon on CBC and NBC and then Chicago plays Game 2 at Vancouver at 8 p.m. on CBC.

The second round of the American Hockey League playoffs start tonight as the Manitoba Moose take on the Grand Rapids Griffins in the North Division final. 7:30 at the MTS Centre.

At the IIHF’s world hockey championship in Switzerland yesterday, Steve Stamkos scored twice as Canada ripped Czech Republic 5-1. After the game, head coach Lindy Ruff announced the team would add Winnipeg’s Travis Zajac to the lineup for Canada’s next game against Norway. Sunday at 9 a.m. on TSN.

Yesterday in Kansas City, the Toronto Blue Jays lost again, this time 8-6 by the Royals. It was Toronto’s second straight loss as the Jays fall out of first, a half game back of Boston. Tonight, Roy Halladay goes to the mound as the Jays face Baltimore at Rogers Centre at 6:07 on Rogers SportsNet.

In golf, Tiger and Phil are already in a battle. Tiger Woods shot a seven-under 65 at the Quail Hollow Championship in Charlotte yesterday. Phil Mickelson is tied for second at 67.

Now, what a weekend…

In horse racing, the Triple Crown begins on Saturday with the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby. I Want Revenge is the early-line 3-1 favourite while Pioneerof the Nile and Dunkirk have been installed at 4-1. The race goes Saturday at about 5 p.m.

In boxing, it’s the fight of the New Century, Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines, pound for pound the best fighter in the world, will take on the Brit, Ricky “The Hit Man” Hatton for the WBO’s 140-pound belt. You can watch the fight on closed circuit TV at the new Upper Deck Sports Bar at McPhillips Station Casino.

This week’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race is at Richmond, under the lights, Saturday night at 7.

In football, that’s right, football, Football Manitoba’s “Blue & Gold Games”, go tomorrow at Canad Inns Stadium. The Under-17 game kicks off at 1 p.m. followed by the Under-19 game at 4.

And in baseball, the Winnipeg Goldeyes open training camp today. The team’s Open House goes Saturday at Canwest Park.

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After another disappointing early playoff exit, the San Jose Sharks will consider a number of off-season changes and the San Jose Mercury News claims that Sharks captain Patrick Marleau might not be back next season.

Perhaps, but Marleau, has a no-trade clause and would have to approve any deal Sharks GM Doug Wilson tried to make.

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While the NASCAR Sprint Cup boys were in Richmond this week, the sport got some good news. Blake Bobbitt, the high school senior who was injured when debris from Carl Edwards car went flying into the stands at Talladega eight days ago, was released from the hospital.

Ms. Bobbitt was the most seriously injured of the seven fans who were hurt. She had her lower jaw reconstructed and should make a full recovery.