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THE REPORTS

7:15 NHL REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the Coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM National Hockey League Report. Brought to you by MAACO Collision and Auto Painting at 983 Wall Street.

Jim Balsillie’s attempt to bring the Phoenix Coyotes to Hamilton has been rejected by Arizona bankruptcy judge Redfield T. Baum.

In a 21-page document he said the court didn’t believe there was enough time to resolve all the various issues before the sale of the insolvent team to Balsillie for $212.5 million that was due to close June 29. The question now is: Who IS going to pay for the disaster that is the Phoenix Coyotes.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM NASCAR REPORT. Brought to you by 3M Automotive and Rondex. At 177 Isabel, Rondex is celebrating 37 years of auto body supply service.

NASCAR executives say that they would be open to other foreign automobile manufacturers joining Toyota in American stock car racing.

In fact, this past weekend, chief executive Brian France said that while nothing was imminent, talks with several companies have been ongoing for a long time. Can you say Honda? Knew you could.

4:00 PM RED RIVER CO-OP SPEEDWAY REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM RED RIVER CO-OP SPEEDWAY REPORT. Brought to you by Red River Co-Op Speedway. The fastest sport on the Prairies!

This Thursday night at Red River Co-Op Speedway, it’s the always exciting Modified Specials with the four cylinders. It will be a great night of racing and don’t forget, if you bought tickets to any of the eight races that were cancelled because of the spring flood, you can redeem those tickets for a seat on Thursday night.

See you at Red River Co-Op Speedway this Thursday night.

4:50 PM BLUE BOMBERS REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS REPORT. Brought to you by Western Paint and Wallcovering. 521 Hargrave Street and 1510 St. Mary’s Road.

You have to love Mike Kelly. He’s not afraid to trade football players with his old team, the Edmonton Eskimos.
Yesterday, the Bombers dealt defensive back Willie Amos in exchange for 6-foot-8, 310-pound offensive lineman Thaddeus Coleman.

Coleman is 24 and should be a monster on the offensive line. He’ll be a great help — so long as the Bombers are actually able use another import on the offensive line.

THE REPORTS

7:15 NHL REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the Coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM National Hockey League Report. Brought to you by MAACO Collision and Auto Painting at 983 Wall Street.

The Pittsburgh Penguins might have shocked the Detroit Red Wings, but they didn’t shock themselves. Last Friday night at Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena, the Penguins got a pair of goals from Maxime Talbot and a great goaltending performance from Marc-Andre Fleury en route to a 2-1 victory over the Red Wings in Game 7 of the 2009 Stanley Cup final.

With the well-deserved win, Sidney Crosby got his first Stanley Cup and the Penguins avenged last year’s six-game loss to the Wings in the final.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM NASCAR REPORT. Brought to you by 3M Automotive and Rondex. At 177 Isabel, Rondex is celebrating 37 years of auto body supply service.

Sunday at Michigan International Raceway, an amazing finish to the Michigan 400.

Mark Martin, who really wasn’t even trying to win the race, shut off his cooling unit and fans to conserve enough gas to watch the leaders, Jimmie Johnson and Greg Biffle run out of fuel on the final lap. Martin snuck past to steal the Michigan 400 and recored his 38th career victory.

4:00 PM RED RIVER CO-OP SPEEDWAY REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM RED RIVER CO-OP SPEEDWAY REPORT. Brought to you by Red River Co-Op Speedway. The fastest sport on the Prairies!

This week at Red River Co-Op Speedway, it’s the always exciting Modified Specials with the four cylinders. However, before we start looking at this week, let’s give a shout out to last week’s winners.

Aaron Holtan won the Modifieds, Rick Lowey finished No. 1 in the Super Trucks, Colin Kendall won the Super Stocks and Ricky Weiss beat Cody Skytland to win the Late Models.

4:50 PM BLUE BOMBERS REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS REPORT. Brought to you by Western Paint and Wallcovering. 521 Hargrave Street and 1510 St. Mary’s Road.

I’ve had a chance to catch a number of Blue Bombers workouts this spring and guess what? Despite the fears of more than one Bomber fan, this looks nothing like the Jeff Reinebold Era.

In fact, if the offensive line jells and the defensive front seven gives the secondary a chance, this might not be a bad football team. The jury’s still out on quarterback Stefan LeFors and the kicking game, but the season doesn’t start for a few weeks. Plenty of time to figure that out.

THE REPORTS

7:15 NHL REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the Coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM National Hockey League Report. Brought to you by MAACO Collision and Auto Painting at 983 Wall Street.

A number of NHL teams are getting set to pursue the suddenly the suddenly available Dany Heatley, who has asked Ottawa GM Bryan Murray to trade him.

Heatley has four years left on his contract and Calgary, Los Angeles, Vancouver, St. Louis, Minnesota and the Rangers are all ready to deal. However, there is one team ready to sell the farm. Word is Edmonton will sell the entire farm to get Heatley.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM NASCAR REPORT. Brought to you by 3M Automotive and Rondex. At 177 Isabel, Rondex is celebrating 37 years of auto body supply service.

According to ESPN The Magazine, driver/owner Jeremy Mayfield tested positive for methamphetamine during a random drug screening at Richmond International Raceway.

NASCAR suspended Mayfield on May 9 and Mayfield plans to sue, claiming the positive test resulted from a combination of prescription Adderall-XR and over-the-counter Claritin-D, which he takes for allergies. I, for one, believe him.

4:00 PM RED RIVER CO-OP SPEEDWAY REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM RED RIVER CO-OP SPEEDWAY REPORT. Brought to you by Red River Co-Op Speedway. The fastest sport on the Prairies!

It was another tremendous week at Red River Co-Op Speedway. Of course, the outstanding members of the Northern Late Model Racing Association can make any week a great week. It also didn’t hurt that tomorrow, this big week continues with the 4 and 8 cylinder Enduro events plus the lightning streets and a demolition derby. That huge day begins tomorrow at 3 p.m. on the best little dirt track in the Upper Midwest.

After tomorrow’s events it will be off to Week 3 of the RRCS season. This Thursday, it’s a Modified Special night plus the exciting 4 cylinders. It’s always a fun night when the Modifieds take over and next Thursday, it should be a dandy evening just south of the city.

Remember, if you purchased tickets to any of the seven cancelled evenings in April, May and early June, you can use those tickets at any event except the NLRA late models. See you at the Red River Co-Op Speedway next Thursday.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

Tomorrow night is hockey night…

The Manitoba Moose trail the Hershey Bears 3-2 in the Calder Cup final and the two teams will meet in Game 6 tomorrow night at the MTS Centre. 7:30 if you have tickets. The game is completely sold out, but it is on Shaw and MTS TV. Game 7 will be played Sunday at the downtown rink.

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings will play a seventh game in the Stanley Cup final tomorrow night at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. 7 o’clock on CBC.

In other NHL news yesterday, the Dallas Stars just hired Joe Nieuwendyk as GM. Yesterday, Nieuwendyk fired head coach Dave Tippett and has asked permission to talk to Marc Crawford.

The Winnipeg Goldeyes beat the Gary SouthShore RailCats 3-2 behind a tremendous p[itching performance from Bear Bay at Canwest Park last night. The Fish are now 18-5 on the season. Game 4 in this four-game series goes at noon today – it’s a Nooner in downtown Winnipeg – the game is also on Shaw Channel 9.

The Toronto Blue Jays/Texas Rangers game in Arlington, Texas was rained out last night. The final game of this series goes tonight in Texas, 7:05 on Rogers SportsNet.

In football, Bombers training camp continues at Canad Inns Stadium both this morning and this afternoon. The annual Blue and Gold game will be played tomorrow night at 6:30 at Canad Inns Stadium.

In the NBA, the Orlando Magic, trailing the Los Angeles Lakers two games to one in the NBA Final, will play Game 4 tonight in Orlando, 8 p.m. on TSN. The 92-CITI-Sports Machine will be in Orlando for Game 5 on Sunday.

And don’t forget tonight at Red River Co-Op Speedway, it’s the NLRA Late Models, the NASCARs on dirt, doors open at 6:30, racing starts at 7:30. K.K. they’ll sell you the whole seat, but you’ll only need the edge.

7:15 NHL REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the Coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM National Hockey League Report. Brought to you by MAACO Collision and Auto Painting at 983 Wall Street.

It’s been said by many NHL veterans that in a seven-game series, you’re not in trouble until you lose a game at home. In the Staney Cup final, no team has lost a game at home yet and that’s why we’re where we are: Game 7 tonight.

Make no mistake, regardless of the outcome, this will be remembered as one of hockey’s greatest series. After all, it’s only the 14th time in NHL history – but the fifth time this decade – that we’ve had a seven-game final.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM NASCAR REPORT. Brought to you by 3M Automotive and Rondex. At 177 Isabel, Rondex is celebrating 37 years of auto body supply service.

This week, the NASCAR Sprint Cup boys are at Michigan International Speedway for the LifeLock 400. Yesterday we told you that we like Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon to be your top three finishers this week and we said we’d tell you why today.

Well, if you’re a NASCAR fan the answer is simple – they are great drivers, with greats cars and great crews. That’s a combination that makes them 1-2-3 in the Sprint Cup standings.

4:00 PM RED RIVER CO-OP SPEEDWAY REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM RED RIVER CO-OP SPEEDWAY REPORT. Brought to you by Red River Co-Op Speedway. The fastest sport on the Prairies!

Tonight will be one of the most exciting nights of the summer at Red River Co-Op Speedway. It’s the Northern Late Model Racing Association’s first of only two visits this summer.

They are called the NASCARs of dirt, and tickets for this spectacular event are available at Red River Co-Op Speedway tonight. Don’t miss it. Doors open at 6:30, racing starts at 7:30.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

The Manitoba Moose stayed alive in Hershey last night. An empty-net goal with a minute and a half remaining by Jason Krog was the difference as the Moose beat the Hershey Bears 3-2 to cut Hershey’s lead to 3-2 in the Calder Cup final. More importantly, however, the Moose will come home for both Games 6 and 7, Friday and Sunday.

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings will play a seventh game in the Stanley Cup final. Last night in Pittsburgh, the Penguins stayed alive with a thrilling 2-1 victory over Detroit. That was just a dandy hockey game. So Game 7 goes Friday night in Detroit at 7 on CBC.

In other NHL news yesterday, Brent Sutter stepped down as head coach of the New Jersey Devils. The speculation is that he will take over the vacant head coaching job in Calgary.

The Winnipeg Goldeyes won a pair at Canwest Park last night, beating the Gary SouthShore RailCats 4-2 in the opener and 6-2 in the nightcap. The Fish are now 17-5 on the season. Game 3 in this four-game series goes tonight at 7 in downtown Winnipeg.

The Toronto Blue Jays won their second straight in Texas last night with a 9-0 shellacking of the Rangers. Game 3 in the Series goes tonight in Texas, 7:05 on Rogers SportsNet.

In football, Bombers training camp continues at Canad Inns Stadium both this morning and this afternoon. Yesterday, the Bombers announced that they’re bringing back the annual Blue and Gold game. This year’s training camp battle will be played this Friday at 6:30. Gates will be open for fans at 5:30.

Finally, in the NBA, the Orlando Magic beat the Los Angeles Lakers 108-104 in Orlando last night to cut the Lakers lead to 2-1 in the NBA final. Game 4 goes Thursday night at 8 on TSN

THE REPORTS

7:15 NHL REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the Coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM National Hockey League Report. Brought to you by MAACO Collision and Auto Painting at 983 Wall Street.

There is nothing better than a seventh game of a Stanley Cup final and that’s what we’ll get tomorrow night when the Pittsburgh Penguins meet the Detroit Red Wings in the deciding game of this year’s NHL championship season.

This series has been better than advertised and when the puck drops tomorrow night in Detroit, there is definitely reason to believe that we’ll be in for something memorable. In fact, this just might be remembered as the best series in more than a decade.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM NASCAR REPORT. Brought to you by 3M Automotive and Rondex. At 177 Isabel, Rondex is celebrating 37 years of auto body supply service.

This week, the NASCAR Sprint Cup boys are at Michigan International Speedway for the LifeLock 400. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the defending champ. It’s the last race Junior won.

Carl Edwards, who was second last week won the fall race at Michigan, but I like Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon this week and I’ll tell you why tomorrow.

4:00 PM RED RIVER CO-OP SPEEDWAY REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM RED RIVER CO-OP SPEEDWAY REPORT. Brought to you by Red River Co-Op Speedway. The fastest sport on the Prairies!

Tomorrow night will be one of the biggest nights of the summer at Red River Co-Op Speedway. It’s the NLRA Late Models, the first of only two visits by the NASCARs on dirt this year.

Tickets are available at Ticketmaster. Don’t miss it. Doors open tomorrow night at 6:30, racing starts at 7:30.

Monday, June 8, 2009

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

The Manitoba Moose are behind the eight-ball. Yesterday the Moose lost Game 4 of the Calder Cup final, 2-1 to the Hershey Bears in Hershey and now trail the Bears three-games-to-one in the American Hockey League’s championship final. Game 5 goes tomorrow night in Hershey. The Moose must now win three straight to claim the title.

In the NHL, after a 5-0 win on Saturday night in Detroit, the Red Wings now lead the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 in the Stanley Cup final. Tomorrow, the Red Wings have an opportunity to wrap up the championship in the Penguins’ home rink for the second straight year. Game time tomorrow night is 7 p.m. on CBC.

The Los Angeles Lakers took a 2-0 lead in the NBA final with a 101-96 victory in overtime over the Orlando Magic last night. Game 3 goes tomorrow night at 8 o’clock on TSN.

The 15-5, first-place Winnipeg Goldeyes beat the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 6-5 yesterday as shortstop Wes Long singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth. The Goldeyes swept the RedHawks for the second time this season. The Fish and the Gary SouthShore RailCats open a four-game series tonight at 7 o’clock at Canwest Park, it’s fireworks night tonight.

Roy Halladay and the Toronto Blue Jays shut out the Kansas City Royals 4-0 at Rogers Centre yesterday. Halladay threw a complete game shutout for the 12th time in his career and improved to 10-1 on the season. Halladay hasn’t lost since April 21. The jays open a four-game series in Texas tonight, 7:07 on Rogers SportsNet.

In football, Bombers training camp continues at Canad Inns Stadium this morning and this afternoon. Yesterday, the Bombers extended the contract of non-import safety Ian Logan and signed former Minnesota Vikings backup defensive back, import Ronyell Whitaker. On Saturday, the Bombers released veteran quarterback Ryan Dinwiddie.

In auto racing, Tony Stewart in the No. 14 Office Depot Chevrolet, came back from starting 43rd to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup’s Pocono 500 at Long Pond.

In tennis, the great Roger Federer finally won his first French Open.

And finally, at the Memorial Golf Championship in Dublin, Ohio, Tiger Woods birdied the last two holes, fired a final round, seven-under 65, came back from a four-shot deficit and won his fourth Memorial — and second PGA event since returning from knee surgery. K.K., you could probably say Tiger is ready for next week’s U.S. Open.

7:15 NHL REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the Coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM National Hockey League Report. Brought to you by MAACO Collision and Auto Painting at 983 Wall Street.

Tonight, the Detrioit Red Wings can wrap up the Stanley Cup final with a win in Pittsburgh. Whether they win it tonight or not, isn’t what’s important today. What’s important is all the media idiots who suggested that after losing two in Pittsburgh, the Wings were done.

Done? They won 5-0 at home on Saturday night and looked exactly like the team they are. Good. They’re a good team. And good teams lose games in the other guy’s building in championship finals. Duh…

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM NASCAR REPORT. Brought to you by 3M Automotive and Rondex. At 177 Isabel, Rondex is celebrating 37 years of auto body supply service.

Tony Stewart, in the No. 14 Office Depot Chevrolet won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Pocono 500 at Long Pond on Sunday.

Stewart now leads Jeff Gordon by 71 points in the Sprint Cup standings. Gordon was fourth on Sunday. Three-time defending champion, Jimmie Johnson, who was seventh on Sunday, is third in the standings, just 103 points back of Stewart.

4:00 PM RED RIVER CO-OP SPEEDWAY REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM RED RIVER CO-OP SPEEDWAY REPORT. Brought to you by Red River Co-Op Speedway. The fastest sport on the Prairies!

The first event of the season was a tremendous show at Red River Co-Op Speedway last Thursday night.

Henry Peters in the No. 40 won the Street Stocks race, Dave Buffie in the No. 2 was the winner of the Super Trucks and Mike Martin in the No. 55 and Dan Gregoire in the No. 16 were the winners in the Super Stocks. It was a great night and thisThursday’s NLRA Late Models will be even better.

Friday, June 5, 2009

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

The Pittsburgh Penguins have evened up the Stanley Cup final. Thanks to a goal and an assist from Evgeni Malkin and the same from Sidney Crosby, the Penguins came back from a 2-1 second-period deficit and beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 in Pittsburgh last night. St. Andrews, Manitoba’s Darren Helm scored one of Detroit’s goals. The series is now tied 2-2 heading to Detroit tomorrow night, 7 p.m. on CBC and NBC.

In other NHL news yesterday, one day after Tony Granato was fired, the Clolorado Avalanche named Joe Sacco their new head coach.

Game 3 of the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup final between the Hershey Bears and Manitoba Moose goes tomorrow night in Hershey, Pa. The series is tied 1-1. Game 4 goes Sunday, Game 5 next Tuesday.

The Los Angeles Lakers got 40 points from Kobe Bryant and drilled the Orlando Magic 100-75 to win Game 1 of the NBA Final in L.A> last night. Game 2 goes Sunday in L.A.

The 12-5, first-place Winnipeg Goldeyes had yesterday off. Tonight, they’ll face the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks at Canwest Park at 7 o’clock.

The Toronto Blue Jays were edged 6-5 by the Los Angeles Angels at Rogers Centre yesterday. Now the Jays are three games out of first in the AL East and only two points out of fourth. The Jays open a weekend series at home with Kansas City. Game 1 tonight at 6:07 on Rogers SportsNet.

In other baseball news, Randy Johnson finally got his elusive 300th win, the 24th pitcher ever to reach the milestone, as the San Francisco Giants beat the Washington Nationals 5-1 yesterday.

In football, the Bombers rookie camp continues at Canad Inns Stadium. Yesterday, the team signed import runningback Ramonce Taylor. The Bombers main camp opens Sunday.

In golf, Luke Donald fired an eight-under 64 yesterday to take the first round lead at the Memorial Championship in Dublin, Ohio. Tiger Woods and Mike Weir both shot minus-3, 69. They’re tied for ninth.

Finally, in horse racing, the Belmont Stakes, the final jewel in racing’s Triple Crown goes to post at 5 p.m. tomorrow afternoon at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Without Rachel Alexandra in the field, Mine That Bird is the prohibitive favourite.

Mine That Bird 2/3
Charitable Man 7/2
Dunkirk 9/2

7:15 NHL REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the Coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM National Hockey League Report. Brought to you by MAACO Collision and Auto Painting at 983 Wall Street.

According to various reports, the San Jose Sharks are receiving a lot of phone calls about the availability of centermen Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau. Now, both Thornton and Marleau have no-trade clauses and would have to approve any deal the Sharks try to make.

Sharks GM Doug Wilson says he isn’t going to trade either player, but he is interested in making moves. Sources tell me that the Sharks are willing to trade rightwinger Jonathan Cheechoo, who has $6 million over the next two-years remaining on his contract.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM NASCAR REPORT. Brought to you by 3M Automotive and Rondex. At 177 Isabel, Rondex is celebrating 37 years of auto body supply service.

NASCAR executives have met with drivers and owners and they believe they have an answer for the problems being face by the sport these days: Lower attendances and lower TV ratings.

Good. Hope they’ve figured it out. Because what fans need is (a) cars that look like a real stock cars (b) a way to cut down on all the cautions and (c) shorter races. Do that, and both NASCAR’s ratings and attendances will rise.

4:00 PM RED RIVER CO-OP SPEEDWAY REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM RED RIVER CO-OP SPEEDWAY REPORT. Brought to you by Red River Co-Op Speedway. The fastest sport on the Prairies!

It took awhile, but once the flood water receded, Red River Co-Op Speedway professionals were finally able to get racing underway and last night’s Super Stock Special was a rousing success.

Now it’s on to Week 2 and this will be a special evening. It’s the first NLRA Late Model Special. These are the NASCAR’s of the dirt track, getting up to speeds of ore than 125 kilometres per hour. Without question, this is one of the most exciting events of the summer and if you haven’t seen an NLRA Late Model race you do not know what you’re missing.

Now, while all tickets for the first seven cancelled races can be used throught the summer, they are not refundable for the Late Model nights. So remember, next Thursday, Week 2 at Red River Co-Op Speedway, it’s the NLRA Late Model Special. We’ll sell you a whole seat, but you’ll only need the edge.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

With the Detroit Red Wings ahead in the series two-games-to-one, Game 4 in the Stanley Cup final goes tonight in Pittsburgh. 7 o’clock on CBC. Expect Pavel Datsyuk to return to the Wings lineup after missing five games with a broken foot.

In other NHL news yesterday, the Colorado Avalanche fired head coach Tony Granato and named Greg Sherman as its new GM.

Game 3 of the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup final goes Saturday night in Hershey as the Hershey Bears and Manitoba Moose come off Tuesday’s 3-1 Manitoba win. The series is tied 1-1. Game 4 goes Sunday, Game 5 next Tuesday.

The Winnipeg Goldeyes split a double-header in Kansas City yesterday. The Goldeyes won Game 1, 4-2 in 12 innings and lost Game 2, 2-0. The Goldeyes, 9-2 on the road this year, are now 12-5, first in the Northern League. They return home today and will face the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks at Canwest Park tomorrow night. 7 o’clock.

The Toronto Blue Jays were drilled 8-1 by the Los Angeles Angels at Rogers Centre last night. The Jays are now 30-25, third in the AL East. Game 3 of this series goes today at 11:37 CT.

Meanwhile, the Atlanta Braves made a couple of stunning moves yesterday, first releasing 305-game winner Tom Glavine only a day after he pitched six scoreless innings in a rehab start, and then acquiring All-Star centrefielder Nate McLouth from the Pittsburgh Pirates for three prospects.

The NBA Final begins tonight: the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers against the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic, 8 p.m. on TSN.

In football, the Bombers opened rookie camp yesterday. All five quarterbacks looked comfortable, the new kicker had a bad day and runningback Lavarus Giles looked really good, although he isn’t likely going to steal a job from Joe Smith or Fred Reid. The Bombers also released receiver/returner Jason Armstead yesterday.

In golf Jack Nicklaus hosts the Memorial Championship in Dublin, Ohio. Yesterday, Tiger Woods won the Memorial skins game.

In horse racing, longshot Theglow won the $30,000 Golden Boy Stakes at Assiniboia Downs last night. Theglow paid $18.60 to win.

And finally, Red River Co-Op Speedway opens tonight with a Super Stock Special. Regularly priced $20 tickets are now just $15.

7:15 NHL REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the Coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM National Hockey League Report. Brought to you by MAACO Collision and Auto Painting at 983 Wall Street.

Since the Stanley Cup was first awarded in 1893, 1134 different players have won the Cup. Of that number, 508 have won the Cup more than once.

Jack Marshall owns the record for playing with four different teams to win the Stanley Cup. His first was the 1901 Winnipeg Victorias, Nine players have skated for three different Stanley Cup winning franchises in their careers including a guy who is trying to win the Calder Cup this year – the captain of the Moose, Mike Keane.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM NASCAR REPORT. Brought to you by 3M Automotive and Rondex. At 177 Isabel, Rondex is celebrating 37 years of auto body supply service.

This week the NASCAR Sprint Cup boys are at Long Pond, Pa., for the Pocono 500 and for the first time this year Tony Stewart leads the Sprint Cup standings.

Jeff Gordon, who was first last week, is now second, 46 points behind Stewart. Three-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson is third, 64 points back and Kurt Busch is fourth, 91 points back of Stewart. This week’s race goes Sunday at 11:30 on TSN.

4:00 PM RED RIVER CO-OP SPEEDWAY REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM RED RIVER CO-OP SPEEDWAY REPORT. Brought to you by Red River Co-Op Speedway. The fastest sport on the Prairies!

Tonight’s the night. Finally, Red River Co-Op Speedway opens for the 2009 dirt track season.

Racing starts tonght at the finest little track in the Upper Midwest at 7:30. Tonight’s feature is the Super Stock Special and remember all tickets from April & May can be used at all events throughout the season, with the exception of the Late Model & Sprint Specials. So get out to the track. It IS the fastest sport on the Prairies.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

Jason Jaffray scored three times as the Manitoba Moose came back from a 1-0 first period deficit to beat the Hershey Bears 3-1 at the MTS Centre last night. The Moose tie up the Calder Cup final at one win apiece heading to Hershey for Game 3 on Saturday, Game 4 on Sunday and Game 5 next Tuesday.

Sidney Crosby finally scored a point and the Pittsburgh Penguins got themselves a win. Crosby set up Sergei Gonchar with the winning goal last night as the Pens beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 to cut Detroit’s lead in the Stanley Cup final to 2-1. Game 4 in the series goes tomorrow night in Pittsburgh. 7 o’clock on CBC.

In other NHL news, the Boston Bruins have signed restricted free agent forward David Krejci to a three-year, $11.25 million contract extension.

The Winnipeg Goldeyes double-header in Kansas City last night was postponed due to rain. The two teams will play a double header today, beginning at 11:05 this morning. Then the Fish will return home to open a seven-game homestand at Canwest Park on Friday night.

The Toronto Blue Jays got another solid performance from their ace, Roy Halladay, who picked up his league-leading ninth win and struck out a career-high 14, and beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-4 at Rogers Centre last night. The Jays and Angels go at it again tonight, 6:07 on TSN.

In football, at 3:30 this afternoon, the first rookie workout of training camp is scheduled at Canad Inns Stadium. The vets report on Saturday.

The NBA Final begins tomorrow night: the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers against the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic, 8 p.m. on TSN.

In horse racing, a group of nine talented local 3-year-olds will go to the post tonight in the Golden Boy Stakes at Assiniboia Downs. It’s the first big prep race for the Manitoba Lotteries Derby.

And finally, Red River Co-Op Speedway opens tomorrow night with a Super Stock Special. Regularly priced $20 tickets are now just $15.

7:15 NHL REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the Coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM National Hockey League Report. Brought to you by MAACO Collision and Auto Painting at 983 Wall Street.

This week, right here on the Tom & Joe Show on 92-CITI FM, Neepawa’s Shane Hnidy said his No. 1 priority is to return to the Boston Bruins next season.

Hnidy believes the Bruins are very close to winning a Stanley Cup and after 13 years as a pro, the big tough defenceman wants one last shot at the ring.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM NASCAR REPORT. Brought to you by 3M Automotive and Rondex. At 177 Isabel, Rondex is celebrating 37 years of auto body supply service.

This week, the NASCAR Spring Cup boys are at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania for the Pocono 500.

Carl Edwards is the defending champ while Kasey Kahne won the fall race here. But my money is on the hottest driver on the circuit. Three-time defending Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson will not only win this week, but take over the points lead once again.

4:00 PM RED RIVER CO-OP SPEEDWAY REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM RED RIVER CO-OP SPEEDWAY REPORT. Brought to you by Red River Co-Op Speedway. The fastest sport on the Prairies!

The news is all good at Red River Co-Op Speedway. After being forced to cancel seven races this spring because of flooding, everything is now ready to go and the first race of the season is slated for tomorrow night at 7:30.

And finally, some good news for local auto racing fans, $20 tickets for tomorrow’s Super Stock Special. Are now just $15. We’ll sell you the entire seat, but of course, you know you only need the edge.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

Tonight at the MTS Centre it’s the Manitoba Moose, trailing 1-0 in the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup final, up against the Hershey Bears in Game 2 of the final. The Bears won the opener 5-4 in overtime on Saturday night. More than 13,000 tickets have been sold for tonight’s game.

The Detroit Red Wings, leading 2-0, are in Pittsburgh for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final tonight. Quite an off-day yesterday. Neither Evgeni Malkin nor Sidney Crosby were made available to the media,
although Malkin will play for the Penguins tonight. Even though he should have been suspended for one game for picking up an instigator penalty with less than five minutes to play in Sunday’s Game 2, the league overturned the rule and will allow Malkin to play. Game 3, tonight in Pittsburgh 7 o’clock on CBC.

In other NHL news, the Montreal Canadiens’ hired Jacques Martin as their new head coach. Funny, nobody realized that he’d resigned as general manager of the Florida Panthers. And Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie has formally applied to the NHL to move the Phoenix Coyotes to Hamilton, Ont.

The Winnipeg Goldeyes’ five-game winning streak came to an end last night as the Fish were beaten 6-2 in Kansas City. Game 2 of this three-game series goes tonight. The first-place Goldeyes return home to play Fargo on Friday night.

The Blue Jays had yesterday off, they’ll open a series with the Angels at Rogers Centre tonight.

In the NBA Final, it will be the Los Angeles Lakers for the 30th time in franchise history against the Orlando Magic for the first time since 1995. The Final opens in L.A. on Thursday night at 8 on TSN.

In horse racing, a group of nine talented local 3-year-olds will try to be the first to put their foot on the Manitoba Derby trail with a win in the Golden Boy Stakes tomorrow night. The field includes last year’s Winnipeg Futurity winner Prayforthesoldiers.

And finally, some good news for local auto racing fans, the flood is gone. Red River Co-Op Speedway opens this Thursday with a Super Stock Special. $20 tickets are now being offered at just $15.

7:15 NHL REPORT

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Here’s some sobering news for the Pittsburgh Penguins: History tells us that the winner of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final, wins the Cup 78.6 per cent of the time. When it’s the home team that wins Game 1, as Detroit did on Saturday night, the winning percentage increases to 87.9 per cent.

When the home team wins Games 1 and 2, it wins the Cup 97.6 per cent of the time. Regardless of what happens in Game 3 and even though the Penguins have yet to lose at home, they still need a miracle.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

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Team owner Richard Petty told nascar.com that the Chrysler bankruptcy has put cash flow from the manufacturer to the Richard Petty Motorsports organization that he co-owns with Montreal Canadiens owner George Gillett “in a holding pattern.”

“They’ve stopped everything,” Petty said. “They went into bankruptcy, and they’re sort of in a floating stage right now.” NASCAR people are worried about the state of the auto industry. They should be

4:00 PM RED RIVER CO-OP SPEEDWAY REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM RED RIVER CO-OP SPEEDWAY REPORT. Brought to you by Red River Co-Op Speedway. The fastest sport on the Prairies!

The 2009 season opens Thursday so lets get everything straight right now.

Thursday’s Season will be a Super Stock Special. Racing will begin at 7:30 p.m. All Tickets from April & May can be used at all events throughout the season, with the exception of the Late Model & Sprint Specials. If you have any questions or concerns contact Blair Bodley at 582-0527