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Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

92 CITI FM IS AN OFFICIAL STATION OF THE VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPIC RADIO NETWORK.

For the first time in the history of the NFL there are two teams with 11-0 records. The Indianapolis Colts and now the New Orleans Saints. Last night, Drew Brees went 18-for-23 for 371 yards and five touchdowns to five different receivers as the Saints drilled the New England Patriots 38-17 in New Orleans. You have to love what Brett Favre has done in Minnesota, but man Brees and “dem Saints” looked good.

There were eight games in the NHL last night… two Canadian teams in action.

Buffalo 3 Toronto 0
The Sabres Ryan Miller stopped 38 shots to get the win.

Calgary 5 Nashville 0
Nigel Dawes had another goal for the Flames. He has eight this season and has now scored a goal in three straight games.

Pittsburgh 5 NY Rangers 2
Mike Rupp had the hat-trick, Sidney Crosby had two goals and an assist.

Detroit 4 Dallas 1
St. Andrews’ Darren Helm scored a goal and was plus-2. Derek Meech got 15 minutes of ice time on Detroit’s defence.

Washington 3 Carolina 2
Alexander Ovechkin injured his knee in the first period, but Winkler’s Eric Fehr had a goal and an assist to lead the Caps.

Columbus 5 St. Louis 2
R.J. Umberger had the hat for the Jackets.

Colorado 3 Tampa Bay 0
Craig Anderson stopped 33 shots to get the shutout.

Atlanta 4 Florida 3
Maxim Afinogenov scored with six seconds left in regulation to give Atlanta the win.

The Manitoba Moose are back in action tonight and tomorrow night when the Rochester Americans come to MTS Centre. Game time against the Amerks is 7:30 p.m. both night.

Tiger Woods has pulled out of his own golf tournament this week. Tigers says injuries from the accident in which his wife had to pull him out of the car by breaking the windows with a golf club. Guess she was just playing a bad lie.

Congratulations to the Mennonite Brethren Hawks who beat Dakota in five sets in the boys final and Brandon’s Crocus Plains Plainsmen who beat Winnipeg Vincent Massey in four sets in the girls final at the provincial AAAA high school volleyball championships at the U of M last night.

And finally, Kevin West, the rightfielder of the Winnipeg Goldeyes the past two seasons and a big fan favourite, has signed a contract with the Cincinnati Reds and will go to spring training with the Reds Triple A farm club.

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Could the promise of the Olympics have lit the fire? Sidney Crosby has been brilliant in the last couple of weeks and that might by the signal that the 2010 Vancouver Games are now on his radar.

Last week he had the hat against the Rangers and Monday night, he scored two goals and dished out an assist IN New York. He’s had 11 points in his last five games. The Olympics appear to be calling.

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As great as Brett Favre, Tom Brady and Drew Brees have been this year, there is no quarterback in the NFL better than Peyton Manning.

In fact, at 11-0 and in the playoffs, Manning has made the Colts the best team in the NFL. He’s not just the quarterback, he’s also the offensive co-ordinator – in essence – and he’s made the Colts the first team to lock up a playoff berth. There’s you AFC MVP.

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Isn’t it great when the media runs a guy out of town. In Kansas City, the local media didn’t like Larry Johnson, didn’t like what he said to them and didn’t want him around. So they convinced everyone that he called them an offensive name and forced the Chiefs to release him.

Sunday, Johnson rushed for 107 yards for the playoff bound Cincinnati Bengals. If the Chiefs never make the playoffs again, it will be too soon. When the media runs your team, you’re finished.

Monday, Nov. 30, 2009

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

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The Saskatchewan Roughriders must not have slept very well last night. After all, they had the 97th Grey Cup game in the bag and then lost it. As Damon Duval was missing a 43-yard field goal that would have given the Riders a thrilling 27-25 victory. However, the Roughriders were found to have had 13 men on the field, penalty flags flew and with no time left on the clock, Duval kicked a 33-yard field goal to win the game 28-27 for a Montreal Alouettes team that erased a 16-point deficit in the final 10 minutes to steal their second Grey Cup title in seven appearances since 2000. Als runningback Avon Cobourne was named most valuable player while Als receiver Ben Cahoon was the most outstanding Canadian.

There were two games in the NHL last night…

Phoenix 3 Anaheim 2 (OT)
Jim Vandermeer scored the overtime winner. Teemu Selanne had another assist for the Ducks.

San Jose 4 Vancouver 2
Winnipeg’s Frazer McLaren scored his first NHL goal for the Sharks.

The Manitoba Moose, coming off that 4-2 win in Chicago on Saturday, are back in action tomorrow night when the Rochester Americans come to MTS Centre. Game time tomorrow night and again on Wednesday night against the Amerks is 7:30 p.m.

OK Sport Select Players, here are your NFL scores…

Minnesota 36 Chicago 10
Brett Favre threw three more touchdown passes, Adrian Peterson ran for one as the Vikings improved o 10-1

Indianapolis 35 Houston 27
Houston blew a 17-0 first half lead. The Colts are now 11-0 and have clinched a playoff berth

Buffalo 31 Miami 14
Terrell Owens caught five passes for 96 yards and a touchdown.

Tennessee 20 Arizona 17
Tennessee scored a touchdown pass on the final play of the game. The Titans have won five straight since Vince Young became the starter and are now 5-6.

Seattle 27 St. Louis 17

San Francisco 20 Jacksonville 3
The Niners snapped Jacksonville’s three-game winning streak

San Diego 43 Kansas City 14
Phillip Rivers, 21-for-28, 317 yards, two touchdowns.

NY Jets 17 Carolina 6

Philadelphia 27 Washington 24
David Akers kicked a 32-yard field goal with 1:48 left to win it. The Eagles trailed 24-16 late in the fourth quarter.

Atlanta 20 Tampa Bay 17

Cincinnati 16 Cleveland 7
Run out of Kansas City by the local media, Larry Johnson carried 22 times for 107 yards.

Last night, Baltimore beat Pittsburgh 20-17 in overtime. Tonight, in the Monday Nighter, it’s the game of the week: 7-3 New England at 10-0 New Orleans. Joe will be live at Boston Pizza on Kenaston and we’ll have our picks at 8:30 this morning.

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Usually, I don’t let teams make excuses for injuries but this year, the Edmonton Oilers get a pass.

Sunday, the Oil announced that offensive star Ales Hemsky will undergo shoulder surgery, ending his season. Hemsky joins Robert Nilsson (concussion), Taylor Chorney (ankle), Mike Comrie (mono), Denis Grebeshkov (knee), Nikolai Khabibulin (back), Fernando Pisani (colitis), Ryan Stone (knee), and Marc Pouliot (sports hernia) as the Oilers players to be hurt this season. The Oilers have already lost more than 145 man-games due to injuriues. No wonder they’re in a slump.

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On Sunday afternoon, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre was remarkable. Again. Favre threw for 392 yards and three touchdowns as the Vikes amassed 537 totals yards in a 36-10 shellacking of the Chicago Bears.

Favre also set a franchise record by hitting five different receivers at least five times each. Not bad for a 40-year-old who has retired twice.

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It was another remarkable day for Brett Favre yesterday.

Favre played in his 282nd consecutive regular-season game, tying Jim Marshall’s NFL record for most consecutive games played by a position player and then Favre went out and completed 32 of 48 passes for 392 yards and three touchdowns while setting a franchise record by hitting five different receivers at least five times each. The Vikings beat the Chicago Bears 36-10 and now Minnesota is 10-1 with a 40-year-old at quarterback.

Friday, Nov. 27, 2009

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

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Anthony Calvillo was named the CFL’s most outstanding player for 2009 at a ceremony in Calgary last night, but Winnipeg’s Jonathan Hefney just fell short in his bid to become the CFL’s top rookie. Now that the awards have been handed out, it’s on to the big game: The Montreal Alouettes are listed as nine-point favorites on most Vegas lines (6.5 on Sport Select) over the underdog Saskatchewan Roughriders heading into the 97th Grey Cup game in Calgary this Sunday afternoon at 5:30 on TSN.

There were three games in the NFL on Thanksgiving Thursday in the U.S. to open Week 12 of the 2009 schedule…

Green Bay 34 Detroit 12
Aaron Rodgers went 28-for-39 for 348 yards and three touchdowns.

Dallas 24 Oakland 7
Tony Romo completed 18 of 29 passes for 309 yards and two TDs.

Denver 26 NY Giants 6
The Broncos snapped a four-game losing streak. The Giants have lost five of their last six.

Don’t forget, 12 games on Sunday, including the Bears at Minnesota at 3:15 on FOX.

There were two games in the NHL last night…

Vancouver 4 Los Angeles 1
The Canucks scored three unanswered in the third to win it. Roberto Luongo made 31 saves to get the victory. Former Moose Alex Burrows scored only his second goal in the last 18 games.

Ottawa 2 Columbus 1
Jason Spezza scored only his second goal of the season for Ottawa.

There are 12 games on the schedule tonight including Calgary at Detroit, Toronto at Florida and San Jose at Edmonton.

The Manitoba Moose are back in action tonight. It’s the second game of a three-game road trip. Tonight the Moose are in Peoria, tomorrow night, they play in Chicago.

7:15 NHL REPORT

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At the end of this weekend there will be only a month before Team Canada’s roster has to be announced for the 2010 Olympic hockey tournament.

And while the names are becoming obvious: Crosby, Thornton, Nash, Getzlaff and Brodeur, there is one name that could prove to be a big surprise. When the season started, Marty St. Louis and Vincent Lecavalier were the only Tampa Bay players on Hockey Canada’s radar. But right now, St. Louis and Lecavalier might have vanished while 19-year-old teammate Steven Stamkos has a 50-50 chance to make it.

8:15 NFL REPORT

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Monday night, the New England patriots journey to New Orleans to take on the Saints in what just might be the best game of the season so far.

The Pats are 7-3 but have played better, definitely on offence. The Sainst are 10-0 and one of the most offensive teams in football. I like a final of, oh, 36-33. You can pick them winner.

4:50 PM GREY CUP REPORT

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The Montreal Alouettes are listed as nine-point favorites on most Vegas lines (6.5 on Sport Select) over the underdog Saskatchewan Roughriders heading into the 97th Grey Cup game in Calgary this Sunday afternoon at 5:30 on TSN.

Frankly, I don’t see any way that the Roughriders can shut down the Montreal juggernaut. Our prediction remains unchanged: Montreal 45 Saskatchewan 10.

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Yesterday, the Green Bay Packers did exactly what they had to do to keep pace with the Minnesota Vikings and lay clain to one of two wild card berths in the NFC.

The Packers drilled the Detroit Lions at Ford Field 34-12 to improve to 7-3 and remain within four points of the first-place Vikes. As great a month as the Vikings have had, the Pack has kept pace. The NFC post-season will be very intriguing.

Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

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Let’s start with hockey: 14 games in the NHL last night…

Calgary 2 Phoenix 1
Winnipeg’s Nigel Dawes scored the winner late in the third.

Pittsburgh 3 Montreal 1
Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist.

New Jersey 3 Ottawa 1
Brandon’s Bryce Salvador had an assist for the Devils and was plus-one while Winnipeg’s Travis Zajac had an assist and was plus-two.

Toronto 4 Tampa 3
Niklas Hagman scored twice for Toronto while Garnet Exelby of Ste. Anne’s had an assist.

Los Angeles 3 Edmonton 1

Boston 2 Minnesota 1 (SO)

Chicago 7 San Jose 2
Winnipeg born Duncan Keith had three assists, Winnipeg-born Patrick Sharp had a goal while Cam Barker and Jonathan Toews each had assists.

Philadelphia 2 NY Islanders 1
Scott Hartnell scored the winner in the third, Kenora’s Mike Richards had his 10th of the year.

Washington 2 Buffalo 0
Alexander Ovechkin and Winkler’s Eric Fehr scored for Washington.
NY Rangers 2 Florida 1 (SO)

Atlanta 2 Detroit 0
Injuries are killing the Red Wings. They’ve lost four of five.

Nashville 4 Colorado 3 (OT)
David Legwand scored the OT winner, Jordin Tootoo had another assist for Barry Trotz’s Preds.

St. Louis 4 Dallas 3 (SO)
Brenden Morrow tied the game at 19:34 of the third period, but Brad Boyes won it in the shootout.

Anaheim 3 Carolina 2
Former Jet Teemu Selanne led the way for Randy Carlyle’s Ducks with a goal and an assist.

Matt Pettinger scored both goals as he led the Manitoba Moose to a 2-1 victory over the IceHogs in Rockford, Ill., last night. Cory Schneider was great in net as the Moose were outshot 37-21. It was the first game of a three-game road trip that continues in Peoria tomorrow night.

The Montreal Alouettes are listed as nine-point favorites on most Vegas lines (6.5 on Sport Select) over the underdog Saskatchewan Roughriders heading into the 97th Grey Cup game in Calgary this Sunday afternoon at 5:30 on TSN. The league’s individual player awards will be handed out tonight. Winnipeg’s Jonathan Hefney is nominated in the CFL’s top rookie category.

Week 12 in the National Football League begins this morning with a U.S. Thanksgiving triple-header. Green Bay is at Detroit at 11:30 a.m. on FOX; Oakland plays at Dallas at 3:15 on CBS and the Giants are in Denver at 7:20 on Rogers SportsNet. Remember on Sunday, the Bears are in Minnesota at 3:15 on FOX.

7:15 NHL REPORT

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As soon as the new Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane contracts become public in Chicago, the trade talk will ramp up. In fact, it looks like the Hawks are already trying to deal defenseman Brent Sopel.

Sopel makes $2.33 million per season and if they dealt Sopel, they’d have the cap room required for Kane, Keith and Toews next season. Expect the Hawks to talk to Toronto and Washington.

8:15 NFL REPORT

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This Sunday, the Buffalo Bills play host to the Miami Dolphins in a game in which Miami is a three-point favourite. It’s also a big day for former CFL flop Ricky Williams

In fact, if Dolphins coach Tony Sparano sticks with Williams, Miami should easily defeat a Buffalo squad that currently has major issues. Not even Ricky expected to be as important as Ricky has become.

4:50 PM GREY CUP REPORT

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Here’s a little feather in Winnipeg’s cap. Winnipeg born-and-raised Glen Johnson will be the head referee once again for this Sunday afternoon’s Grey Cup game in Calgary.

Johnson, who now lives in Toronto but started his career doing Winnipeg Minor Football games has turned into the best official in the CFL and as a reward, he’ll do his ninth Grey Cup game in this his 20th season in the league.

5:15 PM NFL REPORT

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This Sunday at 3:15 in the Fox game of the week, the 9-1 Minnesota Vikings play host to Izzy Idonije and the 4-6 Chicago Bears.

These teams hate each other so much, Minneapolis has to hide the bears in the state zoo so Vikings fans don’t throw stuff on them. But here’s the interesting stat: The home team has won 11 of the last 13 meetings. The only question about this one is whether or not the Vikings cover the 10 ½ point spread.

Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009

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Only one game in the NHL last night…

Montreal 5 Columbus 3
Marc-Andre Bergeron led the Habs with a pair.

There are 14 games tonight including Ottawa at New Jersey, Toronto at Tampa, Montreal at Pittsburgh, Phoenix at Calgary. L.A. at Edmonton and Boston right down the road against Minnesota.

The Manitoba Moose, are back in action tonight when they play the Rockford IceHogs in the first game of a three-game road trip.

The Montreal Alouettes are listed as nine-point favorites on most Vegas lines (6.5 on Sport Select) over the underdog Saskatchewan Roughriders heading into the 97th Grey Cup game in Calgary this Sunday afternoon at 5:30 on TSN. Not only will there will be a new Grey Cup champion this year, but it will be the first time Montreal and Saskatchewan have ever met up in the CFL’s championship game.

Week 12 in the National Football League begins tomorrow with a U.S. Thanksgiving triple-header. Green Bay is at Detroit at 11:30 a.m. on FOX; Oakland plays at Dallas at 3:15 on CBS and the Giants are in Denver at 7:20 on Rogers SportsNet. Remember on Sunday, the Bears are in Minnesota at 3:15 on FOX.

Finally, the National League’s most valuable player was named yesterday and no doubt about it, the unanimous choice was St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols. It was the third MVP of Pujols career and his second in a row.

7:15 NHL REPORT

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This story came across my desk yesterday. According to the Toronto Star, veteran forwards Jason Blake and Lee Stempniak could be in their final season with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Wow. Bet if you asked them, they’d be happy to leave right now. The Leafs are 3-11-7 and not going anywhere soon. Neither Jason Blake nor Lee Stempniak will ever win a Stanley Cup in Toronto.

8:15 NFL REPORT

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How about the amazing turnaround of the San Diego Chargers?

The Chargers were 3 ½ games out of first in the AFC West just 34 days ago after a Week 6 loss at home to Denver, but with that 32-3 victory over the Broncos last Sunday, the Chargers have now won five straight and moved into first place in the division.

4:50 PM GREY CUP REPORT

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Here’s a stat that you didn’t read in the local newspapers this year, not surprising, of course, but it is a stat that tells you something about how good the Winnipeg Blue Bombers offensive line turned out to be.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats were sacked once every 15.6 passing plays in 2009. The Montreal Alouettes were sacked once every 18.3 passing plays and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were sacked once every 22.5 passing plays. Clearly, this Bomber team is just one quarterback away from playing in next year’s Grey Cup game in Edmonton.

5:15 PM NFL REPORT

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The Tennessee Titans have made an incredible turnaround this season.

From the moment Vince Young was named starting quarterback, the Titans have gone 4-0 to get back to 4-6 and give themselves a shot at the Wild Card.

Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

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Let’s start with hockey… There were 10 games in the NHL last night… Four Canadian teams in action…

NY Islanders 4 Toronto 3 (OT)
Steinbach’s Ian White had an assist and was plus-one for the Leafs who are now 4-11-7.

Ottawa 4 Washington 3 (OT)
Mike Fisher scored the winner, just 1:14 into OT. Winkler’s Eric Fehr had an assist for the Caps.

Edmonton 4 Phoenix 0
Sheldon Souray and Ales Hemsky set an Oilers team record by scoring seven seconds apart in the first period. Winkler’s Dustin Penner had an assist for Edmonton.

Anaheim 3 Calgary 2 (SO)
Jarome Iginla scored with 18 seconds to send the game into extra time, but Teemu Selanne scored the winner in the shootout.

Boston 4 St. Louis 2
Patrice Bergeron had four assists for the Bruins. Former Jet Keith Tkachuk scored his fifth of the year for the Blues while Winnipeg’s Alex Steen got his first assist of the year.

Pittsburgh 3 Florida 2 (OT)
Sidney Crosby scored the winner in overtime.

Colorado 5 Philadelphia 4
Binscarth’s Cody McLeod had a goal for Colorado.

NY Rangers 7 Columbus 4
Marian Gaborik had two goals and two assists. If he stays healthy, the Rangers will be tough. Sean Avery also had a pair.

Nashville 3 Detroit 1
Martin Erat scored a pair for Barry Trotz’s Preds. Nashville has won 10 of 12.

Dallas 2 Carolina 0
Marty Turco made 22 saves to get his 38th career shutout.

The Manitoba Moose, are back in action tomorrow night when they play the Rockford IceHogs in the first game of a three-game road trip.

Now, on to football, it will be the heavily-favoured Montreal Alouettes against the fan-favourite, the Saskatchewan Roughriders in this coming Sunday’s 97th Grey Cup game at Calgary’s McMahon Stadium. Not only will there will be a new Grey Cup champion this year but it will be the first time Montreal and Saskatchewan have ever met up in the CFL’s championship game at 5:30 p.m. on TSN.

Last night, in the NFL’s Monday Nighter Tennessee’s Rob Bironas hit a 53-yard field goal in the dying seconds to give the Titans a 20-17 victory at Houston. With Vince Young at quarterback, the Titans have won four straight and improved to 4-6.

Finally, Minnesota Twins’ batting champion, Joe Mauer, was named the American League’s most valuable player yesterday. The first catcher since Pudge Rodriguez in 1999 to win the award.

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After winning three games on the road this week in Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver, is there any doubt that the Chicago Blackhawks are the best team in the NHL right now?

Amazingly, the 14-5-2 Hawks swept their Western trip without second line centre Dave Bolland, leading penalty killer Adam Burish and their No. 1 free-agent Marian Hossa. Hossa will play on Thursday. The Hawks will be even better.

8:15 NFL REPORT

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Hey, didn’t you love it last week when every football pundit in America called New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick an idiot for going for it on fourth and two against Indy. Some of them thought Belichick’s decision would haunt the Pats for the rest of the season.

As usual, these donkeys were wrong again. Case in point, Sunday’s decisive 31-14 barbecuing of the New York Jets. The Pats are 7-3. They’ll finish the year 12-4. Who’ll remember fourth down way back in Game 9?

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The Canadian Football League’s 2009 mantra is this: The Canadian Football League is our league. It’s built on a tradition as proud, staged on a field as broad, and played at a pace as exciting as the country we are proud to call home.

Which is fine, except for one thing: The CFL is starting to talk once again about adding more Americans to the lineups and reducing the number of Canadians in the ratio. If the league does that, you can take the proud out the mantra. Unless, of course, you want to call it just another proud American league.

5:15 PM NFL REPORT

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If you base greatness on the number of weapons a team has, then the Minnesota Vikings might be the greatest team in the NFL today.

In fact, it’s unlikely even the unbeaten New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts can claim to have seven of the leading weapons in the game. Bret Favre does. In fact, does any team have more great offensive players than Minnesota: Harvin, Rice, Berrian, Peterson, Taylor and Shiancoe. No team in the NFL can touch that group.

Monday, Nov. 23, 2009

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

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Let’s start with hockey… There were two games in the NHL last night…

Chicago 1 Vancouver 0
Antti Niemi made 30 saves to get the shutout. Winnipeg-born Duncan keith was the best player on the ice.

Tampa Bay 4 Atlanta 3 (OT)
Staven Stamkos scored the overtime winner and added an assist.

And the Manitoba Moose, coming off a 5-4 overtime loss to the Hamilton Bulldogs, are back in action Wednesday night when they play the Rockford IceHogs in the first game of a three-game road trip.

Now, on to football, yesterday in the CFL conference finals, Montreal made no mistake and Saskatchewan won for the home fans so it’ll be the Als and Riders in next Sunday’s 2009 Grey Cup game. Not only will there will be a new Grey Cup champion, this will be the first time Montreal and Saskatchewan have ever met up in the CFL championship game.

Montreal 56 B.C. 18
Anthony Calvillo tied a CFL record with five touchdown passes.

Saskatchewan 27 Calgary 17
Derian Durant threw three touchdown passes.

OK Sport Select players, here are your NFL scores…

Minnesota 35 Seattle 9
Brett Favre completed 22-of-25 passes. He threw four touchdown passes to four different receivers as the Vikings improved to 9-1.

Dallas 7 Washington 6

Kansas City 27 Pittsburgh 24
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger wobbled off the field that in the game and may have suffered a concussion.

Detroit 38 Cleveland 37
The Lions scored on the final play of the game to win. Matthew Stafford threw five touchdown passes, but some controversy. Detroit was charged with an injury timeout with no timeouts left and the officials ignored it, giving Detroit one last play.

Green Bay 30 San Francisco 24
The Packers improve to 6-4 and stay in the Wild Card hunt.

New Orleans 38 Tampa Bay 7
Drew Brees throws three TD passes as the Saints move to 10-0.

NY Giants 34 Atlanta 31 (OT)

Indianapolis 17 Baltimore 15
The Colts dodge a bullet and improve to 10-0

Jacksonville 18 Buffalo 15
The Jags move to 6-4 and are 5-0 at home.

Oakland 20 Cincinnati 17
Every team in the AFC North lost yesterday.

New England 31 NY Jets 14
Tom Brady went 28-for-41 for 310 yards and a touchdown. The Pats looked very good despite last week’s fourth-down controversy. Wes Welker, 15 catches for 192 yards.

San Diego 32 Denver 3
The Broncos have lost four straight.

Arizona 21 St. Louis 13

Last night, Philadelphia beat Chicago 24-20 and tonight in the Monday Nighter, it will be Tennessee at Houston in what should be a great football game.

In auto racing, Denny Hamlin won the final NASCAR Sprint Cup race of the 2009 season – the Ford 400 at Miami-Homestead Speedway – but it was the man who finished fifth who made history. Jimmie Johnson won his fourth consecutive Sprint Cup championship, the first driver in the 61-year history of NASCAR to win four straight Cup series titles.

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Oh my goodness are the Detroit Red Wings ever in trouble.

The banged-up Wings announced yesterday they’d lost defenseman Niklas Kronwall for four to eight weeks with a sprained ligament in his left knee after a knee-to-knee collision with Montreal’s Georges Laraque. Detroit has already been without Johan Franzen, Valterri Flippula and Jason Williams because of injuries.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

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Denny Hamlin won the Ford 400 at Miami-Homestead Speedway in South Florida yesterday, but the real story was the man who finished fifth.

With a smooth, easy race, Jimmie Johnson made NASCAR history yesterday by winning his fourth consecutive Sprint Cup. Cal Yarborough won the Cup series three times, but Jimmie Johnson is alone atop the heap. The greatest stock car racer of all time.

4:50 PM GREY CUP REPORT

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There is absolutely no doubt which teams are the two best in the CFL. Yesterday afternoon in the conference finals, Montreal massacred B.C. 56-18 while Saskatchewan ripped the Calgary Stampeders 27-11.

Next week, in the Grey Cup, there will be no phonies. These two teams are the genuine articles. Of course, if Saskatchewan wins the Cup, it will be the upset of the year.

5:15 PM NFL REPORT

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How spectacular is Brett Favre? Yesterday, in only three-quarters of work against the Seattle Seahawks, Favre went 22-for-25 for 213 yards, no interceptions and four touchdowns – all to different receivers. His passers rating was 141.7.

The Vikings won 35-9 as Tarvaris Jackson mopped up and threw another TD pass to Sidney Rice – his second TD of the day. But the story was Favre. At 40, he has his team at 9-1. There’s your MVP.

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

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There were eight games in the NHL last night… five of them went into extra time…

Carolina 6 Toronto 5 (SO)
The Leafs had a 3-0 lead after the first period and blew it. Tuomo Ruutu scored the shootout winner. Leafs are 0-6 in extra time. Steinbach’s Ian White scored his fourth of the year for Toronto and was a plus-two. He’s now a plus-five on a minus-24 team.

Ottawa 6 Pittsburgh 2
Sens defenceman Chris Phillips scored twice in his 800th career NHL game.

Chicago 7 Calgary 1
Winnipeg-born Duncan Keith had three assists. The Flames have lost four straight at home.

Boston 4 Atlanta 3 (SO)
Michale Ryder led the Bruins with a pair and Patrice Bergeron scored the only goal in the shootout.

Nashville 3 New Jersey 2 (SO)
Jason Arnott scored twice in regulation while Martin Erat scored the shootout winner as Barry Trotz’s Preds won their fourth straight. Winnipeg’s Travis Zajac dished out the 100th assist of his NHL career.

Columbus 4 Dallas 1
Kristian Huselius had two goals and an assist for the Jackets.

Anaheim 4 Tampa Bay 3 (OT)
Former Jet Teemu Selanne set up Scott Niedermayer’s overtime winner.

St. Louis 3 Phoenix 2 (OT)
Erik Johnson scored the overtime winner. Former Jet Keith Tkachuk scored his fifth of the season for the Blues.

The Manitoba Moose are back in action tonight and tomorrow night against the Hamilton Bulldogs, 7:30 both nights at MTS Centre. Yesterday, the Anaheim Ducks sent former Brandon Wheat King Erik Christensen to the Moose on a conditioning assignment.

In the National Football League last night, Ricky Williams scored a pair of touchdowns to lead Miami past Carolina 24-17. The Dolphins are now 5-5, Carolina falls to 4-6. Week 11 continues on Sunday, 13 games including Seattle at Minnesota, San Francisco at Green Bay, Indianapolis at Baltimore and San Diego at Denver.

Sunday in the CFL playoffs, it will be the the B.C. Lions at the Big Owe to face the Montreal Alouettes in the Eastern final at noon and then the Calgary Stampeders at the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Western Conference final at 3:30. Both games are on TSN.

In auto racing, the final NASCAR Sprint Cup race of the 2009 season goes Sunday afternoon at 1:30. If Jimmie Johnson finishes 25th or better, he’ll win his unprecedented fourth consecutive Sprint Cup championship. The Ford 400 goes live at Homestead-Miami Speedway on ABC.

And don’t forget, it’s UFC 106 from Las Vegas, Tito Ortiz against Forrest Griffin in then main event. It’s on Shaw Pay-per-View.

7:15 NHL REPORT

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We’re past the quarter pole of this NHL season and there are some trends. The biggest surprise is the New Jersey Devils while the biggest flop is clearly the Toronto Maple Leafs. The most exciting teams are Washington and Pittsburgh while the dullest are clearly St. Louis and Nashville – but for good reason.

And the best players through the first quarter? Anze Kopitar, Alexander Ovechkin, Joe Thornton and Marian Gaborik. The top goalie? Tampa’s Antero Nittymaki.

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Despite all the bad things that have happened this year, Buffalo Bills elderly owner Ralph Wilson says he’s going to clean up the mess and he vows to do it with a high profile coach.

In fact, Wilson is looking to hire either Mike Shanahan or Bill Cowher when the season ends. No doubt, both would make the decisions necessary to turn around a struggling franchise.

4:50 PM CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE REPORT

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Here are my picks for the weekend as the 2009 Division Finals take place in Montreal and Regina. I like Saskatchewan to win the West at home in a 34-31 thriller with Calgary. This will be a great football game.

And in the East, you have to go with Montreal, but I’m going to have a least one Sport Select ticket with B.C. on it. I have this funny feeling that Casey Printers and the Lions might put up 40 on Sunday.

5:15 PM NFL REPORT

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There will be thousands of Manitobans heading to Minnesota this weekend for the Vikings-Seahawks game and here’s what they can expect as the Vikes go to 9-1.

The Vikings are undefeated in the Dome while the Seahawks have yet to win a road game. Brett Favre and Sidney Rice have formed a nice relationship and Adrian Peterson doesn’t have much to run against. Vikings 34-Seahawks 17.

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

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There were five games in the NHL last night…

Edmonton 6 Colorado 4
The Oilers scored three unanswered goals in the third to come back and win.

Dallas 3 Detroit 1
Former Moose netminder Alex Auld made 31 saves to get the win.

Phoenix 3 Minnesota 2

Philadelphia 3 Los Angeles 2
Kenora’s Mike Richards had a goal Brian Boucher made 37 saves as the Flyers won for the seventh time in eight games.

Florida 6 Buffalo 2

The Manitoba Moose are back in action tomorrow and Saturday night against the Hamilton Bulldogs, 7:30 both nights at MTS Centre.

It’s Week 11 in the National Football League and it all starts tonight with Miami at Carolina. On Sunday, look out for Seattle at Minnesota, San Francisco at Green Bay, Indianapolis at Baltimore and San Diego at Denver. Meanwhile, if LeBron James really believes he can help the Cleveland Browns win football games, then coach Eric Mangini has a uniform for him. The NBA superstar, who was an All-State wide receiver in high school, said Tuesday night that if he put the time and commitment into it, he could be a good football player and Mangini agreed, saying “I have an orange helmet waiting for LeBron James.”

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers placed three players on the 2009 CFL all-star team yesterday. Not surprisingly, they were all on defence. Defensive tackle Doug Brown, defensive back Jonathan Hefney and cornerback Jovon Johnson were all named to the 2009 All-Star squad, a squad dominated by 10 Montreal Alouettes. In the CFL playoffs, it will be the the B.C. Lions at the Big Owe to face the Montreal Alouettes in the Eastern final at noon on Sunday and then the Calgary Stampeders at the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Western Conference final at 3:30. Both games are on TSN.

In auto racing, the final NASCAR Sprint Cup race of the 2009 season goes Sunday afternoon at 1:30. If Jimmie Johnson finishes 25th or better, he’ll win his unprecedented fourth consecutive Sprint Cup championship. The Ford 400 goes live at Homestead-Miami Speedway on ABC.

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On Tuesday night of this week, the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in a shootout. For Habs goalie Carey Price, all he needs to do is get his team to extra time.

Montreal has a record of 10-11-0 this season, of their 10 wins, eight have come in either overtime or the shootout. Amazing, the Habs are 8-0 in extra time this season.

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The last race of the 2009 Sprint Cup season goes this Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway in South Florida and it will mark a number of lasts.

It will be the last race for Michael Waltrip as a full-time driver, Jamie McMurray’s last race for Roush Fenway, Reed Sorenson’s last race for Richard Petty and perhaps Mark Martin’s last chance to catch Jimmie Johnson and win the Sprint Cup

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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers placed three players on the 2009 CFL all-star team yesterday. Not surprisingly, they were all on defence.

Defensive tackle Doug Brown, defensive back Jonathan Hefney and cornerback Jovon Johnson were all named to the 2009 All-Star squad, a squad dominated by 10 Montreal Alouettes.

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If LeBron James really believes he can help the Cleveland Browns win football games, then coach Eric Mangini has a uniform for him.

The NBA superstar, who was an All-State wide receiver in high school, said Tuesday night that if he put the time and commitment into it, he could be a good football player. Mangini agreed and said 6-foot-8, 260-pounder could be dangerous at tight end, wide receiver or even outside linebacker. If he wants tio play for the Browns, he has a job.

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

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There were five games in the NHL last night…

Ottawa 3 Toronto 2
Mike Fisher led the Senators with a pair of goals. Steinbach’s Ian Wghite had an assist and was plsu-one for Toronto. The Leafs have lost four straight and have fallen to 3-11-5 on the season.

Montreal 3 Carolina 2 (SO)
Maxim Lapierre scored the winner in the sixth round of the shootout.

Colorado 3 Calgary 2
Goalie Craig Anderson was the hero as Colorado moved three points ahead of Calgary in the race for first in the Northwest Division, Winnipeg’s Dustin Boyd picked up another assist for the Flames.

Washington 4 NY Rangers 2
Alexander Ovechkin returned to Washington’s lineup and scored for the Caps. Marian Gaborik scored both Rangers goals.

Nashville 4 San Jose 3
David Legwand led the way for Barry Trotz’s Predators with a goal and two assists.

In other NHL news, Brendan Shanahan made it official yesterday, retiring from the NHL after 21 seasons. And the Chicago Blackhawks are preparing to announce that they have locked up captain Jonathan Toews and young star Patrick Kane to news deals, expected to be in the 8-10-year neighborhood.

The Manitoba Moose are back in action Friday and Saturday night against the Hamilton Bulldogs, 7:30 both nights at MTS Centre. The Moose held their Super Skills Competition at MTS Centre last night. Travis Ramsey had the hardest shot at 97 miles per hour while Eric Walsky was both the fastest skater and the most accurate shooter.

It’s Week 11 in the National Football League and it starts tomorrow night with Miami at Carolina. Sunday, look out for Seattle at Minnesota, San Francisco at Green Bay, Indianapolis at Baltimore and San Diego at Denver. In other NFL news yesterday, the 3-6 Buffalo Bills did as everyone expected weeks ago and fired head coach Dick Jauron. Defensive co-ordinator Perry Fewell will take over.

In the CFL playoffs, it will be the the B.C. Lions at the Big Owe to face the Montreal Alouettes in the Eastern final at noon on Sunday and then the Calgary Stampeders at the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Western Conference final at 3:30. Both games are on TSN.

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Alexander Ovechkin returned from an upper body injury on Tuesday night, scored a goal and made the Washington Capitals a threat to win the Stanley Cup again.

With Ovechkin in the lineup, the Caps went into New York and won 4-2 on Tuesday. Despite being out more than two weeks, Ovecjkin scored his 15th goal of the year. He’s not only the most exciting player in the game, he’s probably the most valuable.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

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The final race of the 2009 Sprint Cup season goes this Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway in South Florida. It’s the Ford 400 and as long as Jimmie Johnson finishes 25th or better, he’ll win an unprecedented fourth straight Sprint Cup championship.

The big race goes at 1:30 on ABC. It could just be the most historic in NASCAR history.

4:50 PM CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE REPORT

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In the West this week, the Calgary-Saskatchewan game will be one of the most interesting of the season. In Montreal, however, it will be downright crazy.

In fact, this game won’t be close if the Lions can’t contain Anthony Calvillo, the Eastern Conference nominee for the CFL’s most outstanding player award. 

Calvillo’ completed a CFL-leading 72 per cent of his passes for 4,639 yards and 26 touchdowns. Sunday in Montreal, it will be all about A.C.

5:15 PM NFL REPORT

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The Cincinnati Bengals have decided to take a chance on former Kansas City Chiefs runningback Larry Johnson. The Chiefs dumped Johnson because he called the team’s beat reporters a nasty name.

Johnson is still a great back, foul mouth or not. He’ll make a good Cincinnati team even better. Nice move by Marvin Lewis.