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Friday, March 26, 2010

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

Despite trailing 4-1 after two periods, Mike Hellyer’s second goal of the game was the winner in overtime as the No. 5-seeded University of Manitoba Bisons upset the No. 2 seed, the McGill University Redmen, 5-4 in the opening game of the CIS national men’s hockey championship in Thunder Bay. Cinderella Manitoba plays St. Mary’s tomorrow afternoon.

There were 11 games in the National Hockey League last night… three Canadian teams were in action…

NY Islanders 3 Calgary 2
Winnipeg’s Nigel Dawes scored his 13th of the year for Calgary but the Flames blew a 2-1 lead in the third and really need some breaks to make the playoffs.

Toronto 2 Atlanta 1 (OT)
Mikhail Grabovski scored the winner in OT.

Montreal 4 Florida 1
Brian Gionta led the playoff-bound Habs with a pair of goals.

Columbus 8 Chicago 3
Another tough night for Chicago’s shaky goaltenders. Regardless, the Hawks clinched a playoff berth.

San Jose 3 Dallas 0
The Sharks clinched a playoff spot.

Nashville 4 Phoenix 3 (SO)
David Legwand scored the shootout winner.

Minnesota 4 Philadelphia 3 (OT)
Kyle Brodziak scored the winner in overtime as the Flyers blew a 3-1 lead at home.

Carolina 3 Washington 2 (SO)
Claude Larose scored the overtime winner.

NY Rangers 4 New Jersey 3 (SO)
Erik Christensen scored the shootout winner.

Tampa Bay 5 Boston 3
Steven Stamkos scored twice for Tampa, tying him for the NHL goal-scoring lead with 45 while Antero Nittymaki made 47 saves to get the win.

St. Louis 3 Los Angeles 1
Paul Kariya led the Blues with a goal and an assist.

The Manitoba Moose have a rare weekend off. The Moose will play again next Monday in Abbotsford, B.C.

Team Canada’s Jennifer Jones finished the round-robin 10-1, in first place in the standings and will play Germany in the one vs. two playoff game today. The winner goes all the way to Sunday’s final.

Last night in the NCAA men’s basketball championship…

Kentucky 62 Cornell 45

Kansas State 101 Xavier 96 (2OT)

Tonight the Sweet 16 continues with Northern Iowa against Michigan State; Tennessee against Ohio State; Duke against Purdue and Baylor against St. Mary’s of California.

And remember tomorrow night, it’s UFC 111. Canadian Georges St. Pierre will put his welterweight championship on the line against challenger Dan Hardy in Newark, New Jersey. Live on Pay-per-view.

7:15 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE REPORT

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If there was one player who could have played on Canada’s Olympic team and didn’t, it was Tampa Bay’s Steven Stamkos. Now, as the season winds down and Tampa misses the playoffs, Stamkos has a chance to show how good he really is.

Heading into the weekend, Stamkos is tied with Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin for the NHL goal-scoring lead. Could Steven Stamkos win the Rocket Richard Trophy? You bet he could.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM NASCAR REPORT. For Rondex Limited, your 3M-loyal dealer at 177 Isabel Street. Where people, paint and performance come first.

Forbes Magazine’s annual rankings show that Hendrick Motorsports is the most valuable team in NASCAR for the second consecutive year. The Forbes’ report, which is never totally accurate, claims NASCAR’s top team is worth $350 million.

According to Forbes, Roush Fenway Racing is second at a value of $238 million while Richard Childress Racing is third at $153 million.

5:15 PM COACH’S COMMENTARY

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM Afternoon Coach’s Commentary. For Rondex Limited, your 3M-loyal dealer at 177 Isabel Street. Where people, paint and performance come first.

It’s Day 2 of the Sweet 16 at the NCAA men’s basketball championship and after Day 1, surprises aren’t really surprises.

Last night, Butler knocked off No. 1 Syracuse while Xavier took favoured Kansas State to double overtime. Look for a couple of upsets tonight.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

There were six games in the National Hockey League last night… two Canadian teams were in action…

Vancouver 4 Anaheim 1
Former Moose Alexandre Burrows scored his 33rd goal of the year. What a great season. Another former Moose, Ryan Kesler notched his 22nd.

Buffalo 3 Montreal 2 (SO)
The Habs blew a 2-0 lead with two minutes left in regulation and lost in the shootout.

Washington 4 Pittsburgh 3 (SO)
Winkler’s Eric Fehr scored his 21st goal of the season while Mike Knuble scored the shootout winner.

Colorado 4 Los Angeles 3 (SO)

NY Rangers 5 NY Islanders 0
Marian Gaborik scored his 38th and 39th goals of the season and added an assist.

Detroit 4 St. Louis 2
The Wings remained in eighth place in the West, four points ahead of Calgary. Valtteri Filppula had two goals and an assist for the Wings.

The Manitoba Moose were drilled 7-1 by the North Division-leading Hamilton Bulldogs at MTS Centre last night. The Moose don’t play again until next Monday in Abbotsford.

This afternoon, the University of Manitoba Bisons, seeded No. 5 will take on the No. 2-seed, the McGill University Redmen in the opening game of the 2010 CIS national men’s hockey championship in Thunder Bay.

Team Canada’s Jennifer Jones is 8-1 and tied with Scotland atop the standings at the world women’s curling championship in Swift Current. Canada will wrap up the round-robin portion of the event with games today against Russia and Scotland.

And OK poolies, we’ve reached the Sweet Sixteen at the NCAA men’s basketball championship, tonight, it will be Kentucky and Cornell; Washington and West Virginia; Syracuse and Butler; and Xavier and Kansas State. Tomorrow night it will be Northern Iowa against Michigan State; Tennessee against Ohio State; Duke and Purdue and Baylor against St. Mary’s of California.

7:15 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE 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 rumours are back. And even though there is no reason to believe that an NHL franchise an make enough money to survive in a prairie city of 700,000, the Hockey News has reported that David Thomson might soon buy the Phoenix Coyotes and move them to Winnipeg.

And the Hockey News also says that move could happen by next fall. Again, my only comment is this: Believe whatever it is you want to believe.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

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This week the NASCAR Sprint Cup boys start a new era. The wing is gone from the back of the cars, replaced by the spoiler as Jimmie Johnson in the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet tries to win his fourth race in six starts this season.

The Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 goes at noon Sunday on Fox.

5:15 PM COACH’S COMMENTARY

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Big Juan Diaz is ready to come back and repeat last season’s remarkable campaign with the Goldeyes when he batted .317 with a franchise record 29 homers and a franchise record 90 runs batted in.

He spent the winter hitting bombs in the Colombian League but now he’s back home in Miami getting ready for the 2010 season by going to the local batting cages. With his kids. Apparently his 8-year-old is going to be the next Juan Diaz.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

There were 10 games in the National Hockey League last night… five Canadian teams were in action…

Calgary 3 Anaheim 1
Winnipeg’s Nigel Dawes scored his 12th of the year to get the Flames started.

Edmonton 3 Vancouver 2
The Oilers won their third straight.

Florida 4 Toronto 1
The Leafs have nine games left and they’re nine games under .500, last in the East.

Ottawa 2 Philadephia 0
The Sens second straight 2-0 win. Brian Elliott made 26 saves to get his second straight shutout as the Sens stayed in fifth, four points ahead of Montreal and Philly.

Chicago 2 Phoenix 0
The Coyotes nine-game winning streak was stopped. Calgary’s win delayed the Blackhawks celebration. Had the Flames lost, Chicago would have clinched a playoff berth.

Boston 4 Atlanta 0
Tuukka Rask made 27 saves to get the shutout. Boston has won four straight and is now three points ahead of Atlanta in the race for the final playoff spot in the East.

New Jersey 6 Columbus 3
Winnipeg’s Travis Zajac scored twice. He now has 23 this year. Marty Brodeur won his 40th game of the season. He’s done that eight times in his career and no other goalie in NHL history comes close.

San Jose 4 Minnesota 1

Dallas 3 Nashville 1
Nashville’s six-game winning streak was stopped.

Tampa 3 Carolina 2 (OT)
Marty St. Louis had two goals including the overtime winner.

The Manitoba Moose beat the North Division-leading Hamilton Bulldogs 3-2 at MTS Centre last night. The same two teams go at it again tonight, 7:30 at MTS Centre.

Tomorrow afternoon, the University of Manitoba Bisons, seeded No. 5 will take on the No. 2-seed, the McGill University Redmen in the opening game of the 2010 CIS national men’s hockey championship in Thunder Bay. It’s the first appearance by the Bisons at the University Cup since 2005.

Team Canada’s Jennifer Jones is 7-0 and atop the standings at the world women’s curling championship in Swift Current, Sask. Canada beat Denmark and the USA yesterday. The Jones team will face Japan and Germany today.

Yesterday, the National Football League agreed to a modified sudden death rule that finally means both teams will get opportunities for possessions in overtime as long as the team that had the ball first only kicks a field goal and doesn’t score a touchdown. It will be used only in this season’s playoffs and then be re-evaluated.

And OK poolies, we’ve reached the Sweet Sixteen at the NCAA men’s basketball championship, this Thursday, it will be Kentucky and Cornell; Washington and West Virginia; Syracuse and Butler; and Xavier and Kansas State. On Friday it will be Northern Iowa against Michigan State; Tennessee against Ohio State; Duke and Purdue and Baylor against St. Mary’s of California.

7:15 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE REPORT

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The Chicago Blackhawks took a big step toward clinching a playoff berth on Tuesday night. With that 2-0 win over Phoenix, the Blackhawks put themselves into a position to clinch tonight.

The Hawks play in Columbus tonight and with a win, Jonathan Toews and the rest of the Hawks are into the post-season with eight games remaining. And with three weeks to go, there might be a chance to rest a few players before the playoffs.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

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When Jimmie Johnson crossed the finish line first at Bristol, it marked the end of the “wing era” in NASCAR. Starting this Sunday at Martinsville, the spoiler will return, replacing the wing on the rear of the Cup Series cars.

Believe it or not there are people who think this change could slow down Johnson’s No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet. After all, Johnson won a Series high 22 races during the wing era. Well, don’t they wish. He also won 28 in the previous spoiler era.

5:15 PM COACH’S COMMENTARY

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM Afternoon Coach’s Commentary. FOR RONDEX LIMITED, 177 Isabel Street, Where people, paint and performance come first. Rondex is your 3M-loyal dealer and the number one destination for Body Shop Supplies and Equipment.

Yesterday, the National Football League agreed to a modified sudden death rule that finally means both teams will get opportunities for possessions in overtime as long as the team that had the ball first only kicks a field goal and doesn’t score a touchdown.

It will be used in the 2010 playoffs only and I guarantee it will be the best thing to happen to the NFL since Vince Lombardi.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

There were three games in the National Hockey League last night… the big game was in Montreal…

Ottawa 2 Montreal 0
The Senators put a halt to their five-game losing streak by winning in Montreal. The Habs have lost two straight.

Detroit 3 Pittsburgh 1
Henrik Zetterberg has two goals and an assist for Detroit. The Wings move to within a point of seventh-place Colorado in the West

Los Angeles 4 Colorado 3 (OT)
The Kings are now 28-0 when leading after two periods. Canadian Olympian Drew Doughty scored the overtime winner.

The Manitoba Moose return to action tonight to start a two-game series with the Hamilton Bulldogs at MTS Centre. Game time is 7:30.

Team Canada’s Jennifer Jones is 5-0 and atop the standings at the world women’s curling championship in Swift Current, Sask. Canada beat Latvia and China yesterday. The Jones team will play against Denmark and the USA today.

And OK poolies, we’ve reached the Sweet Sixteen at the NCAA men’s basketball championship, this Thursday, it will be Kentucky and Cornell; Washington and West Virginia; Syracuse and Butler; and Xavier and Kansas State. On Friday it will be Northern Iowa against Michigan State; Tennessee against Ohio State; Duke and Purdue and Baylor against St. Mary’s of California.

7:15 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE REPORT

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When he played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg-born Alexander Steen appeared to be spinning his wheels, going nowhere fast. Now, as a member of the St. Louis, Steen is having a career year.

Through 58 games, Steen has 21 goals and 21 assists and is a plus-four on a minus team. After struggling in Toronto and often being a healthy scratch, he has become a big time offensive player in St. Louis. At 26, he is developing into one of the best players on the Blues.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

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The standings are official and four-time defending Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson is now on the prowl for No. 5. Johnson is now second in the Sprint Cup standings, only 14 points behind leader Kevin Harvick.

Johnson also has $1,456,580 in earnings and three wins after just five races. That’s a career year for most drivers.

5:15 PM COACH’S COMMENTARY

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM Afternoon Coach’s Commentary. FOR RONDEX LIMITED, 177 Isabel Street, Where people, paint and performance come first. Rondex is your 3M-loyal dealer and the number one destination for Body Shop Supplies and Equipment.

This is as good a time as any to praise the Finnish Flash, Teemu Selanne. Sunday night, Selanne scored his 600th career goal to become the 18th player in history to reach the 600-goal plateau.

Congratulations to a great guy who scored his first 147 with the Winnipeg Jets.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

The Manitoba Moose shut out the Grand Rapids Griffins 4-0 on Family Day at MTS Centre yesterday to gain a split in a weekend series with the Griffins. Cory Schneider made 38 saves to get the shutout. No rest for the Moose this week. They’ll be back on the MTS Centre ice tomorrow night to start a two-game series with the Hamilton Bulldogs.

There were nine games in the National Hockey League last night… the two Alberta teams were in action… and what a night it was…

Minnesota 4 Calgary 3
Former Flame Chuck Kobasew scored two, including the winner. Steinbach’s Ian White scored his 10th of the year for Calgary.

Edmonton 5 San Jose 1
Winkler’s Dustin Penner scored his 27th of the season for the Oilers as Edmonton dumped San Jose from top spot in the Pacific Division.

Phoenix 3 Dallas 2 (SO)
Adrian Aucoin scored the shootout winner as Phoenix won its ninth straight and moved past San Jose into first in the Pacific.

Nashville 3 St. Louis 2
Winnipeg’s Dustin Boyd scored two goals including the winner with less than three minutes left in regulation. Winnipeg’s Alexander Steen had a pair of assists for the Blues.

Boston 2 NY Rangers 1
Boston moved five points ahead of 10th-place New York in the standings and remained one point ahead of Atlanta.

Atlanta 3 Philadelphia 1
Thrashers defenseman Ron Hainsey had a goal and two assists.

Buffalo 5 Carolina 3
Buffalo now leads Ottawa by nine points in the Northeast Division.

Florida 5 Tampa Bay 2
The Lightning have lost five straight and won only two of the last 14.

Anaheim 5 Colorado 2
The Ducks won their fourth straight while former Winnipeg Jet Teemu Selanne scored his 600th NHL goal.

Team Canada’s Jennifer Jones is 3-0 and atop the standings at the world women’s curling championship in Swift Current, Sask. Canada beat Switzerland and Norway yesterday and will play Latvia and China today.

In baseball, The Minnesota Twins announced yesterday that they’ve signed MVP catcher Joe Mauer to an eight-year, $184 million contract, that’s $23 million a year, which will keep the catcher under contract through 2018. The deal includes a full no-trade clause.

In auto racing, four-time defending Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson won his fourth race of the season and the 50th of his career with a win in the Food City 500 at Bristol.

Showron Glover scored 29 points to lead the University of Saskatchewan Huskies to a 91-81 victory over the UBC Thunderbirds in the CIS basketball championship game in Ottawa yesterday.

And OK poolies, we’ve reached the Sweet Sixteen at the NCAA men’s basketball championship, this Thursday, it will be Kentucky and Cornell; Washington and West Virginia; Syracuse and Butler; and Xavier and Kansas State. On Friday it will be Northern Iowa against Michigan State; Tennessee against Ohio State; Duke and Purdue and Baylor against St. Mary’s of California.

7:15 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE REPORT

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The Calgary Flames have an uphill battle to make the Stanley Cup playoffs but we will know by this coming Sunday whether the Flames have what it takes to reach the post-season.

The Flames started a five-games-in-seven-days stretch with a 4-3 loss at Minnesota on Sunday. They’ll play the Ducks in Calgary tonight, at the Islanders on Thursday night, at Boston on Saturday and at Washington this coming Sunday. If they don’t win three of these coming four games, they can pretty much write off the post-season.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

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Four-time defending Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson won his third race of the season and the 50th of his career with a win in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday.

With the win, Johnson slips into third place in the Sprint Cup standings, just 14 points back of leader Kevin Harvick. Three wins in five starts this season: Not too shabby.

5:15 PM COACH’S COMMENTARY

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM Afternoon Coach’s Commentary. Brought to you by 3M Automotive and Rondex. At 177 Isabel, Rondex is celebrating 38 years of auto body supply service.

The Minnesota Twins announced yesterday that they had signed MVP catcher Joe Mauer to an eight-year, $184 million contract, which will keep the catcher under contract through 2018. The deal includes a full no-trade clause.

The team plans to make the signing official today at a news conference in Fort Myers, Fla., starting at 5 p.m. CDT. A superstar player has decided to stay with a small-market team. It’s the best news major league baseball has received in a decade

The great Cosmoidian, “Cosmo the Wonderful,” Robin “Cosmo” Grant, the most fun you can have listening to the radio without a license, signed off the Winnipeg airwaves on Friday. He’s off to Ottawa to scare the hell out of that sleepy town, but his final show was absolutely tremendous.

Too bad, one thing was missing.

A couple of weeks ago, Winnipeg Free Press sports columnist Paul Wiecek ripped 92-CITI-FM in general and Cosmo in particular for allowing Winnipeggers to jump on the air to talk about all the “Return of the Jets Rumours,” they’d been hearing for months. The particular Cosmo Show that offended Wiecek was typically entertaining and it proved that Winnipeggers really, really, really wanted the NHL to return.

Amazingly, about eight days later, Wiecek wrote a column suggesting the Phoenix Coyotes (one of the two teams rumoured to be returning to Winnipeg) might indeed be moving back to Winnipeg at some future date and even engaged in spreading the rumour that NHL commissioner Gary Bettman met with Manitoba Moose governor Mark Chipman at the Olympics in Vancouver (the Moose communications department denied a meeting took place).

Despite pulling a complete 180 — and with no apology to Cosmo — our intrepid afternoon radio voice sent an e-mail to Wiecek inviting the columnist to join him on the show to discuss the chances of the NHL returning.

Sadly, Cosmo got crickets in return. Not even a, “No thank you.” In fact, all Cos got for his invitation was a guy hiding behind the biggest media outlet in the city who didn’t even have the common courtesy to reply to the e-mail.

Too bad. It would have made for an even greater final show, a show that turned out to be one of Cosmo’s finest anyway (I particularly loved the George Belanger segment).

At any rate, good luck to you Cosmo, my friend. I’ll miss you. And there is no doubt in my mind that you’ll scare them all to death in the Nation’s Capital.

Friday, March 18, 2010

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

There were 11 games in the National Hockey League last night… three Canadian teams were in action…

Atlanta 6 Ottawa 3
The Sens have lost four straight and seven of eight since the Olympic break. The Thrashers are now just three points out of the final playoff spot in the East.

Toronto 2 New Jersey 1 (SO)
Nikolai Kulemin scored the shootout winner as the Leafs won their fifth in six outings.

Vancouver 3 San Jose 2
Former Moose Ryan Kesler and Alexander Edler each had a goal and an assist.

Pittsburgh 3 Boston 0
Marc-Andre Fleury had to make only 17 saves to get the win and Pittsburgh moved past New Jersey into first in the Atlantic Division.

Nashville 5 Minnesota 0
Winnipeg’s Colin Wilson had a goal and an assist while Jordin Tootoo and Dustin Boyd each had assists as Nashville won its fourth straight and remained in seventh in the West.

Chicago 3 Los Angeles 0
Winnipeg’s Jonathan Toews dished out his 36th assist on the eventual winner while Antti Niemi had to make only 17 saves to get the win.

St. Louis 4 NY Rangers 3
Paul Kariya’s 400th career goal was the winner. Marian Gaborik had a goal and two assists for the Rangers. Winnipeg’s Alexander Steen picked up his 19th assist.

Carolina 4 Washington 3 (OT)
Ray Whitney scored the winner at 4:02 of overtime.

Buffalo 6 Tampa 2
Jason Pominville had the hat-trick for Buffalo

Philadelphia 3 Dallas 2
On the day the Flyers got the news that No. 1 goalie Michael Leighton was out eight weeks with a high ankle sprain, Brian Boucher comes in, stops 27 shots and gets the win.

Phoenix 4 Florida 3 (SO)
Florida had a 3-0 lead in the second period and blew it. Phoenix has won seven in a row.

The Moose are back in action tonight and Sunday afternoon at MTS Centre. Sunday afternoon is Family Day. The opposition is the Grand Rapids Griffins.

The world women’s curling championship starts tomorrow in Swift Current, Sask. Canada will be represented by Winnipeg’s own Jennifer Jones

And OK poolies, on Day 1 at the NCAA men’s basketball championship, the winners were Kentucky, Kansas, Kansas State, Butler, Villanova, New Mexico, Tennessee, Ohio University, BYU, Baylor, Murray State, Old Dominion, St. Mary’s of California, Washington, Wake Forest and Northern Iowa. Today’s action starts this morning at 11:15 and goes all day and all evening on CBS.

7:15 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE REPORT

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Although he has not completely made up his mind, it appears that after 18 seasons, former Winnipeg Jets captain Keith Tkachuk is nearing the end of his brilliant career.

Saying his future is now, Tkachuk wouldn’t say whether or not he was retiring at the end of the season, but he did say, “I often think about this being the end.” The Hall of Fame awaits.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

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Marcos di Palma is the biggest name in Argentinian stock car racing. This week, he was like an eight-year-old kid in a candy store after a 10,000-mile trip to Bristol Motor Speedway to watch NASCAR in person for the first time.

The 37-year-old di Palma has always been hooked on NASCAR and although he’s a champion in Argenitina, he hopes there might be a chance that he’ll get a shot in the USA before his career ends.

5:15 PM COACH’S COMMENTARY

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Calling it “a retaliatory hit to the head,” the National Hockey League suspended Anaheim Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski for eight games without pay for that terrible hit to the face and head of Brent Seabrook on Wednesday night.

Wisniewski definitely cheap-shotted Seabrook, but an eight-game suspension after giving Alexander Ovechkin only two? The NHL justice department is completely senseless.

Thursday, March 17, 2010

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

There were only three games in the National Hockey League last night…

Calgary 3 Colorado 2
Steinbach’s Ian White assisted Rene Bourque’s eventual winning goal. It was Bourque’s second goal of the game.

Anaheim 4 Chicago 2
Bobby Ryan scored a pair to lead Randy Carlyle’s Ducks.

New Jersey 5 Pittsburgh 2
Travis Zajac dished out his 38th assist as Jersey moved past the Penguins into first place in the Atlantic Division.

The Moose are back in action tomorrow night and Sunday afternoon at MTS Centre. Sunday afternoon is Family Day. The opposition is the Grand Rapids Griffins.

In NFL news, former Cleveland Browns quarterback Derek Anderson signed a two-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals yesterday while the owners will vote next week on a change to the league’s playoff overtime format, which would allow both teams to have the football if the team that wins the toss can only kick a field goal in its first possession.

And it’s time for March Madness, the NCAA men’s basketball championship, starts this morning at 11:15 and goes all day and all evening on CBS.

7:15 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE REPORT

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Remember when the San Jose Sharks had a very comfortable 12-point lead in the Pacific Division? Well, not anymore. That’s because the Phoenix Coyotes have won six straight and have moved to within five points of the heavily favored and quite talented division leaders.

The 43-22-5 Coyotes have all but assured themselves of a spot in the post-season for the first time since 2002. Now, however, they are closing in on home ice advantage in the West. This should be a great finish.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

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As the Sprint Cup boys prepare for this week’s race at Bristol, the first of two weeks at the tiny ½-mile bumper car tracks, all the talk seems to be about crashes and retaliation for crashes.
And that doesn’t sit well with driver David Reutimann.

What’s been lost, Reutimann told USA Today is how great the racing has been over the first four races. And it’s true, the amount of competitive side-by-side racing has been sensational. Of course, that will also result in the occasional crash. Crash, by the way, should be the nickname of the Bristol Motor Speedway.

5:15 PM COACH’S COMMENTARY

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The Toronto Argonauts made a very interesting move yesterday. Considering they didn’t have a single quarterback in February, the Argos now have four ready to head to camp including yesterday’s signing, former Miami Dolphins starter Cleo Lemon.

From the moment he played his first game in the NFL, Lemon looked like a CFL quarterback. With his speed, mobility and arm, he could make the Argos a playoff contender in the East. Nice move by Jim Barker.

Wednesday, March 16, 2010

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone….

There were 11 games in the National Hockey League last night… five Canadian teams in action…

Toronto 4 Ottawa 1
The Leafs have now won four of their last five.

Montreal 3 NY Rangers 1
The Habs have won six straight and moved ahead of Philadelphia into sixth place in the East.

Minnesota 4 Edmonton 2
The Wild won its third straight and kept its very slim playoff hopes alive.

NY Islanders 5 Vancouver 2
John Tavares led the Isles with two goals and three assists.

Colorado 5 St. Louis 3
Despite the loss, Winnipeg’s Alexander Steen scored his 20th goal of the season.

Boston 5 Carolina 2
The Bruins hold on to eighth place in the East.

Atlanta 4 Buffalo 3
The Sabres Ryan Miller was pulled from the game after allowing three goals in the first six minutes. Buffalo has lost three straight.

Phoenix 2 Tampa 1
The once-lowly Coyotes now have 91 points and have won six straight.

Washington 7 Florida 3
No Ovechkin, no problem for the red-hot Capitals. Winkler’s Eric Fehr scored his 19th of the year.

Nashville 4 Philadelphia 3 (SO)
Martin Erat scored the shootout winner as Barry Trotz’s Preds won their third straight.

Dallas 8 San Jose 2
Dallas scored the last four goals of the game in the third period to break it open. Brad Richards had a goal and three assists.

The Moose have a few days off before they return to action to face the Grand Rapids Griffins this coming Friday night and Sunday afternoon at MTS Centre. Sunday afternoon is Family Day.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach Paul LaPolice will formally announce his 2010 coaching staff today.

March Madness, the NCAA men’s basketball championship, starts tomorrow morning and goes all day and all evening on CBS.

And finally, as we reported last week and again yesterday, Tiger Woods has confirmed it. He’ll return for The Masters. April 8, at Augusta National.

7:15 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE REPORT

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The Montreal Canadiens have had some pretty good stretches this season. They’ve even had a pair of four-game winning streaks. But not until the Olympic break, have the Habs put together so many outstanding games in succession. In fact, with six straight wins Montreal has moved into the playoff driver’s seat.

After Tuesday night’s game, a 3-1 win over the Rangers at Madison Square Garden, the Habs moved past Philly and into sixth place in the Eastern Conference. The Bruins are eighth with 74 points. With only 12 to play, the red-hot Habs are in control

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

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It was quite a show and it wasn’t even a race. In fact, speeds exceeded 320 kilometres an hour during NASCAR’s spoiler test at Talladega Superspeedway on Tuesday.

NASCAR plans to switch from a rear wing to a traditional spoiler, perhaps as early as next week’s race at Martinsville Speedway, and Tuesday’s test was the first time a large group of cars have been on track with the spoiler. 320 kph. A new era in racing could be upon us.

5:15 PM COACH’S COMMENTARY

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So Tiger Woods has officially decided to return to the PGA Tour at the Masters and good for him. It’s been suggested he’s working with former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer on repairing his image and obviously Fleischer was smart enough to tell him to go back to doing what he does best.

In fact, if he returns to the game and plays well, people will eventually stop talking about the last stripper and/or porn star he did.

Tuesday, March 15, 2010

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

There were three games in the National Hockey League yesterday… two Canadian teams in action…

Detroit 2 Calgary 1
Tomas Holmstrom scored the winner with 1:39 left in regulation as Detroit won its third-straight and pulled three points ahead of Calgary in the battle for the last playoff spot in the West.

Columbus 5 Edmonton 3
Winkler’s Dustin Penner scored his 26th of the year for the Oilers.

New Jersey 3 Boston 2
Canadian Olympian Marty Brodeur made 34 saves to get the win.

In other NHL news, The National Hockey League has suspended Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin for two games for his hit on Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brian Campbell on Sunday afternoon.
The Moose have a few days off before they return to action to face the Grand Rapids Griffins this coming Friday night and Sunday afternoon at MTS Centre. Sunday afternoon is Family Day.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers added a pair of newcomers yesterday, import wide receiver Will Franklin and import linebacker SaMario Houston.

March Madness, the NCAA men’s basketball championship, starts Thursday, but the play-in game between Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Winthrop goes tonight on The Score at 7 p.m.

And it appears to have been confirmed yesterday. Tiger Woods will return for The Masters. April 8, at Augusta National.

7:15 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE REPORT

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Had a nice chat with Steinbach’s Ian White a week ago after his new team, the Calgary Flames, drilled the Minnesota Wild 5-2. It’s amazing that this guy, a guy who had always wanted to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs, has completely moved to Calgary and abandoned any thought of the Leafs altogether. In such a short time.

He said he had no idea what they were thinking in Toronto and had already moved his entire family to Calgary. He’s a Flame now and all those dreams of playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs have died.

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 38 years of auto body supply service.

The Carl Edwards feud with Brad Keselowski is starting to affect other drivers. In fact, Denny Hamlin doesn’t think much of Keselowski.

Hamlin wrote on his Twitter account that he was dining out on Thursday night and, by coincidence, was seated two tables away from Keselowski, whom he referred to as “Brad Crashalotski.” Ouch. The boys are in Bristol this Sunday.

5:15 PM COACH’S COMMENTARY

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM Afternoon Coach’s Commentary. Brought to you by 3M Automotive and Rondex. At 177 Isabel, Rondex is celebrating 38 years of auto body supply service.

There is nothing more thrilling, more gut-wrenching or more excruciating that tournament college basketball. Whether it’s a conference final, the play-in game for the Madness of March or the NCAA championship game itself, it’s about as exciting a sporting experience as it ever gets. And if you’re in an office pool, it’s even more fun.

And that’s why it drives me crazy when the officiating is lousy. And believe me, with all the TV technology these days, it’s lousy a lot more often that it’s good. In fact, there were times this past weekend when it just sucked out loud. Maybe it will be better in the tournament this week. Let’s hope.