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   March 15, 2010


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Thu, March 11, 2010
Hitting a new level
Downie improves game by adding discipline, maturity
Steve Downie has been called many things. Thug. Dumb. Hockey goon. Immature. And, that’s when people were being polite.
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Mar. 10: Tiger on the comeback tale
Mar. 9: Comeback kids
Mar. 8: Rosehill's fight is on
Mar. 5: Burkie's plan tests faith
Mar. 4: Saying goodbye to Windfields Farm
Mar. 3: Burke's methodical madness
Mar. 1: It was not '72
Feb. 22: Armless Argonauts
Feb. 20: Tiger stages sorry spectacle
Feb. 16: It's been 43 long years
Feb. 8: Leaf fans, this is your future
Feb. 6: NHL win streaks over-rated
Feb. 5: Preki short on specifics
Feb. 2: 'Jiggy' ready to play
Jan. 30: Canucks look like road warriors in Game 1
Jan. 28: Leafs' woes a sure sign of spring
Jan. 27: Alomar interested in returning to Jays
Jan. 21: George makes good soap opera
Jan. 18: Time to clean up dirty head shots
Jan. 17: Life for Arenas would be wrong
Jan. 13: Taunting a blemish on NHL
Jan. 13: Can Bozak help get Kessel rolling?
Jan. 12: Tired-looking Leafs badly need win
Jan. 10: Pens rookie laces 'em up
Dec. 24: Jr. championship's lure limited
Dec. 22: Leafs' Kulemin is getting his NHL legs
Dec. 21: Sabres give Leafs something to aspire to
Dec. 19: Time for change
Dec. 16: Toronto rotation bottom-heavy without Halladay
Dec. 13: Nestor second to none
Dec. 7: Woodbine year in the books
Dec. 4: Woodbine continues to thrive
Nov. 30: Komisarek waiting to make his mark
Nov. 30: Take a bow, Steve Nash
Nov. 26: Tolerance in sports only inching ahead
Nov. 24: Primeau not enjoying fourth line role
Nov. 24: Johnson lifting Raps' reserves
Nov. 22: Annoyed Canadian dance team fumbles way to first
Nov. 21: Canadian pairs off to a slow start
Nov. 16: Gunnarsson's letting his play do the talking
Nov. 7: Explosion of emotion
Nov. 6: Toronto's best, says Lima
Nov. 5: Pan Am bid down to wire
Nov. 1: Welcome to Loserville
Sep. 23: Rainman in golf shoes
Sep. 4: Curtain closing on Blue Jays
Sep. 3: Winnipeg is bracing
Sep. 2: Picking on the NHLPA
Sep. 1: Pan Am Games heading to T.O.?
Aug. 31: Just use your imagination
Aug. 30: Pan-Am reality check
Aug. 28: Ugly side of sports
Aug. 27: Critics barking at Vick
Aug. 26: Nothing funny about this Hilton
Aug. 25: Burke under pressure after lacrosse Nats win
Aug. 22: Dementieva Russia's best to offer
Aug. 19: Game, set, match over
Aug. 18: WTA rankings create controversy
Aug. 17: Future bright for Canuck tennis
Aug. 16: WTA tour a tough sell
Aug. 8: Real Madrid has T.O. fans in a tizzy
Aug. 7: Life a rough ride for Olerud
Aug. 6: Payton looks for redemption
Aug. 5: Dropped balls befuddle Bart
Jul. 16: D-Day for Lightning co-owner
Jul. 16: Heartbreak and hockey
Jul. 13: Dario survives mayhem
Jul. 12: Talent only half the battle in race-car driving
Jul. 11: Joseph eyes Green Riders
Jul. 9: It's all about Bosh
Jul. 8: Northern exposure
Jul. 3: Argos needed that win
Jul. 2: Revelling in the rivalry
Jun. 29: Andrus' turn to try to run
Jun. 26: Put fun in funding
Jun. 18: Unsightly start for Boatmen
Jun. 17: Queen's Plate turns 150
Jun. 14: A fire rekindled
Jun. 12: Add No. 93 to the 7 crew
Jun. 11: MLSEL doesn't deserve a single penny
Jun. 7: Behind Cito's stony glare
May 24: He's a marked Chan
May 23: Nationals rock Machine in MLL
May 22: Dawson's field of dreams
May 20: Games debate never, ever ends
May 15: Pasts do not concern Argos
May 10: Jays hope to reclaim their slice of the pie
May 3: TFC is good and lucky, again
May 1: T.O. sports fans on sideline
Apr. 30: Cue up the Crew
Apr. 26: New Identity for Jays
Apr. 17: Tourney special in every way
Apr. 16: It's no Frei ride with TFC
Apr. 15: Panic won't solve woes
Apr. 10: Sennik silences critics
Apr. 8: Not your average pro
Apr. 5: So much for a good start
Apr. 3: Todd Kabel can't say no
Apr. 1: Shock to the system










Do you think the NHL should punish Alex Ovechkin for his hit on Brian Campbell?
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  No, he's too big a star
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