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Weekend Sports Preview–March 19-20

Saturday, March 19th, 2011

Jarome Iginla (Nathan Denette, Canadian Press)

Sunday night in Anaheim the Calgary Flames have a monumental match that could ultimately decide their fate in the 2010-11 NHL season. Currently the Flames lead the Ducks by two points in the Western Conference Standings. Calgary sits in eighth place with a record of 37-27-9, while the Ducks are in tenth with a record of 38-27-5. The game takes on added significance because the Ducks have three games in hand on the Flames.

The Ducks have remained in playoff position despite the absence of goaltender Jonas Hiller who is out with a serious case of vertigo. Dan Ellis and Ray Emery have played admirably in Hiller’s place, and have a combined 6-2-1 record. Jarome Iginla is producing at a rapid pace for the Flames. In his last nine games, he has seven goals and five assists.

The game can be seen on Sportsnet, Sunday at 6pm. Here are the other sports events I’ll be watching this weekend:

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Tags: ales hemsky, anaheim ducks, arizona wildcats, boston bruins, brigham young cougars, calgary flames, caroline wozniacki, colorado avalanche, cory joseph, dan ellis, david krejci, Edmonton Oilers, francis-cedric martel, gonzaga bulldogs, jarome iginla, jimmer fredette, jonas hiller, juan martin del potro, Kelly Olynyk, kris joseph, mangisto arop, marion bartoli, marquette golden eagles, morehead state eagles, novak djokovic, RAFAEL NADAL, Ray Emery, richmond spiders, Robert Sacre, ROGER FEDERER, sam gagner, shawn horcoff, syracuse orange, Taylor Hall, texas longhorns, tim thomas, tomas kaberle, toronto maple leafs, tristan thompson
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March Madness has plenty of Canadian flavour

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

Tristan Thompson (Chris McGrath, Getty Images)

One of the most interesting sporting events on the annual calendar starts today. The NCAA Basketball Tournament, or better known as March Madness.

The top 64 collegiate teams in the United States will vie for national supremacy. But this year, there is an interesting Canadian component. There are four elite Canadians that are on teams in the mix.

Two of them are on Texas. A pair of the Longhorns starting five are freshmen from Ontario. Power forward Tristan Thompson of Brampton and point guard Cory Joseph of Toronto will both have the opportunity to make a name for themselves on the Canadian sports’ landscape over the next three weeks. Thompson is averaging 13.3 points per game, and leads the Longhorns with 7.8 rebounds per game. Joseph is averaging 10.5 points per game, and leads the Longhorns with 3 assists per game. There will also be another Canadian Longhorn next year. Myck Kabongo, cousin of Edmonton Eskimo Patrick Kabongo, has committed to Texas. Seeded fourth in the West Region, the Longhorns have a legitimate chance of seeing Duke in the sweet sixteen a week from today.

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Tags: cory joseph, gonzaga bulldogs, Kelly Olynyk, mangisto arop, March Madness, myck kabongo, patrick kabongo, Robert Sacre, syracuse orange, texas longhorns, tristan thompson
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