Posts Tagged ‘shannon kleibrink’
Friday, January 25th, 2013
Victoria Azarenka (Wikimedia Commons)
This is one of the few weekends every year that I get up in the middle of the night to watch sports, but have done so annually when Australian Open organizers moved their men’s and women’s finals to the night session.
On Saturday morning (TSN, 1:30 a.m.), the world number one Victoria Azarenka of Belarus takes on 2011 French Open champion and world number six Li Na of China. Azarenka, who is also the defending champion, defeated American sensation Sloane Stephens 6-1, 6-4 in a controversial semi-final while Na beat Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-2. A couple of notes here. First, it has been amazing the number of times I have heard from ESPN the last two weeks projecting a Serena Williams/Maria Sharapova semi-final. Second, the crowd will probably be supporting Na after Azarenka took a questionably lengthy timeout in her win over Stephens on Thursday.
In the men’s final, world number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia will take on world number three Andy Murray of Great Britain (Sunday, 1:30 a.m.). Djokovic is no question the fresher of the two. He steamrolled past David Ferrer of Spain 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 on Thursday, while Murray needed four and a half hours to beat Roger Federer in five grueling sets on a fewer day of rest. Djokovic beat Murray in the 2011 Australian Open title 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 and is looking for his third straight Australian Open Championship.
(more…)
Tags: alex beaulieu-marchand, alex bellemare, andy murray, anna segal, australian open, calgary flames, Edmonton Oilers, james woods, jessie kaufman, kaya turski, kevin durant, kevin martin, kristie moore, laura crocker, li na, los angeles lakers, mark mcmorris, max parrot, novak djokovic, oklahoma city thunder, ralph krueger, renee sonnenberg, shannon kleibrink, sina candrian, slopestyle skiing, snowboarding, spencer o'brien, valerie sweeting, victoria azarenka, winter x games
Posted in Amateur Sports, ATP World Tour, Curling, More, NBA, NHL |
Friday, March 30th, 2012
Patrick Chan (David Carmichael, Wikimedia Commons)
2011 Lionel Conacher Award winner Patrick Chan of Ottawa, Ontario is one step closer to defending his title at the World Figure Skating Championships in Nice, France.
Today, Chan put down a solid short program, and leads the Czech Republic’s Michal Brezina by 1.74 points. Due to the fact the television coverage on CBC is absolutely lousy, the event can be seen live on www.cbcsports.ca or if you have Bold. The final flight of skaters in the men’s event is at 8am and the final flight of skaters in the women’s event is at 1:30pm on Saturday with Alena Leonova of Russia in the lead. In the pairs competition today, Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov hammered the strong German pair of Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy by 8.04 points, but only hung onto the silver medal behind the Germans after a poor short program.
(more…)
Tags: agnieszka radwanska, alena leonova, anaheim ducks, andy murray, bryan cochrane, buffalo sabres, calgary flames, Edmonton Oilers, erik karlsson, final four, glenn howard, heath mccormick, jarome iginla, john calipari, kansas jayhawks, kentucky wildcats, louisville cardinals, maria sharapova, marion bartoli, maxim trankov, michal brezina, new orleans hornets, novak djokovic, ohio state buckeyes, Ottawa Senators, patrick chan, Philadelphia Flyers, phonix suns, rick pitino, ryan miller, shannon kleibrink, tatiana volosozhar, thomas dufour, toronto maple leafs, Vancouver Canucks, victoria azarenka, world figure skating championships, world men's curling championship
Posted in Amateur Sports, ATP World Tour, Curling, Home, More, NBA, NHL, Soccer, University Sports |
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
Heritage Classic (Bing Images)
Watching regular season NHL hockey outdoors doesn’t come around very often, and when it does, you have to make the most of it.
This past weekend, I attended the Heritage Classic, and it was an amazing sight to say the least. I had access to ice level for the Flames’ practice Saturday, attended the majority of the press conferences, watched the game with many international media from McMahon Stadium’s Media Work Room and interviewed the Flames in the Stampeders dressing room. Others who I interviewed included Paul Brandt, Jacques Martin, and Jay Feaster, and was involved in a press conference with Gary Bettman.
(more…)
Tags: amber holland, andy roddick, danielle parsons, gary bettman, jacques martin, jay feaster, kaitlyn lawes, miikka kiprusoff, milos raonic, rachel homan, shannon kleibrink, trevor bayne
Posted in ATP World Tour, Curling, More, NHL |
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
Cathy Overton-Clapham (Yahoo! Images)
All Canadian curling fans should mark this date and time on their calendar.
Wednesday, February 23 at 4:30 pm MT.
That is when defending Canadian champion Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg takes on 2011 Manitoba Provincial Champion Cathy Overton-Clapham of Winnipeg at the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
So why does this match generate more interest than all of the others?
Well, it is because Jones dropped Overton-Clapham as her long-time third on April 23, after Jones failed to win gold at the Women’s World Curling Championship in Swift Current, Saskatchewan this past year. Overton-Clapham was Jones’ third for four Scotties Tournament of Hearts titles in 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2010.
(more…)
Tags: 2011 scotties tournament of hearts, amber holland, cathy overton-clapham, Curling, jennifer jones, kaitlyn lawes, kelly scott, shannon kleibrink, suzanne birt
Posted in Curling |
Loading ...
