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DC crowned Fleming Invitational Champs!!!

Men’s Volleyball: Durham wins 2009 Fleming College Invitational Tournament

Peterborough, Ont. – The Durham College men’s volleyball team were crowned champions of the 2009 Fleming College Invitational Tournament as they defeated the Sheridan Bruins on Saturday in the championship finals.

En route to the tournament title, the Lords went 2-1 in round robin play picking up wins against Fleming and Sheridan, while dropping a close decision to Nipissing. The Lords would end up winning the pool, advancing to the semi-finals based on points as the tie-breaking rule. The Lords would then pick up back-to-back wins against La Cite and Sheridan to claim the tournament title.

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No.1-McGill trounces Toronto to take tourney

MONTREAL – Marie-Andrée Leclerc-Auger, a freshman from Sherbrooke, Que., netted a hat-trick and added a pair of assists as No.1-ranked McGill trounced Toronto 9-0, Sunday, to capture the Theresa Humes women’s hockey tournament – for the third consecutive year – at Concordia University’s Ed Meagher arena.

The Martlets, who outscored their opponents 21-2 over the weekend, extended their win streak to 36 straight games against Canadian university opponents.

The victory over the nation’s No.8-ranked team improved McGill’s record to 9-0 against teams that been listed in the CIS Top 10 this season, outscoring those squads by a lopsided 62-12 margin.

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Diop - injured. PAPA OUT FOR THREE MONTHS
Portsmouth midfielder Papa Bouba Diop has been ruled out for three months with a knee injury. The Senegalese strained ligaments in his right knee while attempting to make a challenge in Pompey’s Barclays Premier League defeat at Arsenal on December 28. And after visiting a consultant, head physio Gary Sadler confirmed that the former Fulham enforcer will be out for a minimum of 12 weeks, with damage to Diop’s posterior cruciate ligament a particular worry. “We’ll be taking him back to see the consultant in six weeks and then we’ll know a little bit more about it then,” Sadler told his club’s official website, www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. (Read the full post about ‘PAPA OUT FOR THREE MONTHS’…)

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Alonso - not in plane. ALONSO NOT IN PLANE ACCIDENT - AGENT
Fernando Alonso’s agent has denied reports that the Formula One star was involved in a minor plane accident on Sunday. There had been suggestions the two-time world champion was flying back from a holiday in Kenya with his wife when the light aircraft he was travelling in brushed a building on take-off, damaging a wing. But the agent for the Renault driver insisted it was not as serious as reported. “It seems that the plane took a blow while they were parking it,” said Luis Garcia Abad. “Fernando wasn’t even inside the aircraft. “We didn’t give it the slightest importance and because of that this commotion surprises us. (Read the full post about ‘ALONSO NOT IN PLANE ACCIDENT - AGENT’…)

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RIESCH REIGNS IN ZAGREB SLALOM

ZAGREB, CRO (January 3, 2009) – The first ladies’ slalom of the 2009 calendar year saw Germany’s Maria Riesch take her third victory of the season in the discipline. Clocking a two-run cumulative time of one minute 58.96 seconds, Riesch convincingly edged runner up Nicole Gius of Italy by 0.44s and third-place finisher Sarka Zahrobska of the Czech Republic by 0.63s.
Clocking the fastest time of the first run, the USA’s Lindsey Vonn failed to complete the second course, allowing Riesch to take home her second consecutive slalom win.

Of the 76 racers taking part in this sole event held on Croatian snow, 24 skiers failed to complete the first run including Canada’s Anna Goodman (Mont-Tremblant, QC) and Brigitte Acton (Mont-Tremblant, QC).

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DAVE NIGHBOR AND MADELEINE WILLIAMS HEAT UP CANMORE NORDIC CENTRE WITH GOLDEN PERFORMANCES AT HAYWOOD NORAM RACES

CANMORE, Alta.—Dave Nighbor and Madeleine Williams turned up the heat on a chilly afternoon at the Canmore Nordic Centre, winning the men’s and women’s individual start races at the Haywood NorAm Race Series on Sunday.

With a conservative game plan heading to the start line of one of the most difficult courses in the country, the 24-year-old Nighbor posted the fastest opening split time and held down the throttle to the finish line in the men’s 15-kilometre skate race where he stopped the clock at 36 minutes 01.0 seconds.

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CANADA’S IVAN BABIKOV IS KING OF THE MOUNTAIN AFTER WINNING GOLD IN PURSUIT RACE AT TOUR DE SKI

VAL DI FIEMME, Ita.—Canada’s Ivan Babikov saved his best for last, winning the gold medal at the seventh and final stage of the nine-day Tour de Ski – an 11-kilometre pursuit race in Val di Fiemme, Italy on Sunday.

In one of the most difficult races on a cross-country skiers schedule that ends with a 425-metre climb to the finish line at the top of Alpe Cermis, Babikov fought off the world’s best skiers and sickness that has disrupted the momentum of the Canadian team to win his first ever World Cup race. Babikov clocked a winning time of 33 minutes 51.2 seconds.

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THE CANADIAN SKI CROSS TEAM FACES TOUGH CONDITIONS IN ST. JOHANN, AUT.

ST. JOHANN, AUT. (January 4, 2009)- On a technically demanding track further complicated by water injection, The Canadian Ski Cross Team was able to overcome adverse conditions and qualify 4 athletes for tomorrows race in St. Johann, Austria.

Brady Leman (Calgary, AB), one of the newest members of the team, was the fastest member of the men’s team to qualify for tomorrow race, securing 9th position on the day. Followed by veterans Stanley Hayer (Calgary, AB) in 12th spot and Chris DelBosco (Sudbury, ONT.) in 13th.

Kelsey Serwa (Kelowna, BC) was the lone woman from the Canadian Team to qualify, battling from a start of position of 45th, Kelsey managed to secure 10th spot.

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CANADA’S JEFF CHRISTIE SLIDES INTO 12TH SPOT AT WORLD CUP IN GERMANY

KÖNIGSSEE, Ger.—Canada’s Jeff Christie finished 12th on one of the toughest tracks on the World Cup luge circuit in Königssee, Germany on Sunday.

The 25-year-old Calgarian, who is ready to be a mainstay with the elite athletes in the world, continues to search for two consistent runs in order to put his name on the World Cup podium for the first time of his career.

Fast and highly-technical, Christie had a strong opening run on the Königssee track which is recognized as the Kitzbuhel venue of luge, but made a costly mistake in his second trip down the track.

“This track is a man track.

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