MONTREAL (AP) -- Eleven Minnesota natives were selected on the second day of the NHL draft.
I haven't given much credit to the New York Islanders and general manager Garth Snow since he got the gig two seasons ago, but if the rumors are true that he's going to draft Swedish defenseman Victor Hedman first overall on Friday evening in Montreal, then maybe he deserves a couple of kudos.
MONTREAL (AP) -- Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur has been given a one-year suspended sentence, fined $100 and ordered to donate $10,000 to charity for giving contradictory testimony during his son's 2007 bail hearing.
Ask most wine hounds and sommeliers on either side of the Atlantic where the best chardonnay originates, and the answer will almost certainly be California or France.
Goalie Ryan Miller returned to Sabres on Monday, participating in his first full practice with a team that has been struggling since he was injured a month ago.
Todd Hawkins never figured himself for a cruising kind of guy. He grew up camping and still loves long road trips. But he got married to someone whose family vacation style couldn't have been more different.
Confusing symptoms and antiquated medical evacuation system may have contributed to the actress's death
Hours after actress Natasha Richardson was reportedly transferred to a New York City hospital, her mother and sister were seen visiting late Tuesday.
After a nearly four-month break, the CONCACAF Champions League came back in full force this week. Four quarterfinal series kicked off with games held in Canada, the U.S., Puerto Rico and Mexico with return legs slated for Mexico and Honduras next week.
John Gagnon Right wing, 1930-40 The Black Cat was small (5' 5") but played huge for Montreal over 10 seasons, especially in the '31 Stanley Cup finals, when he scored the Cup-winning goal against Chicago. Gagnon lit the lamp 115 times and assisted on 137 goals in 406 games with the Canadiens.
MONTREAL (AP) -- Eleven Minnesota natives were selected on the second day of the NHL draft.
I haven't given much credit to the New York Islanders and general manager Garth Snow since he got the gig two seasons ago, but if the rumors are true that he's going to draft Swedish defenseman Victor Hedman first overall on Friday evening in Montreal, then maybe he deserves a couple of kudos.
MONTREAL (AP) -- Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur has been given a one-year suspended sentence, fined $100 and ordered to donate $10,000 to charity for giving contradictory testimony during his son's 2007 bail hearing.
Ask most wine hounds and sommeliers on either side of the Atlantic where the best chardonnay originates, and the answer will almost certainly be California or France.
Goalie Ryan Miller returned to Sabres on Monday, participating in his first full practice with a team that has been struggling since he was injured a month ago.
Todd Hawkins never figured himself for a cruising kind of guy. He grew up camping and still loves long road trips. But he got married to someone whose family vacation style couldn't have been more different.
Confusing symptoms and antiquated medical evacuation system may have contributed to the actress's death
Hours after actress Natasha Richardson was reportedly transferred to a New York City hospital, her mother and sister were seen visiting late Tuesday.
After a nearly four-month break, the CONCACAF Champions League came back in full force this week. Four quarterfinal series kicked off with games held in Canada, the U.S., Puerto Rico and Mexico with return legs slated for Mexico and Honduras next week.
John Gagnon Right wing, 1930-40 The Black Cat was small (5' 5") but played huge for Montreal over 10 seasons, especially in the '31 Stanley Cup finals, when he scored the Cup-winning goal against Chicago. Gagnon lit the lamp 115 times and assisted on 137 goals in 406 games with the Canadiens.
Maurice Richard Right wing, 1942-60 Famed for his skill and feistiness, the marquee player of his era became the first to score 50 goals in 50 games in 1944-45, one of five times he'd top the NHL in goals. The Rocket was the first player to reach 500 goals in a career and held the career goals record from 1952 until Gordie Howe broke it in 1963.
San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau and Dallas Stars defenseman Stephane Robidas were added Wednesday to the Western Conference roster for the All-Star game.
The World Junior Championships in Ottawa are being hyped mainly for the host country's drive to win a fifth consecutive title. While it's never smart to rule out the Canadians, that's not likely to happen.
Buried amidst the furor over the MLS expansion bids submitted, and those that were not prior to the Tuesday deadline, is some clever wording regarding when the next phase of expansion will take place.
The National Hockey League' 2008-09 pre-season schedule runs from Saturday, Sept. 20 through Monday, Oct. 6. The 110-game slate features the four NHL clubs who will open the 2008-09 regular season in Europe -- the New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning -- playing five games in four European cities.
For the first time ever, CONCACAF teams have played competitive matches throughout the region in a short amount of time. The region's inaugural Champions League is underway and whether or not the tournament is viable or necessary is irrelevant now that the games have begun.
Given Montreal's proximity to substantially-sized American cities -- it's just over five hours driving from Boston, Massachusetts and Hartford, Connecticut -- you might not think Quebec's largest city would be so different than these New England metropolises.
Rioting broke out late Sunday in a Montreal neighborhood where a young man was shot to death by police over the weekend. A police officer was shot in the leg
A small study of toddlers finds that about one-quarter of babies born very prematurely had signs of autism on an early screening test
BIGGEST CLIMB: Dallas (7 to 3), Montreal (10 to 6), NYR (22 to 18), Atlanta (25 to 21) BIGGEST FALL: Columbus (19 to 25)
As more and more of you dream and scheme your vacations around unforgettable meals, T+L has searched far and wide -- through eight cities across four continents, to be precise -- to unearth the world's greatest new dining experiences.
Sure, this wasn't quite the year that Rutgers, a consensus preseason Top 20 team, was planning on: Five losses and the consolation prize of the second-year International Bowl in Toronto Jan. 5 against a MAC team, a matchup that might not exactly cause seven-hour delays at Canadian customs.
The blackboard menu is in French and all around the little cafe, people are chattering in French, nibbling on croissants and sipping café au lait. But we're a lot closer to home than Paris.
Rondell White plans to retire after finishing this season with the Minnesota Twins.
The swift and terse reaction of the NHL Players' Association to the 15-game suspension handed to Toronto winger Mark Bell wasn't entirely unexpected. Even as it struggles to reinvent itself in this post-Saskin period of peace and prosperity, the union has to appear as though it still has claws. But is the defense of a convicted felon really the fight they want to pick, especially in this climate?
Stylish, historic and full of great dining options, this Québécois hot spot has evolved into North America's own City of Light.
Whatever's keeping you up at night -- enough already! Give peace of mind a chance with this expert advice.
Here's a six-pack of things we learned this past weekend, which I spent in Montreal at NASCAR's first-ever Busch race north of the border.
MONTREAL (Ticker) -- Health should not be a concern to suitors of Sheldon Souray.
The Internet has made poker into an international phenomenon played by millions around the world. By the nature of the game, most will be losers, but "Texas hold 'em" and the other variations of poker has a professional face, too, not just that of pasty-faced gamblers staring passively at computer screens.
Does the infamous SI cover jinx extend to the web? Jerry G. from Boulder, Co. thinks so:
Note: All statistics are through Sunday.
YES, YOU COULD JUST PLOP YOURSELF down on a beach in Jamaica this winter, but in most cases, it'd be no different from that beach in St. John's. Or Florida. Or California. The same is true of skiin...
At least five people were seriously injured Saturday in the town of Laval, Quebec, when part of an overpass above Highway 19 collapsed, a Montreal television station reported.
Hate-filled Web postings by the Montreal college gunman show bitterness but no real motive for the shooting rampage Wednesday that killed one woman and injured 19 other people.
A gunman was killed by police and at least 19 students were wounded after a Wednesday shooting at Dawson College in downtown Montreal, police said.
Several shots were fired inside a downtown Montreal college on Wednesday, and initial reports from the scene suggest at least two people were injured, television networks said.
It happens every year. That smug bastard in the next office scores amazing seats to some exotic sporting event, then spends months regaling everyone with tales from his adrenaline-fueled travels.
Forget earlier reports on pregnancy concerns, two studies published this week in major medical journals said.
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Behind the brick walls of an old textile factory in Montreal, more than 1,000 employees work in a 175,000-square-foot room without a single partition or cubicle. Here, on wood floors beneath tangle...
Police sealed off part of Montreal's main airport and 11 people fell sick after a powdery substance spilled from a package on Tuesday night, Canadian media reported.
Amid the devastation of World War I, French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau famously proclaimed, "War is far too important to be left to the generals."
Want to know what your music-obsessed loved ones want from Santa?
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Record numbers of Americans are expected to hit the road this summer for family vacations. Before you join the masses en route to the Grand Canyon or Disney World, consider making the journey the f...
New York City's Inn at Irving Place may perfectly embody the notion of an intimate urban oasis. Its location in the historic Gramercy Park area, inconspicuously wedged between the commercial intensity of midtown Manhattan and the gritty and hip neighborhoods farther downtown, makes it a sort of enclave within an enclave.
I love my family, but spending three weeks with two kids in a cramped hotel room is not my idea of a vacation. So last July we traded houses with an affable family of four in Boucherville, a suburb...
The flags hang high above the assembly line, starting at the rear with the Stars and Stripes and progressing forward through Canada's Maple Leaf and the banners of Germany, Austria, Australia, Fran...
Yes, it is presumptuous of us to name the 12 best places to spend a summer vacation. Perhaps even foolhardy. After all, most of us can already see in our mind's eye a place that all but defines the...
In much of this great nation, Sunday brunch still means one of two things: breakfast after church or a smorgasbord buffet in the local hotel dining room. On the menu: the holy trinity of eggs, baco...
A weaker currency is good for travelers. Does the mere thought of Canada after Labor Day give you the shivers? This should warm you up: The Canadian dollar is trading at an all-time low to the Amer...
Has winter worn you down? Do ads of brown-limbed women languishing beside aqua waters make you ache with envy? Are you itching to get away--preferably far away--but don't have the time?
The diverse band of clowns, jugglers, and gymnasts employed by famed, Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil presents a vexing management challenge. Cirque's 1,250 performers and other staffers come from ...
Q. My bank has a brokerage service, and one of the salesmen wants me to buy his funds with 5.75% sales loads. He says no-load funds cost just as much as load funds but hide their charges in managem...
The video camera long ago invaded the delivery room. Soon doctors using a novel ultrasound technology will invade the real inner sanctum to create three-dimensional images of the developing fetus q...
So far only Sara Lee, NationsBank, Home Depot, and IBM have taken $40 million corporate sponsorships for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Eight or nine sponsors were expected by now. Make-or-break TV con...
Experienced skiers eager for bargains have long known a simple fact: The spring's the thing. At many resorts, lodging and lift prices drop by 30% to 40% around the third week of March, although the...
Boeing vs. Airbus it's not, but with regional airline traffic set to lift off in the next decade, the market battle among commuter-plane makers is escalating. The newest ace in this lower-altitude ...
With accusations of collusion and threats of a strike, the wide world of sports looks more like an industrial battleground every day. Baseball is anxiously awaiting a ruling by arbitrator Thomas Ro...
Trying to figure out what to do with that 1911 Black Sea/Kuban railway bond Grandpa left you? Tired of using Imperial Chinese government certificates for wallpaper? Take heart, but not much, from t...
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The global trading race is on. The New York Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange started talks to hook up joint trading between their floors, perhaps 24 hours a day. The Big Board is consid...
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