Bobsleigh

Bobsleigh: Lyndon Rush seventh in four-man event

Canwest News ServiceNovember 22, 2009 12:24 PM LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Lyndon Rush piloted the Canada-1 bobsleigh to a seventh place finish in the four-man event at the second World Cup race of the season on Sunday. Rush, from...

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American Napier wins World Cup gold in two-man bobsleigh, Lueders fourth

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - American John Napier has won the World Cup gold medal in two-man bobsleigh competition at Mount Van Hoevenberg, leading a 1-2 finish for the U.S. team. Napier and brakeman Charles Berkeley beat the sled of...

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Solo athletes play as a team

jblair@globeandmail.com Got 15, maybe 20 minutes? That ought to be enough time for the program manager of Canada's skeleton team, Nathan Cicoria, to explain the formula for deciding the pecking order and the composition of...

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The many sides of Herschel Walker

Former NFL back, Olympian dealing with personality disorder By Bob Duff, Canwest News ServiceNovember 16, 2009 8:16 AM Photograph by: Brian Bahr, Allsport via Getty Images Bursting through the line in search of the end zone was...

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Mario, Sonic together again in fun, flawed game

After selling more than 10 million copies of Mario and Sonic's first tag-team effort -- 2007's "Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games" -- it's no wonder Sega is back at it again with a new title tied to the upcoming 2010 Winter...

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Canadian 4-man bobsleigh team wins gold

Canada's four-man bobled team, with pilot Lyndon Rush, won gold at a World Cup event in Utah on Saturday. (Mike Groll/Associated Press) Canada's Lyndon Rush drove to the gold medal in the opening four-man World Cup bobsled race...

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ALL DOESN'T END WELL IN STEELTOWN

Seven carries? "You just go to the line and go with what the coaches call," said Cobb, the running back who had 267 yards rushing in two previous games against the B.C. Lions and 102 yards receiving and finished with 34 yards...

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Piloting a bobsleigh while blind

You'd have to be blind to drive a bobsleigh. At least if you want to finish first, second, or third nine times in seven years. Since 2001, U.S. bobsleigh pilot Steven Holcomb has dealt with a degenerative eye condition that...

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Canada finds new source of bobseigh gold

By Terry Bell, Canwest News ServiceNovember 15, 2009 4:02 PM Photograph by: Doug Pensinger, Getty Images Canada's men's bobsleigh team got a gold medal in a World Cup race Saturday night at Park City, Utah. But it didn't come...

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Cleared Canuck slider insists: I'm no cheat

Calgary's Kelly eager to set the record straight By Vicki Hall, Calgary HeraldNovember 14, 2009 1:19 PM Photograph by: Doug Pensinger, Gety Images Skeleton racer Michelle Kelly wants the world to know she is not a cheater....

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