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Could Nadal grace Vancouver and the Davis Cup?
Take Our Poll Rafael Nadal is just about ready to return to the ATP Tour. Which could mean fabulous news for the Davis Cup tie between Canada and Spain. On Tuesday, Nadal tweeted that he’ll play an...
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Battered world No. 10 Almagro to lead Spain in Davis Cup vs. Canada at UBC
Clearly, Nicolas Almagro will be just fine. The world No. 11 has been named to lead Spain against Canada at the Davis Cup at UBC Feb. 1-3. Almagro hobbled through the second half of a five-setter...
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Semi-finals set for Australian Open; Djokovic, Federer, Murray and Ferrer on...
The first Grand Slam tournament of 2013 has reached the semifinals. On men’s side, the final four competitors are exactly who fans expected, the top four seeded players; Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer,...
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Maria Sharapova falls to Li Na in Australian Open semifinal
Maria Sharapova’s dominant Australian Open performance came to a screatching hault in her semifinal match against Li Na. Na, 30, beat the second seeded Sharapova, 25, in straight sets 6-2, 6-2. Though...
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Victoria Azarenka gets by Sloane Stephens, set to face Li Na in Australian...
First seed Victoria Azarenka had her hands full in the later half of her match, but overcame the challenge of supremely confident 29th seed Sloane Stephens. Azarenka, 23, beat the American Stephens,...
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Australian Open finals set; Novak Djokovic battles Andy Murray, Victoria...
Andy Murray earned the last birth in an Australian Open single’s final yesterday, beating Roger Federer in a five set classic, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 6-2. The win gives Murray, 25, a date with...
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Djokovic beats Murray, wins third straight Australian Open championship;...
Novak Djokovic won his third straight Australian Open champion by beating Andy Murray in four sets. Third seeded Murray, 25, won the first set in a tiebreak 6-7 (2-7) in an hour and eight minutes. He...
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The 10 O’Clock: ‘Would you like to join me for the Seahawks game?’ Uh, excuse...
Sometimes there are those moments when you just want to cry. Or, even if you don’t necessarily want to cry, you can’t help but crying. “Jon, would you like to join me for the Seahawks game next Sunday,...
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The 10 O’Clock: Can over-the-hill Roger Federer become the world’s best...
Now before you go pointing a finger at me, and telling me it’s all my fault, can I please just tell you how much I hate computers? Look, here’s my habit. I come into the office in the morning and sit...
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The 2 O’Clock: Where have you gone, Steve Nash? A nation turns its lonely...
Are you familiar with the McFarlane action dolls? I’ve got one on my desk. Still in the box. It’s Steve Nash … of the Dallas Mavericks. Yes, Steve Nash of the Dallas Mavericks. In pristine condition....
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The Morning Skate, Jan. 13: Top row of the Rog, first-place Predators (!!),...
Top row, baby. That’s my new mantra for having fun at Canucks games. Last Tuesday, that’s where I ended up when the Canucks hosted the New York Islanders. My buddy Larry invited me; he, in turn, had...
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The Afternoon Skate, Jan. 18: McCann moves up, Milos goes Down Under, and...
Ummm, say what? An Afternoon Skate? That’s right. It’s something we’ve been thinking about doing for a while here at Province Sports. Not as hot and heavy (and wordy) as our traditional Morning Skate,...
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The Afternoon Skate, Jan. 22: Shocking thumbs-up to Maple Leafs, plus big WWE...
OK, time for an honest revelation. I lived in Toronto for two years, going to journalism school, and it was, arguably, the most successful two years for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the modern era. It...
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The Afternoon Skate, Jan. 26: The Hamhuis conundrum, Raonic’s big chance, and...
In today’s Morning Skate, Paul Chapman took on a cause for Dan Hamhuis, without knowing whether Hamhuis backs the cause or not. Namely, the Canucks and fans should show some heart for a guy who has,...
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The Morning Skate, Jan. 27: Bruins turn meek, Eriksson as a Canuck, Raonic...
Usually, going on Twitter after a Canucks loss just makes you feel worse. Everyone’s talking about how bad the Canucks were, showing GIFs of defensive lapses (looking at you, Ben Hutton), and compiling...
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The Afternoon Skate, Jan. 27: Speed up Canucks’ youth movement, plus...
“Sometimes, it looks like we don’t care.” That was one of the jaw-droppers Jannik Hansen delivered in Jason Botchford’s must-read Provies after Tuesday night’s loss to the Nashville Predators. Man,...
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