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| Dodgers name Jamie McCourt CEO, Mannion President and COO |
MLB Baseball |
03/17/2009 |
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| named the club's COO in November 2007 and had since added the title of executive vice president before being promoted on Tuesday. Before joining the Dodgers organization, Mannion spent 27 years working with the Philadelphia Phillies, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, and Baltimore Ravens in similar capacities. "Dennis has done an excellent job of implementing our strategy with his disciplined approach and innovative ideas," Jamie McCourt added. "Having worked with him during this past year and a half, Dennis ha |
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| Wild hope to get on track at home versus Avs |
NHL Hockey |
03/17/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Wild hope a return home and a visit from one of the Western Conference's bottom feeders will enable them to break out of a horrendous recent slump. The club will try to get back on track in tonight's matchup with the Colorado Avalanche at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wild are mired in a four-game losing streak, with three of those defeats coming on a road trip that ended with Sunday's 5-3 setback to St. Louis. Minnesota began that trek against the Avalanche on Thursday, with Colora |
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| Crazy Eights: Canucks try to extend home streak, halt skid to Avs |
NHL Hockey |
03/15/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Canucks are on a very impressive home winning streak, but that run figures to be tested this evening. Vancouver will try to end an eight-game losing streak to the Colorado Avalanche in tonight's battle at GM Place. It wasn't that long ago that the Canucks lost a franchise-record nine games in a row on home ice, culminating with an overtime setback to Minnesota on January 31. However, Vancouver hasn't lost at GM Place since, winning eight in a row on home ice to improve to 19-11-4 as the ho |
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| Liles sends Avs past Oilers in OT |
NHL Hockey |
03/15/2009 |
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| Edmonton, AB (MySportsbook) - John-Michael Liles scored 42 seconds into overtime to lift the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers at Rexall Place. Liles also recorded assists on power-play goals by Darcy Tucker and Paul Stastny. Peter Budaj made 18 saves for the Avalanche, who have won three of their last four games after dropping six in a row. Robert Nilsson and Sheldon Souray lit the lamp for the Oilers, who have lost three straight, all in overtime. Dwayne Roloson allowed three goals on |
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| Oilers welcome road-challenged Avs to Edmonton |
NHL Hockey |
03/14/2009 |
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| ch the playoffs, they'll need to take advantage of an upcoming stretch of home games, especially ones against teams that have struggled on the road this season. The Oilers will face such an opponent tonight at Rexall Place, where the cellar-dwelling Colorado Avalanche begin a short away swing with this matchup. Edmonton is among a six-team logjam battling for the final two postseason spots in the Western Conference. The Oilers and Dallas Stars lead the pack with 72 total points, but Minnesota and Nashville are ju |
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| NHL |
NHL Hockey Transaction |
03/14/2009 |
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| Suspended Colorado Avalanche forward Cody McCormick two games without pay for a high-sticking incident against Minnesota on March 12. |
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| Avs' McCormick suspended for two games |
NHL Hockey |
03/13/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Colorado Avalanche forward Cody McCormick has been suspended by the NHL for two games without pay for a high-sticking incident in a game against Minnesota. McCormick was assessed a double minor for high-sticking Wild forward Cal Clutterbuck midway through the second period of Colorado's 2-1 shootout victory on Thursday. McCormick will forfeit $5,618.28 and miss games at Edmonton on Saturday and at Vancouver on Sunday. He'll be eligible to return Tuesday when the Avalanche square of |
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| Wild open trip against sliding Avs |
NHL Hockey |
03/12/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The playoff-hopeful Minnesota Wild begin a three-game road trip tonight with a stop in Denver to take on the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center. The Wild are coming off a 5-4 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, but the earned point allowed them to remain just one back of both Edmonton and Nashville for the final two playoff spots in the Western Conference. Minnesota, which is 14-17-0 on the road this year, will next visit Dallas and is tied with the Stars in the standings. The |
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| Lehtonen, Thrashers blank Avs in Denver |
NHL Hockey |
03/10/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Kari Lehtonen turned aside all 35 shots he faced to notch his 14th career shutout, as the Atlanta Thrashers defeated the Colorado Avalanche, 3-0, at Pepsi Center. Rookie defenseman Zach Bogosian opened the scoring with 2:28 remaining in the second period and Todd White lit the lamp in the closing moments of the middle stanza for the Thrashers, who have won five of its last seven games. Rich Peverley added an empty-net tally late in the third period to cement the win. "We are playing |
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| Avs seeking momentum in home tilt with Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
03/10/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Having halted their longest losing streak of the season, the Colorado Avalanche will try to string together back-to-back victories tonight in a home clash with the Atlanta Thrashers at the Pepsi Center. Colorado halted a six-game skid on Sunday with a 5-1 win over Chicago and avoided its worst losing streak since relocating to Denver prior to the 1995-96 season. The Avalanche hadn't lost six in a row since March 30-April 11, 1998. Peter Budaj made 24 saves and five different Avalanche skaters |
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