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FOOTBALL: Junior Falcons set to soar
The London Junior Falcons were perfect last summer.

Playoff up in the air
The London Majors will have to wait until tonight -- weather permitting --- to find out if there will be a one-game playoff for the Intercounty Baseball League regular-season pennant tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at Labatt Park.

TRACKSIDE: CT series tough to beat
The three best motorsport races in Canada in 2007 all had one thing in common -- the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.

Delaware looks back on golden era
Race fans can take a trip down memory lane tomorrow night when the Lucas Oil Canadian Modifieds come to Delaware Speedway.

GAME FILE: Drum roll, please!
LOS ANGELES -- The battle of the bands is officially on. And it's going to rock gamers' worlds.


The thrill of victory More than 450 children ages 6-12 participated in the annual Neighbourhood Playground Program soccer tournament. Full Story


TELEVISION: Crazy, aging record producer ideal role for Hopper in Crash BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- It's just like Dennis Hopper to buck a trend. Full Story





Features/Columns

TRACKSIDE: CT series tough to beat (Jul. 24, 2008)
The three best motorsport races in Canada in 2007 all had one thing in common -- the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.

War games 'quite an adventure' (Jul. 22, 2008)
Running through hills covered in thorny rose bushes and ticks might not sound like a good time.

Racing never a drag to Spierings (Jul. 17, 2008)
Drag racing is a family affair for the Spierings.

TRACKSIDE: Downturn hits sponsors (Jul. 17, 2008)
The economic woes that have forced the big American auto makers into a painful spiral of job cuts and plant closings now is having a significant effect on motorsports.

Flyers bringing their new look back to London (Jul. 14, 2008)
So what have the Philadelphia Flyers been up to since last fall's preseason visit to London?

COLUMN: Horvat reaches for Stars (Jul. 12, 2008)
It was a quick courtship. The St. Thomas Stars of the Western Ontario Hockey League have named Ron Horvat their new head coach.

Glory days return for Sarnia franchise (Jul. 12, 2008)
Sarnia is about to experience a blast from its hockey past.

THE CITY: Labatt Park may hit another hometown home run (Jul. 5, 2008)
It's out there. Somewhere. Maybe it's lying in a trunk in somebody's attic. Or it's printed on microfilm in some small-town library. Or it's pasted into a yellowed scrapbook in a basement.

PEOPLE AT PLAY: Canisius College has London doubleheader (Jul. 3, 2008)
The Canisius College women's soccer program will soon feature a sister act from London, one that will mean double trouble for the Golden Griffins' opponents.

TRACKSIDE: Tracy holds out for cash (Jul. 3, 2008)
It is becoming increasingly probable that Canada's Paul Tracy will miss the July 26 Rexall Edmonton Indy -- the only Canadian stop on the 2008 Indy Racing League calendar.

Inductions honour game's greats (Jun. 29, 2008)
ST. MARYS -- The smell of hotdogs and wet grass filled the air yesterday. So did the excited chatter of hundreds of fans.

Coach delivers on club's new focus (Jun. 27, 2008)
Five years ago the Forest City Diving Club asked itself, "What kind of club do you want to be when you grow up?"

Lambton boxer wins national title (Jun. 27, 2008)
Since the first time he threw a punch as an amateur boxer, Frank White dreamed of becoming a Canadian champ.

TRACKSIDE: A deadly difference (Jun. 26, 2008)
There were two deaths this past week in motor racing and attempts have been made elsewhere to link the two, as if drag racer Scott Kalitta's accident at Old Bridge Township (N.J.) Raceway Park was somehow comparable to the unfortunate crash that killed a Michigan man, Dino Crescentini, at Ontario's Mosport International Raceway.

Women meet after 60-year letter exchange (Jun. 24, 2008)
Londoner Janet Ward wrote to an Australian pen pal for 60 years before meeting her for the first time last week.

TRACKSIDE: Familiar road for Fellows (Jun. 19, 2008)
Fresh from a second-place finish in the GT class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Ron Fellows heads to Sonoma, Calif., today to prepare for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Toyota Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway.

Petrolia Jets set to fly out of hometown (Jun. 13, 2008)
The Petrolia Jets are on the runway and ready for take off.

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Summer in the City

The thrill of victory (Jul. 24, 2008)
More than 450 children ages 6-12 participated in the annual Neighbourhood Playground Program soccer tournament.

Playoff up in the air (Jul. 24, 2008)
The London Majors will have to wait until tonight -- weather permitting --- to find out if there will be a one-game playoff for the Intercounty Baseball League regular-season pennant tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at Labatt Park.

FOOTBALL: Junior Falcons set to soar (Jul. 24, 2008)
The London Junior Falcons were perfect last summer.

Delaware looks back on golden era (Jul. 24, 2008)
Race fans can take a trip down memory lane tomorrow night when the Lucas Oil Canadian Modifieds come to Delaware Speedway.

INTERCOUNTY BASEBALL: Majors can count on Palmer to go the distance (Jul. 23, 2008)
Josh Palmer will be on the mound when the London Majors begin the playoffs on Sunday. He intends to still be there when the game ends.

SOCCER: London helping Canadian U17 women (Jul. 23, 2008)
It was only a question of time before the product of this area's strong female soccer program began to bear fruit nationally and internationally.

History made at Grand Bend Motorplex (Jul. 21, 2008)
GRAND BEND -- Terry McMillen is the fastest human in the history of Grand Bend Motorplex.

INTERCOUNTY BASEBALL: One strike against Majors (Jul. 21, 2008)
One chance gone, two to go.

Noakes gives Gator its bite (Jul. 21, 2008)
GRAND BEND -- Crew chief Les Mellows called it.

Driver questions premier's ethanol stance (Jul. 20, 2008)
GRAND BEND -- Mark Thomas says Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty might be getting some bad advice when it comes to ethanol.

Surgeon breaks out in qualifying (Jul. 20, 2008)
GRAND BEND -- Tom Carter breaks jaws for a living.

Second Lady lauds pioneer Muldowney (Jul. 19, 2008)
GRAND BEND -- Laurie Cannister blushed when it was suggested she's the Second Lady of drag racing.

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Your Money

Scotiabank's Bank the Rest may be on to something (May. 27, 2008)
A warning flag usually goes up when I hear the phrase "save money while you spend."

Magazine for professional women a global first (May. 23, 2008)
London entrepreneur Brenda Wood is treading where few -- if any -- Canadians have gone before.

Global warming combat formula urged (May. 22, 2008)
Houston . . .'er . . . London, we have a problem.

Sudden storm rips through nursery (May. 21, 2008)
It was a close call Sunday morning at Canadale Nurseries Ltd., in St. Thomas.

Ten tips to save money (May. 14, 2008)
Oil prices shot to new record levels yesterday, near US$127 a barrel mid-afternoon, thanks to a report that Iran is planning to cut its crude oil production.

Canadians go for rich Net content (May. 7, 2008)
That the Internet is ubiquitous is not news.

Postcard proposal worth note (Apr. 23, 2008)
OK, folks, it's just about last call for personal income tax filing.

Express changes leap of faith (Apr. 18, 2008)
On the face of it, and to the casual observer, it may not seem like much.

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Games/Gadgets

GAME FILE: Drum roll, please! (Jul. 24, 2008)
LOS ANGELES -- The battle of the bands is officially on. And it's going to rock gamers' worlds.

VIDEO GAMES: A big thumbs up (Jul. 20, 2008)
LOS ANGELES -- The E3 Media and Business Summit has wrapped up for another year, the hundreds of video game demonstration stations scattered throughout the Los Angeles Convention Centre have been packed up and carted off, and your weary correspondent is giving his thumbs, feet and overstimulated brain a much-needed rest.

GAME FILE: Guitar Hero rocks! (Jul. 17, 2008)
When it comes to rocking out, you either go big or go home. But Guitar Hero: On Tour offers an intriguing alternative: Go small, and take it on the road.

VIDEO GAMES: Next Final Fantasy will run on XBox 360 (Jul. 16, 2008)
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Thirteen just became Microsoft's lucky number.

It's bloody good fun downtown (Jul. 12, 2008)
Pat Heenan steps out of the troop transport ship, machine gun in hand, and opens fire, spraying enemy troops with deadly accuracy.

VIDEO GAMES: War is good (Jul. 6, 2008)
CARY, N.C. -- I'm beating the crap out of Mark Rein, the Canadian-born vice president and co-founder of powerhouse video game development studio Epic Games. And he's loving every second of it.

VIDEO GAMES: Blood, chainsaws and a softer side (Jul. 6, 2008)
CARY, N.C. -- Gears Of War 2 is not your father's Gears Of War. But it could be your mother's.

5 things that turn our gears about this game (Jul. 6, 2008)
CARY, North Carolina -- Ah, the delicate challenge of creating a sequel to a best-selling video game.

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Television

TELEVISION: Crazy, aging record producer ideal role for Hopper in Crash (Jul. 24, 2008)
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- It's just like Dennis Hopper to buck a trend.

IN BEVERLY HILLS: Flashpoint on the move (Jul. 23, 2008)
Flashpoint is moving to Thursday nights.

Original bad girl to join new version of 90210 (Jul. 22, 2008)
Tori Spelling is enthusiastic about being joined by Shannen Doherty on the new 90210.

TELEVISION: This Dollhouse star not afraid to 'kick butt' (Jul. 22, 2008)
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Eliza Dushku is the star of Dollhouse, and one of the producers, too. But she's no writer.

TELEVISION: The Internet? That old thing? (Jul. 20, 2008)
Former Internet tycoon and current cable-TV tycoon Mark Cuban was asked what potentially will kill media companies -- particularly broadcast TV networks --in these uncertain times.

IN BEVERLY HILLS: Housewives creator adds host to roles (Jul. 19, 2008)
It was like visiting the set of Desperate Housewives without actually visiting the set of Desperate Housewives.

Shows on lowly networks break out (Jul. 18, 2008)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad world.

Hit TV series has given 24 star room to grow (Jul. 16, 2008)
BEVERLY HILLS -- Kiefer Sutherland used to be one of those snooty film actors who looked down his nose at series television, seeing it as a trap or a developmental dead end.

TELEVISION: Sutherland has fresh start in life, film (Jul. 16, 2008)
BEVERLY HILLS -- Kiefer Sutherland knows he's lucky to be able to throw himself back into work on 24 after spending seven weeks in jail on a drunk-driving charge.

TELEVISION: Cleanliness next to godliness (Jul. 15, 2008)
It's a good thing Benjamin Bratt's new series is called The Cleaner, rather than Mr. Cleaner.

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