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GM is running a new ad asking people to buy their cars while promising to have a really good one, the Volt, available in 2010. GM says they came up with the idea when an executive received his invoice for Toronto Maple Leafs season tickets.

It seemed fitting that Detroit would pay millions for an unproven player that might make a difference in a few years. After the draft fans of the Lions sent a petition to President Obama asking him to sack the teams CEO.

You know you have the next great lineman when he is listed on Google Earth.

Soccer star David Beckham has been named the richest athlete in the UK and has inspired a new movie “Bank it like Beckham”.

Mexico is in the grips of a very serious outbreak of swine flu and I feel embarrassed because I thought swine flu was when you got sick of athletes hamming it up in front of the camera.

A lawyer for the IOC says if a judge rules female ski jumpers must be allowed to compete in the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver Canada will never again host the Games, thus saving taxpayers millions.

In what had to be an omen a construction site near the Saddledome in Calgary became a sinkhole prior to Saturdays game with the Blackhawks.

The Canadian tumbling team had its best ever International results with the coach crediting their performance on following the Montreal Canadians from the All Star break on.

For his 100th birthday Arthur Giddon became the batboy for the Boston Red Sox. Mr. Giddon is looking forward to next year as he will play the point on the Red Wings power play.

The American team at the World Hockey Championships were given a scare when underdog Latvia nearly pulled off the upset giving coach Ron Wilson the feeling of being at home.

Being from Saskatchewan I can relate to Winnipeg Blue Bombers coach Mike Kelly calling my Province the crotch of Canada and looking at my map I see Manitoba is right behind us.

A Slovakian hockey player has been charged with murder after allegedly killed a referee and buried his body in a park. Asked why he did the act the defendant was unrepentant saying deep down referees are good people.

The NFL is denying they are having trouble attracting sponsors despite having to run informercials for “Sham Wow” during their televised draft saying the product in invaluable to help the new multi-millionaires polish their Porches.

The Alberta Government is taking heat over the increase in wait times to get into Emergency wards but a spokesman says now that the Flames season is over they expect to see a lot less traffic.

Native leaders visiting the Pope this week were surprised at his understanding of their plight with him expressing regret for the Residential Schools, concern over housing conditions and support for the Blackhawks in the playoffs.

Officials in the US are advising citizens to avoid large crowds during the swine flu scare and are suggesting they stay home or stick to sparsely populated areas like the Yankee box seats.

Chinese officials say blood samples re-tested from the Beijing Olympics have come back positive on some medal winners. Olympic officials say the problem was due to the inability of testers to get the lead out.

The NHL has loaned money to the Phoenix Coyotes in keeping with Commissioner Gary Bettmans “no owner left behind” program. Bettman insists the franchise is still viable and hopes next year the players will understand the need to sell ice in a desert when they take an expected 99% claw back on their salaries.

Top 3 spectator souvenirs from the last weekend in sports
# 3 NASCAR driver Carl Edwards tailpipe
# 2 NY Rangers coach John Tortella’s water bottle
# 1 The Calgary Flames salary cap

A new restaurant has opened that is run by former convicts called Felony Franks. Asked to comment former Atlanta Falcons QB Michael Vick said “hot dog”.