50 300 45 http://www.sportsnet.ca/ http://www.sportsnet.ca/includes/printer_friendly_header.gif Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:05:09 EST CP Canada's top speed skiers can see the potential, but they're not impressed with the setup of the Sochi Olympic downhill course.]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:59:00 EST Sportsnet.ca Toronto's Robert Barbieri will be centre stage in the rugby world this weekend, before an expected sellout crowd at Rome's Stadio Olimpico.]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:31:00 EST CP Josh Dueck is a member of the Canadian Para-alpine ski team and the first athlete to complete a backflip on a sit ski.]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:30:00 EST CP Britain dominated the World Cup women's skeleton race in Calgary with Elizabeth Yarnold winning and Shelley Rudman taking the season title.]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:01:00 EST CP The Canadian Olympic Committee will announce the country's chef de mission for the 2014 Winter Olympics on Friday in Calgary.]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:43:00 EST Sportsnet.ca Lance Armstrong is relieved the federal investigation into doping allegations against him has ended.]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:38:00 EST CP Canada looks to build on New Zealand rugby sevens success at Las Vegas.]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:58:00 EST AP Glenn Howard needed just four ends to continue his dominating run at the Dominion Tankard Ontario men's curling championship.]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:56:00 EST AP American swimmer Michael Phelps is the latest athlete to use a hyperbaric chamber to aid his recovery from training. ]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:18:00 EST CP Five members of the Toronto Rock and four members of the Edmonton Rush will take part in the National Lacrosse League all-star game. ]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:59:00 EST AP Despite their efforts to rebuild their reputations, Tiger Woods and Michael Vick were voted the most-disliked athletes in the United States.]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:37:00 EST CP Less than two years after serving as brakeman for Pierre Lueders at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Kripps is now a pilot on the World Cup circuit]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:46:00 EST CP Canadian cyclist Benjamin Martel has been handed a 2-year ban for a doping violation at the 2011 Quebec provincial road race championships.]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:34:00 EST AP Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky wants jurors in his child sex abuse trial to be chosen from his local community.]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:22:00 EST Sportsnet.ca Canadian cyclist Michael Barry has suffered a broken elbow in a crash at the Tour of Qatar.]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:28:00 EST AP Canadian Benjamin Thomsen was third Wednesday on the opening World Cup training session on the 2014 Sochi Olympics downhill course.]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:05:00 EST AP French police arrested the husband of cycling great Jeannie Longo on suspicion that he bought doses of banned performance-enhancer EPO.]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:51:00 EST CP Glenn Howard and Peter Corner continued to lead the pack Tuesday after three draws at the Dominion Tankard Ontario curling championship.]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:52:00 EST AP Sport's highest court will issue a second verdict this week involving a doping case against 1997 Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich.]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:39:00 EST AP Prosecutors are seeking changes in Jerry Sandusky's bail conditions after complaints he's been watching children in a nearby schoolyard.]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:19:00 EST AP Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador says he may appeal the two-year doping ban handed down by sport's highest court.]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:35:00 EST AP WADA is warning that new research findings expected before the London Olympics could suggest that as many as 1 in 10 athletes may be doping.]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:34:00 EST AP WADA has urged U.S. federal authorities to quickly hand over evidence collected on seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:22:00 EST AP The president of the World Anti-Doping Agency says Alberto Contador should be considered a 'cheat' now that he has been found guilty.]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:43:00 EST AP Novak Djokovic won the top individual honour at the 2012 Laureus Sports Awards on Monday, and Barcelona captured the team prize.]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:31:00 EST AP Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title and banned 2 years after sport's highest court found him guilty of doping.]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:11:00 EST CP Six-time defending champion Glenn Howard won his first two matches Monday to take an early share of the lead at the Ontario championships.]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:04:00 EST CP Olivier Jean won gold in the men's 500 metres to lead a Canadian sweep of the podium to cap an impressive World Cup showing.]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:03:00 EST