Tomas Jurco didn't just focus on getting bigger, faster and stronger this summer.

Louis Leblanc isn't in the eye of the storm yet, but he can feel the strong winds.

Olivier Roy is looking forward to making his regular season debut with the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, but the 19-year-old goaltender has a little business to take care of first.

Natalie Steen and Martha Barker of St. Stephen won the New Brunswick Horseshoe Players Association 2010 Maritime Doubles Championships Open Women's Class A crown. The pair went through the tournament undefeated finishing with a 34.59 shooting percentage.

Thanks to Earl, we finally have some nice fall temperatures for running. That heat wave was tough on runners and it will be interesting to see if the fall race times are affected. The first chance to see that will be at the fabulous Hampton 5 Miler this Sunday.

Anders Blizzard of Harbour View High School slides safely into second base as Eric Guptill of Grand Manan tries to turn a double play during New Brunswick Interscholastic Athletic Association Southern Conference AAA baseball action Tuesday at Memorial Field.

Tomas Kaberle would not be speaking. That was one of the first things that Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke told reporters who had travelled to the team's annual charity golf tournament at Angus Glen Gold Club on Tuesday to talk with the team after another extended off-season.

The Liberals have made the most recent promise in the sports-funding game with a million-dollar pledge.

Britain's only gold medallist at the Vancouver Olympics claims Canada "lost a bit of respect" internationally during the 2010 Games by unfairly exploiting its home-field advantage in pre-competition training.

Tiger Woods was a no-brainer as a captain's pick for the Ryder Cup.

The return of the National Hockey League to Quebec City is a little closer - perhaps 45 per cent closer - to becoming a reality. That's the share of the price tag the Quebec government says it's willing to put up for a new arena. It now hopes Ottawa will match that contribution.

The NFL heard Peyton Manning's complaints and responded with additional tweaks to the new umpire rule.

Team Storm captured the silver medal at the under-12 Boys Division I soccer provincials in Edmundston.

High school athletes won't have to wait long to christen the 2010-11 New Brunswick Interscholastic Athletic Association season in the southern conference.

There will be a lengthy absentee list for the Saint John Sea Dogs when they open their sixth season Friday night against the P.E.I. Rocket at Harbour Station.

After Hurricane Earl scuttled Saturday's O'Leary Buick GMC Sportsman 150, the green flag finally flew Monday with Myles Harris of Nasonworth leading 120 laps to earn the top spot on the podium and just over $1,600 in prize money.

Snowboardcross was the most hazardous sport at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, with nearly 75 per cent of female athletes sustaining injuries during the rough-and-tumble races, according to a medical study.

Markeith Knowlton blocked a punt, then recovered it in the end zone late in the first half to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats past the Toronto Argonauts 28-13 on Labour Day.

Pitching in September is a difficult thing and the baseball season's long grind caught up to Ricky Romero somewhat last September, when a mostly strong rookie campaign fizzled at the finish.

Adrien York, right, of the Lancaster Stingrays makes a catch as teammate Matt Byrne celebrates during the New Brunswick Mosquito AA final against the Kennebecasis Valley Red Sox Monday at St. Rose Field.