Monday 9 March 2009

Selection Sunday, WBC and more

Last week's recap
Feb 27 - March 5: - World U18 Ice Hockey Championships, divison IIIa - Australia won
March 3: NHL trade deadline - The Leafs picked up 4 goalies!
March 3 - 15: NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Week - Northern Iowa, Morehead St., and Radford won their respective tournements
March 4 - 5: Concacaf Champions League QF 2nd leg - The Montreal Impact were eliminated in a thrilling away leg
March 5 - 23: World Baseball Classic - Tough opening loss for Canada, but looking good.
March 5 - 7: Rugby Sevens World Cup -
Women's - Canada lost in Plate final
Men's - Canada lost in Plate QF
March 5 - 15: World Junior Curling Championships - Canadian boys and girls leading
March 6 - 10: Davis Cup - Canada loses to Ecuador :(
March 7 - 22: Women's World Cup of Cricket - Sadly no Canadian presence here
March 7 - 15: Tim Horton's Brier - Good showing by Ontario so far.


This week:
March 3 - 15: NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Week - Major Conferences tip-off this week plus selection Sunday!
March 5 - 15: World Junior Curling Championships - Look for a strong Canadian showing
March 6 - 15: Concacaf U20 Championship - Top 4 teams qualify for the world U20 cup, but Canada already lost to T&T.
March 7 - 15: Tim Horton's Brier - Canadian men's curling championship. Probably the best curling you'll see all year.
March 9 - 15: - World U18 Ice Hockey Championships, divison IIIb - Bulgaria, Iceland, Ireland, and Turkey. It's anyone's guess
March 7 - 22: Women's World Cup of Cricket - Sadly no Canadian presence here
March 5 - 23: World Baseball Classic - Go Canada!
March 10 - 11: UEFA Champions League - 1st knockout round, 2nd leg Go Barca!
March 12: UEFA Cup - R16, 1st leg - Go Ajax!
Feb 7 - March 21 (March 14/15): Rugby 6 Nations


Again, if anyone wants to write on national leagues (such as the EPL, MLS, NHL, or whatever), please drop me a line.

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