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When the opening ceremony for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games takes place tonight, pay close attention to the young woman leading Iran into B.C. Place Stadium.

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The National Hockey League schedule will be interrupted to allow for the Olympics. No such luxury exists in the Western Hockey League.

The National Hockey League schedule will be interrupted to allow for the Olympics. No such luxury exists in the Western Hockey League.

Jared Rathjen made 31 saves, including three beauties with his pads in the first period, to lead the Cariboo Cougars to a 3-2 victory over the Fraser Valley Bruins in B.C. Major Midget League action on Wednesday.

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Two wins in less than a week? It's time to ask what's gotten into the Prince George Cougars.

Another significant sporting event is coming to Prince George -- and Prince George Citizen Field.

With 44 seconds to play, it was a two-point game. The Duchess Park Condors, who had watched a big lead against the D.P. Todd Trojans disappear, weren't about to let the senior boys basketball city championship title slip completely away from them.

The Roga Contracting Cougars only lost one game. Unfortunately, it was the wrong one and they had to settle for a bronze medal in their own tournament.