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The facts on fat kids

The facts on fat kids

How are kids getting so out-of-shape?

Article online since July 11th 2008
That is the BIG question (pardon the pun). Fact is our kids are out of shape. With all of the organized soccer, swimming lessons, day camps, etc. kids are still more fat than ever. My dad sent me a great e-mail reminding me of why kids today are out of shape…well they are actually in shape...
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Alcine perd sa ceinture par ko au 6e round

Alcine perd sa ceinture par ko au 6e round

Championnat de boxe au Stade Uniprix

Article online since July 11th 2008
par Véronique Bérubé Le 9e boxeur québécois de l’histoire à être couronné champion du monde a perdu sa ceinture lors du combat l’opposant au Portoricain Daniel Santos, au Stade Uniprix du parc Jarry L’ex-champion du monde des super mi-moyens de la World Boxing Association (WBA),...
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Hit the Post with Rick Moffat

Hit the Post with Rick Moffat

Article online since July 11th 2008
So how many wins does it take to prove you're a genius? Two wins and Marc Trestman had Als fans on the cusp of declaring him the next Marv Levy. But after a frustrating loss to Calgary, it appears Chris Jones, the former D-coordinator who thought he would land the head-coaching job here,...
by Rick Moffat / View all articles from Rick Moffat
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Als falter in second half

Als falter in second half

Defence can't stop Burris, Reynolds as Calgary erases halftime deficit to drop Als 23-19

Article online since July 11th 2008
Montreal Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo can't play both sides of the field, and as he watched the Calgary Stampeders run out the clock to cement a 23-19 win over the Als in front of the usual sellout crowd of 20,202 spectators at Molson Stadium last night. Calvillo threw for 342...
by Marc Lalonde / View all articles from Marc Lalonde
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Hit the Post with Rick Moffat

Hit the Post with Rick Moffat

Article online since July 9th 2008
"CANADIENS SIGN MOMMA'S BOY!?" Ok, so after landing legit thug Georges Laraque this headline may not scream, but Josh Gorges at less than a Mill for each of the next 3 years is more in Bob We Trust. The Habs' most-improved defenseman this past season tells my good friend Ric Peterson...
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Hit the Post with Rick Moffat

Hit the Post with Rick Moffat

Article online since July 7th 2008
On the eve of the Als' home opener I threw my usual curveball question at Anthony Calvillo--"Is Cahoon more likely to see his record-setting touchdown catch on his first play, or is he more likely to dust off his breakdancing celebration for the occasion?" Several years before, Cahoon...
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Hit the Post with Rick Moffat

Hit the Post with Rick Moffat

Article online since July 4th 2008
Isn't it strange that the Habs' big free agent signing is bigger than the Als' new middle linebacker? Whether you lust most for a Stanley Cup and a Grey Cup in the same season, you have to be impressed with Georges "The Bash" Laraque and the way lightweight Dwayne Taylor has become the Monster...
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Remember the important things

Remember the important things

Article online since July 3rd 2008
To start with, I would like to say thanks to all of you who have contacted me regarding my column on losing weight while watching TV, including those who now want me to install beds and couches throughout my gym (I deserve that). Now, by a show of hands, who wants to die soon? Surprise, surprise,...
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Sundin à la date limite

Sundin à la date limite

Article online since July 3rd 2008
Depuis que la chasse aux joueurs autonomes a été ouverte à midi le 1er juillet, les signatures se suivent et se succèdent à un rythme effréné. Ça signe partout, sauf à Montréal. Scénario bien semblable à ceux des années dernières certains diront. Et parmi la cinquantaine de...
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Hit the Post with Rick Moffat

Hit the Post with Rick Moffat

Article online since June 27th 2008
Als Offense from Dunk’n’Dink to Slam Dunk? Nobody remembers the first line of Lord of the Rings or War and Peace, so we can quickly forget the first play from scrimmage of the Marc Trestman Era. All kinds of motion, as secretly foretold by Anthony Calvillo, who was looking like a...
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Hit the Post with Rick Moffat

Hit the Post with Rick Moffat

Article online since June 26th 2008
Doesn't Bob Gainey want to borrow Maxwell Smart's Cone of Silence? Remember when the GM worked the backrooms and flashed his brilliance in secret, away from the prying microphones of the media? If you've heard a Habs rumour, it has under Bob We Trust had to be false by definition...the...
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Als open season tonight!

Als open season tonight!

Article online since June 26th 2008
Check Montreal Sportlight all day today as we present our all-day coverage of the Montreal Alouettes' 2008 season opener from Hamilton's Ivor Wynne Stadium. The Als will take on the Ticats starting at 7 p.m. eastern tonight. Quarterback Anthony Calvillo hopes to silence the doubters after...
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Hit the Post with Rick Moffat

Hit the Post with Rick Moffat

Article online since June 24th 2008
Coach Trestman has pulled off an Alouettes’ coaching first….first never to win a pre-season game (since the team was reborn in ’96). While Don Mathews invoked his balls-to-the-wall,win at all costs approach even in his first exhibition(ist) games on the Als’ sideline, Trestman’s...
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Hit the Post with Rick Moffat

Hit the Post with Rick Moffat

Article online since June 23rd 2008
Do you think Marc Trestman can teach Old Dogs some new tricks? Or is he trying to shut out the Just For Laughs Festival? Alouettes players are surprised their annual Rookie Show has been cancelled. Ok so maybe it wasn't Comedy Festival yukfest, but it was a night when the players blew...
by Robert Bourcier / View all articles from Robert Bourcier
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Get fit without working out

Get fit without working out

Article online since June 4th 2008
Yes it’s true. You can get in great shape without working out! And if you believe that, you also believe in the Tooth Fairy and Santa Clause. I realize this sounds a bit in your face, but how many pieces of miracle fitness equipment have you bought after seeing that “it’s got to be true”...
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Al's are back to work

Al's are back to work

Article online since June 2nd 2008
C’est le début des choses sérieuses pour les Alouettes de Montréal qui ont amorcé dimanche leur camp d’entraînement officiel au campus du Fort St-Jean. Des dizaines et des dizaines de joueurs, dont plusieurs nouveaux venus ont eu le temps de fouler le terrain. Receveurs de passes,...
by Philippe Boisvert / View all articles from Philippe Boisvert
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Le Powerhouse de la East Coast

Le Powerhouse de la East Coast

Article online since May 28th 2008
Pour ceux qui n’étaient pas au courant, un club-ferme de l’organisation du Canadien de Montréal se retrouve en grande finale de la ligue. Après les Bulldogs de Hamilton qui ont remporté l’année dernière la coupe Calder, place aux Cyclones de Cincinnati, les Flying Frenchmen de...
by Philippe Boisvert / View all articles from Philippe Boisvert
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Pow-Pow !

Pow-Pow !

Article online since May 26th 2008
Les Alouettes de Montréal qui débutent soit dit en passant leur camp d’entraînement dimanche le 1er juin à St-Jean ont ajouté le nom de Joe Pow-Pow (A.K.A. Joe Paopao) à leur liste de conseillers football. Celui qui a dirigé pendant maintes saisons les Renegades d’Ottawa dans la...
by Philippe Boisvert / View all articles from Philippe Boisvert
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Hit the Post with Rick Moffat, CJAD 800's Voice of the Als & Habs

Hit the Post with Rick Moffat, CJAD 800's Voice of the Als & Habs

Article online since May 23rd 2008
Want another good reason to cheer for the Wings? Mike Babcock proud McGill alum has another connection to a venerable Montreal institution. The Detroit bench-boss sent a video testimonial to Selwyn House hockey coach Tom Nicoll at the Westmount school's recent Athletics Banquet. Tom is...
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Hit the Post, with Rick Moffat

Hit the Post, with Rick Moffat

Article online since May 21st 2008
You may know him as Dr. Jay, West Island dentist, but Jay McMullan is former defense partner with Detroit Coach Mike Babcock, and he's thrilled the coach is going to his lucky tie for Game 1 against the Penguins. McMullan tells me, tongue planted firmly in cheek, he knew Babcock would go...
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La F1 n’est plus ce qu’elle était

La F1 n’est plus ce qu’elle était

Article online since May 21st 2008
Ce n’est plus que dans quelques semaines, voire quelques jours que le Grand Prix de Formule 1 du Canada renaîtra pour une trentième édition du 6 au 9 juin prochains. Même si les F1 représentent les plus rapides et les plus technologiques bolides qu’il existe sur la planète, le spectacle...
by Philippe Boisvert / View all articles from Philippe Boisvert
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Hit the Post with Rick Moffat

Hit the Post with Rick Moffat

Article online since May 16th 2008
Hey Thunder-Monkey? Wasn't that you getting on Bob Gainey for Ribeiro racking up all those points in the early rounds? Hey Monkey? How did you like that swing Mickey Ribs took at Osgood? Looks to me like your Amigo wouldn't even land a job with Mr. Hicks' other team the Rangers. That's...
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NFL washouts come north

NFL washouts come north

Will the signings of Charles Rogers and Peter Warrick help Alouettes?

Article online since May 14th 2008
Former Cincinnati Bengal Peter Warrick, whose promising NFL career was cut short by injuries and former Detroit Lion Charles Rogers, whose career was cut short by drug problems, are on their way north. CJAD.com confirmed that Warrick has indeed signed with the club and that Rogers will most...
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Reprenons la coupe Stanley

Reprenons la coupe Stanley

Article online since May 12th 2008
Est-ce que les finales d’associations de l’Est et de l’Ouest sont commencées? Parce que si oui, je n’étais pas au courant. Et comme les Canadiens ont déjà été éliminés des prétendants, ce qui est tout à fait inacceptable, pourquoi ne pas oublier la coupe Stanley cette année...
by Philippe Boisvert / View all articles from Philippe Boisvert

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