John Daly is coming to Canada - Daly, one of golf's biggest attractions, has accepted an invitation to play in the tournament later this month near Toronto. No word yet if he'll be wearing a dead peacock as pants.

Tavares ready for the spotlight - The New York Islanders held a press conference to introduce their number one draft pick. Seems Tavares is ready for the inflated expectations of Long Island fans.

Claude Lemieux pulls a Favre - Claude Lemieux has retired - again. The Buckingham, Que. native recently came out of a 5 year hiatus to play with the San Jose Sharks.

McNair a victim of a murder-suicide - Former NFL star Steve McNair was shot dead in his sleep last week by a 20-year-old girlfriend police said Wednesday. So very sad.

How the Sens should have handled Heatley - There were several things GM Bryan Murray could have done to ensure he got the deal he wanted for Dany Heatley.