Decision day looms for Canada's Olympic hockey roster - The gut-wrenching wait is about to end for the 30 or more NHL players considered candidates for Canada's Olympic hockey team. I hope I made it. But seriously, any team they put together will be great on paper, let us just hope they are cohesive. Again, check out our full WJHC coverage here.

Taylor Hall's hat-trick lifts Canada 8-2 over Slovakia at world juniors - Taylor Hall was a little put out that his teammates were piling up goals while he was shooting blanks at the world junior hockey championship. Canada plays the Americans on New Years Eve, possibly their first test in the WJHC so far.

Jagr selected for Czech Olympic hockey team - Former NHL superstar Jaromir Jagr has been included on the Czech Republic's Olympic squad for February's Vancouver Games. Didn't Jagr retire to become a hairdresser like 9 years ago?

Person familiar with negotiations: Mets, free agent slugger Jason Bay reach preliminary deal - Free agent Canadian slugger Jason Bay and the New York Mets have reached a preliminary agreement, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday. I didn't see the Mets coming at all. Secretly I was really hoping Toronto would somehow land him. But I guess he wants to be on a team that makes the playoffs...

15-year-old Japanese speedskater Miho Takagi clinches Olympic berth - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi become the youngest Japanese speedskater to make an Olympic squad when she won the women's 1,500 metres at a qualifying meet to secure a berth at the Vancouver Games. Hmm, at the age of 15 I could barely walk without falling as I dealt with growth spurts and the awkwardness of puberty.