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Nancy Macdonald

Nancy Macdonald writes primarily for Maclean’s national section. The transplanted Winnipegger now calls Vancouver home and spends her off-hours chasing her spirited toddler.

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Federer as religious experience

Two years ago a friend who loves tennis, Roger Federer and David Foster Wallace (in that order) made me read " Federer as...

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The Devil Wears Bauer

New Dallas Star, Sean Avery’s stint as a Vogue fashion intern is being made into a movie. (A rom com!)

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Sex and basketball

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Flushing Meadows

Society

Marty Elmer Lund 1961-2008

He met his wife the first day of Grade 1. Later, she went to his races and he to her Matchbox 20 shows.

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How to beat the smog in Beijing

The British women’s Olympic field hockey team have a unique solution to combatting the smog in Beijing: red contact lenses . The...

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Small Balls: Wick and Wie: A study in contrasts

La première étoile: Canadian Frank Dancevic knocked off top-seed Mario Ancic at the Rogers Cup last night. No rest for the...

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Small balls: Hamilton up, Nolan down

La première étoile: I’m sorry Justin Morneau. You actually won the Home Run Derby—first Canadian to ever do so. By right, the...

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Talk about irony.

A week ago, the Canucks became the first team to make an offer to a restricted free agent, signing David Backes of the St. Louis...

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Small Balls: Tuesday July 8, 2008

La première étoile: Tight end Tony Gonzalez of the Kansas City Chiefs, for saving a life . Two minutes for: Gushing . Hey, I...

Nancy Macdonald

Federer as religious experience

The Devil Wears Bauer

Sex and basketball

Flushing Meadows

Marty Elmer Lund 1961-2008

How to beat the smog in Beijing

Small Balls: Wick and Wie: A study in contrasts

Small balls: Hamilton up, Nolan down

Talk about irony.

Small Balls: Tuesday July 8, 2008

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