Archive for January 19th, 2008

HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPONSORS ULTIMATE FIGHTING

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

Harley-Davidson Motor Company has teamed up with the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) and World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC™) organizations as a presenting sponsor and exclusive motorcycle sponsor.“This is the first major worldwide sports sponsorship for Harley-Davidson outside the motorcycle/automotive category,” said Harley-Davidson Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Mark-Hans Richer. “We see our brand embodied in these fighters: young, aggressive, hard working individuals who cut against the grain.”

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Leafs look for third consecutive win

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

The Maple Leafs, meanwhile, will try to win three in a row for the first time since a four-game win streak from November 29-December 6.

Alex Steen scored once in regulation and Mats Sundin notched the game-winner in the shootout, as Toronto clipped Boston, 3-2, at TD Banknorth Garden.

Sundin tallied on Toronto’s second shootout chance by slipping a shot between Alex Auld’s pads, then Vesa Toskala stoned Boston’s Marc Savard. Steen followed with the clincher by fooling Auld with a stick fake in the high slot, moving to the right side, and popping the puck inside the right post.

Matt Stajan lit the lamp in regulation for the Maple Leafs, who won for just the third time in their last 11 games (3-7-1).

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Penguins face Canadiens without Crosby

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

The Pittsburgh Penguins face their toughest test of the season, playing the first of what will likely be several games without Sidney Crosby Saturday night against the Montreal Canadiens (CBC except southern Ontario, 7 p.m. ET).

Crosby hit the boards feet-first midway through the first period of a home game Friday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The young star, who began the night tied for the NHL’s scoring lead, was diagnosed with a high right ankle sprain, meaning he could be out for several weeks. He has not made the trip to Montreal and is due to be re-evaluated today.

Penguins face Canadiens without Crosby