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1988
AROUND THE WORLD ...
- Canadians beamed with pride at Ben Johnson's Olympic Gold Medal victory in the 100 meters. Forty-eight hours later, he was stripped of his medal after drug testing indicated the presence of steroids in his system. This im- mediately sparked the questioning of drug use among athletes
- Mike Tyson not only spent time in the ring fighting to gain the World Boxing Championship, but also in the courts fighting with his new bride, Robin Givens
- Jim Brophy was fired from the Toronto Maple Leafs
- T h e Sky Dome may have gained its roof during construction this year, but it also gained a dispute over who should have the first choice at playing dates - the Argos or the Jays
- Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards finishes last in the Olympic ski- jumping, yet receives more publici- ty than the winners
- Carolyn Waldo captures double gold and our hearts in synchroniz- ed swimming.
- the most popular hockey game of the season had to be Wayne Gret- zky's return to play against the Ed- monton Oilers
LOOKIN' GOOD AT C.C.I. ...
- Sharon Gummer took home a trophy after being named an outstanding baseball coach
- Collingwood saw the formation of the 'Collingwood Blues' - a Jr. B.
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A 'ONE OF A KIND' YEAR
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team having such C. C. I. players as vious" - Rob Blakeman
Kelly Scudder, Reg Sheffield, "They'll lose, lose, lose" - Jeff
Jason Spencer, James Positano and Billy Platis.
- Chris Mercer won the 'Todd Brooker $1000 Ski Scholarship,
- Chris Fischer played for the Pro- vincial Juveniles team in basket- ball
MAKING PREDICTIONS ...
Each year many individuals who closely follow a particular sport at- tempt to make predictions on how various teams will do. Some of
these experts forecast:
THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS - "Think about it. It's pretty ob-
Howell r "They will be in the race for the Stanley Cup" -Steve Jarman
BEN JOHNSON'S DRUG IN- QUIRY - "He will run for Jamaica where he still won't know that he is taking steriods" - Paul Gurnhill
"He will retire from sports, write a movie about his life and it will star Reg Sheffield" - Laura Mcleod "He'll be given a second chance"- Dave Paul
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