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The Western Mustangs are co-operating with Lakehead’s bid to host an OUA men’s playoff game. But the Guelph Gryphons would like nothing better than to play the role of spoiler.

Friday was all about avoiding the Windsor Lancers for long as possible. Knowing a pair of wins against playoff outsider Guelph would secure fifth place in the OUA West, the Lakehead women’s basketball team set out to make it happen.

Mired in the midst of a five-game losing streak, the Lakehead Thunderwolves were in desperate need of a hot start. They got it, but also gave away a four-goal lead to an equally desperate Waterloo Warriors squad.

Five months ago, the idea of a second trip to the Paralympic Games was the furthest thing from Robbi Weldon’s mind. Severely injured in a tandem cycling training session in Matane, Que.

Haley Irwin’s 2014 Olympic debut is on hold. The Thunder Bay hockey star missed her second straight contest on Monday, held out of Team’s Canada’s line-up with what’s being termed an “upper-body injury.

John Friday has run marathons all over the world, but one in his own backyard is the most unique.

Jeff Currie was down, but not out. Trailing Brian Adams Jr.’s foursome 3-0 after three ends at the Northern Ontario men’s curling championship in Schumacher, Ont.

Thunder Bay is headed back to the Brier for the first time since 2003.

Zach Grzelewski helped the Thunder Bay North Stars put Friday’s shellacking at the hands of the Fort Frances Lakers behind them.

Jeff Currie will take on former champion Mike Jakubo for the right to play for a provincial men’s curling championship.