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Scott Donley is hot. Adam Landecker may be hotter. Donley, the Thunder Bay Border Cats designated hitter hit his sixth homerun of the season, scored fur times and drove in two on three hits, leading his team back to .

Thursday brought a little sunshine, a little golf and a lot of money for the Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Foundation’s Northern Cancer Fund.

Taylor Pyatt says his first choice was to stay in the Arizona desert. But with ownership uncertainty clouding the contract picture in Phoenix, the Thunder Bay forward said he had to put his future first, the reason he signed a two-year, $3.

Scott Donley hit his team-leading fifth homerun Wednesday nice, pacing the Thunder Bay Border Cats to a second straight road win.

Like hired guns in a John Wayne Western, wily veterans Gustavo Oliveira and Wilson Neto are charging back to the Thunder Bay Chill for a playoff push.

For the second year in succession the Superior International Junior Hockey League’s most valuable player has committed to play Canadian University hockey for the Nipissing Lakers of the OUA.

Taylor Pyatt’s a bit of a fixture at the annual Celebrity Skate for Easter Seals Kids.

Back-to-back rounds of two-over 73s has Thunder Bay golfer Jeff Hunter tied for 23rd spot at the halfway mark of the Ontario Amateur Championship.

Omar Cotto knows how to come through in the crunch. The rookie centrefielder smacked a sixth-inning grand slam Tuesday, snapping a 6-6 tie to give the Thunder Bay Border Cats a 10-6 win over the Waterloo Bucks.

Eric Staal hasn’t been this excited about an upcoming NHL season in years.