Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 15, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba Gretzky yes girl releases music single Toronto Wayne Gretzky yes daughter Paulina is hoping to score a hit on the music charts. The 17 year old daughter of the hockey icon and Model Janet Jones has released a debut single called collecting dust. The eldest of the famous couples five children made her singing debut in 2003 in Edmonton in front of roughly 8,000 people gathered to see former stars of the Edmonton oilers and Montreal canadians. The following night the then 14 year old belted out i will remember you before 57,167 fans As the oilers skated onto the ice to face the habs at Commonwealth stadium. Gretzky began modelling last year and made her acting debut in the Justin Timberlake Flop Alpha dog earlier this year. sports Winnipeg free press tuesday August 15, 2006 on 2 Winnipeg repress. 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Is this really anything More than a tribute and measure of respect Chris Collingsworth one of maddens co hosts for the evening agreed with John and supported this argument with some Baseline economic reasoning. Speaking of the differences Between to Days athletes and those of former generations Chris remarked How motivated Are you to Days athletes after you have made your first million we were out there playing to survive. While this theory does not translate to the Cal where some previous generations of players made comparatively More Money than to Days athletes you can see his Point in the context of to Days nil player who averages More than a million dollars a year. Chris is suggesting that with the kind of Money to Days players can make before they even step on the Field i. E., draft picks and through free Agency their incentive to maximize their talents and abilities on the football Field is diluted by All that economic Security. Whereas Back in the old Days Flers had to leave it All on the Field in Hopes of providing their families with a better life and in some instances simply to survive. While i dont have the salary disparities on hand and can see his Point i would argue that in to Days game the Competition for jobs is More intense and widespread than it has Ever been. The game has grown scouting is now an International endeavour and the Money professional football generates draws even More Talent than formerly for to Days player to contend with. From the training perspective every year there Are breakthroughs new technologies and techniques to make players bigger stronger and faster legally or otherwise. You have Only to watch one segment of the Cal snap on the score to realize that the training regimen for to Days footballer is completely revolutionized and More sport specific than it has Ever been. The More Money the players stand to make the higher the stakes of the game become and therefore the fiercer the competitive environment. Players and coaches Are now chasing a Rich lifestyle against increasingly difficult percentages and Odds and when was the last time you Ever heard of anybody making enough Money professional football is Little More than a Fortune 500 corporation now and when was the last time a corporation doled out complacency and stagnation to its shareholders i would agree that out of every generation and Era in football there Are a very few select individuals whose abilities transcend any Day and age but for the most part the game continually evolves away from players the Day they Stop playing and will continue to do so for As Long As the product is a successful billion Dollar Industry. But still its interesting to debate whether a player like Greg Battle could unseat a Man like Barrin Simpson for his Job if they met in training Camp in their prime. Or who would be More productive in the Backfield for the bombers if Willard Reaves and Charlie Roberts both showed up for the first time in 2006? or what kind of production would James Murphy have in the Milt Stegall Era the debate is endless and quite obviously unprovable but i like to stick with a saying by one of the of los Barber twins once you step away from the game you have already begun to lose touch with it. Doug Brown always a hard hitting defensive lineman and frequently a hard hitting columnist appears tuesdays in the free press. Doug Brown were players really better Back then pulmonary embolism sidelines Ortmeyer new York new York rangers Forward Jed Ortmeyer has been diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism and will be sidelined indefinitely. Ortmeyer is scheduled to undergo More tests later this week the rangers said yesterday. A pulmonary embolism is the sudden blockage of an artery in the lung usually caused by one or More blood clots. Ortmeyer began feeling discomfort a few nights ago after a hard workout said his agent Mark Witkin. After informing the rangers Ortmeyer was sent for tests. The diagnosis was made Over the weekend. They believe it can be treated with medication Witkin said. There has been no statement that his career is in jeopardy. Ortmeyer was Only in the Hospital for testing and there is no reason to believe at this time that he is facing a life threatening situation Witkin said. He added Ortmeyer 27, Hopes to take part in rangers training Camp next month. The right Winger signed a one year Deal last month Worth just Over $ 550,000 us and was expected to resume his role As a key member of the rangers checking line. Ortmeyer became a restricted free agent after last season when he led the teams forwards with 75 blocked shots the seventh highest total at the position in the nil. Ortmeyer had five goals and two assists during the regular season and played in All but four of the 82 games. He was one of Only four rangers to record a goal against the new Jersey devils in the playoffs when new York was swept 4 0 in the first round. Associated press Browns owner buying storied Aston Villa London another National football league team owner and american billionaire is set to take Over an English soccer club. Randy Lerner who owns the Cleveland Browns put in a 62.6 million Pound $ 133 million can bid yesterday to buy Aston Villa one of the oldest clubs in English soccer. The Board of the Birmingham based team recommended the transaction to shareholders and said owners of 56.85 per cent of the shares were committed to the Deal. Lerner is expected to take Over As owner within months. The basis for acquiring Aston Villa is that it is a storied club dating from the 1870s with periods of treasured memories and glory Lerner said. Currently it faces the need for reinvestment in a variety of areas which Many of its competitors have underway or have completed in recent years. The Opportunity to be a part of strengthening Villas business operations and facilities represents a Broad set of challenges that ism eager to take on. Last year Tampa Bay buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer took Over at Manchester United one of the most popular teams in the world. Associated press Ian Barrett / Canadian press verve in her serve russians Maria Kirilenko serves to Jelena Kostanick of Croatia in first round Rogers cup Tennis action in Montreal yesterday. The 15th seeded Kirilenko won 6 3, 4 6, 6 1 in two hours. For More results please see Page c 6 Smi ttys adds to Manitoba successes the Smi ttys juniors of Winnipeg added another National championship to Manitoba ass impressive list of successes on the weekend defeating Oakville ont., 7 0 in the Canadian Junior championship at Ile Perrot que. The shutout Victory followed a Gold medal win by the Westman magic at the Bantam girls Western Canadian championship in port Alberni b. C., earlier this month a Bronze medal for the Winnipeg lightning at the same event and a Silver for the Stonewall Phillies and Bronze for the Brandon magic at the Peewee girls Western Canadian championship in Calhoo Alta. Staff Barbaro gets out for strolls Philadelphia Hows this for a breath of fresh air Barbaro is enjoying daily outings outside his intensive care stall to pick his own grass enjoy the warm weather and stretch his recovering legs. Barbaro stepped outside his ice stall and started daily walks on a Grassy area near the unit last week for the first time since having catastrophic injuries in the Preakness nearly three months ago. The Kentucky Derby Winner also recovering from a severe Case of laminitis on his left Hoof continues to show signs hers on the Road to recovery. Its a big step just to know he feels Good enough that you can take him out of the stall and walk him around like a Normal horse and he eats grass like a Normal horse Dean Richardson chief surgeon at the new Bolton Center said yesterday. That does not mean hers healed. It just Means things Are going Well right now. The three year old had made Only a couple of Brief walks Back and Forth from his stall to the surgery room at the University of pennsylvanians new Bolton Center until last week. Now Barbaro is walked daily for about 15 to 20 minutes in a secluded area near the George d. Widener Hospital ice. Associated press whereas the beef apparently in the ring Hanover Germany Aba titleholder Nikolai value the biggest heavyweight Champion of All time will fight in the United states on oct. 7 against Monte Barrett. Las vegas Chicago and Atlantic City Are the leading candidates to Host the bout said Chris Meyer business manager for Sauerland promotions. It will be broadcast by Hob and German yes Ard. The television contracts in the United states have been signed Meyer said yesterday. Value listed at seven feet 323 pounds has been fighting in Germany. The russian 44 0 with a no decision 32 Kos won the title in december against John Ruiz. Barrett 31 4, 17 Kos is an american in a division ruled by boxers out of Eastern Europe. After Oleg Vaskaev beat Hasim Rahman on saturday for the wac title the four main belts Are in their hands. Associated press Jose f. Moreno / associated press archives Jed Ortmeyer right began feeling discomfort a few nights ago. Associated press photo Dean Richardson walks with Barbaro As the horse enjoys fresh air. Randy Lerner Nikolai value ;