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LPGA

At the Navistar LPGA Classic in Prattville, Alabama, Lexi Thompson won her first LPGA event on the weekend. Winning your first event definitely is exciting, but what makes this story great is the fact that Lexi turned 16 in February. Not only did she win, she won by 5 strokes becoming the youngest player to win an LPGA event, and also picked up a cheque for $195,000. Great job Lexi!!

                                                                      Lexi Thompson

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Davis Cup Tennis.

It has been quite a year for Canadian Tennis. Milos Raonic is Canada's highest  ATP ranked male singles player and the country's highest ever ranked player since computer rankings began in 1973.In 2011 he rose from World No. 152 to World No. 37 in just a month, after he reached the fourth round of the Austrailian Open he won his first ATP title at the 2011 SAP Open. Milos then had a hip injury at Wimbledon, and has really never fully recovered from it. Going into this weekends match in the Davis Cup, Milos was to be a big part of the match against Israel. The weekend came down to a singles match with the winning country qualifying for the elite World Cup. Milos was not 100% so the final came down to Israel's Amir Weintraub against 21 year old Vasek Pospisil of Vancouver.
"He played like a veteran," said Canadian captain Martin Laurendeau. Coming through on pressure situations in singles and doubles. It's incredible.
Vancouver's Pospisil finished the weekend undefeated after a 6-2, 7-6 (3), 6-4 victory over Israel's Amir Weintraub in the deciding match Sunday of the World Group playoff tie.
A gutsy effort, a great story.

                                                             Canada'sVasek Pospisil

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Sportscasters

On Saturday, Sept 17 Brian Williams, one of Canada's premier broadcasters presented the inaugural "Brian Williams Media Award" to the distinguished long time radio broadcaster at CRRB, Bill Stephenson.

What makes this story great? Bill Stephenson is a Canadian Legend in Sports broadcasting. I remember well, raking leaves in my back yard in the sixties as a kid, and listening to Bill broadcasting the Toronto Argonauts over the radio on CFRB. In all the years I listened to Bill on the radio, he always seemed so relaxed, and never seemed like what he was doing was work. He was a professional through and through.
Congratulations Bill.

                                                                   Bill Stephenson

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