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Helene Elliott

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Recent Columns:
October 11, 2008
Todd McLellan discovered a lot about his team during his triumphant NHL coaching debut, a dominant performance by the San Jose Sharks in a 4-1 victory over the Ducks on Thursday.

October 10, 2008
Still feeling the sting of their first-round playoff elimination last spring, the Ducks had vowed they would resemble the fast, forceful team that won the Stanley Cup in 2007.

October 4, 2008
Jason Bay is not competing mano a manomano a mano -- or in this instance mano a Manny -- with the man who preceded him as the Boston Red Sox's left fielder.

October 1, 2008
Wanda Mercury-Simmonds raised her four sons to be strong but respectful and to channel their boundless energy into sports, as she had done as a tomboy alongside four brothers.

September 30, 2008
Like the Kings, future franchise goaltender Jonathan Bernier is a work in progress -- promising but unproved, not quite ready to play with the big boys but maybe not that far away if he can absorb a few bumps without bruising his confidence.

September 29, 2008
Teemu Selanne will outlast General Manager Brian Burke in Anaheim, or so it seems now that the dynamic right wing has signed a two-year contract that will carry him to the end of his glorious career.

September 26, 2008
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Two years ago USC could blame a failed two-point conversion pass attempt for its confounding and confusing loss here to Oregon State.

September 24, 2008
Bobby Ryan was angry.

September 23, 2008
The numbers that relegated Kings goaltender Jason LaBarbera to second-tier status weren't his goals-against average or save percentage.

September 22, 2008
Isn't this interesting, the Dodgers losing for the third time in five games and the Arizona Diamondbacks, last seen careening toward oblivion, suddenly looming large in the Dodgers' rearview mirror after winning six of seven games.