A major hurdle has been cleared by Laurier University and the "Y" in developing an almost 60-million dollar athletic complex on the south side of Colborne Street in downtown Brantford as city councillors have approved the plan in principle, along with a 5.8-million dollar contribution.........

     To call a fatal collision in Hampstead, north east of Stratford, a tragedy would be a gross understatement....... 

     NHL.....The Toronto Maple Leafs play the Jets in Winnipeg tonight looking for their fourth straight win, while their hosts are hoping to snap a two game losing slide.....the Montreal Canadiens host the Pittsburgh Penguins.......the Ottawa Senators are home to the St-Louis Blues desperately seeking an end to their six game losing skid.....and......the Vancouver Canucks visit the Washington Capitals with the aim of at least holding on to third place overall.   

     AHL......The Hamilton Bulldogs were doubled 4-2 by the San Antonio Rage in a School Day mantinee at Copp Coliseum.     

     OHL......The Kitchener Rangers are home to the Guelph Storm, tonight.  The opening face-off is slated for 7:00.     

     JUNIOR "C" HOCKEY.......The Dunnville Mudcats visit the Caledonia Corvairs at 7:20, tonight.....the Dundas Blues host the Chippawa Riverhawks in the second half of a home-and-home series.  Game time at the Market Street Arena is 7:30.....and.....the New Hamburg Firebirds play the Navy-Vets in Woodstock starting at 7:45.     

     NFL NEWS......Thousands of New York Giants fans swarmed into Lower Manhattan's "Canyon of Heroes" today for a ticker-tape celebration of their team's Super Bowl victory.  Some people turned out at 6:00 in the morning to get a good location for the festivities.    

     BASEBALL NEWS.....Officials at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St-Marys have announced the names of the shrine's next four inductees.  Heading the Class of 2012 is former Montreal Expo Rusty Staub, a native of New Orleans. The others are Chatham's Doug Melvin, who has been the general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers since 2002,  Rheal Cormier, a Moncton native, who pitched for sixteen seasons in the majors, and the 2011 Canadian Senior National team which won bronze at the World Cup, and brought home our first gold medal from the Pan-Am Games.    

     SOCCER NEWS......FIFA is giving 250-thousand dollars to the victims of last week's soccer riot in Egypt.  Seventy people died in the rampage at Port Said after a game between Al-Masry and Al--Ahly.  FIFA will put the money in a charitable account opened by the Al-Ahly club.