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HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia sports writer and hockey announcer Pat Connolly died Tuesday at the age of 84. Justin Smith Womens Jersey . Connolly, a native of Sydney, N.S., was known for his weekly newspaper columns and as the radio commentator for several hockey teams in Halifax during his 35-year career. He was inducted into the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame in 1999. Up until three years ago, Connolly was also the public address announcer for the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Bill Estabrooks, an NDP member of the legislature and friend of Connollys, remembered the sportscaster as a raconteur and mainstay of the provinces sports scene. He said Connolly was well-known to sports fans at a time when every radio station had its own sports journalists. "He had such a golden voice. It was unbelievable. It was just a golden delivery he had," Estabrooks said. "He was a one-of-a-kind." Estabrooks said when he was a school principal in Halifax, Connolly was also known as a supporter of up-and-coming athletes. "He always had time for you and his generosity with his time and his love of athletics was something I will never forget," he said. Connolly began his journalism career in 1945 in his hometown of Sydney. He also worked for 15 years at CFDR in Dartmouth, where he became the voice of the Nova Scotia Voyageurs during the glory years of the 1970s. The Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame biography on Connolly says he relished his role as broadcaster for the AHL franchise. "There were years when the Voyageurs would have beaten at least half of the teams in the NHL. Ken Dryden, Bob Gainey, Larry Robinson ... we had some great players come through these parts," he is quoted as saying on the hall of fames website. "I love what I do, and I have never lost my enthusiasm for sports or broadcasting. "It has been a wonderful life." Aldon Smith Black Jersey . 22. The two will battle for the first-ever flyweight championship at UFC 152 at the Air Canada Centre. The winner will not only be the 125-pound champion but also become just the eighth first-time division titleholder in the sports history. Colin Kaepernick Red Jersey .Yahoo! Sports is reporting that Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin injured his left knee in a scrimmage Wednesday at USA Basketball training camp in Las Vegas. http://www.teamshopsanfrancisco49ers.com/frank-gore-jersey . Cabrera was among the first 32 players -- 12 major leaguers -- to commit to playing in the tournament that begins March 2 with games hosted by two-time defending champion Japan and Taiwan. Alex Smith Jersey . -- When the fighting stopped, the oil had dried and the last of the wrecked cars had been towed away, Brad Keselowski found himself on the brink of a first Sprint Cup title for himself and team owner Roger Penske. Aldon Smith 49ers Jersey . A three-run third inning helped the Goldeyes beat the Sioux City Explorers 5-3 Tuesday night in front of 7,012 fans at Shaw Park.Memphis, TN (Sports Network) - The Memphis Grizzlies picked up the options on guard O.J. Mayo, forward Darrell Arthur and center Hasheem Thabeet on Thursday. Mayo and Arthur had their fourth-year options exercised, while Thabeet had his third-year option picked up. All of the contracts run through the 2011-12 season. The 22-year-old Mayo is in his third season after being selected third overall by Minnesota in the 2008 draft. He was then dealt to Memphis in a blockbuster, draft day deal that sent Kevin Love, the fifth overall selection, to the Timberwolves as part of an eight-player trade. In 165 career starts, tthe USC product has posted per game averages of 17. Tarell Brown Jersey. 9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 38.0 minutes. Arthur, 22, played in only 32 games last season because of right pectoralis surgery and averaged 4.5 points and 3.4 rebounds. He was taken by New Orleans with the 27th pick in 2008, but was dealt to Portland and then Houston before Memphis acquired his rights. The 7-foot-3 Thabeet was chosen with the second overall pick in 2009 out of Connecticut and put up averages of 3.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 13 minutes of action, spanning 68 games - 13 starts - in his rookie campaign last year. ' ' '
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