REGINA -- The players wont be the only ones in a huddle at Sundays Grey Cup.
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at Mosaic Stadium will be cozying up to each other in an effort to stay warm in
chilly temperatures and block the Prairie wind that locals say can knock your
socks off. "Saskatchewans notorious for its wind," says Trevor Norgan, assistant
manager of Fresh Air Experience, an outdoor clothing and equipment store in
Regina. "Theres not a lot of shelter because we dont have a lot of trees and
things, so it just really continues across the entire province. So you get these
cold fronts that come in and the key thing that I have found is if a person can
stay comfortable, and basically block the wind but have a little bit of
insulation, thats the key ingredient." When the Saskatchewan Roughriders hosted
the CFL West Division semifinal against the B.C. Lions on Nov. 10, Environment
Canada said the temperature at halftime was -15 C. It was a biting -21 C with
the windchill. The weather this week in Regina has been bitterly cold with
Wednesdays high -17 C. A bit of relief may be coming with temperatures expected
to rise to just below zero by gameday, though the low for Sunday is -14. Norgan
recommends layers to stay warm. He starts with a lightweight base layer shirt in
a merino wool because it can wick away moisture and doesnt smell the way a
synthetic material can, and tops that with a fleece sweater. Those can be
followed by down sweaters and a windproof exterior shell "to block that great
Saskatchewan wind we have here" or a down-filled parka. The bottom is just as
important, says Norgan. For the legs, longjohns are a must. Ski or snow pants
that block wind are a plus too. Norgan says children and women may need to dress
a little bit warmer because they tend to feel the cold more then men, but "it
just depends how rambunctious and active you are during the game." "The
important thing is basically to stay comfortable because you want to enjoy the
experience at the game. Its one of those things where you dont want to feel that
youre cold or you dont want to feel that you wished you had something else,"
says Norgan. Dave Ash, a tour organizer and super fan who is best known for
wearing a flashing green light mounted on a Riders helmet, swears by goose
down-filled jackets. Of course, Ash tops all of that with a Saskatchewan
Roughriders jersey big enough to fit over the parka. "As part of any Grey Cup
festivities, the most important thing is a little survival kit," says Ash.
"Inside youll have a warming blanket, but the most important things are these
two items: handwarmers and toe warmers -- a must for Grey Cup. Youre going to be
outside in the cold for three hours. The only way to fight the cold is with
heat, remember that." Ash says another must is a seat cushion to separate your
bum from the cold benches at Mosaic Stadium. The Regina tour organizer, who has
been to 38 consecutive Grey Cups and plans to be there on Sunday, says the
coldest was probably the first Grey Cup he attended in Calgary in 1975. "It was
really cold and there was a streaker at that game," Ash says with a laugh. "It
was really cold." Norgan remembers going to the Grey Cup as a kid in 1995 and
its the cold that stands out for him too. "It was shocking, like I couldnt
describe it any more than shocking," recalls Norgan. "I can remember the wind
was so vicious that if somebody moved four or five seats down, you could feel
the wind coming up, so it was actually a community effort to stay warm. "You see
the athletes huddling on the side. You can everybody else in the stands huddling
as well."
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real.DALLAS - Monta Ellis equaled his season high with 38 points, including 11
during the final four minutes, to spark a late rally as the Dallas Mavericks
beat the depleted San Antonio Spurs 99-93 Saturday in Rajon Rondos debut with
the Mavericks.Ellis broke a 91-91 tie with a basket from the right corner that
sailed over the corner of the backboard to give Dallas the lead for good.Rondo,
the four-time All-Star who played his first eight-plus seasons with the Boston
Celtics, finished with six points on 3-for-11 shooting. He had nine assists and
seven rebounds. Acquired in a multi-player trade Thursday, he went into the game
leading the league averaging 10.8 assists.Marco Belinelli led San Antonio with
21 points. Aron Baynes added a career-high 16 points.Spurs coach Gregg Popovich
dressed 10 players and played only eight after his team played triple-overtime
games on Wednesday and Friday. Veterans Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili, who logged
90 and 71 minutes, respectively, in those two games, were left home. Danny Green
and Tiago Splitter dressed but didnt play.SUNS 99, KNICKS 90NEW YORK (AP) — Eric
Bledsoe had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Isaiah Thomas scored 22 points, and
Phoenix beat New York.Markieff Morris added 19 points for the Suns, who won
their second straight after a six-game skid.Thomas made a 3-pointer to open the
fourth quarter, giving Phoenix the lead for good and triggering an 8-0 burst.
Marcus Morris made another and Alex Lin tipped in a miss for a 75-68 lead, and
the Knicks were playing catch-up from there.Carmelo Anthony had 25 points and 11
rebounds for the Knicks after missing a game with a sore left knee, but he was
on the bench for a rest when the Suns surged into the lead. New York has lost
four straight and is 5-24.TRAIL BLAZERS 114, PELICANS 88NEW ORLEANS (AP)
—LaMarcus Aldridge scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Portland
over New Orleans.While Portland (22-6) was coming off a triple overtime win at
San Antonio a night earlier, it was New Orleans that appeared tired. Including
Anthony Davis 3 of 14 shooting, the Pelicans (13-13) made only 35 per cent of
their shots. Davis finished with seven points and six rebounds.Portland showed
no signs of slowing down from the 15 extra minutes against the Spurs. The Trail
Blazers shot 53 per cent and forced 17 turnovers.Blazers point guard Damian
Lillard added 17 points and seven assists while one-time New Orleans centre
Chris Kaman had 16 points and six rebounds in a reserve role.Austin Rivers led
the Pelicans with 21 points.HORNETS 104, JAZZ 86CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kemba
Walker had 20 points, Al Jefferson added 19 points and 10 rebounds and Charlotte
beat Utah.Jefferson nearly registered his third straight game with at least 20
points and 10 rebounds but left the game with six minutes remaining with a mild
groin strain and did not return. Jefferson was available to play, but the
Hornets had the game in hand aand didnt want to risk further injury.
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had 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Hornets, who have won back-to-back games
for only the third time this season.The Hornets (8-19) had lost 10 straight
games against the Jazz with their last win coming on Nov. 14, 2008.Gordon
Hayward had 14 points to lead Utah (8-20). Rudy Gobert had 11 points and 12
rebounds as the Jazz had its two-game winning streak snapped.HAWKS 104, ROCKETS
97HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Korver scored 22 points, including seven points late, to
help Atlanta hold on to beat Houston.The game was tied with three minutes left
before Atlanta used a 7-0 run to make it 97-90 with just under a minute to go.
Korver hit one of his four 3-pointers during that run.Atlanta made seven free
throws down the stretch, with four from Korver, to secure the victory.The Hawks
led by 16 points, but Houston used a big third quarter to tie it entering the
fourth. The teams stayed close throughout the fourth quarter, with the lead
changing or the game being tied several times before Atlanta put it away in the
final minutes.Dwight Howard had 19 points and 11 rebounds and James Harden added
18 points with a season-high 14 assists for the Rockets who lost their second
straight game.NUGGETS 76, PACERS 73DENVER (AP) — Danilo Gallinari scored 19
points, including a 3-pointer to spark a key fourth-quarter run, and Denver hung
on to beat Indiana.Ty Lawson added 15 points and 10 assists for the Nuggets, who
won games on successive nights after losing six of seven coming into the
back-to-back set.David West had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Pacers,
who lost for the 10th time in 11 games. Indiana also dropped its sixth straight
game in Denver.Both teams were held to season lows in scoring with Indiana
hitting just 30.7 per cent of its shots from the field and Denver making 36.6
per cent.With 27.5 seconds remaining in the third quarter, C.J. Miles, who
finished with 16 points, made a 3-pointer to even the score at 55-55 heading
into the fourth quarter.CLIPPERS 106, BUCKS 102LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Paul
scored nine of his 27 points in the final 4:04 and Blake Griffin added 24,
leading Los Angeles over Milwaukee.Griffin, coming off back-to-back 30-point
games against Indiana and Denver, picked up his third foul with 5:41 left in the
half and the Clippers trailing 42-38. Griffin made a critical tip-in of Pauls
missed 20-footer with 5 seconds to play. Milwaukees Khris Middleton missed a
desperation 3-pointer as time expired.Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with
18 points and nine rebounds. Jerryd Bayless and former Clipper Jared Dudley each
had 16 points as the Bucks bench outscored the Clippers bench 59-23.Trailing by
nine with 5:24 left in the third quarter, the Clippers entered the fourth down
83-82 on 3-pointers by Paul, Jamal Crawford and J.J. Redick during a 3:15 span.
Redick finished with 23 points.
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