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AS THE puck crossed the goal line, Paul Henderson thought of his father. That was strange, because in his nine years of professional hockey 29-year-old Henderson had scored more than 200 goals - and hadn't thought of his dad during any of them.

Crash KOs rookie racer

FONTANA, Calif. - The CART World Series rookie-of-the-year crown will almost certainly sit upon Patrick Carpentier's head after tomorrow's Marlboro 500 race. But you'll have to excuse the 26-year-old Quebecer if he turns down the idea of having anything on his head other than a cold cloth.

Europe and U.S. tie one on at Ryder Cup

SOTOGRANDE, Spain - What's longer than the ferry ride over to Tunisia? Longer than the road to Malaga? Longer than the line at the sangria stand? It's the opening competition of the Ryder Cup, which turned out to be way too long for one little day to handle.

Mouthing Off . . .

``If he chose honesty on day one, it would have been a one-note story on Marv's off-the-wall sexual habits. Now he's a criminal and a liar, and that's difficult to overcome for anyone.''

Re:action

Should the Blue Jays bring Joe Carter back next year?

Carter's `protest' doesn't ring true
[Woolsey]

Cito Gaston's gone, fired, dismissed, terminated, got an early start on the rest of his life. But every time Joe Carter steps on to the field there's Gaston's number - 43 - on the player's back, a red flag, a constant reminder.

Leafs will take pass

HAMILTON - Mike Smith greeted the news with a disinterested shrug and a mumble. The NHL had just released its available list for tomorrow's waiver draft and the annual fall crap shoot has the usual crap to shoot at.

Canadians get Summit goosebumps

When Canadians reminisce about Paul Henderson's winning goal in the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union, terms such as national pride and history are often tossed about.

Soon, Jays will play their blame game
[Griffin]

AS A MAJOR part of the Blue Jays' revisionist history of the '97 season, the p.r. spinmeisters will issue a year-in-review paper attempting to convince us how unlucky the Jays were with injuries and how it cost them a possible chance at the post-season.

Williams, Jay bullpen stymie Sox

Woody Williams heads off into the winter not worrying about one that got away. The Blue Jays righty, who had just eight wins despite 17 so-called quality starts (three or fewer earned runs in six or more innings), got some quality help from the bullpen last night and put the lid on his 1997 season in fine fashion.

Majors topple Generals

At first glance, Mark Napier seems like a quiet, unassuming kind of person. But last night, the head coach of the St. Michael's Majors sparked his team to a 4-2 win over the Oshawa Generals by laying into them with a distinctly non-quiet lecture after a dreadful opening period.

Matthews gives troops weather advisory

Forget about the Winnipeg Blue Bombers showing feistiness and improvement in recent weeks. Argos mentor Don Matthews seems more concerned about the prairie weather than the Bombers, their CFL opponent tomorrow afternoon in Winnipeg Stadium.

Tourney faces uncertain future
[Fraser]

Nothing would please organizers and sponsors of the Greater Vancouver Open more than to have the tournament not go up against the World Series of Golf, which has been the case in the first two years of the GVO.

NBA's long rap sheet prompts Stern lecture
[Young]

IT'S BEEN a rough off-season for the NBA. Come to think of it, it's always rough. And it seems the whole concept of an off-season doesn't exist any more. Usually it's money setting that tone, but this summer wasn't about big dollars. Instead, the prevailing theme has been morality, legalities and the transgressions of the few. From the off-season to the offensive season. You want rough, you've got rough - just listen in on Marv Albert's trial.

Slater signs two-year deal with Raptors

The Bald Bull runs again for the Raptors. Bulky forward Reggie Slater, nicknamed the Bald Bull by team captain Damon Stoudamire last year, is back after agreeing to a two-year contract yesterday. The 6-foot-7, 250-pounder appeared in 26 games for Toronto last season after being plucked from the La Crosse Bobcats of the minor-league CBA. The 27-year-old averaged 7.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 15.6 minutes with Toronto.

First black opposing player unsettled Argonaut officials
[Proudfoot]

THE ARGONAUTS were among the fiercest, most indignant opponents in 1946 when the Montreal Alouettes introduced the first black player ever to suit up in the Big Four or, as it's now called, the Eastern Division of the Canadian Football League.

Anglers' ardour strongest here in Ontario
[Power]

Ontarians are the fishingest folk in Canada, according to a CB Media Ltd. survey of Ontario Out of Doors magazine subscribers. Some 36 per cent of the country's 4 million adult anglers reside in this province. Moreover, they spent big bucks gearing for the game, about $125 million on tackle alone. That's over double the dollars Quebec fishermen left in tackle shops and more than four times as much as B.C. aficionados.

Canadians want extra edge with new blades
[Starkman]

Canada's chances for an Olympic medal in long-track speed skating at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games hinge on a hinge. Huh? To put it in more understandable terms, the success of a very fine group of Canadian long-track speed skaters will depend on their ability to adapt to the hinged skates that have revolutionized their sport.

Pakistan dismisses cricket captain

The axe yesterday fell on Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja following his team's disastrous 4-1 Sahara Cup cricket loss to India last week. He will be replaced by opening batsman Saeed Anwar for the three one-day internationals against India for the Jinnah Cup that starts tomorrow in Hyderabad, Pakistan.