Sports Headlines / March 17, 2006

Women prove they’ve got game   The old schoolyard taunt ‘you play like a girl,’ has never sounded more ridiculous.   HOOP-LA a slam dunk for Special Olympians   Ottawa Special Olympics (OSO) organizers and volunteers are working to ensure their first annual basketball tournament, the HOOP-LA invitational at Carleton University on March 250, offers competition and fun for both adaptive and competitive athletes.   Marathon fever has city on the run   As marathon season approaches, runner Brad Schnarr has decided to retire his treadmill and head back outdoors with the puddles and slush.   Sports Beat: New attitude on fourth-place needed for Vancouver 2010   Gold, silver, or bronze is the dream of all athletes heading to the Olympic Games. Or at least, it is for most athletes.