A 30-seat bicycle called the Big, Red Bike was pedalled by seven teams in Petrolia on May 16 to raise research money and help the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario fight heart disease and strokes. The first team to ride the bike was the Waterville Wheelers, from Waterville TG, and giving the thumbs-up before taking off from the Royal Canadian Legion's Petrolia branch parking lot are riders Kim Cummings, left, Mike Ottonello and Don Giles.

This ride was a big deal

More than 200 big-time bikers thinking big rode through Petrolia to wheel and deal some research luck for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario.

Jays batter Brett Lawrie bounces his helmet in front of home plate umpire Bill Miller after being called out on strikes during ninth inning action against the Rays in Toronto on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. (Mike Cassese/Reuters)

Lawrie gets four games

Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie received a four-game suspension on Wednesday for his ninth-inning tirade the night before.

Rangers defencemen Ryan McDonagh (left) and Dan Girardi make up the club's top defensive pairing. (RAY STUBBLEBINE/Reuters file photo)

Duo forms building block

He would like to tell you he's a genius with foresight, that he knew this was going to happen, but then John Tortorella would have to acknowledge that he lied, too.

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