TOP SPORTS SEARCHES
Sports scored a slam dunk in 2006 as big-name athletes captured hearts, inspired minds and provided tasty fodder for the tabloids.
Finding themselves in the headlines - often for the wrong reasons - were uber-popular athletes Zinedine Zidane, Tiger Woods and Tie Domi. In the international arena, Canada brought home a record number of medals at the Olympics, while Italy captured their fourth FIFA World Cup.
But global non-hockey events didn't stop Canadians from searching for their national obsession. Hockey-related terms dominated the top spots, while the NHL placed first in the overall search results for 2006. Those who prefer less scoring and more hitting found their niche in the blood-dripping Ultimate Fighting Championship, while soap opera fanatics jumped into the ring with World Wrestling Entertainment.
Top 10 Sports Searches:1. NHL
2. FIFA World Cup
3. WWE
4. Toronto Maple Leafs
5. UFC
6. NASCAR
7. Fantasy Hockey
8. Winter Olympics
9. NFL
10. Toronto Blue Jays
Top Athlete Searches:
1. Tie Domi
2. Zinedine Zidane
3. Tiger Woods
4. Todd Bertuzzi
5. Cindy Klassen
6. Jennifer Heil
7. Wayne Gretzky
8. Fabio Cannavaro
9. Sidney Crosby
10. Beckie Scott
Top Pro Canadian Team Searches:
1. Toronto Maple Leafs
2. Toronto Blue Jays
3. Edmonton Oilers
4. Ottawa Senators
5. Montreal Canadiens
6. Toronto Raptors
7. Calgary Flames
8. Vancouver Canucks
9. Toronto Argos
10. BC Lions
