Looking for answers? Here are 20 questions: 1. What has mysteriously sidelined Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks? He missed the entire 2020-21 season without explanation from the Hawks or the medical community. 2. Is this the year that a Canadian male matches the exploits of Bianca Andreescu and wins one of pro tennis’s Grand...
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Mickelson chasing history at U.S open
Phil Mickelson made history last month at Kiawah Island, winning the PGA at age 50. Can he make history two months in a row? The ageless wonder, whose skills had been deteriorating appropriately with his ascending age, defied most golf experts’ opinions by capturing the Wannamaker Trophy, seemingly out of the blue. Now, this week...
Lack of hitting not a big hit with fans
What do the following people — Joe Musgrove, Spencer Turnbull, John Means, Carlos Rodon, Corey Kluber and Wade Miley — have in common? Unless you’re an avid fan of Major League Baseball, you might not know the answer is that the aforementioned sextet had pitched no-hitters in the first seven weeks of the 2021 season....
Fan outrage scuttles ‘super’ soccer plan
Sports fans in Europe obviously carry much more influence than their counterparts in North America. A good old-fashioned fan uprising amazingly brought a halt to what was termed by some as a money-grabbing, tohell-with-the-little-guy plan to shake the very foundation of the most important aspect of life in Europe — soccer. That’s actually ‘football’ to...
Does CFL need XFL to survive?
It’s rare that the Canadian Football League makes headlines — in two countries, no less — in March, but when there’s money and merger on the line, not to mention potential for salvation and/or demise, headlines come easy. The CFL, which abandoned its 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic, was in infant stages of...
Goaltending boosts Habs’ fortunes
If goaltending quality were used to rate the Canadian teams in the National Hockey League, mark the Montreal Canadiens down as the presumptive champion of the North Division this summer. As the seven teams approached the one-third mark of the 56-game regular season, with nary a postponement due to COVID-19 (as teams in the other...
Springer a great addition for Blue Jays
Hey, George Springer. welcome to Canada. Leave your trash can back in Houston, but bring that big bat, that outstanding glove and the leadership for which you’re known. Toronto Blue Jays made one of the biggest splashes of baseball’s off-season in mid-January by signing Springer, one of the most coveted free agents on the market....
The year’s best quips, quotes and chuckles
Some of the best quips, quotes and anecdotes from the first six months of a year to forget, 2020: • Blogger Eric Stangel, after the Yankees signed pitcher Gerrit Cole for $324 million over nine seasons: “The Yankees also announced that beer at the stadium will now cost $734.” • Dwight Perry of the Seattle...
TV cameras never stray far from Tiger Woods
Since TV golf broadcasts usually begin with film and audio about Tiger Woods, no matter if the greatest golfer of all time is in the lead, middle of the pack or back home resting his back — “… Even though he’s not competing this week, let’s look at some Tiger highlights from last year’s event”...
Rough start for love- ’em-or-hate-’em Cowboys
They’re known as America’s Team. But only because of the existence of the New York Jets and a couple of other bottom feeders in the National Football League, the Dallas Cowboys have barely been able to escape the moniker “America’s Worst Team.” The Cowboys are one of those ‘love-’em-or-hate-’em’ franchises. Baseball has the Yankees. Golf...