Return Of The Bad Boy
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It’s hard to find someone who doesn’t disapprove of his antics away from the office. Women, in general, can’t stand him. Despite all this, we can’t take our eyes off him.
Read MoreRoger Bannister broke the 4-minute mile
Roger Bannister, the first person to break the 4-minute mile, The Miracle Mile, died over the weekend at the age of 88. The Dowbboy was a toddler then but had the good fortune to interview Bannister and Landy at the 1996 Victoria Commonwealth Games.
Read MoreAn Olympic Bridge Too Far For Bettman?
Don’t look now but Gary Bettman may be running out of second acts. The NHL commissioner for life has spent a good deal of time pushing off the dodgy reality of his league’s lace in the broadcast universe. He’s kept a marginal attraction afloat when ESPN and others ignore the league.
Read MoreCanada's Freestylers Have The Happiness Gene For Olympic Success
I know it’s still four years till the next Winter Olympics in Japan. But when they start the planning for Canada’s next Winter Games, might I recommend that they let the freestylers run the show?
Read MoreMissing In Pyeongchang: Whatever Happened To Judging Scandals?
Call them the Missing Olympics. The Pyeongchang Winter Games are missing a few of the staples of previous Olympics. And that’s bad. And it’s also good.
Read MoreLuke Rockhold, Yoel Romero, and How Everybody Got Guns
Too often the hype for a fight is about the weapons. The hype for Luke Rockhold versus Yoel Romero was no different, with a lot of lip service paid to the things we love about Rockhold and Romero’s game – the athleticism, technical ability, and vicious finishing ability. But that hype blinded us to their shortcomings and ultiamtely the reason the fight went the way it did.
Read MoreIOC Greed Has Given Calgary Leverage In Its Bid For the 2026 Winter Games
A while back, broadcaster Bryant Gumbel groused that he never watches the Winter Olympics. Gumbel, who is black, reasoned that because there was little or no representation from Africa or other warm parts of the planet, who wanted to see a white Olympics with just half the nations of the world represented?
Read MoreIs The Current MLB Gridlock A Market Correction Or A Market Collusion?
We’re told that the sincerest form of flattery is imitation. If it’s the case that teams are imitating the Houston Astros, then it’s no surprise prominent agents for Major League Baseball players are screaming foul about the phony war going on in the baseball talent pool.
Read MoreThe UFC needs to let their freak fight fly
In July, Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic will square off for the heavyweight title. Depending on how it goes down this July, maybe the UFC should think about making this kind of matchup a regularity – all over its roster.
Read MoreThe Insider's Guide To Super Bowl 52's Biggest Stories
This being Super Bowl 52 week in Minneapolis, the sports media will be saturated with nothing but. Hours of bloviation await as the strengths and weaknesses of the Patriots and Eagles are dissected by people with inexhaustible oxygen supplies. And who are we to resist the urge to analyze the upcoming tussle between Tom Brady and Nick Foles for the affections of the world’s bettors?
Read MoreWhy Is Stipe Miocic The Heavyweight GOAT We Don't Want?
As heavyweights go, Stipe Miocic is the anti-fantasy. He's big by normal standards, but he isn't a hulk. He doesn't have a terrifying, imposing physicality. He just wins. In spite of that simple measuring stick for greatness, fight fans struggle to appoint him as a star.
Read MoreIs It Time Out For Athletes And Coaches Cooperating With Media They Don't Respect?
There are many traditions in sport that are fading away. Fighting in hockey. The phantom tag at second base in baseball. The big slow centre in basketball.
Is media objectivity when covering sports about to become another vestige of the past?
Read MoreHow Long Will Connor McDavid Stay With A Loser?
Maybe Edmonton NHL fans should record a song called, How Do You Solve A Problem Named The Oilers?
Read MoreHow NFL Teams Get In Line For The Future
In the NFL, it’s very, very hard to win. Winning a game, winning two games in a row, winning consistently over the course of a season, winning over the course of multiple seasons – it’s hard. The margins are slim. And too many NFL teams don't look ahead, thinning the margins further.
Read MoreWhy You Cannot Shut The Pandora's Box Of Sports Video Replays
Al Michaels was nettled. The star NBC announcer watched yet another officiating screwup at the end of Saturday’s Rams/ Falcons playoff game then asked the musical question: Why do the final two minutes of a hockey game take two minutes, but the final two minutes of a football game take 20 minutes?
Read MoreRearview Mirror: The Middleweight Plot Was the Worst - But It Wrote The Best Character Arc of 2017
The UFC Middleweight quagmire of 2017 wasn't all that bad. It allowed to enter the conversation not only the man who would prove its top fighter but maybe pound-for-pound best fighter in the game: Robert Whitaker.
Read MoreLooking Ahead in 2018 Sports: An Olympian Challenge
The 2018 sports year begins with a Bowl, but the full table setting lies ahead. What courses are being prepared? Let’s look forward at some of the most challenging stories ahead.
Read MoreYou Can't Coach Luck-- But Coaches Still Try
Now is the winter of sports discontent. NFL coaches are being primed for the chop. NHL and NBA coaches, too, are trying to stay one step ahead of the grim reaper as their team’s rosy prospects dim. We hear longtime Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis won’t come back next year. John Fox in Chicago, Bill O’Brien in Houston and Chuck Pagano in Indianapolis are all being primed for the pink slip.
Read MoreMas, Mas! A Wild, International Weekend of Sports
Sports, as the saying goes, is the gift that keeps on giving. This past weekend was one of the most diverse and interesting in recent memory with important stories that re-wrote the sports landscape.
Read MoreA Tough Month For The Blue Jays Is About To Get Tougher
It has not been a good two weeks for the Toronto Blue Jays. The most recent body blow was the news that the New York Yankees, the Jays’ bitter AL East rivals, had won the Giancarlo Stanton sweepstakes. The prodigious Florida Marlins slugger spurned deals to go to San Francisco and St. Louis to accept a trade to the Bronx. The fact that the 2017 NL MVP is owed a staggering $265 million on his contract had eliminated most MLB teams— including the Jays.
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