I Don't Like Mondays — October 5, 2015
Players smoked cigars and engaged in some chanting about a Bush Party. There were Go Pros on heads and ski goggles to keep the brut from stinging eyes.
Read MoreThe Numbers Game
They came off of diving headers, long-range shots, cut-backs into the box, cut-backs out of the box, end-to-end counter attacks, chips, crosses, volleys, and penalties.
Read MoreIn The Shadow Of A Throne Of Bones
Daniel Cormier defends his interim light heavyweight title against Alexander ‘The Mauler’ Gustafsson. Both men fight in the shadow of the one inevitability that will remain as the arena lights dim on this fight: neither man has bested Jon ‘Bones’ Jones.
Read MoreI Don't Like Mondays — September 28, 2015
If you wouldn’t mind the NHL delaying a couple of week, you’re probably a Josh Donaldson fan. If you want the puck brigade to start yesterday, you probably believe baseball is for losers.
Read MoreMax Pacioretty: Mr. Right Choice Or Just Mr. Right?
Already, smatterings of grumbling can be heard on a variety of issues with this selection. Let's summarize them by starting with the traditional one: The fact he's not Quebecois and doesn't speak French (big surprise!)
Read MoreThe Last Emperor Strikes Back
To ask, ‘Who’s the best?’ before Anderson Silva posturized Vitor Belfort had only one answer: it was Fedor Emelianenko. To ask, ‘Who’s the best?’ before Fedor, though? Royce Gracie? Ken Shamrock? Bas Rutten? Sakuraba?
Read MoreI Don't Like Mondays — September 21, 2015
Sports leagues live by their stars. As the MOP debate shows, the CFL is star challenged at the moment. Getting Toronto right after all these years might come with a high cost.
Read MoreThe NFL Has You
You can see it if you squint a bit. It’s actually impossible not to, really. If you’ve watched even five minutes of the NFL Draft you can imagine Roger Goodell. Imagine him in a black suit, black tie, black shades. There it is. A striking resemblance, isn’t it? Roger Goodell could be Agent Smith.
Read MoreThe Blue Jays Go All In
In the face of the same old tropes about "stay the course" and "trust in the future”, Anthopoulos had to part with some of his farm assets or risk watching another season go down the tubes...
Read MoreI Don't Like Mondays — September 14, 2015
Remember Super Bowl in February? The fun we had with the Seattle Seahawks and their inexplicable decision to pass from New England’s one-yard? Wasn’t it a riot to rip Pete Carroll for the slant pattern that ended up in the hands of the Patriots’ Malcolm Butler? The smug sense of superiority at seeing the mighty Seahawks’ strategy implode when Marshawn Lynch could have crawled into the end zone?
Read MoreThe NHL season better get here soon
During a long, long car drive across the continent, sports talk radio has convinced me that just about every NHL Western team is getting into the postseason.
Read MoreIf not CalgaryNext, then CalgaryWhen?
Calgary and Edmonton have built facilities that can host the world’s richest bands and orchestras. Yet, not a peep from the media about lining their pockets at no value to taxpayers.
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