Hockey

Fighting delivers a knock-out blow

A public opinion poll by Harris-Decima of over 1,000 Canadians recently revealed that although the numbers of those who want fighting out of hockey are up, they are not up enough to entice the NHL to actually do anything about it. Just 54 per cent want to see fighting removed, while 40 per cent feel […]

Baseball

You can’t buy championships

Last week, Mark Attanasio, owner of the Milwaukee Brewers, said in an e-mail interview with Bloomberg News that baseball “might need a salary cap.” As expected, a flurry of rumours and speculation popped up on most sports news sites from every corner of the internet. The comment stemmed from the New York Yankees’ signings of […]

Football

Sudden death to suddenly die?

The NFL wildcard weekend just wrapped up, and wild it was. Close games, blowouts, upsets, and even an overtime contest kept fans on the edge of their seats, but it was that overtime game between San Diego and Indianapolis that has got people talking. It was the 25th overtime game in NFL playoff history, and […]

Hockey

Brett Hull, Dallas’ dying star

It’s not always good luck to wish upon a falling star. It seems the Dallas Stars have fallen and hit rock bottom. Sitting near the basement in the Western Conference in what has been nothing short of a disappointing season to date, followed by the recent Sean Avery media frenzy, how could things possibly go […]