On the surface, there are plenty of similarities between former Auburn quarterback Cam Newton and former LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell. Both quarterbacks were known for their size, their arm and their mobility in college, both played against top competition in the SEC, and both led their teams to spectacular results (a Sugar Bowl win for Russell, a BCS national championship for Newton). […]

The conditions are ripe for the NBA’s return to Vancouver – but hold on, Seattle has dibs. On the evening of Apr. 28, the No. 8 seed Memphis Grizzlies entered the AT&T Center in San Antonio looking to knock out the No. 1 seed Spurs. Had it not been for some last second Spurs heroics and perfect […]

Francisco Liriano put himself in the baseball history books last week when he threw a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox at US Cellular Field. He joins an elite list of pitchers who have tossed a coveted no-no, after stringing together just the 265th such performance since 1875. It was the first no-hitter for a Twins pitcher since […]

The Canadian Hockey League has dominated the top prospects scene for as long as anyone can remember. With countless NHL stars coming out of their programs over the years, it’s no wonder the major junior circuit in Canada is considered the go-to source for talent when the NHL Entry Draft rolls around each June. Coming in a […]

The 2005 NHL lockout was a good time to be a sports fan in Canada, and especially a basketball fan. With the only hockey half a world away and a limited demand for games from 1985, it seemed like a NBA game on every evening; sometimes it was closer to two or three. The playoffs were especially […]

When it comes to the NFL Draft, there is one pick every team wishes they had. One pick teams strive for, one pick they work for all year. This year the team with that pick took a player at an important position that they hope will help shore up their offense for years to come. And […]

Robert Cecil Cole, or Bob Cole, is a walking mystery. His resume says he should have called his last hockey game a decade-and-a-half-ago when he was a member of the 1996 Hockey Hall of Fame induction class. Despite all odds though, the time-tested media industry veteran has yet to hang up the microphone for good – […]

It’s completely acceptable for a man to cry in public; especially when that man is Michael Jordan and especially when he’s won his first NBA championship. It’s impossible to forget such an image. There he was, His Airness, clutching the Larry O’Brien trophy like a parent who found their missing child. Tears, mixed with sweat, ran down […]

The NFL Draft is one of the strangest spectacles in all of sports. The draft itself is, of course, quite simple: each NFL team picks from the top NCAA players over a series of seven rounds with teams picking in a predetermined order. In the past, the draft was not subject to much speculation and was covered […]

In stark contrast to last spring, the streets of Montreal are quiet. There is no boisterous crowd; no chanting, no cheering. There isn’t a mob of ebullient people marching down Sainte-Catharine Street chanting “ole, ole, ole.” Most importantly, especially for Montreal Police, there are no cars on fire, no smashed windows, no looting and no […]