Judge, Ohtani should be automatic MVPs Paid Members Public
Baseball's top stars poised to win league MVP awards despite World Series struggles, highlighting their exceptional regular season performances
Jets shock NHL with blazing start Paid Members Public
The National Hockey League is one month into its 2024-25 season this week and a number of interesting story lines have bubbled to the surface. Time for some analysis:
Canadian star one of the best in NBA Paid Members Public
The United States of America might produce the world’s best basketball teams — the U.S. has won 17 of 21 gold medals at the Olympics, including the last five in a row — but when it comes to individual play, Americans take a back seat
Prediction time: Riders, Als in Grey Cup Paid Members Public
Since narrow back-to-back losses to Winnipeg in the Labour Day Classic and Banjo Bowl, the Saskatchewan Roughriders have been the Canadian Football League’s hottest team. And it couldn’t be happening at a better time
Campbell makes NHL coaching history Paid Members Public
When Dan Bylsma went searching for an assistant coach to join him on the Seattle Kraken’s bench, he wasn’t out to make history; he was simply looking for the best coach available.
Rejuvenated Darnold sparks NFL Vikings Paid Members Public
Big-name quarterbacks in the National Football League are taking a back seat to some lower regarded passers and the best example through the first five weeks of the 2024 season is Sam Darnold of the Minnesota Vikings.
Skinner finally bound for NHL playoffs Paid Members Public
The happiest guy on the eve of the 2024-25 National Hockey League season might just be Jeff Skinner.
Black cloud hovers over start of NHL season Paid Members Public
It’s going to be a sad beginning to the 2024-25 National Hockey League season as the Aug. 29 death of all-star winger Johnny Gaudreau is going to overshadow the traditional start-of-season thrills
Royal Montreal in golf world’s spotlight Paid Members Public
Canadian flags will be flapping all over Montreal this week as 24 of the world’s best golfers descend on Royal Montreal Golf Club for the President’s Cup.
Has Rourke resumed role as CFL’s best QB? Paid Members Public
When Nathan Rourke returned to the Canadian Football League after two years of trying to make his mark in the National Football League, was he automatically the CFL’s No. 1 quarterback?
Ko’s career a knockout on LPGA circuit Paid Members Public
What a great career professional golfer Lydia Ko has enjoyed. And while her career may be winding down, fans of the Ladies’ Professional Golfers’ Association are hoping that Ko’s stated plan to retire three years from now at age 30 gets postponed.
No rivals for Aaron Judge in MVP race Paid Members Public
They won’t need a judge or jury to determine the Most Valuable Player in the American League this season. It’s a runaway for New York Yankees’ superstar slugger, Aaron Judge.
Encouraging start to Blue Jays’ rebuild Paid Members Public
Toronto Blue Jays are doing it right. When a Major League Baseball team like the Jays falls flat on its face, it not only disappoints fans from Deer Lake, Nfld. to Duncan, B.C., and all points in between, but it makes a mess of its owners’ bottom line.
Canada Small population, big medal haul Paid Members Public
It’s no surprise that the world’s athletic powers, the United States and China, stood atop the medal standings when the Paris Olympic Games concluded Aug. 11.
Scheffler’s Olympic gold ends all POY arguments Paid Members Public
After Xander Schauffele won the Open championship at Troon for his second major championship of 2024, the major conversation among golf insiders was about PGA Tour Player of the Year.
Canada’s athletic reputation stained once again Paid Members Public
Canada, primarily because of our comparatively small population, is not one of the heavyweights in the global sports picture, unless we’re talking about hockey, where we dominate.
