Sports
It’s time to ditch the whiteout in Winnipeg Paid Members Public
Hey, Winnipeg Jets fans, it’s time to lose the ‘whiteout’ approach to your team’s National Hockey League playoffs. It’s not working. In fact, it seems to be more of a jinx than anything else.
Golf needs a Scheffler Grand Slam run Paid Members Public
Televised golf is losing viewers. That is a fact, offered up after every tournament.
The NHL’s best family affair: the Hughes brothers Paid Members Public
There have been some tremendously talented family combinations over the years in the National Hockey League — the Richards, the Sutters, the Tkachuks, the Hulls — but the current trio of Hughes brothers might be the best family act yet.
One word for Caitlin Clark: Dominating Paid Members Public
She was born on the 22nd day of January, 2002, wears No. 22 for the Iowa Hawkeyes and her team finished No. 2 in the NCAA women’s basketball championship, but Caitlin Clark has No. 1 written all over her.
Run for Stanley Cup is wide open Paid Members Public
Now that the 1,312-game preliminaries are almost over, the 16 National Hockey League playoff teams get down to serious business. Last year’s Vegas-vs.-Florida final didn’t appear on many experts’ radars, and the likelihood of more upsets is always real.
Major sports being stung by gambling Paid Members Public
Widespread legalized gambling on sports events in North America is only a few years old, yet its dark side has bubbled to the surface. How bad will it get before authorities step in?
Talented youth abound in MLB Paid Members Public
Shohei Ohtani, currently embroiled in a gambling controversy but blessed with the amazing ability to throw and crush a baseball, is the best player in the world, but he’s not making this list because at the age of 29, he doesn’t qualify in the annual “Best Player 25 or Under” category.
No easy games at men's world curling Paid Members Public
Based on historic results that show Canada has won 36 world titles, 25 more than the next-best country, Canada’s Brad Gushue, who defeated Saskatchewan’s Mike McEwen for the 2024 Brier title, should win this year’s men’s world curling championship in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
Will Sid the Kid play in his third Olympics? Paid Members Public
Sidney Crosby of Pittsburgh Penguins is the only current NHLer with an opportunity to play in his third Olympic Games when the NHL returns to the global competition in 2026 for the first time since 2014.
Windup bonspiel Paid Members Public
The Nokomis Curling Club held its windup Bonspiel on March 1st and 2nd. Ten rinks competed.
Homan wins Hearts; Jennifer Jones wins fans’ hearts Paid Members Public
Rachel Homan was the deserved winner of the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, but Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg deservedly won the hearts of Canadian curling fans.
Dodgers appear to be invincible Paid Members Public
With spring training camps underway in Florida and Arizona, it’s time to bring out the hyperbole machine to try to foretell what will happen in 2024.
Will wearing green be lucky for McEwen? Paid Members Public
It’s the month for St. Patrick’s Day, so perhaps wearing Saskatchewan green and the luck of the Irish will mean a Brier championship for Mike O’McEwen.
Leafs’ Matthews eyeing 70-goal season Paid Members Public
At the helm of Canada’s team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, is Captain America, Auston Matthews.
Experience the great outdoors on free fishing weekend Paid Members Public
Calling all anglers! Free Fishing Weekend is coming up on the Family Day weekend in Saskatchewan. From February 17-19, residents and visitors can angle on Saskatchewan's public waters without a license.
Was it Belichick’s coaching skill, or Tom Brady? Paid Members Public
Generally regarded around the National Football League as one of the — if not THE — greatest ever coach ever, Bill Belichick today stands outside with his faced pressed against the window and waits for another coaching opportunity.