Helen Upperton is competing today in the women's two-man bobsleigh Olympic event. That's quite the misnomer. Shouldn't it be called the women's two-woman bobsleigh event?
May 19, 2026
#1 Song on This Date in History - What was the #1 song in the USA on the day you were born? For me, it was "Sundown" by Gordon Lightfoot. A rare Cancon numero uno... how appropriate.
Curt Gowdy was 86. He was the smooth voice of sports history, a welcome companion who brought listeners Ted Williams' last home run, the first Super Bowl and dozens of other dramatic moments.
Canada has earned its fourteenth medal at the Turin Olympic games. Our women's hockey team has won gold with a 4-1 victory over Sweden this afternoon.
Every Monday I shuffle my entire MP3 collection in iTunes and list the first ten songs that play. Here are the ten tunes I heard today with a personal story about one of them. Minus - BeckBaby It's Cold Outside - Ray CharlesHighway Star - Deep PurpleNew Slang - The
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. Totally disgusting. Where is the leadership on this team? NOBODY has stepped up their game. We're playing like a B or C divsion team. So what, we make the next round
The good news: I got to watch our Canadian hockey team play two games this weekend. The bad news: I watched our team get shut out twice and fall to 2-2. The loss to Switzerland shocked me while this loss to Finland merely suprised me. Unlike years past, there are
Something is definitely wrong with our mens Olympic hockey team. How can a team of this calibre fail to create any semblance of offense? It's 2-0 for Finland after one and that score is flattering to us. I don't recall seeing any crisp passes, no odd man rushes and almost
Canada has earned its thirteenth medal at the Turin Olympic games. Pierre Lueders won silver with Lascelles Brown in the two-man bobsleigh competition.
Billy Cowsill was 58. He was the lead singer of the 1960s family band The Cowsills.
Canada has earned its twelth medal at the Turin Olympic games. Winnipeg's Cindy Klassen won silver in the women's 1,000 metres speed skating event.
Television shows seemed better when I was a kid. After school, I could become immersed in crap like "The Facts of Life", "Who's The Boss?", "Growing Pains" or "Silver Spoons". Then, there were old-school favourites like "The Dukes of Hazzard", "WKRP in Cincinnati", "Three's Company", "Night Court" and "The A-Team"
During the round robin of this year's Olympic games in Turin, our Canadian women beat host Italy 16-0, Russia 12-0 and Sweden 8-1. We then took out Finland 6-0 in the semi-final. That's a cumulative score of 42-1 which drew a great deal of criticism from Don Cherry and others.
"What do I think about when I strike out? I think about hitting home runs." - Babe Ruth
Tracking ones favourite bands used to be a far easier practice. As a teen, I could ring off my ten favourite bands of all-time without hesitation or doubt. In my 30s, it seems to change by the hour or mood. Here is my current top ten: The Tragically HipPearl JamNirvanaPublic
I don't know what to say... In 1924, we beat the Swiss 33-0 in the Olympics. This, my friends, is a long way from 1924. Today, we hit a hot goaltender Martin Gerber who stood on his head and made 49 saves on 49 shots from Team Canada. What should
"I thought I had an appetite for destruction, but all I wanted was a club sandwich."
After one period, we're actually losing to Switzerland. Former St. John's Maple Leaf Paul di Pietro, who I just assumed was as Canadian as maple syrup and bagged milk, scored on Martin Brodeur while Martin Gerber has been stoning us at the other end. I'm not sounding any alarm bells
Toronto Fire Services: Active Incidents - I thought this was a handy link to have so I thought I'd post it where I'll never lose it. It's a list of active incidents that are dispatched from the Toronto Fire Services Communication Centre.
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. How come nobody has written about the VP's hunting accident. A typical Dubya coverup! Imagine if this was you or me in good ole Canada - EH.dwr - a new
Canada has earned its eleventh medal at the Turin Olympic games. Duff Gibson won gold in the men's skeleton event . Don't look now, but we're currently tied in second in the medal standings, only two behind the leader Norway. O Canada!
Canada has earned its tenth medal at the Turin Olympic games. Jeff Pain won silver in the men's skeleton event .
I've seen a lot of bad movies in my life, but I've also been lucky enough to see a lot of great ones. I've always maintained a list of my ten favourite flicks of all-time, which is a surprisingly difficult challenge. For short periods of time I might be completely
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. U didn't get to watch the Canada games? I saw them both (surprising that there were 9 Canadians in the Italian team) and also a bit of the Czechs thumping Sweden
In part one, I learned there would be a Tragically Hip concert in Toronto on June 24, 2006. In part two, I shared my frustration at being unable to get tickets. We'll conclude this trilogy on a happy note. I wrote MapleMusic.com about my troubles this morning, and Josie
