The following are my current sports wishes in no particular order. I wish Vince Carter would stop being such a suck. He just signed a long-term, big-money contract to play in this city and now he wants to be traded. I wish he'd rescind that request, play his ass off,
I first wrote about Sidney Crosby last year after Wayne Gretzky stated that Crosby was the best hockey player he'd seen since Mario Lemieux. He went on to lead the CHL in scoring. This season he's already got two games under his belt with the Rimouski Oceanic and he's recorded
The 700 Club in baseball is the penthouse for the home run hitting elite. Prior to last night, only two legends were members: Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron. As a kid I had a book about the 500 Club that listed every member while paying respects to the sole member
The American men's basketball team in Athens was the heavy favourite to win gold heading into the summer Olympics. This team hadn't lost a game in the Olympics since 1988 and was stacked with NBA stars. Who was going to beat the Dream Team? As it turns out, beating the
Earlier this week, I mentioned I was in the office PGA Championship pool. I selected the trio of Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh and Ernie Els in the hopes that my threesome would shoot a lower score than anyone elses threesome. Things looked really bad after Thursday because Tiger Woods shot
Tomorrow the PGA Championship tees off. Once again, I've entered the office pool and my fate is tied to the performance of these three golfers: Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh and Ernie Els. My how the mighty have fallen. This is the first time I've selected Tiger Woods all year. My
When the Colts and Patriots kick off on September 9th, the 2004 NFL season will officially be underway. That means it's time to enter an NFL Football Pool. If you know me and are interested in joining our pool, contact me. This pool is nice and simple. You make your
Hi Mike, it's another Mike here. Unheralded British heavyweight Danny Williams knocked you out in the fourth round last night. Your professional record is now 50-5-2, but this is your first ever loss in a non-title fight. I'm begging you to hang up the gloves for good before you've completely
Tomorrow the British Open tees off. Once again, I've entered the office pool and my fate is tied to the performance of these three golfers: Ernie Els, Vijay Singh and Padraig Harrington. Follow the British Open and my progress here.
I've always been a big fan of the Home Run Derby. I try and watch every year and I even saw it live at Skydome back in 1992 when Cal Ripken Jr. took the crown. When there wasn't a Blue Jay competing I always looked to the big sluggers to
Canadian closer Eric Gagne had his streak of 84 consecutive saves end when he allowed two runs in the ninth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks last night. Gagne went almost two years between blown saves. That's incredible...and a major league record.
Once again the guy who doesn't watch soccer and barely cares about Euro 2004 has got his good eye on the scoreboard. Sweden and The Netherlands are currently tied at zero. The reason I'm watching the scoreboard is because I have a slight rooting interest in one of the teams
I finished third in my U.S. Open pool this weekend. That's not too bad out of sixteen entries. Of course, it doesn't make me a dime either. My selection of Vijay Singh, Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els lost to a team of Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els.
Barry Bonds is working his way towards the very exclusive 700 Club and now stands at 676. Bonds is also one of four active players currently in the 500 Club now that Ken Griffey Jr. has joined. Griffey hit a 2-2 fastball from Matt Morris into the right-field stands to
I have a few random sports thoughts to share this morning. The Dominator is heading out of Detroit and will be looking for a new home next season. It's looking like he might end up a Senator. This doesn't scare me in the least. As awesome a goalie as Dominik
The 104th U.S. Open tees off tomorrow from Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southhampton, New York. I've entered a pool at work in which I own a group of three golfers. If my group of three all make the cut and shoot the lowest combined score, I win. Much
I remember the day I learned Candlestick Park in San Francisco was changing its name to 3 Com Park. At the time, I thought it was sacreligious. How could they just change the name like that all because some company paid them for the rights? Little did I know it
Ray Bourque, Paul Coffey and Larry Murphy have been elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame. All three were defensemen and all three are now 43 years old. Bourque and Coffey were no brainers but did Larry Murphy deserve to get in? I suppose he does if you look at
Dave Andreychuk has his Stanley Cup. Moments ago I saw #25 hoist the cup over his head, the culmination of 22 great seasons in the NHL. I'm not ashamed to admit I shed a tear. Andreychuk deserves it. Great guy, great player, great year.
Tonight is game seven of the Stanley Cup final. It all comes down to this. One game to determine a champion. If Calgary prevails, the entire country will go nuts. I know I held my breath during Saturday night's overtime hoping the red would win. They're such underdogs and had
That was one exciting race. Smarty Jones is an easy horse to like and an even easier horse to root for. We all gathered around the television for today's running of the Belmont Stakes in the hopes we'd see our first Triple Crown. If you watched the race, you saw
The undefeated Smarty Jones can become racing's first Triple Crown winner in 26 years with a victory today in the Belmost Stakes. The Triple Crown is one of the most elusive prizes in all of sports, a feat reached by just 11 horses. It's on NBC at 18:38 EST.
I've mentioned several times the joy baseball brought me as a young man. I followed my Blue Jays religiously and could ring off their stats on demand. I also followed the other Major League teams and, like many my age, became enamoured with a young pitcher they called Dr. K.
I've been privately wondering to myself how long it would be before the media anointed Calgary Flames superstar Jerome Iginla the Tiger Woods of hockey. Tiger Woods, a black man in a sport long dominated by white men, has been regarded as the best golfer on the planet for the
Say it ain't so Richie. Say it ain't so. A doctor for Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Richie Sexson has recommended surgery for the slugger. Why do I care about the premature ending of Richie Sexson's season you're wondering. Richie Sexson has become an important footnote in my life. A few
