256 games later only three of the thirty-three NFL poolies can claim a piece of the pie. Among the top three finishers is my very own mother. Congratulations Mom! I had a rather disappointing year, but still tied my brother Steve and beat my brother Ryan. Of course, all three
It's playoff time in the NFL, and once again my Bills will be watching the games on TV. With the Bills out of the playoffs, who will I root for. I find it extremely difficult to enjoy a sporting event without a rooting interest. This has always been the case.
The Bills defeated the Patriots 31-0 in week one, and today the Patriots returned the favour. It was a fitting end to another disappointing campaign for Buffalo as they finish 6-10 and miss the playoffs for the third straight year. I don't want to talk about it any further.
This season started so promising for the Bills. They won their first two games in convincing fashion, outscoring their opponents by a combined score of 69-17. I was just about ready for a serious run at the Super Bowl that has eluded Buffalo over the years. Then, everything fell apart.
On Tuesday, the Lou Marsh Trophy was awarded to golfer Mike Weir. For those who aren't familiar with the Lou Marsh Trophy, it is given annually to Canada's outstanding athlete. Mike Weir had a great year. He finished fifth on the PGA Tour money list, won three events and most
Despite the fact Steve McNair's 43-game consecutive start streak came to an end, first-time starter Billy Volek threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Tennessee handed the Bills their eighth loss of the season. The Bills had a chance to tie this one and perhaps win in overtime
Toronto-born Jesse Palmer will become the first Canadian-born and trained quarterback to start a game in the NFL when he starts for the New York Giants on Sunday. It's been a long time coming. Mark Rypien may have been born in Calgary, but his formative years were spent south of
It's been a very long time since I've had to witness one of my teams on the losing end of a game. The Leafs have won eight in a row, the Raptors won their fourth in a row earlier today and the Bills won for the second week in a
Drew Bledsoe threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns as the Bills ended a four game losing streak. The Bills had not scored a touchdown on the road since September 14th and Bledsoe hadn't thrown a touchdown pass since October 19th going into this afternoon's game. No wonder the Bills
As a child, I idolized Wayne Gretzky. I would read and reread a paperback copy of The Great Gretzky by Terry Jones that I got from a sale at a Toronto Public Library back in 1982. I know this is where I got the book because I'm looking at it
Like many North Americans, I participate in a weekly football pool. There are 33 of us in this particular pool and we each pick winners against the spread to determine a weekly winner and an overall winner at the end of the NFL season. Among the 32 other poolies are
Now I'm ticked. Sure, I realized making the playoffs was virtually out of the question going into todays game, but your mind plays tricks on you. You start thinking of what might be if the Bills run the gamut and win their last six games. You almost start to believe
The Bills and Raptors have a lot in common this season. Both teams are focused on defense and suffering on offense as a result. Two field goals and safeties are all the offense the Bills could muster this afternoon as they fell to 4-6 and will likely miss the playoffs.
Another snoozefest on the road for the Bills. It's now been a million years since they've scored a touchdown away from Ralph Wilson Stadium. At least we can be proud of the defense who played another spectacular game. Unfortunately, you need a little offense to actually win games. I was
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Now that's more like it. Travis Henry ran for a career-high 167 yards and scored twice to save Gregg Williams' job. Williams has been taking a lot of heat in the Buffalo media for the Bills downward spiral following week 2. Howls for his head have been growing louder by
Saved by the bird! Allow me to explain... Yesterday's Bills game was the first of the year I didn't watch in its entirety. We were at my mom's for Thanksgiving Dinner and turkey was served shortly after kick off. Sure, the game was on in the background, but there was
Sidney Crosby. Are you familiar with that name? You will be. Sidney Crosby of the Rimouski Oceanic is the CHL Player of the Week. Crosby scored five goals and added four assists for nine points in four games last week. This 16-year-old native of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia is being
It took overtime for the home team Bills to get past the Bengals. If the Bills are truly a Super Bowl contender, this game should never have gone into extra time. Listening to WGR Sports Radio 55 after the game, the consesus among Bills fans is that this is a
The sports section of The Toronto Star has a very interesting article today from Garth Woolsey on the EA curse. EA makes sports video games. In fact, the only video games I play come from EA with my favourite being their NHL hockey series. A big honour in the world
Having lost two in a row, our Bills are starting to look more like pretenders than contenders. Was that explosive start to the season an illusion? Where's the offense? The Bills managed just 129 net yards of offense through three quarters before Drew Bledsoe closed the gap with a fourth-quarter
There goes the 16-0 season. Ricky Williams ran all over us and we managed just 118 yards of total offense. The Bills' only points came on Nate Clements' 54-yard interception return. Lets not make this a habit. It was ugly. How bad was it? It forced me to visit the
I could get used to this. Another game, another blow out for the good guys. I can't tell you what a joy it is to sit down and watch the Bills without that pansy Rob Johnson at the helm. In Drew we trust... Again, Drew Bledsoe looked impressive throwing for
Now that's what I call redemption. Lets hope this is an omen for the Bills 2003 season. 16-0 sounds more than reasonable to me. I thought Drew Bledsoe had a solid game and the new-look Bills defense was dominant. Lawyer Milloy caused an interception, had a sack and recorded five
Bright's Grove, Ontario's Mike Weir is having the best season of his career. Weir won this year's Masters, is fifth on the PGA Tour money list and sixth in the world rankings. Everything is in order for Weir to become the first Canadian to win the Canadian Open since 1954.
