In sports, you can often guess the headline.  For example, if the Jays gets stomped by the Kansas City Royals, the headline might be "Jays Crowned By Royals".  If the Raptors are beat up by Chicago, the headline might be "Raptors Can't Run With Bulls".  You get the idea. Last

Why the hell did we cut Reed Johnson?  Reeder could bat leadoff, hit for average and man could he play the outfield. I won't be able to sleep tonight.  Do you know why I can't sleep?  It's because I just saw Reed Johnson make the greatest catch I've ever seen.

Historically, the greatest rival of the Toronto Maple Leafs has been the Montreal Canadiens.  My dislike of the Habs, however, pales in comparison to my absolute hatred of the Ottawa Senators. I don't just hate the Sens, I despise them.  I understand that those in glass houses shouldn't throw stones,

Excluding games on my Nintendo Wii, I've golfed exactly once in my life.  It was "lifetime gym" in grade 12 and we took a field trip to a local course to play nine holes.  That was over 16 years ago. One of my brothers golfs quite a bit.  I know

The Stanley Cup playoffs kick off tonight and I'll be focusing on the Pens / Sens series.  You see, without a team to passionately root for, I find comfort in passionately rooting against the Ottawa Senators.  Even though I drafted a couple of Sens in my playoff pool, I'll be cheering

I've lost touch with many of the players on the tennis circuit.  I used to know most of the names, but now I only know a few.  Until today, I had never heard of Russian Mikhail Youzhny. Youzhny, facing Spain's Nicolas Almagro at the Miami Masters, lost a point and

Don't get me wrong, I love baseball.  I'm psyched about a new season of Blue Jays baseball and hopeful we can return to the playoffs for the first time in fifteen years.  It's a fantastic game, but there's a problem with parity. Take our AL East division as a good

762 will be the answer to a common trivia question.  That question, of course, is "what's the most home runs hit in a major league career?" No team will touch Barry Bonds.  He's been blacklisted as a steroid user and perjurer.  Quite frankly, it looks good on him.  He finished

Chris Webber has retired from the NBA.  This isn't just a sports story for me, this feels like something more. In the fall of 1991 I was 17 years old.  I caught an NCAA basketball game on television and the commentators were talking about these five freshmen who were all

I just discovered The SI Vault.  54 years of Sports Illustrated history is online and free.  A sports fan could spend a week there one night. I actually searched for all articles that included the keyword 'toronto' and scanned the 586 headlines.  Of course, who could stop at the headlines

I'm too busy right now to do this justice, but I'm disappointed Brett Favre is calling it quits after 17 seasons.  He's going out on his terms, at the top of his game, but the fan in me wants one more year. Brett Favre was my kind of player, the

I turned on the television yesterday just in time to catch the national anthem.  I then watched the entire Super Bowl, rooting for the Giants to pull off the upset. If you were watching that fourth quarter, you already know how thrilling it was.  New York had the lead, New

I hear there's a pretty big football game today.  I'll tune in at some point in the first half after I get home from seeing one of the films on my see list.  I'm going to watch "Juno". For a few reasons, I'll be rooting for the New York Giants.

This article on the rules & quirks in the glorious sport of baseball says there are twenty-three ways to get a man (any man) on first base.  At first I didn't believe it, but then I read the list. Here are the 23 ways you can get to first base.

The older I get, the less I like the NHL all-star weekend.  In recent years, I've skipped the entire thing, even the skills competition which I used to love. This year, I got tricked into tuning in to the skills competition because they were holding a breakaway event that would

As I type, there is 6:57 remaining the 4th quarter of the NFC championship game between the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants.  It's tied at 20.  I don't follow the NFL like I used to, but I'm watching with a passionate rooting interest.  It's all about The

In case you missed it, Rick Nash of the Columbus Blue Jackets scored this gem against the Phoenix Coyotes last night.

Back in September I discovered the Stat of the Day blog and I've enjoyed it daily ever since.  One of the writers there is Andy and for fun he just started a new blog I'm absolutely loving.  He's going through all 792 Topps baseball cards one by one, explaining why

As I watch the snow fall at Ralph Wilson Stadium, I realize there's a reason we don't play NHL games outdoors.  It's tough to get the ice right, there's a wind factor and 73,000 freeze their butts off in the stands.  As terrible an idea as this is, I

George Mitchell, a former United States senator and prosecutor, releases his report today following a 20-month investigation into drug use in Major League Baseball.  I understand it's going to come out in about 30 minutes. A couple of big names in the report have already leaked out.  ESPN.com reported

Like many of you, I've always been a fan of gamers.  Gamers are a special breed of athlete.  They play with a linebacker's mentality and elevate their game when it matters most.  They hustle all the time and never let up.  They play through pain and do what it takes

I hear there's an interesting match up tonight in the NFL.  Something about two 10-1 teams hooking up... there's controversy too, because in the USA it's only airing on the NFL Network.  The NFL Network has been in a dispute with large cable providers who don't carry the network on

I don't remember seeing this before.  Phil Dawson had to make a 51 yard field goal to force overtime in the Cleveland Browns - Baltimore Ravens game yesterday.  At first, they ruled it was no good, having hit a couple of posts before bouncing out.  Then, they reviewed the play

Less than a million people live in Saskatchewan.  That's incredible when you consider the Greater Toronto Area has about 6 million residents.  It's even more incredible when I think about all the Saskatchewaners (or is it Saskatchewanites?) I've met who now call the GTA home. I married a girl from

What I loved about baseball was how timeless and romantic it was.  Baseball might be America's sport, but I developed a love for the game as a young boy and cheering the boys of summer quickly became a cherished summer ritual. When they cancelled the World Series, we fans were