In early June, I wrote that I was still completely underwhelmed by the Pan Am Games. Now that they're finally here, it's time for an update. I attended a couple of torch relay celebrations over the past week. Here's something I wrote about seeing Natalie Spooner light the cauldron in
Roger Rees was 71. He was the actor best known for his role as millionaire Robin Colcord on Cheers. He also had a key role in The West Wing and played the Sheriff of Rottingham in Robin Hood: Men in Tights.
Omar Sharif was 83. He was the Academy Award nominated actor best known for his roles in Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and Funny Girl.
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Ken Stabler was 69. He threw for 27,938 yards during his 15-year career in the NFL, compiling a 96-49-1 record as a starting quarterback and a win over the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI. He played for the Raiders from 1970 to 1979, winning the NFL MVP award
In this 128th episode, Mike chats with Mocha Frap of Roz and Mocha on 92.5 about his name, his career in radio, his dream job, DJ Clymaxxx, working with Roz Weston, DR. CABBIE, going viral and being a "brown guy". This episode is exactly 1:01:38. You can
I want to be snarky about the Pan Am Games Torch Relay I attended in Sam Smith Park this evening, but I'm going to have to leave my snark at the door. It was actually a lot of fun. I got there early with my youngest and watched him run
Meet John Wells, Jim Van Horne, Michael Landsberg and Terry Leibel from your new TSN. British gymnastics!
I watched the 2012 Olympics semi-final match between Canada and the United States from the airport. I was on my way to Amsterdam, and the match was on in one of the airport bars. Dozens of us collected around the screen and shared outrage when suspect refereeing resulted in a
Local hockey fans likely know the name Howard Berger. He covered the Leafs on The Fan 590 for over twenty years until being let go in 2011. Love him or hate him, you knew his voice. Upon being fired, Howard Berger started blogging, first at blogspot.com and then at
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My daughter knows me well. She can anticipate my reaction to just about everything. It's frightening, really. She has a birthday this month so she's started dropping hints about things she'd like. After her last soccer match, it went something like this: Michelle: Daddy, there's something I want, but you're
The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded Phil Kessel to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Way back in 2009, Brian Burke pulled the trigger on a trade with Boston that scored us Kessel a 1st and 2nd round draft pick in 2010 and another 1st round pick in 2011. That 1st rounder ended
June 2015 was an amazing month for cycling. The temperatures were pretty ideal, there wasn't much rain until last weekend, and we even got new trails to ride. I rode more kilometres in June than I have in any other month of my life. Here's how my cycling in June
Josh Donaldson is having a heck of a season. The Blue Jays third baseman currently ranks first among American League third baseman in runs batted in (48) and slugging percentage (.525), is second in on-base percentage (.879) and is third in hits with 84. His 18 home runs are good
In this 127th episode, Mike chats with actress and television host Melissa DiMarco about playing the principal on Degrassi, working with Robin Williams on Death to Smoochy, what she thought of Aubrey Graham before he was Drake and all the awesome people she interviews on Out There with Melissa DiMarco.
Edutainment isn't just a 1990 album from Boogie Down Productions that made its way into my collection, it's also something I'm constantly on the lookout for my kids. I seek activities that make science fun, and the MythBusters exhibition currently at the Ontario Science Centre is precisely that. We visited
With the fourth overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, the Toronto Maple Leafs have drafted Mitchell Marner of the London Knights. I've had this feeling since April. This past season he tallied 44 goals and 82 assists to amass an astounding 126 points across 63 OHL games. He's not
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The Confederate flag is under attack. A symbol of slavery and racism, the South Carolina legislature is finally removing it from its State House grounds while stores are busy removing the emblem from shelves. Back when I was young and innocent, I played with the Confederate flag daily. My favourite
My oldest son thinks he's Bob McKenzie. Yesterday I got a passionate and detailed analysis as to who the Leafs might draft fourth overall and why. Some scenarios have Noah Hanifin dropping to fourth, others have us picking Dylan Strome or Mitch Marner and then there's the Ivan Provorov wildcard.
James Horner was 61. He composed the score for such films as Field of Dreams, Braveheart and Titanic. He was nominated for 10 Oscars in total, winning twice for Titanic.
When I was a toddler, one of my go-to albums was There's a Hippo in My Tub by Anne Murray. My favourite cuts were "Animal Crackers" and "Teddy Bears' Picnic". For the longest time I thought that last one was an Anne Murray original. I was way wrong. The music
