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NFL Week 1: Just Take Seattle And Bet the Farm

By Dr. Football and The Coach The 2014 National Football League season opens Thursday night (7:30 p.m. CDT on NBC) and the only thing the boys can say is “Seattle.” Their fantasy teams have been chosen, their Sunday Ticket has … Continue reading →

A Classic: Riders Give Bombers Taste of Their Own Magic

Look on the bight side Bomber fans: At least the CFL’s annual drunk fest in Regina known as “The Labour Day Classic” was a little more like a “Classic” this year.  Anthony Allen carried 15 yards for the game’s winning … Continue reading →

I Love the NFL, but it Makes Me Cringe

When the 2014 National Football League season opens on Thursday Night in Seattle (Seahawks-Packers at 7:30 Central on NBC) I will be just like millions of other people around the world. I will be glued to my TV monitor, excited … Continue reading →

Time For Some Hockey: Rogers Announces Its Announcers

Rogers Sportsnet now owns hockey in Canada. Yeah, yeah, TSN will have the regional broadcasts of Leafs, Jets and Sens and Hockey Night in Canada will still exist — at least as a place for Rogers to pump out Saturday … Continue reading →

NHL Expansion in 2017 All Started With 140 Characters

It started with a Tweet. Howard Bloom, a guy I’ve done some radio with in the past, Tweeted that the NHL will expand by four teams in 2017. He sent out the Tweet right after Tony Gallagher wrote in the … Continue reading →

For the Bombers, A Shot of Reality Arrives From the West

Now it gets tricky. After starting the season 6-3 with five of six victories against the sad-sack East Division, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have to get ready to head into Regina for the Labour Day Game and a second half … Continue reading →

Cassel Will Start for Vikings in Game 1

It’s hard to imagine anybody was surprised on Monday when head coach Mike Zimmer told his Minnesota Vikings players that veteran Matt Cassel would start at quarterback in Game 1 against the Rams. I would doubt even Teddy Bridgewater was … Continue reading →

CFL’s Newest Defensive Star: Winnipeg’s Steele Terrorizes Argos

University of Manitoba Bisons quarterbacks coach John Makie was one of those guys who saw greatness in Eddie Steele before Eddie knew it himself. “We were doing a training camp drill with the Bisons in 2006 or 2007 and Eddie … Continue reading →

Deal Done: Wolves Must Look to Future, Cavs to Right Now

On Saturday, the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled the trigger on the trade that everyone was expecting in early August. The ‘Wolves sent forward Kevin Love to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for the No. 1 pick in the 2014 NBA draft, … Continue reading →

Bombers Get it Done Late, Take Out Alouettes 24-16

So what took so long? The Winnipeg Blue Bombers didn’t get their first lead until the third quarter and didn’t score the eventual winning touchdown until there was 2:47 remaining. Still the Bombers overcame a shaky evening in a strange … Continue reading →