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Alexander Back in Winnipeg, He’ll Make Bombers Better.

I love cheap screws. They make me laugh. The Cleveland Browns won this week’s Cheap Screw Award when they released eight-year veteran linebacker D’Qwell Jackson just because they had to pay him a $4.1 million bonus. Hope he shows up … Continue reading →

Calder Trophy Candidates Heading Into the Post-Olympic Slate

It is very likely that Nathan MacKinnon will win the Calder Trophy this season. After all, McKinnon is the leading scorer among all rookies in the NHL in 2013-14 and it hasn’t been a fluke. “He was always rated right … Continue reading →

Trade Deadline March 5. Time for More Thumb Twittling

I love the Trade Deadline of the Salary Cap Era. It’s almost comical watching those hair-spray heads on national TV sitting around checking their phones and talking about nothing for eight hours. I don’t watch all day. Just check in … Continue reading →

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Winnipeg’s Posthumus Emerging as One of the Best in the NCAA

Here in Winnipeg, basketball fans have known about Chad Posthumus for a long time. The former centre for the River East Kodiaks was one of the greatest players ever to come out of Winnipeg and today he’s one of the … Continue reading →

Now It’s Really Unlikely The NHL will Participate in Big Asian Tournament in 2018.

Yesterday, here at River City Sports Blog, I wrote that with all the injuries at the current big international tournament in Russia, it was unlikely the National Hockey League would return for the next big international tournament in 2018 in … Continue reading →

Tavares Out for the Season. Would You Let Your Players go to to Pyeonchang?

New York Islanders’ star John Tavares is out for the rest of the National Hockey League season. Two Florida Panthers, Aleksander Barkov (at least four months) and Tomas Kopecky (indefinitely) are out of action for extended periods after suffering injuries … Continue reading →

Canada Beats Latvia 2-1. Still, No Reason to Panic

There are a lot of things you learn from (a) Twitter and (b) from people who don’t watch they’ve decided to talk about. The angst over Wednesday’s 2-1 Team Canada victory over Latvia was almost palpable on Twitter. People sending … Continue reading →

Winnipeg’s King of Horse Racing Passes Away at 91

Winnipeg lost one of the giants of its sporting community last month. James William (Jim) Wright, considered the man who saved the province’s horse racing industry in the early 1980s, passed away in Victoria, B.C. at age 91. A member … Continue reading →

Canada-U.S. in Final. Yawn. IIHF Says Women’s Hockey Will Never Leave Games

After Canada beat Switzerland 3-1 in one semifinal and the U.S., ripped Sweden 6-1 in the other, the International Ice Hockey Federation was forced to deal with the issue of competitive imbalance again. Canada and the United States have now … Continue reading →

Canada Secures Third Seed With OT Win Over Finns

Team Canada is playing well enough to win. And that should get this year’s Canadian Olympic men’s hockey team to the semifinals. After that, it’s still anyone’s guess. Sunday afternoon (Winnipeg time) Team Canada secured the third seed in the … Continue reading →