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CFL Week 10: Who Plays Quarterback Where?

By Scott Taylor and Dave Petrishen Ricky Ray will not play quarterback this week. Anthony Calvillo might not play quarterback this week. Drew Tate still isn’t playing quarterback. And in Winnipeg, the Bombers have four quarterbacks and only the good … Continue reading →

The NCAA is Screwed Up

So Johnny Manziel got a half-game suspension for selling his autograph. Meanwhile, 12-0 Ohio State was put on probation, kicked out of the national championship race and not allowed to go to a Bowl game because a couple of football … Continue reading →

The Hate Tebow Mystique

It is one of the strangest media obsessions in sport. A reporter or columnist who wouldn’t waste an inch of copy on Tyrod Taylor or Drew Stanton or McLeod Bethel-Thompson, will book the next flight to Foxboro to see if … Continue reading →

Week 9 in the CFL: Kory Sheets is a Beast

Welcome students of the Canadian Football League. What did we learn in Week 9? Well, professor, we learned that you can win a game in the CFL when you have seven turnovers. We learned that without Ricky Ray, the Toronto … Continue reading →

An Offensive Line That Couldn’t Block My Wife in Heels

After watching yesterday’s football game on TSN — and making the mistake of not hitting the mute button — I was dumbfounded by the comments of analyst Duane Forde. Seems Mr. Forde has spent so little time watching the Winnipeg … Continue reading →

Bryant Gumbel Gets it Right

Reagrdless of what you think of Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun and the athletes who use performance enhancing drugs, Bryant Gumbel got it right on Real Sports on HBO this week. Here is excerpt from his show: “Finally tonight, what … Continue reading →

Who? Goldschmidt for NL MVP

Sometimes the best players don’t attract much attention, especially in baseball, where “great” players tend to come and go with less fanfare than last year’s Oscar-winning song. This past week, while everyone in, under, around, and even remotely interested in … Continue reading →

Week 9 in the CFL: Hard Not to Like Hamilton and Toronto

Welcome to class kids. Two things today: No. 1, Ricky Ray is almost perfect and the Argos look like repeat East Division champions. No. 2, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats get another go at the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and that’s like shooting … Continue reading →

There is No Sanity Left

What a week. Here are eight things that will make you say, Hmmmmm… 8.  Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook named his new son  after his number: Seven Seabrook. Well, Nicholas Cage named his son Kal-El, so it’s not as crazy … Continue reading →

Week 8 in the CFL: We Learned A Lot This Week

What an educational weekend that was. If you thought you knew a lot about the CFL, you might have had your opinion changed in a number of small ways. It’s likely you still know that the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are … Continue reading →