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Bombers 10-point Underdogs Against Toronto. Shouldn’t Be.

I would not be at all surprised if the Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost to the Toronto Argonauts at Investors Group Field on Friday night. After all, the Bombers are banged up, they’re coming off a 25-20 loss to Hamilton and … Continue reading →

Who Had The Worst Weekend?

We’re at the Major League Baseball All-Star break. There isn’t much going on right now. The CFL plays on weekends, the NHL free-agent frenzy is pretty much over and NFL camps haven’t opened yet. Still, with the Major League Break … Continue reading →

Bombers Lose, But Still Tied For First

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have one thing going for them. They play in a really lousy division. After three weeks of this 2013 CFL season, all four teams in the East are tied at 1-2. Saturday night, the Bombers went … Continue reading →

Toronto and Montreal Don’t Disappoint, Winnipeg Isn’t That Bad.

You have to give the Winnipeg Blue Bombers a little bit of credit. As unlikely as it is that the Bombers have the horses to reach the Grey Cup, they will certainly be good enough to make the playoffs. After … Continue reading →

CFL Week 3: The Points Are Coming… Honest. I’m Sure of It.

I will be the first to admit that I was dead wrong about the Canadian Football League last week. After a Week 1 in which seven of eight teams scored 30 points or more, I was convinced that our good … Continue reading →

Our Annual Ed Sweeney Letter: Six Who Deserve a Spot in the Hall

This year, Geraldine Heaney, Scott Niedermayer, Chris Chelios and Brendan Shanahan will be inducted into Toronto’s Hockey Hall of Fame. Fred Shero was also elected to the Hall in the builder’s category. Who can argue? When I was young, the Hockey Hall … Continue reading →

Week 2 In the CFL: Offensive Anemia

Anthony Calvillo was unhappy, Buck Pierce remained healthy for another week, Andrew Harris got his mojo back, the Eskimos defense suddenly became as good as advertised and three Eastern teams looked so out of sorts on offense, it kind of … Continue reading →

Hey Twitterers, Chevy Did Show Up for Work

There were a number of comedic Tweets this afternoon as it appeared the Winnipeg Jets had no desire to take part in the National Hockey League’s annual free-agent frenzy. “The Hartford Whalers, Quebec Nordiques and Winnipeg Jets all have the … Continue reading →

CFL Week 2:

Dr. Football had only one response to his 2-2 start last week. “I blew my brains out picking the Bombers,” he snapped. “What was I thinking?” Now to be fair to the good doctor, taking the Bombers was not a … Continue reading →

Ouch! Is That Ever Dim.

The Professional Hockey Writers Association. Read it slowly. They have to. Read it slower if you need to. Talk about a group that is out of it. It’s become quite obvious that if the PHWA isn’t making up trade rumours, … Continue reading →