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U.S. Federal Judge Calls Roger Goodell ‘a Liar’

Back in October, ESPN suspended reporter/columnist Bill Simmons for calling NFL commissioner Roger Goodell “a liar.” ESPN’s own reporting backed up Simmons’ claim, but ESPN suspended him just the same. ESPN owes Bill Simmons an apology. On Friday, a federal … Continue reading →

Hutchinson Brilliant, But Jets Lose in OT

On Friday night, Winnipeg Jets goaltender Michael Hutchinson played a brilliant hockey game against the team that originally drafted him. He deserved a better fate. Friday at the TD Center in Boston, the Bruins beat the Jets 2-1 in overtime. … Continue reading →

Mark Cohon Will Say Good-Bye As Commissioner on Sunday

Officially, Mark Cohon’s final job as commissioner of the Canadian Football will come at about 10 p.m. on Sunday. He’ll hand out the rey Cup, very likely to the Calgary Stampeders, and then move on the spmething else. Cohon says … Continue reading →

NFL Picks Week 13: A Week for Separation or Desperation

By The Coach and Dr. Football The Detroit Lions should beat the Chicago Bears. The Minnesota Vikings should beat the Carolina Panthers. The Green Bay Packers are in tough, albeit at home, against the New England Patriots. By the end … Continue reading →

Frolik Scores Big Goal and Jets Win Another Road Game

The Winnipeg Jets should just stay on the road. Wednesday night in Buffalo, the Jets won a rare Game 2 in a back-to-back series beating the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 at First Niagara Centre in snowy Buffalo, N.Y. With the win, … Continue reading →

Jets Avoid a Trap in Columbus

When Bryan Little scored, just nine seconds into the game, it was obvious the Winnipeg Jets weren’t going to be trapped. Heading in to Tuesday night’s NHL game in Columbus, the Jets were a 10-9-3 team battling for a playoff … Continue reading →

The Minnesota Vikings: Not Good, But There is Hope

When the Minnesota Vikings went into Chicago and lost 21-13 to the Chicago Bears, the season was over. The Vikes had fallen to 4-6 and they were out of tricks. There was no possible way the young Vikings would win … Continue reading →

Winnipeg’s Reaves Scores Winner Against Jets

Ryan Reaves didn’t log a lot of ice time on Sunday afternoon. He just played long enough to score the winning goal. Reaves snap shot under Winnipeg Jets goaltender Ondrej Pavelec at 2:25 of the third period, held up as … Continue reading →

Late Fumble Costs Bisons a Shot at Vanier Cup

The heavily-favored Universite de Montreal Carabins are off to the Vanier Cup. But they didn’t qualify to go anywhere without a damn good argument from the unranked University of Manitoba Bisons. In fact, with less than a minute to play, … Continue reading →

Jets in an Early Must-Win Against Blues

As well as the Winnipeg Jets have played of late, they’ve still lost three of their last four (1-2-1 officially). That makes Sunday’s intra-divisional matchup with the St. Louis Blues just a tad more important than most Game 22s of … Continue reading →