Thursday, July 12, 2007

Terrific night of soccer

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Last night featured perhaps the best clashes of the FIFA U-20 World Cup thus far. All of the matches were extremely close, with Austria defe...
Wednesday, July 11, 2007

U-20 Predictions Part Two

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Here's my picks for Thursday's games: Argentina vs. Poland (4:45 PM ET, BMO Field, Toronto) Argentina were one of the favorites ent...
Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Previewing the Round of 16

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On Wednesday, the Round of 16 will begin at the FIFA U-20 World Cup. Here's my breakdowns and predictions for each one of tomorrow nigh...
Monday, July 09, 2007

Heartbreak in the rain

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So, for a second time in as many months, Canada exits a tournament early. At the Gold Cup, this was due to a ridiculous offside call, but la...
Sunday, July 08, 2007

A challenge for Canada: breaking down the U-20 possibilites

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Canada has a tough road ahead of them at the U-20 World Cup. The opening 3-0 loss to Chile last Sunday, combined with Thursday's 1-0 def...
Monday, July 02, 2007

Canada is catching on...

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It is terrific to see people in this country starting to take a deep interest in soccer. This year has been tremendous for this, with the co...
Saturday, April 28, 2007

The cat from Medicine Hat

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Trevor Linden is the main reason not named Luongo that the Vancouver Canucks are still in the playoffs and not out on the golf course. He...
Friday, April 20, 2007

Triple showdown in England

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The end of this year's soccer season should be incredibly interesting. Manchester United and Chelsea are still only separated by 3 point...
Thursday, March 22, 2007

Drug testing gone too far...

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Earlier today, UEFA issued a one-game suspension and fine to Bayern Munich star goalkeeper Oliver Kahn . The fine of 20 000 Swiss francs ...
Monday, January 08, 2007

NFL Playoffs: For the Want of a Holder.

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Last weekend featured some very interesting NFL action. All of the favoured home teams hung on to win, but the best game was far and away th...
Monday, December 18, 2006

Parity in the Northwest: or, why the NHL's schedule requires revision.

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At the end of tonight's NHL games, a vast 2 points separated the Northwest Division's first and last teams. Edmonton led the divisio...
Saturday, December 02, 2006

Delocalized wingers

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This may possibly be the most geeky sports column I have ever written or ever will write, but bear with me. Delocalized electrons are electr...
Monday, November 27, 2006

"Noble souls, through dust and heat, rise from disaster and defeat the stronger."

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The title quote, taken from American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, will hopefully apply to the Canadian national women's soccer team...
Sunday, November 19, 2006

"No absolute is going to make the lion lie down with the lamb unless the lamb is inside."

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The title quote, from D.H. Lawrence, appropriately sums up today's Grey Cup game. The B.C. Lions lived up to their name, and thoroughly ...

Gaels win national silver medals

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Last Sunday, the Queen's women's varsity soccer team concluded their season in the CIS championship match against the UBC Thunderbir...