Sporting Madness

My thoughts on what's going on in the wide world of sports. Going beyond black-and-white analysis and into the shades of grey.

Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Canadian Women Can't Jump

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The International Olympic Committee continued their long history of dubious decisions last Thursday, when president Jacques Rogge made the b...
Monday, March 03, 2008

And the lighter side of hockey...

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Once again, the Ultimate Canucks Search has produced some great stuff. One of my favorites is "The Battle of the NorthWest." Check...
Sunday, March 02, 2008

Scribblings of the Scribes of Sport: Gare Joyce's reflections on a tragedy

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The recent death of Windsor Spitfires captain Mickey Renaud hit pretty close to home for me : when an apparently-healthy young athlete inexp...
Saturday, March 01, 2008

SuperSonic Flight

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One of my favorite columnists, Bill Simmons, has been writing a lot about the impending demise of the Seattle SuperSonics. Simmons makes ...
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Avalanche Warning: Back to the Future

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As those who don't live under rocks (or south of the 49th parallel) assuredly know already, Tuesday was the NHL trade deadline. They sho...
Friday, February 22, 2008

Campus Corner: Live blog of women's hockey playoffs against Laurier

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Access to a press lounge with internet access offers me a rare opportunity to try a live blog, so I figured I'd give it a shot. Tonight...
Monday, February 18, 2008

When tragedy strikes

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In Truro, NS, for a few days, which is why updates have been a bit sporadic (also, covering three different games Saturday didn't help, ...
Friday, February 15, 2008

Scribblings of the Scribes of Sport: Diamond Dreams by Stephen Brunt

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Stephen Brunt's Diamond Dreams is a classic for any fan of the Toronto Blue Jays. Published in 1996, it's an amazing retrospective ...
Thursday, February 14, 2008

Campus Corner: An interesting controversy

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There's some unusual stuff going on at the University of Ottawa these days, as Ross Prusakowski notes over at blogsketball . According ...
Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Standing up and speaking out

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Good for former Canadian Olympic swimmers Shannon Shakespeare and Nikki Dryden, who delivered an open letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao...
Monday, February 11, 2008

The new kids on the block

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Ben Knight has a great post on his globesports.com blog today about the creation of a Canadian Soccer Federation as perhaps the first step...
Friday, February 08, 2008

Campus Corner: Men's volleyball wins in straight sets

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Well, that was a surprise and a half: in what I had expected to be a protracted and hard-fought five-set duel between two 13-5 teams, the Ga...
Thursday, February 07, 2008

Campus Corner: Review finally released

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At long last, Principal Karen Hitchcock released her recommendations on the Queen's Review of Athletics and Recreation . The initial r...
Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Campus Corner: Thoughts from the Carr-Harris Cup

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I watched a great match over at RMC's Constantine Arena tonight between the Gaels and the Paladins. As previously mentioned , RMC'...

Scribblings of the Scribes of Sport: Keane by Roy Keane and Eamon Dunphy

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Keane , the autobiography of Manchester United legend Roy Keane (co-written with famous Irish journalist Eamon Dunphy), is an extremely unco...
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