Canada’s great basketball awakening
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: The Raptors’ win was transformative for the league, the business of sport and for Canada in general ($$)
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Tag: Hockey
Tanking takes the heart out of statistical analysis in sports
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Only the purity of competition assures that the resulting data has relevance and application in a sport ($$)
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Hall of shame sports owners led by Ottawa’s Melnyk
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Far too many odious owners haunt the world of professional sports, preying on ticket-buying fans ($$)
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Hockey carnivores versus the whipping boys
DOWBIGGIN: Why would anyone get their garters in a tangle over a hockey tournament held for a television network? ($$)
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China syndrome: how long does HNIC stick with Huawei?
DOWBIGGIN: And are the Leafs negotiating with Auston Matthews? Are the Calgary Flames the real deal? Where does that leave the Oilers? ($)
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Stumbling Oilers now have a Hitch in their step
SPORTS: Tough love has long been Ken Hitchcock’s calling card in the NHL. But does it work on young men who are multimillionaires? ($)
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The NHL shoves concussion conversation behind a curtain
DOWBIGGIN: Commissioner Gary Bettman never backed up or hinted the NHL might have had a problem related to head injuries to players ($)
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Bettman doesn’t belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame
DOWBIGGIN: Bettman’s biggest legacy to hockey fans is all the seasons he’s blighted by denying fans the game they love in labour stoppages ($)
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Oh baby! Bob Cole winds down a remarkable play-by-play career
DOWBIGGIN: The Hockey Night in Canada legend has seen plenty – and always offered it to TV viewers with plenty of panache ($)
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Skill finally winning the battle for the soul of the NHL
DOWBIGGIN: The Vancouver Canucks, who may have lost the 2011 Stanley Cup to the bully Boston Bruins, have set a new standard for play ($)
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How migrants in search of championships hurt pro sports
DOWBIGGIN: Expansion meant salary caps and luxury taxes were necessary to keep teams competitive. But the system has failed players and fans ($$)
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In defence of sports greatness, from Justify to the Warriors
DOWBIGGIN Why is greatness supposed to take a back seat to parity, the bastard child of bloated sports in North America?
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