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How migrants in search of championships hurt pro sports

by Bruce Dowbiggin | Sep 18, 2018 | Business, Sports | 0

DOWBIGGIN: Expansion meant salary caps and luxury taxes were necessary to keep teams competitive. But the system has failed players and fans ($$)

In defence of sports greatness, from Justify to the Warriors

by Bruce Dowbiggin | Jun 12, 2018 | Opinion, Sports | 0

DOWBIGGIN Why is greatness supposed to take a back seat to parity, the bastard child of bloated sports in North America?

Gambling and pro sports: a marriage made in heaven

by Bruce Dowbiggin | May 23, 2018 | Sports | 0

But with so much more money to be made, the potential for mischief seems great. How do we control that mischief?

Are the Golden Knights the greatest sports story of all time?

by Michael Taube | May 22, 2018 | Sports | 0

TAUBE It’s a mug’s game to select one great sports moment over another. But that doesn’t make Vegas’s success any less remarkable

Golden Knights are the ramen noodles of the NHL

by Gavin MacFadyen | May 13, 2018 | Sports | 0

MADFAYEN The Golden Knights have defied all conventional wisdom. But they’re not lovable losers and our affection is better spent on another

Slim pickings for next great Quebec NHL hockey star

by Bruce Dowbiggin | Apr 25, 2018 | Sports | 0

DOWBIGGIN Few French Canadians are prominent in modern professional hockey. What happened to the legacy of Rocket Richard? (BASIC membership content)

Who needs spring when you have playoffs?

by Bruce Dowbiggin | Apr 17, 2018 | Sports | 0

DOWBIGGIN Plenty of talking points as the NHL and NBA start their marathons in search of champions (BASIC membership content)

Skipping Olympics a bridge too far for Bettman?

by Bruce Dowbiggin | Mar 7, 2018 | Opinion, Sports | 0

DOWBIGGIN The NHL commissioner has kept the wolves at bay for years, but this season finds Bettman with nothing new to offer and much to lose (BASIC membership content)

For Olympic success emulate the freestylers

by Bruce Dowbiggin | Feb 28, 2018 | Opinion, Sports | 0

Based on the results in South Korea, Canada’s formula for future Olympic success is obvious (BASIC membership content)

An Oil slick of disastrous proportions

by Bruce Dowbiggin | Jan 16, 2018 | Sports | 0

DOWBIGGIN There’s a clock ticking on the Oilers’ monopoly on Connor McDavid’s affections (BASIC membership content)

Full meal deal: sports world serves up plenty of intrigue

by Bruce Dowbiggin | Jan 3, 2018 | Opinion, Sports | 0

DOWBIGGIN What does 2018 hold? Forgettable Olympics, NHL incompetence (followed by NFL incompetence), Blue Jay uncertainty and golf mysteries, for a start (BASIC membership content)

The NHL’s goose that laid the Golden Knights

by Bruce Dowbiggin | Nov 15, 2017 | Opinion, Sports | 0

DOWBIGGIN The unexpected success of the new Las Vegas franchise could have the league incorrectly believing that further expansion is the ticket to riches ($$)