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David Ayres story is why we love sports

by Ken Reed | Feb 26, 2020 | BASIC membership, Sports | 0

KEN REED: The emergency NHL goalie did what every sports fan wishes they could do every time they watch the best of the best play (BASIC/PREMIUM content/Not yet a BASIC/PREMIUM member? $19)

Dissecting Canada’s NHL underachievers

by Bruce Dowbiggin | Feb 25, 2020 | PREMIUM membership, Sports | 0

BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: We could see as many as five Canadians teams in the playoffs – but more likely we’ll see two or three at this pace (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)

What we can learn from the baseball cheating scandal

by Ken Reed | Feb 19, 2020 | BASIC membership, Sports | 0

KEN REED: Sport, at its best, is a co-operative activity in which competitors on both sides play with honour in a mutual quest for excellence (BASIC/PREMIUM content/Not yet a BASIC/PREMIUM member? $19)

Can Bronfman bring baseball back to Montreal?

by Bruce Dowbiggin | Feb 18, 2020 | PREMIUM membership, Sports | 0

BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Sharing the Rays with Tampa Bay may be more than a pipe dream for the city, which for more than a decade has sought to bring MLB back (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)

Corporate raiders are at the gates of pro sports

by Bruce Dowbiggin | Feb 4, 2020 | PREMIUM membership, Sports | 0

BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: The future of franchise-based leagues and pro tours may hang in the balance as big-money investors look to strip out superstars (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)

Kobe Bryant’s complicated legacy

by Ken Reed | Jan 31, 2020 | PREMIUM membership, Sports | 0

KEN REED: The late basketball legend became a model husband, father, citizen and businessman. But a dark incident in Colorado can’t be forgotten (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)

Baseball being buried by a tsunami of cheat

by Bruce Dowbiggin | Jan 21, 2020 | PREMIUM membership, Sports | 0

BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: As baseball struggles with the implications of a team cheating to win a World Series, there are more questions than answers (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)

Sending a harsh message to sports’ cheaters

by Ken Reed | Jan 17, 2020 | BASIC membership, Sports | 0

KEN REED: Baseball suspensions and fines should reverberate through all sports, down to children’s athletics. Cheating is a social ill that needs to be addressed (BASIC/PREMIUM content/Not yet a BASIC/PREMIUM member? $19)

Short and sweet: pro sports need to pare down the length of games

by Bruce Dowbiggin | Jan 14, 2020 | PREMIUM membership, Sports | 0

BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Fans are staying away from stadiums in great part because the games take too long to play. The new XFL is trying a number of modifications to cut the length of games (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)

NFL coaches need to embrace data and probability

by Bruce Dowbiggin | Jan 8, 2020 | PREMIUM membership, Sports | 0

BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: If coaching has a capital offence, its ignoring the obvious probabilities that a good analysis could provide (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)

Sport, at its best, can help change the world

by Ken Reed | Jan 3, 2020 | PREMIUM membership, Sports, World | 0

KEN REED: Leaders must fully incorporate social, cultural and environmental considerations – not just economic ones – in their decision-making (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)