How can someone be called one of the best curlers in the country, compete and win against world curling competition and yet, to the average sports fan, be basically an unknown? Alberta skip Kevin Koe is exactly that. ...more
The Brier is being held "downeast" this year in Halifax, and while there are some very strong teams there is one group that is searching for an elusive championship - that being the Brad Gushue rink from Newfoundland. Live coverage begins today on TSN at 2pm et/11am pt. ...more
Former NHLer and current Saint Mary's University student Mike Danton is now a part of the history of the old Halifax Forum, and this building has a lot of history. ...more
I've been at news conferences from the 1972 Summit Series in Moscow to some with Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby but I can't recall a person handling himself so well with so much on the line as Mike Danton did when he met the media Thursday in Halifax. ...more
Saint Mary's University didn't want to talk about this matter and promised to release a statement on Tuesday but it's almost 100% sure, according to SMU's Athletic Director Steve Sarty, that Mike Danton will be a student at the Halifax school as soon as Wednesday or Thursday and may be practicing with the hockey team (the Huskies) by week's end. ...more
So, as the Vanier Cup approaches the question is: Is Quebec City and the province a great supporter of the best football program in Canada, the Rouge et Or, or is it a love of football - a game that has taken off over the past decade in La Belle Province? ...more
If you believe in offence you may want to watch the Vanier Cup this Saturday. The contest will feature a contrast of styles between the run game of the Calgary Dinos and the passing attack of Queen's. ...more
It's the prodigal father and son returning home and it could be very interesting - Blake Nill, the coach of the Calgary Dinos, coming back to Halifax to play the Saint Mary's Huskies in the Uteck Bowl. I've been following this game since the early 1970's and can't recall anything like this. ...more
Halifax, by far the most populated and most affluent place in the Maritimes, got their behinds kicked once again by Moncton. This time the prize is a Canadian Football League game and we are not talking about the exhibition game variety. ...more
I admit to a bias as a sports columnist. I like to see Canadian kids who play in the CIS do well at the pro-level. Here is one of those kids, who is now a 29-year old adult.
If there's ever a story of persistence and fighting off injuries and getting back to a game he loves, it's the story of Hamilton Tiger-Cats receiver Dave Stala. ...more
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