Author Archives: Craig Silliphant

CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie is, if nothing else, a man of action. Ambrosie has fixed many things since joining the league, including the schedule. By extending the CFL's regular by seven days (on ...

Our friend, Murray McCormick of the Regina Leader-Post, summed it up best. After James Franklin was moved from Edmonton to Toronto, McCormick tweeted, "the first qb domino falls." Not many saw that mo...

The game of hockey can be hard to figure out. Sunday night was no exception. Leafs coach Mike Babcock put his 34-year-old backup goaltender, Curtis McElhinney in to face Connor McDavid and the Edmonto...

The most popular sport in the winter Olympic games is men's hockey. The 2018 event in South Korea had already suffered a set back with the withdrawal of NHL players. Now a state-sponsored doping scand...

Pittsburgh Steelers safety Mike Mitchell went after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday. The 10-year veteran said, "We have to do better as players when we sign the next CBA. We have to get be...

We live in complicated times, in a complicated world. Few things are cut and dried anymore in race, religion, politics and yes, sport. Because of a state-sponsored doping program from the 2014 Sochi g...

In two and a half years, Seattle may have an arena that is NBA and NHL ready. Los Angeles-based Oak View Group will pump $600 million into Key West Arena. The hope will be to bring concerts, a basketb...

A friend of mine asked, "Why does Tiger Woods continue?" There have been injuries and incidents, which in recent years have grabbed as much attention as his grand slam wins did a decade or so ago. One...

It's been interesting to watch Ed Hervey evolve. A decade ago or so, Hervey was one of the best receivers in the Canadian Football League. He went from a player - a two-time Grey Cup champion - to the...

History shows that National Hockey League teams that sit in playoff spots at American Thanksgiving are, for the most part, teams that advance to the NHL's post season come April. I am not surprised th...