Author Archives: Craig Silliphant

We've seen the footage from places such as Phoenix Arizona and Sunrise Florida. Empty seats in non-traditional NHL markets isn't necessarily a surprise, but Thursday's news out of Ottawa was shocking ...

We in the media are sometimes criticized by football coaches for putting too much emphasis on defensive numbers. I found Chris Jones' response to a question about fast starts interesting. Let's look a...

Prior to Sunday's win over Winnipeg, I asked Game Day With Wray co-hosts Quinn Magnuson and Dale Isaac who the most unappreciated player was on the Riders' starting offence. I excluded offensive linem...

Chris Jones is a new general manager and is new at being a VP of football operations for a CFL team, but he is a veteran coach. His experience showed when he met with the media on Wednesday. When the ...

Two years ago I had a suggestion for the CFL's senior VP of football, Glen Johnson, about video review rules. You know me, I'm always here to help. After I gave him my opinion, Johnson told me I had a...

These are serious times, here and abroad. In this day and age of social media and 24 hour news channels, the threats of war, racial tensions, and natural disasters are front and centre and, as a resul...

How many of you could have told me that Anthony Joshua of the United Kingdom and New Zealand's Joseph Parker are currently boxing's heavyweight champions? I'm a marginal fight fan and I'll admit that ...

Sixty-six per cent of CFL teams advance to the playoffs. I have often said that "must-win" games don't occur in the first 6 contests of a regular season. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are now in the mi...

Jordan Spieth is quickly becoming sports' "good guy." The world is watching as Spietch attempts to accomplish a major feat. He's already won the Masters and the U.S. Open and earlier this year he won ...

I have been lucky enough to meet IOC senior member Dick Pound. He is an accomplished Canadian who should be applauded for his work in ethics in sports. I recall him being very polite and gracious when...