Tag Archives: Sports

This is it — my last Between the Lines commentary. I don’t know how many years I’ve been writing them. How many I’ve written. How many responses I’ve received, some agree...

Micah Johnson has had a lot of weight on his shoulders in his first season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders — literally and figuratively. Despite the wear and tear of a CFL season, the 31-year-...

Today I want to focus on a baseball team that next to no one talks about — the Milwaukee Brewers. Before I continue, I should point out that I am a Dodger guy. Not since 1982, when Milwaukee adv...

Something may be wrong with the Winnipeg Jets. Or maybe it’s just geography. One by one the big names are falling in the NHL: Marner, Point, Tkachuk. The restricted free agents are re-signing wi...

I am clearly lost when it comes to the CFL wanting to set a tougher precedent for repeat offenders. Simoni Lawrence’s play has made the CFL discipline him three times this season. And in a step ...

A spot in the CFL playoffs is close to reality for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The Green and White can clinch a spot on Saturday with a victory over the Argonauts in Toronto. Kickoff for the game is...

Auston Matthews is facing a charge of disorderly conduct following a May incident in Scottsdale, Ariz. The legal process has to play itself out, but his alleged actions have generated the typical reac...

Like it or not, Auston Matthews, pro athletes are going to be judged because they’re in the public eye, much like politicians and entertainers. For every athlete like Antonio Brown, the NFL rece...

There are few things finer in sports than the irony of a team losing a big-name free agent and then doing just as well or better without them. The Washington Nationals were Bryce Harper’s team. ...

Saskatchewan Roughriders guard Brendon LaBatte could soon be suiting up for a game in a 12th straight CFL season, but a hip injury put thoughts of retirement into his head. "That’s kind of where...