Tag Archives: Sports

NHL players are unhappy their league won't take a break in February so they can participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics. With all due respect, they shouldn't have been there anyway. The Olympic ideal ...

Some of the country's best curlers are descending on Saskatoon as the Canadian Mixed Doubles Championship gets underway this week.   Thirty-two teams, each made up of a man and a woman, are divid...

A big weekend for a Saskatoon swimmer. Shelby Newkirk set new records in the S7 50-metre and 100-metre backstroke at the Can-Am Para-Swimming Championships in Windsor, Ont. "I was really proud of how ...

The Calgary Flames need a new home. There were some intriguing developments in this story last week. Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi described an $890-million stadium/arena plan as "dead." On the heels of...

It's becoming a tired trend in sports. The threat to move a team when the billionaires don't get their way to have taxpayers pay for a new palace for their sports team. Daryl Katz did it with the Edmo...

Drake, Sask. was not really named after the Canadian rapper of the same name. That was my opening joke during a sports banquet on the weekend in the village. The 230 people in attendance - 33 more tha...

The Saskatchewan Rush are the first team in the National Lacrosse League to lock down a playoff spot after a 17-14 win in Buffalo. Mark Matthews led the way with a nine-point night, scoring twice and ...

Track star Astrid Nyame and hockey goalie Jordon Cooke are the University of Saskatchewan's female and male athletes of the year.  Nyame won gold at both the Canada West and U SPORTS championship...

It's a week away, and we still don't know who the opponent will be, but that didn't stop Pats fans from lining up for tickets Friday afternoon. Regina swept the Calgary Hitmen in round one of the play...

Debates about which city is better - Regina or Saskatoon - have existed forever in Saskatchewan. In the coming years, I'll be interested to see which city thinks biggest, fastest when it comes to mult...