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Category: Sports
Oh baby! Bob Cole winds down a remarkable play-by-play career
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Hockey Night in Canada legend has seen plenty – and always offered it to TV viewers with plenty of panache
A sure bet on pro sports gambling?
Reading Time: 4 minutes The NHL is ready to enter the betting ring. It’s a sign of liberalizing laws and the search for ever more revenue
Is today’s baseball player better than yesteryear’s?
Reading Time: 4 minutes They may well be, but the game certainly isn’t as compelling or entertaining as it once was
The Super Bowl ads get punted in Canada – again
Reading Time: 3 minutes Donald Trump may take the credit, but you can blame CTV/Bell Media and the CRTC
Skill finally winning the battle for the soul of the NHL
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Vancouver Canucks, who may have lost the 2011 Stanley Cup to the bully Boston Bruins, have set a new standard for play
Win, lose or draw: the value of sport isn’t dependent on the outcome
Reading Time: 4 minutes Sports are an ongoing battle between ego and soul. If you choose soul, both sides can succeed, no matter what the scoreboard says
Toronto’s fond farewell to John Gibbons exposes deep faults
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Blue Jays’ president and GM bear the brunt of the blame for a horrible season, not the departing manager
The increasing – and disturbing – militarization of U.S. sports
Reading Time: 3 minutes The NFL and other pro sports leagues don’t celebrate the military as gestures of patriotism. The only motivating factor is money
How migrants in search of championships hurt pro sports
Reading Time: 4 minutes Expansion meant salary caps and luxury taxes were necessary to keep teams competitive. But the system has failed players and fans