Author Archives: Darrell Davis

Anybody dumb enough to run onto a playing field to interrupt a sporting event should check out what happened in England. One day after 27-year-old Paul Mitchell sucker-punched Aston Villa captain Jack...

While watching the all-Alberta final in the Tim Hortons Brier, it seemed like a good time to rant about the flawed format being used to determine the Canadian men's curling champions. So many teams. S...

After winning the 2013 Grey Cup with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Tristan Jackson went back to the oilfields to work his normal off-season job. When the Roughriders released him shortly afterwards, i...

When Logan Boulet's parents visit his gravesite, viewers watching the Sports Illustrated documentary about the young hockey player may feel physical pain. They may laugh when friends reminisce about t...

Packers versus Raiders in an NFL preseason game at Mosaic Stadium. Who cares? Really, why would anyone buy expensive tickets for an exhibition game that might feature short appearances from starting q...

"Terrible" Ted Lindsay was actually tiny, except for his contributions to hockey. Although he was only 5-foot-8 and 163 pounds, his aggressive style convinced the NHL to establish penalties for kneein...

Four days after his Ottawa Senators boss said his job would be evaluated at the end of the NHL season, Guy Boucher was fired as the team's head coach. Senators general manager Pierre Dorion was Bouche...

Let's talk about Travis Lulay. Who cares about Bryce Harper's $330-million contract? Jason Witten coming out of retirement? John Tavares returning to Long Island? Or Johnny Manziel leaving the CFL? Lu...

Nothing was ever straightforward during Johnny Manziel's relationship with the Canadian Football League. Until Wednesday, that is, when the CFL announced it would not honour a contract between any of ...

A U.S. television station asked six New York Islanders fans how they felt about John Tavares, the superstar who left the NHL team as a free agent to join the Toronto Maple Leafs. "We thought you were ...