Author Archives: Darrell Davis

For the record, Daniel Sedin was drafted ahead of his slightly older, twin brother Henrik Sedin in 1999. That's because Vancouver Canucks general manager Brian Burke, after arranging all the required ...

John Chick was one of the most mild-mannered football players I ever met. Until he stepped into the football field. Then that shy, aw-shucks demeanour disappeared and he became an unstoppable locomoti...

After all its figurings, gozintas and probabilities, the NHL has re-calculated its lottery system to give the Edmonton Oilers the first pick again in the annual draft. Facetiously, isn't that what hap...

Johnny Manziel. Johnny Manziel. Johnny Manziel. Have you heard his name enough lately? Manziel is a Heisman-winning quarterback whose college prowess didn't transition into the NFL, primarily because ...

Alex Pietrangelo is one of those guys who seems invincible, confident, intelligent and talented. That's the impression he left when he played for Team Canada during the 2010 world junior hockey champi...

Anything that reduces the number of video reviews in professional sports is a good idea. With that said, give the CFL a checkmark for recommending that coaches can no longer challenge - via video revi...

Number 4, Bobby Orr, just turned 70 years old. He still looks young enough to play in the NHL, but his knees certainly wouldn't allow it. Those scarred, oft-repaired knees forced him to retire in 1978...

Saskatchewan Roughriders season tickets are now available. It's the first time in three seasons the CFL team has extra season tickets for sale. Two years ago the Roughriders were closing Taylor Field,...

The CFL Players' Association and Alumni Association want to win a court case that could conceivably destroy the CFL. If a civil suit filed by more than 200 former CFL players is successful, the league...

My fists were clenched, my teeth were grinding together, I was sweating and my legs were locked on the sides of the chair. I didn't want to flinch because my opthalmologist was drilling away with a la...