Author Archives: Jamie Nye

I can't wait to see the draft grades from the first round of the NFL draft. Grading teams in the days after the draft is the most unnecessary exercise in sports. As fun as it is to over-hype young col...

The first round of the NHL playoffs was crazy. Upsets everywhere, but the storylines for Round 2 are a little lacking. There isn't one but four or five Cinderella stories. And the matchups in Round 2 ...

Four years ago, Mike Babcock arrived in Toronto and you'd think the Maple Leafs won the coaching Stanley Cup. Fast forward to present day and you'd think Babcock is one of the worst coaches in the NHL...

Please don't let 'em play in Game 7. It happens a lot when, all of a sudden, the whistles get put away when it matters the most. The officials feel in hockey that they don't want to dictate the outcom...

OK, I get it! The Toronto Maple Leafs will not be embraced as Canada's team. After the Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets dropped out of the playoffs, I dared tweet that the Leafs were now 'Canada's Tea...

Dave Hawkshaw is a great success story from the Canadian Football League. He doesn't strap on a helmet but he does carry a whistle. His work in Canada, as well as his time doing some pre-season work w...

Admit it, John Tortorella is one heck of a hockey coach. Yes, he went a bit crazy in Vancouver and he snaps at the media. But he's a man who wears his heart on his sleeve but let's also notice that em...

Sunday had the makings of two incredibly historic moments. Tiger Woods came through with an unforgettable Masters victory. And because the weather moved the tee times to the morning, it allowed the go...

A new generation of golf fans has its 1986 Masters moment. I was five when Jack Nicklaus won his sixth Masters and final major at the age of 46. It is not a 'where were you when' moment for me. I doub...

It's time the Toronto Raptors finally get to the NBA Finals. Yes, they lost three of four to the No. 1 seed in the East, the Milwaukee Bucks, but in two of those games the Raptors didn't have their be...