Murray Wood: Of politics and principles
If you find yourself needing a program to keep track of what various political parties stand for, Murray Wood says it's ...
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Jamie Nye: Tradition tells us the coach of the best team rarely gets the credit he's due
The debate over coach-of-the-year awards is always an interesting one and the three nominees for the Jack Adams Award in the NHL cover three different criteria. You have the coach of a very good team ...
Jul 16, 2020
Jamie Nye: Attendance numbers will be interesting to watch when sports and fans return
Sports fans in North America could be facing an interesting test on just how badly they want to sit and watch their team play amid a global pandemic. New England sports fans will have to sit physicall...
Jul 15, 2020
Swift Current 57's president reflects on name change
The pressure on some professional sports teams to change their names continues to mount. In Saskatchewan, it has been about three years since the Swift Current Indians retired their name. Now, the Wes...
Jul 14, 2020 The Swift Current 57's uniform. (Swift Current 57's/Twitter)
Jamie Nye: 'Not fit to play' is a bad play by the NHL
Get used to hearing "not fit to play" from the NHL. If you thought the growing use of upper and lower body injury was getting ridiculous, the NHL is taking it one step further to prevent us from reall...
Jul 14, 2020
Jamie Nye: Sports fans hoping we don't hear a 'pop'
"When is the bubble going to burst?" is a common question asked in sports. It applies whether the subject is a team's success, a player's hot streak or a maybe even a losing streak. However, now the q...
Jul 13, 2020
Eddie Davis reflects on living 'dream job' as a professional football player
Eddie Davis can use one word to sum up his professional football career: Exciting. "When you look at it, I grew up wanting to play baseball and professional sports in general," the former Saskatchewan...
Jul 10, 2020 Eddie Davis. (File photo courtesy of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame)
Source: CFL submits revised financial request to federal government
TORONTO - The CFL sent federal Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault a revised financial request Friday. A league source said the league is seeking about $42.5 million in aid. In April, the CFL...
Jul 10, 2020 CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie. (THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE/Andrew Vaughan)
Jamie Nye: U Sports fumbles away age restriction ruling
U Sports needs to come up with a clear excuse why it didn't allow an exemption for 25-year-old football players to finish their year in 2021 after COVID-19 postponed the 2020 season. U Sports didn't l...
Jul 10, 2020
U Sports not making exemption for football age cap
Robbie Lowes was scrolling through social media Thursday when he saw the news his football career was over. "I still haven't really processed it yet," said the University of Regina Rams linebacker, wh...
Jul 09, 2020 (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Jamie Nye: Blue Jays manager has a winning mindset for shortened season
Toronto Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo has the right mindset when approaching the abridged Major League Baseball season. Montoyo was quite clear there are a few ways to look at the season and the r...
Jul 09, 2020
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Sarah Mills: FIFA seems to be incapable of integrity
After FIFA lifted a red-card suspension for an American player at the World Cup, Sarah Mills says fans are left with que...
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