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Nothing usually overshadows a Saskatchewan Roughriders game in this province - even a CFL preseason game. But the Riders' preseason loss in Edmonton on Sunday was way below the interest generated by t...

Hockey fans were up in arms about the NHL's decision not to allow their players in the Olympics. We missed Connor McDavid and other stars not suiting up for their countries. And we are seeing now what...

It's been a long five weeks of rehearsal, but now the Regina Pats get to perform. After being knocked out of the playoffs in the first round by the Swift Current Broncos, the Pats spent the better par...

Las Vegas wants to replace Detroit as Hockeytown, USA. Twenty-four years ago Las Vegas didn't seem like a pro sports city. Sitting in Sam Boyd Stadium, watching the Las Vegas Posse play the Saskatchew...

WINNIPEG - Blake Wheeler liked 57 minutes of Monday's game between Winnipeg and Vegas. The other three minutes, not so much. Tomas Tatar and Jonathan Marchessault scored twice for the Golden Knights l...

Like so many great hockey people, Clarke Drake was from Saskatchewan. He was born in Yorkton and as a teenager played two games for the junior Regina Pats. Drake died at age 89 Sunday in Edmonton, whe...

Dear Copy Editor: Sorry . . . we were having so much fun in Winnipeg I knew it would be difficult to file my commentary after last night's Jets-Predators game. I wrote this before the game, presuming ...

Call it Darrell and Rob's Excellent Adventure. Rob Vanstone and I are heading to Winnipeg today for Game 4 of the NHL playoff series between the Jets and Nashville Predators. What a great series it's ...

I appreciate the Ottawa Senators' patience. Guy Boucher and his staff will keep their jobs after the Senators went from the final four in the 2017 playoffs to 30th out 31 teams. The general manager Pi...

This weekend is the NHL Draft Lottery... and let us imagine for a second the Edmonton Oilers win again. It would be the both the greatest thing and the worst all at the same time. Having one team cont...