Tag Archives: Sports

"We got slapped." The words of Mike Babcock after skating his team hard during a Wednesday practice in Toronto, after a Tuesday night 7-0 loss to Los Angeles. Babcock is coaching one of the most futil...

In addition to the compassion and intellect he shows whenever he speaks, outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama is going to be missed in quite a few other ways. First and foremost is his love for sports...

The Calgary Stampeders are the overwhelming favourite, as they should be, to win the Grey Cup. But this weekend Winnipeg and B.C. will fight to become the likeliest candidate to out-seat the favourite...

I had a lot of time to think during Winnipeg Jets' win over the Dallas Stars last night. I had time to think because the final score was 8-2. This is an exciting time for the NHL. There are lots of yo...

It wasn't how Jeff Knox Jr. thought his second season would start. He was coming off an outstanding rookie season with the Roughriders that saw him nominated as the team's Most Outstanding Player, Mos...

Play to your strengths. It's an age old phrase that can be useful in sports, business or life. It can serve as great advice. Jim Popp was one of the masters at it as a CFL GM, yet not when he was a co...

Jim Popp's 25-year relationship with the Canadian Football League started right here, in Saskatchewan, when Don Matthews and Al Ford hired him as a Roughriders assistant coach. They quickly moved him ...

The best thing for Roughrider fans anxious about Darian Durant's contract status is time. There is lots of time between now and February when Durant officially becomes a free agent. I know the more th...

Forget the U.S. election - it's the ongoing drama between Darian Durant and the Saskatchewan Roughriders that people are talking about in Saskatchewan. The longtime quarterback still has not re-signed...

There are two sides to every contract negotiation, and on Monday the Roughriders presented theirs. On Sunday, Darian Durant said his talks with the team were pretty much at a standstill after he and h...