Sports return, slow and steady
Posted on 06 May 2020Despite no signs of abatement in cases of coronavirus across the world, some sports are making attempts at a comeback. While Korea starts to find it’s feet after combating the worst of Covid-19, Florida continues to be the saviour of sports in USA, hosting UFC and golf events in the space of a week. Korea to the rescue Missing the NBA Playoffs and Major Le ...
CFL, players to resume talks
Posted on 06 May 2020CFL, players to resume talks Dan Barnes, PostmediaMore from Dan Barnes, Postmedia Published: May 4, 2020 Updated: May 4, 2020 9:55 PM EDT Filed Under: Toronto SUN Sports ...
Steinberg’s MMQB: The next Canadian hope
Posted on 06 May 2020There’s a fascination with the idea of a Canadian quarterback in this league. That fascination is totally understandable, too. In the CFL, a league that carries the name of this country, we haven’t seen a player born in Canada start regularly at the highest profile position in decades. I don’t know if Nathan Rourke will be the guy to end that drought. I do know BC’s 2020 second r ...
ESPN study: Fans favor sports returning without spectators rather than wait
Posted on 06 May 2020A majority of sports fans surveyed by ESPN said they are in favor of watching televised sports without fans rather than waiting for sports to resume only when fans can be in attendance. The ESPN Coronavirus Lockdown Fan Study surveyed 1,004 sports fans aged 18 or older, and 65% were in favor of sports returning even if fans can't be in the stands. That approval number grew to 76% when ...
ESPN’s Live Sport Savior: Korean Baseball
Posted on 06 May 2020ESPN, in its desperate search for sports programming during the coronavirus pandemic, has been showing a wide range of events, from the acclaimed Michael Jordan documentary “The Last Dance” to “classic” basketball games, to, well, cup stacking and cherry-pit spitting. The network finally has a live sports savior. On Tuesday, nearly 7,000 miles from ESPN’s Brist ...
'Very challenging' for sports to meet public safety demands, says health minister
Posted on 06 May 2020As professional sports continue plotting potential returns to play, one major hurdle will be doing so in a way that meets public health requirements in every province or state that hosts games. On Monday, Ontario began outlining some of those requirements, including the need for a "consistent two-to-four week decrease in the number of new daily COVID-19 cases," said Premier Doug Ford. ...
Celtics blow out cold-shooting Cleveland in Game 1 of East final
Posted on 14 May 2018BOSTON—The assignment for Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris in his first start this post-season was easy to explain but nearly impossible to execute. His job: Guard LeBron James, and keep the four-time NBA MVP from running the Celtics out of their own gym in the Eastern Conference final for the second year in a row. “He’s obviously the best player in the game,” said Mo ...
The losses keep coming for Biagini the starter as Jays fall to Red Sox
Posted on 14 May 2018The brain trust is clearly of two minds when it comes to the existential question: Is Biagini a starter or a reliever? So back and forth he goes, up and down he goes, in a transition now into its second year. Recall the halcyon days of 2016 when Biagini was such a strong option and workhorse coming out of the bullpen for manager John Gibbons. Then someone got it into their head that th ...
Should Canada rally around the Maple Leafs come playoff time?
Posted on 22 March 2018It’s that time of year again: spring, or a reasonable facsimile, so it’s time for people to make Canada’s worst sports argument that doesn’t directly involve Don Cherry: Should Canada Unite Behind The Last Canadian NHL Team Left In The Playoffs? The answer is no, of course not, don’t be silly, and maybe you should get around to cleaning out the garage. If you are stubborn abo ...
Lightning score four unanswered goals to rally past Maple Leafs
Posted on 22 March 2018Alex Killorn broke a tie midway through the third period as the Tampa Bay Lightning scored the final four goals to rally past the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Tuesday night. Victor Hedman, Ryan McDonagh and Nikita Kucherov also scored as Tampa Bay reached 50 wins for the second time in franchise history. Yanni Gourde had two assists for the Atlantic Division leaders, who moved five points ...
