"I am 74, and I do acknowledge the fact that I can't do this forever. There's nothing happening imminently, and reports of my demise or retirement are greatly exaggerated,” NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman (May 28, 2026).
Imagine having to choose between two quarterback prospects. One with textbook mechanics and familiar metrics and another who’s raw, athletic and unconventional. Both have a similar upside but one comes with more inherent risk.
There was a moment in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semi Final that continues to define Montreal as the greatest hockey city on Earth. Nearing the end of pivotal penalty kill, the Canadiens spent the last...
There once was a time when I knew exactly what qualified as a sport. It involved speed, violence, and at least one person possessing a wildly-impressive vertical leap. They were sports that implied a lot of personal...
One of the most enduring sports moments I’ve ever witnessed was Kawhi Leonard’s buzzer beater in the 2019 playoffs that sent the Toronto Raptors on the road to an NBA Championship and the Philadelphia 76ers home to...
We all love to hate the Vegas Golden Knights. Myself included. At least, historically.
Finding a reason to hate them is easy. Sin City was not only gifted an NHL franchise in 2016 but...
I was a year old the last time the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup and I don’t much remember the parade.
Back in high school - in the mid 80s - my...
Imagine something taken from you – not misplaced, not borrowed, but taken – leaving behind only absence. Years pass. Life goes on, yet the loss never quite heals. Instead, it settles into deep scar tissue.
When Major League Baseball instituted the pitch clock in 2023, I absolutely hated it.
I saw it as an affront to a great sport. Baseball was timeless – quite literally – and by putting...
A new religion is forming before our very eyes. Only this one doesn’t ask you to believe – it asks you to comply. Its deity is data. Its gospel is probability and, in a world, obsessed with...