Category Sports
Friday’s Question
A portion of Ottawa’s light rail system (LRT) was out of order this week due to weather conditions. This time it was freezing rain. Other weather-related times it has been cold, heat, rain, snow and perhaps even windstorms on Jupiter. The list of “reasons” seems endless.And the weather closures don’t take into account for the […]
“Hockey is Church”
Leaving the building on Friday two young men in the elevator asked if I as going to watch the Olympic gold medal hockey game between Canada and the USA Sunday morning. I said yes, at least the first two periods. After that would be leaving for church. “You should stay home and watch,” they said. […]
Five Rings of Politics
Does sport transcend politics? Of course not. If the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, which run until February 22, were only about sports we would be praising the accomplishments of the many Russian athletes taking part. But Russia is not allowed to participate, due to its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. That’s politics, but politics in this […]
How Boring Can It Be?
Super Bowl LX is tonight. I’m having some friends over. The email invitation was titled “It’s the most boring night of the year.” From that you can tell I’m nota big fan of American football. I only follow the NFL enough that I don’t sound completely ignorant if the topic comes up in conversation. I […]
I Couldn’t Help It
I laughed when I saw this one. I don’t really care about who Taylor Swift marries – her music does nothing for me. Nor do I care about the NFL. I will never be a “Swiftie.” I figure though that there is so much publicity I don’t need to explain what I am talking about. […]
Sleep Deprivation
I’m tired. I’m not getting enough sleep. Blame it on my Canadian pride. I’ve always been an early riser. I just can’t seem to sleep much beyond 5 a.m. When I was doing morning radio, my alarm was set for 3:30, and I usually woke up before it went off. Normally I compensate by going […]
A Day of Reflection
I have been mostly absent here the past couple of months. I have rarely been so busy – explanation coming soon. But I can’t let Good Friday pass without comment, so here’s what I wrote in 2019. How is it possible to believe, how can anyone believe without fear and trembling that all of God […]
Dear Wayne
Your wife has told the media you are brokenhearted at Canadians’ reaction to you these days. Funnily enough, that is how Canadians are feeling about you. Your continued silence says that you just don’t get it. I’ll try to explain. You were our hero. Whether we should put a hockey player on a pedestal is […]
Super Bowl
The big game is about to kick off – do you care? I must confess I don’t. Oh, I will watch the beginning at least. And I may cheer for Philadelphia since they have one player on their team, but whether they or Kansas City wins makes no difference to me. My guess is I’ll […]
Taking on the World
They are just kids, but are becoming household names, at least in Canada. The 2025 World Junior Championship, which began December 26, ends in Ottawa tonight. For the rest of the world, influenced by soccer, this is the U20 men’s hockey championship. We know differently. We use the terms we have always used and the […]
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