When Brian Burke overhauled the goaltending and defense of the Toronto Maple Leafs, it was supposed to make them stronger in their own end. When he traded away first round picks in the next two years to get Phil Kessel, it was supposed to give them the scoring boost they needed to scrape into the [...]
The NHL regular season kicks off this weekend, and for many reasons both on and off the ice, it looks to be a roller coaster ride. This off-season, the Phoenix Coyotes were the dominant story (and for a league with no national US awareness, it was embarrassingly the only story), and that teams financial issues [...]
This wasn’t a surprise, but it some ways it’s still a little sad to see. After an exciting career plagued with personal issues, Theo Fleury announced the end of his comeback attempt and his permanent retirement from the NHL. After not playing in the NHL since 2002-03, and overcoming alcohol addiction, he was giving it [...]
The NHL’s position on the Phoenix Coyotes is indefensible. The simple fact is, since the team left Winnipeg, they have never achieved a meaningful level of success, either on or off the ice. In fact, you could suggest the only thing the team has succeeded in was conning the city of Glendale into building them [...]
Now that the regular season is almost finished in most fantasy leagues, I thought I would select the 2009 SportPops Fantasy Football [...]
Normally, I'm not a big fan of women's soccer. But today I found my new favourite soccer player in New Mexico's Elizabeth Lambert. See the [...]
Bill Belichick is an evil genius. You don't usually see Mr. Hoodie on the wrong end of stupidity, but ol' Bill sure pulled a doozie last night. [...]
Imagine, you're a Maurice Jones-Drew owner, and you see him streaking towards an easy TD that will help you take the lead, or at least get a nice [...]