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ADVERTISEMENT Professional sports are a major form of entertainment around the world. People love to follow their favorite teams and root for a championship. The world of sports is an extremely lucrative business, and athletes are paid extremely high sums of money to perform. This article will examine the top ten athletes in the world. [...]
Posted by Bryan Johnson on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 12:01 am
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Standing in the frigid shadows of a superpower is never easy, but Canadians make it look so. Of course, part of the reason may be because they’re bigger than we are (barely) and consider themselves part of a worldwide commonwealth, but who knows. In any case, and despite our miniscule population (about a tenth of [...]
Posted by Jeff Danelek on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 12:01 am
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Everyone is superstitious in one way or another. Whether you believe that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day or that an apple a day will keep the doctor away or if you never walk under ladders, there are superstitions all around us. Some of the most superstitious people around are hockey players. Here’s my [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Friday, September 23, 2011 at 12:01 am
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Everyone loves a good hockey fight, but very rarely do we see goaltenders get into the action. As exciting as it is to see two tough guys drop their gloves, it doesn’t compare to watching two goaltenders leave their creases to scrap. Here’s my top 10 list of the greatest NHL goaltender fights of all [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 12:01 am
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To the serious hockey fan, the Stanley Cup playoffs are more important than holidays, wedding anniversaries and lifesaving surgeries. It’s one of the most intense tournaments in sports, and its lengthy history has produced countless amazing moments. These ten are the greatest of them all. 10. The Goal The 1970 Cup Final was an uneventful [...]
Posted by Mark Hill on Monday, April 25, 2011 at 12:01 am
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There’s something magical about the competition that a good sports match provides. No matter what sports you like it’s always exciting to see the teams you support take the field, because the thrill of not knowing whether they’ll win or lose is what makes the experience so great. However, there’s a depressing exception: if you [...]
Posted by Mark Hill on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at 12:01 am
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By now we’ve all heard about the epic tennis match that happened recently at Wimbledon between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut. That 11-hour marathon has now earned its place in history as one of the longest sporting events on record, but it’s certainly not the first time that a competition has simply refused to end. [...]
Posted by Evan Andrews on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 12:01 am
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