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Why the jury was dismissed at the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial: A second jury has been dismissed and the case will be proceeding by judge alone at the sexual assault trial of five players from Canada’s championship-winning 2018 world junior hockey team.
posted by tommybiden to hockey at 03:08 PM on May 16, 2025 - 1 comment
Utah Hockey Club has a new name. Here’s everything you need to know.: The mammoth is back roaming around Utah. This time, though, it is in the form of an NHL franchise. Smith Entertainment Group announced this week that “Utah Mammoth” is the official name of the team it acquired in April 2024. The group was called “Utah Hockey Club” for its inaugural season; that name will now be retired with the launch of the permanent branding.
posted by tommybiden to hockey at 10:20 PM on May 07, 2025 - 3 comments
Blue Jays, Vlad Guerrero Jr. agree to record-breaking 14-year extension : Not only has Vlad Guerrero Jr. taken a step to be a Toronto Blue Jay for life -- a desire he has expressed frequently -- he is about to sign the richest contract in Canadian sports history. The 26-year-old first baseman has agreed to terms on a $500-million US, 14-year deal with the Jays, a ground-breaking contract both for the team and in context of sports in this country. The contract is pending a physical.
posted by tommybiden to baseball at 09:45 AM on April 07, 2025 - 5 comments
‘Our staff made a mistake’: Toronto Blue Jays fan tossed from Rogers Centre for sporting ‘Canada is not for sale’ hat: Etobicoke resident Dan Begley was supposed to be at the Rogers Centre on Thursday afternoon watching the Jays home opener with two of his buddies. Instead, the longtime fan said he was “escorted out of the stadium by two big security guards” just moments after the game began due to his choice of headwear. For today’s game, Begley, who is 70, wore a Blue Jays hoodie and a red ballcap with the slogan, “Canada is not for sale.”
posted by tommybiden to baseball at 09:25 PM on March 27, 2025 - 4 comments
George Foreman, heavyweight boxer who became lovable champion, dies at 76: George Foreman, the fearsome heavyweight who lost the “Rumble in the Jungle” to Muhammad Ali before his inspiring second act as a 45-year-old champion and a successful businessman, died Friday night. He was 76.
posted by tommybiden to boxing at 09:24 AM on March 22, 2025 - 6 comments
And, Raptors fans sigh.
posted by tommybiden at 06:31 PM on May 13, 2025
Florida Panthers exec appears to post vulgar rant on X, calling Canada 51st state ... "Eat s*** 51st state anti-semite loser. Israel now and forever. Until ever (sic) last Hamas rat is eliminated,..."
posted by tommybiden at 01:01 PM on May 13, 2025
PWHL playoffs, Ottawa at Montreal, it is late in the 4th overtime.
The 2nd longest overtime game in Montreal pro sports history.
Trailing only a Montreal Maroons game from 1936.
posted by tommybiden at 07:40 PM on May 11, 2025
Article today in The Athletic on the (relatively) sparse crowds for the Seattle/Toronto series.
The stadium looks to be somewhere between 1/2 and 2/3 full. In the before times, western Canadian fans (usually estimated ~20,000) come down for a chance to see 'their' club live, resulting in sellouts, or nearly so. Some are there, but not anywhere close to the normal numbers.
I suspect the same will happen when the Blue Jays visit Minnesota.
posted by tommybiden at 11:33 AM on May 11, 2025
I'm with you, NoMich.
My brain nearly exploded when I saw the news.
posted by tommybiden at 08:40 AM on May 09, 2025
Anaheim Ducks hire Joel Quenneville
posted by tommybiden at 08:03 PM on May 08, 2025
Sam Bennett will not face discipline from his elbow to the head of Anthony Stolarz.
posted by tommybiden at 11:27 AM on May 06, 2025
Daulton Varsho, ladies and gentlemen
posted by tommybiden at 01:24 PM on April 30, 2025
Shilo has signed as an UFA with Tampa.
posted by tommybiden at 12:00 PM on April 27, 2025
John Schneider is a terrible in-game manager, in my opinion.
Toronto's video guy is usually sharper than that though.
posted by tommybiden at 03:03 AM on April 17, 2025
Jackie Robinson Day: MLB finds itself in crosshairs of DEI purges.
posted by tommybiden at 03:02 PM on April 15, 2025
Or he sold his controlling stake in SpoFi to Patrick Dumont.
I heard rcade and his friends made $2Billion, $2Billion ++ in the sale!!
posted by tommybiden at 08:08 PM on April 11, 2025
Bye America, say Canadian sports fans. They'll miss their teams but are staying home.
posted by tommybiden at 07:01 PM on April 10, 2025
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
Frankly, I saw it coming a kilometre away
My sister, an Ottawa Senators fan, sent me this earlier today
*with sympathies for the inevitable loss the club suffered yesterday*
'Two Maple Leafs fans died and arrived in Hell. Lucifer went to check on them and found them laughing and having fun. Lucifer asked why they were happy. They said it was nice to be somewhere warm instead of experiencing winter in Canada. The Devil didn't like this so he turned up the heat. A while later Lucifer found them BBQing and playing lawn games.
"What is going on here?", asked the Devil.
"It's like summer in Toronto!" was their reply.
Realizing he needed to change tactics, the Devil turned the temperatures to below freezing. When he came back to check on them, he again found the men laughing and celebrating.
"WHY ARE YOU HAPPY?" screamed Lucifer.
"Hell has frozen over. It means the Leafs have won the Cup!!"
I am a temporary Edmonton Oilers fan
The classics never go out of style