Railway bridges are falling down in Hamilton
You’d think that if a bridge carries a railway then it should be the railroad company that pays for repairs and/or replacement. Not necessarily. Hamilton has about 400 bridges across…
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Professional soccer player, David Testo, applauded by Montreal teammates for coming out
A lot of good has emerged from David Testo's coming out last week in Montreal, including the support from some of his former Montreal Impact teammates. Captain Nevio Pizzolitto told…
Akaash Maharaj – Globe and Mail: Eric Lamaze and the Death of Hickstead
All horsemen know the proverb that for every rider there is one horse, and for every horse there is one rider. The death of Hickstead, the Canadian Equestrian Team’s Olympic…
American professional soccer player, David Testo, comes out
In an interview Thursday with Radio-Canada Sports, American soccer player, David Testo, who most recently played with the Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League (NASL), publicly declared that…
Matt Schaub or Matt Cassel?
Schaub against the Browns which rank #3 against QBs. He is without top wide-out Andre Johnson again. But he has been quite consistent without him. Cassel is up against a…
Really? Seriously?
Medals are bad? Athletic competition is bad? Really? From what I’ve seen, competitive athletics encourages excellence, teamwork, and effort. But this is apparently now verboten. And don’t even think about…
Video: The Reality of Homophobia in Sport
'My name is Gus Johnston. I'm a writer, art director, filmmaker, and a hockey goalkeeper. And I'm also a gay man—and that's something that I never thought I would say…
Occupy Regina Passes Fourth Night
I’ve had a great time every evening I’ve stopped by Occupy Regina in Victoria Park. The protesters are an eclectic and growing group of educated, and less educated, working, and…
Grapes admits he was wrong, but is it enough?
A week after his half-hearted "apology" Don Cherry tried Take Two. This time he actually said, "I was wrong." He also attacked a current player for doing a mocking "nighty-night"…
Cherry in more hot water
To follow up on my last post about "Grapes":The three NHL players that Don Cherry criticized last Thursday night -- that three retired NHL players, namely Stu Grimsom, Chris Nilan…
Australian equality movement gains steam with support from Christian rugby star David Pocock
Support for marriage equality in Australia continues to gain momentum since the lower house of the state of Tasmania became the first in the country to formally support same-sex marriage…
CBC wags finger at Cherry
Looks like there may be finally trouble in the self-built paradise that Don Cherry has constructed all these years. At long last the CBC actually disagrees with something he said,…
Video: LA Dodgers encourage respect in It Gets Better video
The Los Angeles Dodgers became the latest Major League Baseball (MLB) team to lend their support to the It Gets Better video project against teen bullying and suicide. The Dodgers'…
Former Belgian soccer player Jonathan De Falco fields balls in porn
Earlier this year, Jonathan De Falco, a semi-professional, third division Belgian soccer player for the team Racing Mechelen was forced to quit the playing the game due to injury, and…
Legacy of sports or legacy of debts?
Heaven help Hamilton on this one. Another round of Pan Am chicken.No sooner did it seem we call Red Hat owner Bob Young's bluff and offer to do a renovation…
Chicago Blackhawks visit gay community centre
Niklas Hjalmarsson Source: http://www.sharkspage.com/?p=1344Hockey is for Everyone™ is the mission statement and name of the NHL's primary youth development and grassroots program that provides support to nonprofit youth hockey organizations…
Watch: Philadelphia Phillies affirm It Gets Better
Yet another inspiring It Gets Better video, this time from the Philadelphia Phillies, which was released Saturday and features pitchers Roy Halladay and Michael Stutes, outfielders Hunter Pence and John…
RIP Rick Rypien
Winnipeg Jets center Rick Rypien was found dead in his Coleman, Alberta, home Monday afternoon, and reports say that it was a suicide. He was 27-years-old and the second NHL…
Rogers Cup Tennis Champions Sexism
“Come for ladies, stay for the legends”? Leave it to Rogers Sportsnet/cellphone/baseball/stadia to set feminism back another decade with their recent Rogers Cup. Are bikinis next? The Rogers Cup tennis…