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A-Rod flirted with fans during Yankees’ ALCS loss to Tigers: Report
Benched and besmirched Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez was busy trying to get the phone numbers of a couple of cute fans in the stands while his New York teammates battled to win their ALCS opener...
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The 2 O’Clock: A powerful, unlikely, unforgettable comeback for a survivor of...
It’s Friday afternoon. Who’s tired? Come on, put up your hand. I’ve put my hand up. Typing with the other one. Not so easy. But I’m bagged. It’s been a long week. Isn’t the summer supposed to be...
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The 2 O’Clock: Who’s the bigger villain? Alex Rodriguez or Von Miller? (Not...
Ryan Braun continues to be pounded, for good reason. His story, it seems, has legs, and writers around the world continue to weigh in on the lying, cheating, on-forced-sabbatical Milwaukee Brewers...
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The 2 O’Clock: The greatest Yankees, the greatest Dodgers, and we recommend...
Hey everyone. It’s time for the 2 O’Clock and you know, since I published the 10 O’Clock this morning, I’ve had a couple of people talk to me about the topless women who were on Jericho Beach Sunday...
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The 2 O’Clock: Can the NHL really work in Seattle, and how refreshing to meet...
OK, folks, we’re running super-late on The 2 O’Clock today, so should really cut to the chase. But it’s not easy to cut to the chase when you’ve just had a prime rib lunch. The brother-in-law invited...
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The 10 O’Clock: Tiger’s unusual streak, Rooney’s difficult choice, and New...
The highlight of my weekend, without a doubt, was the egg-and-spoon race. They weren’t real eggs, of course. Plastic eggs, that crack open when dropped, a little egg-white-and-yolk beanbag bouncing off...
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The 2 O’Clock: Will New Yorkers boo A-Rod? Does a formerly stout man deserve...
OK, folks, take a breather. Put your feet up — on the desk, I’m OK with that — and enjoy a much-needed break from whatever you were doing for The Man. The Man, always so demanding! But you know what? I...
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The 10 O’Clock: Ben Roethlisberger’s not really 70,000 pounds, is he? Plus...
Bachelor Week is coming to its rightful end. But will it end with a bang — or a thud? Well, there was the Big Night of Tennis and Beer, followed by the Big Night of Movies and Beer. Last night, my main...
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The 2 O’Clock: Stamps fans think Riders fans are annoying. We wholeheartedly...
Can you feel the weekend? Can you reach out and touch it? I can, but before I go, here’s the final 2 O’Clock of the week. Let’s make it a good one, people. But before we talk sports, a quick word about...
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The 2 O’Clock: A-Roid makes some jokes at Dempster’s expense
That A-Rod. Always trying to be the centaur of attention. When Gibsons, B.C.’s Ryan Dempster plunked him during a game earlier this week, everyone assumed it was some kind of public payback for Alex...
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The 2 O’Clock: Bud Selig’s nightmare, what ballet can teach you about...
So I was in New York last week, but didn’t catch a Yankees game. They had an important series against the Orioles happening up in the Bronx, but I went the other route, taking the train out to Queens...
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The 10 O’Clock: If the 2020 Euro’s going to be hosted all over the place,...
The B.C. Sports Hall of Fame honoured its new inductees last night with a lovely dinner attended by hundreds in one of the gorgeous ballrooms at the new Convention Centre. (It’s still new, right? Can...
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The 10 O’Clock: It’s always fun to be in New Orleans, but doubly so when the...
Happy Monday morning. As I write this, looking out the window of my office at the base of Granville Street, Vancouver looks a bit menacing. The sky is grey and darkening. If you didn’t know what time...
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The 2 O’Clock: Are the current Oakland A’s more movie-worthy than the...
Maybe this whole thing with C-Money isn’t working out. You know C-Money. He’s my trainer, the guy who I have paid handsomely for the past 16 months to keep me six feet above where I might otherwise be....
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The 10 O’Clock: Are the Broncos licking their chops over the incoming Jags?...
When I first arrived at The Province in June of 1995, the first person I remember meeting was Paul Chapman. We became fast friends and colleagues, moving into the sports department around the same...
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The 2 O’Clock: Amid all the Whitecaps confusion, taking three minutes to...
You know, there’s been a lot of negativity surrounding the Vancouver Whitecaps since the 2013 season ended. I get it. As someone who has become somewhat emotionally invested in the Whitecaps during...
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The 10 O’Clock: Hmmmm, we’re not sure how David Beckham would have fared in...
It’s Friday. Friday’s good. That’s all I’ve got, people! Let’s cut straight to it, shall we? Here’s a roundup of some of the best sports stories making the rounds today. And … go! Think it’s easy being...
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Canucks prospect Hunter Shinkaruk to have hip surgery Jan. 7, miss rest of...
Hunter Shinkaruk, here in preseason with the Canucks, will have surgery on his hip. (Province Files.) Vancouver Canucks prospect Hunter Shinkaruk will have surgery on his left hip on Jan. 7 in Vail....
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The 2 O’Clock: Please, A-Rod, just go away. Especially now that the Nets are...
Two or three days after Christmas, my wife looked at the Christmas tree and pronounced it dead. She said the tree was dry, even brittle, but I knew better: Christmas was over. The tree never looks the...
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The 2 O’Clock: Another look at the, uh, clubbing days of Tonya Harding and...
So, American Idol is back on Wednesday night. This is exciting. Particularly so for new American Idol judge Harry Connick Jr., who professed in a recent interview to being so excited about Idol that it...
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The Morning Skate, April 27: A summer of promise for the Canucks (?), playoff...
The Canucks are done. Are you feeling any better? As many noted, the sun did indeed come up on Sunday. This is the team we’ve chosen, for better or worse. They drive us batty, yet we keep coming back....
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The Morning Skate, May 8: A-Rod’s ‘achievement,’ overtime in Utica, exploding...
When I was a kid, it wasn’t hard to rattle off the names of the three all-time home run leaders. Aaron, Ruth, Mays. Those were the three guys. It didn’t change. It was easy. The numbers, too, were easy...
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The Morning Skate, May 11: Magic on Mother’s Day, Canucks as Bridesmaids and...
How was your Mother’s Day? Hopefully pretty good. A lot of you took the time to recognize it on social media; that was nice to see. Let’s bridge two things here that are of interest to me: being kind...
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The Morning Skate, Aug. 11: Anticipating Jays-Yankees, and Canucks GM Pat...
When we were kids, sports was simpler. You liked a team because it had a super cool uniform. You loved a player because, well, he said he was the luckiest man on the face of the Earth and you really...
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