Category Archives: Sports

2015 Inductees into Cooperstown

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Edward Brain

The Baseball Hall of Fame (Cooperstown) has announced the inductees for the 2015 induction ceremony.  For the first time since 1955, four players received sufficient votes to be inducted. The four inductiees are Randy Johnson (97.3%), Pedro Martinez (91.1%), John … Continue reading →

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CFL 2014 All-Star Team Announced

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Edward Brain

The Canadian Football League (CFL) has announced its selection of All-Stars for the 2014 season. The All Star team consists of:

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Pat Quinn has Passed Away

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Edward Brain

It has bee reported that long time coach Pat Quinn has passed away at the age of 71.  It passed away during the evening hours of November 23rd in hospital. Mr. Quinn played parts of nine seasons for the Toronto … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Johnny Bower

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Edward Brain

On November 8th 2014, the great goaltender Johnny Bower turned 90 years young.  To anyone who is a fan of hockey, especially the Toronto Maple Leafs, know who Mr. Bower is. Mr. Bower is famous for being the Hall of … Continue reading →

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The Strike that ended the Montreal Expos

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Edward Brain

Today, August 12th 1994, marks the 20th anniversary of the famous 1994 Major League Baseball (MLB) strike.  When the strike started, the Montreal Expos were 74-40 when the strike started, and were the best team in the National League, including … Continue reading →

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Marcus Stroman Puts on Clinic as Jays beat Boston

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Edward Brain

Today, Marcus Stroman put on a clinic in front of a sold out SkyDome as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 8-0. Stroman threw seven innings of one-hit ball with seven strikeouts and two walks, and required … Continue reading →

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Toronto Blue Jays at the All-Star Break

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Edward Brain

With the All-Star game tonight in Minnesota, let’s look at the Toronto Blue Jays so far this season. The Blue Jays have played 96 games so far this season and have a record of 49-47, good for second place in … Continue reading →

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Alfonso Soriano released by New York Yankees

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Edward Brain

The New York Yankees have released veteran left fielder and second baseman Alfonso Soriano.  Mr. Soriano had been designated for assignment on July 6th, 2014. Alfonso Soriano is a seven time All-Star (2002-2008), four time Silver Slugger award winner (2002, … Continue reading →

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2014 World Cup Finals

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Edward Brain

The finals for the 2014 FIFA World Cup are now set.  So let’s look at the two final matches: In the third place game, host country Brazil takes on the Netherlands.  Brazil was badly beaten 7-1 by Germany in their … Continue reading →

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2014 FIFA World Cup Semifinals

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Edward Brain

We are now down to the final four in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The final four teams breakdown as follows: Brazil (#3) vs. Germany (#2) Netherlands (#15) vs. Argentina (#5)

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