A Walk to Remember Through a Weekend to Forget

Top 25 teams weren’t safe this past weekend. Texas, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Florida, Alabama, Oregon, Clemson, Penn State and Rutgers all ended up on the wrong end of this impossibly strange week.
That’s nine of the the teams thought to be among the best in the country.
It’s just one of those years.
Outside of USC and LSU [...]

Happy X-Mas

It’s unfortunate that beginning his fourth season at Florida State, Xavier Lee had yet to establish himself as the quarterback many had thought he was coming out of high school.
That all changed Saturday afternoon when Lee took the field against Alabama in relief of a struggling Drew Weatherford and led the Seminoles to victory.
Lee opened [...]

TSC Top 25 – Week 5

There’s no reason for pre-season polls other than to give football fiends, such as myself, something to temper their enthusiasm. They only hamper a team’s ability to come from obscurity and compete for the national title. So without further ado I now present the inaugural TSC season opening rankings.

USC – Too much talent, too much [...]

Dud For Life: Part I – Mark Bell

News coming out of NHL head office Tuesday was that Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mark Bell was reinstated. However, he still has to serve his suspension before playing.
According to Sportsnet, he was “suspended indefinitely Sept. 4 and placed into Stage 2 of the league’s substance abuse program. He had been in Stage 1 of the [...]

Another Hard Fought Spot

In addition to surprise moves in Shannon and Raymond staying, defencemen Nathan McIver also passed the grade.
Due to a couple injuries to Vancouver Canucks regulars, McIver might see some early action on the team.
“I’m pretty happy,” said McIver. “I don’t think anyone predicted I’d be here. I’ve just got to keep working and playing my [...]

Canucks Inject Speed, But For How Long?

The Vancouver Canucks’ roster is set, and yes, Roberto Luongo did make the team. Okay, that wasn’t funny. There weren’t too many surprises coming out of camp, but the Canucks did take a chance on two young, talented speedsters in an attempt to jump start what was a lacklustre offence last season.
For two [...]