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• Deadline Day: Nominate now for sports awards
  It is time to recognize local athletes, coaches, volunteers and organizations.When I say the time is now, I really mean now. Today is the ...
• A ‘Right to Play’ is inspiration enough
  It is only fair that every kid has the “Right to Play.”There were many inspirational messages one could take away from the amazing documentary ...
• Change may be the only way to bounce back
  Change is a word that forever lives with its own misunderstood reputation. It is often received with a grimace. “Nobody likes change," is the ...
• Coach's sexual assault sentence achieved little
  Can a two-year jail sentence invoke a lifetime of change?That is what former NHL all-star Theo Fleury appears to be holding onto as the country ...
• Titans trying to rise to the top
  You lace 'em up all year and pour your blood sweat and tears into the sport just about every day of your young life just for this moment.The ...
• What is in it for me?
  It has become increasingly more expensive to have your children in sports.The days of billets are long gone. Travelling by certain buses are now ...
• Mission accomplished: Struck with pride
  Revenge. That’s how I put it last week. My quest to help propel four young girls over the provincial mountain proved to be an even taller task ...
• Hope bowls over little expectations
  Time has come full circle and I find myself preparing for the ultimate revenge.My quest, I have kept to myself. I put no pressure on the 10- and ...
• ALS: Amazing in Life’s Struggle
  Tom Higgins is a fighter.Dealt life’s ultimate battle, one he apparently has no chance of winning, the Corner Brook man came out swinging at Lou ...
• Basketball 101: One of these things doesn’t belong
  Elementary schools throughout the province are filled with fun games, so let’s play one. How about a game of “what doesn’t belong?” Smiles, ...
• Titanic life lessons learned on the road
  As 12 of the city’s finest basketball players hit the hardwood in Nova Scotia this week, I can’t help but think how much my life benefitted from ...
• Cory Versus: Finally joining the nation's sport
  It's been a while, but I have returned from my latest challenge.It is already fairly well known that I borrowed some hockey equipment from a ...
• Senior hockey starts getting down to business
  After a nice little holiday break, senior hockey teams in Newfoundland and Labrador are back to business. And boy, did they get back to business. ...
• Thirsty for a good story
  Where is the thirst for competitive skiing? Marble racers were certainly proud to be hitting the slopes before mid-to-late January this year. ...
• Highlights of 2011
  When you are in a place enriched in sporting history like western Newfoundland, 365 days are expected to provide plenty of shining moments. 2011 ...
• Gifts fit for a King
  The sporting community shares a special bond that can be used for the greater good. Athletics can create the fiercest of rivalries, a full out ...
• A league of their own
  I just can’t get passed the sight of a sour-faced Tom Hanks whining, “There’s no crying in baseball.”Not even the long legs and beautiful smile ...
• Respect in Sport: Drawn with a line
  There’s a fine line between harassment and abuse, and where can it be drawn?One of the biggest fears I have as a parent is the safety of my ...
• ‘Heads up’ — it was never a good idea
  School grounds are becoming far too dangerous these days. Hear this, students are bringing balls to school — Oh no! Alert, alert, alert. What is ...
• A good old swig of draft is needed in local...
  A good game of outdoor basketball can be foiled by a strong draft, but, inside the old Regina High School gymnasium, it could be an asset. The ...
• Reason for optimism and cause for concern with Royals
  The turnover for the Corner Brook Royals appears to be great. In two senses, it should be all fans of the lone Western Newfoundland senior hockey ...
• There is a Warrior in us all
  Tanner Hildebrand, Matthew Deller, Vincent Stover, Walter Borden-Wilkins and Zach Judd. Let me start with the recognition of those five young ...
• Can’t put a price on hockey history
  Shawn Chaulk has every guy’s dream and every woman’s nightmare.How many fellas in the world would have a collection like this former ...
• Try hitting on respect
  What’s next? No foul basketball or no touch soccer? How about we turn all the football leagues in the world into flag football?A no-check hockey ...
• A chance to relive Canadian hockey history
  Henderson has scored for Canada.Who does not hear those words and smile, thinking about the ghostly words of Foster Hewitt describing the goal ...
• A royal jolt for senior hockey
  The new set up for senior hockey this season will bring a much needed boost.The west coast senior hockey league, although entertainment for the ...
• Titanic goals set by hoop stars
  The greatest athletes should also be their greatest critics.That is certainly true of the two best high school basketball players on the west ...
• Baseball got a ‘Brake,’ now keep him
  If there is one thing the Corner Brook Baseball Association needs to continue making strides toward a sustainable future, it is Mike Brake.Mike’s ...
• 250 metres of fame
  Rick Hansen has paved the way for a lot more than 7,000 people in this country, providing the inspiration to put in motion many spectacular feats ...
• 250 metres of fame
  Rick Hansen has paved the way for a lot more than 7,000 people in this country, providing the inspiration to put in motion many spectacular feats ...