Hockey Night in Canada: 60 Seasons

Michael McKinley sure must have been thrilled when his book, a comprehensive history of Hockey Night in Canada — who are celebrating their sixtieth season to boot — launched last October in the middle of an acrimonious lockout. His publisher, Viking, must have been thrilled too, along with the rest … Read More

DIY Bionics

When Mike Schultz lost a leg in a 2008 snowmobile accident, he quickly discovered that available prosthetic limbs wouldn’t be good enough to allow him to compete in the X Games. So, he built his own. Dubbed the “Moto Knee,” Schultz donned his new appendage a scant seven months after … Read More

Breaking: Our Love of Baseball on the Radio

When Blue Jays’ radio analyst Alan Ashby regrettably (but not unsurprisingly) accepted the overtures of his hometown Houston Astros, we knew that finding a replacement who combined Ashby’s thoughtful, measured, cliché-averse insight with his baseball experience would be tough, if not impossible. Turns out, we were right. Not that we won’t try … Read More

Five Questions with Wayne Gretzky

  Gretzky calls himself “just a fan” these days… then again, we can’t think of many fans who could call Justin Schultz and encourage him to go with the Oilers. [Five Questions – NHL]

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