aaaaa- CFL: Blue Bombers 36, Tiger-Cats 18. Blue Bombers slotback Milt Stegall finally got the career touchdown record over with. He tacked on a second score, just in case the league officials rule that one-yard touchdowns vs. Hamilton don't have a legitimate place in the record books.
The Ticats settled for six field goals, but couldn't get in the end zone. That was a shame, because Charlie Taaffe had a great play ready for when the Ticats totally didn't need to go for a two-point conversion. - Now that Barry Bonds is one homer away from tying Henry Aaron, it's best to refer back to the April 2006 essay Chuck Klosterman wrote about the slugger (it's collected in his latest book): "It's entirely possible that he views his actions more reasonably than everyone else does. ... The reason Bonds would jeopardize his legacy is because he doesn't view it as a legacy -- he views it as a responsibility he doesn't particularly like."
- A few days behind on this: Sun Media's Rob Brodie reported on his blog that it will cost Canadian footy fans a little more to get their Premiership on: The Score "has sublicensed all Saturday and weekday match broadcasts to Setanta Sports, an Irish-based soccer/rugby network that's soon to launch in Canada. Setanta is expected to be available on a premium digital tier."
As Brodie reported, this leaves The Score with only the Sunday morning match, which is kind of like Monday Night Football being the only NFL game available to Canadians each week. - Anyone hear Chuck Swirsky mention on his Fan 590 show that the Raptors might have some games on CBC next season? If that happens and someone from the people's network deems it necessary to explain what travelling is for the benefits of the folks in Huntsville, we're going to do something very anti-social.
- Dave Feschuk of the Toronto Star is our new personal hero for this gem, "Mercifully, a CFL game can be the scene of the massacre of just one country's national anthem."
That's all for now. Send your thoughts to neatesager@yahoo.ca.
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I'm surprised it took them this long to send soccer to a specialty channel. It is a niche sport in Canada, so advertising dollars are scarce. Its hard core fans, though, will have no hesitation in bucking up in order to get more of the product. I actually see this as the triumph of technology and consumer choice more than anything else, but then again I'm not a soccer fan. :-)
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