While you were reviewing your life-insurance policy before ordering the Baconator... - Figure skater Nobunari Oda (pictured) was suspended from skating internationally for riding a moped while drunk. This gives whole new meaning to the phrase "drunken spin."
Now, this is how this our particular kind of dementia works: It's hard to stop picturing Nobunari Oda facing some stern-looking Japanese figure skating administrator, straight from Central Casting, who informs him he has brought "grave dishonour" upon his sport, to which Oda replies, "How's that possible? This is figure skating we're talking about." - It's not a sure thing the Predators will stay put in Nashville, writes Greg Wyshynski.
- CFL: Alouettes 29, Argos 27. The other "FL" has more talented players, more sophisticated coaching, occasionally competent officiating, bigger TV contracts and an unchallenged status as the No. 1 sports league in North America (OK, that's enough), but it's always second to the CFL for sheer berserkerness. The Argos managed to return a missed field goal 128 yards for a touchdown and get the Als' kicker thrown out of the game -- on the same play, mind you -- during a fourth-quarter comeback. Then they lost in overtime since Als receiver Ben Cahoon could kick a field goal better than Noel Prefontaine, who's actually paid to kick.
Some killjoy types would look at that and say, "That's why CFL teams should carry two kicking specialists, just in case." Bollocks -- seeing Ben Cahoon have to kick and Als backup QB Marcus Brady punting in a pinch is exactly why teams should have only one kicker, if that. Less specialization equals a more watchable game.
Roughriders 21, Lions 9. Great fans out there in Van -- the team's undefeated and half of the 31,000 fans are there to cheer for Saskatchewan. - Port Dover, Ont.'s John Axford, the promising right-hander, made a start for the Yankees Class-A team that sort of underscored his problems with control: He had four wild pitches in a 2 1/3-inning start. He did get three of his seven outs via the strikeout and his team won.
That's all for now. Send your thoughts to neatesager@yahoo.ca.
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"Als receiver Ben Cahoon could kick a field goal better than Noel Prefontaine"
Yeah, nothing to do with the fact that Noel's attempt was twice as long as Cahoon's chip shot.
Gotta remember, I've been watching the Gaels for almost 20 years.... I don't take 22-yarders for granted... (winks)
I have been to some Riders-Lions games at BC Place, and it only seems like half of them are Rider fans. They are like Leaf fans in that they take particular pleasure in being loud and visible in opposition barns, and like Leafs fans you can find Rider fans everywhere in Canada. (This tends to happen when people move out of a province in droves.)
True story -- one of the most successful events at Expo '86 in Vancouver was the "Saskatchewan Reunion". They took over the floor of BC Place and put up signs all over with the names of various Saskatchewan towns. People would congregate around, say, the Estevan sign, and start trading stories about who knew who, and who lived where when. The province of BC is teeming with Saskatchewan ex-pats, and the place was packed.
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