Category Archives: Sports

70% of Canadians Are Lefties, It’s the Exact Opposite in the US and No One Knows Why (Oh, And This Isn’t A Post About Politics, It’s About…

…what hand we use to shoot in hockey. (I’m a lefty but my dad’s a righty.   Pace and I were on the driveway playing tonight and he was shooting right as well.  Weird.) (via Reddit)

Journey to the Grey Cup: The 2013 Saskatchewan Roughriders

Great TSN documentary (that I feel like I’ve posted already but if so, it’s worth watching again!)

Journey to the Grey Cup

A TSN documentary about the Roughriders journey to the 2013 Grey Cup.

How Fan Loyalty Changed Throughout the World Cup / World Cup Footballs Throughout History

Congrats Germany! A couple final World Cup links… How fan loyalty changed throughout the World Cup World Cup footballs throughout history A cool fan-made video does a great job of capturing what it’d be like to be there, taking in the World Cup festivities (although he seems overly taken with the “RAF from England shot […]

Friday Fun Link – A Few Links About The World Cup of Soccer

* Jon Oliver on the mixed emotions football fans feel towards a game that’s more like a religion for most of them and the corrupt body that oversees the quadrennial tournament… * Twitter has enabled graphic hashtags of national flags for the World Cup. * Brazil’s inequality summed up in one stark football-related – although […]

Because It’s The Cup…

The second team to make it to the Stanley Cup Final was decided tonight as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks in overtime of Game 7 of the Western semi-final. The Kings will meet the New York Rangers, starting later this week. To celebrate another Stanley Cup, here’s an amazing video featuring a montage of every […]

My Book Themed Interview

I saw an interview with author, Joshua Ferris, in a recent Entertainment Weekly and thought the series of book-themed questions they asked would be fun to answer for myself… Your Favourite Book As a Child “Child” usually means someone quite young  but honestly, the first book to come to mind when I read this question […]

Too Many Tabs Tuesday

The Stanley Cup playoffs are heating up but it’s still the off season for some teams.  The official Twitter accounts of the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Tampa Bay Lightning engaged in what is perhaps the world’s first game of Twitter Tac Toe! “Dad Jokes” are shorthand for lame jokes that inevitably get groans from […]

Friday Fun Link – Pro Wrestling 101

Former WWE B-level star, Justin Credible is releasing a great series of videos covering all kinds of behind-the-scenes info about the world of pro wrestling…  

“Stone Cold” Steve Austin Gives a NSFW Defense of Gay Marriage

Hell yeah! (h/t to JK or FB)