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The value of sports is in the lessons learned, not the amount of championships won

Article online since October 9th 2009
The other night while flipping channels, I stumbled onto RDS’s debate show "L’Antichambre" and they were discussing one of the more interesting aspects of sports – what does winning a championship mean to a player’s career. Of course, they were discussing this at the pro level...

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Sam Etcheverry will be dearly missed

Article online since September 1st 2009
In close to six full seasons as part of the Montreal Alouettes’ communications/marketing team, I’ve had occasion to meet many extremely interesting and special people. It’s not that I think athletes are all that special because they’re athletes, rather, it’s the characters that come...

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Vick & Rose suffering from the same rush to judgement

Article online since August 25th 2009
I’ve received quite a bit of feedback over the last week concerning my column about welcoming Michael Vick back with open arms – albeit with a long memory and a short leash, so to speak. What Vick did was a horrible thing, but the point of my last column wasn’t to give him a free pass,...

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Welcome back, Michael Vick

Article online since August 18th 2009
If ever there was a player who represented a classic fall from grace, it’s new Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick. We don’t need to get into the details of Vick’s well-documented transgressions, but the quick summary is that at the peak of his career – and earning power –...

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Kane the latest in a series of dumdum pros

GSSL All-Star game raises $20k

Article online since August 11th 2009
When I think of some of the all-time dumdum moves in sports, I don’t necessarily think of actions on the field, ice, court, etc. I think of Michael Vick and Ricky Williams, I think of Darryl Strawberry, I think of Donte Stallworth, Ray Lewis, Pacman Jones and Tony Granato. And now you can...

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