NFL Draft: How have No. 1 QBs fared?
How often are quarterbacks taken with the first overall pick in the NFL Draft? The likely choice of USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the first selection of the 2024 NFL Draft this April will make…
Tour of Ten: The Baseball Movies Edition
Spring Training has arrived, with Major League Baseball teams having reported to their respective facilities in Florida and Arizona. However, if exhibition baseball isn’t quite enough to get you revved up for the season ahead…
Huge value in case of 1979/80 NHL cards
Give me a time machine and I’m probably not going back and wagering on future Super Bowl winners or buying Apple and Amazon stock. No, I’m probably going to set the dial to late 1979…
How do they select the NCAA Tournament field?
There are 68 teams in the NCAA Tournament, but how do those 68 teams get selected to be part of the field for March Madness? Here is an explainer for the biggest event on the…
Where are the Olympics in 2024 and beyond?
Starting in 1994 the Olympic Games have been staged every two years, alternating between the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics. The most recent games – a Winter Olympics – were held in Beijing, China…
Larmer, Ludzik, Reichel, Ciger, and Mr. Hockey?
What do Steve Larmer, Steve Ludzik, Robert Reichel, Zdeno Ciger, and Gordie Howe have in common? Obviously all five of them played in the National Hockey League at some point, albeit across several eras of…
Phil Kessel and the 1,000-point quest
Observers of National Hockey League milestones took great interest when the Vancouver Canucks brought in veteran forward Phil Kessel for a workout last week. That's because along with his three Stanley Cup victories Kessel is…
Hull rookie card takes rough, six-decade journey
It is not surprising that the Bobby Hull rookie in my hockey card collection is in rough shape. What is surprising is the fact that it still exists at all, considering how it began its…
Hardball, hardwood on March sports calendar
The month of March is when we put aside our collective obsession with all things pigskin and turn our attention to other athletic endeavours. Here's a look at 10 highlights on the March sports calendar.…
A super-definitive ranking of yearly NHL events
The NHL trade deadline for the 2023/24 season is coming up on Friday, March 8, but how does that stack up for fans against the league’s other annual events? Let’s take a look with our…