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Buzz Bissinger on Oscar Pistorius and Athlete Mythmaking

South African Olympic track star Oscar Pistorius was granted bail Friday. He was arrested for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steencamp, on Valentine's Day. Pistorius...

Gay rights, gun control and suicide: the NFL's wild year

Who says sports and politics never collide? From players weighing in on the gay marriage debate, to announcers talking up gun control, to President Obama...

Betsy Andreu on Lance Armstrong

This week, disgraced cycling legend Lance Armstrong was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey, and finally admitted to using performance enhancing drugs throughout his career. But that's something Betsy...

How The NHL Lockout Lead One Fan To Invent A New Pro League

Samuel Kirz found one way to while away the lockout hours. The Vancouver-based freelance writer and diehard Canucks fan invented an inter-provincial pro hockey league...

NFL player Chris Kluwe on Gay Marriage and Angry Letters

In a searing and profanity-laced open letter that went viral this week, Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe lashed out at Maryland state delegate Emmett C....

An Alternative Hockey Hall Of Fame: Comment, Ned Petrie, David Tichauer

On Tuesday, four hockey greats were elected for induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame: Pavel Bure, Adam Oates, Joe Sakic and Mats Sundin. Of...

Euro Cup Game Vs. Euro Zone Crisis

When Germany faces Greece in a soccer game at the Euro Cup, as they did Friday, there's more going on than just a game. The...

Yung Chang's new film: "China Heavyweight"

Yung Chang is the Montreal-based director of the award-winning documentary "Up The Yangtze", about the Three Gorges Dam project.  His new doc is "China Heavyweight",...

Pete Zedlacher on The Maple Leafs Apology

Hockey teams can be as distinct as the cities they represent. And this week, Toronto Maple Leafs owner Larry Tanenbaum made a distinct move by...

Mark Critch Vs. Trudeau Vs. Brazeau

By now you've probably seen Justin Trudeau and Patrick Brazeau strutting their stuff in anticipation of their boxing match Saturday night. This Hour Has 22 Minutes's...

Do College Sports Exploit Athletes?

(Florida's Bradley Beal (23) moves past Marquette's Jae Crowder (32) during the first half of an NCAA men's college basketball tournament West Regional semifinal on...

Episode 65- Lin Wins

  *Certifiably Lin-sane*Frisking C-30*Charles Murray*Greece and the Fourth Reich*When Dogs Vote*Act of Valor*Model Rights*Greece and Intervention...

Linsanity in China and Taiwan

NBA sensation Jeremy Lin is an American of Taiwanese and Chinese descent. He's hugely popular with  the Asian communities in both Canada and the...

Making Sense of Ultimate Tazer Ball

Take a playing field roughly the size of a hockey rink, put two teams with four players each on it, and give them a giant...

Ultimate Tazer Ball. Yes. Ultimate Tazer Ball.

There's a video making the rounds on the web this week that looks almost too crazy to be true. The video shows a bunch of...

Interview: Soccer fans and the Egyptian Revolution

74 people died in the violence that followed a soccer match in Port Said, Egypt this week. Witnesses say fans stormed the field after home-team Al-Masry won in an...

Super Bowl XLVI: Angst vs Arrogance

Day 6 contributor Rodrigo Bascunan breaks down the long awaited Patriots vs. Giants Super Bowl re-match to its simplest form: What each team represents...

Episode 60 - War Games

  *Video Games and Propaganda*Art Heist*Lucha Libre Busts Out*Bankrolling Canadian Pols*Pirate Church*Harper vs Putin: the Series*Technology Fizzles  ...

Pete Zedlacher on The Harper Vs. Putin Match & What Might Have Been

The Toronto Star reported earlier this week that  Stephen Harper was set to play hockey against Vladimir Putin. Full teams - Canada vs Russia -...

Immigration, Gangsters & Mexican Wrestling

Mexico's Lucha Libre - the high-flying acrobatic form of wrestling - rivals only soccer in popularity. Lucha Libre USA is the first English-language lucha-style wrestling...

Ron James on the CFL's Septuagenarian Scuffle

Canadian football legends Angelo Mosca (seen here in the 1970's) and Joe Kapp revived a decades-old grudge at a CFL banquet last week. Comedian Ron...

Coming up: Ron James on that OLD CFL Rivalry

So Canadian comic Ron James (he of CBC's The Ron James Show) had the pleasure of emceeing a CFL alumni luncheon last weekend.  There intended to be...

Episode 53 - Tahrir's Beat

  Arab Spring Soundtrack Syrian Psy-ops The Real Swedish Chef Rethink: System D Crosby's Therapy Sad Mall Santas Truth Goggles...

"The Art of Fielding" Winners!

Congratulations to the winners of our World Series give-away. Copies of Chad Harbach's "The Art of Fielding" are on their way to Gordon Chow (Duncan, BC), Ken...

Episode 48 - Free Libya

    Libya & Tribalism Gadhafi and Dictator Style Chris Hedges & Occupy Wall St. Allison Goertz Gadhafi Song Who Was Guy Fawkes? Chad Harbach & World...

The Return of The Jets

Fans everywhere are excited about the launch of the NHL regular season this week - but no-one more than the faithful of Winnipeg, who are...

Episode 39 - Hockey Myth Busting

  Is Momentum Real? Terrence Malick: Enigma Love, Marriage & Facebook Alternative Currency: Bitcoin Summer of the Remake Remnick on Arab Spring Flavor Flav: Financial...

Interview: Does Momentum Exist?

Does playing on home ice truly change a team's fortunes? Is there really such a thing as "momentum" in sports? Those are a couple of...

Myth Busting The Stanley Cup Playoffs

Nobody's happy (around here anyway) that Vancouver took it on the chin last night. But it did spark a conversation about sports and momentum. So...

Four Games...

...for Vancouver Canuck Aaron Rome. That's the suspension he's been handed for the late hit he delivered to Boston Bruin Nathan Horton in the...

Episode 38 - Jets Round Trip

  Winnipeg Scores Hackers March On Utah & the Gold Standard The Party Church Drug Assassin Speaks New Government New Policy Kids Get Serious...

What happens to fans when their teams Jet?

As Winnipeg rejoices in the likely return of their NHL team, Atlanta will mourn the loss of the Thrashers. What happens to fans when teams move...

Comment: Hop Aboard The Canucks Bandwagon

You might hate'em. You might love 'em... but a bunch of you are ready to jump on the bandwagon. For the first time in 17...

Episode 37 - Not Telling

  Genderless Baby Video Games Are Art General Butt Naked California Prisons Colbert's High Stakes Prank Canucks Bandwagon How To Lance's Legacy Safe?  ...

Will Lance Armstrong's appeal survive scandal?

Seven-time Tour De France winner Lance Armstrong has faced doping allegations for more than a decade, and U.S. federal investigators are  exploring whether he used...

Here Comes Round Three!

So it's Boston and Tampa Bay... and San Jose and Vancover. How crazy is this going to be? Any surprises in the final four? What's...

Ep. 32 - Democratic Reform Freefall

  UK Cool to Reform Deep Sea Mining Dengue Fever & Cambodia Michael Showalter Morality Drugs Campaign Cocktail Royal Wedding Blues...

No ban on shots to the head.

During their second day of meetings, NHL General Managers have decided not to pursue a ban on headshots. This, despite the attention head/brain injuries...

Episode 24 - Zombie Foreign Policy

Zombie Foreign Policy Branding a Nation Wainwright/Cohen Baby Onion TV on TV Oscar's Highs and Lows Why Libya Isn't Egypt Mad Magazine and the...

Episode 22 - Fireworks in Cairo

Mubarak Bows Out, Facebook Not Big in Japan, Yann Martel Gets a Response, Bullies Exposed, Tommy James' Mob Connections, A Valentine's Day Investment, Will the NHL Return to Quebec?  ...

"We cannot promise you a franchise."

That's a quote worth remembering as debates begin to rage over whether a portion of the federal gas tax should go towards building an NHL-style...

Episode 21 - Soccer and the Street

Egypt's Soccer Fans Drive Protests, Yann Martel Stops Sending Books to the PM, Pulling the Plug on the Net, An App for Protests, Ron Paul...

Interview: How Egyptian Soccer Got The Protest Ball Rolling

There's been lots of talk about how the protest movement in Egypt has been leaderless - but that doesn't mean it wasn't organized. That organization...

Interview: Minor Hockey's Rogue League

When the Shelburne Red Wings take to the ice, the Russian national anthem plays. Which is strange for a team that plays in southern Ontario....

Episode 19 - The Worm Turns

Cyber Attack on Iran, Duvalier Returns to Haiti, Sugar Sammy Riffs on Gervais, Downing the Trenta, Zodiac Revised, Rogue Hockey League in Small Town Canada,...

HBO's 24/7: The Future of Sports Reporting

HBO's 24/7 series has changed the way we look at sports like boxing, NASCAR, and now, hockey. If you haven't seen this show yet it's required...

Episode 17: Signs of Apocalypse

Birds Fall From Skies, Giller Winner Reads Snooki's Book, Lotto Fraud, MySpace Going Down, HBO Re-imagines Hockey, Crocodiles on the Loose, Garry Trudeau, Mick Foley...

The Breakfast Myth

Which of the following statements best describes you? #1 I am an early morning person. #2 I enjoy early mornings once I am awake and oriented. #3...

Big 6 Casualties: Round Four

Well after today there are just two entries left in each category. That means that the final voting push is on. There are some real...

Big 6 Casualties: Round Two

Another day another six nominees get dropped from the Big 6 contest. Click the headline to see who got dropped. The voting continues though. Click...

Episode 14: Rise of the Hacktivist

Cyber Attacks for Wikileaks, Heinbecker on Canadian Foreign Policy, Global Warming Water Park, The Sex Addict Gene, Buzzed Travel Guide to Yemen, NHL and 3D,...

The Big 6: Vote and Win!

The Big 6 is your seat at the Day 6 editorial table. Click right here to vote for some of the biggest stories of the...

Playing Poker For A Living

When Jonathan Duhamel won the World Series of Poker this week people were pretty blown away. I mean the guy dropped out of school to...

Phiten Titanium Necklaces: Silly Bandz For Adults?

Phiten Titanium Necklaces are hot with professional athletes and marketed directly by Major League Baseball. Kids love Silly Bandz. One of these accessories claims to...

Episode 8: Tailings Ponds Bad for Ducks, Kanye West Makes an Epic, Trick or Treat, America!

Halloween's tomorrow and Americans barely have time to blow out the candle in their pumpkin before they head to the polls. The midterm election...

Pop and Culture Panel: Kanye, LeBron, Leno, Conan

Kanye West says Kubrick inspired his new short film. Is it style over substance? And how should we read Nike's quasi-apologetic LeBron James ad? The...

Episode 5: Thanksgiving for New Canadians, P.J. O'Rourke, Drone Wars

And it's Thanksgiving and everyone's candying yams. Why do we do that to vegetables? Why not just save the candying for candy? There are many...

Do You Know This Man?

They call him Smiling Cigar Guy. He's been all around the internet in the past five days. I saw him with the Beatles crossing Abbey Road,...

North Korea Struts its Stuff

This is the time of year when the world's most secretive state puts on a costume, steps into the spotlight and shouts: hey world, come...