May 24, 2013

Remarkable Olympics
Efharisto Greece! Not just for these remarkable and memorable 17 days. Rather, thank you for all of this -- the greatest celebration of humanity -- that was born here in ancient times, abandoned and then reborn here in 1896.
Aug. 30: Full Story

Two-timer
ATHENS -- For the first time in Canadian history, a Canadian has won gold in a singles kayak race. Adam van Koeverden was shocked by his golden performance yesterday at the Shinias canoe and kayak centre.
Aug. 29: Full Story

Fischer aiming for No. 9
ATHENS -- She won her first Olympic gold medal in kayaking when she was 18, the youngest paddler to do so in Games history. Yesterday, at 42, Germany's golden girl Birgit Fischer won her eighth Olympic gold in the four-woman 500-metre kayak race.
Aug. 28: Full Story

I'm glad Greece has gone to the dogs
I call him Blondie, though a couple of his attributes clearly indicate Blondie's a he. Sports columnist Eric Francis calls him Whitefeather and Toronto Sun sports editor Pat Grier simply calls him, "that mangy, flea-bitten mutt you love."
Aug. 27: Full Story

Previous Columns:

Aug. 26: Show boats
Aug. 25: Deflating
Aug. 24: Uphill swim for Canadians
Aug. 23: Marathon painful to watch
Aug. 22: Rock bottom
Aug. 21: It's not fair
Aug. 20: Little man syndrome
Aug. 19: Sprinters scar Greece, Games
Aug. 18: Say what?
Aug. 17: Encore!
Aug. 16: Olympic dream down the drain in pool
Aug. 15: That sinking feeling
Aug. 13: Pound challenges drug users
Aug. 12: Pool haul a worry
Jun. 4: test