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Sports Columns

Taking my cue from … figure skating?

An idea came over me not too long ago when I ran across a figure skating show, I think on our Canadian cable station CBC. Not that I really watched it, but with my OCD fixation on numbers, I waited until they showed the scores for one of the performers — or was it a skating couple? I ...

Get psyched — NFL teams sure seem to be

At this point as we’re reaching December, NFL teams have shown their true colors. Still, really odd and totally unexpected upsets are still happening even as the league is just about two-thirds of the way through the regular season. Now it’s understandable if this kind of stuff happens ...

Get your turduckens ready!

Gobble, gobble! I had a few ideas for today’s column, but I’ll stick with the numbers today, especially since they include the Minnesota Vikings. That’s the same team I said just a couple weeks ago that no one pays attention to. Now they’re getting all kinds of good attention like ...

Do these old NFL quarterbacks always fall off a cliff?

For today’s trip down memory lane, you might want to look away if you’re a Green Bay Packers fan — just for the implication I’m making. I’m wondering if Aaron Rodgers, Matthew Stafford, Matt Ryan, and to a lesser extent, Tom Brady might be going off the cliff quickly as they age as ...

Minnesota Vikings, Tennessee Titans quietly going about their business

I had this great idea to mention a pair of teams that have quietly gone about their business with a lot of success this season. But now I see that one of them, Minnesota, has been front and center since their trade for Detroit’s leading tight end, T.J. Hockenson, on Tuesday. The other ...