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Canada's New Schedule: Suck It Up, Westerners!
Okay westerners, listen up. It's time to stop holding your breath for the Canadian men's team to play somewhere out west, and there is no further good reason to continue being resentful of Toronto and Montreal. First, most of our men's squad plays in Europe. That's usually an eight to nine hour...
Thread on Threads Part II: Blue Jays' Logos and Uniforms, 1997-2003
The Toronto Blue Jays will be unveiling a new logo and a new set of uniforms today at noon eastern on the field of the Rogers Centre in a "media event." The announcement will be streamed live online at Bluejays.com, unfortunately I have a lunch appointment so I'll have to miss it. For the fans in...
Thread on Threads Part I: Blue Jays' Logos and Uniforms, 1977-1996
The Toronto Blue Jays will be unveiling a new logo and a new set of uniforms this Friday noon in the Rogers Centre. Officially, the Blue Jays are simply holding a "media event" (of which the invitation to Bluebird Banter must have been lost by Canada Post), then again Jeffrey Loria was officially...
WWE Hall Of Fame - Mil Mascaras the first inductee announced for 2012 ceremony
The Sin Cara Azul vs. Sin Cara Negro mask vs. mask match was not the only special treat for the local Mexican fans at WWE's Smackdown TV tapings in Mexico City two days ago. In a segment for the live audience alone there was a special ceremony for lucha libre legend Mil Mascaras, The Man Of A...
Edge uneasy over his WWE Smackdown Appreciation Night
How many times can you say goodbye? Adam Copeland, better known as Edge, must be wondering that right now. In almost a perfect scenario for his farewell match (if he could have chosen, then Edge would have preferred to wrestle his best friend Christian at a WrestleMania in Toronto), he defeated...
On this date in WWE history: Records are set at 'The Big Event' in Toronto
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), apparently having run out of ideas when naming high-profile shows, concocted "The Big Event" for its trip to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on this date in WWE history. Big indeed. 61,470 fans packed the Exhibition Stadium on August 28, 1986, setting an outdoor...
UFC Returns To Toronto In December With UFC 140
After setting North American MMA attendance and gate revenue records this past April, the UFC is returning to Toronto, Canada, on December 10th for UFC 140, according to a Tuesday report by ESPN.com's Brett Okamoto: Toronto held its first UFC event in April, eight months after Ontario became...
Covering defeat in the wake of victory and the post-series media narrative
In the hours after the Tampa Bay Lightning concluded it's sweep of the Washington Capitals, the media narrative (minus ooh-ing and aah-ing over Sean Bergenheim and several members of the Tampa Bay Lightning roster) have been focused squarely on the loss. On the loss. There's been more of a focus on...
Toronto Councillor Apologizes to New Orleans, Saints Fans
Earlier this morning Toronto councillor Doug Ford caused a firestorm in Who Dat Nation when an article over at The Score reported that he was anxious for an NFL franchise and that New Orleans was on the short list of candidates ripe for relocation to Canada. But, apparently, the whole situation...
City of Toronto Trying to Steal Saints Franchise
It seems our neighbors to the north are getting a little restless when it comes to waiting for an NFL franchise and are already planning an attempt to raid New Orleans of it's beloved team. Last week NFL Canada told Toronto councillor Doug Ford that his city is "right up there on the list" of...
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