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This was the bizarre scene at a recent junior game in Canada. (YouTube) Let’s preface this post by saying the following video is a bit on the insane side. This one comes from the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League, a Canadian junior circuit based out of Ontario. Most of the players in this league are under the age of 20 vying to extend their careers in the college ranks…

On Oct. 6, 17-year-old hockey player Eddie Klein was diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkin’s lymphoma, but the diagnosis hasn’t kept him from the ice. Klein, a senior at St. Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, New Jersey, and the captain of the school’s hockey team, said he thought immediately about hockey when doctors diagnosed him with cancer. “I just started to think about, well, missing hockey … and…

The issue between three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart and a belligerent fan at the Chili Bowl is one example of a larger issue in NASCAR and the world of sports. For those of you who might not have been in the loop this past weekend, you might have missed the news that three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart was involved in an altercation with a fan at the Chili Bowl. According to several…

The annual baseball writers’ dinner is a mixture of looking forward and backward. This year’s event, Sunday at the Marriott Grand Hotel downtown, had projections on the upcoming season by general manager John Mozeliak and manager Mike Matheny, a look back at the 2006 World Series championship team and sadder memories of some members of the baseball community who died in 2015. Oh, and there were shots at the Rams….

Jessica Mendoza is a barrier breaker, a pioneer, a woman succeeding in what’s traditionally been a man’s job and that’s made her one of the most polarizing baseball stories of the past six months. And that shouldn’t change as the 2016 MLB season approaches. Last week, ESPN announced that Mendoza will be a full-time analyst for Sunday Night Baseball this season. When opening day rolls around, she’ll be about eight…

Former 2014 top overall pick Brady Aiken, who failed to sign with the Astros without officially being represented by an agent. (Photo: Associated Press) The NCAA might have approved its most radical reinterpretation of the definition of amateurism, but it didn’t come in football or basketball, where the general public tends to take notice. As reported by Baseball America, the NCAA approved new legislation that will allow high school prospects to hire…

Tennis this week joined the roster of major sports being played under the shadow of corruption allegations. So where should the ethical sports lover turn? Are there any “clean” sports left? Let’s try to find one … Curling It is hard to believe, but curling is a sport awash with allegations of cheating. Players have occasionally been upbraided for giving a stone a nudge with their foot, but the real…

The All England Club was moved to contact its members on Monday in an attempt to reassure them after the sport’s leaders strenuously denied suppressing evidence of corruption supplied to them by independent investigators and betting watchdogs. Those watchdogs have recorded an exponential growth in suspicious activity around tennis in recent years, despite the game accounting for only a fraction of the sports- betting market. A trio of reports by…

The annual baseball writers’ dinner is a mixture of looking forward and backward. This year’s event, Sunday at the Marriott Grand Hotel downtown, had projections on the upcoming season by general manager John Mozeliak and manager Mike Matheny, a look back at the 2006 World Series championship team and sadder memories of some members of the baseball community who died in 2015. Oh, and there were shots at the Rams….

Tennis this week joined the roster of major sports being played under the shadow of corruption allegations. So where should the ethical sports lover turn? Are there any “clean” sports left? Let’s try to find one … Curling It is hard to believe, but curling is a sport awash with allegations of cheating. Players have occasionally been upbraided for giving a stone a nudge with their foot, but the real…

Media playback is not supported on this device Tennis match-fixing: Djokovic, Federer & others on allegations Novak Djokovic says match-fixing is not prevalent at the top level of tennis, as allegations of corruption overshadow the start of the Australian Open. The world number one, who claims he rejected £110,000 to lose a match early in his career, says there is “no real proof” of fixing among the elite. “It’s just…

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Swansea City have appointed former Udinese manager Francesco Guidolin as their new head coach. The Italian will have the final say on selection while working alongside Alan Curtis until the end of the season. Swansea, who sacked Garry Monk last month, are 18th in the Premier League ahead of Monday’s game with Watford. Guidolin, 60, will be at the Liberty Stadium for…

On a day of extended drama and fevered speculation, Novak Djokovic spoke in depth for the first time about being offered $200,000 (£140,000) to fix a match 10 years ago and Roger Federer, the game’s most venerated player, called the latest allegations, to be aired on the BBC on Tuesday night, “far-fetched”. Djokovic and Serena Williams, the top-ranked players in the men’s and women’s game, were adamant there was no…

Secret files exposing evidence of widespread suspected match-fixing at the top level of world tennis, including at Wimbledon, can be revealed by the BBC and BuzzFeed News. Over the last decade, 16 players who have ranked in the top 50 have been repeatedly flagged to the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) over suspicions they have thrown matches. All of the players, including winners of Grand Slam titles, were allowed to continue…

The NASCAR Twitterverse came alive Sunday as the Carolina Panthers’ NFL playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks began to unfold. With so many NASCAR teams and drivers located in the Charlotte, N.C., area — home of the Panthers — emotions ran high. But not everyone was a Panthers’ fan, as Hendrick Motorsports driver and noted Seahawks fan Kasey Kahne readily attested. From Kahne to Jimmie Johnson to Jeff Gordon and…