Penton: Judge, Ohtani should be automatic MVPs
Despite average or sub-par performances in the World Series, Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees are almost guaranteed…
SPORTS TALK: Roughriders will have a more realistic chance next year
CFL teams don't magically immediately become Grey Cup winners simply because they hired a new head coach.
Penton: Jets shock NHL with blazing start
The National Hockey League is one month into its 2024-25 season this week and a number of interesting story lines have bubbled to the surface.
SPORTS TALK: Will the 4 Nations Cup have the same wow factor as the Canada Cup?
Time is running short for bubble players who want to impress their countries' management teams ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off.
Penton: Canadian star one of the best in NBA
The United States of America might produce the world’s best basketball teams — the U.S. has won 17 of 21 gold medals at the Olympics, including the last five in a row...
SPORTS TALK: CFL needs to look north of the border for expansion
With the CFL down to the final four after this past weekend's semifinals and the Grey Cup just two Sundays away, many are asking that off-season question yet again...
Prediction time: Riders, Als in Grey Cup
Since narrow back-to-back losses to Winnipeg in the Labour Day Classic and Banjo Bowl, the Saskatchewan Roughriders have been the Canadian Football League’s hottest team.
SPORTS TALK: The Dodgers and Yankees; what more can you ask for?
I start this by saying I'm a huge baseball fan. I fondly remember watching the Cubs games at Wrigley Field with my 80-year-old Auntie who would be knitting while the game was on.
SPORTS TALK: Not the start to the season that the Oilers wanted
The Edmonton Oilers are off to their second rancid start in two seasons. This time, they lost their first three games before pulling out a dramatic OT win over Philly…
Penton: Campbell makes NHL coaching history
When Dan Bylsma went searching for an assistant coach to join him on the Seattle Kraken’s bench, he wasn’t out to make history; he was simply looking for the best coach available.
Penton: Rejuvenated Darnold sparks NFL Vikings
Big-name quarterbacks in the National Football League are taking a back seat to some lower regarded passers and the best example through the first five weeks...
SPORTS TALK: McDavid and Draisaitl need to take the Oilers to the promised land
As the NHL rolls into a brand new season, all hockey eyes in this area will be focused on the Oilers. Can they do it again and get to the Cup Final?
Penton: Skinner finally bound for NHL playoffs
The happiest guy on the eve of the 2024-25 National Hockey League season might just be Jeff Skinner.
SPORTS TALK: Riders and CFL officials are getting bad reputations across the league
Like a good perogy meal from your Grandma, good things come to those who wait. With a 7-game losing streak, the guys in Green are winning ugly, and sometimes a little dirty.
Annual Kathy Allen Memorial attracts 22 teams
With temperatures soaring into the 30s, the third annual Kathy Allen Memorial 3 Lady scramble was buzzing with excitement as 22 teams waited to tee off...
Penton: Black cloud hovers over start of NHL season
It’s going to be a sad beginning to the 2024-25 National Hockey League season as the Aug. 29 death of all-star winger Johnny Gaudreau is going to overshadow the traditional start-of-season thrills.
SPORTS TALK: New NFL kickoff rules are just … (dumb)
It’s difficult to believe that a group of reasonably intelligent men got together and thought this convoluted thing was a good idea.
Curling season at the Oyen and District Curling Club is just around the corner
Repairs were carried out on the ice plant during the summer and the plant is ready for this season.
Penton: Royal Montreal in golf world’s spotlight
Canadian flags will be flapping all over Montreal this week as 24 of the world’s best golfers descend on Royal Montreal Golf Club for the President’s Cup.
SPORTS TALK: Ohtani and the Dodgers should be World Champs
Major League Baseball's 2024 postseason is just around the corner, and it was right to the end to clinch postseason spots for most of the playoff-bound clubs.