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> The AHL’s return: the good, the bad, and the ugly
By: Matthew Ryder | June 20, 2011
The AHL is back. Armed with the imaginatively titled ahlisback.com for its currently nameless team, St. John’s is abuzz at the prospect of seeing the best ... Read More
> Tweeting and twittering
By: Matthew Ryder | June 6, 2011
Tweet. The word itself is an irritation. An onomatopoeia that is, quite literally, for the birds. Twitter. It’s more or less incessant tweeting, mayb... Read More
> Moose season
By: Matthew Ryder | May 20, 2011
A lot has been happening in the world of pro hockey relocations. The Phoenix Coyotes were moving, then they weren’t, then they were, and now they’re not ... Read More
> Is mixed martial arts coming to Newfoundland?
By: Matthew Ryder | May 9, 2011
Having been fortunate enough to find myself smack in the middle of 55,000 people last Saturday night at Toronto’s Rogers Centre for UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shi... Read More
> A toe in the water?
By: Matthew Ryder | April 25, 2011
Canada’s national major midget hockey championship, the Telus Cup, was contested this past week in St. John’s, and though it received some coverage around t... Read More
> The Cup march
By: Matthew Ryder | April 11, 2011
It’s that time of year again. Hockey fans rejoice as bosses ignore bleary-eyed employees the morning after overtime and adding a hockey jersey to your regular... Read More
> Is St. John’s a sports town?
By: Matthew Ryder | April 4, 2011
In the midst of the battle for Newfoundland’s most prized trophy, a funny thing happened to me: I lost all faith that St. John’s is a sports town. I’m sur... Read More
> The Newfoundland Super Bowl
By: Matthew Ryder | March 28, 2011
It’s easy to say things were better back in the day. Anyone older than 13 will talk about their own generation with a yearning to go back to the way things we... Read More
> The judge’s table
By: Matthew Ryder | March 21, 2011
As stated last week, the development of kickboxing in Newfoundland and Labrador has hit a snag. The sport, home to some of the best amateur athletes in the prov... Read More
> Kicked while it’s down
By: Matthew Ryder | March 14, 2011
We all – at least the males among us – have seen movies like Bloodsport and Kickboxer on manly movie marathons in our lives. Jean-Claude Van Damme gets into... Read More
> See-Hawks?
By: Matthew Ryder | March 7, 2011
The Atlantic University Sport (AUS) women’s basketball championship happened this past weekend in St. John’s. Did you know that? I did, but only because my ... Read More
> Risks of the Ring
By: Matthew Ryder | February 28, 2011
Like any red-blooded young lad, I grew up on professional wrestling. Larger-than-life personalities, over-the-top action, beautiful women, and outrageous plotli... Read More
> You can always go home again
By: Matthew Ryder | February 21, 2011
Anyone with ears has heard it uttered at least once: you can’t go home again. Granted, in most cases it’s just something people say – but for some itâ€... Read More
