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    by Bruce Penton
    Bruce is new to the News-Optimist, as his first sports column appeared in September 2011. He has a interest in all sports on an international level and brings and fun, but professional look to many newspapers across western Canada.

Kaepernick shines as Smith sits for San Francisco

You may not have heard of Wally Pipp, but if you have, you know that he and Alex Smith are two of...

National Hockey League is back – fans will be, too

OK, so this column’s self-imposed moratorium on writing about the National Hockey League is now...

Rushers often the key to NFL playoff success

January is playoff month in the National Football League and while most fans can’t get enough of...

Big year ahead for Blue Jays, Wozilroy, Bettman

Almost guaranteed to happen in 2013: January — Donald Fehr and Gary Bettman meet Jan. 20 for a...

Part II of a look back at the best quips and comments of 2012

• CBS/Golf Channel analyst David Feherty, describing an errant tee shot: "That ball is so far left, ...

Part 1 of 2012’s best quips

As is becoming a tradition, the columns over Christmas and New Year’s weeks look back at some of...

Seattle Seahawks’ Wilson making a big impact

This year’s crop of rookie quarterbacks in the National Football League might be one of the best...


Oh no! Sports negativity is everywhere

The supposedly darkest day in the history of the world — Dec. 21, 2012, the day according to the...

Blazin’ Billy Hamilton Will Spark Reds

Cincinnati Reds are a team on the fast track to success.  They’ve started to win championships,...

Huge baseball trade excites Jays’ fans

A blockbuster trade in 1990 paved the way to a couple of World Series titles for the Toronto Blue...

Shulman, Hughson best sportscasters

Talk to 100 sports fans and ask them to name their favourite sports broadcaster and chances are...

Now, the real curling pressure begins

In a little more than 12 months from now, the best curlers in Canada will gather in Winnipeg with...

End of an era for New York Yankees?

Are the New York Yankees at a crossroads? Will the start of the 2013 season mark the beginning of a ...

Manning’s plan looking super so far

Step 1: Peyton Manning becomes a free agent. Step 2: He signs with an AFC team, Denver Broncos....

Seattle Oilers? Don’t bet on it

Moving the Oilers out of Edmonton would be like moving the Vatican to Des Moines, or Anne of Green...

Don’t feel sorry for the National Hockey League players

Two things are evident in this sorry mess that is the National Hockey League’s lockout of its...

Calgary’s Cornish having an unforgettable year

The 2012 season in the Canadian Football League is shaping up as one to remember for Jon Cornish of ...

Breakthrough season for Baltimore Orioles

Fans of the Toronto Blue Jays look to the Baltimore Orioles and say, “Why can’t we do that?” The ...

LPGA’s best gets a KO punch from teen

‘KO, daily’ is an anagram of Lydia Ko, the 15-year-old New Zealand amateur golfer who did exactly...






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