Friday May 18, 2012




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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.

Do the Edmonton Oilers need more offence?

For the third straight year, the Edmonton Oilers have an envious decision to make: which of the...

Obscure or not perfection is forever

Here’s the baseball question of the day: Who is the more obscure pitcher to throw a perfect game:...

Nicklas Lidstrom’s career at a crossroads

Nicklas Lidstrom is in an unfamiliar position, on two fronts. For one, the 42-year-old Swede saw ...

Jamie Moyer approaches 50 (age, not MPH)

Important aspects of a 50-year-old’s life usually involve a comfortable chair with a footrest;...

Under-the-radar Rangers will reign

It’s been a weird year in the National Hockey League to the extent that one of the least talked-...

Watch out: here come the Toronto Blue Jays

You can’t shove a square peg into a round hole, nor squeeze a camel through the eye of a needle....

Masters week: wall to wall Tiger Woods

It’s Masters week, which means it’s a) the unofficial start of spring; b) golf’s first major of the ...


Bryce Harper a phenom in waiting

He hasn’t played a single game in the big leagues yet, but Bryce Harper may already be more of a...

Rangers and Blues no laughing matter anymore

Legal bookmakers in Nevada will take bets on just about anything connected with sports. If you want ...

Mickelson’s career one of the best ever

Is it possible a golfer could be rated among the top 10 of all time even though he has never been...

Comeback year in 2012 for Morneau?

Maybe this will be the year for Justin Morneau. By this time next year, perhaps the 30-year-old...

John Tavares still on road to superstardom

You’re John Tavares and you’re an eight-year-old hockey phenom in Ontario. You’re playing above...

Big overhaul needed for NHL all-star game

The 12-9 final score in this year’s National Hockey League all-star game in which there were 21...

Indy Colts face expensive Manning dilemma

Neck surgery kept Peyton Manning from throwing a single pass during the 2011 National Football...

St. Louis fans not singing the Blues this season

The 2011-12 National Hockey League season will be remembered long-term for the arrival of the Jets...

Hall of Fame for only two? Guess Who?

OK, so there’s a baseball hall of fame and a football hall of fame and one honouring hockey players,...

Colts likely to have Luck on their side

With any luck, the forgettable National Football League season that was 2011 for the Indianapolis...

Ferrari has high hopes for Canadian teen

Just call Lance Stroll the Test Tube Driver. Canada’s most famous 13-year-old athlete might be...

Some of the best from 2011

• Fark.com: "Psychology professor gives an in-depth explanation detailing why sports fans riot. He...






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