Archive for the ‘Sports’ Category
Yes, that’s right, the US Open starts on Monday, and I am excited! Can’t wait to see what the tournament brings. There are always surprises every year (like Kim Clijsters winning last year in only her 3 tournament back after her “retirement”, that marathon match between Agassi & Blake a few years ago, and of [...]
Now That’s a Long Tennis Match
27, Jun 2010Even though I’ve been rather occupied with World Cup craziness, but Wimbledon’s also on right now, and last week we had a doozy of a match. Wimbledon’s one of the grand slams that doesn’t have tie breaks in the final set of any match, and American John Isner and Frenchman Nicolas Mahut played their first [...]
World Cup Fun at My House
25, Jun 2010The past few weeks have been fun chez moi as I’ve been watching the FIFA World Cup. I’m normally not a soccer (or football for the rest of the world) fan, except during the European Championships and the World Cup. Naturally Canada cannot qualify for the European Championships, but we do try for the World [...]
How Superstitious Are You
20, May 2010In an effort to encourage my beloved Montreal Canadiens to play better, I decided not to watch tonight’s game. I watched the first two and saw them get spanked by the Flyers, so I thought I’d try some reverse psychology. And it worked! The Habs won 5-2, which is awesome and makes me a little [...]
And the Playoffs are On
18, Apr 2010It’s one of my favourite times of year, NHL playoff time. It’s made especially nice this year because my Montreal Canadiens are in the playoffs, having placed 8th in the Eastern Conference to qualify. This means that they’ll be playing the number 1 seed Washington Capitals in the first round, which will be rough. But [...]