The Four Broncos: The Story of the Tragic Bus Accident That Killed Four Hockey Players

It sent a deafening silence across the hockey world and beyond. On December 30, 1986 at 3:45 p.m., the unthinkable happened. Two days after Christmas break, the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League were embarking on a two-and-a-half-hour drive to Regina, Saskatchewan, when their team-owned bus, a 1968 Western Flyer, skidded off the […]

utah wolves

It wasn’t that long ago, a couple of decades actually, that the Utah wolves were spoken of in the past tense. There weren’t any. In fact, the last verified wolf caught in Utah, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Predator and Rodent Control, was in 1930 in San Juan County. Before that, from […]

The Greatest Running Backs of the New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints entered the National Football League in 1966, and like most expansion teams, they had some rough years early on. Since then, they’ve had a good mix of successful years and years that were more difficult. Like all NFL teams, the Saints have relied on running backs over the years. Lucky for […]

Former Reds helping their new teams thrive in 2016

The Chicago White Sox are off to a great start to 2016, currently in first place ahead of the defending world champion Kansas City Royals in the AL Central. However, part of Chicago’s success is due to the currently last-place team in the National League Central, the Cincinnati Reds. The cleanup hitter in the middle […]

Daddy Ball – The painful reality of youth sports

What do I mean by “daddy ball”? I am referring to a situation in a youth sport such as baseball, football, soccer, hockey, basketball, or any other competitive youth sport where a father coaches the team and plays his son above where he falls athletically. In short, daddy ball refers to the coach’s son playing […]