Courtside Post

by Spencer Loomis

No other country loves a sport like Canada loves hockey. Need proof? Look no further than Edmonton’s water consumption the day of the Olympic Men’s Hockey final and compare it to the previous day. Outrageous fluctuations in water consumption from the start of the game until the medal ceremony highlight the importance of every second of that game to the Great White North.

By Peter Stenson
Sitting on the couch at three o’clock in the morning yesterday, I watched Serena Williams defeat Justine Henin to win the Australian Open. A good match, yes, but my mind still wandered. I got to thinking about the good old days of women tennis; the days when everyone would be watching the opening [...]

By Brittni Michaelis
Patrick Kane, John Madden and Kris Versteeg, who all play for the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks hockey team, were seen consuming alcohol while taking off their pants and shirts in a limo ride over the weekend in Vancouver.
Kane, 21, Versteeg, 23, and Madden, 36 were all in town to play the Vancouver Canucks and [...]

by Emmet Jones

The recession, if nothing else, changed the way money flowed in the sports business industry. Sports entities themselves were less willing to spend money, even laying off workers and cutting costs to keep their heads above water, and others were less than willing to invest money in sports markets because they were unsure of a positive investment on their return.

by Eric Goodman

While American professional sports has, for years, featured arenas being shared by teams from different leagues, the typical combination has always been NBA and NHL teams playing in the same venue or NFL and MLB clubs calling the same stadium home.